Women

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode, but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.  It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows.

Iran's Failed Revolution

"Happy colors became sinful, joy became a crime, and death was worshipped." That's how Reza Mahmoodshahi, writing last December in The Cornell Review, describes what happened in 1979 when Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile and assumed his post as Iran's supreme spiritual leader.

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Women race to learn to ride motorcycles

As yet another taboo in the Islamic Republic quietly crumbles, thousands of Iranian women are signing up for free motorcycle riding classes.

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Women In the Arab World

Erasing individuals or groups by stereotyping them is not a new phenomenon. It is difficult to imagine a society or a period of history completely devoid of this particularly cruel method of robbing people of their humanity; to imagine an individual who could live an entire life without being a victim or villain in the process of stereotyping. Can anyone honestly claim they have never said things like: "Arabs are devious," "Jews are stingy, " "Blondes are dumb (or have more fun)," "Redheads are hot tempered," or any of the countless words and phrases that pretend knowledge where there is only blind assumptions

Arab women find a new voice to call for revenge

A NEW female militancy is growing in the Arab world, with angry cries of revenge being directed at Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, and burgeoning support for female Palestinian suicide bombers.