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* Video: Miss France meets Miss Italy
* Animation: National Security Agency phone monitoring center
* Video: Insane bike jump
* The World Map of Happiness
* Translation: Ahmadinejad arrived in Monday on Tuesday
music lovers: bookmark
* IranianTunes.com
* IDtune.co.uk
* HandsMedia.co.uk
death of a prisoner of conscience
Iranian dissident Akbar Mohammadi dies in prison
* BBC Persian
* Radio Farda
* AP
diversion
CS Monitor: In Mideast tumult, Iran's clout rises
vaaveylaa
Washington Post: The Next Steps With Iran
-- Henry Kissinegr
laugh or cry?
NY Times: A New Enemy Gains on the U.S.
-- Thom Shanker
peyvand khorsandi
Soul Bean Café: Qana
beirut is burning
ElectronicIntifada: How Do we Sleep While Beirut is Burning?
-- Hamid Dabashi
clash of civilizations
NaderDavoodi.com: Mexico 10 – Iran 0
my relatives
bakhtiary.net
quiz
State the fact
toons
Saman
* Israel: Special treatment by U.S. Press
Mazloom
* NEW! Triple Blade Schick
Haji
* Lebanon
* Real Western life vs Hollywood
* Are there any good women in the world?
* Husbands & wives
Mahmoud
* Moments to remember
mr. pure persian
AFP: Purging Persian: Iran's Ahmadinejad orders foreign words out
nukes
BBC: Tehran faces UN nuclear deadline
middle hell
Asia Times: A war without borders in the making
-- Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
rock n roll
Nilgoon.org: Western music with Persian translation
exceptional
The last part of Siman Nahan's travel diary to Iran has gone online. Forget all the junk that's been published on Iran. Nahan's work is exceptional.
quiz
Take a wild guess
nukes
Reuters: Key UN members said to reach informal deal on Iran
extermination
CS Monitor: Hizbullah may prove tougher than expected
toons
Iraj
* Humanitarian aid
* Pain in the ass
* Honest broker
atefah sahaaleh
* Guardiuan
* BBC: TV documentary pieces together the case of a 16-year-old girl, executed two years ago in Iran
next
Rolling Stones: Iran: The Next War
good
NIAC: National Iranian American Council and the Iranian American Bar Association joining forces to protect priceless Persian artifacts
quiz
Test of wills
iranian of the day
Abbas Maroufi: Amsterdam
terrorism par excellence
BBC: Lebanon is hit by further air raids and fierce fighting in the south, amid warnings Israel's offensive will last weeks
60 bums? is that all the army of islam can muster?
AP: Iranian volunteers set off for Lebanon
peace summit :o)
Guardian: Tehran says it and Syria's exclusion means peace summit is doomed to fail
jesus... what charlatans
BBC: Da Vinci Code book banned in Iran
yaa hazrate abbas... eenaa deegeh kiyan?
CS Monitor: Churchgoing fans will assemble after the game to hear Braves pitcher John Smoltz talk about his beliefs
war of the worlds
New Yorker: The bewildering Western response to the conflict in Lebanon
-- David Remnick
quiz
Wet pants
washington comedy aid
We have decided to donate 10% of the proceeds from upcoming Axis of Evil comedy show in Washington to Mercy Corps to help victims in Lebanon
-- Maz Jobrani
anyway
* Jockey caught on camera butting his horse
* Video: First male engineer
* Besmellahe Rahmane Satellite
* Khaahar Madonna wraps up for the beach
* Audio: Honeymoon: horse racing
* Video: Future of computers
* What caused last tsunami
* Family photo
* Koss soft pastels
hezbollah
BBC: Iran anger at Lebanon aid 'block'
math olympiad
Iran finished eighth behind China, Russia, Korea,
Germany, USA, Romania, and Japan
thanks, but no thanks
BBC: Iranian dissident Akbar Ganji turned down an invitation to the White House when in Washington
toons
Kazem
* Israel offensive
Hajiagha
* Muslim vs Western
Faramarz
* Germany: Bush & Ahmadinejad
* Embarrassing to monkeys
* Ahmadinejad: Role model
Mazloom
* Popularity chart
* Islamic fashion show (2)
Mahmoud
* Amitab Bachchan (1)
* Amitab Bachchan (2)
quiz
Best seller
inside view
TIME: Hizballah may be Tehran's client, but Iranians aren't buying the propaganda
-- Azadeh Moaveni
hezbollah
Asia Times: The war Hezbollah is really fighting
-- Kaveh L Afrasiabi
lebanon
BBC: Iran's role in Lebanon crisis still murky
baba, cease fire!
