SEX

I, The Prostitute

At that moment it reminded me of the phrase Velvet Revoultion and I started to laugh

by Shana Yazdi
17-Aug-2009 (19 comments)
My friend in the gym told me about a fucking system in Tehran. She told me about a woman, whom I would like to call Z, in the center of this business. Nobody knows Z's real name but she frequents places like boutiques, galleries and movie houses to have contact with her customers, both male and female. Her customers are well-to-do men and women, mostly married, who want to have discreet sex and would pay good money for it. Then she would find men for women or vice-versa and after taking hefty amount of money, will take them to some apartments in different parts of the city for a few hours of passionate sex. No identity asked from any sides of the deal>>>

STORY

سوسک های کلرادو

راستش بهتر است با همه شما رک و پوست کنده صحبت کنم. من از ایرانیها متنفرم

by cyrous moradi
17-Aug-2009 (5 comments)
یادم می آید وقتی در ایران بودیم، زنی روستائی در انجام کارهای منزل به مادرم کمک میکرد. اسم قشنگی داشت. گل اندام. صورتی معصوم و صدائی آرام و مهربان. می گفت 45 روز از تابستان رفته، گرمای هوا شروع می کند به کاستن و این یعنی آغاز فصل سرد. غریزه طبیعی وی حکم میکرد که باید برای فصل زمستان آماده شد. هم اکنون که 15 مرداد را پشت سر گذاشته ایم، به یاد شمیران می افتم. گل اندام حق داشت، بعد از 15 مرداد دم دم های غروب بادی از کوهستان می آمد، سوزی در خود داشت. باید بعد از 15 مرداد انتظار زالزالک های زرد( نارنجی؟) و عنابی( سرخ؟) را می داشتیم و اندکی دورتر هم شروع فصل مدارس با طعم گس به های گلاب دره که با وجود آنکه در گلو گیر میکرد ولی باز فردا هوس میکردی دوباره به بخوری>>>

MARTYRS

Dying in vain?

When I saw Neda's eyes roll back, I realized some wounds never heal

by mahbodseraji
14-Aug-2009 (6 comments)
My favorite teacher in high school was a man called Mr. Fatemi, who taught Persian literature. In his early forties, very tall with broad shoulders, he was one of the few teachers who inspired more in his students than a strong desire to nap. His willingness to entertain us, and his great sense of humor, might have encouraged lax discipline in his classroom, but given his massive size and notably decisive demeanor, no one dreamed of challenging his authority. With his eyes closed, he often recited Hafiz's poetry, walking down the aisle with one hand holding the book, the other beating out the rhythm like an orchestra conductor. His warm, resonant voice made listening to him an enchanting experience>>>

TRIALS

دادگاه های فرمایشی و نمایشی

اغلب نظامهای حقوقی جهان منجمله فقه جعفری اعترافات مآخوذه تحت فشار را فاقد ارزش حقوقی دانسته اند

by Ahmad Sadri
14-Aug-2009 (2 comments)
عدم مشروعیت اخلاقی و وجاهت قانونی اعترافات آقایان عطریانفر و ابطحی و آنها که در آینده نزدیک در صحنه ای که بشکل دادگاه آراسته شده است علیه خود شهادت خواهند داد در انظار ایرانیان و جهانیان از آفتاب نیمروز روشنتر است. آنچه مبهم است بهره هوش سیاسی آنهائیست که چنین نمایشی را براه انداخته اند. میگویند دشمن دانا به از نادان دوست. توجه کنید که این دوستان نادان چگونه با تکرار اتهام "انقلاب مخملی" جمهوری اسلامی را در جای نظامهای تمامیت خواهی که یکی بعد از دیگری به زباله دان تاریخ میپیوندند گذاشته اند. چه سودای این گروه باورمند نمودن مردم باشد و چه ارعاب آنها، قدر مسلم اینست که آنها ظاهراً صدای افتادن طشت رسوائی اینگونه نمایشهای مخوف در جهان را نشنیده ان>>>

