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Was looking through Ted talks the other night and ended up watching a couple of talks by Jonathan Harris. I really didn’t like him at first, probably because he’s young, extremely intelligent and actually uses his skills for doing something worth while and I certainly don’t!. But as I watched his second talk I began to understand a little about him and what he’s trying to do.

While browsing JH’s website I came across one of his projects called Sputnik Observatory. The first video I happened to click on was this one below. Absolutely fascinating.

Londoners in solidarity with Iranian.

A powerful video symbolising the struggle for freedom in Iran. Found this on twitter pointing to this great site.

This public announcement was made about a year ago. It shows 50 Iranian-Americans talking about Iran and peace. It’s good stuff:

Exellent article on the New Statesman website about the various ayatollahs in Iran.

As Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is sworn in again as president amid further protests, Juan Cole, one of the world’s leading experts on Shia Islam, introduces the senior clerics whose conflicting views are influencing events in Iran.

Read the full post here.

This song was made by a group of young Iranian to commemorate those who lost their lives in the demonstrations of June 2009.

You can download the track here.

An open letter in the Guardian by anit-war Iranian academitcs of US/UK universities:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jul/31/iran-truth-reconciliation-commission/print

Thanks to Mehregan for the link.

An updated version of “Persepolis”, the graphics novel by Iranian-French artist Marjane Satrapi, illustrating the current uprising in Iran http://www.spreadpersepolis.com. This one is done by two of her fans.

Source: The Daily Dish