Inside Iran | Links

Hello. Below you'll find the various categories of links that may help to unravel the mystery that is Iran. If you've got any interesting links to share, please send them my way. Also include your name, e-mail address, and a sentence describing the content. This will help me, and I want to make sure you get credit.

Thanks.

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Iranian Bloggers

(Based in Iran)

Did you know?

Iran ranks third in the world in its number of web logs, or "blogs", weighing in at over 70,000!

Adventures of Mr. Behi

Homeland Sustainable Development

I am an Iranian Doughter

Iranian Girl

Iranian Teacher XP

A Journalist from Iran

Rafael Robles, Vida de Profesor A Spanish teacher in Iran (site is written in Spanish)

The Remains of the Day

Salam from Iran

Satyar

Scientific Methods

A Selfologist Against Himself

Semsary

Somisahara

Swallow

Sweet Hallucinations of a Psycho

Tech Guru

Under Underground

View from Iran

Webnevesht: The Personal Website of Mohammad Ali Abtahi

This blog belongs to former President Khatami's senior VP. (Thanks for the link, Greg!)

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Iran News Sources

An insider's perspective requires inside information. Each of the news sources below are published or broadcast from Iran. Many agencies exist, but unfortunately only in Farsi.

Cultural Heritage News Agency (CHN)

Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA)

Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)

IRIB Online News Network

Jaam-E-Jam International

Kayhan International

Mehr News

Ministry of Foreign Affairs- News

Pendar

Tehran Times

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Iranian Governmental Websites

Here are some government sites that may help to gain a better understanding of policy-making in Iran.

Majles

President Ahmadinejad

Supreme Leader Khamenei

Office of Ayatollah ul-Uzma Khamenei

Judicial System of IR

Civil Aviation Organization (CAO)

Civil Service Pension Fund Website

Deputy of Education and Research

Embassies of Iran

Geological Survey of Iran

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Housing and Development

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Science, Research and Technology

National Olympic Committee

Spokesman of IRI Government (Click on "English")

Webnevesht: The Personal Website of Mohammad Ali Abtahi

This blog belongs to former President Khatami's senior VP. (Thanks for the link, Greg!)

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Non-Governmental Organizations

Here are some links of Iran's non-governmental as well as non-profit organizations. While these groups may receive some funding from the government, as many NGOs do, they do not represent official programs under direct control or jurisdiction of the Iranian government. This is not a comprehensive list, but it was all I could find online and in English. Hopefully, this list will grow as more of Iran's NGOs build websites for the international community.

Academy of Sciences

Amir-al-Momenin Lung Cancer Support Association (ALCSA)

Amitis

Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)

Children's Book Council of Iran

Cultural Research Bureau of Iran (CRB)

Fatemeh Zahra Organization

Hamyaran Iran NGO Resource Center

Human Rights Monitor

Imam Khomeini Education and Research Institute

Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies (IHCS)

Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought (IICT)

Institute of Standards and Industrial Research if Iran (ISIRI)

Iranian Academy of Arts

Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization

Iranian Fuel Conservation Organization

Iranian Red Crescent (IRC)

Islamic Research and Information Center (IRIC)

International Center for Dialogue Among Civilizations (ICDAC)

LinuxIran.org

Mehr Foundation

Mousawi Islamic Library

Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV)

Society for the Protection of Socially Disadvantaged Individuals (SPASDI)

Women's Information and Statistics Center (WISC)
Here is a list of Women's NGOs. The Iranian Embassy in Canada has compiled a detailed description of many of these NGOs.

Center for Women's Participation (Although this site is in Farsi, the "National Report on Women's Status in Iran" is in English)

Other Iranian Organizations:

Iran Tourism and Touring Organization (ITTO)

National Youth Organization (NYO)

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Inter-Governmental Organizations

Iran is typically depicted as an unruly state, hence its membership in the infamous Axis of Evil. But the country has a different image, internationally, because of its involvement in numerous multinational organizations. Below is a list of IGOs in which Iran has its own web page. For the expanded list of membership, please refer to the CIA World Factbook or Pars Times, a useful directory based outside of Iran.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

World Bank

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC)

Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

United Nations Mission (UN)

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

World Health Organization (WHO)

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Ahl-ul-Bayt World Assembly

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World Perspectives

To see an issue in its entirety, it helps to consult different worldviews. The links below reflect a diversity of perspectives, from a multitude of countries. Some are familiar, while others are not. But they will all help us sharpen our insider perspective on Iran.

Agence France Press (AFP)

Al Jazeera

Asia Times

Bitter Lemons International

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Cable News Network (CNN)

Christian Science Monitor

Guardian Unlimited

Gulf News

Haaretz Daily

International Islamic News Agency

London Independent