SURVEY

War leaves no consolation prize

Results of a poll conducted by NIAC

by Ari Siletz
14-Aug-2009 (15 comments)
To overview NIAC’s US-Iran advocacy, there are places for compromise, and places where the line should be held. I would compromise on the sanction issues because the sanction glass can be seen as half full. For example economic boycotts could urge Iran towards self-sufficiency. This is a less macho way of saying, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” After years of neglecting Iran’s capacity for gasoline production, finally the threat of a refined petroleum sanction is forcing the government take this critical issue seriously. Iran may emerge from sanctions like a spoiled brat from boot camp. But war leaves no consolation prize for those who suffer it. Ultimately, anti-war advocacy is the line NIAC should hold>>>

GANJI

سبزپوش قلابی

پاسخی به آقای اکبر گنجی

by Sohrab_Ferdows
14-Aug-2009 (33 comments)
اخیرا وبسایت روز آنلاین از قول آقای گنجی مطلبی درج کرده (دموکراسی و دیکتاتوری پرچم) که نشان میدهد ظاهرا صدای آنچه که از دید ایشان "دیکتاتوری پرچم" خوانده میشود بگوش ایشان هم رسیده! آقای گنجی در این تحلیل خود به روشنی میگوید که به پرچم سه رنگ شیر و خورشید نشان ایران اعتقادی ندارد و از طرف دیگر هم اعلام میکند که پرچم ملی ایران را مردم انتخاب میکنند! ایشان در بخشی از مطالبشان میفرمایند به همان دلیل که مثلا حزب دموکرات آمریکا اجازه نخواهد داد یک جمهوریخواه در کنوانسیون آنها پرچم حزب جمهوریخواه را بالا ببرد بدون اینکه کسی بتواند آنها را متهم به دیکتاتوری کند، پس حرکت ایشان هم نمیتواند به دیکتاتوری تعبیر شود! قبل از اینکه دور شویم از این قسمت عین نوشته را در اینجا نقل میکنم>>>

POETRY

Satanic Faces of Islam
by Arash Monzavi-Kia
14-Aug-2009 (one comment)
I do not conform – I do not bend.
I am the infidel,
the apostate,
the scum of this earth.
The brothers take pride in kicking me,
in punching my face.
They enjoy denying my pain.
Dragging my bound hands,
smashing my blinded head >>>

POINT

Wither Iran?

Forecasts which promise the imminent fall of the Islamic regime are premature

by Homa Katouzian
12-Aug-2009 (28 comments)
The title of this short article is somewhat misleading since prediction regarding anything Iranian is a hazardous task and is often refuted by the following events. The reason is that Iran is, as I have described it, a short-term society, a society which lacks continuity both at the individual and social level. I once wrote that up to a century ago, when an Iranian man left home in the morning he would not know whether, by the evening, he would be made a minister or be hung, drawn and quartered. I also wrote, on another occasion, that an Iranian may be a merchant this year, a minister next year, and a prisoner the year after. Obviously these are exaggerations, but they are close to the Iranian experience throughout its long history>>>

VIEW

Neda was no Martyr!

Neda Agha Soultan became a commodity that just could not be ignored

by Siamack Baniameri
12-Aug-2009 (105 comments)
I was flipping channels the other night when I came across an interview with Reza Aslan who was predictably discussing the recent events in Iran. Good for him. The guy knows his shit and he sure has cashed in. During the interview, Aslan displayed his green bracelet with the word, “Neda” written on it and exclaimed that Neda Agha Soltan was the most recognized martyr of the green movement. Wow! I almost fell off my seat. I then remembered that other organizations have claimed the same thing. We all remember Reza Pahlavi’s emotional leakage in the Press Club when he mentioned Neda’s name while weeping like a little girl>>>

