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Following the 2009 disputed Iran presidential election, CFR’s Isobel Coleman, a leading expert on women’s issues, says that if Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s victory stands, “you’ll see a much more restricted Iran.” This will “fall heavily on women, but it won’t stop them,” she says.

 

Source:Reform and Women's Rights Movements Intertwined in Iran

Iran plans $ 70bn gas field investments Reuters – 04 July, 2009 www.gulfinthemedia.com/index.php?id=477958&news_type=Economy&lang=en Iran plans to invest around $ 70bn in two major offshore natural…

Source:Iran plans $ 70bn gas field investments

WASHINGTON – An Islamic civil rights group has urged US President Barack Obama to demand the release of a former US lawmaker who was detained by Israel on Thursday while trying to bring humanitarian r…

Source:Obama urged to seek release of ex-US lawmaker held by Israel

BBC readers from the Middle East give their views on President Obama’s speech in Cairo.

Source:MidEast views: Obama's speech

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