WOMEN

Not property, live-stock or slaves

Inhumane, irrational and outdated laws against women must come to an end

by Elham Yaghoubian
11-Mar-2011 (15 comments)
Despite the knowledge that breaking the law might lead to execution, women have been noticeable at the forefront of the movement for democratic change in Iran. These activists have faced harassment, torture, travel bans and detention. The most inconceivable types of torture are inflicted on female prisoners who are only provided with the minimum of health services behind prison walls, if any>>>

STORY

The Ambassador

“Your caviar ruined me, Hatefi,” I whispered

by Ari Siletz
11-Mar-2011 (14 comments)
Hatefi was an assistant to a friend of the family stationed in the London embassy. He had been told to look after me, and he did so with great kindness. He also enjoyed taking time off from the office to take me and himself sightseeing. He liked to talk, and teaching me the ways of the world gave him a good excuse. We arrived at the embassy and walked up to the reception hall, the rumble of party chatter all around us. The ambassador was at the entrance, greeting the guests>>>

STORY

The Train that Traveled to Meet God

Three short stories

by Erfan Nazarahari
11-Mar-2011
The train that was traveling to meet God had a brief stop at Station Earth. The Prophet turned to the people of earth and said, "Our destination is God. Who out there wants to join us? Which one of you wants to experience both love and suffering with us? Who is willing to believe that this life on earth is just a passing station?" Centuries passed but only a few people boarded the train>>>

STORY

پزشک بدون مغز و زن بدون آب

هر کدوم یه دبه بیست لیتری دست گرفتیم و رفتیم به سمت رودخونه

by Shazde Asdola Mirza
11-Mar-2011 (5 comments)
براش مشروب و شام خریدم، و یه قصه کاسب شدم. رشتی بود، ولی‌ جین و تونیک رو به سبک انگلیسی‌‌ها می‌‌خورد؛ بدون یخ! دستهای پینه بسته و صورت چرمینش، آدم رو به یاد عمله‌های لر می‌‌انداخت. صداش اما خیلی‌ گرم بود، و چشماش شادابی کودکانه داشت. ماهی‌ دم سیاه (داسی) کیپ تاون رو با سالاد خیار‌گوجه محلی ... که عین سالاد شیرازی خودمونه ... به اشتها می‌‌خورد و با پیشخدمت‌ها به زبون "سواحلی" شوخی‌ و خنده میکرد>>>

DESIRE

هوس تازه

سکس بی دغدغه و بی بهانه

by hadi khojinian
11-Mar-2011 (8 comments)
قرار عشق بازی را در ترن شمال غربی گذاشتیم. راس ساعت به ایستگاه قطار رسیدیم. در کوپه ی بی - چهار نشستیم. تا به خانه برسیم سه ساعت و چهل و هشت دقیقه وقت داشتیم. قرار گذاشته بودیم که نیمه لباس هایمان را در بیاوریم و کاری با نیمه ی دیگر نداشته باشیم تا به حس واقعی اش برسیم. همین که ترن شروع به حرکت کرد شروع به بوسیدن لب های همدیگر کردیم>>>

POETRY

Demiurge
by jamh
11-Mar-2011
The ruler who is weak
has had three names:
the Accuser, the Fool
and the Masker of Truth.
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RAFSANJANI

Down but not out

Interview with an insider on Rafsanjani's downfall

by Arash Aramesh
09-Mar-2011 (6 comments)
Khamenei might be okay with a weak Rafsanjani but he does not want to see him eliminated. What Rafsanjani did was that he convinced Mahdavi-Kani to run. This man [Mahdavi-Kani] is a very conservative but a moderate cleric. Rafsanjani and Mahdavi-Kani have been political allies for many years. This [Mahdavi-Kani’s nomination and subsequent victory] was a team effort led by Rafsanjani. Mahdavi-Kani has always been viewed as someone who could mediate between different factions in the Islamic Republic>>>

REMEMBER

Mousavi's Children Forsaken

Their share today and ours during his reign

by Atefeh Eghbal
09-Mar-2011 (48 comments)
I remembered the summer of 1981. It was the golden years of Khomeini’s reign, and Mir-Hussein Mousavi was his prime minister; Mehdi Karroubi was the head of the Mostazafen Foundation of Islamic Revolution [Bonyad-e Mostazafen va Janbazan]. And I was in prison. My brother, Aref, had been martyred in peaceful demonstrations held on the 30th of Khordad [June 20, 1981]. My husband, Mahmoud, had been arrested and tortured such that for his execution, he had to be carried on a stretcher>>>

