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Zionism and the Shah: On the Iranian Elite's Evolving Perceptions of Israel

It is a generally assumed that the Shah’s downfall led to the severing of ties between Israel and Iran, which up until that point resembled a love story. However, both Iran’s intellectual elite and the rest of the nation drastically changed their views of the Jewish State after 1967.     Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and his wife, Queen Far ... Continue reading »

Some Observations on Altruism

Cambridge Dictionaries Online defines Altruism as "willingness to do things which bring advantages to other people, even if it results in disadvantage for yourself". In Persian, Altruism may be translated as Enssaan Doosti, Bashar Doosti, Nou@ Dousti (in which @ stands for the letter Ain), Az Khod Gozashtegi, Eissaar, etc. Oxford Dictionary identif ... Continue reading »

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator: we're being asked to make all the sacrifices - Yahoo! News

Saeed Jalili, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator and a presidential candidate, says that offers from six world powers demand far more short-term sacrifices of his government than the Islamic Republic considers reasonable or reciprocal.   The current offer from the so-called P5+1 group (the US, Russia, China, Britain, France, and Germany) requires Iran ... Continue reading »

Interview with Rashid Khalidi: “Brokers of Deceit”

 “There is no such thing as the Palestinian people.”     - Golda Meir     Rashid Ismail Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University and director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs.     The editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies, Khalidi is also the author of a nu ... Continue reading »

Astrology of Current Affairs: Astrology of Sun in Ordibehesht or Taurus and Moon in Amordad or Leo 2013.

Once the people are stronger the monsters will be without choice. Before the astrology was such that the demagogues were empowered and the people were crushed but now with the sun approaching Jupiter it will help the cultural fabric of Iran and improve its commerce. That wealth will go to feed the culture of Iran and defeat dogma.   On a national l ... Continue reading »

Saudis gone wild - NYPOST.com

The Saudi royal family has generated its fair share of scandal in recent years. In 2010, one prince made international headlines when he was caught on tape viciously beating his servant — and alleged male lover — to death at a five-star hotel in London. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison but faces harsher punishment back home, where homosexuali ... Continue reading »

Oh! Calcutta

 Farce, by definition, is a standard theatrical comedy. Sadly enough, some criminal agents, for more than three decades, have devised a sickening strain of farce which boggles the mind. This 21st century strain combines the rough boisterous comedy with human suffering in a disgusting manner.   In farce, everything is exaggerated, including the plo ... Continue reading »

Shias are more dangerous than naked women: Salafist MPs - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online

Members of the culture committee of Egypt's Shura Council discussed their concerns on Monday about the possibility of Iranian tourism to Egypt, with some expressing fears that it could spread Shiism in the country. According to Ahram's Arabic news website, members of the committee called on Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou to discuss the issue in the ... Continue reading »

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