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COMIC RELIEF: John Cleese Explains the Advantages of Extremism ;0)

John Cleese shows the pathology of extremism and it's advantages. Why do you think I chose to be a Centrist ? Therefore ... a Monarchist;0)) >>>

Persepolis

Persepolis is a site located in the southwest Iranian province of Fars >>>

YASMIN's MISSION: The Foundation For the Children of Iran ( 2010 Gala Photos)

The Arts for Children Benefit for the Foundation was a beautiful event and - thanks to the support of generous donors it was able to raise more than $300,000 for the work of the Foundation. >>>

برگی از خاطرات

اولین بار، با عکسهای نادر داوودی درجام جهانی پیش آشنا شدم. وقتی که، نه به جای زنان ودختران ایران و نه به عنوان نماینده آنها، بلکه به یادشان و برای حمایت از تیم ملی ایران در سکوی تماشاچیان و هم ردیف هزاران نفر مشتاق تماشای فوتبال قرار میگرفتم.>>>

WAR WITH IRAN

It appears that the war train in the Middle East is on the way. There are no doubts that the issues of internal struggles for freedom and foreign policies are irrelevant factor to the Western governments. They are neither concerned about the Green movement nor the Nuclear technology in Iran. What ticks the Western governments off is the same unjust, bias, and bully mentality to bring a stray nation back at servicing their Western governments>>>

Subversive Music

When I found out that the Tehran-born blues/rock/jazz group Kiosk was going to be playing at Yoshi’s Jazz Club in San Francisco, I could no longer wait for a chance opportunity to chat with bandleader Arash Sobhani about the band’s unique style. Kiosk has a stunning way of altering hand-me-downs from Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan and others into a powerful new style with an emergent voice entirely its own. So I invited myself for beer and pizza to Sobhani’s 9th floor apartment overlooking the San Francisco Bay Bridge>>>

Are We Pistachios?

Sometimes it’s better not to pay attention to names, because while I’m mad at a woman I heard on the radio the other day, I have no idea who she is. It’s hard to stay angry with an anonymous person. I had dialed to NPR on the car radio and heard a discussion about films, cinema and such. When my husband tried to change stations in search of music, I stopped him and said, “That woman sounds Persian!”>>>

انقراض مردان

درصد زنان فارغ‌التحصیل از مؤسسات آموزش عالی بالاتر از مردان است، از ١٥ شغل درخواست شده در آینده، مردان فقط در رشته نظافت‌چی و مهندس کامپیوتر از زنان واجدالشرایط‌‌تر هستند و در بقیه‌ی شغل‌ها زنان شانس بیشتری خواهند داشت. از سال ٢٠٠١ تاکنون، شش میلیون شغل در زمین‌هایی که قدرت بازو حرف اصلی را می‌زد و به طور سنتی از شغل‌های مردانه به حساب می‌امد از صحنه‌ی اقتصاد آمریکا محو شده است>>>

The Spill

You welcome the sight
of a beautiful day.
Bright and clear,
no clouds or waves
over or under the ship.
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هم غزه، هم لبنان، جانم فدای ایران

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