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January 28, 2003 * Women do not need a day to be remembered It really irks me when someone goes so far out of her way and waste so much time on issues that do not benefit anybody [Ayaa hefdah-e day rooz-e mohemmist?]. Why do we have to honor women on a certain day? When are we going to stop following and copying everything the Western world does? I hate, Valentine's Day, Mothers Day, Fathers Day and every day that one is supposed to buy cards, gifts, flowers or whatever else to show they are honoring that day. So corny, predictable and phony. I have never been A fan of Ms. Mirzadegi or any other old style Iranian feminist (and I was born a feminist!). They are full of rhetoric and always use some jargon from history and write a glossy article that offers nothing to empower women. I have watched many of them and read their articles since elementary school. They were full of words then and nothing has changed. I have known about some of these gatherings of Iranian feminists in the US that some of my closest friends have attended. They had horrible things to say about these functions. In 1999 I was asked to attend one of these gatherings in a ritzy hotel. Being open-minded and wanting to see for myself I did. I opened the door to the ballroom held for "Women's discussion". I had never seen so many ugly, overweight and mean looking Iranian women in one place in my life. I wish I had a camera to capture their expressions as I walked in and the cow size woman in charge who said "this is a woman's forum". I looked at her and said, I am the VP of public relations for the Iranian Professionals and am here to represent them. She pointed to a table as though she was talking to a child and said "sit here". I said loud enough for her to hear me "boy, so many constipated women here they need to eat some fruits and lose weight". I stayed for about 20 minutes and realized these women were "man-haters" who blamed all the shortcomings on men. They had noting inspiring to say. I was yawning so I walked out of the room. Ms. Mirzadegi, who cares about what Reza Khan did? He did it so his little ego could be padded that he was as smart as Kamal Ataturk. Iranian women have always been resilient through the centuries. I suggest you read ancient Iranian women to familiarize yourself with the women before the modern times. Women should be honored, encouraged and empowered every second of the day. They should be hailed for their achievements every day. Where do we begin? With ourselves. I have a friend who is an accomplished and highly respected scientist (she has published great articles and is hailed by a famous university as one of their youngest scientists). She is now attending medical school . Do you know what most educated women ask her when they see her? Is she getting married for the third time? I have another best friend who is a doctor practicing Avicenna's medicine and changing the perception of educated Americans about alternative medicine every day. Do you know what educated women ask me at gatherings? Is she still with her boyfriend? We need to start asking them about their contributions to the world. My point? Let's stop the rhetoric. Women do not need a day to be remembered. The old school feminists need to retire. It is time for action. We can make a difference and many of us do every day. we just don't go behind a podium and give a presentation about it. For the record Ms. Mirzadegi, your statistics are very poor. I hate the current regime of Iran but in case you missed it, 30% of the doctors in Iran are now women. Also, 56% of college students are women and unlike during the Crown Cannibal's time which his sisters friends had just titles now women actually are making a difference. That shows that old school feminists are behind the times and do not recognize that women make a difference regardless of their circumstances and the world is hailing Iranian women and their fight to make a difference. Please get off your comfy chair, get out there and stop talking and start doing some actual work. How about sponsoring a free program to help Iranian women who need jobs but lack skills and training to get the required training and assistance from their educated counterparts? When was the last time you helped an Iranian woman with any problem? Have you ever helped a woman write a resume or tell her what she needs to do to secure a better job? Have you mentored an Iranian female student new to the West? I did not think so. We do not need a day to go in a room and sit and listen to bunch of women blaming men and the world for every misfortune. We need to celebrate woman's achievements everyday by acknowledging their contributions. I am very proud of the accomplishments of my counterparts, find them and make sure as many people find out about them as well. Look around Ms. Mirzadegi and marvel at the fact that we have so many Iranian unsung heroes who are managing families and have excelled in their careers as well. Most of them help to empower other women everyday. We do not need your brand of feminism for honoring women. Regards, * No place I can really call "home" I'm a 20 year old male Iranian who's been living outside Iran for 18 years in London. Even though my parents have brought me up as a proud Iranian, spend every summer in Iran, have many Iranian friends, interact with the Iranian communtiy in London. I dread ultimately there will be no place I can really call "home". This topic of where us Western-Iranians can really call home, is a big issue amongst us. Here we feel like strangers, and back home they call us "Gharb-Zadeh". Some of us speak English with a Persian accent and Persian with an English accent. Neither of us are fully "Iranian" nor fully "Iranian". * Difficult not to generalize, but worth trying Dear person, how wrote "Bahais
not a history lesson" As an Iranian and a Bahai, and based in personal experience, I lived in several very different countries, in any places, in any coulters. I meet nice and decent people and I meet less nice and decent people. Most of my fallow countrymen are very very decent people, most of them respect the Bahais, some of them even admire the Bahais, in Iran and outside of Iran. I'm not especially lucky too meet only the very good one. I still remember how my very close relatives put separate our tea cups to be washed extra carefully because we were Najes (unclean), or being called Sag Bahai or beat the hell out of me because they came short in argument when discussing religion. But they are not the majority. The majority of Iranian are lovely open minded, intelligent, hard working people inside and out side of Iran, as all Bahais are not angels there are some more and some less decent Bahais . It is the same with my Moslem, Christian, Jews, and Zoroastrian countryman too. The problem is that the majorities are usually silent.
