| May 2007
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cannes winner
Video: 2nd trailer for Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis"
no kidding
AFP: No breakthrough in EU-Iran nuclear talks
iranians of the day
* Saied Ghaffari: Apple Store
* Kaveh Farrokh: "Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia At War"
* Nazanin Afshin-Jam & Darius Kadivar: Paris
* Mehdi Rahimi: Friend/Midfielder
* Bashardoust brothers: L.A. bar (2 pix)
baarikalaa el-baradei
BBC: IAEA chief's sternest warnings against using military action against Iran
quiz
Az pel-low boro baal-low
zoor aazmaaee
Reuters: U.S. spars with Iran before Iran-EU nuclear talks
the least one could do
Sign petition: Free Kian Tajbakhsh
iran khosh begzareh, ostaad
HRW: Iran: End Harassment of Dual-Nationals
Guardian: Talk to foreigners and we will view you as a spy, Iran warns academics
a thousand words
New Yorker: An Iranian photographer claims his prize
balls we don't have
NY Times: British Academics’ Union Endorses Israel Boycott
aakh joooon
BBC: US arrests internet 'spam king'
peer pressure
International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS) and Middle East Studies Association (MESA) letters on arrest of colleagues:
* ISIS
* MESA
need a break
* Video: How to catch George Clooney
* Video: Ultimate back scratcher
* Video: Sheep with scary mask
* Video: Never knew you were so talented
* Video: Best gift for Father's Day
* No dental insurance? No problem.
what's next
Reuters: World powers threaten new measures against Iran
AP: Diplomats: Iran hinted at suspension
quiz
Dast-e Ali behamraat
gohe ziaadi
Wall Street Journal: The Case for Bombing Iran
-- Normal Podhoretz
mohaghegh=jaasoos
BBC: Iran spying chief warns academics
jange ravaani
CS Monitor: Psychological warfare between the US and Iran
honey, get real
NY TImes: Rice Rejects Link of Iran Arrests and Captures of Guards in Iraq
scratched record
BBC: Iran defiant on eve of EU talks
Reuters: Iran rules out key demand before atomic meeting
koo gooshe shenavaa?
NY TImes: Advisers Fault Harsh Methods in Interrogation
in the name of god the liar and destroyer of lives
BBC: US-Iranians charged with spying
AP: 3 Iranian-Americans charged
quiz
All in the family
so it's not a myth
Photo: Scots really don't wear anything under their kilt
toons
Iran-U.S. talks
* Meeting Americans for first time
* Beautiful nose
* Weapon of Mass Destruction or...?
* Sang nandaaz bacheh!
* He's Clint Eastwood
* Hell has frozen over
* Paper wars
* Retarded team
* Iran-U.S. argue over the size of their...
Jamal
* Forget "300", worry about Sivand Dam
Mahmoud
* The voice of John Wayne: Iraj Doustdar
Hajiagha
* Uncle Sam wants to screw you -- again
* Iran arming anti-American groups
* Anti-IRI radio and TV stations stink
* Police was stop me: Number 8 on my car
* Bureaucracy & high taxes in Canada
* Human rights in Canada
* I propose Hope Monument
* Liberated women thank Bush for regime change
* Women's liberation=Men's extermination
* Freedm for women means free sex
* Iranian women getting "educated" in the West
* Korean-Americn Cho went nuts for lack of sex
* My ideal woman
whatever
Guardian: Welcome change in US policy on Iran
doomed in 2008
Guardian: Iran is safe ... for now
half dead
NY Times: Seeking Signs of Literary Life in Iran
quiz
Koobideh vs. Barg
director of the day
Marjane Satrapi: "Persepolis" Cannes Jury Prize (6 pix)
excelllllent :o)
Satrapi's "Persepolis" shares Cannes Jury Prize
* Cannes Festival
* BBC
love story
BBC: US-Iran talks on Iraq 'positive'
NY TImes: In Rare Talks, U.S. and Iran Discuss Iraq
Washington Post: U.S., Iran Meet to Discuss Iraq Security
uncle of the day
Amoo Abbas: Kabab with a passion (6 pix)
ey baba
BBC: Aravane Rezai withdraws from Istanbul final
quiz
Life force
joonemoono gereftan
CNN: U.S., Iran to hold first formal talks in 27 years
spies here, there, everywhere
AP: Iran protests alleged U.S. spy networks
spies by the ton
BBC: Iran 'uncovers US spy networks'
creative
Animator vs. Animation
-- Alan Becker
baskerville
Princeton Alumni Weekly: An American hero in Iran
baskerville
Princeton Alumni Weekly: An American hero in Iran
javad mamooshi
NY Times: Within 25 Miles of New York, Iran Offers a Congenial Glow
truth hurts
BBC: Powers complain to the head of IAEA on Iran comments
AFP: Iran hails UN nuclear chief remarks that drew US rebuke
clamp-down
SF Chronicle: Iranian democracy under siege
-- Omid Memarian
aadam dozdi
LA Times: Much-admired UC Irvine figure is missing in Iran
eyval
Aravane Rezai: Beats top-seed Sharapova (4 pix)
take a break
* Video: Topless dental assistant
* OMG – it was Ghooch Ali himself!
