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05-Sep-2007
I sought him at the Karachi office of London Times and was directed to a raggedy, third class hotel near Prince’s market filled with beggars and found him still sleep in his cluttered little room – at 2 pm, unshaved and with a heavy breath of alcohol permeating him, looking considerably older than the photo attached to his foreign dispatches from Persia, India, and elsewhere . He offered a bit of his left over rum and I sipped it in a tea cup, wondering if that was the right moment to indulge him in his splendid Persian story.
>>>NUCLEAR
05-Sep-2007 (5 comments)
Reports on an increased possibility of a US attack on Iran are raising some serious concerns. But I don't think it is anything but a psy-op, possibly this time by the liberals to frighten and provoke the Iranian government either to give up the enrichment or to do something stupid that could become a pretext for the more severe UN sanctions. There is absolutely nothing Bush could gain from such attack and this is not something that only the liberals are saying. >>>
FRIENDS
05-Sep-2007 (3 comments)
I like to write. I dream of writing wonderful, amazing fiction, but then reality happens, and it’s more amazing and powerful than fiction. Maybe “truth” as it is simply cannot be overshadowed by “truth” as I imagine it should be. Today I read this story about a young Iranian man. His name is Sina. He is 18 years old, and he was going to be hanged. When he was much younger, he killed a drug dealer, and by Iranian law, he had two options: He could wait to be executed on his 18th birthday or he could extract the forgiveness of the victim’s family and pay them the blood money. The amount was not specified in the story I read, but in Iran, each life has an exact price. Those who are rich enough or have the right connections, might consider justice an attainable ambition.
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MEDIA
05-Sep-2007 (3 comments)
موقعی که داشتم برای تغییر اساسی ساختار و اینترفیس وب‌سایت رادیو زمانه
فکر و طراحی می‌کردم، یکی از بزرگترین تاکیدهای مهدی جامی این بود که
طراحی تازه هیچ شباهتی با «روز» نداشته باشد. خیلی روی «روز» حساس بود و
هیچ دلش نمی‌خواست «زمانه» هیچ ارتباطی با آنها داشته باشد. برای همین هم یک بار سید نبوی پیغام داده بود که حاضر است مجانی برای
زمانه طنز بنویسد تا مردم مجبور نباشد جوک‌های بقول او بی‌مزه و لوس نیک
آهنگ کوثر را در زمانه تحمل کنند. ولی مهدی جامی بخاطر همان فلسفه‌اش در
جدا نگه‌داشتن روز از زمانه شدیدا مخالفت کرد. گذشت تا یکی دو ماه پیش که یکدفعه در کمال تعجب سروکله‌ی سید نبوی در زمانه پیداش شد
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CONSPIRACY
04-Sep-2007 (one comment)
Honestly, I kind of agree with most but not all conspiracy theories. If we look at recent Persian history, there is now documented evidence that foreigners, especially the British, did in fact meddle badly in our affairs. They overthrew governments, toppled dynasties, and had prime ministers and other high officials assassinated or replaced. In fact, I wish George W. Bush, being a strong ally of British, would have learned a few things from them when it comes to dealing with the Middle East. Incidentally, did you notice that for the first 3 years of the war in Iraq, southern Iraq which, was under the control of British troops, was the quietest area? Accident? I think not.>>>
NEW GENERATION
04-Sep-2007
چند سالیست که در هر گوشه و کنار وقتی پای صحبت با ایرانیان را باز میکنم و در مورد مسایل مربوط به کشورم و
یا بهتر بگم هموطنانم در داخل و جامعه ایرانی در خارج از کشور بحث و گفتگو
اغاز میشه همیشه در یک نقطه ای از این گفتگوها همه چیز به نسل جدید یا
جوان یا بهتر بگم نسل مدرن و پیشرفته ایرانی ختم میشه. در حقیقت همه کم و کاستی نسل قبل از نسل جدید یکدفعه سپرده میشه به نسل امروز ایران حتی در خیلی از موارد معرف
ایران مدرن یا ایرانیان مدرن نیز به دوش این نسل قرار میگیرد و همچنین
قرار این نسل آبروی از دست رفته ما ایرانیان را در همه عرصه ها به ما برگرداند. >>>
POETRY
04-Sep-2007 (2 comments)
In nowhere-ness
I will find you
In resignation
I will tempt you
In nothingness
I will re-invent you
In emptiness
I will fill you >>>
I will find you
In resignation
I will tempt you
In nothingness
I will re-invent you
In emptiness
I will fill you >>>
IRAN-U.S.
