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Birdman of al-Qaeda

In his speech on Monday, October 3 from the Rose Garden President Bush interrupted a reporter’s question on “why are we in Iraq Mr. Pre…”

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Civilized indifference

Mr. Akbar Ganji’s hunger strike has left a deep wound in the Iranian psyche inside and outside of the country. We certainly have read a

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Salad

In recent days there has been many complaints about the result of the presidential election in Iran. Calm down fellow Persians and ponder on this

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Do you Smoke opium?

In his State of Union address President Bush was quite transparent on his views about the regime in Iran and poked the ayatollahs in the

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The balmy mid-spring air in the outskirts of the city of Yazd was gently caressing the young girl's face. Filled with joy she began running

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A Big Fish

Although it’s thought that the Chinese may have had gardens for thousands of years but due to the closed and limited access to Chinese culture

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I dream of a white Noruz

Well it's Noruz, the Persian New Year, the start of spring — and what better than making peace with adversaries in the traditional Persian way?

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Amir’s garden

In that beautiful early summer evening Amir raised his glass of wine with a smile to palate his favorite cabernet and with his ubiquitous sense

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Prize for courage

While many articles will be written and many interviews will be conducted on the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, yet “peace” remains one

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Sensible census

The US Census Bureau and the Department of Labor should modify the way they categorize the population into groups and sub-groups based on race and

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Two sides of a gate

On a cold winter afternoon in Tehran a woman dressed in her imposed Islamic attire enters into a dark underground tunnel, escorted by a guard.

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No leaders, no change

Once again we hear from Tehran about attacks on college students. While it's hard not to get excited over the rekindling of the dying flame

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Khar khodeti

So finally like an Olympic event that people in this country watch while conducting their routine chores during their dinnertime the Hollywood-like version of the

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Your Persian rug

Walk on me …………..Walk on me …………..Walk on me Touch me …………..Touch me ……………………….Touch me Open up the windows, let the warm golden dusts of

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The culture of emshee

There were some friends whose parents did not force them to take a nap on hot summer afternoons in Tehran. But in our family, and

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The Persian Tragedy

We the Iranian people from coast to coast and from the sea to the shining sea have certain attitudes towards each other that are remnants

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