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Thursday * ALL erroneous Another example of bad choice articles are ones that make very broad and erroneous generalizations written mostly by Iranian females that attack the reputation and character of Iranian men in general. These articles are ALL erroneous and make use of very broad generalizations and stereotypes from anecdotal evidence. Please do not post these types of articles. If you need help determining if such articles are appropriate or not for posting I would be willing to help you read them and help you make that decision on whether it is suitable and appropriate to be posted or not. You are reaching a very large audience of people all over the world and therefore have a HUGE responsibility to not be posting articles written by people that spread false information about a particular gender or culture. Payam Heidary * Sick and tired I have been following a couple of exchanges about "Mary", the story of a Danish angel abused by an Iranian monster-man! What I don't really follow is why this story, which in my view is a cliché piece of crap to begin with, has stirred this much attention (including myself writing about it!). I am not really saying this based on my Middle-Eastern male-chauvinistic tendencies. First, this story appears to be about two screwed up individuals (both Mary and Khan seem to have experienced psychological problems). Second, I am sick and tired of this type of unilateral judgmental stuff that doesn't give the person under attack a chance to present his/her side of the story (thank god for Iranian.com which does!). To all those dear female countrymen (or in western politically correct lingo country-persons!) that don't miss an opportunity to bring Iranian men under fire and portray them as wife-batterer "son of a bitch"es: as much sympathy as I feel for your noble cause of ending injustice against women, I think it is about time you/we reinvent ourselves. The solution, in my opinion, is in building Iranian feminism on sound theoretical grounds. I thank Iranian.com for giving us a free forum to speak our minds (and in my case to speak my Iranian male-chauvinistic mind!!). My apologies to those readers who may find the language used here a bit disturbing. * The goal: Civil Rights I thank Minou for her response. ["One way, his way"] There is no discernable diffrence between our two views, except in wording. It is reminiscent of Molana's antidotal story of the three travelers who wanted to buy grapes, each saying it in a diffrent tongue. It is also the story of the opposition to the IRI. A brief overview of basic civil rights should have been given in my article, "Case closed". It would have cleared a whole lot of innocent misunderstandings. One given by the Legal Institute, follows at the end of this letter. As for South Africa, you are right in saying that it was the international boycott coupled with the domestic one that finally put an end to apartheid. In essence, the oxygen supply to the monster was severed. The demand for "one man one vote", a fundamental civil right, was the unifying factor that brought all the bickering factions together -- from the Zulus on the right, to the Communists on the left, and all the rest in between. It was a tangible call that people of the world could identify with and consequently pressure their governments to end their overt and covert relationship with the aggressor. The boycott was the chosen tactic in achieving the goal of civil rights. Perhaps that is the reason the leaders of IRI never tire of mentioning the number of "democratic" elections held and the percentage of voters participating in them >>> FULL TEXT * Deserved to die? I cried when I read this letter ["What have they done to us?"]. For those poor women who were driven to prostitution out of poverty and desperation. Those whose murder was now being somehow justified on the grounds that they somehow deserved to die. No doubt Islam apologists are going to be queuing up in their hundreds defending the sick minds behind all these comments being made in Iran. or saying that this is not true Islam in action. Whatever the case, this attitude to people and social issues is just sick. * Ahsant Ahsant to Dr. Nooriala for the wonderful poem about students ["Puzesh-khaahi"]. This was timely, well put, and passionate. Thanks, * Beautiful and touching I'm at the work, and by accident got to this site, and found your poem ["Puzesh-khaahi"]. So glad I did, it made me cry for a long time, to the extent that I had to explain your poem to my American co-workers, very beautiful and touching. Thank you. Firoozeh * Saw myself back in Iran I just want to let you know how much I enjoyed Sadaf's writing. very simple but real . When I was reading this story I could see myself in my room back in Iran and smell the flowers and toot . Sadaf Jan keep up the good work . I love your writing. * Sense of irony In response to Peerooz, ["Constitutional Velayate Faghih"] Had I not verified your stance, from your previous writings, I would have erred towards thinking that you might even have a genuine sense of irony. Assuming, however, that you are literal about