Iranian women prepare to vote (AP)

Today, Iran votes. By the time I post this, many of you will have already seen footage of Iranians waiting in line to reach the polls. As we eagerly anticipate the results of this historic election, read coverage of the events here. (By the way, I’m not being patronizing in the title of this post. Iran’s current president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has actually used Barack Obama’s election slogan, “yes we can” in his campaign!)

With Reza Aslan, June 2009

Check out Iranian-American writer Reza Aslan’s take on the Iranian elections by clicking here.

I also suggest reading Dr. Aslan’s latest book, How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization and the End of the War on Terror. I hope to blog about the book here soon, but it’s worth a read now.

“Because, in the end, there is only one way to win a cosmic war: refuse to fight it.”

- Reza Aslan