On the comment thread of Ari's latest blog, Faramarz was wondering how people who put time and effort into Iranian.com on a regular basis, see IC and Ari seconded him and noted that he was looking forward to this blog. Now that two of my favorite writers have asked for it, how can I say no. I did not want to wait to write this blog since sometimes when I have an idea for a blog or
intention to write it and wait, and then it never happens.
It is actually fitting for me to write such a blog now since it is two years from the time that I became a registered user. Before that, I had read IC and even contributed a blog here and there but my contributions were nothing like the past two years. I could not have chosen a better time to become a regular contributor. 2009 with Iranian presidential election and its aftermath
was a year that it was great to be able to contribute to Iranian.com and read other writers' contributions.
Overall, I see IC positively. I have come to know manygreat writers through this site and I have my favorites. I knew some of these writers before becoming a regular contributor to IC. For instance, I was familiar with Nazy Kaviani' writings even before but most of the others, I did not know. So I really appreciate that because of IC, I know these writers/poets and get to read their works on a regular basis. Writers including Ari Siltez, Orang Gholikhani, Azadeh Azad, Azarin Sadegh, Hossein Bagherzadeh, MPD, and so many others have become my favorites now. I also like the fact that I have made some friends whom I have met in real life.
Recently I was reminded that how about 1999, I had an idea for a site which was actually something like Iranian.com.
At that time, I did not know about IC. Any way, I never got a chance to act upon my idea and if I had done more
research, I probably would have concluded that I should not have started the website since there was already IC.
This takes me to the point that how groundbreaking Iranian.com is. Since in life, many people have great ideas but what are great ideas until one really manages to do something about them so others see the fruits of the idea, and that is what Jahanshah Javid has managed to do with IC. As far as how I see IC since I put regular time and effort into it, I have to say that great thing about IC is that even if one does not contribute, they get a lot out of it just by reading.
Rather than writing more, now that is anniversary of my two years of becoming a registered user, I wanted to have a link to some blogs and articles that I have read on IC in past two years which have been some of my favorites, here, they are:
From Ari Siltez:
//iranian.com/main/blog/ari-siletz-1
From Azadeh Azad:
//iranian.com/main/blog/azadeh-azad/march...
From Azarin Sadegh:
//iranian.com/main/blog/azarin-sadegh/iran-freedom-expression-salman-rushdie-and-freedom-speech
David ET:
//iranian.com/main/blog/david-et/iran-cro...
From Divaneh:
//iranian.com/main/blog/divaneh-27
From Flying Solo:
//iranian.com/main/blog/flying-solo-4
From Hossein Bagherzadeh:
//iranian.com/main/2009/mar-24
From Jahanshah Javid:
//iranian.com/main/blog/jahanshah-javid/banality-evil
From MM:
//iranian.com/main/blog/mm/iic-call-actio...
From Multiple Personality Disorder:
//iranian.com/main/blog/multiple-personality-...
From Nazy Kaviani:
//iranian.com/main/2009/nov/tehran-girl
//iranian.com/main/blog/nazy-kaviani/writ...
From Orang Gholikhani:
//iranian.com/main/2009/may-11
From Souri:
//iranian.com/main/blog/souri/new-moshaer...
Ok, guys and gals, this is a difficult task. There are so many great stories, poems and features that it will take hours for me to
list all my favorite Iranian.com writers and samples of their works. I have left out so many from the above list. But I think you get my point. It was not only my pleasure to select these blogs and articles, but it was eye opening too. Among above writings, you see one of our own IC writers correctly predicting the unrest after elections and another one having suggestions for 2009 movement which if followed by them, Iran may not have been where it is now.
Please note that these are my selections, my favorite writers and each reader has his/her own favorite writers whom they follow. Some may be like I was about two years ago when I would ask my IC friends for the name of their favorite Iranian.com writers.
Cheers to Iranian.com, its publisher, contributors and the readers. Also last but not least to the investors, old and new!
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Nasrin Sotoudeh: Graffiti | In Barcelona | Nov 30 |
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Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
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Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |
شراب سرخ عزیز ,
Anahid HojjatiWed Jan 19, 2011 03:22 PM PST
من فکر می کنم که در ایرانین دات کامِ آینده , قرار است چنین کارهایی انجام داد که اعضا یِ سایت بتوانند همکاریهای هنری با هم بکنند . فکر می کنم
جهانشاه در این مورد نوشته بود , اگر درست به یاد بیاورم . در هر صورت این خواسته شما خواسته خوبیست که شاید به جایی هم برسد .
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by Red Wine on Wed Jan 19, 2011 03:02 PM PSTآناهید جان،امروزه روز وضعیت موسیقی ایران به حدی خراب شده است که حد و اندازه ندارد،گاه گداری آهنگی شنیده میشود که ارزش شنیدن دارد،خواننده یی دیده میشود که ارزش دنبال کردن را دارد ... بیشترین اشکال سر این است که ما هنوز تکلیفمان معلوم نیست که آیا میبایستی موسیقی خودمان را دنبال کنیم تا تلفیق با موسیقی غربی کنیم !
مشکل اساسی شعر و متن آهنگ است که الان چند خواننده را میبینی که به راحتی میایند و شعر شاعران قدیمی را بر میدارند و آهنگ بیخود روی آن میگذارند و خلق الله میگوید که این بهترین است ! به نظر من کار شما و امثال شما خوب است که به راه گرفته شود و وارد موسیقی شود چون مردم امروزه به دنبال متون ساده و اشعار خودمانی هستند،اشعاری که در مورد اخبار روز باشند و ساده تعریف شوند،موسیقی هم همین را میخواهد،وزن سنگین نباشد، مصراع سردرگم و معنی گیج کننده نداشته باشد.