* Hot grandma
* Audio: Curiosity gets a pie
* Audio: Happiness = Tequila
* Video: Going for the gold
iranians of the day
* Satrapi and Deneuve: With Ali Naderzad (2 pix)
* Satrapi, Mastroianni and Deneuve, MasParonnaud: At Cannes
* Makhmalbaf: Mohsen and Samira at Cannes
wooohoo!
AP: Aravane Rezai upsets Sharapova at Istanbul Cup
dozde sare gardaneh
Reuters: Russia says new hitch over Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant
quiz
On a hill
endless
CS Monitor: US-Iran standoff: stakes rise
black hole
Reuters: Iranian- American who recently visited Iran missing
price of war
BBC: Oil price at $71 nine-month high
you go girl (1)
Variety: Satrapi blasts Iran's 'Persepolis' protest
you go girl (2)
AP: Rezai on way to win her first tennis title
good luck
Economics: Changing Iran's mind on nukes
3 to 8 years
BBC: UN warns on Iran nuclear schedule
Washington Post: Iranian Defiance Of U.N. Detailed
ah-conomics
AFP: Ahmadinejad castigated over 'incomprehensible' rate cut
Guardian: Ahmadinejad faces backlash over plans for petrol rationing
interesting
CS Monitor: Rising censorship among oil powers
put your son on the front line, ageh jorat daaree
Guardian: Don't rule out attacking Iran
-- UK Conservative leader, David Cameron
begeer begeere shadeed
HRW: Another Iranian-American Scholar Detained
Washington Post: Tehran Detains 4th Iranian American Before Talks
thank you
NIAC condemns arrest of Iranian American scholars
american muslims
SF Chronicle: 'Troubling' views on suicide bombings
anyway
* Video: Go start a revolution :o)
* Video: Call a taxi for the dead guy
* Video: Dangerous icy Russian tunnel
* Video: Aging gracefully
* Video: Arrested for helping a cop
* Video: Microwave man
toon
Mahmoud
* Young wife, old husband
quiz
Cheghad maahi
brilliant
bookcrossing.com
esfandiari
NY Times: Iran Isolates Jailed U.S. Scholar Charged With Revolution Plot
Washington Post: A New Iranian Hostage Crisis
no surprise
BBC: UN reports ongoing Iran defiance
inevitable way
BBC: 'Third way' on Iran's nuclear programme?
elbaradei
BBC: US 'to complain about IAEA chief'
benzeen
AP: Iran hikes gasoline prices 25 percent
ali cannes
Ali Naderzad's film blog
alinaderzad.blogspot.com
harekate zarif
AFP: Iran UN envoy to lead US talks on Iraq: report
harekate ahmaghaaneh
NY Times: Iran Accuses Esfandiari of Revolution Plot
stay out of sistan
AFP: Iran bans foreigners from border province
nuclear
AFP: UN atomic inspectors in Iran ahead of report
jahangir razmi
AP: Pulitzer winning photographer honored 27 years later
atheists with an attitude
New Yorker: Why do they hate Him?
bogus
AP: Iran charges Esfandiari with anti-regime effort
iranians of the day
* Paymon & Yasmin Baradar: Baba loves you (5 pix)
* Darius Parsi: Facial expressions (2 pix)
* Sarah Shahi: Hottie on Sporanos
* Babak Azizzadeh: Celebrity plastic surgeon
* Ramin Haghgooie: My professor rocked!
armenia
CS Monitor: US-Iran fallout affects the South Caucasus
assholes
AP: Iran protests 'Persepolis' screening
* Trailer
falling empire
CS Monitor: Dollar falling against the euro at a 20 percent annual decline
the new blacks
Video: Muslim American stand-up comedy
quiz
Crooked hand
most wanted
SF Station: Taraneh Hemami’s work emerged from a poster she found on an official U.S. government website shortly after 9/11
yes
Washington Post: Academics May Boycott Iran Over Scholar's Detainment
otoboose dotabaghe
Guardian: London buses inspire new Tehran tourism
kee beh kee migeh thug :o)
AP: Iran crackdown on 'thugs' comes under fire
* Photos
toons
Pirashkee
* Warning: Cow!
