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Coldplay, I Used to Rule the World

Satriani says they stoled his song. . . >>>

Iranian-American identity

I am currently working on my thesis about the reconstruction of Iranian identity in America. I was hoping to post some discussion questions>>>

The Nazi State of Israel Is a State of Mind

But whose state? And whose mind?

I know, I know, you're all very angry with me I'm angry with me too. Just read it, will you please. It's short.

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Titans of Toy Town

When the mice roar ...

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Who is Monsieur Klein ? Alain Delon's Kafkaesque dual Identity (1976)

Alain Delon plays Robert Klein a charming, unscrupulous art dealer in Nazi-occupied France. As Jews flee Paris, Klein exploits them until he finds his name is shared by a Jewish criminal ... >>>

ذوق سواران

گوی و چوگان چکامه به میان است هنوز

اسب مست غزل و ذوق سواران به من آر.

 

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VOA Round Table: Censorship of Iranian Press

Vafa Mostaghim and Reza Moini discuss the situation of Iranian Journalists and censorship under the islamic Republic. Tuesday Program ( Feb 2nd, 2009) >>>

Chop Chop!

Life is good.>>>

Peace be without you

Proof not Poof!>>>

Someday by Nazanin

A song about tragedy and hope.

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Genuine negotiations

Today the strategic landscape has changed, and most experts agree that Iran has become a regional power. It is perhaps the only local actor in the Middle East that can contribute to the stabilization of Iraq and Afghanistan and facilitate the United States’ exit from its current crisis. Since the balance of power has greatly shifted in its favour, Iran can neither be omitted in the Middle Eastern equation nor can it be manipulated or coerced as in the 1950s and 1980s. The world needs Iran to stabilize the region and to contribute to international peace and security>>>

On Vocabulary of Sex

There has been a flurry of sex-related short stories in the past little while, some written by women. This effort in itself is pushing the envelope and creating a space that didn’t exist before and my hat’s off to the writers, regardless of their literary merit. Reading these stories and also readers’ comments make it evident that Farsi language offers few choices in sex vocabulary. Writers have resorted to all kinds of indirect reference to genitalia, as well as directly using the few terms available in Farsi, thus creating various reactions in readers that range from outrage to mockery>>>