Ershad Alijani

‘Bravo Voria!’ cheer Iranian football fans for defender who spoke out on economy

by Ershad Alijani

Voria Ghafouri – already a star defender for Tehran’s Esteghlal FC – has become a hero in Iranian football for speaking out about an economic crisis that has led to soaring food prices.

22 February 2019

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Iran bans pop group after female guitarist sings solo before mixed crowd

by Ershad Alijani

Iranian singer Hamid Askari and his band performed a concert on January 30 in Milad Tower Music, a well-known venue in Tehran. However, they won’t be performing again soon. After that concert,

13 February 2019

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Iran, Iran's women, Women
Iran-France: The future is jeopardized

by Ershad Alijani

I participated recently in a debate on France24 about Iran and France relation after Paris has frozen assets of Iran’s intelligence services over alleged bomb plot by Tehran.

4 October 2018

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Iran, Terrorism

22 February 2019

‘Bravo Voria!’ cheer Iranian football fans for defender who spoke out on...

Voria Ghafouri – already a star defender for Tehran’s Esteghlal FC – has become a hero in Iranian football...

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19 February 2019

Iranians attack morality police van to save women from arrest

Iran’s long-feared “morality police” are increasingly facing resistance from women they try to arrest under the country’s strict...

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18 February 2019

Why sharing this video of a surfer riding a huge wave will cost him money

The footage is impressive: It shows a surfer riding an immense wave, and he looks miniscule against the towering...

by Ershad Alijani

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13 February 2019

Iran bans pop group after female guitarist sings solo before mixed crowd

Iranian singer Hamid Askari and his band performed a concert on January 30 in Milad Tower Music, a well-known...

by Ershad Alijani

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Iranians attack morality police van to save women from arrest

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Iran’s long-feared “morality police” are increasingly facing resistance from women they try to arrest under the country’s strict hijab laws.

19 February 2019

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Iran, Iran's women, Women

Iran bans pop group after female guitarist sings solo before mixed crowd

Published by Ershad Alijani

Iranian singer Hamid Askari and his band performed a concert on January 30 in Milad Tower Music, a well-known venue in Tehran. However, they won’t be performing again soon....

13 February 2019

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Iran, Iran's women, Women

Iranian TV doesn’t broadcast women’s sports, so fans create their own coverage

Published by Ershad Alijani

In Iran, TV channels – which are all state-run – do not broadcast most women’s sports competitions due to restrictions on showing women’s bodies. But thanks to social media,...

2 October 2018

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Iran, Iran's women, Women

Videos reportedly catch ‘prayer-writing’ mullah sexually abusing three women

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Three videos circulating on social networks in Afghanistan claim to show a “prayer-writing” mullah sexually assaulting three separate women. The videos were reportedly made three years ago in the...

18 September 2018

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Afghanistan, Women

Iran-France: The future is jeopardized

by Ershad Alijani

I participated recently in a debate on France24 about Iran and France relation after Paris has frozen assets of Iran’s intelligence services over alleged bomb plot by Tehran.

Witness recounts horror of fleeing Afghan city under Taliban siege

by Ershad Alijani

People who have fled the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan, have described apocalyptic scenes, including dead bodies on the streets, the horrible smell of corpses,