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Qeseye Qatle Ketab (Persian)
Many books in Iran don't get printing authorization. Even Sa'di's "Golestan"?
A. SahameddinHar Ayb keh Hast dar Mosalmani Mast (Persian)
A reply to an opponent of free speech.
Masoud BehnoudFreest No More?
New U.S. law limits Internet free speech -- or tries to.
J. JavidIran's Power Structure
One view of who rules Iran and how.
Dr. Hooshang AmirahmadiMa'roufi dar Dadgah (Persian)
One of Iran's prominent writers fights sentence.Where the Sky was Once Blue (Persian & English)
A 13-year-old Tehrani's wish for an earth with clear skies.
Mahdiyeh Javid
From Mount Alborz to the Golden Gate (Persian)
A journey.
Nima BehnoudNowrouz Tradition
Iranian New Years Tradition.
Mani Ardalan FarhadiAshpazbashi (The Soup Guy)
Seinfeld and David Letterman bring fame to Iranian soupmaker.
J. JavidTaghziyeh Raygan: Mimas or Danish?
Remembering free snacks in Iranian schools and its relation to stock trading.
Behrouz BahmaniPassing Seasons
An American tourist reflects on Iranian hospitality and Iran-U.S. relations.
Stephen ShafferAli's Sweater
A Mashhadi lends warm clothes to an Australian tourist.
Peter Kiernan
Visiting the VOA
Behind-the-microphone look at the Voice of America's Persian section.
J. Javid"Most Popular" Iranians
Iranians online vote for their favorite characters in history.Eat This
dAyi Hamid gets serious. He wants you to cut meat from your diet.
dAyi Hamid"Gulf War" II
Debating the media's deletion of "Persian" from the "Persian Gulf".Modern Romance
Today, more twists and turns take place by the doorway than in bed.
Edwin Dobb
Bebakhshid, shoma Irani hastid...? (Persian)
A beard says you're a Hezbollahi. A tie says you're a Taghouti...Loobiapolo
Chatting with a 14-year old Iranian in New Jersey.Identity Crisis: Who Am I?
Dad blares Iranian music at the presence of an American friend...
Bahar M. JaberiWhy Iranian? Because.
Proud of being Iranian despite foreigners' false image of you.
Ali ParandehDon't forget home
Other people are great. But we too have wonderful things to offer.
Mehrnoosh Sadeghi
Winter of 1956: Majlis Elections (Persian)
Headlines and news from a typical example of "free and fair" elections.From Moscovic to Marilyn Monroe (Persian)
Silly and serious Iranian newspaper ads in the 1950's.Dokhtar khanom! Movazeb bashid! (Persian)
Iranian female courtship rules circa 1954. Outrageous!
Painting:
- Alive and Kicking
20 paintings from 20 Iranian women. Amazing stuff.
Photography:
- Able:
Life after the war.
Mehdi Mon'em- The joys of Turkman Sahra.
Ali Rahbar
Film:
- Iranian Film Festival in New York (April 26 - May 23)
All the information you need on each film and show times.- The White Balloon (Persian)
A realistic look at today's Iran.
Hossein Tavakoli- High hopes for Iranian short films festival
J. Javid
Essay:
- First Friendship:
On First Friendship with a Chinese
White Cloud
Poetry:
- Khasteh-ye Khak (Persian)
A new poem from reformist thinker, Dr. Abdolkarim Soroush.- Abadan
"It is beyond your imagination what I have left behind..."
Shahrzad Irani- The Talker
He keeps talking, and talking, and talking...
Mona Van Duyan
Short Story:
- Gol-e Aftabgardan (Persian)
Behzad Sadeghi
Reviews:
Beyond Iran:
Multimedia Internet Services, Inc.
We have a special offer on a Web site for you!Shirin Flowers
We will deliver your loveliest New Year wishes!IRANBOOKS
Publishing and selling Persian and English books about Iran since 1979.Internet Concepts
Your Guide to the Iranian Market.AHA,Inc.
The Iranian Business Directory.Ketab Aval
Tehran's first Modern Yellow Pages is here.Mage Publishers
Bridging East and West with books of Persian literature and culture in English.Sierra Dream holiday - on a bike!
Sehaty Foreign Exchange
For all your foreign exchange needs.Encyclopaedia Iranica
2500 Years in the making.Westwood Travel
Bargain tickets to Iran.