| May 2006
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iranian-american reaction
AIC: American Iranian Council welcomes breakthrough in U.S.-Iran relations
NIAC: Battle Over Pre-Conditions Could Scuttle Talks Before They Begin
poll
Should Iran accept or reject U.S. offer of talks?
it's about more than a cartoon
Video: Thousands in last week's demonstration in Tabriz against cartoon
anyway
* Bush converts to Islam
* El Dicko: Ultimate U.S. border security
* Dear Mr. Thief...
* Khoda beh daademoon bereseh...
* Video: Japanese metro squeeze
jahanbegloo
Ottawa, EU press Tehran to free scholar
* AFP
* Radio Farda
media awards
WAALM: News and Cultural Media to be honored at The 2nd Persian Golden Lioness Awards in Budapest Hungary
iranian of the day
Parvin Pourasef: Most amazing mother
clip
Video: U.S.-Iranian talks, if...
Condoleezza Rice offers conditional talks
dying to talk
* Washington Post: Condoleezza Rice Holds News Conference on Iran
* Reuters: Rice says US will talk to Iran if conditions met
* BBC: US 'prepared to join Iran talks'
iranians of the day
* Roya Tolouee: Assaulted in jail
* Leila McKinnon: U.S. nuclear ban because born in Iran
* David Safavian: Jack Abramoff's "favorite"
* Kayvan and Elham: 2nd anniversary (2 pix)
* Elika Nooshidani: Made in Shiraz born in Hong Kong (6 pix)
* Mandy Nili: CASBAH Club, LA.
* Elly and Peggy Pourasef: On their way to success
world cup
Sports Illustrated: Ali Daei: World Cup Veterans to Watch
get dressed for germany
World Cup T-shirts
* Legofish store
* Iran Football 2006
toons
Iraj
* Massacre in Iraq
* Dr. Know: Bush quagmire
Mazloom
* Time for another plane crash
* Ahmadinejad's 2nd letter (Who cares?)
Faramarz
* Enough on Tony Blair's plate
* Airplane service
Mahmoud
* Gedaa or... Ahmadinejad love
Enameh: Eshgh alyhesalam
quiz
Hand signals
nukes
AFP: US confident incentive package for Iran to be approved
ethnic tensions
CS Monitor: Ethnic tensions could crack Iran's firm resolve against the world
last few days
Photos of recent Azari protests against cartoon
* Urumiyeh
* Maragheh
* Miyane
* Tehran University
* Urumiyeh University
* Amir Akbir University
* Zanjan University
* Marageh Azad University
* Marand Azad University
* Khoy University
* Gilan Tarbiyat Moalem University
* Tabriz
-- Ramin Ahmadi
THE cartoon
Mana Neyestani's cartoon in IRAN newspaper (May 19, 2006) which sparked protests among Azaris
filmemoon kardan
BBC: Iran offers EU new nuclear talks
tehran symphony orchestra
Der Spiegel: Saving the world with music
quiz
Bad business
for what?
BBC: 34,830 to 38,990 Iraqi civilians dead
lost tribe?
Radio Farda: Strange tribe "discovered" in caves near Kerman
nukes
AFP: 6 world powers to discuss Iran in Vienna
AFP: World powers ready to guarantee Iran's right to nuclear energy: Russia
che gandi zadan
BBC: CBS crew killed in Baghdad attack
BBC: US crash sparks Afghanistan riot
za'ifeh with a punch
New Yorker: Oriana Fallaci directs her fury toward Islam
sanctions
Washington Post: U.S. Urges Sanctions on Iran
injustice
BBC: Guantanamo hunger strike spreads
17th annual
Iranian Women's Studies Foundation: Montreal conference, June 2-6
more protests
Iran Azeris protest over cartoon
* BBC Persian (1) (2)
* BBC
azarbaijan
TabrizNews.com
let them go
BBC Persian: Calls for the release of cartoonist & editor in Azari row
why doesn't he just shut the fuck up?
Reuters: Germans should stop feeling Holocaust guilt: Ahmadinejad
toons
Little Bird
* Shrinking Persian Empire
Mahmoud
* Dance or Aberoorizi?
Mazloom
* Ahmadinejad to Bush: Call me
* Great book: Power
* Cartoonist & publisher: Sorry
Faramarz
* Student protests
* Iran-U.S. fighting over talks
just do it already
NY Times: U.S. Debating Talks With Iran on Nuclear Issue
parents
Yaghoo Groups: Iranian-American parents primarily in San Francisco Bay Area
ahan ghoraazeh
BBC: Russia to honour Iran arms deal
sigheh stories
Ezdevaj-Movaghat: "Temporrary marriage" bedtime stories
quiz
I bet you've seen him
useless, worthless
AP: Standoff leaves Iran clerics on sidelines
tennis anyone?
