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Everyplace Is Dark

Everyplace is dark and filled of sadness; all hopes are hopeless; the whole world has ended. Four tall walls surrounded me; all that was open was the sky, but it was dark. I felt like I was burying myself, my heart could not stay in my chest >>>

The "cut you downer" people

How do you view people who are always condescending? >>>

pictory: Ski Initiation for Young Royals Saint Moritz Winter 1967

Shah and Shahbanou intitiating their three children to the pleasures of winter sports. (circa 1967) >>>

Pictory: Royal Family Winter Holidays Saint Moritz Feb 1972

Iran's Royal Family gather for the International Press at the Swiss Chalet in Saint Moritz Ski Resort. (circa February 16th 1972) >>>

Why there is not a Iranian.com TV ?

Iranian TV experience

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Audacious militarism

Once again Israel has illustrated that she cares little about public opinion. Israel has shown that she has the shameless audacity to bomb civilians in her so called attempt to fight Hamas terrorists. She blames civilian deaths on the fact that Hamas uses civilians as shields. This senseless bombing of Gaza by more than sixty F16 bombers killing (until now) almost 400 and injuring thousands is as horrendous an act as if the U.S government bombed Long Island in order to eradicate the Mafia! So far only four Israelis have died. The Israelis call it a war. How can this be a war when the other side has no army?>>>

Stones vs. Bombs

It’s hard to celebrate the beginning of 2009, a year that was to begin at least with great hopes following the election of Barak Obama, as people of Gaza are being bombed mercilessly by Israel. In the last three days, Israel’s shelling of civilians has left more than 300 dead and a thousand injured. This came in response to rocket attacks by Hamas, which killed one Israeli citizen. The enormity of the humanitarian crisis began when Israel, in its attempt to put pressure on Hamas closed its borders to Gaza even for food and basic necessities. It led many in the West to ask where the Israeli government is headed. What is their intention? The bombing is now another twist in this terribly sad saga>>>

ناخواسته، خانمانسوز، نزدیك‌تر

فلسطین باز در خاك و خون غوطه می‌خورد، و غزه بزرگترین تعداد تلفات را در طول یك روز در تاریخ ۶۰ ساله درگیری های فلسطینیان و اسراییل داشته است. حملات هوایی اسراییل به غزه ادامه دارد و ناظران سیاسی و نظامی این حملات را مقدمه لشگركشی زمینی اسراییل به داخل غزه می‌دانند. كشورهای غربی، در عین اظهار تأسف از تشدید این حملات و تلفات فوق‌ العاده فلسطینی‌ها، از محكوم كردن اسراییل سرباز زده‌اند و تلاش زیادی برای توقف این حملات انجام نمی‌دهند. حكومت‌های عرب در مقابل اسراییل را محكوم كرده‌اند، ولی كار زیادی از آنان برای پایان بخشیدن این جنگ بر نمی‌آید. جمهوری اسلامی بیش از هر حكومت دیگری سنگ فلسطینیان را به سینه می‌زند و برای اسراییل خط و نشان می‌كشد. ولی‌ غرب و اسراییل ظاهرا از این تهدیدها نگرانی چندانی احساس نمی‌كنند. حمله اخیر اسراییل به غزه را باید به عنوان مرحله دوم عملیات مقدماتی و تمرینی حمله علیه ایران ارزیابی كرد. >>>

The Blowing Clouds

"It makes you wonder how they are ever able to agree on anything," Iraj Mansouri said. They were leaving his wife's aunt and uncle's house. It was raining and the clouds were blowing all over the sky. The boy, Arash, liked the way they looked. Iraj's wife, Soraya, did not say anything. She was thinking about what her aunt and uncle had told them. Actually it was her aunt who had been doing the telling. Her uncle had not wanted to talk about it. "What is the use of talking about it?" he'd said. And he'd gotten a pained and lost expression on his face.>>>

2008 Year in Review

The year-end review of the news

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Dard-e-Del

سانسور را با بیش از یک "س" می نویسند

در جلسه ی کتابم شعرم شیرین و مرد نمکی آقایی که زمانی با هم بیشتر دوست بودیم در آنتراکت آمد با من حرف بزند. به عادت رفتاری معمولش دست مرا گرفت و با آنکه بدنم مقاومت می کرد به طرف خود کشید تا با زور در آغوش بگیرد و ببوسد. صدایی در سرم گفت بگو " دستت را از من بکش، آقا". اما زود این صدا را سانسور کردم و طبق عادت رفتاری معمولم هیچ نگفتم؛ حتی لبخند هم زدم. شنیدم بعد از من این مرد رفته بود دست روی خانم دیگری از دوستان گذاشته بود که آن دوست، آن زن نازنین، بر خلاف من جلو اش در آمده بود و گفته بود: ببینم تو اجازه گرفتی دست گذاشتی رو من؟>>>