IRI LURING YOU LADIES ?

Darius Kadivar

Iranian women can run for president with 'no legal restraint'

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12-Apr-2009
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STORY

The Secret Agent

Part 3

12-Apr-2009 (11 comments)
Nojoom didn’t return until we were ready to board the bus. Meanwhile other hospital staff hosted us. I was waiting in the boarding line fending off Fournier’s inquires as to why I wanted us to stay, when I felt a nudge at my elbow. I turned around and was surprised to see Dr. Nojoom. “Excuse me,” he said, pulling me out of earshot ”I gather you are Iranian?” “Yes,” I said in Farsi. “Interesting bunch you are with,” he said. “What sort of school is this anyway?” I was sure he had been briefed by Dr. Parson, so I assumed he wanted an Iranian’s point of view.” I explained that it was mostly for children of foreigners living in Iran, and that my father had enrolled me here for a period because our family travels had put me out of synch with the Iranian school system>>>

They know they can't

Ostaad

Dialogue is preferable

Haaretz
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12-Apr-2009
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Daryush
12-Apr-2009 (19 comments)
Based on Sina’s Theory, I was about to fall in the “whipped” category. When Sina, a childhood friend of mine called and asked to meet with him, Eli was shaking her head disapproving his request>>>

CHARACTER

War on Ignorance

Is being a know-it-all only an Iranian trait?

12-Apr-2009 (7 comments)
A few days ago on this site Mr. Hossein Hosseini in his stimulating article seemed to imply that we Iranians have the most know-it-all people! Do we really? I respectfully doubt that. I used to fault friends, and I lost some because I did not approve of their pretending to be what they were not. That went on until I took some courses in modern psychology and discovered that what I or we consider pretension, is often benign and is a part of our defense mechanism as humans in order to save face in emergencies. In other words, what I discovered was that I should forgive the people as long as their pretension was temporary, for self preservation>>>

STORY

سیزده به در نحس

احساس می کردم به قول نظامیان به همه اهداف از قبل تعیین شده دست یافته ام

12-Apr-2009 (2 comments)
من مثل آن شاعری هستم که بر خلاف بقیه اصلاً بلبل را خوش آواز نمی دانست و احتمالاً تره جعفری و شنبلیله را هم بر دیدن گل های رز و گلایل و کاملیا ترجیح میداد. از همان روز ازل معتقد بودم که ماندن در خانه در روز سیزده فروردین نه تنها نحسی ندارد بلکه به علل گوناگون فواید زیادی به قول قدما بر آن مترتب است. ازجمله ایمنی اعضای خانواده در اثر حوادث گوناگون، صرفه جوئی در هزینه های خورد و خوراک و صد البته خوابیدن راحت بعد از صرف نهار در هوای بهاری و آن هم در تخت خوابی که همیشه عادت به استرحت برروی آن دارم. ولی چه کنم که نوعی دموکراسی کمونیستی در منزل ما بر قرار است و آن هم اینکه وقتی همه عقاید خود را در خصوص برنامه سیزده به در گفتند، این نظر عیال بنده است که صائب بوده و صد البته دلایل منطقی و عاطفی و اقتصادی و اجتماعی فراوانی برای توجیه آنها می توان ارائه نمود>>>

POETRY

کفشها
12-Apr-2009 (2 comments)
برابرم چند تن تنها نشسته اند
هر کدام در کفشی سبکبار شده اند
آنسو
کفشی افسون شده چرم دفتر شعری
که روزی قیمتی چشمگیر داشت
اینسو
کفش لاستیکی خودکام دفتری
با کابوس واکس سنت مرور می شود >>>

POETRY

Little Armenia

In memory of Vazgin Mansourian*

12-Apr-2009 (4 comments)
The king hung you like a crucifix
From the neck of my city, Isfahan:
With your cathedral and cobblestones
With your taverns and goldsmiths
And your blushing daughters.
The city remained apart from you
Lying beyond Zaiandeh River. >>>
ramintork
12-Apr-2009
The Spainsh treat their cities as an extension to their home. They build and design their cities with so much love. This is evident in big touristy cities as well as small villages. >>>

مال ایرانی گرسنه حرامت

Fred
RFI / رحمت قاسم بیگلو
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12-Apr-2009
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مسعود از امریکا
12-Apr-2009 (10 comments)

این یک شنبه، ١٢ اپریل، مصادف با روز رستاخیز حضرت عیسی مسیح میباشد (Easter Sunday). این مناسبت شاد را به تمام مسیحیان دنیا، بخصوص به برادران و خواهران ارمنی و اسوری ایرانیمان را، صمیمانه تبریک می گوییم - موفق باشید!

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Darius Kadivar
12-Apr-2009 (6 comments)
Shahbanou Farah visits Christian Church and dignitaries in Western Azerbaijan Province in Iran for the Easter Holidays. (circa 1975). >>>
Darius Kadivar
12-Apr-2009
Several Songs by Iranian Christians and a Report on Christians in Iran. HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE and Particularly our Christian Brothers and Sisters from Iran. >>>
rosie is roxy is roshan
12-Apr-2009 (8 comments)
and I can't wait. >>>

Who siad it did???!!!

smhb

The U.S. has ‘no moral standing’ to criticize Iran

Foreigh Policy Journal / Kourosh Ziabari
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11-Apr-2009 (4 comments)
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