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Entries from August 2009

Protests continue

August 8th, 2009 · No Comments

The international media are (understandably) putting less emphasis on the Iranian situation, but nonetheless protests continue.
A few recent events:
1) On 6 August, green activists (supporters of Mirhossein Mousavi) blocked the Modarres Highway (it seems to be the Mirdamad overpass, but I cannot be sure from the pics)
2) Iranians keep shouting “Allah-o-akbar” (God is great) [...]

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Tags: Daily life · Government · Opposition · Politics

Tehran’s first female bus driver

August 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

After women-only taxis, the next conquer land for Iranian women is buses: watch this one at work in this excellent video by Sadaf Foroughi.
The hardliners won’t admit it, but change is happening right now in Iran, and it can only be women who bring it forward. Anyone who’s known the force of mother nature that [...]

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Tags: Daily life · Women