Hajiagha
* Watch out America!
* Why I draw crazy cartoons
* Democracy means shut up!
* Human rights?
* Iranians screwed by various regimes
* Please marry me
* Western culture corrupting Iranians
* Artist's blues
* Hidden hands intent on destrying Iran
Moe
* Missing page from JJ's phonebook
Sistani
* Hijab-Mobil
al-tehran
Guardian: How Iran took control of Basra
disturbing
Fars News: Police use brute force and humiliation in rounding up Tehran "vagrants"
quiz
Geryeh nakon zaar zaar
make up your mind
AFP: Iran not seeking Israel destruction: Larijani
animals
Washington Post: Iran denies Shirin Ebadi's bid to defend Haleh Esfandiari
view from tehran
Boston Review: Changing Iran from within
-- Akbar Ganji
not resting in peace
KPFK: Radio program on 1988 mass murder of political prisoners
understanding iran
Video: Massachusetts School of Law forum explores Iran, its culture and people
smart
Yazd solar thermal power plant
joooooonami joon
NY Times: World Bank head Wolfowitz resigns
azita's secret
LA Times: Illicit fashion shows thrive in Islamic Iran
uncommon sense
Washington Post: Torture Betrays Us and Breeds New Enemies
quiz
Silk handkerchief
lee lee lee...
BBC: US and Iran to hold talks on Iraq
Guardian: Iran and US to hold Iraq talks
ramin ahmadi
The Advocate: Iranian Expatriate Works To Bring Democracy To His Homeland
go ahead, knock yourself out
AP: U.S. House rejects proposal to bar Iran attack
centennial
aref-adib.com: 100 look-alikes
clueless
NY Times: Unfriendly Views on U.S.-Backed Arabic TV
rostam is back
Comic book: Tales from the Shahnameh, vol. 2
faaydeh nadaareh
AFP: US continues to press for sanctions over Iran nuclear program
toons
Iraj
* Falwell aint going to heaven
quiz
Hit show
anyway
* Virginity fatwa
* New Persian carpet design
* Video: Dancing with one leg
* Video: "Blind man" relieving himself on people
* Video: Cat massaging dog
* Video: Illegal aliens running away
* Video: Extraordinary pool player
* Video: Contortionist
morality my ass
HRW: Iran: End Arrests on Immorality Charges
shaytaane koochak
AFP: Khamenei plays down importance of US talks
prolonging esfandiari's agony
AFP: Rice calls on Iran to release jailed US-Iranian scholar
bastards
BBC: Iran probes detained US scholar Haleh Esfandiari
unstoppable
BBC: West 'fails' on Iran nuclear fuel
iranians of the day
* Azar Majedi: Women's rights activist
* Reza: My best friend, my love, my fiancé
* Jimmy Delshad: Mayor of Beverley Hills
* Maziar Nadjm: NASCAR
* Homayoon "Homie" Doroodian: Actor
* Melody Khazae: Actor
cheh jaaleb
AP: Iran lawmakers seek U.S. friendship
quiz
Yummy yummy yummy
like it or not
BBC: Iran 'steps up nuclear programme'
NY Times: Inspectors Cite Big Gain by Iran on Nuclear Fuel
i love it
BBC: Wolfowitz 'broke World Bank laws'
protest
We for Change: Over 550 activists petition for Peyqambarzadeh's release
toons
Mahmoud
* Hollywood: Hasan Kababi
bad bush
Guardian: Bush doesn't want detente. He wants to attack Iran
esfandiari
Danny Postel: An ominous arrest in Iran
beautiful
Iranians biking for peace
MilesForPeace.org
disgusting
BBC: Iran admits detaining US academic
real character
Farhang Holakouee
HolakoueeArchive.com
welcome back
AFP: Moderate Iranian daily "Shargh" back after ban
historic bore
AFP: Rice confirms talks with Iran
palevoon panbeh
Reuters: Ahmadinejad vows "severe" response if U.S. attacks
quiz
Ring my bell
a good laugh
Video: Lewis Black on religion vs. reality
Video: Richard Pryor says thank god for prisons
hello
Reuters: Iran will hold talks with U.S. on Iraq
dubai
AFP: Ahmadinejad makes landmark visit to UAE
poet
VOA-TV: Interview with Leila Farjami (forward to 14th minute)
esfandiari
LA Times: Family fears for scholar jailed in Iran
islamic republic of chomaagh
HRW: Arbitrary arrest of Haleh Esfandiari coincides with a week of crackdowns
mac tea spill
Video: JJ spills tea on his computer
simple comparison
Video: A simple comparison of prisoner treatment
we have SO arrived on the american scene...