BBC Persian: Iraqis shot 'for wearing shorts'
azarbaijan
BBC Persian: Protests banned after violent clashes over cartoon
anyway
* Video: Bush on immigration
* Video: Indian working at convenient store
* Video: Football dance
* PowerPoint: World Cup team tactics
* The jeans of choice for Islam
khaarej az dastoor
Radio Farda: Siaasat, diyaanat, bizness...
-- Siavash Ardalan
war on people
NY Times: US Military Expected to Report Marines Killed Iraqi Civilians
whatever
Washington Post: It's Time to Engage With Iran
Washington Post: Say No to Tehran's Gambit
nukes
Asia Times: Carrots, sticks and the isolation of Iran
CS Monitor: US eyes carrots, sticks for Iran nuke program
stay there
BBC: Iran FM begins first Baghdad trip
dooroogh
CS Monitor: Iran religious badges story 'untrue'
anyway
* Video: Chaotic traffic reminds me of home (sniff sniff)
allah not so akbar
BBC: Saudi religious police face curbs
quiz
Emamzadeh Shomali
all these meetings...
Reuters: Major powers likely to meet on Iran next week: US
nuclear holy grail
NY Times: The Persian Complex
-- Abbas Amanat
iranians of the day
* Ramin Sabouri: Ultimate frisbee fighter
* Sohrob Aman: Wonder boy
* Vahid Khadem-Missagh: Violinist
* Josh Somerhalder: Prince of Persia
no aggression, theocracy
Campaign for Peace and Democracy: 780 sigantures
students
BBC Persian
* Increasting demands
* Interview with Amir Kabir student
* Latest on protests
cheshmak
USA TODAY: White House hints at talks with Iranians
defenders of human rights
Amir Farshad Ebrahimi, Tahereh Khorram, Raheleh Keshtgar, Shirin Salehi, Sadaf Ebrahimi, Moslem Moin, Sara Mousavi-Khoiniha: Federation of Student Defenders of Peace and Human Rights
jahanbegloo
NPR: Observers fear new intellectual crackdown in Iran
ILNA: Intelligence Minister: Investigation on Jahanbegloo continues
afshin hessam
Short films: Check out "Concrete, Glass, Steel"
ganji
Radio Farda: Interview with Akbar Ganji on human rights award
chicago
Silk Road festival: Iranian culture & music at citywide celebration
pictory
* Farah & the Shah: Abe Ali ski resort, 1961
* Soraya: Rome, 1953
quote
The quickened pace in recent days has helped the [U.S.] Senate craft a 614-page bill, but no one is quite sure what's in it.
-- CS Monitor
toro khoda let's talk
AFP: Iran ready for nuclear talks with U.S.
Washington Post: Iran Seeks Dialogue With U.S. on Atomic Program
quiz
Pig face?
clashes
Iran students protest over increased restrictions
* Amir Kabir blogger
* Reuters
* AFP
* BBC Persian
* BBC
* Radio Farda
crazy
BWNS: 54 Bahais arrested in Shiraz
iranians of the day
* Mehdi Ardalan: Spirit of resilience
* Arian Khajehamid: Football
* Kiana Dastafshan: Persian Princess
false story about iranian jews
Reuters: National Post apologizes for anti-Iran story
Reuters: Iran summons Venner over PM's remarks
Asia Times: Yellow journalism and chicken hawks
toons
BB
* What happens in Natanz...
Mazloom
* That's one weird creature
* Nothing happened in Tabriz
Faramarz
* Iran requests direct U.S. talks
* Ahmadinejad: South Beach Diet
powers in london
Reuters: World powers meet to discuss Iran nuclear offer
hadi khorsandi
Radio Farda: Cultural bonds among Iranians in North America
security council
BBC: Draft Iran nuclear offer debated
ganji
Akbar Ganjgi wins human rights award
* BBC Persian
* Radio Farda
natanz
BBC: Sleepy provincial town at centre of nuclear conflict
tabriz
Student Committee of
Human Right Reporters: Hundreds arrested at anti-cartoon rally
anyway
* Get outta here...
* ChossFamilies.org
* Video: Jack what?
* Video: Put THAT on the news!