We hear very often the voice of the extremes. As I don't like to be
judged by people as a whole because one had a bad experience with an
Iranian or a Bahai. I try not to judge the hole nation or religion only
based on couple of experience. I know it's very difficult not to
generalize but it's worth trying. * Hossein Fattahi MY NAME IS MONA LISA. I AM IN SEARCH OF MY FATHER. I
THINK HIS NAME IS HOSSEIN FATTAHI. IF YOU CAN HELP ME IN ANY WAY PLEASE
I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET. * I am REALLY busy I was reading the satirical article by the fellow who speaks of people who use "busy" as a status symbol [Freezing cold]. It is very funny. I am watching it because I don't like the JAG character with chubby cheeks who looks more like a chipmunk that a naval lieutenant. My computer freezes, and rebooting will take 5 mins, so I go downstairs to get some eggnog left over from Christmas and some walnuts to crack. Like the author, I am busy, but REALLY busy. I spent this morning writing to my former minister (of the church, not the government) about the failure of NASA to understand that the weather is dependent on the relationship between the solar wind and the Earth's magnetic field (through magnetohydrodynamics), red sprites and blue jets (YAHOO), and the electrostatic potential of the jet streams. I hope he picks up on the importance of the coronel mass ejections (CMEs) and the relation of the status of jet streams and super cells. But perhaps my two hours was wasted. Then the first thing in the afternoon I spent time explaining to my senator and congressman why it was important to pass tax relief for dividends, and that the loss in taxes should be compensated by a surtax on stock options, IPOs, and bankruptcies that benefit the CEOs at the expense of the govt. Then I sent email explaining why the US foreign policy has been coopted by Sharon and how taking over Iraq will induce the Lebanese and Syrians to open trade with the Mediterranean via Iraq and the Caspian area, thus isolating the Palestinians and the Iranians. That will be the end of Hamas, Hezbollah, Fatah, et al. I must stop now, because it is time for my session and my shot. But tomorrow will be busy, since I must explain why it is incorrect for CO2 emissions to be the focus on global warming. Everybody knows that the CO2 cycle depends on photosynthesis, and global cooling depends on the water cycle. And evaporation is a process of cooling. But now I'm sooo sleepy... * Elham Afshari I am looking for one of my best friend Elham Afshari. She was born in 8 January and living in LA please if you have any news from here contact me. * Japanese incline This is in response to Brian Appleton who asked about the Japanese incline. [Tehran's optical illusion] When the highway was built between Evin and Sevvom-e
Esfand Square (the first inner city highway) at one of the exits, there
was an incline. It looked as if you were going up the hill but in
reality it was going down. The engineers explained it as Japanese
incline, an optical illussion first encountered and explained in Japan. * Going to rent the "cheesiest" movie Dearest Azam, In the midst of my crazy day, I took a few minutes to read your "Red lipstick" article on Iranian.com. I found it absolutely fabulous, I can't tell you how I feel now... I'm going to an Iranian store on my way home tonight and renting the "cheesiest" movie they have. Thanks for sharing your brilliant writing with the rest of the world. Best regards, * Don't do anything? If one were to resume Ghassemi's advice to the youth of
Iran that is fighting to reclaim the same rights their parents
abdicated when they VOTED for an Islamic Republic, it would appear to
be "don't do anything, please keep the status quo". [That
70's show] If they had an ounce of honesty, they would acknowledge
the miserable failure that this prized revolution has been, not only
for its inability to deliver the political freedom that did lack during
the Shah, but for its clear intent in destroying every single positive
aspect of that time. * Manzoor?!! bebakhshid valy manzooreton az in aks [Mehdi Mahdavi-Kia] chi bod??? fekr nemikonam oon ghadr aks gereftan ba in zan zogh dashte bashe ke hade aghal khodeton ro motezaher neshon bedin, ke sar football namaz khon va roze begir bashin va dastmal sabz be sareton bebandin baray ebraz hamdardy on vaght eshg oo haleton ro be tamasha bezarin??????????? nemidonam tonestam dorost mafhom harfam ra beheton befahmonam ya na???!!!! * Bakhtiar would have opted for Constitutional Monarchy Fariba Amini's article on Shapour Bakhtiar is truly welcomed [The first moderate]. I wonder why an article on This truly patriotic iranian was never published on the Iranian Times. To think that he was assassinated shortly before the First Persian Gulf War in 1990. The French Police was