Video: "American Dad": Roger as abusive Persian playboy
paayandeh iran
Music: Badkoubie's "Vatan"
(sheeshaki)
NY Times: On Carrier in Persian Gulf, Cheney Warns Iran
you think they care about respect?
Washington Post: Arresting an Iranian American scholar is no way to win the world's respect
peyvand khorsandi
Soul Bean Cafe: Bye-bye Blair
nuclear
AFP: NPT conference urges Iran to stop enriching uranium
protest
NIAC: Tehran’s arrest of Iranian-Americans deplored
quiz
Chewing gum
anyway
* Video: Dolphin sex :o)
* Video: Hot day at the gym
* Video: Little dog humps tiger
* Video: Hair loss commercial
* Video: Pet penguin goes shopping
* Video: WC man
* Creepys guys at Islamic fashion show
whose brilliant idea was this?
AP: Unease as Rice meets Iranian artists
people avoid government contacts
Washington Post: U.S., Iran Forge Bonds in Small Steps
bad bad bad
AFP: Iran blocked UN inspectors on test visit to nuclear site
(yawn)
AFP: Nuclear powers clash with Iran at non-proliferation conference
imprisoned iranian-americans
LA Times: Iran's 'soft hostage' mistake
quiz
She's a woman
bye-bye blair
BBC: Blair tells Cabinet he will quit
next president?
Qalibaf's re-election a warning for Ahmadinejad
* BBC
* Guardian
iranian north-americans
BBC: Living with Iran's terror label
kurdistan
BBC: Iraqi Kurds split between Iran and US
victims of political games
Washington Post: U.S. Faults Detention By Iran of Dual Citizens
they're learning
AP: Denmark: Iran would compensate attack
just as smart
CS Monitor: Researchers in Iowa plumb the language skills of apes
must see
Today at Stanford: Ebrahim Golestann in conversation with Abbas Milani
hypernova
MTV Video: You Can Rock In Iran
rice & iranian art?
AP: U.S. outreach to Iran on track
mousavian
AP: Iran releases former nuclear negotiator
haleh esfandiari
BBC: US-Iran academic detained in Iran
NY Times: Prominent Iranian-American Academic Is Jailed in Tehran
Washington Post: Tehran Jails Iranian American Scholar After Long House Arrest
worth watching all day...
* Video: Iranian woman dancing
quiz
Bubbly
football
FIFA poll: Vote for Iranian league!
no sanctions
Guardian: UK House of Lords warn against 'counterproductive' sanctions
refugees
CS Monitor: Iranians find tenous refuge in Syria
take a break
* Video: Ohhhhhh crap!
* Sheikh Bahai kojaa, Abdolbaha kojaa
* Video: David Hasselhoff drunk
* Video: Human kalleh paacheh
* SMS for instant estekhaareh! :o)
* Muslim astronaut faces moving Mecca
* Video: Working from the spa
* Video: Drivers license prank
zeinab peyqambarzadeh
We for Change: Courts refuse bail for women's rights activist
quiz
Character
democracy
NY TImes: Beating by Guards Fails to Stop Voting, Iranian Students Say
move to california
BBC: Student editor detained in Tehran
compromise
AP: Iran accepts nuke agenda compromise
military option
Reuters: Bush won't give up military option on Iran: Rice
we can be funny
CNN: 'Axis of Evil' inspires laughs
iranians of the day
* Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl: Top civil engineer
* Omid Kordestani, Hossein Eslambolchi, Mohsen Moazami: Big business
* Alex Hall: Half-Abadani
* Julia May & Ginger: Daughter & cat (2 pix)
* Frieda: Makes you ponder
* Neshat Rezai: Beyond dentistry
quiz
Where the hell are you?
not yet
Reuters: Iranian envoy gives nod to possible meet with Rice
words matter
AP: Nuclear conference stalls over Iran
next round
AFP: EU-Iran talks on nuclear row within weeks: Solana
it's over baby
BBC: Senior Wolfowitz aide steps down
the iranican
* VOA-TV: Interview with satirist Siamack Baniameri (Forward to 12:25)
* Baniameri's index
toons
B Orz
* Ségolène Royal
Hajiagha
* Man and dog in Western civilization
* Why do north American women disrespect men?