* A reminder what a university ISN'T
anne tyler & iranians
NY Times: Belonging to a Family, Belonging in America
not funny, apparently
AFP: Iran arrests 54 after ethnic Azeri riots
BBC Persian: Cartoonist and editor arrested over cartoon
BBC: Iranian paper banned over cartoon
Reuters: Iran's Azeri minority protests mocking cartoon
the letter
New Yorker: Life i short, and Ahmadinejad's letter isn’t
london meeting
Reuters: UN powers to discuss Iran atomic incentives
instead of war
CS Monitor: U.S. plan to stop nuclear programs - without toppling leaders
mahnamahnah
Parham: When I was a kid of about 14...
bad-hair day
Maxim: Leyla Milani, Today's Girl
students
Radio Farda: Tehran University protest against "police state"
Radio Farda: Amir Kabir University protests against election tampering
women
TIME: Jafar Panahi's "Offside" asks why football is only for the boys
jews
The Independent: Iran's Jews struggle in the shadow of Holocaust denials
put him on judge judy
BBC: Israelis aim to sue Ahmadinejad
toons
Faramarz
* Iranian female fire fighters: Blossom, Buttercup, Bubbles
* Ahmadinejad the shrink
Mahmoud
* Reza Jaahel & Jeni-fer
Shirazi
* Ahmadinejad to Bush: Let's be friends
Radmehrian
* Iran masters technology to drill holes
Mazloom
* College weddings
Kaveh
* Sexworkers in solidarity with Muslimn women
more to come
New York Times: Pressed by U.S., European Banks Limit Iran Deals
anyway
* Video: U.S. marines inavde Iran :o)
* Video: Dr. Phil of Arabia
* Video: Virgins & terrorists in heaven
* Yoga: India vs. USA
* The ass family
quiz
The name says success
nooshe joon
San Francisco Chronicle: Iranian-Americans among top 100 highest paid executives
-- The list
-- Article
khaarej az dastoor
Radio Farda: On provincial trips by members of the Iranian cabinet
-- Siavash Ardalan
the da vicnci yawn
Do not waste your time & money on "The Da Vinci Code". Ron Howard turned the most exciting novel of recent years into a giant borefest.
holy bastards
Washington Post: Iran's Draft Law on Dress Has Many Worried
cradle of civilisation - and picnics
The Independent: Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran
-- Shusha Guppy
yes it is
CS Monitor: Is US fading as a superpower?
quiz
Chosse feel
split
Reuters: Split emerges in West's front against Iran
carrot & stick
AFP: EU offers reactors to Iran, threatens arms embargo
AP: IAEA Head to Meet With Rice Next Week
intelligence?
AP: Democrats Ask Bush for Iran Intelligence Update
jahanbegloo
More than 400 academics, writers & activists demand Jahanbegloo's freedom
* Petition (English-Persian)
* BBC Persian
toons
MM
* Bush-IRI dance ensemble
Faramarz
* Iran to give incentives
* Iran smurf: Gentele approach
* Dealing with a 4-year-old
* Chafez to give Iran F-16s
Wolak
* 2nd letter: Laaf dar gharibi
Mazloom
* Police Ahmadi Moghaddam: Master Card
shut it down
BBC: Guantanamo inmates attack guards
BBC: US 'must end secret detentions'
BBC: International chorus for Guantanamo closure grows
iranians of the day
* Delphine Minoui: Albert Londres international journalism award
* Alex & Leyla: Teacher in love
branding human beings?
National Post: Iran law would require non-Muslim insignia
Israpundit: Report About Iranian Yellow Badge May Be Incorrect
jahanbegloo
Radio Farda: Italian writers & politicians press Iran
shut down the church
New York Times: Vatican Punishes a Leader After Sexual Abuse Charges
self-destructive weapon
Washington Post: Iran's Dubious 'Oil Weapon'
much ado about nothing?
BBC: Doubts over Iran nuclear capacity
BBC: Was Iran's uranium really a 15-year-old Chinese import?
dameshoon garm
BBC: Turks turn funeral of a judge into mass show of support for secularist state
CS Monitor: Protests follow attack on Turkish high court
spring offensive
Washington Post: As many as 105 people killed in Afghan four provinces
look who's talking
AFP: Ahmadinejad mocks Iran's 'mental' nuclear opponents
iran-u.s.
