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Sense of belonging
A need life should allow us all to fulfill
By Sally Amir
August 2, 1999
The Iranian
You are either born into a world where you belong and remain there or
you are uprooted from that home and then it is nigh on impossible to find
a sense of belonging again. What I mean by a home is not just a country
or a town or a region. What makes a home is the people who surround you
from the day you are born, the sounds you hear, the scent of the air you
breathe, the language that is spoken around you.
You see, for me it is not a matter of politics, of what you believe
in, of being patriotic -- these are all just words and sentiments so often
used and abused. What I am talking about is a very neutral -- and I believe
universal -- feeling; a need to belong to somewhere and someone, a need
which life should allow us all to fulfill ... GO
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As the end of the second millenuim of modern civilization nears, there
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* Remember who you are
Sheva writes: I feel the same exact
way as you do ["After
all, I am Iranian"]. Everything you have said has happened to
me as well, but I still have another three years of high school. I also
attended private schools all my life and tried to fit in with everyone
else even though I was the only iranian girl.
I have long strived to keep my culture alive and thanks to my parents,
I know my culture and traditions. I am a professional swimmer and water
polo player and just like you, I would get out of practice early to go
to chaarshanbeh-souri or sizdah-bedar.
I want to send the same message you did, that we should remember who
we are. I am glad to know that there are other Iranian teenagers in the
U.S. who want to keep their culture alive just like me. I am right there
with you!
* Excellent job
Sister 265 writes: Somm, you
did an excellent job with the article, "How
lucky I am". I now want to see the movie, "Children of Heaven".
I felt like I saw the movie. I agree with your review and your feelings.
* Seminar: Iran-U.S. trade developments
On Friday August 6, a panel discussion in Sunnyvale, Califoirnia, sponsored
by Iranian Trade Association, will discuss Iran-U.S. trade issues and how
these affect Iranian-American professionals and business community. These
include discussion on new developments on newly revoked U.S. sanctions
on export of food and medicine to Iran, employment of Iranian professionals
and students in the U.S., immigration and working visas and ... DETAILS HERE
Books of the Week
* Zemzemeh-haaye
azali: Avesta va ketaab-e moqadas
Zoroastrian texts
By Ali Salehi
* Veys
va Ramin
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By Fakhreddin Asa'd-e Gorgani
* Doshmanaan-e
jaameh-ye saalem
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By satirist Ebrahim Nabavi
* Sotun-e
panjom
The Fifth Column
By satirist Ebrahim Nabavi
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Need to go back
I have reached a point when I no longer want to feel that a huge chunk
of my life, of my origins, is forbidden to me. I need to go back and see
the home I lost so long ago.
-- Sally Amir
"Sense
of belonging"
The Iranian
August 2, 1999
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