GOODBYE

Crumbling Puppet

Three possibilities in Egypt

by Ardeshir Ommani
08-Feb-2011 (35 comments)
The Egyptian People's courageous struggle is more than the ouster of a hated dictator: it is a sweeping movement against an old, cruel order and has deep economic, social, political and international dimensions. The sudden revolutionary eruption in Egypt and the demand for real and substantive democracy, equality and independence from U.S. domination has stunned the leaders of the western imperialist powers>>>

RESPONSE

Low Point

Letter to Stephen Kinzer on Ali Reza Pahlavi's suicide

by Kambiz Atabai
08-Feb-2011 (145 comments)
Dear Mr. Kinzer, I was sorry to read your article -- “Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi Suicide: Tragic End to Iran's Dynasty” -- regarding the suicide of Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi. Despite what the political discourse on every side would have us believe about the nefarious influence of the media in our everyday life, there are responsible journalists who take their work of informing the public seriously, who review facts carefully, and finally express opinions reasonably. Then, there are the others>>>

CHINA

توسعه، سبک چینی؟

خیال محال توسعه اقتصادی در سایه استبداد سیاسی

by Mahmoud Sadri
08-Feb-2011 (2 comments)
چندی پیش آلبوم "عشق سرعت" گروه کیوسک -- به یمن اینترنت – آوازه جهانی یافت. ترجیع بند یکی از آهنگ های این آلبوم که که بخشی از آنرا برای تیتر این مقاله وام گرفته ام اینست: "غیرت سیب زمینی، توسعه سبک چینی، دموکراسی دینی، پیتزای قورمه سبزی!" تصور می کنم وجه مشترک این توصیفات متضاد و ناجور تجربه زندگی در ایران باشد. یکی از این شعارها "توسه سبک چینی" است که مدتی است زبانزد قشر حاکمه ایران بوده و چند سال پیش هم آقای اسدالله بادامچیان آنرا به میدان نقد و بحث عمومی کشیده در امکان گذار به توسعه اقتصادی بدون دموکراسی از مدل چین نام بردند>>>

READER

The Good Writer

Jasmin Darznik's "The Good Daughter"

by Azarin Sadegh
08-Feb-2011 (11 comments)
Darznik's book is an elegant and memorable way that the author has chosen to show her love and devotion to her mother, and also for her country of birth. It is clear that Jasmin Darznik has conducted an impressive amount of research to create a believable image of Iran during the past century, and she is very successful in the depiction of an Iran that many don’t know. This book, I am sure, will be a great success, especially among the non-Iranians, as it creates a believable universe, and as an Iranian reader I feel this urge to clean up my own acts>>>

POETRY

ستارگان
by Majid Naficy
08-Feb-2011 (2 comments)
یک شب به زادگاهم بازخواهم گشت
برای چیدن ستاره ها
از روی بام خانه ام.
پدر می گوید: "نگاه کن، آنجا
هفت برادران را نمی بینی؟" >>>

HIT

On My Own

Rising UK Pop singer Yasmin Shahmir's debut single

by Ghormeh Sabzi
06-Feb-2011 (11 comments)
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QUESTION

Will there be war on Iran?

Can't crippling sanctions coupled with small-scale warfare do the job?

by Ali Fathollah-Nejad
06-Feb-2011 (44 comments)
In 2002 Iran was added to the neoconservative-designed ‘Axis of Evil’ and thus declared ripe for US military intervention. The threat of war in the ‘greatest crisis of modern times’ (John Pilger in the New Statesman, July 12, 2007) was at its height in 2006-2007. With President Obama assuming office in 2009, a great hope for peaceful change emerged. But still, Washington’s mantra of ‘all options are on the table’ looms over the ongoing US-Iran conflict>>>

THUMBS UP

The King & The Prince

Alireza Pahlavi and "The King’s Speech"

by Ari Siletz
06-Feb-2011 (24 comments)
The tragic death of Alireza Pahlavi happened barely two weeks after the release of The King’s Speech, a popular film about the psychologically tormented younger brother of Britain’s heir to the throne. Watching the film so soon after Alireza’s suicide, I suspect he missed this inspiring work of art that had appeared in time to speak to him. The vivid portrayal of Prince Albert--who later became King George VI through an improbable twist of fate—would have lifted his spirit and occupied his mind with positive thoughts of his burden>>>

