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History

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze5l_zryJOY

enjoy.

Because nothing is Sacred.  

HISTORY

The story of Leonidas & Xerxes at Thermopylae is a well known historical fact, no doubt about it!The motion picture 300 is pure Hollywood propaganda crap, presenting Xerxes and the Persian Empire as a barbaric inferior culture for the viewer that does not read or investigate truth from crap.Perhaps an alternative historical view and narrative would be Mary Renault’s historical novel the “The Persian Boy” it is the story of Alexander’s invasion with noon beigest and fare view of both the Greek and Persian cultures during those times……

History

Leonidas I (died 480 bc), king of Sparta (490?-480 bc). Leonidas is best known for his heroic defense of the narrow pass of Thermopylae against the Persian army of Xerxes I in 480 bc. With an outnumbered force of 6000 to 7000 men, of which 300 were Spartans, Leonidas withstood the Persian invasion for two days. A Thessalian traitor named Ephialtes, however, showed Xerxes a mountain path around the cliffs, and when Leonidas learned that he was about to be attacked from the rear, he sent most of his troops to safety. He remained with the Spartans and about 1100 other soldiers, mainly Thebans and Thespians, who refused to leave. Leonidas and his men perished bravely. The famous Battle of Thermopylae was recorded by the Greek historian Herodotus in his History.

This is the truth.   "Sukut Javabeh Vagheyat ast".

HollyUSA : I'm lost! Why is this so fascinating?

Dear HollyUSA,

Well sed, you also speak my heart ;)

And for those who would refer to the movie 300 as a “Historical Fact” I can only say

“Javabe Ablahaan, Khamooshist”

And about the negative female comments about this young talented actress, it is a matter of fact that the biggest weakness in woman, and one might say specially Persian woman is jealousy, and the case of some "want to be" Persian actresses in the west I have seen most to be very bitter and supper jealous towards those Persian actresses that have managed to blaze a path in the western market.

No one is perfect and all is Sacred

The MRS

Good job standing your ground.

I wonder how many, who make the claim that others are jealous by critcizing her, know golshifteh IN PERSON and can virtually say that yes and in fact She is indeed a superb and talented actor and a sweet and decent person, outside the acting world. How many can Honestly make that claim?

It is totally absurd that even an ounce of criticism, is forbidden amongst us iranians, since it just may make us look envoius of others or that goes to show that we refuse to face and confront our own insecurities and shortcomings. Would you forgive someone if he or she did not think that Golshifte khanoom is  pretty after all? would that be deemed as a sin? Does everyone have to hide their true opinion so as to be able to go with the flow?

TheMrs...

I'm with you...I think she also needs to wax her mustache...lol..

The Truuf

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_FeO6P5VA0

An answer to a lie...

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFAM3q-Ne3M

"Yes, Yes, I confess, tell me what's our solvation

from this sinful act that is eating us from within, oh, Parieh Beheshti?" Asked Hazrate shotor, desparation in his voice.

"Her message is to get up, to stand up and be counted as you really are, don't lie anymore to yourself or to others...." I said it to Hazrate shotor but he was long gone not wanting to hear my interpretation of what she had just said.

TheMrs, let us get back to the subject at hand...

Why are Hooman and Kamran denying the fact that they are Iranian?

Being Iranian has nothing to do with politics.

Being Iranian has nothing to do with nose jobs and hairy eye brows.

Please click the clip I posted about Kamran and Hooman.  They go out of their way to say they are Canadian.

They were both born in Tehran and they smell like parsley stew (Ghormeh Sabzi).

Let us stop saying that we lie with a purpose. 

The truth is that a lot of Iranians or Persians have an inferiority complex.

nsh and onlyinamerica No

nsh and onlyinamerica

No I'm not jealous but she's definately very pretty. Especially since she looks so smart and incredibly sweet. Who can resist her. I think so is very pretty but I'm not jealous.

On the other hand, I'm not any shallower than anyone else here talking about her nose. She's a celebrity and did and interview. I made a comment about her looks. That doesn't make me shallow. If you think it does...oky doky. Your choice.

Thank god for the thick eyebrow

I'm so glad it's back. I don't know which idiot started the trend in Iran to shave the eyebrows and tatoo something devilish instead, women started looking like freaks. Frida Kahlo thing is a bit much though. Mila Kunis and Magen Fox both have beautiful eyebrows.

