Tehran
12 published works
Simple Justice
Sins Of The Grandmother
There is no way Masoumeh Ebtekar, or “Screaming Mary” as she was known, should be allowed to enter or remain in the United States. She was the “spokesperson for the…
Althouse
"It turns out that the United States and Israel went into the conflict with a particular and very surprising someone in mind: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad…"
By Ann Althouse
So it says here in "Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran’s Leader/An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, U.S.…
Green Building Law Update
Potable Water Bankruptcy as Environmental Crisis
Water is the foundational resource on which human survival, economic stability, and geopolitical security rest.
From Briefs to Books
The Stationery Shop – by Marjan Kamali
“The Stationery Shop” is a sweet, overly sentimental story of a woman’s life journey from heartbreak in Iran to ultimate consolation in America. Roya Khanom, a 17 year old high…
Family Law Prof Blog
Iranian Single Women Can Adopt
By Family Law
From Tehran:TEHRAN – The director of children and adolescence office at the Welfare Organization has announced that a regulation is being introduced that would allow single women over 30 to…
International Law Prof Blog
Britain Closes Its Embassy in Tehran and Orders Iran to Close Its Embassy in London
The United Kingdom announced today that it had closed its embassy in Tehran and withdrawn all of its diplomats. It also ordered Iran to close its embassy in London within 48…
International Law Prof Blog
Scholars at Risk Welcomes Release of Chinese Artist and Iranian Scholar
Scholars at Risk welcomed the release of two public intellectuals: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was released from detention on June 22nd; and Iranian scholar Emadeddin Baghi, who was released…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Iranian web programmer faces execution on porn charges”
Main February 9, 2011"Iranian web programmer faces execution on porn charges"The title of this post is the headline of this article from The Guardian, which provides a little comparative perspective…
The Faculty Lounge
Meanwhile, In Tehran: Iran In Midst Of Mass Execution Spree
Even as our attention is turned to Cairo, awful news continues to roll out of Iran. Earlier this week, Iran hanged a Dutch-Iranian woman -Zahra Bahrami (s0metimes spelled Sahra Baahrami)…
Land Use Prof Blog
Rezazadeh on Social Capital in Revitalization of Dilapidated Neighborhoods
Razieh Rezazadeh (Iran U. of Science & Technology--Architecture & Urban Planning) has posted Application of Social Capital in Revitalization of Dilapidated Neighborhoods: The Case of Saboonpaz-Khaneh in Tehran, from OIDA International Journal…