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Yeki bood yeki nabood

Among a pile of forwards I happened to receive a nice clip about the beginning phrase of Iranian fairytales, Yeki-bood-yeki nabood – one was and

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Joining Hands

When I signed up to attend the recent women’s meeting in Irvine, California, titled Pathways to Success, I thought it best to keep my expectations

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Are you lying?

I don’t know about other cultures, but we Iranians thrive on little lies. As a child, you grow up with exaggerated expressions of love such

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Hands across the miles

Some people like to use the expression, “It’s a small world”, but I prefer the one that says, “The world is round, who knows when

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Joining Them

Don’t know what makes me think of the old saying, “If you can’t beat them, join them.” It sounds rather hostile, doesn’t it? But I

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It’s The Season

Year after year, the holiday blues seem to arrive a bit earlier than before. As we join the celebration of a season that matters to

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Unbelievable bond

I have lived my life believing that friendships gain their values with time and that new ones can’t measure up to the old. Then again,

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Healthy Smoker

This article is inspired by Jahanshah Javid’s recent essay, “Think Tank”. I grew up in an era when smoking was cool. Movie stars looked so

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The Sins of Parenthood

For years I sat at my computer and enjoyed the sound of a strumming guitar coming from the next room. That gentle music had become

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Democracy Begins at Home

During the final proof reading of my novel, Sky of Red Poppies, I came across this passage, which made me stop and think. “My sister

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Memories of Home

I went to Spain for a holiday. Nothing fancy, just a group of old friends sharing rooms, splitting the cost, reminiscing. It surprised me to

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If she was alive now

Discussing an article we had read about the Iranian legendary singer, Ghamar-ol-Mokook, my friend said, “I wonder what would happen if she were alive today?”

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Are We Pistachios?

Sometimes it’s better not to pay attention to names, because while I’m mad at a woman I heard on the radio the other day, I

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Silence

                                     Recorded at Rome, Italy, November 11 &

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A New Year For All

The printed message on one of the most interesting birthday cards I’ve ever received read, “How old would you be if you didn’t know how

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Empty nest

Humor and practicality have been my safety net through life’s ups and downs, especially the downs. Years ago, I used my imaginative mind to change

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Victimized

Give me any episode of Ironside, Law and Order, or Murder She Wrote and I’ll happily turn into a couch potato. Courtroom scenes have always

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Believe

I just finished reading yet another article regarding the Bahai faith in the Iranian. It seems as if the more I read about such topics,

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Too Much of a Good Thing

Manufactured smells that permeate in public used to be limited to occasional wafts of smoke, industrial fumes and/or fragrances. That’s changed. Nowadays, if it isn’t

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An Affordable Holiday

My bank statement sits on the table, unopened. If there’s any holiday cheer left, it sure won’t be found in there. They say we’re in

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