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The war drums are beating faster and louder by the day. Headlines continue to flash “Iran’s nuclear program, war is nearing, US-Iran-Israel, Will the US Army attack Iran?” and so on and so forth. In the middle of heavy war talk, dissident voices from across the world are emerging through the internet and sending out messages of love to Iran and Israel. The recent campaign “Israel loves Iran” (video below) was started by a group of Israeli’s who wanted to challenge and prevent war between the countries. The message is simple: we love you. Read More »

In 2012, why do we discriminate people’s rights for the way they were born? Does the government have a right to dictate what type of love is legal or illegal? Just the way a heterosexual man can love a woman; can’t a homosexual man have the choice to love a man? Why does a government have the power to tell its citizens when, why and whom to love? In today’s day and age, spreading hatred through war and bloodshed seems to be a normalcy while innocent love between two men or two women is deemed unlawful in some places. This contradiction begs further questions about the priority of universal human rights. Read More »

If your faith clashed the government’s ideals and led you to a death sentence, would you renounce your religion? 34 year old Iranian Christian Pastor, husband, and father of two, Youcef Nadarkhani is facing his death bed as he is allegedly guilty of apostasy from Islam. The church minister was arrested in 2009 for denouncing Iran’s educational practice that requires children to read the Quran in public schools. Immediately after speaking out, Nadarkhani was issued the death sentence. Read More »