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POPSAppeal for a worldwide reading for Democracy and Freedom in Iran But the men of God had hardly seized power when they began liquidating a large section of the opposition, executing thousands of dissenters and destroying the indigenous culture in favour of so-called Islamisation, downgrading women as second-class citizens and subjecting art and literature to strict censorship. With the exception of brief uprisings by individuals or small groups, the population remained patient for a long time – for thirty years. But now the scandalous manipulation of the Presidential elections of June 12th has proved too much to bear.
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POPSAufruf zur weltweiten Lesung für Demokratie und Freiheit im Iran Kaum an der Macht, ließen die Gottesmänner ein Großteil der Opposition liquidieren, Zehntausende Andersdenkende wurden hingerichtet, die einheimische Kultur wurde zugunsten einer vermeintlichen Islamisierung zerstört, Frauen wurden zu Menschen zweiter Klasse degradiert, Kunst und Literatur einer rigorosen Zensur unterworfen. Abgesehen vom zeitweiligen Aufbegehren Einzelner oder kleinerer Gruppen übte das Volk lange Geduld, dreißig Jahre lang. Doch nun hat der eklatante Betrug bei der Präsidentenwahl am 12. Juni das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht.
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POPSThe Renaturation of the Iraqi Marshlands In the years 2003, 2004 and 2006, Ikhlas Abbis traveled through the marshlands of southern Iraq. He took photographs of the process of development taking place in the swamps, which were drained under Saddam Hussein in the 1980s and reflooded after his overthrow.
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POPSMohammed Ali Abtahi: Gegen Missbrauch der Religion durch die Politik Die Beweggründe seines nicht ungefährlichen Einsatzes für Toleranz und religiöse Offenheit erklärt Mohammed Abtahi so: "Es ist eine Verpflichtung für die intellektuelle Elite im Iran die religiöse Toleranz heute mehr denn je zu vertreten und zu vermitteln, vor allem gegenüber den jungen Leuten im Land. Ihnen müssen wir zeigen, dass es Gott in jeder Religion gibt, dass Sehnsucht nach Gerechtigkeit in jeder Religion ein zentrales Thema ist und dass alle Religionen Wege zu Gott suchen."
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POPSZarathustrier im Iran - Auf dem Rückzug Neben dem Judentum zählt der Zoroastrismus zu den ältesten monotheistischen Religionen überhaupt und war vor der muslimischen Eroberung lange Zeit Staatsreligion im Perserreich. Doch heute fristet die Glaubensgemeinschaft in der Islamischen Republik ein Schattendasein.
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POPSProtest Movement in Iran: Fighting the Arrogance of Power Deutsche Originalfassung: Protestbewegung im Iran - Gegen die Arroganz der Macht (de.qantara.de) Im Iran spricht niemand mehr von Wahlbetrug. Längst drehen sich die Debatten um die Ignoranz des Regimes gegenüber der Bevölkerung und die Geringschätzung ihres Denkvermögens.
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POPSJimmy Carter: Make peace with Iran Bush has not seriously tried; his policy a "serious mistake and terrible departure" from the actions of previous US presidents (not to engage with countries with which they differed.) "The president of the administration in Washington is the first one to have ever done this"
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POPSFighting Words: How to Humiliate -- and Convert -- a Right-Winger This article, written by John Dolan, appears to me like a pathetic display of misunderstood liberal attitudes, caused by fear of being left on the shelf. In case the US-American voters don't understand sober speech but only humiliating speech, one can write the U.S.'s democracy off as a dead loss.
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POPSAbid Mustafa: "The West to the World: Accept Our Values or Die"
The West armed with its secular doctrine and materialistic world-view proceeded to exploit, plunder and colonize vast populations in order to control resources and maximize wealth. In pursuit of these newfound riches the West succeeded in destroying civilizations such as the Incas, American Indians, Aztecs, and Aborigines. Those who survived colonization were forcibly converted to Christianity, stripped of their heritage and sold into bondage to western companies. For the indigenous people of Africa, India, Asia, the Middle East and others, the promises of freedom quickly evaporated and were replaced by colonial rule. Resistance offered by the natives towards their colonial masters was met by brute force . When the West was not destroying the natives they were too busy annihilating each other in a desperate bid to cling on to their precious colonies. World Wars I and II are prime examples of the destructive nature of western values.
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POPSHijab is a personal choice not state law in Turkey In the early eighties, Iran imposed the hijab on its female citizens, while Syria banned it from schools during the same period. Syria gradually came to terms with the hijab, as the number of Syrian women who chose to wear it increased drastically during the nineties. The hijab is enforced today in Iran and Saudi Arabia, and banned in Tunisia . France banned the hijab in 2004, and far right politicians and pundits are calling for similar bans in other European countries . The Turkish parliament passed a constitutional amendment that practically repealed early constitutional provisions that allowed the Turkish government to ban the hijab from government buildings, universities, and schools. Although the lifting of the ban is not in force yet, the confrontation over this issue with secularists who control the military and the courts has already started. Secularist Turks are up in arms, protesting the new amendment .
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POPSPeter Chamberlin: Judgment Day Further excerpts: The criminal producers of our horror movie/psy-war operation intend to establish a new world order based on the ashes of the old. Their utopian world will be a world without conscience or morality, as it will be built upon the deaths of billions, who will have been harvested in the final act of this terrible horror script. Their perfected world (based on death) of unlimited profit to a very limited elite will come into being when Bush gives the order for the attack upon Iran. The world has been transformed by Bush’s war strategy into a very unstable swirling cauldron of pent up fear and hatred. The decision that he has made to escalate the wars (when his version of diplomacy visibly fails), seeking vindication through the total destruction of all opposition, is a suicidal decision.
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POPSWhat Jewish organizations must do about Iran Es ist zweifelhaft, ob die internationalen Bemühungen den Iran von seinen nuklearen Ambitionen abhalten werden. Verständlicherweise frustriert haben sich einige jüdische Führungspersönlichkeiten dazu entschieden, zu den stärksten Befürwortern einer militärischen Aktion gegen den Iran zu gehören. Dies ist ein falscher und gefährlicher Weg. Falsch, da, wenn eine militärische Option sich als letzter Ausweg herausstellt, dies nicht aufgrund der Einmischung von jüdischen Vorsitzenden oder Organisationen geschieht, sondern wegen strategischer Erwägungen, die die USA und vielleicht auch andere Staaten zu dieser Schlussfolgerung bringen. Und gefährlich, weil es den Anschein erwecken könnte, dass „die jüdische Lobby“ die amerikanische Politik bestimme. ↗Übersetzung ins Deutsche . Some plausible proposals; one seems bad to me: All Iranian cultural functions should be picketed.
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POPSChristian Zionism conjuring up the end of time They back the hardline Israeli government without reservation, support the institutionalized dehumanization of Palestinians and offer crucial moral support for the illegal usurpation of Palestinian land - just to gear up the end time scenario.
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