A 27-year-old Iranian Baha’i virgin told me the other day that
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از اينرو نظرات اخير داريوش سجّادي مبني بر « عقلانيت و واقعگرائي در مواضع و مقالات » حسين درخشان را مي توان غنيمت شماري فرصتي دانست که هدف آن اعطاي صلاحيت تصنّعي و اعتبار به افشا گریهاي بچه گانه ء درخشان در بيرون ريختن ارتباطاتِ همکارانش همچون مهدي خلجي و ديگر همکاران نشريه روز با سازمانهاي غير دولتي است.
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Sandra Nunez writes: I have always been hesitant about putting my feelings in public.Kind of ironic,considering that I am a writer and I love to share my feelings with the entire world!! . But after reading so many love stories in this page, I decided I would give it a try and share,because it’s by sharing that I find joy. I made a promise to myself after reading Khaled Hoseeini’s novel,“A Thousand Splendid Suns”, that I would always follow my heart no matter how hard things on the way may turn, that I would never surrender and do what others want me to do,in other words,I promised myself to be a rebel-forever!
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An ordinary guy (someone like you and I) walks 300 km in january 2006.
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Takyeh, in Persian/Arabic may mean a mosque-like place where the mourners gather around to beat themselves during the Imam Hossain’s Aashura anniversary!? As you may know Imam Hossain activities is a very lucrative business in Iran these days. Do you own any of these takyeh places in Iran and if so do you receive proceeds based on what the mullahs make on these places?
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Making the Middle East a WMD Free Zone won't ease Iran's appetite for nuclear technology.
According to Joseph Cirincione, director for non-proliferation at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, most weapons programs in the Middle East began in direct response to Israel’s decision to go nuclear in the 1950s and 1960s.
Despite this analysis, I think the calls for a Free Zone in the Middle
East as a way for curbing Iran’s appetite for nuclear technology is
faulty. Iran is not responding to any Israeli threat, but to a US threat.
Israel will never threaten Iran’s territory like it does to other
bordering Arab states.
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I have known BBC Persian program for more than 40 years, BBC was the only source of information that my father used to listen to since the days of the World War II. So I grew up listening to your radio program, with respect and reliance on impartiality and independence.
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Wouldn't it be good if everyone was an eager student? Eager to learn
new things, explore new topics, always open to the idea that there is
more to learn. Here's to a beautiful year ahead.
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I have been asked about this quite a few times. "What are your thoughts about the Iranian American student at UCLA being tasered for not having his I.D. on November of 2006?"
Someone recently brought this issue back to my attention and asked me
to address my individual thoughts on the situation. I watched the video
a few times, as well to kind of understand the incident and in case I
missed something relevant; I, then, realized the horrible distinction
and example it gave. I always praised cops and still do, but now I know that "dirty" cops do exist and the UCLA police are some fine examples of what "dirty" are portrayed to be. I think the cops are incompetent and truly an insult to the uniform.
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The highlight of Saturday was the Atlanta Braves game with my family. They lost to the NY Mets and worse of all the stadium was full of their obnoxious fans. Have some respect. You're guests here so don't be too rude to the Atlantans. The only good NY "thing" at the game was the big and tasty NY-style hotdog that I ate while watching the game. Of course, it was followed by eating about a pound of boiled peanuts that I had especially prepared for the game using my own secret recipe of spices. You could say that I have developed a liking for peanuts after living in GA for a long time. I didn't have dinner!
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Remember those silly things we used to read on the back of trucks on the way to shomal to keep from boredom? Somebody just sent me a load of them
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I have been asked frequently to give talks about my life. I have never done that before. Having read this and a few other articles, I have finally decided to write something on Internet for the first time.
A bit about me (this part may sound boastful, but please be patient): 44, practising Muslim, never drinks, always prays and fasts, read Quran regularly, anything from good to very good looking, 178 cm, 81 KG, Stanford PhD (Eng), Stanford MBA, classically trained pianist, full hair, no glasses, co-founder and CEO of a privately-held technology firm with a staff of over 500, and 150+ Million/Year revenue. Married to my dear German wife for last seven years. She is a 34 year-old school teacher, a 177 cm stunner for whom I happily turn away from the whole world. We have "never" been apart for more than a day. It will remain that way.
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