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A tribute to Amir Aslan Afshar
One of Iran’s leading diplomats has passed away. Dr. Amir Aslan Afshar passed away on February 19, 2021. Unfortunately, I never had the honor of meeting him or talking to him. However, I grew up with his texts, interviews and thoughts. His death is a huge loss for Iran. Dr….

Dr. Yazdi has passed away
Unfortunately, I have been reached by the message that Dr. Hossein Yazdi has passed away. Hossein Yazdi was born in 1934 in Iran. He was the son of Dr. Morteza Yazdi who was born in 1907. Morteza Yazdi was a physician and for a little over two months in 1946…

Who is Shahkar Bineshpajooh?
The Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, would have turned 101 years old on October 26, 2020 if he had still been alive. In connection with his anniversary, I wrote a post on my blog where I wrote, among other things, about the Iranian king of pop, Aref. I…

Shirin Ebadi explains why she stood up against the Shah
Shirin Ebadi is not only the first female to ever become a judge in Iran, but she is also the first Iranian to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize (in 2003). Ebadi was born in 1947. Thanks to the modernization and reforms which the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, conducted, among…
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A Comparison between Indoor and Outdoor Rape Suspects in Sweden
As the number of rapes is increasing in Sweden, and the number of individuals convicted of these crimes is decreasing, it is of importance to study offender characteristics of those committing these crimes and the circumstances in which these crimes are conducted, such as indoors or outdoors. Data from Swedish population-based registers were used to…
Sweden must stop the Iranian regime’s progress [Swedish]
Following the trial of Hamid Noury, accused of violations of international law and murder, Iran will increase its operations in Sweden. The clerical regime in Iran is already conducting extensive espionage agianst refugees in our country, writes Ardavan Khoshnood, associate professor, Lund University.
Do We Mistake Fiction for Fact? Investigating Whether the Consumption of Fictional Crime-Related Media May Help to Explain the Criminal Profiling Illusion
The disparity between the ongoing use of criminal profiling and the lack of empirical evidence for its validity is referred to as criminal profiling illusion. Associated risks for society range from misled police investigations, hindered apprehensions of the actual offender(s), and wrongful convictions to mistrust in the police. Research on potential explanations is in its…
Hogyan hat az ukrajnai háború a Közel-Keletre?
Miként reagál Irán az ukrán-orosz háborúra; szembesülhet-e élelmiszerválsággal és migrációs hullámmal a perzsa állam; és egyáltalán, hogyan mozog a muszlim teokrácia a háború zűrzavarában? Szakértőkkel beszélgettünk Iránról!
Samtal med programmet ”Hur mår Sverige?”
Samtal med programmet ”Hur mår Sverige?” som leds av Nils Littorin, gällande kriget i Ukraina och den ryska militära doktrinen.
Claiming Neutrality, Iran Trumpets Kremlin’s Ukraine Tune
Russia and Iran grew closer after Trump took office in 2017, according to Ardavan Khoshnood, an Iran expert at the Middle East Institute, a Washington, D.C., think tank.