unable to catch all the assassins who fled through Switzerland and the ones who were arrested were soon delivered to Iranian Authorities thanks to real politics. Bakhtiar was before anything a honest and citizen who was an "engage" he believed in what he preached but was not always very diplomatic in uniting the opposition to Khomeiny notably after leaving Iran for France where he established the National Front new offices. Bakhtiar was also a freedom fighter who had not hesitated to fight in Spain against the fascists and also joined the French Resistace during WWII. He was extremly popular after his brave acceptation of the post of Prime Minister among most iranian moderates who refused the religious alternative proposed by the Ayatollah Khomeiny whome Bakhtiar humourously and ironically liked to call "Monsieur Khomeiny" whenever interviewed by the French Press. Unfortunately Bakhtiar made a few strategic mistakes, but was he soley responsible ? Shortly after a first assassination plot was undertook by Hamid Nakash a Lebanese terrorist working for the Hamas which fortunately failed but costed the life of a French policeman, and a French Woman was paralized. Bakhtiar clumsily claimed "Victory" which was the case but was misinterpreted by the French media who were shocked that he had not said anything first about the Victims. A few intellectuals and famous human Rights activists like Yves Montand critisized this attitude. This somehow put Bakhtiar out of focus in the French press, where he was constantly welcomed on TV news to talk about Iran with an impeccable French which made many iranians proud to see him represent them, in addition Bakhtiars participation in his fight against Fascism during WWII made him appear as both charismatic and understandable both to the French Journalists, and French intelligensia. However after the first assassination attempt the media instead started to focus on another opposition force "The Mujahedin Khalg" whose methods we all know were totally undemocratic, but never truly recognized by the Press since Massoud Rajavi helped end an airplane hijack in the mid eighties which made them pass as the major opposition group to the IRI. However Bakhtiar was a patriot and truly the first moderate who probably could have saved the country had he been named earlier at the begining of the events which led to the revolution. He would certainly been more at phase with Iranian aspirations than the prime ministers named at haste by the Shah, such as Sharif Emmami or the military Azhari. I also think that Bakhtiar would have opted for a Constitutional Monarchy with the Crown Prince as Constitutional King or for a secular Republic if the situation had not deteriorated so quickly. However unfortunately for Bakhtiar and Iran he was named at the very last minute when all cards had been played, and Bakhtiar had very little space to manouever between an Army that required fast decision making that did not trust him and an ever growing uncontrollable population. I also think that as the article suggests that the Shah had by then realized that he had misjudged the members of the National Front such as Bakhtiar and their motivations which were truly patriotic. Had he named him earlier as his prime minister change the course of history only Historians can attempt to answer that question. I personally sadly remember Bakhtiars last photo in Paris Match where he was showing signs of age. He had decided to retire from politics apparently, something I doubt personally but that was what the article at the time suggested. He was brutally assassinated by IRI henchmen along with his secretary and ironically after his own son who was a French police agent( Bakhtiar first wife was French) in charge of his fathers security allowed the agents to enter the residence. The IRI was so machiavelic that it had sent agents who had become members of the National Front for more than 10 years, and who had waited for the proper time to strike with their evil action. Bakhtiar nor his son could therefore suspect these men as IRI Agents and that was truly the sad reason that led to the National Fronts leader. Bakhtiar's closeseness to people who accepted to join his mouvement, from all political sensitivities and his resentment for being treated as a cult figure made him vulnarable and an easy target. He died as he lived that is as a brave resistant to oppression and as an advocate of Freedom, and Democracy for his Nation. May he rest in peace and not forgotten. * Not in that league Dear Ms. Amini, I only think the title of "The first moderate" does not fit the legacy of Dr. Bakhtiar, as it puts him in the same league as the Islamic Republic's moderates. He was not in that league. Again, thanks for the article. Hamid Abkari * No one of his stature able to fill that void Ms. Amini, As a nephew of Dr. Bakhtiar, I would like to thank you
