Archive - 2009

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Something interesting happened in the city of Tehran on January 20th. For the first time in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran an all-female soccer club played a match against an all-male team comprised of players between 15 to 18 years of age. As expected, the event did not sit well with Islamic authorities and coaches of both teams were fined and suspended. The managers of Estegllal soccer club who organized the match were hoping that the incident will quickly blow over... not a chance>>>

Muslim & Modern

After the rise of so called Islamic fundamentalism and the perceived threat against the west, Islam has been subject to scrutiny, interpretation, and critical analysis by Muslims as well as non-Muslims in the United States. Countless numbers of books have been published. "The Muslim Next Door" is one of the best. It is a very fascinating book that offers a refreshing departure from the ordinary presentations of Islam by others. It examines a wide variety of issues pivotal to the religion of Islam. The author, Ms. Sumbul Ali-Karamali, a Western educated Muslim woman, offers her own views concerning these pivotal issues, especially those related to Muslim women, their role, and their rights under Islamic law>>>

شیر بی یال و دم

من شیر بی یال و دم ام
غریب در قفس افتاده ام >>>

Greetings!

May Iranian.com stay in one piece I send you from here a thank you and a kiss! >>>

We made a big mistake

Last night I went to see the movie “Slumdog Millionaire”. It was a good movie, and brought back some bitter-sweet memories. I was visiting India for a few days, in early 1980’s. I found India an interesting country, with ancient culture and history, beautiful natural scenaries, dense population, rich and poor living side by side, and democratic. But, what took most of my attention, coming from Iran after the revolution, was the intense clash between Hindus and Muslims. Every night on TV, I watched burning maabads and musks, put on fire by someone affiliated with the two religious groups>>>

pictory: The Day the Veil Was Dropped (1934)

Queen of Iran Taj Ol' Molouk followed by daughters Princess Shams and Princess Ashraf Pahlavi appear in Public without the Veil and in Western Clothing. Tehran (Circa 1934) >>>

Persia from Afghanistan to Azerbaijan

Persia from Afghanistan to Azerbaijan >>>

تولدم مبارک

روز پونزده آبان ماه هزارو سیصدو هر چی‌ که بود
مثل هر روز دگر برخاستم
ناگهان به یادم آمد که من امروز متولد شده ام
پس شتافتم سوی آینه تا ببینم صورت سی‌ ساله‌ام را
توی آینه محو خود گشتم و گشتم
آینه باز شد من به داخل رفتم آنگاه
سی‌ سال عمر گذشته روبرویم شد نمایان >>>

VOUS N'AUREZ PAS MA LIBERTE DE PENSER !

A French Song Ma liberté de pensée by Florent Pagny (French Lyrics translated into English). I wish to humbly dedicate this song to Imprisoned Women’s Rights Activist Alieh Eghdamdoust >>>