Petition: U.S. must call for immediate cease-fire by all participants in current fighting
free: 1.3 million books
worldebookfair.com
kurdish music
* Kamkars: "Vara Yaarem"
quiz
Say cheese!
arms race, extra spicy
Washington Post: Massive Pakistan Plant Would Generate Material for 40-50 Nuclear Bombs a Year
zere ziyadi
BBC: Ahmadinejad's warning to Israel
who would've guessed
NY Times: U.S. Plan Seeks to Wedge Syria Away From Iran
nukes
AP: Iranian official: Enrichment on the table
god is dead
FromIsraeltToLebanon.info
benefit?
BBC: Iran could both benefit and suffer from the continuing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel
L.A. bloggers
Let's meet for coffee
-- Pedram Mollemian
anyway
* Video: While you're in the toilet...
* Video: Watch out for that pool of water... in the woods
* Video: Casual Fridays taken to a new level
* Video: Blonde "locked in the car" :o)
* Audio: Haft-Sin, as in seven sins
bad bad boy
NaderDavoodi.com: Materazzi got on players' nerves, and more
iranians of the day
* Shappi Khorsandi: With dad Hadi Khorsandi & Azar Nafisi
can you act?
Wanted: Actors in San Francisco
what a retarded jackass
Reuters: Ahmadinejad's letter attacks Israel: Germany
ditto
Washington Post: Bush Sees Mideast Strife As a Step Toward Peace
security council
AFP: France circulates revised draft on Iran nuclear issue
quiz
Sweet smell
of course
NIAC: US Congress Supports Israel, Calls for tougher measures against Iran
finally
CS Monitor: United Nations warns Hizbullah, Israel of 'war crimes' liability
* BBC: Annan demands Lebanon ceasefire
hossein derakhshan
Is Ganji joining Sazgara?
music
Fereshteh: "Dige Donbaalam Nayaa" and more
digital natives
Washington Post: Who Exactly Are Bloggers?
excellent
Washington DC: IAPAC and the IABA Host Iranian American Know Your Rights Town Hall Meeting with Special Guest Congressman Meehan
toons
Eyeranian
* How to teach your children to hate
Mazloom
* Islamic fashion show
Hajiagha
* Before & after U.S. intervention in Afghanistan
* War in Iraq
* Men and women in the West
* Beautiful, simple village life
if iran still exists by then
Reuters: Iran says it will deliver response Aug. 22
i (heart) jon stewart
Video: On the "brink" of war?
Video: Call us crazy, but we still believe there can be peace in... Israfghyianonanaq
anyway
* Political process in simple, smelly language
* Release tension: Pop some bubble wrap
* Chaakereteem koochooloo
* Matisse's dance
* Porn star turns talents to American politics
* Why kids should NOT be left alone
quiz
Saaz o barg
no mutts allowed
PersianDNA.com
ayatollah bush (although EVEN ayatollahs are not against stem cell research)
CS Monitor: Bush makes his first veto on stem cells
bombs don't destroy ideas, no matter how rotten
CS Monitor: Israel ramps up efforts to destroy Hizbullah before calls for a cease-fire intensify
no, on the moon. pass kojaa?!
CS Monitor: Civil war in Iraq?
and what the hell are GM and Ford doing?
CS Monitor: Toyota plans to make cars that go farther on electricity alone
anyway
Israeli children send their love to Lebanon
iranians of the day
* Naeim Tabibzadegan: Taekwondo champ (3 pix)
* Ladan Mardpour: Loving mother and cherished community member
agenda of empire
Mother Jones: Next We Take Tehran
so sad and no end in sight
NY Times: Over 3,000 Iraqi Civilians Killed in June, U.N. Reports
quiz
Beautiful blue
music
Sadegh Nojooki: Music from 1980
take a break
Video: Boat ride in Anzali Lagoon
-- Bahram 9821
coming up: war with iran
BBC: Israel claims Iran link to crisis
Haaretz: Mossad chief to meet with U.S. officials on Iran's nuclear program
what would moses say?
BBC: Lebanon condemns Israel 'madness'
thank god
Washington Post: Iran, U.S. Allied in Protecting Artifacts
abdolfattah soltani
AFP: Prominent Iranian rights lawyer gets jail term
nukes
AFP: US blacklists 2 Iranian firms over missiles programme
anyway
* Warning sign at Caspian beach
* Video: New evidence: Zidane headbutt outrage
* Little Italy
* It happens: Broken penis
* Khomeini in Argentina
* Video: Dogs on talent show
* Video: Magic: Pull a part a girl
toons
Faramarz
* Dirty Harry meets Iranian counterpart
Mahmoud
* FeeFee Joon
* Cheshmak
leaders of the free world (burp!)
