Archive - Apr 2012

This long response should be a blog

so here it is >>>

HUMAN BOMB: Sarkozy saves kindergarten class threatened by man strapped with explosives

In 1993 while serving as Neuilly’s mayor Sarkozy played a major role in saving the lives of an entire kindergarten class held hostage by a man strapped with explosives. 

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آیا «پارلمان ایرانیان مهاجر و تبعیدی» عملی است؟

پارلمان ایرانیان مهاجر و تبعیدی یک ایده است و تحقق آن به خواست جامعه ایرانی خارج کشور منوط است. اگر این خواست تأمین شود، توانایی هم به دنبال آن خواهد آمد. مخالفت با آن اگر از زاویه بدبینی باشد، در فرهنگ سیاسی جامعه ایرانی قابل فهم است. ولی اگر نیروهای سیاسی با آن به مخالفت برخیزند بیش از هر چیز عدم اعتماد به نفس یا نگرانی از وزن و نفوذ خود در جامعه ایرانی خارج کشور را به نمایش گذاشته‌اند>>>

ANGELS OF IRAN: ROXANA SABERI

The story of Roxana Saberi's time in prison with Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi, two of The Yaran ("the Friends")>>>

If Arizona gets its way

Pro:  The law is necessary because the federal government has failed to control illegal immigration into the country.  Arizona had to act to protect its security and expenses of educating and caring for “illegal immigrants.” Con: The law unfairly criminalizes law-abiding people, calls for racial profiling of minorities legally in the country and allows states to step on the federal government’s toes in the complex and plenary field of federal immigration policy>>>

Its Faaty day again, lets celebrate

I almost forgot >>>

Motherhood Sucks

So your are a highly educated and highly paid director and you want to have a baby. Your body is screaming BABY, BABY. Every baby you see either pisses you off or makes you teary eyed, because you want your own. Finally, the time comes and you and your husband are ready; Planned parenthood, what a concept. You are settled financially, mentally and in all other ways. You've been there, done that and so now the time is right>>>

Haircut

We are sitting next to each other
Scissors and combs play with our hair >>>

سلمانی

در کنار یکدیگر نشسته ایم
و به بازی قیچی و شانه دل بسته ایم.
صندلی چرخان، تو را با من برابر می کند
و آینه ی دیواری، ما را به هم پیوند می دهد.
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