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My body, my choice

On January 22nd the National Organization for Women (NOW) commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, which legalized a

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Visit kanoun-e-bayan.blogspot.com Saeed Soltanpour Journalist/ Human Right Activist Editor of Taxi Post Journal,Toronto

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Oh rain

Oh Rain, enough slapping my face This face is old Your hands are cold I didn't forget, When we first met You told a tale

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The second death

Since the resurgence of fundamentalism in the Muslim world, many women have been stoned to death for committing adultery. This is the story of one

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Imprisoned and repeatedly threatened for his stinging cartoons against religious extremists in Iran, Nikahang Kowsar is now a cartoonist based in Toronto. His work appears

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An unnecessary crisis

“An Unnecessary Crisis: Setting the Record Straight about Iran’s Nuclear Program” was put by Iran's Mission to the UN in the New York Times as

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I am from…

I am from un-made beds and clothes everywhere except for my closet. From jewelry and hairpins tangled in the carpet Along with clothes-hangers and markers

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Behrouz

Behrouz Your name means fortunate Yet you live an unfortunate life Behrouz, go to sleep Quit wasting your breath You talk as if you are

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The power of kabob

Perhaps I have found the first error in Webster’s dictionary. Kabob, defined by this dictionary, is a skewer of meat marinated and cooked on a

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Cyrus can rest in peace

The preparation of the World Heritage file required a thorough examination of potential dangers in the area, and more specifically the construction of the new

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Look of love

Why don't you smile, darling, as you pass Him on the sidewalk? Each face you see is His face. Don't look away. Who could help

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Thus speaks Zarathustra

Standing by Cyrus’ resting place We cannot deem ourselves as slaves. The champion of human rights The Lord’s anointed bids us rise And reclaim our

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Nilou, Cringe

With the very first tremble of my eyelids The invasion of thoughts I had so tactfully Kept off my grounds, Began I winced And wished I'd

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Playground in Iraq?

I am sending one of my poems. Let me tell you we Indians also think about, love, freedom, democracy as you… Full of brave children

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They love us to death

Western/Northern/First World academics love us to death, Lots of them love us only dead; So they can dissect us to study our trends, To cut

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