In ancient Iran, we knew ecology. Iran and the Earth, were God and Heaven, as religions nowadays call it. We did not bury people and just a few Emperors' tombs are buried above ground. Knowledge of hydrology was developed in Iran. Look at Persepolis and see its sewage system. Look at qanats.
So for thousands of years our land was clean. Our river ... Continue reading »
All rumors came first on the “Gossip” column of “La Gazette de Lausanne" daily popular newspaper of Swiss (C.H). As usual from an unknown but reliable source quoting that the leader of Indoland in a very secret meeting with Swiss ambassador In Los Tunas (United States interests office in Indoland since 1980 located here in Swiss embassy in Los Tun ... Continue reading »
According to the local human rights activist, forces from the IRGC Intelligence Unit went to the homes of several Kurdish families in different Kurdistan towns, asking them to attend a meeting organized by the IRGC at the IRGC Officers’ Club in Sanandaj on Tuesday, April 20. The invitees were informed that parents’ attendance was mandatory. Dozens ... Continue reading »
While the real story of some people’s lives may begin with romance, a scandal, or with love affairs, my mother’s story began conceivably with a marriage devoid of any scandal or adventurous romance. I am pretty sure that my father had not even seen my mother before their marriage; this was not, in fact, unusual at that time nor is it unusual today ... Continue reading »
Book burning has a long and fanatical history, the recent ones belong to the Nazi regime in 1933 and the Islamic regime of Iran short after the 1979 revolution. “Bücherverbrennung”, book burning, of Nazis on 10 May 1933 remains a shame in the history of Germany. The so-called "degenerate" books were burnt in Nazi-Germany. The “Säuberung”, cleansi ... Continue reading »
The distinctive and diverse lifestyles and behaviors of a portion of scholars and students at the seminary (hawza) in Qom continue to be heavily shrouded and mysterious, other than what the official Iranian media broadcasts and despite the information revolution and the massive amount of media coverage of almost every event, trivial or significant. ... Continue reading »
"I LAHV YOU too mahch," said the glamorous woman with the clinking bangles. She was my dad's sister, my Aunt Mansoureh—known to all as Mali—and she beamed as she hugged me for the umpteenth time since she had arrived in Philadelphia from Iran. Because she barely spoke English and I didn't speak Persian, we communicated with smiles. In the kitchen ... Continue reading »
When she spoke of masses and injustice, there laid a thundering river of emotions This is a follow up to "For Shohreh". It was two weeks after I had arrived in the U.S. Three weeks before leaving Iran, I had met with Manuchehr, Farhad, Majid, and others. Manuchehr and Farhad were university students. I had met them two years earlier as Hossein, ... Continue reading »
Asadi was a supporter of former reformist president Mohammad Khatami. While many progressive forces in Iran have called on Khatami to run again in the upcoming election, conservative factions have indicated that his candidacy would not be approved by the Guardian Council.
The report says: “After Reuters reported the arrest of a prominent Iranian ... Continue reading »
There are many pressing humanitarian issues in the Middle East, but one that is often overlooked and under reported is the issue of child labor. Throughout the Middle East, and in fact much of the world, child labor is a critical issue involving exploitation, human trafficking and a fundamental breakdown in foundations of society.Human trafficking ... Continue reading »
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