NIAC: Senate panel calls for direct US-Iran negotiations
nukes
Reuters: Moscow doubts case for Iran sanctions: EU deputy
security council
Asia Times: Russia, China drift toward US
-- Kaveh L Afrasiabi
iranians of the day
* Marjane Satrapi: Cannes jury
* Meir Javedanfar: Iranian Jews in Israel
* Amir M.: 1975
* Arash Shokouh: Bush & Schwarzenegger
* Ramin Djawadi: Composer
* Shayon & Shahkam: Manchester
dobaare misaazamat, vatan
Video: Dariush singing Simin Behbahani's poem at a gathering in her honor at UCLA
quiz
Nuclear cousin
jahanbegloo
Radio Farda: Canadian academics press for Ramin Jahanbegloo's freedom
end of an era :o)
Washington Post: By wide margins, Americans say they now trust Democrats more than Republicans
give one to iran
Guardian: Blair endorses new generation of nuclear power stations in UK
anyway
* Video: Gymnast or Superman?
* Majid's pet store
* Video: Love story
* Tanning to a crisp
* Meow
* Warning: Napping in a hammock
roosari yaa toosari
BBC: Turkish judge who opposed headscarves in schools shot dead
nukes
BBC: Iran shuns EU 'reactor incentive'
AFP: London meeting on Iran crisis postponed
world of influence
CS Monitor
* Blogs now have
a world of influence
* Internet community rallies to free imprisoned Egyptian blogger
quiz
Ghamar dar aghrab
toons
Mahmoud
* Zane tannaaz-e Irani
* Akelehaaye ahde ateegh
Joe
* Reza Pahlavi as Moses
Hes Yad
* Iranian "Ocean's 12"
Mazloom
* Think tank
Kaveh
* What Ahmadinjad's elders think of him
* Laugh all you wantm but...
* Ali-Irani
* Supreme (Gay) Leader
somalia
Washington Post: U.S. secretly supporting secular warlords who are fighting Islamic groups for control of capital
jahanbegloo
OpenDemocracy: The meaning of Ramin Jahanbegloo’s arrest
-- Rasool Nafisi
ommate hashari
TIME: Pakistan, Egypt and Iran lead list of Google users searching for word "sex"
nano tech
Mehrdad Ghasemi-Nejhad: World's smallest brush
oh henry
Washington Post: A Nuclear Test for Diplomacy
-- Henry Kissinger
sounds good to me
Reuters: EU to offer Iran best civil nuclear technology
iranians of the day
* Amir Farahani: Special, every day
* Ava Serjoie: Artist
* Chelgis Jahanfard: True patriot
* Alexander J. Bigloo: Blond son
* Zia Mojabi: Dark World
quiz
Not radioactive
nukes
AFP: Iran says not interested in EU incentives
Reuters: China backs EU plan on Iran stand-off
ghamar dar aghrab
Enameh: Mazloom khodaa
rice doctrine
CS Monitor: US diplomacy becomes more ... diplomatic
world cup
BBC: Iran coach targets second round
jon stewart
Comedy Central: Rob Corddry analyzes Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 18 page letter
bedeh bestoon
Guardian: EU to barter for civilian Iran nuclear programme
music: 50's, 60's, 70's
* Parto: "Rize Rize" & more
* Afat: "Jonam Kaari Bokon"
* Parivash: "Chini Band Zan"
* Mahvash: "Yaare Shirazi" & more
* Roohangiz: "Kharaabaat"
* Parvin: "Bar Labe Cheshmeh"
* Elahe: "Malakeye Golhaa" (With Dariush Rafei)
* Roohbakhsh: "Gole pamchal " & more
* Ghazal: "Morghe Chaman" & more
* Roya: "Dele Pajmordeh" & more
* Maryam Jalili: "Bizaar" & more
* Shahrooz: "Hezaar o Yek Shab" & more
* Rashin: "Gheseye Eshgh"
* Nasser: "Beshno" & more
ebrahim nabavi
Rooz: Reply to Anhmadinejad's letter to Bush
peace, for a change
T-shirts: Iran War, Same Mistake, Different Spelling
u.s.-iran
Petition: U.S. House Bill Threatening UN Dues Over Iran
here & there
* 2,400 U.S. military deaths: Washington, DC
* Support our troops! San Francisco
clash of fasions
Photo: Sanandaj 1975
anyway
* Animation: Javad Bazaar
* Blond's geometry test: Find "X"
darius's castle
Cultural Heritage News: Iranian-French archaeology team makes major discovery in Tangeh Belaghi
mobaarakeh
BBC: US to renew full ties with Libya
jahanbegloo
BBC Persian: 621 Iranian personalities call for Ramin Jahanbegloo's release
must see
Music video: Jackson Brown sings "Lives In The Balance"
anyway
* Video: BBC interviews minicab driver by mistake
* Video: David Copperfield's mind-blowing magic
how iran-ic
1970s ad: Guess who's building nuclear power plants
behbahani in chicago
Simin Behbahani: Celebration of her life and work, May 27th
bebinim o tareif konim
EU to propose 'bold' Iran package
* BBC
* Reuters
quiz
What's up doc?
ya ali!