GREENS

مجاهدین انقلاب چه می‌گویند؟

جنبش سبز یک جنبش ملی است که هیچ حد و مرز ایدئولوژیک و سیاسی را به رسمیت نمی‌شناسد

by Hossein Bagher Zadeh
12-Aug-2009 (2 comments)
جنبش سبز به استناد نیروهای شرکت کننده در آن و شعارها و خواست‌هایی که مطرح کرده و ترکیب افرادی که در چند هفته گذشته به دلیل شرکت در آن از سوی عوامل وابسته به حاکمیت مورد ضرب و شتم قرار گرفته و مجروح و کشته یا زندانی شده‌اند، یک جنبش ملی است که هیچ حد و مرز ایدئولوژیک و سیاسی را به رسمیت نمی‌شناسد. شعار «ما همه با هم هستیم» بیان کننده خصوصیت فراگیر و ملی آن است. کسانی که با مرزبندی‌های سیاسی یا ایدئولوژیک در مقام محدود کردن جنبش در قالب‌های محدود مورد نظر خود بوده‌اند در برابر کشته‌ها یا مجروحان یا زندانیانی که در قالب فکری و سیاسی آنان نمی‌اندیشیده‌اند چه پاسخی دارند؟ آیا اینان می‌پندارند که اگر کسی خواهان آزادی انتخاب است باید این آزادی را فقط در چهارچوب یک نظام مشخص بطلبد؟ >>>

RELIGION

The God Gene

Is there a biological basis for spirituality?

by varjavand
12-Aug-2009 (18 comments)
Throughout the history of humankind no phenomenon has been more enduring, appealing, alluring, misrepresented, and misused than religion. Archeological discoveries show that religion, albeit in its primitive form, has been with us even prior to recorded history. Religion has continued to exist despite flourishing scientific discoveries and the increasing popularity of secular governments around the globe. However, its mystical power has diminished in recent centuries as the mysteries of the universe have been unlocked one after another by science. Nonetheless, there is no way that we can divest ourselves of something that has dominated every aspect of our lives for thousands of years, and doing so is neither feasible nor desirable>>>

POETRY

خشم
by LalehGillani
12-Aug-2009 (13 comments)
تو به من میگویی
ارزش من نصف تو است، ملا.
من به تو میگویم
هستی تو مال زن است، ملا.
تو به من میگویی
تاب تنم فتنۀ شهر و دمن است، ملا. >>>

POETRY

غزل کور مادر زاد
by Mahmoud Seraji
12-Aug-2009 (2 comments)
چه فرق بین من و بین کور مادر زاد
که روی ماه تو دیدن نباشدم آزاد
مرا نیاز به این دیدگان روشن نیست
که چشم بسته به پای تو می‌توان افتاد
بگیر جان من‌ ای بهترین بهانه عمر
که بی‌ تو یک نفس از عمر هم حرامم باد >>>

TRAVELER

The perils of popularism

Cambodia, where an estimated 1,700,000 died during Khmer Rouge reign

by Keyvan Tabari
11-Aug-2009 (2 comments)
Our guide at the National Museum of Cambodia began her introduction by saying that “the Khmer civilization is the oldest in South East Asia, as it dates back to the first century.” That was when Indian traders brought with them Sanskrit, Hinduism and Buddhism to the Funan area in eastern Cambodia. The Khmers were a mixed race who had themselves migrated here some three thousand years before from India, China and the islands of South East Asia. The Funan Kingdom was replaced by the Chenla rulers in the 6th century, who in turn lost power in 802 to Jayavarman II. He proclaimed himself devaraj (god-king) and was followed by a long series of god-kings until the 16th century >>>

SANCTIONS

Flying coffins

Lives of Iranian airline passengers have rested on a wing and a prayer

by Ali Delforoush
11-Aug-2009 (28 comments)
Last year in August I had the distinct "pleasure" of flying to Tehran on board of an Iran Air Boeing 747. In light of the fact that Iran's air industry has had two plane crashes and two more in-flight emergencies in just the past 3 weeks, it is important for Americans to understand that US sanctions are partly the cause of these disasters -- and that they can be prevented. I arranged my trip last year so I could attend my cousin's wedding. As a dual Iranian-Canadian citizen, I am able to travel to Iran with relative ease, and despite common stereotypes, travel to Iran is perfectly safe -- that is, except if you are traveling with Iranian airlines>>>
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