Archive - Dec 1, 2009

Kyrgyzstan President signs New Religion Law Banning proselytism and deceptive conversions of children and Youths

The Baha’is will be put under the scanner with this law and their so called moral children classes, the junior youth spiritual empowerment program,(JYSEP) and Ruhi Institute courses, the study circles which are nothing but deceptive way of propagation and conversion will come to standstill.>>>

In search of an identity

When the Romanian-born Herta Muller won the 2009 Noble prize for literature, her novel The Land of Green Plums shot up to No. 7 on Amazon.com; until then it had been No. 56,359. Muller was little read even in her adopted country Germany, in whose language she writes. Romanians, whose language is different, still take unusual pride in her. This would be a reflection of their craving for positive international recognition, which I observed in my recent trip to Romania. Never mind that like another Noble laureate Elie Weisel, who was Romanian-born, Herta was an émigré from an inhospitable homeland. Romanians, in time, mix history with myth for respectable results. Such is indeed the case with the legacy of another famous writer, Bram Stoker’s legend of Dracula>>>

Maziar Bahari on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart

More on his detention, turture and New Jersey! >>>

PERSIAN DUBBING:Alfred Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder" (1954)

"Hitchcock Films scenes of murder as if they were scenes of love and scenes of love as if they were scenes of murder ..." - François Truffaut.  Dial M for Murder (1954) starring Ray Milland , Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings. Enjoy ;0) >>>

جزئيات محاكمه قاتل سريالي كرج : اعتراف در كمال خونسردي

11 بار اعدام و قصاص در ملاءعام، سه سال حبس و 74 ضربه شلاق مجازاتي است كه هيات قضات بعد از چهار ساعت محاكمه براي اميد برك قاتل سريالي زنان در كرج در نظر گرفت>>>

Letter to a Land I Left in a Rush

I have got into the habbit of getting to a place as if only to rush out of it. I cannot help thinking, as Suhrab put it, "Kojaast jaa-yi Residan?" >>>

HISTORY FORUM:Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War with David Starkey (4 parts)

David Starkey's documentary series on the British monarchy. This one Focuses on Oliver Cromwell and the English civil war. Cromwell became Known as "The King Killer" establishing History's First Theocratic Republic.  >>>

Uncertainty – The Very Essence Of Life, Yes My Sweet, And Nothing Else

Embrace Uncertainty, And Experience The Very Magic Of Life >>>