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Yassamine Mather: The current situation in the Middle East – Iraq, Syria, Yemen, IS, Iran Mike Macnair: US strategy in the region, inconsistencies and chaos. A sign of the decline or a deliberate policy? Responding to the Debate Moshe Machover : Israel’s future in the Middle East in view of changing US-Iran relations . Responding… Continue reading Videos from HOPI day school 30-5-2015

BBC Persian: 36th Anniversary of the Iranian Revolution

Yassamine Mather (chair, HOPI) spoke on the roots of Islamist fundamentalism and the myth that the Paris attacks were caused by outrage from the provocations of an irreverent magazine.

BBC Persian پرگار: نظریه توماس پیکتی هشتاد و پنج نفر از ثروتمندترین افراد روی زمین، مجموعا یک تریلیون دلار ثروت دارند، معادل ثروت سه و نیم میلیارد نفر از جمعیت فقیر دنیا. آیا چهره ی سرمایه داری …

Yassamine Mather’s contribution to BBC Persian Service Review of the year: Iran nuclear negotiations, Afghanistan, The Islamic State and the Middle East, Ukraine صفحه دو آخر سال: مروری بر رویدادهای مهم جهان در سال میلادی ۲۰۱۴ در این برنامه ویژه نگاهی می کنیم به چهار رویداد مهم در عرصه جهانی و منطقه ای، مذاکرات هسته… Continue reading Review of the year 2014 – BBC Persian Service

William Hague has said plans to re-open the British Embassy in Tehran are an “important step forward” in relations with Iran. HOPI chair Yassamine Mather spoke to Mark Fischer on today’s developments http://www.hopoi.org/ee.mp3  

The United States is about to release the frozen cash in some Iranians’ bank accounts, saying Tehran has kept to the interim deal over its nuclear programme. Yassamine Mather was invited to discuss the deal on the BBC Persian Service. Note, the clip is in Farsi throughout! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c08vHrPNPUc&feature=youtu.be