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The Iran Primer

Education

U.N. Stats: Life Longer and Healthier In Iran

            A new U.N.

U.N. Stats: Iran’s Gender Gap

            A new U.N.

U.S. Condemns Iran’s New Education Policy

On August 21, State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland issued the following statement condemning Iran’s new education policy.

Iran Curtails Female Education

Haleh Esfandiari 

Iran Curtails Female Education

Haleh Esfandiari 

Part II: Iran’s Controversial Textbooks

Interview with Shervin Malekzadeh

Part I: Iran's Education Overhaul

Interview with Shervin Malekzadeh

The Islamists Are Coming

The Islamists Are Coming, edited by Robin Wright, surveys the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum—separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world’s most volatile region more than any other political bloc. Yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.

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