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April 18, 2002 I was very disappointed at coverage or lack of coverage
of Dr.
Yadollah Sahabi's passing away on your site. I could
only find one picture and that was the extend of it. However, There was a lengthily
piece on Shaban, the brain or more appropriately the useless. Perhaps you may care
to elaborate to your readers the lack of coverage or even a message of condolences
to Dr. Sahabi's family and all Iranians whose life have been touched by this national
treasure who devoted 80 years of his honorable life to teach and fight for freedom
and liberty inside Iran. I find it hard to belief where BBC, a non Iranian news agency
devote part of its coverage to talk about the death of Dr. Sahabi, Iranian times
cared less to bring this important event to its readers. REPLY: What you see in iranian.com is what people send in. No one has written
anything about Sahabi. Any volunteers?
It may be a co-incidence that on the day an elected leader in South America rides
a popular movement back to power after a coup that was backed by big business and
cultural elite in Venbezuela, I read an article about Shaboon Beemokh [Shaban]! After all, he had befriended Fidel Castro and visited Tehran and Baghdad on friendly
terms. And worst of all, Chavez was the only South American leader (beside Castro)
to oppose US military invasion of Afghanistan. How could such a man be the third
largest oil exporter to the United States?
Dear Iranian.com,
Thank you very much for publishing the article about Shaban
Jaafari. I think the Lady Author, Ms. Homa Sarshar, has a lot of stamina & courage.
She has done a great job & service to our contemporary history, that no body
dared to examine. The power of mass intimidation kept every The same thing goes to Mr. Kadivar & his conversation with Dr. Majidi. So much we yet have to know about the our past. Nothing should be over looked. We owe a lot of explanations to our children for the fiasco we brought upon them. You are indeed doing a marvelous job. This way you are paying a bit of You have all my support & respect. Yours Sincerely, H.Hakimi, I have not read Homa Sarshar's book about Shaban Jafari yet, but I don't think Mr. Jafari has said it all, just reading about his interviews with Mr. Maybody. (I hope I have the spelling of his name, right.) I plan to read the book and will write to Mrs. Sarshar when Iam finished reading it.
After Sept.11, while calling for "mass deportation" of Muslims, Syndicated
Columnist Ann Coulter stated that America "should invade their [Muslim] countries,
kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity." I am delighted to read Mr. Fisk article [Fear and learning in America]. At least for once from a so called civilized world, you hear someone who understands the problems in the Middle East and discusses them with forthrightness and depth. Brits themselves have had their finger in the kettle for a long time and still do to a more limited scale. I watch BBC international news on the East coast but I unfortunately don't see any better coverage than their US brethren. It is sad to see Britain, with the exception of Mr. Fisk and a few other lonely reporters, and US are hand in hand planning, arming and financially supporting Israel's government aggression toward Palestinians. I hope future historian will address this systematic aggression by the hand of Israel and her blind supporters. I hope one day movies, documentaries are made and books are written, similar to the plight Jew in the 40's, about injustices dealt to Palestinians. Respectfully. Foad Edward Said's contribution [Palestinians will not go away] relies upon an absurd exaggeration: that the American media is ignoring the views of responsible Palestinain spokespeople. The specific target of Said's criticism is CNN but it clear that he implies this an issue througout the USA media. Indiviiduals familair with the American as it exists today and not a couple of decades ago, will probably quickly dismiss Said's inflated critisim--indeed inflated to a degree that it bordes on a lie. Readers unfamilair with current USA media however might take a respected academic like Said at his word. So for the record it should be understood that respected Palestinian and Arab journalists, intellectuals, diplomats, academics, etc. as well as ordinary people from the OT, regularly appear on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, PBS, etc. as well in print in leading American nespapers and magizines. In addition, Jews sympathetic to the Palestinians alse frequently appear in the USA media. Further, 99.9% of the Palestinian and Arab spokepeople who appear in the American
media present a united front leaving no one in doubt about what the "party line"
is. Only a select few like Prof. Ajami ever raise a criticism of the accepted Palestinian-Arab
claims. Prior to the first Intifada, frankly Said would have had an arguement i.e.
