250 - MERIP

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.

MER 250


From the Editors (Spring 2009)	The Editors
Up Front
The Brothers and the War	Joshua Stacher
Heard on the Hill of Shame	Peter Lagerquist
Articles
Why the Islamic Republic Has Survived	Ervand Abrahamian
How Islamic Was the Revolution?	Arang Keshavarzian
Cultural Policy in the Islamic Republic of Iran	Shiva Balaghi
The Reformist Moment and the Press	Ramin Karimian
Tied Up in Tehran	Norma Claire Moruzzi
Change of Power	Shiva Balaghi
Survival Through Dispossession	Kaveh Ehsani
Thirty Years of the Islamic Revolution in Rural Iran	Eric Hooglund
Baluchistan’s Rising Militancy	Sonia Ghaffari
The Islamic Republic’s Failed Quest for the Spotless City	Azam Khatam
Foot Soldiers of the Islamic Republic’s “Culture of Modesty”	Fatemeh Sadeghi
Activism Under the Radar	Homa Hoodfar
In Memoriam
Elizabeth Warnock Fernea	Jenny White

Editor’s Picks (Spring 2009)	The Editors

Spring 2009

Table of Contents

Up Front

Articles

In Memoriam

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