Search Results for: "Khamenei"

The meaning of life

2005-06-21 22:47:44

Bet you didn't know this: Egypt will not be the first predominantly Muslim country to conduct stem-cell research. Iranian scientists developed human embryonic stem-cell lines in 2003 with the approval of Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme religious leader . . . Singapore, where Muslims have a slight majority, has also ...

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

2007-05-11 04:41:50

Terry and I had trouble agreeing on the method of counting religious leaders in "The Time 100: The Most Influential People in the World." Terry pointed me toward his recent quip about last year's list: In a list of 100 men and women who are "transforming our world," Time editors included ...

Looking for religion at the debate

2008-09-26 20:56:05

Few things excite me more than a good presidential debate. Tonight I'll be live blogging certain aspects of the first debate between the Democratic Candidate Barack Obama and the Republican Candidate John McCain. While it is supposed to focus on foreign policy (and no doubt the economy will be ...

One bishop's public diplomacy

2009-01-30 06:10:42

When the Episcopal Bishop of Washington participates in a conference on religion and politics, it's not necessarily newsworthy. When that conference takes place in Tehran, Iran, and the same bishop has a private meeting with the theocratic nation's top spiritual leader, Ayatollah Ali Hoseini Khamenei, it deserves more attention. Interfaith Voices, ...

What would the Mahdi do?

2009-06-19 12:15:41

Every now and then, editors really need to bite the bullet and tell their troops, "OK, this is just getting too complicated. We are going to have to make room for a sidebar that lets our readers know what in the heckfire we are talking about." Most mainstream editors, of course, ...

Reading sacred tea leaves in Iran

2009-06-20 21:45:02

The two voices that matter the most right now in Iran are using words that will be very hard to take back. Here's the latest from the New York Times: Separately, state-run media reported that three people were wounded when a suicide bomber attacked at the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ...

Pictures of Neda

2009-07-06 11:27:26

The Iran story has faded from the headlines in recent weeks, in large part because the Obama White House has not worked to keep it in the headlines, perhaps knowing that "America" and "Satan" are terms that tend to flow together in the minds of millions of Iranians. This may make ...

A leading reformist clerical group?

2009-07-07 11:39:22

Independence Day weekend might not be the best time for a major story to get its due. Case in point is this fascinating New York Times story about Iranian clerics defying Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the rigged presidential election there. First a point about Iran coverage. I recognize that it's ...

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