the Palestinian viewpoint wasn't given equal time with the Israeli one. Today, only
the most paranoid would believe that. In my own opinion, Said's criticism is so far
removed from reality that it is either drivien by ideologic preconceptions that are
imposed on the evidence no mater what it says or Said's real problem is that the
American media doesn't feature Edward Said and therefore it must (he believes) be
ignoring the Palestinian arguement. Several resolutions passed by the UN against Israeli treatment of Palestinians have been ignored by Israel, with American backing. As the second most militarised power in the world, Israel gives no qualms about the Arabs. It dictates to them what kind of defence capability they should have, by blocking its allies--mostly Western industrialized countries--from selling sophisticated arms to Arab countries. At the moment, the Arab countries control the world's supply of fossil energy that powers the economic machines of these countries. As such they should have commanded enough clout to silence Israeli attempts to dictate to them. Sadly, all these Arab leaders and their bureaucrats seem capable of thinking about is their pockets, similar to most African leaders and their bureaucratic cronies whose level of intelligence is only capable of taking them from their national coffers to their pockets, and from their pockets to foreign banks to build foreign economies at the expense of their own! They fall prey to the divide and rule machinations of the allies of their number 1 enemy. Rather than developing their own workforce, they waste money on expensive imported skills for almost every facet of work. They lack the ability to foresee the danger in importing labour from their archenemy's allies, thereby exposing their secrets to the bedrooms of their enemy, to their own chagrin and destruction. Today, Israel has the capability of wiping out at will all of its Arab neighbours. That's why it disregards with impunity, every UN resolution aimed at bringing stability to the region. Leaders who lack long-term vision for their countries and peoples. They live in today for today, and nothing else but today. Rather than uniting under the Arab League, like the OAU, the League has become the bedroom of foreign spies, thus lacking independence in their decisions. The only forward-looking leader who could help them stand up to their enemy and its allies, got sidetracked by greed, pride and arrogance, and wasted its resources fighting his own Arab brothers rather than working together to unite and strengthen their defence. Like our African leaders and their cronies, I ask: how stupid can a people be? Like their own camels, they allow themselves to be used like beasts of burden to fuel other people's economies and way of life, only to be dumped merciless when they are no longer needed. For I predict that in the next 25 years, mostly all of the industrialized world will cease their dependency on fossil fuel, and you Arabs may end up being worst than some of the least developed countries we know today, except for your leaders and their cronies who stockpiled foreign banks with their people's money. They see progressive members of their citizens as threats to their status, and boot them out of their own countries, much to the joy of those countries that benefit from their status quo. I call on Arabs to rise to the occasion and unite for their own sake. Enough of foreign power bootlicking. Bestway Zottor
To the Washington Post Dear Editor: That means every person in Israel gets $500 per person every year courtesy of
you and me, the American taxpayer. Israel takes this money that we've worked so hard
to earn and uses it to buy tanks and helicopters from us and uses those weapons against
innocent people. I do not want to have anything to do with killing innocent people
anywhere in the world, for any reason. How do I, as a law-abiding taxpaying citizen
of this great country, not feel partly responsible for the atrocities occuring, when
it my money that buys the bullets.
As a concerned individual, I am appalled by what I see done to Palestinians and
the little reaction from people here. Dear Mr. Hodges, [Misreading U.S. intentions] With regard to your article of April 18, 2002, in the Iranian, my impression is that it is you, and your cohorts who are probably receiving your research grants from sources who tell you what to write, who have been misreading the U.S. population intentions. How is it possible, you may ask yourself, that U.S. population whose primary intention is to help EVERY human groups on this earth, is against Palestinians who are being massacred by a bunch of murderer Israelis (a very small segment of that country, in that)? You being a professor and researcher, I assume, should know better that the massacre that is taking place in Palestine is not what US population wants or desires. The only reason that it is taking place is the gutless U.S. news media who do not report it accurately to U.S. population, and even less gutless (if that is possible) professors and researches like yourself who, perhaps because of payments you receive from Israelis and their lobbyist, are trying to justify it. All I can say now is: Shame on you! I am sorry that while Maryland tax payers are paying your salary to teach the truth, you are not telling the truth to everyone against the original intentions of your masters!
My hat off to you for defending the right versus wrong! The whole saga of Arab Israeli war revolves around selfishness, money and power
both internally and externally by those whose only motive is making money and selling
arms no matter at what cost to humanity. One would think that the tragedy of holocaust
was enough lesson for the jews to be careful not to give more reason for hatred for
jews in the world, but apparently corruption and hypocrisy once again have had the
upper hand. As for me, I do hope that the jewish people who refused to respond the
call of Sharon to fight this war will be the seeds of new generation of jews who
not give an excuse to another Hitler. It is typical of absolute dictators to resort
to quick fixes like thinking that bombing and ruthless extermination will put an
end to aspirations of the people. * Sharon should be placed on trial The genocide that has taken place in the refugee camps recently is only the tip of the iceberg. Hundred of poeple have been murdured, and their corpses burried in mass unmarked graves by the Zionistic murdurers. In addition, millions of Palestinians have been displaced from their homeland by the occupying force present in Palestine. And finally, the head of the racist establishment, Sharon, continues his genocidal actions. The UN, the European Union, and the entire world has condemned the genocide that is taking place in Palestine. In fact, the American government is the only country in the world that supports the racist occupying force present in Palestine. Sharon should be placed on trial for genocide and crimes against humanity. The occupying presense in Palestine has forced teenage girls to blow themselves up. The question is: what are they doing to these people, that it would force them to blow themselves up with dynamite, rather than enjoy their childhood like other children around the world? In the hope of a free Palestine, and the expulsion of all foreigners from the region. * LONG LIVE PALESTINE In response to: Children of genocide Ms. Fariba Amini states: "Suicide bombings only began when Prime Minister Sharon, ignoring UN resolutions, continued building Jewish settlements in Palestinian territories. In this whole affair, no doubt, Sharon will be the loser" FIRST: every statement is either an action or a reaction SECOND: one must first ask the question is this AN ACTION OR A reaction. THESIS: THIS is a reaction. BECAUSE: 1- "suicide-bomings" did not begin "when" a CRIMinal was elected to office but, that it began from the very inception-conception of that "office". 2- in this "affair" no doubt the bad-seed IS "THE LOSER". PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE LONG LIVE PALESTINE
In response to one of your readers: I do not believe this is a war between Islam and Judaism [Children
of genocide]. It is not a war between two ideologies. but a war between the
aggressor and the oppressed. It is a war between those who want EVERYTHING and those
who want their land, their homes and their self-respect back. It is a war between
justice and injustice.
Dear Cowtipper, [Seems dumb] I did not quite get what country YOU are from by that comment. But from the part including Iranians in Arab world (while neither one agrees with you on that) I believe you are one of those Midwest middle class Americans calling our precious country Eye ran. Well since you said yourself that what is a big deal about taking lands and adding to your territory why not start with the closest country here. Let's practice it by giving New Mexico to Mexico. After all they have a common name and it seems appropriate enough. Or how about Alaska? It's to far and too cold and who cares if Canada claims it as a part of it's land. One last thing why don't you check your world map one more time and see whether the Israelis really do have More land and More People or not. I am not an anti semantic nor am I a fanatic Muslim but when the facts are ignored, and along CNN and NBC and all the rest of the media the only ones we condemn are the Palestinians for what's happening in that region and being dumb enough to say that defending your land is dumb, then even I (who has not written her mom for months - I call her all the time don't send me any hate letters!!!!) would want to reply. Sorry that it was a very long reply but...
