Tags: mahmoud ahmadinejad
Undemocratic Republic of Iran: How Did the Hardliners Pull Off a Coup?

Haroon Moghul.

What we are witnessing in Iran is a coup against elements of the establishment deemed insufficiently committed to a radical reading of Islam. Unable to handle the messy outcome of democracy is the regime in serious trouble?

Ahmadinejad Aside, Anti-Racism Conference Was Deeply Flawed

Austin Dacey.

At the largely symbolic “Durban II” conference, some Islamic states and their allies are busy equating faith with race, conflating religious criticism with bigotry, and fashioning new political cudgels with which to pummel the West.