for a balanced and well-researched feature you wrote for Iranian.com [The
first moderate]. There was nothing in the article that I didn't
know, but I think its true value lies in educating the current
generation of Iranian-Americans, who are not familiar with his life and
character, about this truly exceptional man. REPLY: I chose the headline, not Ms. Amini. What I meant by it was that since we got into this mess -- since the revolution -- Bakhtiar was the first moderate compared to the other options we had: Shah or Khomeini or Mojahedin or Marxists. That's all. -- Jahanshah Javid * Ashraf Hejazi My name is Faigheh and living in Sweden. Can anyone help me to find my old friend Ashraf Hejazi whose was in Somayeh College in Tehran 1987-1990 with me. Please email me! Thanks so much * Bakhtiar "man of honor"? I read Ms. Fariba Amini's article about Dr. Bakhtiar with much interest [Playing with reality]. I clearly remember those chants in the streets of Tehran calling Bakhtiar a "nokar-e be ekhtiar". I am in total agreement that his assassination was ruthless and unjust, as is the case with all such acts of violence. However, Ms. Amini and the un-named associate of Dr. Bakhtiar who is referenced in the article make a number of claims which need further analysis. The article claims that Bakhtiar was a "man of honor" and "would have been an exemplary leader" and that "we all appreciate the true legacy of this man". I beg to differ. Dr. Bakhtiar visited Saddam Hossein in Iraq just prior to the start of Iran Iraq war (1). Although the details of this meeting are unknown, it is thought that Dr. Bakhtiar provided vital information to Iraq regarding the state of disarray in Iranian armed forces after the failed Nozhe Coup that resulted in the execution and jailing of some of the best and brightest officers of our land, numbering in the hundreds. This certainly was an encouragement for Saddam to attack Iran and cause that devastation we all know and needs no further mention. Moreover, Dr. Bakhtiar accepted $40 million from Saddam, Iran's sworn enemy and self-proclaimed "Sardar-e Ghadesieh"(2). Perhaps Ms. Amini and/or the un-named associate of Mr. Bakhtiar would like to explain why he visited Saddam in Iraq and what his motivations were. Why exactly did he accept money from someone who went on to cause so much devastation to our beloved country? And doesn't that give a whole new meaning to the word "nokar"? I certainly don't think that Ms Amini or the un-named
associate could answer these questions. However, in light of these
claims, perhaps they could explain how they can call Bakhtiar "a man of
honor" or an "exemplary leader". Is this what we are looking for in
honorable and exemplary leaders? And who appreciates this kind of
legacy? References: 1 . Oral History Collection of the Iranian Oral History
Research Association (Berlin). Part I. 2001. Page 790 * Professional hacker The guy who hacked you is called Mehrdad Honarkhah and a professional hacker (honarkhah.com) and here is his full info.... but it is probably false. I looked up his yahoo profile, found his webpage, and got his info off register.com >>> see here. B. * Vaavaakieh mesleh inkeh In response to hacking of Daryaa Kenaar club, In bacheh mozalaf Mehrdad_h4k3r mesleh inkeh baraaye
orgaani kaar mikoneh ke az tarafeh Larijani setup shodeh vaaseh hack
kardaneh Weblog-haa va Web-sitehaa-ye degarandisheh Irani. Taraf ye
web-site ham daareh //www.honarkhah.com/
Gorohaa maroham. He is actually an employee of takta.com. I have reliable sources who do confirm this theory. He was behind the attacks against Morteza Negahi and Massoud Behod's web-logs a few weeks ago. Vaavaakieh mesleh inkeh. Iraj * Hot potato Finally after years of longing and intense search, Azam Nemati has found her beloved mate: Esmaal Aghaa. [Haft Khaan] A man who can fulfill her physical and emotional needs. A true match for her. I am hoping, however that Esmaal Aghaa is aware of the fact that he is going to be courting a middle aged (two times divorced) female who is extremly bitter, arrogant, self centered and hostile to men. One who thinks of herself as the center of the universe and thinks "it's all about her." Personally, I have a lot of respect for this poor fellow (Esmaal Aghaa). He must be a very unselfish and naiive individual. To me, this is the highest level of self sacrifice, to marry a infertile middle aged female, who is on the high way to obesity (growing side ways). Azam Nemati loves to boast about her "class" and her classy friends. The fact of the matter is that "people with class" do not feel the necessity to make such claims. She loves to write about how all men are dying to marry her (inferiority complex) and draws outlines for men to follow, steps to take and instructions to follow in the persuit of her! Her article [Make it your bible bubba] needs to be published in the "bitch weekly magazine". I am positive Esmaal Aghaa will drop her like a hot potato, after he discovers her egocentrism , arrogance and superficiality . I wish Azam and Esmaal a happy union. * Child adoption from Iran? Dear Friends, * Staring at the devil When I saw this picture [Hossein