After reading Ms. Nezami's article "Marathon woman", the first question that comes to mind is whether this person is Iranian or Arab Palestinian(the latter seems more likely based on the content of her writing). I am muslim, yet I feel sickened that someone wearing a hejab represents my Iran. It is truely an embaressment to what my country and culture stand for. Not only that, but she also makes an emphasis about representing the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC of Iran. The hejab has nothing to do with Iranian culture or Iran, yet Ms. Nezami makes it seem so. This is the type of impression we don't want to give foriegners, yet no matter how hard we try there will always be people like Ms. Nezami. Please leave the hejab off next time, we have enough bad publicity as it is!
It's good to know that there actually exist Iranians who care about the plight of the Palestinian people. Inshallah Movafagh bashin. [Marathon woman]
I applaud your courage in showing your support for the Palestinian people [Marathon woman]. It is amazing that while most of the world are outraged by what is happening to the Palestinians, most Iranians in the United States have been silent. Even the Iranian televisions tip toe around the issue and are careful not to say anything pro Palestinian. As if they are afraid to be labeled, God forbid, "anti Israeli"! We should learn from the European leaders who have been strongly opposing Israel's occupation. I wish you good luck and Gods speed in your race.
I read in disgust what Azin Nezami wrote "I will be running with hejab....covering my hair and claiming strong and proud, who I am, where I'm from,..." [Marathon woman] Although I wish Azin the best of luck in her marathon event, claiming who you are and where you're from by wearing hejab says that you are muslim, not necessarily Iranian. You say that you wanted to wear your country's colors, from the "Islamic Republic of Iran?" It is a disgrace that Iran has a a muslim flag with foreign letters in it. It is definitely NOT a flag that represents me as an Iranian and NEVER will. I have competed in Olympic style Taekwondo in the past under the true Iranian flag, but I have never personally recognized that pathetic Islamic flag (neither does anyone I know) that has misrepresented my country and it's beautiful heritage since it's introduction by these idiot fundmentalists. The Islamic Republic's flag is a RELIGIOUS FLAG, NOT AN IRANIAN FLAG. If you want your "roots to be known to everybody", then make sure you know what they are and do it the right way. I know many great Iranian athletes, but they do not go around trying to portray themselves as representatives of an oppressive, despotic Islamic Regime. I sympathize with the Palestinians too, but they have nothing to do with our heritage or culture. WE ARE IRANIAN, NOT ARAB!!
Dear Azin, You are truly an inspiration [Marathon woman]. So great to see an Iranian woman who is not afraid or ashamed to stand up for what she believes. Indeed, so strong and so proud. More power to you. I wish I was in Boston so I could root for you there but from California I will pray for you and hope your message makes its way. May peace and justice prevail, in Palestine and in the heart of every human.
Azin, Your piece "Marathon woman" brought tears into my eyes. I'm deeply touched by your devotion and belief. I'm only sorry that I won't be there to cheers for you. As a former runner and ex-Bostonian, I know exactly what you are talking about. I've been there and witnessed so many proud runners from all over the world completing in this historic event. Although, never was fortunate enough to qualify for this run, but have felt the determination and energy of thousands of participant in Boston marathon. It'll a mighty task to run with Hejab through ups and downs of Boston suburb. Certainly you are not the first and won't be the last Iranian who compete in this event, but surely you'll be the first Iranian to display such needed support for innocent Palestine. Viva to you for voicing your political conviction and religious belief through the sport. Viva to you for not being afraid of having thousands of bystanders to stair at you. I can only imagine how proud you'll feel as you stride toward the finish line in downtown Boston. Rest assured, your action would speak loud and clear to those who are awake and those who are pained by the suffering of Palestine.
I read your article on the Iranian and would like to wish you good luck in the marathon [Marathon woman] but I also saw your picture with your lab members on: //www.jhu.edu/%7Egazette/2001/may2901/29hiv.html There is one thing that I don't understand here. If you believe in hejab why aren't you wearing any head scarf in the picture and if you don't, why are you going to run with hejab and why do you talk about it with such a pride and enthusiasm?! Are you just pretending something here? This hejab thing was not invented to be worn just on one marathon day. It is supposed to be with you for a life time you said you are covering your hair and claiming who you are.... Sorry to say this but I think what you are doing is lying to all the world about
who you really are. people in Iran are suffering because of people like you, people
who there is a big difference between what they say and what they do. isn't it what
is very popular in Iran these days? Are you sure you know who you are to claim it?
I read the very poetic and a bit melodramatic piece by Mrs. Nezami [Marathon woman]. As an Iranian woman I feel pride and joy for any accomplishment I become aware of . Although I admire her accomplishments I was not quite sure what she expected us to do. Are we supposed to be cheering her because she is representing Iran? Then, I am all for it. However, that was not my impression (may be because I am not a John Hopkins graduate!). If she is asking us to cheer because she is wearing a hejab then, I have a problem being patriotic because Hejab is not Iranian. It has been forced on many women. I respect her choice of wearing Hejab because that is a matter of personal choice. But, please don't tell me Iranian should line up the street and cheer because you want to bring attention perhaps to Palestinian causes. That is an honorable cause but let's keep things in perspective. Promoting Iranian causes should be kept purely Iranian and religion should be kept out it. After all, we have many patriotic Iranian citizens who belong to a different faith. Regards
I just want to congratulate you on your wonderful and eye-opening article, "Aghaye Hosseini". Your action and your decision to write this piece was courageous, admirable and revolutionary. Thank you for opening the door for many other Iranians, men and women, who have been abused and are scared to say anything. It is about time for our society to talk about issues such as sexual abuse and start healing itself. Congratulations and thanks, Gita
Satareh Jan, [Aghaye
Hosseini]
A courageous piece and very well written indeed [Aghaye
Hosseini]. I particularly like your reasons for wanting to sit down with
him after all these years.