امیدوارم که روزی فراهم شود که بر اشعار برگزیده شما موسیقی گذاشته شود..یک آهنگ ساده که با پیانو و یا گیتار سولو نواخته شود و سپس شعر شما دکلمه شود..این ایدهآل است.
همیشه سلامت باشید.
Dear Red Wine, thanks for your comment
by Anahid Hojjati on Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:38 PM PSTDear Red Wine, thanks for reading my blog and commenting. Unfortunately, I don't know much about music or should I say that I know nothing. Maybe if I knew more, I could do something myself about my poems. However, I am interested to learn more about music.
Dear Red Wine, I appreciate you taking the time and writing this comment which is helpful to me.
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by Red Wine on Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:25 AM PSTبسیاری از اشعار شما همانند اشعار اورنگ عزیز،قابل استفاده در موسیقی هستند و میتوان از آنها در ساخت آهنگ یا نوا دکلمه استفاده کرد،به خصوص شعرهایی که بیشتر لحن آرام،عاشقانه و یا از لحاظ سبک ادبیات موسیقی قابل فهمند و کلمات خوب در شعر پیاده جا میگیرند و ساده بیان میشود به وسیله نغمههای یک آهنگ !
آناهید خانم همیشه موفق باشید.
Dear David and Azadeh jan, thanks for your comments.
by Anahid Hojjati on Wed Jan 19, 2011 08:15 AM PSTDear friends, thanks for reading this blog and commenting. Azadeh jan, I am glad that you like my writings and thanks for letting me know which poem you like the best.
Anahid jan :-)
by Azadeh Azad on Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:54 AM PSTThank you, and you happen to be among my favourite IC poets / writers as well. This poem is your best, IMHO.
//iranian.com/main/blog/anahid-hojjati-84
Cheers,
Azadeh
Its great to have you here
by David ET on Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:27 AM PSTBest
Thanks yolanda for reading my blog and commenting
by Anahid Hojjati on Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:23 PM PSTDear yolanda, yes, the interactive aspect of IC is very important and makes it stand out among the other Iranian websites. I am also looking forward to the new features. Thanks for including in your comment information about your favorite poem and favorite blog of mine.
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by yolanda on Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:01 PM PSTHi! Anahid,
Thank you for your blog......IC is fun, interactive, and educational! I learned a lot of stuff here! I look forward to the upgrade of the site.......after the new management took over, we had Sargord saga........I am more interested in the new features like letting people upload photo essays.......not sure when they will start to implement the new features....it seems to me that they change Iranian of the Day more frequent than before.....
My favorite poem of yours is "We are Iranian Diaspora"
This is one of my favorite blogs of yours:
//iranian.com/main/blog/anahid-hojjati/your-life-significantly-different-two-years-ago
Dear MM, thanks for your comment and the poem ...
by Anahid Hojjati on Tue Jan 18, 2011 03:47 PM PSTDear MM, thanks for reading my blog and for your generous comment. I appreciate you mentioning my poem and inserting it and writing that it stood out. I think may be this one stood out for you not only because it was better than average but also the subject matter was so dear to you. We all dream of a better Iran so you liked the poem because it talked about a better Iran. I need to read it more too in order to feel more hopeful about future of Iran. Dear MM, it is nice to have e-met you on Iranian.com.
Thanks Anahid
by MM on Tue Jan 18, 2011 03:29 PM PSTYou forgot to put some of your wonderful blogs as examples of why many visit your blogs. While I visit your blogs regularly and enjoy reading what I do not have any talents on, let me say that the one that stood out and I have read many times is the poem titled (ایرانی بهتر) below, with your permission.
On a general note, I enjoy visiting IC because I think that it is site where Iranians can discuss what is best for the future. And, with the new Sheriff in town, it seems that the tone of the comments have changed for the better, and we can have a civil discussion instead of insults.
And, I have also e-met many friends that I now communicate regularly with.
Anahid Hojjati - ایرانی بهتر
//www.facebook.com/notes/anahid-hojjati/ayrany-bhtr/416085924822
همه هموطن , چه خندان و چه دلشاد خواهد بود
هرجوانی بر سر این و آن کار خواهد بود
نه که مورد خشم بیجا و آزار خواهد بود
مادر از عشق فرزند همی شاد خواهد بود
برادر از جامهً خواهر بی ایراد خواهد بود
خواهد آمد عکسی از وطن , قشنگ , نه از میمون خواهد بود
یا که ازین هم بدتر , تصویری از دختری در بستر خون خواهد بود
صدا خواهد آمد , صدایی از غلغله از شادمانی خواهد بود
نه آنکه هر صدایی , ناله ای از ظلم یا از گرانی خواهد بود
در این فردا ، ريیس جمهور با مردم , محتر م , بسی انسان خواهد بود
نه که روز و شب فکر کشتار آنان در این میدان و آن میدان خواهد بود
در آن روز زیبا , برازنده , مهاجر راهی ایران خواهد بود
نه که نام ایران یاد آور مرگ یا مساوی با زندان خواهد بود
مسلمان با مسیحی , زرتشتی , کلیمی , بهایی , با کافر مهربان خواهد بود
کران تا کران , بشنو از این جوان و از آن جوان , که هر جان شکوفان خواهد بود
Thanks Admin for help with formatting.
by Anahid Hojjati on Tue Jan 18, 2011 06:52 AM PSTIt looks better now.
Dear Admin, can you help with this blog' s formatting?
by Anahid Hojjati on Tue Jan 18, 2011 02:04 AM PSTDear Admin, I tried couple times but there are still formatting problems with this blog, can you help? Thanks.