//www.celebritybeautybuzz.com/index.php/category/mila-kunis/

//www.makli.com/megan-fox-snubs-boy-003283/

Oh yes sometimes we tell "lies!"

Oh yes sometimes we tell "lies!"

Let me be short and concise

We do for a good reason

Because their law we despise

Because we are not free

We defy law and decree

Don't feel too bad about it

Surely with me you agree

What would you say in public

If a thug who is so sick

Come and ask if your mother

Dance or play music

What if a Nazi fascist

Or a sick Stalinist

Interrogated you then

You would simply resist

Emil

You must be an expert man!

Irooni...

I can see a nose job from miles away...lol..

funny lie...

this is the funniest clip...

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a1mkRNEG4A

Kamran and Hooman are Canadian.

It's taken them since 1999 to try to get into the American Market.

please also read the comments.

All the Best.

-The American Dream [(A.D.) Anno Domini]

Kudos to Her

She is an absolute charm in and out, and seems to be intelligent. I can hardly wait to see this movie.

The American Dream

Unlike others who criticize the American Dream, let it be known that the American Dream has been on this site since the first days of Iranian.com

Many have sent fan mail to the American Dream.

The American Dream is here to stay.

It will be here until the end of time.

And yes, Iran is my business.

I have been fighting for freedom for Iranian people for over 37 years.

The one thing constant on Iranian.com is the American Dream.

A tribute to the American Dream:

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YAaXD-2mJM&feature...

and

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V_vOAvCMHU

and

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtMmSU88PdA

to TheMrs

Are you realy that shallow???? can't you just keep it for yourself ?

She's incredibly beautiful

She's incredibly beautiful and talented.  She's a good actor, a good musician and a polyglot.  BTW, for those of you who are fixated on her facial hair.  Over plucked eyebrows are out!  And have been for a while.  So ladies, start growing them out.  I did and let me say the Frida Kahlo thing is quite liberating. As for the lying thing:  I believe it.  How else can one survive in an oppressed culture without lies and facades.  We're also the only culture that has tarroff, the polite lies.  Honesty in our culture would be deemed rude and por roo. Which is probably why we  here like to comment on IC so much.  We can be por roo and bee tarroff ad nauseum.

Emil

Her nose seems very natural. I don't think she has had a nose job!

HollyUSA

Good job buddy or, honey or, whatever.

Go get'em; tiger

She is beautiful and

She is beautiful and intelligent. I can't wait to see the movie.

I'm lost! Why is this so fascinating?

Don't get me wrong...I'm not being critical of her. I think she's beautiful and a decent actress too. But I was a child and went to school in Iran before the revolution and the double life thing was pretty much the same except the bad guys were the SAVAK. It was always 'don't say this in school' and 'don't mention the library in the basement' and 'don't repeat what you hear discussed at home anywhere else' ... my father hid some 'banned' books in the basement of the house and there were those ominous wanted posters of the Siahkal people in the windows of the grocery stores that at a young age scared the hell out of us ...people I knew were 'taken' many times for 'questioning'...dad had a friend who went insane because of all the torture ... And this is just a few things off the top of my head! Yes yes I'm sure things are worse in many other ways and details now but the concept is the same: keep ur mouth shut if you want to stay out of trouble.

Now I'm sure all pro-monarchy folk watch this and run to comment on how evil the IRI is. As far as I'm concerned it's just the same shit, different day and carried out by people not quite so well groomed!

And American Dream, before u jump in and start fishing in muddy waters...this is NOYFB! you go shine ur peanut sized ba**s with your Israeli flag.

TheMrs...I'd like to see how pretty you look without the waxing, hair color and styling, the customary streotypical Iranian woman's 3.5 tons of makeup that is clearly visible in your thumbnail pic and the likely half pound of Botox and fillers. Yeah, give it try and then compare.

I Thought I was!

Thanks sweetie; you are an inspiration for all hairy women.

TheMrs

Are you jealous?

The beauty can even sing

-YT 

The interview...

Is such a candid and honest insight into the social psyche of the new generation and all of us in general for that matter, which I have never heard before, except once from Mr. Faraj Sarkouhi in one of his conferences which I had pleasure of attending. The subject of his speech was "Iranian New generation". 

If you are interested in a take-away from this interview consider this; Stop Being Judgmental!

Pure Iranian Beauty

And such a talent indeed.

We will see her in near future grabbing an Oscar.

-YT 

Great actress

As the saying goes, "I just love her".  Great young actress with bright future.