Everytime I get a mail from Iranian Times, 8 out of 10 of them I delete; knowing that there is nothing to read about. But there was something about this email that kept me from not deleting it, I would delete all the other mails that came from Iranian times but not this. Even today I got a mail from Iranian Times and I deleted it and left this, finally I opened this email thinking that the heading which reads Aghaye Hosseini would be something religious (I am a lil religious). But was shocked to read what you had written, I can't imagine such people who have signs of such religiousness and I don't know how else to describe them would stoop so low there is no word to describe them, I think even the worst Curses would not be enough for such f****ing idiots. I think such people should be flogged and shot in front of a firing squad. But I think you did a pretty good job in writing this article, it surely proves to us that there is no such thing as perfect human being. Even these clergies and Mullahs who preach about Islam and unity and piousness are not what we percieve them to be. You have opened a pandora's box and I hope that there will be several more articles like this, which surely was an eye opener. I myself have been victim of sexual abuse when I was about that age and I think I do not have any clear memories about what happened to that guy. But more than the sexual abuse it was about men who pretend that they are the holiest of all and that they are next to the Holy Prophets, they go sit on Membar and talk about Islam's history and unity of the 70 soldiers who died for Imam Hussain. I mean they just talk, they don't practise what they preach, There is one such incident over here. I live in San Jose - CA and when I first came down to US in Jan 2000, I used to
go to the Masjud with my Bro in Law, and the Mullah over there used to offer sermons
etc. One day he has a fight with the Masjid Committee and deicides to have his own
Masjid and his own set of followers, I mean is this how they preach Islam and unity.
Well thats a long story I would not venture into that but someday I will have an
article about this so called Mullah who runs a masjid over here because now he has
total control over it.
Thank you so much for posting your writings [Aghaye Hosseini]. I am so proud of you "Shir Dokhtar". I am especially amazed at how you have taken away that man's power. I have always said that when something horrible happens it is as if someone has written a blank check on your accout. You cannot change the fact that the check was written but you can decide the price you will pay. You are very strong. You are a wonderful,amazing person. Bless you. I am sure you have prevented so many children from this happening to them. By opening their protectors eyes. Thank you so very very much. JZ
Jesus christ, you are a shir zan for having written that "Aghaye
Hosseini". I am humbled and speechless and don't know what t say, except
to say that I can't imagine a more gentle, courageous and unusual approach to such
a difficult subject as molestation.
Dear Setareh, [Aghaye Hosseini] I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate you for your courage and honesty in describing your childhood, especially revealing such an import and significant event. I read your story perhaps a week or so after it was published (I don't read the newsletter on a daily basis). And since then, I often think of you and that evil man Hosseini. It is sad to say that there are many Hosseini-type people who live in our country of origin, and they continue victimizing innocent boys and girls. Unfortunately, not many reveal their abuse for the sake of protecting family Aaberoo, and that the victims are often the ones who are blamed. I so much so wished that a former friend of mine, who is an American-educated physician practicing in Colorado, would read your article. He is a type who thinks Iranians have no faults whatsoever. Several years ago, when one evening, my wife and I and then our one year old daughter were visiting this gentleman and his wife, somehow our conversation digressed into family secretes and issues such as incest. My former friend began lecturing us that incest did not exist in Iran and these issues were only part of American culture (in contrast to what I read in your article that American school actually saved you). And of course, he went on bashing the U.S. for its flaws, etc. He based his opinion on his emergency room experience, where he had frequently tended incest victims. My wife who is a psychologist and had worked with these issues for many years gently suggested that incest and other sexual innuendoes were common nearly everywhere in the world. However, my former friend, who by the way had not seen Iran after the age of 17, adamantly denied and continued insulting Americans before my wife and his wife who both happen to be Americans. Needless to say that was the last time we saw them. (I absolutely agree with you and have no doubt that not only Mr. Hosseini himself had been molested as a child, he perhaps had molested his own children as well.) But that is not what I wanted talk about. I was pre-occupied with feelings of much disgust toward Hosseini after I read your story. That evening when I got home, I saw my daughter who is now 8 years old and suddenly it dawned on me that she is just about your age when Mr. Hosseini violated you. As if I was hit by a huge rock -- my anger toward Hosseini multiplied. When later my daughter who had trouble sleeping alone in her room and wanted me to lie down next to her, all I could think of was that how could a person sink so low that he feel entitled to violate such innocent souls. My daughter fell fast asleep as she put her head on my chest. I wondered whether your enjoying Hosseini's touches was really an attempt to be close to a father figure since your own father, as many fathers were (and still are), wasn't available. I thanked God for the safety of my daughter and prayed that no innocent children be victimized again. And I thank you for writing such a frank and eye-opening article. I also admire your mother for supporting you and sharing her story with you when you found the courage to no longer keep it secret. Regards BH I just wanted to tell you how truly brave and amazing you are [Aghaye Hosseini]. Your wrote the truth of your story with so much honesty and openess, that must have been so hard to do and yet you had the courage to do it. You don't know how many lives you will touch with your honesty. There are so many children in all cultures and of all races who are being hurt by molestation and child abuse. The silence of a culture makes it more torture for the children. Because, if no one talks about it, then who will believe a child if he or she tells. You were so brave to tell and a Hero to talk about it in a culture where things like that are not usually spoken of. I too was molested as a child, I have spoken out about it and child abuse in this community, I am not sure if people believed it could happen in this or any other culture besides American. As the manager for a famous Persian singer, Siavash (Shams), I have had an oportunity to speak to so many young people and the troubles they face are real, but they are usually afraid to speak out and the more people like you speak out, the more lives you are saving. Your courage will give others courage and the safety to know they are not alone, they are not the only one and they can survive and do great things. Thank you so much for your braveness. You are helping so many persian youth and educating the parents to understand and listen to and believe their children. Fondly, C.A.C.
