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HUMILIATION
29-Aug-2009 (13 comments)
Raping a man is a definitive act of callousness which breaks his spirit and completely drains him from self respect and worthiness. It so badly screws up the man’s mental state that “overthrowing a government” will be the last thing on his shit-list. A man with no self-worth is no danger to society. That’s why addicts are considered no threat to countries’ national security. The acts of gang rape in Iranian prisons should not come as a shock to anybody. I’m baffled at how Iranians act so staggered about this everyday occurrence.>>>
BAHAI
29-Aug-2009 (15 comments)
I call out to you… to those of you who enjoy utmost liberty in your lands … those of you who have the freedom to register your child at any time, at any school, and to send him/her off to acquire knowledge of all that she/he desire… To those of you who sit back in your armchairs at day’s end and give ear to the news of the world … such news as is meant to inform you of patrol resources and of its price fluctuation in the world market … of the rise and fall of stock from this firm and that factory… or of rocket-science research and countries that have developed nuclear power>>>
RAPE
26-Aug-2009 (14 comments)
The last rays of the sun stream through the stained glass windows surrounding the altar of a temple, illuminating the corner where an old woman sits beside me in silence. The light refuses to make room for the darkness and somehow reminds the occupants to capture the essence of its radiance in their prayers. Both of us gaze at the shimmering beam and acknowledge its message with a faint smile. We have found momentary peace in that house of worship with our heads bowed and our lips moving in apparent prayer recited in English. The reality is different though: The old woman is uttering an ancient Hebrew verse from the Torah; I pray in my ancient tongue to Ahura Mazda for guidance>>>
TRIAL
26-Aug-2009 (9 comments)
Pictures and video footage of Tuesday’s show trials in Tehran show Kian Tajbakhsh among a group of defendants associated with Iran’s reformist movement and accused of conspiracy to foment a “velvet revolution” in Iran. The pictures show Kian seated directly behind Said Hajjarian, a reformist ideologue and a principal defendant in Tuesday’s trial. The coupling of Kian, a secular Iranian-American academic, with the leaders of the Islamist reform movement of Iran is alarming. Dressed in blue prison pajamas and brown plastic slippers Kian looks thin and depressed>>>
EULOGY
26-Aug-2009 (8 comments)
America and the immigrant-rights community, including Iranians, have lost one of their greatest champions. Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy's life-long commitment to civil rights extended from African Americans to the disabled to the millions of immigrants and refugees who come to our nation in search of a better life. In 2007, Senator Kennedy said "From Jamestown, to the Pilgrims, to the Irish, to today's workers, people have come to this country in search of opportunity. They have sought nothing more than a chance to work hard and bring a better life to themselves and their families. They come to our country with their hearts and minds full of hope.">>>
COUP
25-Aug-2009 (22 comments)
Sadeq Larijani, a young and inexperienced cleric with close ties to Iran's military and intelligence agencies, has replaced Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi as head of the Iranian judiciary. This appointment is particularly significant, since the judiciary in Iran wields considerable power -- albeit through the approval of Iran's top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei -- and has a great deal of latitude to make decisions without reference to law or Islamic concepts, especially when "safeguarding the interests of the regime" is deemed necessary. Larijani is the son of Grand Ayatollah Hashem Amoli and the son-in-law of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Vahid Khorasani, currently one of the most widely followed marjas>>>
TORTURE
25-Aug-2009 (2 comments)
مواجهه روانی و اعمال شکنجه روانی از همان ابتدای فرآیند بازداشت فرد زندانی آغاز می گردد. اصل بر این است که همه چیز باید به طور ناگهانی و غیر قابل پیش بینی و غیرقابل فهم و بدون وجود دلیل و پیش زمینه منطقی ولازم صورت گیرد. فی المثل دستگیری فرد در زمان و مکان و شرایطی اتفاق می افتد که به هیچ عنوان احتمال آن داده نمی شود. دستگیری با یورش به منزل یا محل کار در ساعات غیر معمول مانند نیمه های شب در مقابل خانواده و بدون ادای توضیح و دلیل یا ارایه حکم قضایی و با اتهامات سنگین، یا ربودن فرد از کوچه و خیابان و انتقال او به مکان ها نامعلوم و بی خبری فرد از علت اصلی بازداشت و عدم تفهیم اتهام پیش و هنگام و یا روزها پس از دستگیری جریان می یابد>>>
CAMPAIGN
25-Aug-2009 (6 comments)
بیانیه ای که هفته پیش به امضای جمعی از شخصیت های ایرانی خطاب به کمیساریای عالی حقوق بشر سازمان ملل متحد منتشر شد بحث های زیادی را به دنبال آورده است. این بحث‌ها به خصوص پس از آن شدت گرفت که آقای اکبر گنجی با یاد کردن از این سند به عنوان «کمپین جنایت علیه بشریت» از یک سو آن را در قالب جنبش سبز و در تقابل با هر نماد و پرچم دیگر تعریف کرد، و از سوی دیگر عملا خود را به عنوان سخنگوی این جمع یا کمپین (اگر نه سیاستگزار آن) معرفی نمود. مسئله پرچم به نقد و بازنقدهای زیادی دامن زد که در این جا مورد بحث نیست. همچنین سخنگویی آقای گنجی از سوی جمع به خود آنان بر می‌گردد و گرچه می‌توان حدس زد که نظرات آقای گنجی (تحت عنوان «ما») موضع مشترک همه امضاکنندگان نباشد بیان هر گونه اختلاف نظر احتمالی بر عهده خود آن افراد خواهد بود>>>
