Iran

Students and women have historically played an important role in Iran, by participating in the 1979 revolution and in the following political and cultural debates. In the subsequent decades they changed their relationship to political power, now supporting the official narrative, now challenging it

COVID pandemic and escalating tension in the Gulf region have overshadowed the result of the parliamentary elections in Iran. Nevertheless, the composition of the Majles could shed significant light on the future direction of Iranian domestic politics.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is founded on the idea that clerics should exercise political power by virtue of their ability to interpret the divine will, a principle questioned by theologians and intellectuals.

On 11th February 1979 came the proclamation of the victory of the revolution that deposed the Shah. A historical analysis of the causes and the protagonists of an event that changed the Middle East

On the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, our articles on the politicization of Shi‘a Islam

Iran is going through a phase of internal fragility because of the new wave of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. However, it is unlikely that this will lead to the end of the regime

The Syrian war has transformed the Shiite movement, which has shown itself to be able to adapt: it is now both a regional military player and an arbiter of political balance in Lebanon