Dear Ms. Sabety, [Aghaye Hosseini] I would like to join the many individuals who have sent you messages of congratulations and praise. It took a whole lot of courage and it was the best thing you could have done for yourself, more than anyone else! If you don't mind, here a couple of thoughts I would like to share with you. I know you have made piece with your parents and their role (or lack there of) in what happened to you. My opinion is that what you have shared with us is more than anything else a therapeutic measure for your soul but for the rest of us it is a prime lesson in parenting! I would also be careful with approaching Mr. Hosseini in Iran. If you have to go for it and do it, don't tell him it's for a book or article or in any way for public consumption. Tell him that you have to talk to him for your own healing and closure. Approach him by putting him in a guilty sphere so that he will feel obligated to talk to you as a way to make it up to you. I can assure you that he won't talk to you if you even hint the possibility of his feedback being shared with anyone besides you and him. After you have spoken to him, then you can send him what you will have written about him and solicit his blessing for publishing, etc. Just my two cents. BB
Dear Setareh, [Aghaye Hosseini] I am very sorry and angry to read this letter of yours. Thankfuly you have overcome the problem. I believe, mr hoseini must have been casterated for what was done so as your parents for negligence. Please see into your dates as you are 41 now and went to Iran few years ago, say 10 years ago, then mr.hoseini must have been about 72 years old working for the komiteh. I go to Iran very often and never seen many at that age working particularly that kind of job, apart from beggars of course. All The Best. S. B.
I admire Mrs. Sabety's courage in coming to terms with such a painful memory [Aghaye Hosseini]. I have a problem with the fact that her mother (despite having been abused herself) did not try to warn or shield her. I had told my son from the age of two about these matters. When we moved to San Francisco in 1991 an incident took place that I hope encourages parents to never think their children are too small to understand. I had just moved to an apartment building and went to one of the neighbors to ask a question. She was very pleasant and so was her husband and they offered to baby-sit if I needed it. A few nights later I went to their apartment and while I was talking to her regarding a matter, her husband asked my then 5 years old son (who was admiring the baby pictures on the wall) to see the rest of the pictures in the other room. Within minutes my son came and held my hand and said in Farsi let's go home. I knew something was wrong because he always addresses me in Farsi in front of non-Persians if the matter is personal. He told me that Larry (our neighbor) had placed his hand on his own Talla (penis) and then had asked my son if he wanted to see Larry's Talla without his pants. My son had told him that a man should not show his Talla even to his mom and ran out. You can see that even at such young age he knew the difference. For an educated lady Mrs. Sabety's mom failed her and she is as mush to blame for her daughter's suffering as the very sick Mr. Hosseini,
Dear Setareh, I highly admire your honesty and courage in your article "Aghaye Hosseini". I think you're not the only one who had such a secret. I assume all people have had times in their lives who they feel scared or feared to talk about or even share it with their closest friend. You are extremely courageous, open and honest and thanks for sharing part of your life with us. Cheers to you and thanks again, To top Just wanted to let you know what an excellent article you wrote for the Iranian titled "Priceless." It fits my views now and fit them back in the 1970's. It just goes to show it really doesn't matter where one is from... youth and maturity are similar no matter where one is from. Take care,
As always, continuing to do a great job with your site. I realllllyyyyy loved the short story you published today the one by Arash Emamzadeh [Flushing sabze down the toilet]. For some reason I had missed all his previous
features. I just finished reading them all and I am blown away by how talented
this guy is. I just wanted to thank you once again for the great job you are doing
publishing all these wonderful diverse articles, from fiction to poetry, to satire.
(Sorry for gushing!)
Dear Saman, You did it again. Where did you get such a clever ideas for a magnificent interpretation? My heart congratulations to you. H.Hakimi, Remove this article it is fucken bull shit full of crap [Ali]. you anti irani american fuck. you should be ashaimed of yourself. like in iran they would dare to rape women. they get fucken stoned to death. fuck you and your propeganda bull shit site. i wonder why iran and it reputation
is so fucked over here. well the answer is obvious it is because of you fucken dumb
as "khodforokhteh". Ali Ahmed
Hi Niki! You are the one with the gift [Ali]. You definitely have a knack for telling a yarn! I truly don't think Ali was delusional. His lying may have resulted from a feeling of alienation. You don't need to worry that he is another John Nash (Beautiful Mind). By the way , why did you spell" rumor " as "rumour"? Was it a slip? You know that words like 'honor', "labor"etc are spelled without a "u" in the U.S. Sincerely, PM
Your right on the money [Ali]. Exact same thing has happened to me. It would be interesting to find the routes of this problem with Iranians. Good luck. Azad In response to the article Ali I must say I have a relative who is also a pathological liar. I am not sure she realizes what she is doing but she sure exaggerates everything to the power of 10. For instance the day Americans defeated Iraqis in 1991 I talked to her on the phone before I hear the news from Television. She went as far as saying that the Americans have captured Baghdad and I believed her! But through the years I have learned that she exaggerates everything. Therefore, I don't trust anything she says. I was in her house the morning of September 11 2001. She came and awakened me
and told me that New York has been attacked and the towers have collapsed. To tell
you the truth I did not believe her. To me she was exaggerating again. Only when
I got up and watched it on TV did I believe her! My family members have asked her
to go to a Doctor and seek helped, but she won't do it! I just read it (two weeks later) [Who
wants to marry a...] and I am pissing my pants with laughter....you are good!
