Liberal backlash has begun

David ET

Obama is wrong

Newsweek Cover Story / Evan Thomas | NEWSWEEK
recommended by David ET
28-Mar-2009 (9 comments)
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Germany contributes to the suffering of Iranians

Farhad Kashani

Iranian ex-minister slams Germany's dealings with Tehran

Ynet
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28-Mar-2009 (2 comments)
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Meeting of the two dictatorships!

Farhad Kashani

Venezuela, Iran FMs meet ahead of Chavez visit

AFP
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28-Mar-2009
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IranAbroad
28-Mar-2009
نوروز در آغاز فصل بهار و برای ما مظهر نو شدن و تولد دوباره طبیعت است. >>>
minadadvar
28-Mar-2009 (6 comments)
"Iranian pride" hurts us in many different ways.  It stops us from seeking the help we need, it impairs our ability to learn / explore and...>>>

PEOPLE

The outsiders

Millions of highly educated Iranians feel disconnected from their own country and government

28-Mar-2009 (31 comments)
Instead of being motivated to be a participant and contributor to a brighter future their top priority is to find a way to leave Iran. Instead of voting for the next president they are voting to never to have anything to do with Iran. The extent of this alienation is so deep that it was not uncommon to hear some Iranians being in favor of Iran being bombed by Bush so as to bring about change. What does this tell you about the situation in Iran? It says that given the slightest opening, opportunity, chance, or circumstance, --- even being bombed! --- the Iranian people will remove those in power. >>>
Amir Sahameddin Ghiassi
28-Mar-2009 (5 comments)
  ناله های مظلومان در قهقهه های بی تفاوتی و بمن چه بمن چه دیگران گم شود  و با مسخره با نابودی همسایگان نگاه کنند  تا روزی پنجه ظلم گلوی خود آنان را هم بفشارد >>>

POLITICS

Puzzle of Persia

Islamist tyranny in the land of moderates

28-Mar-2009 (3 comments)
During the post revolutionary period of 1979-82, after fighting and eliminating most of the internal opposition; ayatollah Khomeini and his allied clergies established their Islamist tyranny over the entire Iranian political, military, financial, judicial, and cultural affairs. Since then, a puzzling Persian theocracy has plagued the Middle Eastern politics and become a prime source of emulation and support for most militant Islamists. To consolidate their tyranny, lucrative industries, banks and major companies were confiscated and controlled by the Islamist instruments (Bonyads). The Iranian military was purged and then subjugated to the constant oversight and scrutiny of the Revolutionary Guards>>>

STORY

The Secret Agent

Part 1

28-Mar-2009 (12 comments)
My favorite game as a child was playing ‘dead or alive’ with photo albums. Flipping through the thick pages, I tried to guess just by looking at someone’s photograph whether that person was still living. Often the age of the photograph was a clue. If the paper was yellowing, or the subject was wearing something that looked like a costume, the person was probably dead. Sometimes though the clues were outside the picture. “Who’s this, Mom?” I asked shoving a black and white photo in her face. The subject was wearing a dark suit, and looked like a movie star. My mom sighed the way women sighed those days at Gone With The Wind. “That’s Golbaz,” she said. >>>
Orang Gholikhani
28-Mar-2009 (13 comments)
جای ما را هم خالی کنید >>>

ZOROASTER

کدام زرتشت؟

انديشه ورز يا پيام آور؟

28-Mar-2009 (5 comments)
فرارسيدن ششم فروردين، زادروز خيالی (تصوری، قراردادی اما بجا و مفيد و خجسته) ی زرتشت، يکی از شخصيت های افسانه ای شده و جهانگير ايرانزمين، فرصتی يگانه را برای پرداختن به برخی از نکات قابل بررسی فراهم می سازد که من نيز می خواهم مقالهء اين هفته ام را به چند نظر گذرا در همين زمينه اختصاص دهم؛ بی آنکه مدعی باشم «زرتشت شناس» ام و نيز بی آنکه قصدم طرح مسائل مربوط به نوانديشی های مذهبی باشد. پس، آنچه که مطرح می کنم صرفاً نگاهی است پديدارشناسانه و جامعه شناختی به آنچه که می توان «معمای زرتشت» خواند ـ «معما» بدان خاطر که دربارهء اين چهرهء تاريخی / افسانه ای که حدود 3500 سال پيش در خراسان بزرگ می زيسته (و من نيز با آنها که معتقدند «مزار شريف» در افغانستان آرامگاه اوست هم عقيده هستم) حرف ها و حديث های گوناگون و متضادی مطرح می شود.>>>
Nader Saiedi
28-Mar-2009 (one comment)
An analysis of factors that contributed to the failure of the Iranian Revolution >>>

POETRY

Labour
28-Mar-2009
I am giving birth for you
Giving birth to the
Infant of my heart
Labour was not hard, but agonizing
My baby doesn’t know anything
What is wrong? or what the world is?
He doesn’t see black or white
Everything is green
Everything is orange
Everywhere is colourful >>>
hossein.hosseini
28-Mar-2009 (26 comments)
In the spirit of Norooz, I thought it would be great to give Jahanshah Javid and Iranian.com some ‘Eidee’! >>>

POETRY

با نوروز بیا
28-Mar-2009 (10 comments)
ای اهورا مزدا
دریافت کن خفته گان آریا.
با نوروز بیا،
پاک کن شبنم اشک ما.
واژگون کن تخت دیوها.
سرنگون کن خاقان کدخدا،
آنچنان کن انتقام خون فرزندان ما. >>>