Shariatmadari], I was breathless for a few seconds. Suddenly the
legend of Medusa (the monster who petrified anyone who saw her) took
its full meaning. * Not about slander Dear Ms Nemati, [Copying
facts. For what?] Kind regards, * Asshole of the day I would rather choose Hossein Shariatmadari as the asshole of the day not the Iranian of the day... :-) Mani * Who saved whom My dear John Mohammadi, [US merely uses people when convenient] You wrote: "The examples you provide of cases where the US has 'liberated Moslems', upon more careful examination, only prove the theory that the US uses people and then casts them aside when convenient." Make your own call on who saved whom, please click the link I am forwarding... I don't want to go into much details, if this is not enough lets move on. Due to proximity of our nation with Afghanistan this could have been my mother, my daughter, my sister or my wife. Whatever political necessity saved this from happening it is divine intervention for me!! For Albania.. European powers reluctance to act against the fellow colonialist power already created one very bloody debacle for the international community: Bosnia. It is, therefore, imperative now, in the case of Kosovo, to act immediately and preventively. Check here the latest from State Department, U.S Congress and Contact Group on that issue. Human Rights Watch suggested that International War Crimes Tribunal should start prosecuting crimes against humanity in Kosovo holding Belgrade authorities liable for them, and the Tribunal said that it might do just that. Helsinki Citizens Assembly called upon sending peace-keepers to the region when there is still some peace to be kept. Society for Threatened Peoples (Gesellschaft fuer Bedrohte Voelker) wrote a report on recent human rights abuses in Kosovo by Serbian police with an emphasis on arbitrary detentions, interogations and beatings of Albanians who have relatives living and working in Germany. Sanjaki Refugee Center, comprised of Muslims "ethnically cleansed" from Serbian region of Sandjak, warns about the "next" war. My best regards to you and your near ones, love for all * US merely uses people when convenient Mr Latif, [Instead of 'Thank you'] First, opposing the war on Iraq is not the same as supporting Saddam, nor is opposition to the war limited to reactionary Islamists. It is in fact a world-wide phenomenon which has very little to do with Saddam's alleged "Islamic Credentials" that you harp on (and only you seem to take seriously) or the Pan-Islamism that you have conveniently used as a strawman argument. Second, the examples you provide of cases where the US has "liberated Moslems", upon more careful examination, only prove the theory that the US uses people and then casts them aside when convenient: The US used Afghanistan to fight the Soviets, and then cast them aside to later flirt with the Taliban when Afghanistan presented a route to access Central Asia's oil. It had nothing to do with "liberating Moslems". The US role in the Balkans was not about defending Islam either. The real reason was to establish a secure route for oil & gas pipelines out of the Caucasus (see "A meeting of blood and oil: the Balkan factor in Western energy security"; Keith Fisher, Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2002.) The PERSIAN Gulf war was not about "liberating Moslems" either; it was about promoting US interests by preventing the greater concentration of oil resources in Saddam's hands. It was about oil, and not Islam. The next war on Iraq is to "reshape the Middle East" to suit Israel, and not to defend Moslems. In fact, the case of Iraq is a perfect example of the theory that the US merely uses people when convenient and then casts them aside: The US used Iraq when it was convenient to oppose Iran and then cast them when Saddam was no longer convenient (remember what U.S. Ambassador April Glaspie told Saddam in response to his plans to invade Kuwait: "We have no opinion.") The US then enouraged the Shi'ite uprising against Saddam, and then cast them aside too when they became inconvenient. After killing hundreds of thousands of Iraqi children through sanctions and pollution by depleted uranium weapons, the US is now is going to attack Iraq yet again but under the pretense of saving Iraqis from an evil ruler - which the US had supported and armed in the past. And if characterize these fact as "conspiracies" then you're the one who is in a stupor. (See reply: "Who saved whom") * She is animated because she is alive A few of our fellow countrymen or women have been on