Really good! Have you thought about writing plays? You have distinct voices for both
Amanpour and this priceless creation, Mr. Davi Nasser! How very exciting and wonderful [Junior
Jiant]. As a "hamvatan" I feel extremely proud and wish you and
your team all the success you deserve. I will recommend your site whenever I talk
to those who have teenagers and don't know what programs there are for their summer
vacations. And I will start right now to tell my sister who has a 16 year old daughter!
Thank you so much for putting the article on your site [Junior
Jiant]. I have never gotten so much feedback from an article then the one
you put up. How are things? Keep in touch... thank you.
Dear Azadeh, [That
torsheedeh feeling]
Dear Azadeh, [That
torsheedeh feeling] F.A. Ashtiani neveshteye shoma ra khandam , [That torsheedeh feeling] pishnahad mikonam ezdevaj ra ba esarat va khane neshini motaradef nakonid va ezdevaj nakardan ra azadi va harekat na namid !!! behtar ast be jaye tagheere negaresh be sene ezdevaj be eslahe darke zendegie moshtarek be pardazid o kooshesh konim dar har khanevadeh ey ke tashkil mishavad har do taraf be haghe zendegi va entekhabe masire zendegie moshtarak eteghad dashteh bashand. sene ezdevaj mohem nist , balke negaresh be khanevadeh va hamsar mohem ast ke shayad niaze be eslahati dashteh bashad be har hal in ham nazare man ast va khosh halam ke vaght sarf kardid va shenidid movafagh bashid peyman-rajabi My name happens to be Sarvenaz too. I'm... a writer and student. It's very bizarre to read about someone else with these similarities! Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that you have some very interesting points in your work. Have you ever been published or thought of publishing? I am firmly of the belief that it's time for Iranian women to get a voice in the literary world. Anyway, good luck with everything! Sarvenaz
LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI LI I I I I I I I I I I [Almost
genetic] Varjoone Even though, it is selfish on my part, still I wish you had not accepted his proposal
as I was really enjoying reading your writings [Almost
genetic]. This is partly to my admiration for hearing out an Iranian female
sexual fantasy and the fact that they are just as capable, but mostly due to your
increditable writing skills.
I loved part 10 of Sarvenaz' ongoing tale of her life (I assume it is at least semi-autobiographical,
but pardon me if I'm assuming wrongly)... it was sweet in its honesty. I totally
understood becoming monosyllabic in the face of declared love, of being swept up
in the tidal wave of love, of a time and a place - and a person - becoming everything...
Sarvenaz, R.
Dear Mr. C Kadivar, [No regrets] I wonder , why you always interview the most disliked and hated people of the last regime. Is it a way for you to get close to them and / or their unaccountable money which was brought from Iran. What is the deal in here? Thanking You. S. Breheny Regarding Kadivar's "No regrets", "Mirassi az gozashteh, armaghaani baraaye aayandeh."
Salaam dAyi Jon, I want to answer to your article "Harf-e beepardeh". unfortunately don't have a Farsi software, would it be OK to right in English and you turn it into Farsi??? You hit the spot about men's mentality and virginity of women, but forgot to mention another big and serious issue that perhaps it is more important to Iranian men than Virginity, the AGE of the woman! I am sure that most Iranian population in US have checked the Iraniansingles sites, where men , shamelessly aren asking for a woman at least 15 years younger than themselves, why? Who gives them the right to ask for that, women! If most women say, you are old for me, they would limit themselves to their own kind. Of course, it could be that women are more pen-minded and don't value a relationship based on numbers unlike men. Have you, GUYS, ever thought that if you were going to college with someone and fell in love and married at the age of 23, you both will be 56 at the same time (this sounds stupid and childish, but to some gentlemen, we have to talk like a child to get through their heads). As you said, dAyi jon, it is our culture and our up-bringing, but let's face it, how many years has it been since we left Iran for better life and social conditions? That's right, at least 20 years. How come the good part of western culture, freedom, working conditions, dating American women is good, but when it comes to adapt or change some of our own cultural shortcomings, we go back to Islam's conditions or in other words, Asr-e Hajar! I think I said enough but hope that things will change for better in next century!! Parvin
Has this guy published a book with these photos? [Story with no ending] I think they are amazing! Pedram Dear Samuel, [Story
with no ending] With all due respect to Mr. Razavi's opinion [Sill in denial] and his fine writing there are flaws in his thinking. If freedom in gerneral is what Mr. Razavi is seeking in Iran, more political freedom will bring even more sexual freedom. Mr. Razavi wants to use the argument of morality with lack of political freedom in Iran with his emotional writing about immoral acts by a few in Iran. But the truth is that if the political freedom that he is seeking is attained, that will be augmented with other freedoms. It is inevitable.
