The occasion's "shirini": pepper spray

Majid Zahrai

Ahmadinejad Sworn in for Second Term in Iran

New York Times / Robert F. Worth & Alan Cowell
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05-Aug-2009 (one comment)
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LITERATURE

Man and Animal

... in Sadegh Hedayat’s “Stray Dog” 1

by Homa Katouzian
05-Aug-2009 (one comment)
“Stray Dog” is one of Hedayat’s best psycho-fictions and one of the most moving pieces he ever wrote. It is tempting to say that it is a fictionalised version of his youthful essay, “Man and Animal”. Its text and outer layer certainly represent an authentic and unmistakable fiction by the author of that essay and its sequel, The Benefits of Vegetarianism.2 It is true that Hedayat never ceased to condemn cruelty and injustice to animals in every possible way: both by word of mouth and by the pen.3 In his fictional works, these sentiments find strong expression especially in “Stray Dog” and in “Alaviyeh Khanom”, here in the scene when the coach horses fall down>>>

POETRY

The Con
by LalehGillani
05-Aug-2009 (7 comments)
Long before your death,
not far from your birth,
you possess the borrowed gift of one breath.

From that moment forth,
you become the target of celestial deceit
in the hands of a sanctimonious fleet. >>>

Mahmoud: "This is a new phase in Iranian history"

So what else is new?

Patriot

Despite Protests, Ahmadinejad Consolidates Grip on Power

New York Times / Robert Mackey
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05-Aug-2009 (one comment)
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