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Iranvision.com:
A comprehensive site with links to culture, history, art, music, images, games,
sports, news, forums, and many other informative links.
Kurdish Culture
in Iran: A site dedicated to the promotion of Kurdish Iranians and humanitarian
efforts.
Persain Poetry,
Poets, and Poetic Art: Persian literature (in Farsi but page can be
translated) and poetry with information on Persian Poets.
Stanford University's
Iranian Culture and Information Center: Information on cultural and
historical information on Iran. Also has an excellent historical overview with
pictures, a touch-sensitive map in the geography section, and recipes and downloadable
music files in the culture section.
Iranian/Persian
Recipes: Several different recipes for soups, side dishes, main dishes,
and deserts.
Worldwide Directory of
Persian Restaurants: Worldwide Directory of Persian/Iranian Restaurants
Best
in the World: Website for the traveler. Contains best places to stay,
currency converter, best hotels, etc.
IranianMovies.com:
This is a site (based in California) where you can buy or read about Iranian
movies and music.
CinemaIran: Site
about Iranian movies
IranOnline.com:
World's largest Iranian web portal, with lots of links, news, art, literature,
and chat rooms.
The Iranian:
Music: A to Z list of Iranian musical artists in various genres, including
pop/rock and classical/folk.
Iranian Art
Foundation: Showcases work of contemporary Iranian painters, sculptors,
and photographers.
Iranian Architecture:
Great overview of Persian architecture with hundreds of pictures from building
and monuments across the country.
Islamic Republic
of Iran: Pictures: Dozens of pictures of Iranian landscapes, people,
art, and industries.
Iranians for International
Cooperation: U.S. trade balance with Iran. Includes IIC news, IIC resolutions,
charters and missions
Department
of Energy: Iran: History and the future of Iran's economy with links
and information concerning natural gases and oil.
Iran Chamber of Commerce,
Industries & Mines: Iran Commerce Magazine, in the "Publications"
section, provides economic data and international trade news. Also provides
links to dozens on Iranian businesses. (Available in English and Persian)
Islamic Republic of Iran:
Washington D.C: Iranian embassy in the U.S. with visa, passport, and
student affairs information
PersianOutpost.com:
A site on the top political players in Iran, specifically who's who in Iranian
politics.
Students Movement Coordination
Committee for Democracy in Iran: A look at the student movement for
democracy in and outside of Iran.
Communist
Party of Iran: A look at the communist views of Iran.
Government: The
official government site of Iran.
President M. Khatami:
The biography and personal data on President M. Khatami.
American Iranian
Council: A catalyst for change through dialogue and understanding between
the U.S. and Iran.
Kurdistan Organization
of the Communist Party of Iran-Komala: Political background, tactics,
and struggle of a factional party.
Flag of Freedom Organization
of Iran: An underground nationalist movement that advocates the establishment
of Parliamentary democracy in Iran
Iranian Human Rights Working
Group: Human rights in Iran; issues include women, death penalty, stoning,
etc.
Maryam
Rajavi: Maryam Rajavi's fight against fundamentalism, Islam and women's
rights
Foundation for Democracy in
Iran: This is the website for the Foundation for Democracy in Iran.
They oppose the current government because of its corruption, oppression, and
human rights abuses. I think that they are actually located outside the country
because of fears of reprisals.
Iran-e-Azad:
This is the webpage for the supporters of the National Council of Resistance
of Iran. It contains a lot of information about the social and economic devastation
in the country, as well as the country's history.
Green Party
of Iran: The website for the Green Party of Iran.
Democracy Network of Iran:
Website that voices the opinions of pro-democratic persons. The site
has been temporarily suppressed, but may launch again.
Salam Iran: This
is a government site. Contains information on politics, foreign policy objectives,
culture, and embassies.
Iran Tourism and Touring
Organization: Contains information on Iranian currency, geography, and
traveling.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Site that contains the foreign policy, information about Iran, and consular
information.
Net Iran: General
information about the country's history, government, and daily news.
Iran Mania Search Engine:
In the "Government & Politics" section, there are basic biographies
of quite a few of the top Iranian officials, including the current President,
Mohammad Khatami, and Ayatollah Khamenei.
Iran Web
list: A web directory to many Iranian news, public and private, publications.
Bad
Jens: A site featuring women's publications and related news concerning
feminist issues in Iran.
Iran Institute:
Iran newspaper in Farsi
Iran Press Service:
a fully independent and private newsgathering
EchoIran.com: oldest
English language news bulletin, a unique and outstanding source of information
on Iran and its affairs, also features "Who's Who"- a biography of
Iranian personalities
Iran Daily: This
is an Iranian newspaper written in English. The site includes links to past
issues.
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting:
This is the government-run broadcasting company's website
Association of Iranian Journalists:
Website for the Association of Iranian Journalists
Tehran Times:
Website for International Iranian Daily Newspaper.
Iran Expert:
Website that has world news stories on Iran, and articles on its economy,
culture, and oil.
Islamic Republic News Agency:
A government-sponsored English-language news outlet with links to news, local
press, photos, occasions, radio, and television.
Islamic
Republic of Iran Broadcasting: One of the more extensive and functional
of the online news sites, including international, business, religion, and science
sections, among others.
The
Iranian: Webguide: An guide of newspapers, magazines, and television
and radio stations in or about Iran.
Persian
Religious links: A comprehensive site with links to many religious sites.
Judaism
in Iran: A great site with many links concerning Jews in Persia.
Iran
Project: about Islam and religion in Iran featuring audio
The Shi'a Homepage:
The homepage of Shi'a Muslims. Contains enormous amount of information on Shiites,
their history, and the fundamentals of Shi'a beliefs and other related links.
Rabbanyyun: This
is an Islamic site that argues against many of aspects of Shittism.
Al-Islam.com: Part
of this site deals with the Sunnah, from both Sunni and Shite perspectives.
Zarathushtra:
Includes information on Zarathushtra, founder of Zoroastrianism, which began
in ancient Persia, and still has followers today. Explains the basic philosophy
and some of the teachings of the faith.
The Nimatullahi Sufi
Order: This site discuss Sufism, or Islamic mysticism. As this site
details, the Prophet was considered the first Sufi master.