I wanted to thank Mr. Razavi for his article "Sill in denial". I have not been back to Iran for eleven years, but I have heard similar stories from young people who have gone back for a visit. It must be hard for many young Iranian men (or women) who are visiting Iran to resist the temptation of sexual opportunities offered to them by their special status. But treating our country like a party paradise and a whorehouse every time we go back for a visit will not help Iran. I think most Iranians want Iran to change for the better, but most prefer that change to take place without their direct involvement. This is particularly true for us Iranians outside of the country. We want Iran to change, but we want to continue having a good time while that happens. That is an understandable weakness, but significant change will not take place with that kind of attitude.
Dear Mrs. Farjami, [We forget that our true activists] This is in response to your comments on Iranian.com regarding my article "The Enigma of Reza Pahlavi". First, most of what you raise in your letter has been answered in my article. Regardless, I don't think anyone will know who the true representatives of Iranians are until there is a referendum. Until such date, let us concentrate on actually having a referendum. I agree with you that our duty is first and foremost to support our brothers and
sisters who are jailed and tortured on a daily basis by the Islamic Republic. Reza
Pahlavi has been the most vocal critic of the treatment that our students have received
at the hands of the henchmen of the IR. This not an us versus them issue. It is rather
all of us versus the Islamic Republic. For example, the Iranian emigre community in the United States are amongst the most educated, professionally successful and socially prominent ethnic minorities according to the US Bureau of Census statistics. You may want to read the following article by Dr. Mehdi Bozorgmehr of UCLA for a detailed analysis. "High Status Immigrants: A Statistical Profile of Iranians in the United
States." Iranian Studies 21: 5-36.Bozorgmehr, M., and G. Sabagh. 1988.
According to a report published by the Iran Statistics Center and broadcast by the IRNA on November 19, 2001. The annual income of rural households have dropped by 20 percent between 1984-98.During the same period food expenditure has dropped by by 18 percent for rural households. Also in 1978, 33 percent of population were considered poor while currently 60 percent are below the poverty line. I would happy to send you a copy of the report at your request.
Salam Dear Mr. Hakim, [Diplomatic
discourtesy] Dear Massiha, (See letter above) Answer to your question is a lengthy affair, which takes too much time & energy, I can not provide. I am indeed sorry for that. The adverse propaganda against our country started immediately with the Nationalization of our OIL Industry & went up to the down fall of our legitimate Head of State & disintegration of our national identity & integrity. To their eyes the Iranian Nation had rubbed them off their wealth. Mind you ( THEIR WEALTH )? [Diplomatic discourtesy] They never forgave the Shah, Mossadegh & on top of them the entire Iranian Nation who stood fast the adversary. Nobody had soled any wet hey to Norwegians, on the contrary we had a fantastic tow sided relationship. Yet, individuals where constantly bombarded with adverse propaganda against our country. It got so intense that even the high official of the Norwegian Government could not avoid or hide it. My dear, Ham Vattan remember that WEST IS WEST, they are all together one way or the other. The situation gets worst when some of our own nationals also jump on the Band Wagon. Our communists, toodeh party, confederation of students, mojahedin & very many others had joined the west to tear us down. Our so called intellectuals were blind to the flood of propaganda against us & they became ATESH BYAR MAAREKEH !!!!! And if we protested, the westerners used to point to our own Nationals outrageous propaganda against their own state. So as we say in Persian, it was ( TOFE SAR BALA ). The result is, what the WEST wanted for so many years, from almost 1953, & that is, to create instability all over the region so that they can buy much cheaper Oil & sell all their defunct weaponry. As they did & are doing it under our nose every single day. They crashed Iran, got revenge from entire nation & at the same time thought a good lesson to the others to behave according to their will & wish. Our example became a DAMOCLES' SWORD. And they have, to our indignation & disadvantage succeeded. If we do not want to see it, it is our misfortune. I wonder if you have read my two previous articles in the Iranian.com [Fatemi's outburst, Oh yeah? Take this]. Please do, since what I am writing is a series of the events which are interwoven. Just yesterday I sent another part of my memoir to the Iranian.com. I hope they will publish it for the benefit of the younger generation such as your self. H.Hakimi,
Spending his entire life with no purpose other then lead a nation, and educated
in universities across Europe and US, no one is more distinguished then Reza Pahlavi.
As my generation (18-30yr), continues to pay for the mistakes of our parents, one
can only imagine what could have been. Doostan, Then, we believe that the only way to reach a real democracy is to have a "Secular"
regime, respecting, at the same time, all religions, and even atheists, equally,
under the same laws of the land. All the different ethnical minorities are the jewels
of the same crown! They all belong to the same culture, nation, enriching it and
completing it the same way as they did during our long and glorious history. Therefore,
within the Iranian family, they should also enjoy some rights and freedom in their
respective regions... Also, a lion is the symbol of power and majesty; it doesn't need to carry a sword
that is the symbol of war and brutality. More specially, if we wish to separate religion
from state, "Zolfaghar" must be given up, once and for all, by our lion!
Our flag should represent every Iranian, regardless of his/her background! A non-shiite-Muslim
Iranian also should be proud of his/her flag! Then, since Iran is made of different
ethnicities, they should also be represented on the flag as parts of our "universe".
As you notice, the three colors, green, white and red do not have equal width.
My friend explained to me that the "White" has to be wider for a well balanced
logo. Therefore, he divided the width of the flag in 7; then, he used 2 for green,
2 for red, and 3 for white. I think this was a great idea, and I, personally, prefer
these proportions much better than what we are used to; the lion stands much better!
The number of the stars that represent different ethnicities around the sun, our
common culture, are just subjective on this drawing and not accurate; if one day
this idea is accepted by the majority of Iranians, the number of stars should be
corrected.
