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Saadi’s Gulistan

Excerpts from a translation of Saadi’s Gulistan, the 13th century Persian masterpiece, jointly published by Global Scholarly Publications (gsp-online.org) and the International Society for Iranian

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Indispensable- awakening

A new spirit is needed. A light of color with euphoric hues of hope need be revealed. Make yourself known, Mustn’t hide from me Or

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Finding god with blinkers on

A few days ago the Iranian.com site was blocked throughout Iran. Now, those of us in Iran are denied reading poetry, seeing photographs, listening to

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The sum of infinity

Eternity's child, the singular uniqueness of you, Of me, of we, of all that is, has been, will be: Infinity's sum is you, is me,

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Why stand we here idle?

I am an Iranian American living in Greenville, South Carolina. I was born in the US, but lived in Iran before moving back here at

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Agha Ganji

i sit here staring at your face body laying flat shoulders poking through your withering shirt and i cannot forget the crimes the bloody hands

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Part of a whole

To the skies, I'm just another rain drop To the ocean, I'm just another wave To the sunrise, I'm just another ray To the heart

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War and peace

My daughter, Artemis, is ten and will start middle school next year. She was awarded the “Outstanding Writer” award based on her classmates vote as well

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The master

The prominent Iranian painter and sculptor Master Abolhassan Khan Sadighi was born in the Odlaydjan area of Tehran in 1894.  At the age of seven

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Save the light

Dear friends, For the past four years, Aina has trained several hundred men and women in eight media and culture centres in the Afghan provinces

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Human wave

I am from Brazil. I wrote this short tale a couple of months ago but only now translated into English. It's a short story which

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About

Of all religious minorities in the Middle East, Bahais are typically the least able to practice their religion freely. With several notable exceptions, the current

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The stay-home majority

We never give our people enough credit. We try to preach to them with insane broadcasts from Los Angeles. We offend their intelligence with lunatics

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The hell with both of you

It is difficult to be politically apathetic in Tehran these days. The New York Times had prepared me for the beautiful girls on rollerblades passing

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