Iran has a new president! Hooray!!!
Every 4/5 years since the Islamic state took power in Iran we have had elections to choose a new president. The matter of “choice “ in Iran is open to interpretation. The choice is...
Renewed pressure on women and the increase in death penalty!
Pressure on women in Iran and increase in death penalty.
Biography
Rouhi Shafii, is a social scientist, writer and translator. She worked in various managerial positions before the 1979 revolution. After the revolution she engaged in translating and writing. She has published the following books:...
The Tragedy of the Middle East
The tragedy of the Middle East began with the 1979 revolution in Iran and the coming to power of a fundamentalist Islamic regime which not only destroyed the fabric of the Iranian society but...
Gender Apartheid Inquiry
An inqiery into the situation of women in Afghanistan and Iran conducted by a parliamentary panel and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute. The aim of the inquiry is to: 1- Consider the...
دوستان عزیز مقیم پاریس و حومه
بامید دیدارتان در کتابفروشی ناکجا روز یکشنبه ساعت ۵ بعد از ظهر.
In my solitude
In my solitude, I write your name on a blackboard and wipe it out immediately.In my solitude,I write a poem for you,On the corner of this wine bar.In my solitude I cry my longings...
I want to kiss your lips
with the scent if lemon in my mouth, as I just passed through a lemon bush and picked up the one which was ripe and lemony. I want to kiss your sleepy eyelashes just...
The visit of UN deputy High Commissioner on human rights to Iran
Ms Neda Al-Seif is due to travel to Iran and visit prisons among other things. We urge Ms Al-Seif to regard the names of tens of women and girls who over years have been...
