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The current animosities between the US and Iran governments superficially are claimed to be rooted in the Iranian nuclear program and the support of international terrorism by the rulers in Iran of. Yet, more research of non-dedicated media will reveal that the central disparity between Washington and Tehran is the West’s refusal to take in Iran as a trade partner and its denial of Iran’s yearning to become part of the globalization brotherhood. Certainly there are those elements in Iran who wish to keep the status quo and maintain a deregulated economy, which tremendously serves to enrich them. But, the more practical politicians in Iran realize that globalization is a world reality and they want to be a part of it>>>

از قرطبه تا بمبئی

این هفته مسافر آندلس بودم. رقص صحنه های خونین بمبئی را در شهر زیبای قرطبه بروی شیشه تلویزیون دیدم و بیاد عملیات خرابکارانه چهار سال قبل در ایستگاه قطار آتوچای مادرید افتادم و شبی را که در آتن به بیخوابی و دغدغه به تماشای حوادث اسپانیا و نوشتن بسربرده بودم.1 بعد وقایع یازدهم سپتامبرهفت سال قبل و صبح شومی را بیاد آوردم که مرا مانند منجنیقی از برج عاج نوشتار های تخصصی به دنیای مقاله نگاری پرتاب کرد. اساتید ما همیشه واژه ژورنالیسم را در برابر کار جدی آکادمیک بکار میبردند. ولی جای تردید نبود. وقتی بناممان انسانها را در ساختمانهای تجاری و ایستگاه های راه آهن و هتلها قصابی میکنند و دینمان را به آئین خون و مرگ مسخ میکنند دیگر چه جای نوشتن برای گروه معدودی از هم ریشان دانشگاهی است؟ در این چند ساله نوشتن برای مخاطبین عام را نه تنها راهی برای مقابله با خشونتِ نیست انگارانه تروریسم اسلامی بلکه تسکینی برای اعصاب و روان خود در این جهان ناآرام نیز یافته ام. البته کار با نوشتن تمام نمیشود ولی شاید بعضی کار ها با آن شروع شود. >>>

Keeping balance

Truthfully, wrestling is not one of my favorite sports, it is a little messy for my taste, and the idea of two semi-naked, sweaty men twisting around each other never appealed to me. To make it worse, I should admit that my technical knowledge of this sport does not go further than some generalities. However, I know its cultural value, its place in Iranian culture, and its relevance to Iranian life. But while reviewing Marcello Di Cintio Poets and Pahlevans, I learned a lot more about this sport, its technique as well as its social and cultural value. The author, a young Canadian poet and a semi-professional wrestler, makes two tripsto Iran to record various local techniques of wrestling. In this quest, he stumbles over a poet’s grave next to almost every wrestling pit, in remote villages of Iran, which functions as a shrine>>>

Downhill since

The new Khan of the united Mongol tribes (Genghis) was rapidly expanding eastward into the Chinese territories, but apparently; he was considering Iran more as a potential trade partner towards Europe, rather than an immediate target. Therefore, Genghis was astonished when the riches of a Mongol caravan were confiscated by the border guards of Iran, and all the 200 merchants and guards were executed. He sent another group of emissaries directly to Khwarizm Shah’s court with a plea for retribution, but they too were killed! In response, the angered Mongol chief sent a massive army of 200,000 murderers into Iran.The first wave of Mongol invasion (1220 to 1224) destroyed most of the Khorasan cities (the cradle of Farsi civilization), killing millions and enslaving millions more! All eastern centers of Iranian culture, agriculture and business were irrevocably destroyed or devastated>>>

A Word of Warning!

When nations are under pressure
Dogma rules the day and it goes unquestioned
Established views become final
Protected from any challenge
In these circumstances
Those who do not go along
And offend the conventional views
Take a serious risk >>>

SNL's Automakers Bailout Proposal

In case you want to bookmark this! It has the full skit>>>

NIAC Forges Ahead in SBA Struggle

NIAC cooperates with other ethnic minorities to urge Congress to grant Iranian-American entrepeneurs the opportunity to obtain SBA(8a) benefits. >>>

NIAC Effectively Gets Out the Iranian-American Vote

On the surface, Get Out The Vote (GOTV) strategies are fairly simple: register new voters, then make sure that all registered voters cast their ballots on election day>>>

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