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Keep Iran Off the UN Security Council
FrontPage magazine.com, CA October 14 2008
By Joseph Klein
The United Nations General Assembly will be voting on October 17, 2008 to fill vacancies for the rotating seats on the UN Security Council. Iran is a candidate, running against Japan for the seat reserved for the Asian bloc. 
Islamic countries supports Iran's bid for UN Security Council membership
Balita.org, UK October 14 2008
VIENNA. Islamic Countries-Iran-UNSC Islamic Countries Inter-Parliamentary Union (ICIPU) in a meeting Monday in Geneva on the sidelines of IPU Conference in its closing communique voiced support for Iran's bid for UN Security Council membership.
Iran, Turkey to boost co-op on TV programs
IranMania News, Iran October 13 2008
LONDON. Iran and Turkey have agreed to boost their television cooperation, the decision was made in an agreement signed by the two countries, MNA reported.
Shi'ite Taking Over Sudan
Right Side News, GA October 13 2008
Saudi and Sudanese Writers Warn Of 'Shi'ite Octopus' Taking Over Sudan
The religious rift between Sunnis and Shi'ites in the Middle East, and the tension between the Arab countries, particularly the Gulf states and Egypt on the one hand, and Iran on the other hand are also manifested in Sudan-Iran relations.
The naked truth
Ha'aretz, Israel October 10 2008
By Avner Bernheimer
If there's one thing film types don't like to make known to the public at large it's the truth behind film festivals.
The rule is simple: Don't bite the hand that could give you the prize that you can subsequently highlight in big gold letters when your movie hits the screens, even if it's the Audience Favorite prize in the "Films from the Middle East That Look at Religion from a Feminist Angle" category from the San Gimignano Festival.
Former officials say Iranians helped on al-Qaida
International Herald Tribune, France October 08 2008
WASHINGTON. Iran rounded up hundreds of Arabs to help the United States counter al-Qaida after the Sept. 11 attack after they crossed the border from Afghanistan, a former Bush administration official said Tuesday. Many were expelled, Hillary Mann Leverett said, and the Iranians made copies of almost 300 of their passports.
The Ayatollah’s Z(B)ig Dhimmi, Obama, and Iran
AndrewBostom.org October 08 2008
By Andrew Bostom
The uniquely perceptive Professor Barry Rubin has published a serendipitous column on the same day when Obama’s erstwhile “adviser”—the maroonish Antisemite Zbigniew Brzezinski—suggested that the US negotiate with the Taliban.
Daniel Casse attempted to penetrate Obama’s hubris (while they briefly interacted at the Asheville, North Carolina Grove Park Inn workout room) with this plea today, “Don’t listen to Brzezinski, he’s awful,” …He’s on TV talking about making deals with the Taliban.”
Iran sends nuclear protest to EU foreign policy chief
Middle East Times, Egypt October 07 2008
TEHRAN. Iran's nuclear negotiator Said Jalili sent a protest to EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Monday over the West's attitude to his country's atomic programme, a senior Iranian official said.
Iran slams women's rights abuse in France
PRESS TV, Iran October 06 2008
A top Iranian diplomat has voiced disapproval over the violation of human rights, especially women rights, in France and some EU states.
Answering Ahmadinejad’s Holocaust Insanity
North Star Writers Group, MI October 06 2008
By Jamie Weinstein
Appearing on Larry King Live at the end of September when he was in New York to speak at the United Nations, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad returned to one of his favorite tropes.
Adviser: Obama would alter Mideast ‘dynamic’
New Jersey Jewish News October 02 2008
By Robert Wiener
Dennis Ross presses need to ‘engage’ on Iran, peace process
Former Ambassador Dennis Ross, senior adviser on Middle East affairs to the Barack Obama campaign, told NJ Jewish News that Obama, not his Republican rival, John McCain, “would change the dynamic” to facilitate peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors and ease the potential nuclear threat from Iran.
Iran Parliament Requires Death for 'Apostates
ChristianityToday.com, IL September 30 2008
Son of 1990 martyr among Christians arrested last month
Two Iranian Christians were charged with "apostasy" and several others arrested as Iran's parliament approved a bill making the death penalty mandatory for those so convicted.
Iraq and Iran: The New Islamic Brotherhood
American Chronicle, CA September 30 2008
By Darrell Williams
The U.S. intervention in Iraq has had the unintended consequences of uniting Iraq and Iran. Both Islamic nations are now controlled by Shiites.
Book on Holocaust "fiction" issued in Iran
Reuters India, India September 29 2008
TEHRAN. An Iranian publisher and student body has published a book of caricatures and satirical writings about the "fiction" of the Holocaust, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Friday.
Qaradawi anti-Iran attack sparks outrage in Egypt
Middle East Online, UK September 29 2008
Egyptian writers express fury after cleric accuses Iran of seeking to spread Shiism in Sunni Muslim states.
Iranian music ensemble performs in London
IranMania News, Iran September 29 2008
LONDON. A leading Iranian music ensemble headed a celebration of the rich diversity of the world's Muslim cultures to coincide with the forthcoming Eid-al-Fitr festivities at the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in London, IRNA reported.
