President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the newly elected president of Iran, arrived in New York last Tuesday for the 60th-anniversary celebrations of the United Nations and wasted no time in giving the world a clear indication of where his government stood on a number of issues. But it was on Saturday, his last night in town, that Read More
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the newly elected president of Iran, arrived in New York last Tuesday for the 60th-anniversary celebrations of the United Nations and wasted no time in giving the world a clear indication of where his government stood on a number of issues. But it was on Saturday, his last night in town, that Read More
On a steamy mid-July weekend, the Amma North American Tour rolled into town, presenting devotees of Mata Amritanandamayi the opportunity to see her without a bothersome trip to an even steamier mid-July India. Ms. Amritanandamayi—thankfully, for the Hindi-impaired, better known as “Amma” or “Mother”—visits the U.S. every year as part of her mission to administer Read More
On a steamy mid-July weekend, the Amma North American Tour rolled into town, presenting devotees of Mata Amritanandamayi the opportunity to see her without a bothersome trip to an even steamier mid-July India. Ms. Amritanandamayi—thankfully, for the Hindi-impaired, better known as “Amma” or “Mother”—visits the U.S. every year as part of her mission to administer Read More
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few weeks ago, Iranians living in the U.S.—or at least those known to the regime in Tehran—began receiving postcards in the mail detailing plans for the Presidential elections of 1384, or A.D. 2005. The postcard—covered on both sides entirely in Farsi except for the name and address, and unintelligible to presumably anyone but Read More
A few weeks ago, Iranians living in the U.S.-or at least those known to the regime in Tehran-began receiving postcards in the mail detailing plans for the Presidential elections of 1384, or A.D. 2005. The postcard-covered on both sides entirely in Farsi except for the name and address, and unintelligible to presumably anyone but the Read More
