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Posts Tagged: "Iran"

June 26, 2009: The Stoning of Soraya M.

June 26, 2009: The Stoning of Soraya M.

Watch Shohreh Aghdashloo, Cyrus Nowrasteh, and Steve McEveety talk about their new film, "The Stoning of Soraya M."

Posted: Jun 25th, 2009  Comments: 1   Views: 2,651   
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June 19, 2009: Role of Religion in Iran Election

June 19, 2009: Role of Religion in Iran Election

Geneive Abdo, Iran analyst at the Century Foundation, says the mass demonstrations challenging Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khameni, are unprecedented. "It's believed that he more or less authorized the rigging of this election," says Abdo.

Posted: Jun 19th, 2009  Comments: 3   Views: 2,490   
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June 19, 2009: Geneive Abdo: The Religion Factor in Iran’s Political Crisis

June 19, 2009: Geneive Abdo: The Religion Factor in Iran’s Political Crisis

Geneive Abdo, Iran analyst at the Century Foundation, talks about the religious dimensions of Iran's political crisis and the challenges it poses for the Islamic Republic’s cleric-run establishment.

Posted: Jun 19th, 2009  Comments: 2   Views: 2,371   
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September 29, 2006: Shia-Sunni Conflict

September 29, 2006: Shia-Sunni Conflict

The conflict between Sunnis and Shiites. It goes back nearly 1,400 years. Today it is tearing Iraq apart. But the two branches of Islam have not always been openly hostile, and in many parts of the world they live together peacefully. Lucky Severson talked with a prominent Middle East scholar about the rivalry's history, and why it has exploded recently, and what the prospects are for the future.

Posted: Sep 29th, 2006  Comments: 0   Views: 1,664   
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August 10, 2006: The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future

August 10, 2006: The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future




Posted: Aug 11th, 2006  Comments: 0   Views: 901   
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August 10, 2006: Battle for the Middle East

August 10, 2006: Battle for the Middle East

Read correspondent Lucky Severson's August 7, 2006 interview in Washington, D.C. with Vali Nasr, a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

Posted: Aug 10th, 2006  Comments: 0   Views: 999   
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