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		<title>Protected: American Muslims in the Obama Era and What We Don&#8217;t Know About Them? (5 videos)</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2011/09/14/american_muslims_5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>How Lesbians Live in Iran</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2011/08/28/circumstance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The young Iranian-American director, who grew up in the United States, filmed the movie in Lebanon, away from the eyes of Iranian authorities. But even in Lebanon it was a daring project to tackle as the film’s subject was unbeknownst to Lebanese authorities. Still, it seems that security concerns may have limited her in creating an Iran that feels real—especially for those who know the country and the culture. Choices of locations, set designs, clothing, dialogues, and even makeup often appeared unrealistic and artificial. The actresses, Atefeh and Shireen, clearly grew up in the West, with strong accents, and although they try to talk like Tehrani girls, they remain hard to believe.Aside from the conversation that the movie has sparked, however, many critics have argued that one of the biggest problems is that it doesn’t remain focused. Keshavarz is cognizant of social issues in Iran—a disappointed young generation, severe social suppression, interference of the regime in citizens’ private lives, and young men and women who courageously break social and political taboos. Even so, instead of raising multiple points in the movie, if the topic of the relationship between two lesbian girls had remained the focal point of the film, its confusion could have been reduced.]]></description>
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		<title>American Muslims in the Obama Era (Multimedia)</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2011/08/20/american-muslims-in-the-obama-era-multimedia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 05:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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American Muslims: Prejudice, Politics and the Pursuit of Happiness in the Obama Era (Multimedia)
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		<title>New Oil Minister Cements Ties with Military</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2011/08/08/oil_minister/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, Aug 8, 2011 (IPS) - Last week&#8217;s appointment of a ranking member of Iran&#8217;s influential Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as the country&#8217;s new oil minister could lead to a more unaccountable and unpredictable military with greater influence on the government in Tehran, analysts say.
The IRGC currently controls Iran&#8217;s most powerful intelligence- security arm, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take That, Tehran</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2011/07/12/slate_internet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 03:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January 2010, I joined a number of Internet activist and journalists from around the world for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's major address on Internet freedom. In the speech, she announced what amounts to a soft cyber-war with authoritarian regimes including Iran. "We are … supporting the development of new tools that enable citizens to exercise their rights of free expression by circumventing politically motivated censorship," said Clinton, adding, "We are providing funds to groups around the world to make sure that those tools get to the people who need them in local languages, and with the training they need to access the Internet safely."]]></description>
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		<title>Why Did Iran Say &#8220;NO&#8221; to the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights?</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2011/07/05/special_rapporteur/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Special Rapporteur would also contact families of political prisoners and experts, via email and other types of electronic communication, in order to collect information. Those inside Iran, who would have avoided an in-person meeting with Shaheed due to security concerns and fear of persecution by security forces, are now in prime position to discuss their issues with him with peace of mind and without fear of being identified and any compromise totheir security. They will be excellent sources of detailed accounts of abuse, discrimination, torture, and unfair judicial reviews for Shaeed's report.]]></description>
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		<title>New Arsenal Emerges in Struggle over Iran&#8217;s Internet</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2011/06/20/internet_suitcase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, Jun 20, 2011 (IPS) - Millions of Iranians who have lived under an intense level of internet filtering and advanced monitoring systems for years may soon benefit from new technology that sidesteps the censors.

Last week, the New York Times reported that "the [Barack] Obama administration is leading a global effort to deploy 'shadow' Internet and mobile phone systems that dissidents can use to undermine repressive governments that seek to silence them by censoring or shutting down telecommunications networks."

One of these projects has been dubbed "Internet in a suitcase". According to the Times, the suitcase - financed with a two-million- dollar State Department grant - could be smuggled across the border and quickly set up to allow wireless communication over a wide area with a link to the global Internet.]]></description>
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		<title>The U.S. Pressures Iran on Human Rights</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2011/05/20/us_human_rights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 02:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Geneva, Eileen Chamberlain Donahoe, the U.S. representative to the Council is a superstar. She is the face of U.S. human rights in town, a master of building coalitions and cooperation with different partners to make things happen. In an interview with me in Geneva, she responded to questions about the urgency and significance of establishing a monitoring mechanism for Iran, the role of politics in U.S. human rights policy, the perception of U.S. hypocrisy towards its friends and foes, her opinion about the Iranian officials' allegations on the politicization of UN human rights mechanisms, and finally, why the U.S. is going aggressively after Iran's human rights record. Excerpts from the interview follow:]]></description>
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		<title>Iran Battles U.S. At UN Human Rights Council</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2011/03/21/geneva_human_rights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA, Mar 21, 2011 (IPS) - Forty-nine United Nations member-states have co-sponsored a resolution asking for a special mechanism to monitor Iran&#8217;s human rights situation, which is expected to be voted later this week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC).
Instead of responding to the criticism in the four-week long sixteenth session of the Council, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading Ahmadinejad via Wikileaks: A Freedom Lover or a Two-Bit Dictator?</title>
		<link>http://omidmemarian.com/2011/01/31/wikileaks_ahmadinejad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahmadinejad is the kind of man who should not be judged by his words, but by his actions. As somebody who has met him on several occasions, once when he was Tehran's mayor and twice when I was reporting on his trips to the UN in New York over the past few years, I can say I've never seen a more insincere, manipulative and deceptive personality in my entire life.]]></description>
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