World Cup: Top scorer in Group D? Vote for Ali Karimi
iranians of the day, bay area
San Francisco Chronicle
* For teacher Fatemeh Mizbani, great child care helps learn to be a mom
* Iranian Americans are finding their voice
Tense U.S.-Iran relations motivate many
danger
Guardian: The danger of an attack on Iran can no longer be ignored
ellnaz.com
Fundraising: For cancer research in honor of our 10 year old Elli
set him free
Petition: Release Ramin Jahanbegloo
great day in history
Rahai-Zan TV: Woman's day demonstration in Tehran, March 8, 1979
compromise? what's that?
BBC: Iran to spurn nuclear compromise
javaab
Chicago Tribune: Answering Ahmadinejad
spies, torture & lies
Washington Post: Fired Officer Believed CIA Lied to Congress
discrimination
BBC: Court upholds Israeli spouse ban
jahanbegloo
New calls for the release of Ramin Jahanbegloo
* BBC Persian
* Radio Farda
toons
Aliwood
* Mahmoud Powers: The President Who Shagged Everybody
Faramarz
* Kofi Anan encouraged
* Ahmadinejad's royal courtesy
Wolak
* Qalibaf: Khalibaf
Kaveh
* Ahmadinejad unmasked
* Glooming mushroom
talk about what?
Reuters: Ahmadinejad says Iran ready to talk to anyone but Israel
BBC: Iran rejects talks 'under threat'
quiz
Inside man
my uncle napoleon
Guardian: The secret garden
not anytime soon
Washington Post: Annan Urges U.S. to Take Part in Talks With Iran
BBC: EU to make nuclear offer to Iran
israel
AP: Iran Sought Pakistan Advice on Attack
why do they hate us?
Zogby poll: 66% pf Americans Say Iran a Threat to U.S.
al qaida?
BBC: More than 150 die in Nigeria oil blast
khaarej az dastoor :o)
Radio Farda: Raees jomhoore baahaal, Part 2
-- Siavash Ardalan
quiz
Antique dealer
iranian of the century
Brave woman: Bareheaded in public
iranian of the day
Mehrdad Aref-Adib: 42 today!
new uranium traces
AP: More Uranium Reportedly Found in Iran
Reuters: U.S. will not hold direct contacts with Iran
Reuters: EU to urge halt to all Iran enrichment: draft
for now
Asia Times: Iran gets a sanctions reprieve - for now
Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
behbahani u.s.-canadian tour
Program: Simin Behbahani in Berkeley this Sunday, and appearing in other U.S. cities
photography
Men's jewellery, by Ali Mobasser
2006 candidates
IAPAC: Bipartisan candidates for public office
naaz nakon
NY Times: Iran Is Willing to Hold Talks, but With Conditions
target iran
Counterpunch: US Aggression-Time Once Again
anyway
* Video: Water power, for real!
* Video: Adidas football ad (1)
* Video: Adidas football ad (2)
kick ass
Video: Arash's music video for the Iranian team in the World Cup
jahanbegloo
Chronicle of Higher Education: Scholar's Arrest Might Signal New Wave of Repression in Iran, Friend and Colleague Says
-- Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi
alo?
BBC: US spy agency 'monitoring calls'
cooling off
BBC: US accepts Iran UN nuclear delay
AP: Iran Says It's Ready to Negotiate
BBC: ElBaradei hails Iran crisis move
bush talk
Washington Post: Bush urged to address Tehran directly
aberoo reezee
Photo: Ahmadinejad snubs woman in Indonesia
uncle sam
doesn't want you
CS Monitor: Foreign scholars denied U.S. visas say they are still waiting to hear why
religion vs. secularism
BBC: Museum comments spark Turkish row
jahanbegloo
Statement: Middle East scholars in defense of Ramin Jahanbegloo
quiz
The bulldozer
extra! extra!
* Auto Voozoo Washer. Yes!
* Slide show: What if Bush was a girl?
* Game: How fast can you spank the monkey?