MEN

زن، بزرگترین قربانی انقلاب اسلامی ایران

مردان غالبا از قوانین تبعیض‌آمیز جمهوری اسلامی به نفع خود بهره می‌گیرند

by Hossein Bagher Zadeh
09-Mar-2011 (9 comments)
هنوز برای مرد ایرانی این نکته کاملا جا نیفتاده است که به زن به عنوان یک انسان نگاه کند و نه به عنوان کسی که به انسان دیگری متعلق است. پذیرش زن به عنوان یک انسان مستقل شرط اولیه نگاه به او به عنوان یک انسان هم‌تراز و برابر با مرد است، و تا وقتی این مفهوم در فرهنگ جامعه ما شیوع پیدا نکند و مرد ایرانی با آن خو نگیرد، تبعیض سازمان یافته علیه زنان هم چنان ادامه خواهد یافت>>>

PERSIAN

Saving Farsi

Maybe we don’t love our language enough to invest in its survival

by Ghahremani
09-Mar-2011 (4 comments)
It is hard to understand why in a community that prides itself for its wealth and knowledge; no one has stepped forward to help those who are desperately trying to resuscitate this “dying language.” When our children are small, we spend part of the weekend to drag them to community schools to teach them a little Persian, but when a university offers it, which would in turn train our future teachers, we don’t seem to grasp its importance. If these students are denied further studies in Persian education, then who is going to teach the children of our children? >>>

STORY

اگه منو دوست داشتی

خدایا منو خر کن ولی گیر آدم خر ننداز

by Fatemeh Zarei
09-Mar-2011 (3 comments)
دستت درد نکنه که یادآوری کردی به خاطر من چه ها کردی. یک کلمه نگفتی من به خاطر تو چه کردم. تو نمی خوای مشکل منو حل کنی. می خواستی مشکل خودت رو حل کنی. حرفات مونده بود سر دلت. نکنه خدایی نکرده یه غمی هم رو دل تو سنگینی کنه. گناه داری والا. اونم می خواستی بریزی سر من که ریختی. همچین که دلت می گیره می گی نکنه اون فلان فلان شده باکیش نباشه>>>

MOVEMENT

Women on the Frontline

A documentary by Hossein Fazeli

by Sheema Kalbasi
08-Mar-2011 (13 comments)
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DEMOCRACY

Tehran Trembles

Islamic Republic has lost the war of ideas

by Karim Sadjadpour
07-Mar-2011 (12 comments)
The delusions of the Iranian regime are partly attributable to a generation gap. Tehran’s ruling elite continue to cling to the antiquated ideology of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, whose worldview was formed by decades of imperial transgressions in Iran. The demographic boom in the Middle East, however, has brought a wave of young Arabs and Iranians who associate subjugation and injustice not with colonial or imperial powers, but with their own governments>>>

CRITICS

Locked Away

What will be their fate?

by IranHumanRights.org
07-Mar-2011
Over the past 32 years, Iranian security forces have widely relied on “house arrests,” detention in a “safe houses,” or in a “secret prison,” of prominent opponents who enjoy a wide social base, or who enjoy religious or partisan backing. Reviewing the evidence it becomes evident that Islamic Republic rulers have taken advantage of these methods for cracking down on critics and dissidents. But while the two methods share many similarities, their implementation and objectives differ>>>

WOMEN

زنان لیدری می کنند

سلام بر فائزه و آئین لیدری زنانه اش که زیر دشنام، دلاورانه به آن عمل می کند

by Mehrangiz Kar
07-Mar-2011 (29 comments)
فائزه هاشمی را از پنجره ی یوتیوپ دیدم که هنوز و مثل سالهای بر باد رفته لیدری می کند. می توانست این دو سال را که از زمین و آسمان بر او تهمت می بندند، توی پر قو در سرزمینی بهشتی بیاساید و کاری به کار آن جهنم سوزان که در آن می گدازد نداشته باشد. می توانست شبانه روز عیش و نوش کند و تن نازک به ضربات پلشتی های زبان دیوان حکومتی نسپارد. اما فائزه پشت پول و عیاشی پنهان نشد. سینه سپر کرد.>>>
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