Tag: Iran

PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: ‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. ET.  On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the…


PREMIERING 10/11 at 7:30PM ET: ‘Bigotry of Low Expectations’—Dr. Zuhdi Jasser Talks Iran Protests, Islamist Ideology, and Islamic Reform

This episode will premiere on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. ET.  On this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sat down with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing physician, proud Muslim, and the founder of multiple organizations aimed at countering the threat of political Islam, more commonly referred to as “Islamism.” “The hypocrisy of the…


Protests Grip Iran as Rights Group Says 19 Children Killed

DUBAI—Protests ignited by the death of a young woman in police custody continued across Iran on Sunday in defiance of a crackdown by the authorities, as a human rights group said at least 185 people, including children, had been killed in demonstrations. Anti-government protests that began on Sept. 17 at the funeral of 22-year-old Mahsa…


Disputing Iran’s Version, Mother Says Teen Was Beaten to Death

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—The mother of a 16-year-old Iranian girl has disputed official claims that her daughter fell to her death from a high building, saying the teen was killed by blows to the head as part of the crackdown on anti-hijab protests roiling the country. Nasreen Shakarami also said authorities kept her daughter Nika’s…


Canada Declares Half of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Inadmissible

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is bringing in tough new immigration measures against the Iranian regime, which will mean more than 10,000 members of the country’s Revolutionary Guard will be forever barred from entering Canada. Canada is pursuing a listing of the Iranian regime, including the leadership of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…


Iran Flight Relatives Say Canada a Haven for Regime Officials

Relatives of those killed when Iran’s military shot down Flight PS752 in January 2020 say Canada has become a safe haven for regime officials. “Canada has become a safe haven for the criminals of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Hamed Esmaeilion testified Thursday afternoon to the House justice committee. Esmaeilion leads a group representing grieving…


Iranian Police Deploy at Universities as Unrest Over Mahsa Amini’s Death Churns On

DUBAI—Iranian security forces deployed at universities in several cities on Wednesday, witnesses said, stepping up efforts to quell more than two weeks of protests ignited by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police. The nationwide unrest sparked by her death has spiralled into the biggest challenge to Iran’s clerical leaders…


Moderate Earthquake Injures 580 People in Northwest Iran

DUBAI—An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 5.4 struck northwestern Iran on Wednesday, and Iranian state media reported that some 580 people were injured. “This earthquake has so far left about 580 injured and fortunately no one lost their life in this incident,” Mohammad Hassan Nami, head of the state crisis management agency, was…


Iran’s Khamenei Backs Police Over Mahsa Amini Protests, May Signal Tougher Crackdown

DUBAI—Iran’s supreme leader on Monday gave his full backing to security forces confronting protests ignited by the death of Mahsa Amini in custody, comments that could herald a harsher crackdown to quell unrest more than two weeks since she died. In his first remarks addressing the 22-year-old’s death after her arrest by morality police over…


Tens of Thousands in Toronto, Other Cities Protest Iran’s Government

Tens of thousands of members of the Iranian community in the Greater Toronto Area held a protest in Richmond Hill on Oct. 1 against Iran’s government. Similar events were held in other cities in Canada and around the world, including New York, London, Rome, and many others. The demonstrations were held amid ongoing protests in…