I understand that due to the Islamic Revolution there has been a backlash of pre-Islamic art form and culture that might look to some as a 'BREATH OF FRESH AIR'. But unfortunately when I looked at the photos of the Dariush Hotel in Kish Island [Sign of the times] I was not only proud but a bit ashamed to associate myself anyway with this kitschiest o all the hotels. It looks like the American copies of the Egyptian pyramids in the Las Vegas hotels which were built 20 years ago. I would actually add rather sadly it is an Arabic interpretation of the once glories of this nation!!! All over the world people are trying to minimise clutter and over decorative pieces and today in the poverty stricken country of mine people are spending huge sums of money to redo what 2000 years ago was done. WHAT FOR? IS THIS ARCHITECTURE? OR IS IT A MEMORIAL TO THE DEATH OF SECULAR ARCHITECTURE IN THIS COUNTRY? This has nothing to do with opposing the dominant Islamic culture with another type of culture. this is following exactly what the most backward Islamic cult is trying to push us into. To consider our pre-Islamic culture as dead as ever. Good for monumental memorials. Nothing alive to be proud of. This is how kings and mullahs have always tried to associate themselves with. MONUMENTS. The late king did it and now the newly mullahs in power are repeating. Culture needs stimulation not copying old features that would remind us how great we were and how SMALL WE ARE NOW. Sorry to disappoint you but I was so disappointed when I saw this horrible almost Arabic interpretation of my past glories that couldn't stop myself writing this Regards, Dear Abjeez, [I'm not in love with him] I'm a swedish man in my fifties and I've experienced the same situation as you
are now. It could be interesting to have a comment from the "other" side.
Jenab e Javid e aziz, [Real, fantastic] az didane akshaaye zibaaye gerefte shomaa, bekhosos az tarighe chaape aanhaa,
lezat bordam. To top
Good job [Real, fantastic]. baba kolli honarmandin shoma :) Keep up the good work To top Cousin joon, [Real,
fantastic] You captured the spirit of the day and then added another dimension to it. Amazing,
I didn't even know you could do that with photos. Shows you what I know... But why
so many photos of food? Were you hungry that day? Just kidding, the essence of persian
culture is all about the food and the socialization that surrounds food. Mani Having tried living in Iran after my graduation in the west, and not too happy
with the Shah's regime, I immigrated to the US and obtained US citizenship in mid
70s. However, I did not change my Iranian name on my citizenship application [Call me].
My thought was: when the Shah's regime eventually topples, Iran may become a better
place to live, and I may want to return to live there. So, I maintained my Iranian
name, a long and difficult one to pronounce in the West.
Salam, Merci,az tabrike eydetan,[Heechkas tanhaa neest] har chand ke kheyli az eyd gozashte,va ermouz 11 april ast vali in ghadr in tabrik eyd be dele man neshast ke hamin tor ashkam dare miyad va man be khodam migam,an rouzi ke man kenar panjere dashtam be biroun negah mikardam va be Iran,be mardom,be khanevadam,ke madaram dare alan baghlava dorost mikone va atresh hame khane ra bar dashte,be pedaram ke har rouz yk noyi Ajil mikhare,be Madar bozorgham ke noghre hara dare az dasmal dar miyare,be ghol foushiya,be mardom tou kheyaban ,be bouye mahi,be bou,be bouye eyd ke hame faza ra gherefte fekr mikardam,va an rouzi ke man mesle alan gherye mikardam va ba khodam migoftam ke doustam va hame anha ke man be anha ashegh boudam va hastam,aya lahzeyi be man fekr mikonand,ke man in ja dar otagham cheghadr TANHAM,va cheghadr delam mikhast in jomle ra beshnavam," hame ba ham hastim" ! hata be dorough man ba tamam vojoud NIYAZ shenidan an ra dashtam,pas kheyli mamnoun. Mitra
Hello,
I am a student in the field of art at the University of Tehran in Iran. I have an international library in Shiraz with cooperative ties with international magazines. To complete my list of publications and also promote your magazines, may I ask if you could send me some of your magazines if possible? Please accept me as one of your magazine's members. I am
interested in your publications. Mr. Amir Khojandi
This view on Good and Evil is from the records of Heaven
I happened upon your site and I am very interested in Iran and the names of its cities and landmarks. I know your site is not for such things but was hoping you could take a moment to translate for me. The city of Ahvaz on the Karun River ...what does the name "Ahwaz" mean? I think it means breath or wind but not sure... also what does Karun translate to in English? Thank you very much. K Hoeck When I was asked for a Mahrieh (dowry), it was more than I had, and when it is more than you have, it might as well be a "carriage of gold". So I emptied my pockets of my last Centime, promised all of my worldly posessions and everything I would ever own, and prayed to god that it it might be enough. There was never a question in my heart or mind that I would be willing to make
any sacrifice to protect and respect her. I love her with every breath I take and
her laughter is the most beautiful sound I have ever known. I feel blessed with her,
it is that simple.
I am Mahdi and I am leaving in USA.I was in so many counties. I have been a long time in Baku doing my schooling, I have been in russia, Turkey, I was born in Iraq & ... . But Let's say I grew up in Iran. I spent the most important of my lifetime (my teenaging) in Iran. I saw a lot of other people in other countries but I exprienced the my worst memories in Iran. Please Iranian poeple don't suffer Afghan Refugees in Iran. They are tired, damaged, suffered and ... Believe me if they had a little peaceful territory in their country they would never come to Iran. |
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Our last conversation was about our flag. We
both believed that "Shir-va-Khorshid" must return on our national flag,
but some changes are necessary! First, the "Lion" should be Iranian; neither
British or African! We all know that some spices of lions used to live in Iran and
they were quite different from their African cousins. They are the ones that have
been used for thousand of years by Iranian artists, before the Afro-British lion
was introduced to our country during the last century!|
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