IRI

Money Rules

Iran’s rich eat ice cream flecked with gold as poor struggle to survive

09-Aug-2011 (3 comments)
Gold-flecked ice cream wasn’t part of the picture that Shiite Muslim clerics painted during the Iranian Revolution, when they promised to lift the poor by distributing the country’s vast oil income equally across society. But more than three decades later, record oil profits have brought in billions of dollars, and some people here are enjoying that decadent dessert. The trouble is, it’s just a small group of wealthy Iranians. Despite the promises of the revolution, many here say has never seemed wider>>>

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Time that once was

Moments of the past pass in a moment, as lifetime of memories

09-Aug-2011 (9 comments)
Moments of the past pass in a moment, as lifetime of memories. A picture of me in one spot of past moments scans quickly showing a joyful kid. Irrelevant now, just a memory of past that now is what was and not what if. Nothing in time is cherished when present, because present is future goals. Past remains a powerful scent capturing a room of desired what if. This travel has an end unless past remains, where arriving to a destination reminds of times of when there was once>>>

Where the heck is our water? Gaza strip??!

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LIFE

A Lesson To Be Learned

“You’re never too old to learn.” Really?

09-Aug-2011 (3 comments)
Sooner, or later, we all reach an age where we can’t afford to ignore a chest pain. In fact, our priorities change drastically: We decide high heel shoes are exclusively for special occasions, no-iron tableware is as good as cotton – if not better, and the fiber content of food turns into the most important nutritional fact. The list goes on and if you happen to choose a nice nap over dancing in the rain, you’ll understand what I mean. So last week, when I felt a dull pain that could be related to my heart, I took my doctor’s advice and called 911>>>

Sex segregation takes effect in universities

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Gender segregation underway in 20 Iranian universities

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09-Aug-2011
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Sick society

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Iranian women call for action on gang-rapes

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19th July Execution on bus video

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Iran public execution outrages human rights groups

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09-Aug-2011 (4 comments)
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Not even the dead given respect in IR

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In Tehran’s main cemetery, space for the dead dwindling

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09-Aug-2011 (one comment)
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Persian influence on Marco Polo

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Explorer Marco Polo 'never actually went to China'

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09-Aug-2011
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Look who's protesting against MKO delisting

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Iranian Activists Warn That MKO Delisting Would Send Negative Signal To Iranians

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09-Aug-2011 (one comment)
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Water fight is Haram in Iran

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Iran arrests 17 youths over water fight

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Sanction IR central bank urges Senate

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Senators Press Obama on Iran's Central Bank

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09-Aug-2011
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Tightening sanctions against IR.

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US charges Dutch man over illicit exports to Iran

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09-Aug-2011
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Tide turns against IR Terrorist support of Syria

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Analysis: Saudi switch against Syria's Assad is blow to Iran

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