NPR People: Davar Iran Ardalan http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100187&ft=1&f=2100187 Davar Iran Ardalan is the Senior Supervisory Producer at Weekend Edition Sunday. Copyright 2009 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.93 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:05:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Davar Iran Ardalan http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100187&ft=1&f=2100187 yes Poetry From Iran, One Tweet At A Time Persians are known for their poetry. So it is not surprising that following Iran's disputed elections, many Iranians have tweeted poetically. Meet 26-year-old Parham Baghestani, whose tweets range from the mundane to the spiritual. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:05:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105980771&ft=1&f=2100187 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105980771&ft=1&f=2100187 Persians are known for their poetry. So it is not surprising that following Iran's disputed elections, many Iranians have tweeted poetically. Meet 26-year-old Parham Baghestani, whose tweets range from the mundane to the spiritual. 0 no Persians are known for their poetry. So it is not surprising that following Iran's disputed elections, many Iranians have tweeted poetically. Meet 26-year-old Parham Baghestani, whose tweets range from the mundane to the spiritual.

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]]> Iran Needs No Heroes Iranian mythology tells of a hero who saved the masses from injustice. But as they go to the polls to select a president, Iranians must set myth aside and fight injustice themselves. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105360721&ft=1&f=2100187 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105360721&ft=1&f=2100187 Iranian mythology tells of a hero who saved the masses from injustice. But as they go to the polls to select a president, Iranians must set myth aside and fight injustice themselves. no Iranian mythology tells of a hero who saved the masses from injustice. But as they go to the polls to select a president, Iranians must set myth aside and fight injustice themselves.

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]]> Saberi's Lawyer: Journalist's Release Is Not Political After four months in Iranian custody, American journalist Roxana Saberi was released from prison and reunited with her parents Monday. Saberi's attorney, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi, tells NPR the court's decision was not political, but legal. And he says he will remember that moment for the "rest of his life." Mon, 11 May 2009 15:39:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104031645&ft=1&f=2100187 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104031645&ft=1&f=2100187 After four months in Iranian custody, American journalist Roxana Saberi was released from prison and reunited with her parents Monday. Saberi's attorney, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi, tells NPR the court's decision was not political, but legal. And he says he will remember that moment for the "rest of his life." no After four months in Iranian custody, American journalist Roxana Saberi was released from prison and reunited with her parents Monday. Saberi's attorney, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi, tells NPR the court's decision was not political, but legal. And he says he will remember that moment for the "rest of his life."

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]]> Despite Odds, Women's Movement Persists In Iran Women's voices in Iran have been agents of change through politics, literature, religion and poetry even though women continue to be targets of persecution. And 30 years after the Iranian revolution swept away many freedoms, the women's movement continues to grow. Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:27:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100039579&ft=1&f=2100187 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100039579&ft=1&f=2100187 Women's voices in Iran have been agents of change through politics, literature, religion and poetry even though women continue to be targets of persecution. And 30 years after the Iranian revolution swept away many freedoms, the women's movement continues to grow. 0 no Women's voices in Iran have been agents of change through politics, literature, religion and poetry even though women continue to be targets of persecution. And 30 years after the Iranian revolution swept away many freedoms, the women's movement continues to grow.

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]]> Looking at the Future of 'E-Politics' Bloggers, citizen journalists and policymakers come together in New York for an annual forum to discuss the direction of politics on the Web. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91963952&ft=1&f=2100187 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91963952&ft=1&f=2100187 Bloggers, citizen journalists and policymakers come together in New York for an annual forum to discuss the direction of politics on the Web. 0 no Bloggers, citizen journalists and policymakers come together in New York for an annual forum to discuss the direction of politics on the Web.

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]]> A Monument to an American's Selflessness in Iran The nomadic Bakhtiari tribe has named a mountain after Helen Jeffreys Bakhtiar to mark her public health work in Iran in the 1950s. It's a high honor for a woman born in Weiser, Idaho, at the start of the 20th century. Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:01:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91207936&ft=1&f=2100187 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91207936&ft=1&f=2100187 The nomadic Bakhtiari tribe has named a mountain after Helen Jeffreys Bakhtiar to mark her public health work in Iran in the 1950s. It's a high honor for a woman born in Weiser, Idaho, at the start of the 20th century. 0 no The nomadic Bakhtiari tribe has named a mountain after Helen Jeffreys Bakhtiar to mark her public health work in Iran in the 1950s. It's a high honor for a woman born in Weiser, Idaho, at the start of the 20th century.

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]]> My Name Is Iran: Part 3 NPR's Davar Ardalan concludes her series "My Name is Iran." She speaks to women who are working for change in that country, including the first Muslim woman to win a Nobel Peace prize. Wed, 04 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1642308&ft=1&f=2100187 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1642308&ft=1&f=2100187 NPR's Davar Ardalan concludes her series "My Name is Iran." She speaks to women who are working for change in that country, including the first Muslim woman to win a Nobel Peace prize. 0 no NPR's Davar Ardalan concludes her series "My Name is Iran." She speaks to women who are working for change in that country, including the first Muslim woman to win a Nobel Peace prize.

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]]> My Name Is Iran: Part 2 NPR's Davar Ardalan continues her series <EM>My Name is Iran</EM> about her experience living between Iran and the United States. In the second installment, she and co-producer Rasool Nafisi explore the country's struggle with its legal system. Tue, 03 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1638731&ft=1&f=2100187 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1638731&ft=1&f=2100187 NPR's Davar Ardalan continues her series <EM>My Name is Iran</EM> about her experience living between Iran and the United States. In the second installment, she and co-producer Rasool Nafisi explore the country's struggle with its legal system. 0 no NPR's Davar Ardalan continues her series My Name is Iran about her experience living between Iran and the United States. In the second installment, she and co-producer Rasool Nafisi explore the country's struggle with its legal system.

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]]> My Name is Iran Twenty-five years ago, Islamic fundamentalists took control of Iran's government. NPR producer Davar Ardalan was a teenager in Tehran, caught up in the crosscurrents of religion and revolution. In a three-part series co-produced with American RadioWorks, Ardalan explores the voices for change within Iran, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi. Mon, 02 Feb 2004 11:38:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1626512&ft=1&f=2100187 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1626512&ft=1&f=2100187 Twenty-five years ago, Islamic fundamentalists took control of Iran's government. NPR producer Davar Ardalan was a teenager in Tehran, caught up in the crosscurrents of religion and revolution. In a three-part series co-produced with American RadioWorks, Ardalan explores the voices for change within Iran, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi. 0 no Twenty-five years ago, Islamic fundamentalists took control of Iran's government. NPR producer Davar Ardalan was a teenager in Tehran, caught up in the crosscurrents of religion and revolution. In a three-part series co-produced with American RadioWorks, Ardalan explores the voices for change within Iran, including Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi.

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