Rudi's case [Moody
Rudi]. Complaints such as they can't stand skewed news she
delivers, she smiles, she is animated or else she does not have
anything nice to say about Iran. She does not have anything good or bad to say about
Iran, simply because she is not a reporter or interviewer. Why don't
just close your eyes and imagine Rudi is back in Teharn wraped in a
black shroude like everybody else, lifeless , she can't raise her head
and maybe that will calm your nerves. * Grudge against the monarchists I have always fixed as a rule not to comment, on encouragments or critisizms that could regard friends, and particularily my brother Cyrus' articles. However I found Mrs. Azam Nemati's rude comments regarding my brother [Copying facts. For what?] disgraceful, combined by personal attacks which should not exist on a respectful tribune like the Iranian Times to which many talented and openminded people of all political and social backgrounds contribute. the same could be said of those held by Rom Adeli who has prefered not adding his email. [Please go and die] Mrs. Nemati (for whome I used to regard with a certain respect because she was kind enough to share some of her enthusiastic comments regarding my film articles) can indeed have a different opinion but she has no right to insult him. Since Mrs. Nemati wants to clean the "dirty Lingerie in Public", I can only assume that part of Mrs. Nemati grudge against the monarchists in general and the Shah in particular apparently comes from the fact that her father served as the Shah's double and chauffer for security reasons and was never quite thanked, by the former Shah. On the otherhand like most Iranians who lived abroad prior to the revolution as well as during the time the events were tearing up our country, she has apparently been more impressed by all the anti-shah and pro-Islamic propaganda which covered the World Press at the Time who saw in the Old Ayatollah a New kind of "Ghandi" and tried to portray the Shah as bloodthirsty "cannibal". On the otherhand let it be noted that neither my brother nor I have invented our names, nor do we have any family or aristocratic connection whatsoever with the Royal Family, or Mullah Mohsen KADIVAR as some seem to have thought. Like many Iranian expatriates, I have an interest, and why deny it a certain respect for the monarchical past of my country, which does not stop me from being critical. I also have indeed hoped to draw attention on what, and how Iran has been percieved as in the West from a cultural and historical perspective as many of the pictures of items ( which are not personal belongings , but simply downloaded from ebay), and articles sent to this tribune can testify. Had Mrs. Nemati been in Iran as was the case of most of us, including my family, and had seen the crimes commited against innocent citizens of our country, probably, she would have a different viewpoint today. As for myself, I am not a political activist and like any freeminded person I indeed have my personal views which may sometimes differ from others including from those defended by my brother. * iranian.com on LexisNexis I'm contacting you because LexisNexis is interest in republishing articles from The Iranian in our academic and traditional news services. If you are not familiar with LexisNexis, we are a provider of
information to academic, legal, and corporate markets. Our academic
products are used by over 80% of all college students in Likewise LexisNexis
news products are currently used by millions of corporate entities. Our
goal is to provide a "one stop shop" for news and business information
from national and international We are currently working on a project to license content
from a mixture of ethnic publications for use in academic and
traditional news services. I think your content would fit nicely in our
services. Sonia LaFountain-Ginyard * Contentment In reply to "Man who had no feet", that Persian expression is a passage is from Sa'di's Golestan:
