Basij makes a mockery of Neda's murder

Shifteh Ansari

Neda Agha Soltan's family accuse Iran of her killing

BBC
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04-Dec-2009 (one comment)
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Revising and erasing Iranian history

Sadra
Radio Zamaneh / Ali Jamali
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04-Dec-2009
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msabaye
04-Dec-2009 (3 comments)
Is this the end of acting? >>>
Manoucher Avaznia
04-Dec-2009 (one comment)

هر یکی دل داده در دنیای خویش

دیدی آن را از دمِ آوای خویش

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COURAGE

Like Water to a Fish

From across the world we will remember all those who stand for freedom

04-Dec-2009 (9 comments)
The other day I read an article by a long-time friend and fellow activist, Heshmat Tabarsadi. I was struck by the powerful words, the courage that did not mince words, but cut directly to the point. Tabarzadi still lives in Iran, and it is for him and for the thousands of others fighting for freedom for Iran, that we must come out on 16 Azar. I met Heshmat more than a decade ago. We were both growing our student organizations, and we forged an alliance called the United Student Front>>>

PERSEPOLIS

Heritage taken hostage

Auctioning ancient Iranian artifacts for crimes against Israelis

04-Dec-2009 (5 comments)
This issue has very important implications for the United States. First of all, one can imagine how much dislike, distrust, and suspicion would be incurred by a Western power dragging another culture's ancient heritage to the auction block. America's museums are national institutions that are often trusted to hold and display the cultural materials of other societies around the world. They are not bank accounts or slush funds to be raided whenever money is needed>>>

POETRY

Club Foot

For my dear late sister

04-Dec-2009 (3 comments)
Now
Her name is Nora
She is 7 months old.
She moves her little feet
90 degrees inward and back to straight
with complete flexibility >>>
Fred
04-Dec-2009 (38 comments)
I leave the modalities to your discretion">>>

POETRY

طلایع
04-Dec-2009 (one comment)
پیشتازان
خطرگرانند،
از جَـنمی برتر
که در آوردگاه شدائد
سازشگرانه نزیستند >>>

Iran's best and brightest

homylafayette

Student activist Salman Sima's sister speaks to VOA: broken ribs, arbitrary detention

homylafayette / homylafayette
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04-Dec-2009
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Hard Times for CAMEL Mola Nasredeen ...

Darius Kadivar

Hard times ahead for salt-carrying camels of Timbuktu

bbc
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04-Dec-2009
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Peyvand Khorsandi
04-Dec-2009 (14 comments)

The New York Time's columnist on Obama's Afghanistan plans

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Darius Kadivar
04-Dec-2009
They're calling it the Twitter Revolution. That's gonna look pretty dorky in the history books. And the Senate apologized for slavery! Thanks, can't wait for "Sorry about Prohibition." Uncle Jay explains it all! >>>
unbearablefilms
04-Dec-2009
A Persian themed short film. >>>