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What is happening to us?

Disclaimer, this opinion piece is not a religion bashing in disguise, when it comes to respecting others’ choice of religion, from the Abrahamic, Dharmic and

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The contender

Sometimes news takes time to get out of Iran – particularly when it comes to internal strife in the upper political echelons. But eventually, major

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Expect major catfights

It is customary in an Iranian wedding ceremony, when asked, “Do you take this man?”, for the bride to not answer “Yes!” the first time

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Seduced by the devil

A Man who was arrested for forcible rape, was cleared of charges because he claimed he was seduced by the devil. How long must this

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«قانون جرایم رایانهای»

در هفته‌های اخیر موج وسیعی از سركوب وبلاگ‌نویسان به راه افتاده است. در روزهای آخر سال گذشته، اطلاعیه شدید اللحنی از سوی «مرکز بررسی جرائم

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Nowruz in exile

I stitch my skirt to the spring of the hostess city, my skin to the reminiscence of springs past in my city of birth, and

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CNN Sold to NBC

From Uganda Morning Dispatch:   All the major news agencies are reporting that due to the drastic fall in its advertising revenues, CNN has been

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Flint to Flint

Sunday. I took a flint and bounced it across the water, It flew off my palm, and left me with some moist clay. It bounced

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Nowruz in New York

The Nowruz 1388 was celebrated in Manhattan, New York City, on Sunday March 29, 2009. Huge crowd joined to commemorate the 5th annual Persian Parade.

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Will Netanyahu attack Iran?

“I promise that if I am elected, Iran will not acquire nuclear arms, and this implies everything necessary to carry this out,” Benjamin Netanyahu said

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Got Love Insurance?

Words barely mean anything to me anymore. They tend to go in one ear and out the other…But no matter what, some tend to stick….

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