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Shopping again

  Going shopping again In search of good bargains Trying to get your hands On some unique stuff So that you can show them off

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Every color you can imagine

Most Iranians love gardens, flowers, orchards, and greenery. This is because we have a very long tradition of building beautiful and elaborate gardens and spending

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Spring poems

When will this freeze end? In Northern Europe This year the winter was punishing It has lasted nearly 5 months Ice and snow are still

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Chameleon

When I was visiting Iran I went to a village Not far from Isfahan Where I met A most interesting man A likable old fellow

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Despair

I am having the same nightmare The one I had after 9/11 The war planes are bombing The city is on fire People are running

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The whole town was partying

Most of the folks who live in southern Netherlands are Catholics. Every year, the people in the south of the Netherlands celebrate the beginning of

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The forgotten generation

Rotterdam, Netherlands — This year in the 35th International Rotterdam Film Festival (January 25-February 5, 2006) there were 6 feature length Iranian movies. These were

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They are pretenders

They say that they love Rumi They swear that Hafez is the one But when you look at their lives There is no evidence for

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The departure

The government buildings were set ablaze The smoke rose sky high It could easily be seen From most neighborhoods in the city It was an

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Blasphemy

And God said: “Write!” And the prophet wrote Having never been taught How to read or write And this was a miracle. But how can

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The knock out punch

It was 1980 It had been seven months Since the hostages were taken I was a new comer I was sixteen Going to El Camino

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Poetry

DEMOLITION I was raped yesterday Right before your eyes And you did nothing They killed my child They took away my brother Right before your

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Tomorrow will come

  Miracles do happen Think of Eastern Europe Think of Nelson Mandela A new day For our homeland, This is not incredible. One day freedom

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