* Cycle of life
* Islam: Lost in space
* The first hybrid motorcycle
chicago
Cinema: Rahmanian's "Day Break" coming to Chicago
toons
Mahmoud
* Naneh Gholi's letter to Bush
Beebee
* First Lingerie Bowl in Tehran
Hajiagha
* Getting ready for U.S. attack
* Down with Israel & the rest of the world
* Eslam-e Naab-e Mohammadi
* Canada: Slavery & Immigration
Kaveh
* Supreme Rat
Life Life
* Loser of the year
iran's perspective
TIME: The Way Ou
-- Hassan Rohani
bush answer
AP: Bush: Iran Letter Doesn't Answer Question
big lie
AP: Ahmadinejad Dismisses Nuke Program Worries as "Big Lie"
shirin polo
AP: Rice Praises European Plan on Iran
now we're talkin
Washington Post: Iran May Receive Incentives
take a break :o)
Animation: Sakineh
toons
Saman
* Bush reacts to Ahmadinejad letter
Faramarz
* Bush's response to Ahmadinejad
* Ahmadinejad alien encounter
failing policy
Opon Democracy: United States’s double-vision in Iran
-- Trita Parsi
letter diplomacy
Asia Times: Ahmadinejad's letter: An opening quickly sealed
-- Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
her publicist deserves a raise
TIME: 10 Questions For Shirin Ebadi
bluffing?
Guardian: If this is Ahmadinejad's bluff, it is bluff worth calling
tension
CS Monitor: America's standoff with Iran gets tenser
hippie caravan
BBC Persian: Friendship delegation to Iran
anyway
* Sigheh = Sweet satisfaction
akhey... mooshi...
NY Times: Poll Gives Bush His Worst Marks Yet
nuke benefits
Reuters: West to offer Iran benefits or sanctions
army chief moron
Video: General Abdolrahim Mousavi on Iranian and American forces
toons
letter
Aliwood
* Dr. Strangelove: Rumsfeld
Maazloom
* Letter to Bush: Pony Express
Shirazi
* U.S. negotiates with Iran
military option
Guardian: UK Foreign Minister Beckett cautious on Iran options
mom's music
* Giti: "Kaniz" & more
* Betty: "Raaz" & more
grandma's music
* Parvin: "Ramideh Del" & more
the letter
Ahmadinejad to Bush
* Le Monde: English
* ISNA: Persian
anoushe ansari dar fazaa
Kommersant: Russia to send Iranian female into orbit
iranians of the day
* Persian Warriors: Bikers in LA
* Afsoon: I beg you my lady
* Mahyad Mohammadieh: Baba hamisheh dooset daareh
* Arash Daneshzadeh: Boys and Girls Club, Palo Alto
* Farah Pahlavi: French star Catherine Deneuve
anyway
* Video: Sit-down comedy
* Boys Chasing Girls Islamic University
dumb question
BBC: Would a US attack on Iran's nuclear sites be an illegal act?
holy shit! 18 pages?
BBC: Ahmadinejad letter attacks Bush
NY Times: Iranian Writes to Bush; No R.S.V.P. Likely
LA Times: White House Calls Iranian Letter a Ploy
Washington Post: No Proposals in Iranian's Letter
Guardian: US rejects Iran's first letter in 27 years
business as usual
Flicker: Censorhip at Tehran Book Fair
tehrangeles
NY Times: Exiles in 'Tehrangeles' Split on How U.S. Should Sway Iran
tote'eyeh engelisaa
Guardiuan: Straw move 'not linked to stance on Iran'
gambit
CS Monitor: Iran's nuclear gambit - the basics
confusion
BBC: US rejects surprise Iran letter
quiz
Take a walk
dear george
Ahmadinejad sends letter to Bush
* Washington Post
* NY Times
* BBC
imagine her talks in tehran... with a roosari
Guardian: The education of new UK foreign secretary Margaret Beckett
toons
Faramarz
* Ahmadinejad's letter to Bush
* Iran monitors U.S. military
iranians of the day
* Haraz Ghanbari: Father & son
* Michelle: Happy birthday!
* Bijan Khadem-Missagh: Violinist & conductor
* Mona Soltani: Gorgeous Abadani
* Mitra Forati Van Vuren: Childhood friend
quiz
Bolbol zaboon
immoral authority
CS Monitor: US interrogation tactics under UN scrutiny
and what could that be?
CS Monitor: Next CIA chief's task: push Bush's agenda
campaign for peace and democracy
Petition: IRAN: Neither U.S. Aggression nor Theocratic Repression
kurdistan
BBC: Single government for Iraqi Kurds
internment?
Austin Chronicle: Halliburton granted $385-million to build Homeland Security detention centers across U.S.
-- Jim Hightowe
nukes
BBC: Iran's parliament threatens to force a withdrawal from nuclear treaty
toons
Mahmoud
* Energy Habbehie
* Gas & Gooz exports
* Magaskosh
anyway
* Please flush the toilet and...