Off-the-cuff conversation between George Bush and Tony Blair at the G8 summit
* MSNBC video
* BBC transcript
nerve centre?
Guardian: Tehran headquarters of Hizbullah displays a striking lack of grandeur
iranians of the day
* Ganji & Fakhravar: Old friends, different views (6 pix)
coming together
Enameh: Etesaabe ghazaa va saayere ghazaayaa
toons
Mazloom
* Ganji's peace coallition
* If Iran had an atomic bomb
* Islamic fashiob gone wild
Wolak
* Zidane & Ali Daei
Hajiagha
* Palestinian vs. Israeli lives
* Baghdad devastation
* U.S. top human rights violator
* Remove anti-IRI cartoons
Heyrani
* Emam Zaman in Evin
feeling the heat
AP: Iran calls Western incentives acceptable
BBC: Iran's foreign minister in Syria
ganji
Newsweek: ‘The Regime Must Change’: But Iran’s most prominent dissident warns against foreign interference
AP: Akbar Ganji says Iraq war not helping Iran democracy push
quiz
Khat o neshoon
cheh ajab
BBC: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and UK PM Tony Blair call for an international peace force to be sent to Lebanon
khaarej az dastoor :o)
Radio Farda: Ayatollah Kashani, Part II
-- Siavash Ardalan
ganji
NY Times: Rights Advocates Raise Pressure on Iran
jahanbegloo
Crimson: Harvard professors petition to free Iranian colleague Ramin Jahanbegloo
Bloomberg: Iran Tells EU `Not to Interfere' in Academic's Arrest
fighting faiths
New Yorker: Liberals should take the Islamist threat seriously
peyvand khorsandi
Financial Times: The twilight zone
iran-u.s.
Jurist: The Silence of the Iranian Lambs
-- A. John Radsan, president of the Iranian-American Bar Association
quiz
Glass of tea
war on people
BBC: Rockets fired by Hezbollah kill at least nine people in coastal Israeli city of Haifa
understatement of the year
CS Monitor: Israel's response in Lebanon called 'disproportionate'
free-political-prisoners.net
Hunger strike in New York July 14th to 16th, in front of the UN with Akbar Ganji
* Statement & petition
* Press release
* Komiteh hamaahangi
just heard
It's not the things you don't know that will hurt you, it's the things you think you know that ain't so.
-- Mark Twain
like killing flies
BBC: At least 13 Lebanese civilians die as convoy is hit by Israeli air strike
hezbollcrap
Washington Post: Hezbollah Leader Vows All-Out War With Israel
not good enough?
AP: Western incentives for Iran released
un fricken believable
BBC: Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon with fresh air raids on Beirut airport and sites in southern suburbs
before the head butt
NaderDavoodi.com: Zidane I believe you!
anyway
* Video: Not funny at all: Dutch reporter molested
* Chicken lays Allah
the way iranians should be
Enameh: 2 ra'naa dar Canada
peef peef
Photos: Islamic fashion show opens in Tehran
Guardian: Iran's fashion police put on a show of chadors to stem west's cultural invasion
iranian of the day
* Akbar Ganji: London bombing victim
* Al Yeganeh: Soupman goes British
quiz
Ring master
so cute
Animation: Shinili
yeah baby!
BBC: Cheney sued in CIA identity case
community
NIAC: Washington Meeting Condemns Discrimination Against Iranian-Americans
$100 a barrel... soon
BBC: Oil soars after Israel offensive
overkill over & over
NY Times: Israel Attacks Beirut Airport and Sets Up Naval Blockade
beekhiyaal
AFP: Defiant Iran threatens to quit nuclear treaty
Reuters: Iran shrugs off Security Council referral
Washington Post: Major Powers Will Return Iran Issue to U.N. Council
quiz
Not as bright as the sun
iranians of the day
* Karim Nayernia: Stem cell pioneer
* Sir Sam Boogandoo Lore: Beloved dog
* Saied Tehrani: Super memory chip
* Niloufar Behmanesh: Going for masters
* Abbas Darabi: Inventor
* Azam Nemati & friends: Turkish festival (3 pix)
* Dai Ahmad: Close to our hearts
toons
Mazloom
* Zidane: Diplomacy
Faramarz
* Iran referred to Security Council
* Ahmadinejad: Sweage
* Ahmadinejad greets forein dignitaries
Hajigha
* Kiarostami's "Ten" (1) (2) (3)
* Boys & girls in Iran
sepaah
Guardian: Control of Iran lies with the Revolutionary Guard, not the masses
as expected
BBC: Nations sending Iran to Security Council
there should be no justification for physical violence
BBC: Zidane makes headbutt apology (kinda sorta not)
hossein derakhshan
Hoder: On Akbar Ganji's huger strike
survivors go after persecutors
cja.org: Center for Justice & Accountability
badbakhtaa
NY Times: Once Again, Gazans Are Displaced by Israeli Occupiers
eenaam shoroo kardan!
