Week 12 Readings!

Hello Everyone!

Here are the readings for this week:

Misquoting Ahmadinejad:

Iran Sanctions

False Iran Debate:

Vogue In Iran (1969)

Remember to send us your essay topics if you haven't!

See you Wednesday.

Week 9 Readings!

Hello,

Here are the readings due by next week, so you have some extra time:

Iran is Just the New Israel

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/2012319103124396919.html

Iran's 2009 Presidential Election

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/12/irans-presidential-electi_n_214657.html

Understanding Iran's Protest Movement

http://www.cfr.org/iran/understanding-irans-protest-movement/p21080

Small Changes: Why the Revolution will not be Tweeted

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/10/04/101004fa_fact_gladwell

Enjoy your Spring Breaks, and dont forget to email in your paper topics: irandecal@gmail.com.

Shahed & Shahrzad

Week 8 Readings

Hi Everyone,

Here are the readings for this week:

Hoveyda: Organized Corruption (Iran economy beyond repair)


FORBES: Millionaire Mullahs


Current Events:
War with Iran

Ahmadinejad Dismisses Western threats

Retrial for American Marine


See you on Wednesday!

Week 6 readings

Week 6 Readings!

Hello Everyone!
In case there is any confusion, our email is irandecal@gmail.com. Please send any questions, absences, excuses, etc to that email.

Here are the readings for this week:
Letter from Tehran: The Embassy Takeover (The links lead to the same article, but one of them leads to the pdf, email us if you have trouble with any links)
http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/3011419.pdf

http://www.jstor.org/stable/3011419&Search=yes&term=tehran&term=letter&list=hide&searchUri=/action/doBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dletter%2Bfrom%2Btehran%26wc%3Don%26dc%3DAll%2BDisciplines&item=1&ttl=2622&returnArticleService=showArticle

The Islamic Republic of Iran, 1979-1989 (The links lead to the same article, but one of them leads to the pdf, email us if you have trouble with any links)
http://www.jstor.org/stable/40257945
http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/40257945.pdf

CURRENT EVENTS:
Khamenei: The Nuclear Decision Maker
Oliver Stone's Son, Converting to Islam and Meeting with Iran's President
Haaretz: Israel's Lack of Leadership as Dangerous as Iran?
Netanyahu on General Dempsey: Servant of Iran


See you all on Wednesday!

Week 5

Hello!
Here are the Readings/Videos:

Documentary:
Anatomy of A Revolution PART 1 | PART 2 | PART 3|



> Gender and Revolutionary Transformation: Iran 1979,pg 339-342)

http://www.jstor.org/stable/190059


Iran in the News (optional):

UN Nuclear Weapons Inspectors

Iran Halts Oil Shipments to France and UK

Bank Fraud Case

Please remember to let us know your response and what you think/take away from the video and reading.

See you on Wednesday!

Week 4 Readings!

Hey Everyone :)

Here are the readings due for Week 4. Out of the current events, make sure you read at least two, if not all!

Role of the Government http://countrystudies.us/iran/63.htm

Iran: The White Revolution

Iran's Love-Hate Relationship with the UK

Current Events:
Haaretz: Syria documents show Iran helping Assad to sidestep sanctions

Iran Won’t Yield to Pressure on Nuclear Plans, Minister Says

How to Engage Iran

Averting doomsday: My obsession with stopping a war on Iran

India Defends Oil Purchases From Iran

Feel free to comment on whichever one, or all if you like! Just do not summarize; we want to hear your thoughts and reactions to what you read. Also, do not hesitate to respond to a classmate's comment and start a discussion!
PLEASE COME READY TO DISCUSS!

Week 3 Readings!

Hello Everyone!

Since you all showed a preference for having readings after we have covered the material, we are just posting current events articles.

Remember to still write a comment and let us know what you think!

Efforts to REbrand Arab Spring, NYTimes

Netanyahu: Stop the ‘blabbing’ about attacking Iran

Another round of Sanctions

Fears Grow of Israeli Attack

Women Ninjas!

See you on Wednesday!