04-Sep-2007 (42 comments)
On a sunny day in Washington, DC, my imaginary American scholar, Hannah Esfandiari, was sittining in her Kalorama-located house, opening a letter she had just received from Tehran, Iran. It was a job offer from a prominent think-tank at the heart of the Islamic Republic's policy-making machine. Her main job was going to be establishing contacts with Americans dissidents, scholars and activists and inviting them to Tehran to speak for high-rank Iranian policy-makers, top officers of the Revolutionary Guards and the intelligence ministry. But she could not take the job offer. Not because she was afraid of being charged with assisting a 'state sponsor of terrorism' and perhaps being sent to Guantanamo Bay.>>>
REVIEW
04-Sep-2007 (one comment)
A Mirror Garden is the memoir of an Iranian-American woman who
has witnessed much of the events of the last century. Monir Shahroody,
now a senior citizen living in New York, has seen it all and, with some
help from her co-author Zara Houshmand, shares some of those memories
with readers. As the world steps away from fantasy and dream, the fascination with
true events has caused a profound shift to realism in literature, art,
and entertainment. Gone are the days of classic literature where a
writer had to fabricate a story. Today, fiction seems to have lost its
appeal and the publishing market, responding to public demand, is
leaning more toward memoirs and fact-based stories.
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VIEW
04-Sep-2007 (2 comments)
The Assembly of Experts (Majlese Khobregane Rahbari) is one of the more powerful political institutions in Iran. Its main job is to appoint Iran’s Supreme leader, supervise his performance, and if it deems suitable, to dismiss him. Some have compared its task to that of the College of Cardinals in the Vatican who has the responsibility of choosing the next pope. All of the assembly's 86 members are either Ayatollahs or Hojjatoleslam (one rank below). To be considered as a member, each cleric must show relative “ejtehad". This qualification permits an Islamic cleric with the religious authority to interpret Islamic law, a qualification which takes many years of study and experience.>>>
WAR & PEACE
04-Sep-2007 (2 comments)
گفت آرزو بر نو جوانان عیب نیست! البته جهان بدون جنگ استبعاد عقلی ندارد. علیرغم ادعا های زیادی هم که میشود کسی طبیعت انسان را زیر ذره بین نگذاشته که اثبات کنند انسان بذات جنگجوست. خدا را چه دیده اید؟ شاید هم ذات ما صلح طلب بوده و همه این تاریخ پر از جنگ بشر را باید به حساب استثنائات بگذاریم. بعضی ها هم اصلاً خیال همه را راحت کرده و میگویند ذات انسان هم جنگ طلب است و هم صلحخواه. مثلاً نیچه دوگانگی طبایع آپولونی (به پیروی آپولو خدای موسیقی و هنر یونانی) و دیانیزوسی ( به پیروی دیانوسیس برادر ناتنی آپولو و خدای شراب) را در "تبار شناسی اخلاق" و "مرگ تراژدی" خود مطرح کرده است>>>
LETTER
04-Sep-2007
نوشتم "آقای وثوقی" چون شما را هیچ نمی شناسم و نوشتم "بهروز عزیز" چون از وقتی یادم می آید ترا می شناسم. درست یک وجب بودم و رفته بودم سینما و تو بزرگترین و قوی ترین آدم دنیا بودی. تمام عرض و طول پرده را فتح کرده بودی و گسترده بودی خود را بر پهنه ی بیکران سینما. همه ی عضلات سر و صورت و دست و شانه هایت را می شناسم. نگاهت را می شناسم پرش ریز زیر چشمهایت را می شناسم. دستهایت! نحوه ی کبریت کشیدنت! صدایت؟ صدا؟ صدا صدای خودت بود و در ذهنم حک شده است. چشم بسته ترا از صدایت هم می شناسم. ترا بهتر از پدرم و بیشتر از هر مردی در زندگیم، از همان اول می شناسم و بارها و بارها دیده ام.>>>
AIRBORNE
03-Sep-2007
Sunday afternoon, an aviation guru friend of mine and I took a drive to Bealeton, VA, located 60 miles South West of Washington, DC to check out a 1930s air show called The Flying Circus and what a delightful circus it was! Melodies of the 20s blasting in the background, a re-enacted 20s radio personality reporting the latest and the greatest in the style of the time, old retired air force pilots relaxing under their straw hats, reminiscing about the old war years, and kids with balloons in one hand, melting ice cream in the other, fully mesmerized by the site of the planes, helped recapturing the sights and sounds of bygone days.>>>
FREE SPEECH
03-Sep-2007 (9 comments)
صحبت درخشان و خلجی یا هر شخص دیگر در میان نیست. بحث
اینکه آیا من موافق خط فکری این یک یا خط مشی سیاسی آن یک هستم نیز نیست.
مسئله بسیار اساسی تر از این حرفهاست که در بین نظرات شخصی ما نسبت به این
یا آن گم شده است.
اکثر ما ایرانیها - و خیلیهای دیگر - خط قرمزها و حد نصابهایی برای آزادی
قائل هستیم. این حتی شامل حال به اصطلاح لیبرالهایمان نیز میشود. تا
اینجای قضیه هرچند جای بحث دارد اما حرفی نیست. مشکل از آنجایی شروع میشود
که حد نصاب آزادی افراد را مطابق با افکار بسته و زنگ زده خود محک میزنیم
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