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Beyond the Demonstrations

By Samir Ashraf • Sep 26th, 2009 • Category: The Blog

Over the last two weeks, the demonstrations in Iran have evolved into a cause far beyond the presidential elections. The debate over whether Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or Mir Hussein Moussavi won is progressively losing relevance. The elections, and the government’s handling of them, have stirred an underlying public dissatisfaction with the corruption and ineptness that has [...]