COMMUNITY

Joining Hands

I had heard much about the success of Iranian-American men, but knew only few stories regarding women

by Ghahremani
06-Feb-2011 (5 comments)
When I signed up to attend the recent women’s meeting in Irvine, titled Pathways to Success, I thought it best to keep my expectations low. I knew the conference was coordinated by Coastline Community College and Coastline Foundation, whose executive director happens to be an Iranian-American, Ms. Maryam Khosravani. As a member of PAAIA, I also knew that this organization had cosponsored the event. But it was the impressive list of speakers that lured me>>>

WHY

اصلاً می‌دونی چرا از ایران خارج شدم؟

یک دفعە متوجە شدم کە دیگر نمی‌تونم هم نفس هم نفس هم نفس این آدم‌ها باشم

by Cima Sedigh
06-Feb-2011 (one comment)
این یعنی بە بە بهشت بهشت بهشتە. در شمرون کار کنی و چند دقیقەایش زندگی کنی. تازە از کارم بگم. کارم معرکە. پر درآمد. بدون درد سر. آنقد داشتم کە با چند تا شریک خوب، خیلی مواقع کیس‌های دادگاهی‌مون رو اصلاً دنبال نمی‌کردیم، می‌بخشیدیم. پول خوب، محل زندگی خوب، شریکهای خوب، همە چیز خوب خوب خوب. اصلاً خیال خروج از ایران رو نداشتم>>>

DRAMA

تماشاخانه ویرچواال

نمایش چند پرده ای بی مقصد - غیر مغرضانه و کاملا بی طرفانه!

by Saraamin
06-Feb-2011
فکر کنید جنگ هسته ای شده یا میکربی یا اصلا موجودات فضایی حمله کردن. هیچی از یک کشور نمونده به جز اداره سانسور که به همه چیز کار داره وچند تا از شما ها و من . با همه ابنا با توجه به انقراض نسل انسان ها، بنده فرصتی دیدم که شاید به آرزوم برسم و بتونم نمایشی رو در تماشاخانه قدیمی شهر بر پا کنم. البته باز هم با همه این تفاسیر، به لطف اداره سانسور آبی از گلوی ما به خوشی پایین نمی ره اما >>>

EGYPT

1979 all over again?

A few painful lessons from the Iranian movement

by Roya Hakakian
04-Feb-2011 (21 comments)
Is the drama unraveling in Egypt today a sequel to the one that began in Iran in 1979? This is the question of the hour. In article after article, interview after interview, the experts list their reasons why Egypt is following a script of its own. They reassure the audiences by pointing to everything that distinguishes the unfolding uprising from its regional predecessor. But what goes unmentioned is that Iran’s 1979 revolution appears decidedly theocratic only from the vantage point of thirty years>>>

COMPARISON

Egypt vs Iran

Differing fates of the protest movements in each country

by Ali Ahmadi
04-Feb-2011
It would be overly optimistic to think that the Egyptian uprising will inspire another mass movement in Iran. As reports have demonstrated, the Iranian government has and will likely continue to portray the events as another example of Islamic ideals clashing with U.S. imperialism. Far from being fearful of renewed protests, the regime in Iran may in fact be delighted with the downfall of Mubarak, a regional rival with which it has had no diplomatic relations for nearly 30 years>>>

SECRETS

Memoirs of Kin and Nation

An interview with author Jasmin Darznik

by Nazy Kaviani
04-Feb-2011 (8 comments)
As you know, we Iranians are awfully masterful in keeping family secrets. There are just so many taboos, so much worry about saving face or maintaining our aberoo. We’re not supposed to speak ill or intimately about relatives, even the ones long-since deceased! It’s not a part of our culture that I especially love, but The Good Daughter is a particular kind of memoir, a family memoir, and I could never have written it without my mother. I don’t mean that just in terms of having her blessing, but in terms of the richness of her memories and the generosity with which she shared her life story with me>>>

STORY

برف شیرین

از اوایل سال 1350 من و همکارانم در سراسر ایران شدیم کارمند رسمی ساواک

by cyrous moradi
04-Feb-2011 (27 comments)
الان که خوب به گذشته ها نگاه میکنم، می بینم که بزرگترین شاهکار دوران سلطنت محمد رضا شاه تربیت متفکران و نظریه پردازان مسلمانی است که نظیرشان در جمهوری اسلامی پیدا نخواهند شد. دکتر علی شریعتی (که با بورس دولتی برای تحصیل به پاریس رفت)، دکتر عبدالکریم سروش (دارای تحصیلاتی کاملاً انگلیسی که مهمترین کتابش را تحت عنوان تضاد دیالکتیکی قبل از انقلاب به چاپ رسانید!)، مرتضی مطهری (استاد دانشکده الهیات دانشگاه تهران واز پدران فکری انقلاب اسلامی) سروش و دهها نفر دیگر>>>
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