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Kaveh Afrasiabi

Infringements

Does Injustice Matter? Does injustice matter? Does it matter? Losing your case? For (higher) law will always be kind To those hunting for justice. And

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Forgive me

We all say things we don’t mean Make promises we won’t keep We live life as though it is free Though we pay for it,

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Oh rain

Oh Rain, enough slapping my face This face is old Your hands are cold I didn't forget, When we first met You told a tale

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Arash Daneshzadeh

Falling

Born on the dry insolence of sunlight and the oftenness of footsteps Mistakes resume the echo of pain crunching under souls like feet And our

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The second death

Since the resurgence of fundamentalism in the Muslim world, many women have been stoned to death for committing adultery. This is the story of one

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The ride to Mashad

Hopped on a train On the way to Mashad Riding along the outskirts Of the Capital city Speed gradually increasing Hearing the clump-clump of the

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Three poems

My smile blossomed At the first hint of gratification Marking the end Of the dispassion I'd brought myself to get used to No more qualms… Overwhelmed

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Right, wrong & religion

I read Alireza M.’s article “Where are our good girls?”, which tried to persuade readers that a lack of religion among Iranian diaspora youth has

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Chocolate god

I'm wondering (that happens after 2 glasses of Absolute) about religion. It is such a confusing topic for idiots like myself, who rely on common

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The rose gardner

I wrote this eulogy two days after hearing the news of the death of my high school teacher and it shares the sentiments of many of

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Dick Davis

Seriously funny

Imprisoned and repeatedly threatened for his stinging cartoons against religious extremists in Iran, Nikahang Kowsar is now a cartoonist based in Toronto. His work appears

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