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Random thoughts of a confused forigner

Life with a purpose. My American success story or; how I screwed up my life. (A True Story)>>>

شهرهای جهانی فرمان نمی‌پذیرند

شهرهای بزرگ جهان ضمن نافرمانی از دولت‌ها، دیر یا زود نشان می‌دهند که آیا توانایی آن را دارند تا جمعیت اصلی زمین را به سمت مدینه‌ی فاضله بکشانند و یا در ناکجاآباد دولت‌ها و نابرابری‌های اقتصادی درجا می‌زنند>>>

IRI Supporters' Self-contradicting Arguments

Can someone please explain their self-contradicting arguments? >>>

Maziar Bahari's documentary on Mossadegh

"An Iranian Odyssey: Mossadegh, Oil, and the 1953 CIA Coup," directed by Maziar Bahari for the BBC, 2009:>>>

انشاءالله

انشاءالله به پیش خواهد رفت >>>

It would mean disaster

Jeffrey Goldberg has come away from his research convinced that the Obama administration is serious about Iran. But if the administration's strategy fails to stall Tehran's alleged drive for a nuclear weapon, then the president may face a terrible choice. Would Obama be willing to move to military action? If not, Goldberg suggests, it is increasingly likely that Israel will take matters into its own hands. I strongly doubt that Obama would choose to launch a pre-emptive war against another Muslim country in the Middle East. Neither do I believe that Israel really intends to do so>>>

با تو آغاز نشد، سبز بی وجدان

در جواب به گزینش بد بر بدتر، در جواب به سینه زنی زیر پرچم پیروان خط امام، در جواب به تحسین جسارت میرحسین موسوی و زهرا رهنورد که دست در دست یکدیگر در ملأ عام بیش از یک سال گذشته، نسل سبز ایران را به ستایش خود بر انگیختند، با من بیا به روز جمعه، هفت مرداد شصت و هفت، دعوت به نگاه دزدانه ای در سلولهای تنگ زندان اوین و گوهر دشت، چپیده از یاران دبستانی>>>

A Few Good Men

Matin-Daftari has recently published a book on his father, titled Papers and Documents from the Nationalization of the Iranian Oil Industry to the International Court of Justice, 1951-1952. I had a chance to speak with him in Paris, on the eve of the anniversary of the 1953 coup. Dr. Matin-Daftari speaks about his grandfather and recollects the time he spent with him in Ahmad Abad where the Prime Minister was exiled by the Shah until his death.>>>

Vis o Ramin: An Ancient Persian Love Story

An old forgotten masterpiece >>>

Nozar Azadi: an Iranian treasure re-emerges

Did you ever wonder where Nozar Azadi went?>>>

Learning from India

Today, India’s secular government strives – albeit with mixed results -- to protect and nurture all religious and ethnic groups. Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic of Iran, while officially recognizing three religious minorities – Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians – sanctions discrimination against these groups. Bahais, who are not recognized, face systematic, state-sponsored persecution. What practical steps can Iran take to institute a more pluralistic society like that of its neighbor to the east? >>>