POETRY
25-Aug-2009 (5 comments)
Some milk, as white as his honesty
A dash of salt
His sense of humor and
How he was so witty
A cup of honor and
a spoon of integrity
To make the cake rise
To the occasion of his memory
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A dash of salt
His sense of humor and
How he was so witty
A cup of honor and
a spoon of integrity
To make the cake rise
To the occasion of his memory
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TOGETHER
17-Aug-2009 (5 comments)
غیبت رهبری چیزی جز از نقطه ضعف استراتژیک این جنبش است. ناتوانی موسوی و دیگر سران اپوزیسیون رسمی در ارائه رهنمود به جنبش، به جای آنکه آن را بخشکاند، به تبیین هویت استثنایی آن کمک کرده است. تصمیمات این جنبش نه در مغز یک فرد که در باغ بارور خرد جمعی شکوفا می شود. این خیالپردازی کهنه آنارشیستهای پیشا مارکسیست این روزها در تهران زندگی می کند. این جنبش همگانی آن قدر به خود اعتماد دارد که حتی از ورود رفسنجانی به درون خودش هراسی ندارد. چه بهتر که خطی که دوستان و دشمنان جنبش را از هم سوا می کند تا عمق نظام نفوذ کند. « همه باهم» شعار نبوغ آمیز خمینی در سال 57 امروز دوباره زنده شده است . تفاوت تعیین کننده با آن زمان در چند و چون تعبیر واژه های بظاهر بیگناهی چون «همه» و «با هم» خواهد بود .
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SEX
17-Aug-2009 (19 comments)
My friend in the gym told me about a fucking system in Tehran. She told me about a woman, whom I would like to call Z, in the center of this business. Nobody knows Z's real name but she frequents places like boutiques, galleries and movie houses to have contact with her customers, both male and female. Her customers are well-to-do men and women, mostly married, who want to have discreet sex and would pay good money for it. Then she would find men for women or vice-versa and after taking hefty amount of money, will take them to some apartments in different parts of the city for a few hours of passionate sex. No identity asked from any sides of the deal>>>
MARTYRS
14-Aug-2009 (6 comments)
My favorite teacher in high school was a man called Mr. Fatemi, who taught Persian literature. In his early forties, very tall with broad shoulders, he was one of the few teachers who inspired more in his students than a strong desire to nap. His willingness to entertain us, and his great sense of humor, might have encouraged lax discipline in his classroom, but given his massive size and notably decisive demeanor, no one dreamed of challenging his authority. With his eyes closed, he often recited Hafiz's poetry, walking down the aisle with one hand holding the book, the other beating out the rhythm like an orchestra conductor. His warm, resonant voice made listening to him an enchanting experience>>>
TRIALS
14-Aug-2009 (2 comments)
عدم مشروعیت اخلاقی و وجاهت قانونی اعترافات آقایان عطریانفر و ابطحی و آنها که در آینده نزدیک در صحنه ای که بشکل دادگاه آراسته شده است علیه خود شهادت خواهند داد در انظار ایرانیان و جهانیان از آفتاب نیمروز روشنتر است. آنچه مبهم است بهره هوش سیاسی آنهائیست که چنین نمایشی را براه انداخته اند. میگویند دشمن دانا به از نادان دوست. توجه کنید که این دوستان نادان چگونه با تکرار اتهام "انقلاب مخملی" جمهوری اسلامی را در جای نظامهای تمامیت خواهی که یکی بعد از دیگری به زباله دان تاریخ میپیوندند گذاشته اند. چه سودای این گروه باورمند نمودن مردم باشد و چه ارعاب آنها، قدر مسلم اینست که آنها ظاهراً صدای افتادن طشت رسوائی اینگونه نمایشهای مخوف در جهان را نشنیده ان>>>
SURVEY
14-Aug-2009 (15 comments)
To overview NIAC’s US-Iran advocacy, there are places for compromise, and places where the line should be held. I would compromise on the sanction issues because the sanction glass can be seen as half full. For example economic boycotts could urge Iran towards self-sufficiency. This is a less macho way of saying, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” After years of neglecting Iran’s capacity for gasoline production, finally the threat of a refined petroleum sanction is forcing the government take this critical issue seriously. Iran may emerge from sanctions like a spoiled brat from boot camp. But war leaves no consolation prize for those who suffer it. Ultimately, anti-war advocacy is the line NIAC should hold>>>
VIEW
12-Aug-2009 (105 comments)
I was flipping channels the other night when I came across an interview with Reza Aslan who was predictably discussing the recent events in Iran. Good for him. The guy knows his shit and he sure has cashed in. During the interview, Aslan displayed his green bracelet with the word, “Neda” written on it and exclaimed that Neda Agha Soltan was the most recognized martyr of the green movement. Wow! I almost fell off my seat. I then remembered that other organizations have claimed the same thing. We all remember Reza Pahlavi’s emotional leakage in the Press Club when he mentioned Neda’s name while weeping like a little girl>>>
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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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