Gaza: The Persistence of Resistance

Afshin Ehx

The Persistence of Resistance

Aljazeera / Jamal Elshayyal
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12-Oct-2010
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REFUGEES

Athens is Frontlines

As autumn creeps in, rain lashes against the red canvas, soaking Neda’s picture

12-Oct-2010 (80 comments)
In Athens, beneath the green rooftop, sit three Iranian college students who have escaped our homeland only one week ago. Around the same table under the asylum seekers’ tent, supporters of Mir Hossein Mousavi are greeted by a veteran Kurd. A hot steaming cup of tea brewed Iranian style is placed in front of each guest. The Kurdish pishmarg of Democratic Party takes the seat next to the leftist Komala member while leaning to whisper an Iranian T'aarof in the ears of a newly arrived Pahlavi loyalist>>>

Israeli-American Institute Spys on Peace Activists

Afshin Ehx

Spying and Lying about the Left

Aljazeera / Brian Lenzo
recommended by Afshin Ehx
12-Oct-2010
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Islamophobes united

MOOSIRvaPIAZ

Pamela Geller’s English friends — Islamophobes united

warincontext / Paul Woodward
recommended by MOOSIRvaPIAZ
12-Oct-2010
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INNOCENT

Do we take the Iranian regime seriously?

Do we take prison sentences issued by the Iranian regime seriously?

12-Oct-2010 (one comment)
Let's assume we take the prison sentences seriously, or at least take the Iranian regime seriously, then we should also seriously keep in mind that political prisoners with hefty and unjust sentences are actually innocent Iranians who deserve to be praised for their love for Iran, not suffer in the name of freedom. We must not forget about these brave and beautiful people. We cannot stop being their voices. We have to continue making sure that the world remains aware of the extent of the Iranian people's suffering. We need to also highlight how much of their lives have been wasted away>>>

EQUALITY

Scared of Women

Iran steps up assault on female activists

12-Oct-2010 (one comment)
Iran's government recognizes and fears the broader power of the women activists who have been on the front line of reform in Iran for more than a decade. One can roughly draw an analogy between the women's movement in Iran to movements of religious groups in Burma or Tibet, or the labor "solidarity" movements in the former Eastern bloc and associated labor-Roman Catholic solidarity in Poland -- all advocating initially for the freedoms of a specific group but which provoked government fears for their transformative power to promote broader human rights progress>>>
Fred
12-Oct-2010 (4 comments)
لب و لوچه و گونه و دماغ همه فابریکه >>>

DIARY

سفرنامه

خارج که بروی مشکل اولت آفتاب است و دوم آفتابه

12-Oct-2010 (4 comments)
کی گفته به جز سرزمین ما هیچ جای دنیا آفتاب ندارد؟ آفتاب از این درخشان تر می خواهی دختر؟ روز از این زیباتر؟ عین بهشت می ماند. تازه نگرانم چرا کرم ضد آفتاب به صورتم نزده ام. روز دوم است که رسیده ام و هنوز از توی سمب و سوراخ چمدان ها پیدایش نکرده ام. عیبی ندارد دارم می روم خرید و توی فروشگاه چندان هم نیاز به ضد آفتاب نیست. خرید وسایل ضروری اولیه یک دو ساعتی طول کشید. خوشحال بودم که به یمن وسایل جدید زندگی از این که هست هم بهتر خواهد شد>>>

Iranian Jokes

NUMBERS

تئاتر اعداد

گیج نشدم، فقط خواستم بگم 0 و 1 دو عددند که می شوند من

12-Oct-2010 (one comment)
صفر، یک، دو، سه. صفر، یک، دو، سه ... (صدای اعداد را می شنویم که پشت سرهم بروی صحنه می آیند). یک - بچّه ها، این صفر که پشت سر ما راه می ره، بهتر نیست بیاد جلو سه بنشینه، بعد ما به جای 123 می شویم 1230. دو - آنوقت باید بگیم: یک، دو، سه، صفر و این منطقی نیست. مثل این که از پله اول به پله دوم بعد به پله سوم و به جای پله چهارم به قبل از پله اول برسیم. این اصلاً منطقی نیست. یا بهتره بگم مسخره هم هست: یک، دو، سه، صفر!>>>

Ahmadinejad prize trip may be Lebanon's nightmare

Shifteh Ansari

Visit is bad timing for Lebanon

Financial Times / Roula Khalaf
recommended by Shifteh Ansari
12-Oct-2010
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IRI's new chance to swap for murderers & smugglers

Shifteh Ansari

Iran Accuses Foreigners of 'Anti-revolutionary' Ties

VOA
recommended by Shifteh Ansari
12-Oct-2010
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Because he knows if he loses this, he'll lose all

Mashad Prosecutor said we will cut off more hands

Pan-Turkism

Maryam Hojjat

Pan-Turkism and the Preservation of IRAN's Boundries

Kavehfarrokh / Kaveh Farrokh
recommended by Maryam Hojjat
12-Oct-2010
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