* Democracy=Taxes (1) (2)
* Islamic & Canadian law (1) (2)
quiz
Eclipse
fools rush in
Reuters: Iran seeks to open doors for foreign banks
marina nemat
NPR: Survival at a Price in an Iranian Prison
nuclear
Reuters: Iran deal sought to avert atom pact talks collapse
ran out of luck
AFP: Ex-Iran nuclear negotiator charged with spying
moses is proud of you
BBC: Israel accused of prisoner abuse
allah is not akbar
Washingtoin Post: A Journey to Defend Turkey's Secular Ideals
toons
Iraj
* Mass murder
Mahmoud
* Sharm el-Sheikh conference: Sharm kon ey sheikh
joonemoono gerefteen. deh yaalaa!
TIME: Iran: 'We are Ready to Talk'
bezan bezan
Guardian: Clash between Iran and US overshadows Iraq conference
barbarians
Washington Post: U.S. Troops at Odds With Ethics Standards
bullshit
BBC: Iran's nuclear negotiator 'spied'
stop whining
NY Times: Khatami Tells Pope of ‘Deep’ Wounds
apartheid
NY Times: In Iran, Tactics of Fashion Police Raise Concerns
softer, gentler
IPS: New Era of U.S., Iran Relations?
-- Omid Memarian
hello goodbye
NY Times: U.S. Officials Meet Briefly With Iranians
vaagh vaagh
BBC: Iran condemns US policy in Iraq
quiz
Ghahr o Ashti
alternative culture
KQED Radio: Interview with Ahmad Kiarostami, Arash Sobhani and Sanam Dolatshahi
pope
BBC: Khatami to visit Vatican
sanctions +
Reuters: Support growing for wider trade curbs on Iran
quiz
Abad-an
everyone's a spy
Guardian: Iran diplomat held on security charges
NY Times: Critic of Iran’s Nuclear Policy Is Charged With Spying
divooneh
Video: Religious music with disco beat
don't hold your breath
Guardian: US ready to talk with Iran
chief concern
Reuters: IEA chief says Iran should be allowed nuclear power
objections
AFP: UN nuclear conference fails to make headway over Iranian objections
nuclear
Reuters: Atomic treaty talks suspended over Iran objection
quiz
Labe Karoon
mehmoon navaazi
BBC: Iran deports thousands of Afghans
he's got connections
BBC: Former Iran nuclear official 'detained'
imagine being a woman
Guardian: Seized - for showing their hair
get outta here
Guardian: Iran to tell coalition forces to leave Iraq at summit in Egypt
creepy
AFP: Ahmadinejad under fire for embracing his old teacher
toons
Wolak
* Bird attacks Ahmadinejad|
Hajiagha
* Democracy=Exploitation
* Protection from Western culture
* Progression of Western freedom
* Women abroad prefer rotten men
* Muslim vs Western intellectual women
* Shove that doctorate, if you live in Canada
hard work
BBC: Iran workers demand labour reform
anyway
* Video: Immigrant National Anthem
* Smoking Iranian SMS
* Camel beauty contest
* Video: Dancing blindly
* Ba' ba' woof woof
murdoch media
BBC: News Corp tables shock Dow offer
talk about the weather
Washington Post: Rice Likely to Confront Iran on Nuclear Activity
AFP: Iran fights discussion of nuclear compliance
money
NY Times: U.S. Senators Question Halliburton Executive About Dealings in Iran
no money
AFP: Hundreds march in Iran labor protest
quiz
The revenge of zaifehs
best of the net
WebbyAwards.com
neat networking
* Namak: Nuzizo: Community building at its best
* Nuzizo.com
internet censorship
Wired: Google asked to counter censorship in foreign markets, including Iran
university unrest
Students and police clash at Amir Kabir University
* BBC Persian
* Javanane Jebhe Melli
most wanted
San Francisco: Taraneh Hemami's art show opens May 9
karate kid
Abraham Pishevar: Young martial arts champ
tehran bazaar
Financial Times
* Photos
* Article
javidism :o)
Seyyed Javid Hashemi, God's latest prophet
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