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Persian community sites like MyPersianBuddies.com are growing at a fast rate and making life online more fun and exciting.
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نامه محمد مصطفائی در مورد سه تن از موکلینش که محکوم به قصاص شده اند
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Trita Parsi begins his opinion piece in the Inquirer by slapping the wrist of the Bush administration for its "apparent disregard for the expressed wishes of Iranian human-rights defenders"
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A look at the anti-Iranian candidates, ie who NOT to vote for, in the american presidential election.
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LIFE
Can we learn anything from giving thoughtful consideration to our own death?
The premature death of one of my former students, reminded me of my own eventual mortality. Death is the most mysterious, certain event (not counting taxes, of course) in everybody’s life, albeit the most undesirable. Just as we utilize every conceivable scheme, legal and sometimes not, to minimize the payment of taxes, we also resort to numerous means, including unconventional ones, to postpone our physical demise. We follow a strict diet programs, exercise on a regular basis, take our daily vitamins and food supplements, avoid risky activities, and try not to miss preventive medical check-ups. When we get older, we do foolish things to pretend that we are still young, easygoing, and energetic
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1- His visit was announced month ahead unlike Bush’s visits that are top secret.
2- His visit has been the first visit after fall of Saddam that was regarded with full official reception
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IRAN-U.S.
Tying improved relations to Iranian respect for human rights
The human rights situation in Iran is getting drastically worse. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch report that executions in Iran - including instances of stoning - have sharply increased under in the last few years. In addition, using the Bush administration's Iran Democracy Fund as a pretext, Iranian authorities have clamped down on Iran's civil society with thousands of arrests. As Washington’s foreign policy elite is concluding that negotiations with Tehran lie in America’s strategic interest, it is also important to recognize that it lies in the US’s long-term interest to make any improvements in relations with Iran contingent upon Tehran’s adherence to the UN human rights deceleration.
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FASHION
Photo essay: Iranian fashion show near San Francisco
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Jahanshah Javid >>>
A must watch video about what they're trying to say
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