what you say, I would stress to you that "US" Iranians are no less than or deserve no less rights and freedom than any other nation in the world, including Spanish, British, Belgian, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish or Bulgarian or South African or... Lastly, if you truly believe in Velayate Faghih and its dark-age constitution (as opposed to being just a stooge of the IRI), then I pity you and have nothing further to say, other than you try your damnest to hold on to it, because you deserve it. * 1906 v. 1979 Peerooz ["Constitutional Velayate Faghih"] firs suggests that because people of Iran are not the same as people of Spian, Britain, Sweden, they don't deserve a government like theirs and they should not even try. I am not surprised that he can not understand the differences between the Constitution of 1906 (constitutional monarchy) and the constitution of 1979 (Velayat e Faqih). The constitution of 1906 was a progressive constitution similar to that of European monarchies, and shows that atleast some Iranians deserve better. The constitution of 1979 (Velayat e Faqih) is the most reactionary constitution of modern times and obviously people like Peerooz deserve that. I urge my compatriots to study these two constitutions very carefully, as this is important to our future. The most important thing that we lost in 1979 was the constitution of 1906. Iranians should dream of having such progressive laws again. * Thanks to mollas This is for all those monarchists fantasizing for the return of Reza Pahlavi. How did Mohammad Reza Pahlavi get to become the Shah? Brits gave him the throne after sending Reza Shah into exile. How did Reza Shah get to be king? The mollas dominated Majlis back then, bestowed him the title even though Reza Shah himself was not in favor of monarchy. Thanks to mollas! In 1979 Khomeini and his molla associates changed the system and took the power from Pahlavi. The mollas gave Pahlavi the power and then took it away decades later. Thus Reza Pahlavi should have no claim to his father's throne. It is all null and void. Even if Iranians decide to change the system back to monarchy, they will look for someone new from a good reputable family from the inside rather than the son of a deposed shah who lives in exile. But the truth is the majority of Iranians do not want the return of monarchy in any shape or form. We have heard all the non-sense logic monarchists have put forward. They say monarchy is good because monarchs had always ruled Iran! Our answer is, so what? Now they don't! Or they say constitutional monarchy would consolidate Iran's ethnic diversity! Are we missing something? What does that mean? If one ethnic background can't get along with another, what difference that would make whether we have a king or a president? * Nevertheless Even If I do not always agree with some of your articles, your website is nevertheless a source of oxygen for many readers and writers on your website, as well as a source of information. I particularly appreciate the sections on art, film and nostalgia as well as what you call the general stuff, and that in itself is a great accomplishment. Regards, and good luck to the site * I can not wait Dear Mr. Javid, I just read your "FAQ". I would like to shake your hand for the best job you have done. I do appreciate the job you are doing and I would like to let you know that I can not wait to come to my office and click on Iranian.com every day. It has become part of me, thanks to you, and I am so eager to write to the site, knowing you are there to correct my mistakes, if it is needed (it will not be a habit, I promise you). One more time, job well done and many thanks. * Job well done Mr. Javid, I really would like to congratulate you on a job well done ["FAQ"]. What you are doing single-handedly is so amazing. In all fairness, I should commend you with all my heart. Wish you more success. With my kindest regards, * Kheeeeeeeeeeeeeyli baahaal "FAQ" kheeeeeeeeeeeeeyli baahaal-o khandeh daar bood, albate dirooz khoondamesh. * Conclusions Conclusions from Jahanshah Javid's "FAQ" 1- The fact that you think women are interesting, tells me that you are not married at the time. Moreover, your excessive interest in women's issue and feminism shows that no serious girlfriend is around you! Publishing erotic stories is another clear evidence for this claim. 2- You have a kid , so you were married before. 3- You were religious as you said and your daughter's name is Mahhdieh. Therefore your wife and you were religious at that time. Probably you are one of those revolutionary guys that married revolutionary with a revolutionary girl after revolution. 4- You don't believe in God. This simply confirms that you are divorced. After unsuccessful marriage and divorce which exploited your emotions, you decided to just quit everything that belonged to that atmosphere, religion was one of them. This sort of emotional boost can happen to everyman. You just want to relax after so much hurt. I understand you! and I think another woman may heal your religious beliefs! So buddy, am I right in my guesses?
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