BBC: Hezbollah 'seize Israel soldiers'
what the fuck happened...
.... that gave us modern day Iran? An animated film by MR. FISH
books of the day
For the worst husband
mystery insult
Fifa investigates Zidane red card
* BBC
* Sports Illustrated
in the name of islam
BBC: Scores dead in Mumbai train bombs
in the name of democracy
BBC: Civilians and police killed in Iraq
quiz
Stick to Persian Pop
passport control
IAPAC: Congressional attempts to curb Iranian immigration and citizenship
strategy
Nilgoon.org: Tahavvol-e nahaaee
-- Akbar Ganji
toons
Mahmoud
* Football? Varzesh?!
Wolak
* Rafsanjani's multiple hands
Radmehrian
* Rafsanjani checking his bank statement
Mazloom
* Iran's Statue of Liberty
Hajigha
* If IRI falls, dogs and cats will come before men
anyway
* Azizam? Got milk?
* Video: Hottttt: Latest Shakira music video
* Video: No monkey business
* Video: Morning show surprise announcement
* Love Line: 1-900-Emam Reza
* Count your blessings: Salavaat shomaar
* If looks could kill
* Video: Big dog vs. little kitty
no news
BBC: Iran, EU end nuclear talks with no sign of result
taazeh aadam shodan
BBC: US detainees to get Geneva rights
quiz
Not that I care
18 teer
Legacy of the 1999 student movement
* Radio Farda
* BBC Persian
khaarej az dastoor :o)
Radio Farda: Sweet, harmless, borrrring Ayatollah Emami Kashani
-- Siavash Ardalan
nothing is secret
CS Monitor: Another secret US intelligence program?
shamed into change
CS Monitor: After unprecedented TV series, Pakistan rethinks rape, sex laws
steamed rice
Reuters: Rice says time for Iran to give nuclear reply
shaayad vaghti deegar
Reuters: Iran won't give final nuclear response Tuesday
who?
BBC: Most wanted Chechen rebel warlord, Shamil Basayev, has been killed -- Russian media reports
peyvand khorsandi
Soul Bean Cafe: Gaza? Zzzzz…
demoghracy
CS Monitor: Egyptian press fear rollback of reforms
toons
Aliwood
* What Women Want: Ahmadinejad
Faramarz
* Fashion statement
* President's updated wardrobe
Mazloom
* Who is she? Hamidou's sister
* Proof someone got clubbed
Hajiagha
* Come to Canada... and get screwed
* Iranian & American revolutionary justice
nuked
AP: Iran asks IAEA to remove chief inspector
nefrin shodegaan
BBC: Gunmen in Baghdad kill at least 40 people
Washington Post: What's an Iraqi Life Worth?
okh joon
CNN: Iranian-American filmmaker sues Rumsfeld over detention in Iraq
quiz
Rangaarang
anyone listening?
AFP: Iran's Ebadi calls for release of political prisoners
go dubai
BBC: Guggenheim expands into Emirates
eenaa ahle mozaakereh neestan
AP: Iranian negotiator balks at deadlines
looks serious
BBC: Three held over NY tunnel 'plot'
anyway
* Video: Little Bandari girl
* Video: Dancing referee for World Cup final
* Video: Let go of my thingee
* Mail order husbands
* Big... Dooley?
* Wedding of the Year
get ready for the bad news
BBC: Iran 'positive' on nuclear offer
BBC: EU upbeat on Iran nuclear talks
shirin ebadi
AFP: Iran Nobel laureate Ebadi complains over access to client
(it's a secret)
Farah Pahlavi writes to UNESCO objecting to US court ruling against University of Chicago regarding ancient Iranian artifacts
yessssss
BBC: Berlusconi to be tried for fraud
quiz
What is Happiness?
areh joone ammat
AP: Iranian negotiator says Iran serious about talks
absolutely
CS Monitor: Are Israel's actions in Gaza 'war crimes'?