* AHMAGH! Ladies first
classic
Video: Hypocrisy
taxi driver
Video: Promo for my next docudrama, "Aref Squared"
-- Nader Davoodi.com
slam dunk
U.S. basketball players become stars in Iran's professional league
* CNN video
* Knight Ridder article
rich culture
Reuters: Iranian films bring comedy, music to NY festival
royal democracy
BBC: Owen Bennett-Jones interview with Reza Pahlavi
velayate vaghih
AFP: Iran to elect supreme leader's supervisory body in November
russia & china
BBC: Criticism of UN Iran draft mounts
ebadi
PBS: Hard-line Movement Strengthening in Native Iran
cash crunch
CS Monitor: Falling dollar fallout
you'll be missed, jack
AFP: Blair dismisses Jack Straw as UK Foreign Minister
rough interrogation?
Detained intellectual Ramin Jahanbegloo hospitalized
* Radio Farda
* CBC/Jomhouri.com
surprise surprise
Washington Post: Goss Resigns as Head Of Central Intelligence
BBC: CIA boss in surprise resignation
has iran ever embraced the bomb? what is he talking about?
Reuters: Cheney urges Iran to shun nuke arms
the end of the mighty dollar?
LA Times: Iran Seeks Euro-Denominated Oil Market
quiz
Smurf
infidel humor
Safest restaurant on earth
nukes
BBC: Iran attacks UN draft resolution
iranians of the day
* President Farhan: Little cousin
* Sohrab & Akhtar joon: Tehran
* Soheil Nasseri: Pianist
* Cyrus Forough: Violinist
* Columbia U Iranians: New York parade
here & there
* Steps of San Francisco: At the beach (4 pix)
* Cemetery photos: Tehran (8 pix)
quiz
Touchdown!
crossroads
Asia Times: Beyond the bluster: Iran at a crossroads
-- Kaveh L Afrasiabi
khaarej az dastoor
Radio Farda: Raees Jomhoore Baahaal!
-- Siavash Ardalan
scheise
Guardian: Germans take seats in the Mercedes of public toilets
shirin
NPR's All Things Considered: Nobel Laureate Ebadi Looks at Iran's Contradictions
torture
BBC: US denies mistreatment of terror suspects, telling UN committee use of torture is wrong
nukes
Reuters: Annan calls for direct U.S.-Iran talks
AFP: Ahmadinejad pledges to pursue atomic fuel production
Reuters: Russia says undecided on whether Iran is a threat
how to
BBC: Iranian exiles in the US differ over how to topple the ayatollahs
shirin ebadi
Diane Rehm Radio Show: Nobel Peace Prize winner discusses fighting for human rights in Iran
jahanbegloo
Human Righs Watch: Top Iran Scholar Detained Without Charge
iranians of the day
* Ahmad Rafat: Book, "The last spring"
* Steven M. Kamali: Stevens & Co
* Soudabeh Azimi Taleghani: Mrs. Behmanesh
* Iranian-American Visual Artists: Enino, California
toons
Wolak
* Mohsen Rezaie's son
Faramarz
* Iran-U.S talks: You talkin to ME?!
* Iran-U.S confrontation
she must have called the wrong show
KQED San Francisco Public Radio: Most influential people alive... David Attenborough &... Mr Javid! (forward to 50:25 minutes)
anyway
* Audio: Khomeini & Dai Jan Napoleon
* Video: Not a born warrior
* Dick Cheney
* Video: Gardan shekasteh
still living in the cold war
CS Monitor: Report: Congress should cut $62 billion of Cold War weapons
nukes
Guardian: Security council fails to agree on Iran deadline
Reuters: France says military action won't solve Iran
hamjens
Final signatures: Iranians in defense of gay & lesbian rights
internet
BBC: Iranians strive to beat media controls
regime change
NIAC: US Congressional Research Service assessment of US policy options towards Iran
spying nonsense
Ramin Jahanbegloo arrested
* Radio Frarda: Human rights rep on spying charges
* BBC Persian: Arrest confirmed
music
Elahe: "Nam Name Baaroon" & more
ya hoo
BBC Persian: Iran disbars lawyers representing Sufi group
no one cares
CS Monitor: Iran and the US share goals in Afghanistan
kheyli mikhaast shahid besheh
Washington Post: Moussaoui Sentenced to Life for Role in 9/11 Plot
iran democratic party
IranDP.org
free jahanbegloo
Antiprison.blogspot.com
jahanbegloo
Intellectual Ramin Jahanbegloo arrested in Tehran
* BBC
* AFP
nukes
BBC: UN draft on nuclear Iran tabled
BBC: Iran tops Merkel's agenda in US
shahnameh
NPR: New Translation of 'Persian Book of Kings'
-- Shereen Meraji
here & there
Paykan lives! In North London
strange
Music: Rebecca Zadig sings Googoosh's "Do Panjereh" in English
-- Darius Kadivar
anyway
* Holy hackers
* Video: Bush & Bush impersonator (Steve Bridges)
* Video: String theory & office politics
* Video: Shooting hazard
real enough
Guardian: Don't blame the Great Satan, Iranian nuclear crisis is real enough
vaagh vaagh
BBC: Photos of Tehran's first private hospital for pets
insight
Video: CNN International's interviews with Azar Nafisi & Ahmad Baharloo about Iran
quiz
Rocket to god
khaarej az dastoor
Radio Farda: Bombe eshgh!