* Americans do not want to learn from others anymore I just read Your letter concerning the book "Not without my daughter" and the question what really happened in Teheran that time... [He was violent and selfish]Well, I just happened to see a documentary about Dr. Mahmoody on arte which is a European network showing controversial and cultural movies and so on. I have to be honest that I never had the urge to read the book Betty Mahmoody wrote and thus I am not precisely informed about the "not that true" stories she set up but I have followed the controversial discussions whenever it was released. Sadly enough that she married an Iranian citizen seemingly not having the slightest idea about the culture of his roods - in Iran. Okay maybe she did and just made up the whole story but - sorry to say it - that is typically American. For me not being US citizen it might not be apropriate to criticise but I stayed there for a year and I know pretty well what I am talking about. I am German and my cultural background taught me to first look and learn before I judge. Of course Islam is not that easy to understand for a western person but should not everybody, especially in our world that grew that close together at least try to accept other laws and rules of cultural behaviour?! I believe the fact that the vast majority of people in the United States do not want to learn from others anymore and try to subdue other cultures to their own. This is actually of the point but I believe that a book of Dr. Mahmoody would never have the chance being sold in the US and if so nobody would really want to read it since the story would be from the point of view of a foreigner, an Irany - That is the sad truth! Refering again to the documentary I watched Dr. Mahmoody
seems to be a caring and lonely father who just wants to get back in
touch with his daughter. I wish him all the best for that and hope that
he can achieve that goal one of these days. I believe that his daughter
would not regret at least giving him a slight chance. Trying to see
this whole dilemma from an objective point of view it is not easy to
tell whose story is closer at the real happenings but there are things
that you will never forgive yourself: Not having tried... * IRI: Nothing runs straight Dear Compatriot Broumand, [Redeploy
German aerospace manufacturer in Iran] * Sorry for our state of mind Sorry, I had to write these few lines. Mr. Hashem Hakimi, apparently a diplomat in the
pre-revolutionary government of Iran, has an interesting article [Under
the surface] in your site. * Well aware people will laugh FROM THE MOON TO THE EARTH! What a stupid crisis was created in Iran because of an old cartoon, which was originally published 65 years ago. Picture of Roosevelt's hand pressing on somebody's head, which seems to be alike Khomeini. Two decades ago when Khomeini established his own favorite regime some of his supporters claimed that they saw his face in the moon and some naive people believed that and this incident brought much more popularity for Komeini. Now his admirers got mad of this old cartoon because they are very well aware that the people will laugh at it. Beside all controversies around this issue, we should admit that the picture is very similar to Khomeini and the subject of the cartoon is so suitable to today's situation in Iran! * Saudi Arabia Dear Manager, * Have you ever asked this question In response to: ''Will
certainly unmask deceit '' How many countries did we need to have a visa to visit? how were Iranians treated by any country? How Iranians were viewed by the rest of the world? How Iran was viewd by the rest of the world? How Iranian culture was viewed by rest of the world? Have you ever asked this question
that why we are being treated like this? Maybe something we have done
in the last 23 years that made the world change it's mind! I wonder
what we did? I can't come up with an answer, I was too little to
comprehend the events 23 years ago, can you help me to find the answer?
Who should I blame? The Pahlavis? * 2 things in common You and I have 2 things in common: My sister's name is
Nazanin and my daughter's name is Wish you a happier Valentine next time. * Are you a real person? "Nazanin"
I have enjoyed reading a couple of your articles in iranian.com.
However, I have a few questions for you. But, before you read any of my
questions, you got to keep this in mind that I don't know anything
about you, so I hope you don't take this the wrong way. REPLY: Thank you for your letter. I am glad you have
enjoyed the diary entries in iranian.com (even though I think the
publisher has forgot about me last week!!!) * Really "chasbid" Thanks so much for posting Nimva's Forough poetry reading. Though, I couldn't play any of the audio files due to an error (possibly corporate firewall), I could view the video clip and it really "chasbid", just as much as when I first heard it during the event back in October. * How many miracles you helped execute? I wonder how many miracles (much like yours) you helped to execute in Iran during your religious phase? [A miracle] But I guess being a member of Hezbollah, you didn't consider other peoples children worthy of living. Being a father myself, I hope you never have to experience the anguish of losing your children. But the likes of you manage to take away the lives of many Iranian's miracles in the name of your Allah the merciful. * The real Dr. Mahmoody A few days ago a TV documentation was broadcasted on
ARTE (a french/german TV-network) which explained the case of Dr.
