Features2004 TRAVELERSChinese experiencePhoto essay: Gardens of China Farrokh A. Ashtiani POLITICSWe haven't changed a bitIranians fell for Khomeini. Now they're falling for Yazdi Pullniro PROPAGANDAIn the name of ideologyWe use our fists more readily than our heads Yahya Kamalipour AMERICAShahr-e hezaar touNew York, New York Enameh TRAVELERSI exist therefore I amPhoto essay: The Banyan halfway home, India Ali Akbar Mahdi MOTHERScent of a womanMy visiting mom becomes the mom for many Shahrokh Nikfar DIASPORAMusic of the heartWould not it be interesting if some day I find my grandchildren listening to Vigen and Pouran too?! Setareh Makinejad PSYCHEBullseyePhoto essay: Fascination with bullfighting Jahanshah Javid WAR ZONECity of ghostsIt's hard to imagine a bloodbath, it's hard to imagine war Mahyad Tousi PRESSThe futureInterview with Taghi Amirani, the director of "Red Lines and Deadlines" Jahanshah Javid WOMENWay way offIt it so childish and rediculous to blame cruelty against women on a supposedly dysfunctional culture Kyle Kourosh Saghafi LIFEThe treeShort story Siamak Vossoughi LANGUAGEWhat would Rumi say?Persian in the post-911 world Faye (Fereshteh) Farhang
COVERShoelehPaintings Mahsa Shoeleh HUMANNumber oneAtefeh's defiance of all conceited Iranian social and cultural values is what makes her my number one girl Siamack Baniameri MESSAGELack of democracy breeds terrorSummary of an open letter from 216 Iranian intellectuals to their American counterparts CHILDHOODFor my own good"Give Shahrokh an ice cream cone and charge it to my account, signed Mr. Nikfar" Shahrokh Nikfar LIFEBeamerCar & (tall) driver Shahriar Zahedi POLITICSDistance yourselfIranian-American politicians must have no ties to Iran, beyond a reasonable doubt Mahmoud Ghaffari HANGINGThe showThe last few minutes of the life of a man Z. Tehrani COVERCollision course?Playing politics with nukes Behrooz Ghamari POETRYGoor baabaa-ye hamehYou can all go to hell Alpar POETRYThorn-filled gardenMy thoughts are seeds that I hope to grow Ali Zandi POETRYLooking backThe meaning of abandonment Zohreh Khazai Ghahremani POETRYDawn to duskOh, I have been wrong Jam Hamidi POETRYPerceptionIf you can sit on the edge Kianoosh POETRYI am an American soldierI’m gonna come clean... Farrokh B POETRYCelebrationThe extremes and in between Nina Habibi POETRYBeyond the fogThere is nothing on the other side except: Ali Ohadi POETRYTransactual halfliesFishing truth out Amir POETRYHonar gaam-e zamaanAz raah maro... Houshang Ebtehaj, M. Sayeh COVERGolestanPhoto essay: Tehran palace Nader Davoodi ACTIONSlapping backBloggers unite against censorship Farhad Radmehrian FANMission accomplishedDream come true: Meeting Dariush Hamid Bakhsheshi DIASPORALooking aheadPersian culture & role models for the next generation Behshad Hastibakhsh NEOCONSSound familiar?Anti-Kerry group's Iranian connection Qumars Bolourchian CIVICSWhat is Electoral College?U.S. elections Abtin Assadi BOOKSMagic carpetReview: Roya Hakakian's "Journey from the Land of No" Zohreh Khazai Ghahremani COVERJamshidiyehPhoto essay: Tehran's Jamshidiyeh Park & Tajrish Sq. Nader Davoodi BOOKSOff the gridReading Iranian memoirs in our time of total war Negar Mottahedeh CULTUREFarting in FarsiRudimentary research in language Bahram Saghari RELIGIONThe weakest linkSacrificing longstanding universal truths Iqbal Latif WARSow & reapTerrorism is an American creation that's turned into a phobia Ali Ashraf Khan FILMPlaying gamesReview: "20 Fingers", best digital film, 2004 Venice Film Festival Shahla Azizi WOMENSallon varzesh zanaanehHearing things at a women's gym in Tehran Sadaf Kiani UNITED NATIONSSecretary General KhatamiWell let's give the men the benefit of doubt Mohammad Kazerouni COVER26 years and 4 hoursPhoto essay: People and ideas on parade Jahanshah Javid OPINIONAgainst a nuclear IranInterview with Ali Javadi Maryam Namazie US POLICYJimmy Carter, hide your head in shameAnniversary of the Iran-Iraq War B. Bamdad US POLICYDemolition mission accomplishedWashington under Bush is making grave errors that will affect our future for generations to come Maziar Shirazi OPINIONFast ride to hellHow many times this pathetic scenario has to be repeated to realize that wars such as the one in Chechnya are not winnable? Asghar Massombagi LIFEThank you GodAll I could say as I watched what is going on in the Sudan Arezou Raeisghasem OPINIONProgressive unityAttitudes toward a Kurdish-Jewish alliance Kamal Artin COVERNo title JEWS BIRTHDAY LIFE MUSIC IRAQ TRAVELERS COVER OBSERVER LIFE SATIRE COVER HISTORY NUCLEAR RIGHTS POINT INTERVIEW OPINION OPINION IDENTITY WAR COVER SECURITY TRAVELERS SURVEY LIFE THEATER MUSIC WORLD
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