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The Islamic Revolution at 30

The Islamic Revolution at 30

Spring 2009

Spring 2009

The Islamic Republic of Iran is frequently misunderstood in the West, largely because it is viewed solely through the prisms of geopolitics and official ideology. Middle East Report 250 favors the kaleidoscopic, but more acute sociological lens.

Table of Contents

Starter

From the Editors (Spring 2009)

The Editors
Up Front

The Brothers and the War

Joshua Stacher
Up Front

Heard on the Hill of Shame

Peter Lagerquist
Articles

Why the Islamic Republic Has Survived

Ervand Abrahamian
Articles

How Islamic Was the Revolution?

Arang Keshavarzian
Articles

Cultural Policy in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Shiva Balaghi
Articles

The Reformist Moment and the Press

Ramin Karimian
Articles

Tied Up in Tehran

Norma Claire Moruzzi
Articles

Change of Power

Shiva Balaghi
Articles

Survival Through Dispossession

Kaveh Ehsani
Articles

Thirty Years of the Islamic Revolution in Rural Iran

Eric Hooglund
Articles

Baluchistan’s Rising Militancy

Sonia Ghaffari
Articles

The Islamic Republic's Failed Quest for the Spotless City

Azam Khatam
Articles

Foot Soldiers of the Islamic Republic’s “Culture of Modesty”

Fatemeh Sadeghi
Articles

Activism Under the Radar

Homa Hoodfar
In Memoriam

Elizabeth Warnock Fernea

Jenny White
In Memoriam

Editor's Picks (Spring 2009)

The Editors

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