Materials
- -Arabic Translation of the Web - English Instructions (AlMisbar.com)
 Provides online translations of the Web. To view the Web through the Awesome Library, put the URL of the Awesome Library (https://www.awesomelibrary.org/) in the URL box, select Translate, and you will be started. You will need to have Arabic fonts loaded in your browser in order to see the Arabic. You may, of course, start with a Web page other than the Awesome Library. 7-02
- Awesome Library in Arabic (AlMisbar.com)
Provides the Awesome Library in Arabic. 7-02
- Iran - Map (LonelyPlanet.com)
Provides a map of Iran with information on each major city. 9-01
- Middle East Map (LonelyPlanet.com)
Provides a map of the Middle East, with information available on each country and each major city. 9-01
News
- -03-09-03 Iran's Nuclear Program of Great Concern (CNN)
"The Bush administration considers new developments in Iran's nuclear program 'of great concern,' President Bush's spokesman said Monday." 3-03
- 02-22-04 Why Reformists Lost in Iran (CNN News - Naji)
"Why did the reformists lose after two big victories in the last parliamentary elections?"
"They lost a good deal of credibility with the Iranian public because they failed to initiate many of the reforms they had promised." 2-04
- 06-13-03 Iranian Police Attack Bystanders (CBS News)
"Clashes resumed in the Iranian capital late Friday as hundreds of hard-line militants and state security forces fired bullets and tear gas and beat bystanders." 6-03
- 10-10-03 Iranian Woman Wins Nobel Peace Prize (CNN News)
"Iranian activist Shirin Ebadi has won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her focus on human rights, especially on the struggle to improve the status of women and children." 10-03
- 10-21-03 Iran Agrees to Stop Nuclear Enrichment Program (Guardian Unlimited)
"Iran agreed Tuesday to suspend uranium enrichment and give inspectors unrestricted access to its nuclear facilities as demanded by the U.N. watchdog agency, a step that could ease the standoff over fears Iran is seeking to build nuclear weapons." 10-03
- 10-21-03 Iran's Nuclear Agreement a Victory for Khatami (BBC News)
"Iran's agreement to meet the key demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency is a major victory for President Mohammad Khatami and his reformist allies." 10-03
Papers
- Cyrus the Great (Oznet.net)
Provides a short biography of Cyrus the great, ruler of Persia, ancient Iran. "Cyrus was the first Achaemenian Emperor of Persia, who issued a decree on his aims and policies, later hailed as his charter of the rights of nations. Inscribed on a clay cylinder, this is known to be the first declaration of Human Rights, and is now kept at the British Museum." Select "Cyrus" on the left. 2-02
- Cyrus the Great (Oznet.net)
Provides a short biography of Cyrus the great. "Cyrus was the first Achaemenian Emperor of Persia, who issued a decree on his aims and policies, later hailed as his charter of the rights of nations. Inscribed on a clay cylinder, this is known to be the first declaration of Human Rights, and is now kept at the British Museum." Select "Cyrus" on the left. 2-02
- Hashem Aghajari Sentenced to Death (Payvand.com)
A respected Iranian professor has demanded reforms in the Iranian government and even challenged his students to study the Koran (Qur'an) for themselves. An Iranian court ruled that such advice, such as to encourage students to read the Koran, is blasphemy. "The court sentenced [Hashem] Aghajari on Wednesday to death for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), his lawyer Saleh Nikbakht told IRNA." "[Parliament Speaker Mehdi] Karroubi here Sunday strongly criticized the sentence as he invited political parties to maintain restraint and pledged that the issue would be resolved soon."
Students and members of the Iranian Parliament have strongly protested Aghajari's sentence. 12-02
- Hashem Aghajari Timeline (IranExpert.com)
Provides a chonology of events from June 19 through November 17, 2002, on one of the most important trials in Islam. 12-02
- Hashem Aghajari's Call for Iranian Protestantism (Iranian.com - Aghajari)
Provides the speech of Hashem Aghajari in June 2002 in Hamadan. "His attack on 'traditional Islam' has earned him a death sentence by a court. Student demonstrations condemning the sentence have been the most widespread since the uprising at Tehran University in the summer of 1998."
Examples of Aghajari's views are as follows:
"We [Muslims] do not need mediators between us and God. We do not need mediators to understand God's holy books. The Prophet [Jesus] spoke to the people directly. We don't need to go to the clergy; each person is his own clergy."
"[The way in which] the religious scholars of previous generations understood and interpreted Islam is not Islam. It was their interpretation of Islam. [However] just as they had the right to interpret the Koran [in their way], we have the same right. Their interpretation of Islam is not an article of faith for us." 12-02
- Hashem Aghajari's Call for Iranian Reformation (Iranian.com - The New York Times - Friedman)
"What's going on in Iran today is, without question, the most promising trend in the Muslim world. It is a combination of Martin Luther and Tiananmen Square - a drive for an Islamic reformation combined with a spontaneous student-led democracy movement."
Hashem Aghajari has been sentenced to death for calling for reformation in Iran. "Watch this story. It's the most important trial in the world today." "This movement faces a formidable opponent in Iran's conservative clerical leadership. It can't provide a quick fix to what ails relations between Islam and the West today. There is none. But it is still hugely important, because it reflects a deepening understanding by many Iranian Muslims that to thrive in the modern era they, and other Muslims, need an Islam different from the lifeless, anti-modern, anti-Western fundamentalism being imposed in Iran and propagated by the Saudi Wahhabi clerics. This understanding is the necessary condition for preventing the brewing crisis between Islam and the West -- which was triggered by 9/11 -- from turning into a war of civilizations." 12-02
- Iran (CountryReports.org)
Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02
- Iran (Library of Congress)
Provides a history of the country, including culture, government, economy, and more. Also includes geographic information. 1-02
- Iran (LonelyPlanet.com)
Provides information on the cultures and physical properties of countries of the world. 9-01
- Iran (Sunumi.com)
Provides maps and sources of information on the country and some major cities. 10-01
- Iran (U.S. State Department)
Provides a history of each country, including culture, government, economy, and more. 1-02
- Iran - Cities (LonelyPlanet.com)
Provides a description of Tehran and other major cities of Iran. 9-01
- Iran - Culture and Religion (LonelyPlanet.com)
Provides a short description of the culture and Muslim religion of Iran. 9-01
- Iran - History (LonelyPlanet.com)
Provides a history of Iran, starting with the 6th century BC. 9-01
- Iranian Response to September 11th (Time.com)
Discusses the mixed reactions of the Iranian government, after over 20 years of conflict with the USA. Shows a picture of Iranian women holding candles to show sympathy to the people of the USA--against orders of the Iranian government. The police blew out the candles, but the women kept relighting them. Even the Iranian government changed its position and sent official condolences. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 10-01
- Palestine (Sunumi.com)
Provides maps and sources of information on the political area and some major cities. (Palestine is a political division of Israel. It is not a country.) 10-01
- Qur'an in Arabic (IslamicCity.com)
Provides the text of the Holy Qur'an in Arabic. Requires setting the browser to accept Arabic fonts in order to use. In Internet Explorer 5.0 right click on the IE icon and select Properties. Then Select Languages and pick Arabic. 6-02
- Quran Searches (STG - Pickthall)
Provides searches in the text of the Holy Qur'an by sura number and verse or by word. 6-02
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