Archive - Oct 2011

بی ناموسی دختران ایرانی

عضو هیأت علمی دانشگاه علامه طباطبایی >>>

Ten words

Good to learn >>>

BELIEF

To those who may want to believe .... >>>

Cultural Icons on Wall St.

Slavo Zizek, Rosean Bar, Russell Simmons and Michael Moore, @ Occupy Wall St. >>>

Glimpses of freedom

“They’ve hacked into our accounts. Why don't they just take the trouble of responding to all my unopened emails too?” Samira’s reaction to news of a major cyberattack operation on Iranian netizens is typical of the psychic tension, even paranoia - but also acid scorn - provoked in them by living under the shadow of permanent surveillance. The number of internet-users whose emails were intercepted in this incident may have been around 300,000 (most of them Iranian), but the insinuating power of its invasiveness was to make everyone feel watched>>>

An awkward Nobel Peace Prize

For the most part, the Oslo judges get it right when awarding the Nobel Peace Prize. From Albert Schweitzer to Aung San Suu Kyi, there has been a score of extraordinary awardees. Other choices have been more dubious, even absurd (Henry Kissinger) or perplexing (Obama). Also, a number of lackluster recipients receive a nod from the Oslo committee for not always valid political reasons>>>

The benefits of laughter

Every survival kit should include a sense of humor>>>

What I learned

I attended this year’s the “Friends of Iranian Culture” conference sponsored by Iranian Bahais>>>

گرسنه بمانيد. نابخرد بمانيد

متن سخنرانی استيو جا بز در استنفورد 12 جون، 2005>>>

نسل جزغاله شده

بارها شنیده ایم که به نسل ما لقب نسل سوخته داده اند ولی من گاهی فکر می کنم ما چیزی فراتر از سوخته هستیم و تقریبا باید گفت جزغاله شده ایم! مهر ماه که از راه می رسد ناگهان هجوم خاطرات سال های مدرسه خواب را از چشمان ما می رباید. بعد انگار مغز آدم فلاش بک می کند به چند سال قبل تر... سال های جنگ... آژیر قرمز... بی پولی... بحران نفت... صف های طویل... خرید کوپنی... لباس های رنگ و رو رفته... مرگ موسیقی و ترانه و تولد آنچه آن ها سرود می نامیدند>>>

Shabnam Rezaei interview by Forbes Magazine on Big Bad Boo Studios

Big Bad Boo Studios co-founder Shabnam Rezaei integrates cultural diversity into children's télévision. She was interviewed by Forbes Magazine's TV network>>>