Mahmoody under the title "Without my Daughter". * Happy about this mess? Dear Narm, [And melt you did] How can you be so worried about what ever is said aboutyour life style & the Canadian winter by any person? It sounds like you are a very sad and very very sallow being. instead of having sympathy for them, you are happy about this mess? For a welfare case refugee, you sure got a lot to say. * You & I are immigrants no matter where we are I always wondered why all the "EYE-RANIANS" living in Canada are dying for a chance to down play their HAM-VATANS in the USA. After reading the article "And melt you did" i can conclude that it all comes from a mere fact of jealousy. Being jealous of the fact that they can't ever migrate to the US, especially with the new laws. They just have to continue freezing their buttocks in Canada while we "Persians" bathe in sunny California. Oh well, He can say whatever he wants, but he just showed that he's the MOST IGNORANT IRANIAN there is... for him to say "DANDETOON GARM" after what happened to us "PERSIANS" with the INS law, I really do feel sorry for this HAM-VATAN. It's for people like him that
there is no unity among IRANI-HAA. I feel sorry for you because you
haven't YET realized that you & I are immigrants no matter where we
are, Canada, US, Europe. It doesn't matter. But do not ever get
satisfaction out of your HAM-VATANS sorrow and pain. * Canada: land of racism I remember a few years ago I wrote something against a
typical Iranian attitude and I got many critical responses. [And
melt you did] FS * The only thing Canada is good for In response to the Narm's letter, [And melt you did] I have to say the opportunities that existed in this country -- the U.S. -- does not exist in Canada or any where else in the world. I visited Canada many times and I have families in Canada and neither them nor I want to live in Canada. As a matter fact many Canadians come to the U.S. for a better life. To answer your other questions, many other Iranians and I have not changed our names and we are proud of our Iranian cultures. As a matter of fact after Iranian demonstrations in L.A. more people are proud of Iranians too. The only thing Canada is good for is that people become Canadian citizens and then emigrate to the U.S. because that is the easiest way to come to the U.S. I have seen the Canadian government deport many Iranians who applied for asylum in Canada. Have you asked why the Canadian population has been 26 million people for the last 10 to 15 years? * Thanks for rare music collection I was wondering if you could post my thanks to the
reader who sent me his collection of tapes he had brought with himself
from Iran in 1978. (They are old but I listened to one of Ahdieh's
movie songs and for the first time in 3 years I missed the exit as well
as the entrance to my company.) I will cherish them and would try and compile some of the rare songs for the rest of the readers to enjoy as well. * You should travel a bit more Hey Narm! [And melt you did] Your attitude is extremely "seft". In DC we'd call it "salty about your life." Have a Coke and a smile! Canada's considered to be America's largest national park! What do you mean Canada's better than the US? Are you still in 3rd grade? May be you haven't noticed other forms of racism -- in and out of Canada. You should probably travel a bit more to learn about other cultures, including your own (Iranian)! Instead of running away from the system, please respect those who live in it to correct the system. It's easier to run -- isn't it? That's probably what my parents were thinking when they ran away from Eye-Ran. What the hell do I know? I' m one of those Eye-Rainians in US -- you Iranian/Canadians are much smarter -- or is that a racist comment?! * Hedye axe shoma ro ke hedyeyi bud baraye dokhtaretun didam, [A miracle] fekr konam behtarin va khatere angiztarin hedye'iye ke yek pedar mitune be farzandesh bede, hedyeye shoma yek omr va yek gozashte va yek asar ruye khatte tarikhe, hatta agar ba kamtarin emkanat va ba kamtarin ettelaat dar morede akkasi bashe. man ham be nobeye khodam az in hedyeye shoma motshakkeram, chon man ham be sahme khodam az axet lezat bordam, makhsusan aghaye manuchehr ke az un posht saay mikonan va gad mikeshan ke durbin ro bebinan, va hamchenin amme susan ke besyar matin va dorost ru be jahate vazesh bad istadan... be mahdiye jun ham tavvalodesho az tarafe man tabrik begin. mercy va mamnun Mohammad * Bitter and twisted Sorry to read how bitter and twisted you are about "Iranians" [Forsaking Iranians]. Was just wondering what you are doing on this site??? So glad I am not you. * Real good laugh I had a real good laugh at the "Bavaaseer" audio clip. Funnier than the content is the guy's Shirazi accent. Kehili mamnoon. Abbas * Please be advised i read the "Vaaaaay" lyric. please be advised that this was one of the keeriest lyrics i have ever read in my entire life and believe me i have heard and said lots of kosso shers in my lifetime. Respectfully Saeed * Trash next to gem Looks like you have done it again. Just about when you
were gaining a great deal of respect and credibility by publishing
relevant, intelligent and valuable articles; you do a 180 degree
turnabout and place a trashy and insulting audio on your site. [Bavaaseer] * Free advertising for this lame "school" You recently published this letter
by Sean Mason. Except, he works for Canadian College of Business
and Computers (CCBC). From the
company's web site: "Sean Mason joins the CCBC team as Public Relations
Manager, with a commitment to increasing CCBC's local, national and
international exposure." * Sa'di's tale of the shoeless man In reply to "Man who had no feet" As I recall, the tale of the shoeless man thanking God
on seeing one in worse situation than himself is told by Sa'di in
Golestan. He says how in Baghdad's Nezamiyyeh, penniless and barefoot,
he once ran into a man with no feet, took this as a message from high
heaven, and thanked God, exercising patience until his situation
changed. If you wish, I'll find the exact reference for you. * Vaqte 'oryaanist Salaam bar Javid, maa aadamhaa hamin joorihaa roshd mikonim [A miracle]. vaqte 'oryaanist. taa berahne nashavim kasi negaahemaan nakhaahad kard. Tabrik Shahab
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