Archive - Apr 2011

آیا حجاب باید ممنوع شود؟

بنظر من دفاع مطلق از پوشش حجاب، یعنی در هر شکل و فرم آن و در هر شرایطی، بعنوان دفاع از آزادیهای فردی یا آزادی پوشش کاملا اشتباه و گمراه کننده است. چنین استدلالی حقوق دیگر برسمیت شناخته شده در جامعه، حقوقی اگر نه مهم تر به همان اندازه مهم را تحت الشعاع قرار می دهد. دفاع بی قید و شرط و مطلق از پوشش حجاب با حقوق دیگر در تناقض قرار می گیرد؛ بطور نمونه، حقوق کودک، حقوق زنان، حق جامعه و اصل سکولاریسم>>>

Iranian Arabs

I like to use this blog to recognize the contribution of some Iranian Arabs. As JJ said they are as much Iranian as any other Iranian. >>>

Iran’s Emancipation Day

The lighthouse of freedom in the sea of tyranny>>>

Pork Eaters (2)

On the drive to my school it was a surprise to see that the car had its steering wheel on the wrong side. We were driving on the opposite side of the road! But since all the other cars did it wrong too, thankfully everything worked out. Still, the direction of traffic felt odd, reminding me of what various uncles and cousins had said many times: the English are a crafty lot. There is always method to their madness and madness to their methods and they never let you know which is which>>>

A Prophet Passed by Our House

A prophet passed by our house. Suddenly, a thousand love birds grew out from the small tree in the garden and sang us a thousand songs they had hidden in their small throats. Then we remembered that we are actually related to the tree and the birds. A prophet passed by our house. We had a thousand locked doors and a thousand keyless locks. He brought us a key. But just as we called his name, all the locks opened without the key>>>

Human Rights Cartoon: The Bully

Human Rights Cartoon: The Bully By Kaveh Adel I am reminded of a poem by the famous Persian Poet Saadi. It is about an Ant. I think not. >>>

رسوا

خاک سر کویت را مستانه بسر ریزم
رازی که خدا داند از بنده چه پرهیزم؟

از پرده برون افتد این راز نهان آخر
از سایه خود تا کی وحشت زده بگریزم؟ >>>

Show Me the Money!

A Fictional Story about Iranian.com, Money and a Lawsuit! >>>

Porcelain

On my way back home,
ignoring the palmate pink
underneath the green,
I carelessly stepped
on the most intricate leaf
I had ever seen
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زنجیره ی گل سرخ ازنگاه برخی سرایندگان این زمانه

و سرایندگان این زمانه برابر است با شاعران معاصر: سهراب سپهری، شفیعی کدکنی، هوشنگ ابتهاج و . . .

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