-- Siavash Ardalan
bah bah
AFP: US spy leaked by White House was senior CIA expert on Iran nuclear program
67 nafar
Orkut: iranian.com fan club
ya ali
Guardian: This high-octane rocket-rattling against Tehran is unlikely to succeed
security council
Washington Post: U.S., Allies Push Resolution on Iran
NY Times: U.S. and Europe Draft Iran Resolution
six feet under
* Mojahedin graves: Tabriz
* Samad Behrangi: Simple grave (2 pix)
-- Aidin Fathalizadeh
missing?
BBC Persian: Reports about arrest of well-known thinker Ramin Jahanbegloo unconfirmed
what the...
Khomeini AIDS drug in Uganda
toons
Faramarz
* Larijani & Rice: Casablanca moment
* Ahmadinejad: Tadeeg wars
* Yellow cake: Delicious & Islamic
Wolak
* Sheikh: Major & minor
quiz
First computer geek
freedom of speech
Video: Stephen Colbert's roast of Bush & Co. Must see.
sweeeet
Music: Mohammad Nouri's "Nastaran"
khaak too saretoon
BBC Persian: Iran centralizes internet censorship
khaak too sareshoon
MSNBC: Young Americans shaky on geographic smarts
music
Nomad: "Mediterranean Breeze"
with what?
Reuters: Iran threatens Israel if US acts "evil"
people who shape our world
TIME 100: Omid Kordestani, the Other, Other Google Guy
iranians of the day
* Reza Moosavi: Myself
* Paykan: Penn State soccer team
* Abbas Ahmadi-Motlagh: Director
* Amir, Nicholas, Cameron Masoumi Griffin: Boys
* Kavita: True Indian beauty
* Keyvan: 200% persian power!
uncle sam
Reuters: Iran threatens Israel if US acts "evil"
uncle sam
BBC: US warns of tough Iran resolution
AFP: US, Europe push for strong UN action on Iran nuclear standoff
quiz
Maman Joon
uncle ahmad
BBC: Iran's Ahmadinejad plays the populist card to stay on top
euro-turkish tunnel
BBC: 'Dream' discovery delays Turkey's bid to link two continents
film
Video: Me and a friend of mine made this movie for the University of Tennessee short movie competition and won 2nd place. Thought I send it to you guys and see what you think.
-- Ali Nejad
nukes
BBC: Iran hits out at 'dangerous' US
intellectual
Ramin Jahanbegloo arrested in Tehran
* Radio Farda
* Rooz
nukes
BBC: Iran hits out at 'dangerous' US
inside iran
BBC: Features, analysis and background about life in Iran
the enemy
New York City: 350,000 marched to end the war in Iraq, prevent a new war in Iran (10 pix)
iranians of the day
* Mona & Ian: Covered in snow (4 pix)
kebab station
Morningside: Suburb of Auckland, in a little far away country called New Zealand (13 pix)
-- Nickmard Khoey
may day
AFP: Iran workers in rare protest
nooshe joon
BBC: Iran dispute pushes up oil prices
yaaroo paak kholeh
AFP: Ahmadinejad seeks to dump Islamic dress on fashion market
animals
AFP: Iran's hardliners go ballistic over stadium sex threat
take a break
* Video: Japanese "acrobats"
* Video: I love dogs
* Video: The debating game
collective sanctions
Washington Pos: A New Strategy on Iran
security council
Asia Times: The case against sanctions on Iran
-- Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
nuclear views
BBC: Postcards from Iran: Maheen
requiring compliance
CS Monitor: Subterfuge over Iran's centrifuges
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