BBC: Twenty-two Palestinians and an Israeli soldier are reportedly killed as troops push deeper into north Gaza
son of a bitches!
Audio: Iranian complaining about popups
crazy
CBS: L.A. Plastic Surgeon Esfandiar Kadivar Fatally Shot
back together
Radio: Reunited (and It Feels So Good). A daughter, Nazanin Rafsanjani, tells the story.
anyway
* Ahmadinejad in Africa
* Video: This elephant knows football
* Video: That gross guy in the gym
* Video: Animals are smarter than you think
* Video: Slicing a guy in half
* Face transplant deemed a success
nukes
BBC: Rescheduled talks between Iran and EU on Tehran's nuclear programme set to start
don't get your hopes up
CS Monitor: Pragmatism may trump zeal as Iran's power grows
it's serious folks
CS Monitor: Climbing American debt casts doubt on the dollar's future
beautiful
Video: Reza Derakhshani & John Densmore (The Doors drummer) live at the Kennedy Center
watch out
CS Monitor: Pro-US Kurds eye rising Islamic parties
taghaas
BBC Persian: Zahra Kazemi's son sues IRI in Canada demanding $17 million iranians of the day
* Fardad Jamali: Safety Professional of the Year
* Faramarz Aghazadeh: Handsome, muscular Iranian
* Carina: George Washington Freshman
* Minoo Javan: New album
* Cousin: MS victim
quiz
We have a saying for that
washington
IAPAC: Iranian American Know Your Rights Campaign Town Hall Meeting
joojeh neo-con
Telegraph: Amir Abbas Fakhravar: The poster child of the neo-conservatives
silly games
Reuters: Iran says EU nuclear talks postponed
globalization?
Washington Post: Ayatollah Khamenei's Moves Hint Iran Wants To Engage
quiz
Man with the hat
toons
Saman
* Damn Mohammad, did you fart?
Faramarz
* Iran-US dating game
Mazloom
* Bush, The Decider
Mahmoud
* I love Arabic language, music, culture...
Hajiagha
* Toppling Hamas government
abjeez
Radio Farda: Sisters Melody & Safoora sing "Bargard" and answer a few questions about their rock band
alo? mehdi?
BBC Persian: Ayatollah Abtahi arrested for claiming to communicate with Emam Zaman
heritage
AFP: Iran threatens action over ancient artefacts ruling by US court
another deadline
AP: Iran has until July 12 to stop enrichment
prisoner of conscience
Amnesty: Fear of torture and ill-treatment: Sayed Ali Akbar Mousavi-Kho'ini
shirin ebadi
AFP: Nobel laureate protests conditions of women in Iran
quiz
For god's sake
let him go
Guardian: International pressure is growing on Iran to release a prominent philosopher and writer, Ramin Jahanbegloo
ehem
iranian.com gets an A- in a review published in the July 2006 issue of San Francisco magazine
privatization
AFP: Iran unveils major privatization plan
absolutely brilliant
Living Library: At the public library in southern Sweden's third largest city, Malmö, a patron can check out a human being for a 45 minute chat. Is this nuts? (Audio)
past fetrataa
Iranian intelligence ministry accused Ramin Jahanbegloo of having tried to instigate US-backed opposition in Iran
-- Telegraph
-- BBC Persian
khoda ro shokr
New Yorker: Military doubts about a military solution to Iran crisis
-- Seymour M. Hersh
quiz
Set in stone
historic crisis
AFP: Iran threatens to retaliate if US auctions off Persepolis treasures
pierre omidyar
Newsweek: Giving Back Awards: 15 People Who Make America Great
holy crap!
ABC: Noah's Ark in Iran's Elburz mountain range?
peyvand khorsandi
Soul Bean Café: Iran president’s popularity
despite everything
Guardian: Lust for life
-- Azar Nafisi
conjuring a coup in tehran
Mother Jones: Three days in Rome
maash shaalaa
Washington Post: U.S. soldiers allegedly assaulted a woman and then killed her and three members of her family south of Baghdad, blaming the incident on insurgents
war on terror :o)
Video: Jon Stewart takes a look at the case known to many as "The Miami Seven."
important
Petition: Stop Legal Action Aganist Iranian Archeological Assets in the US
Chicago Tribune: Persian treasure trove on the line at University of Chicago
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