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Rostam, San Francisco's New Sheriff, Sharmin gets Wiped...

Ross (Rostam) Mirkarimi became the first Iranian American Sheriff of San Francisco County and history last night in the local elections that also selected the first Chinese-American mayor of San Francisco. Mirkarimi a longtime City Supervisor, and veteran politician, puzzled many local Iranians and friends and supporters when he chose to run for the Sheriff spot over running for mayor>>>

Green Ribbons and Turbans

“Welcome to the Islamic Republic,” he laughs. “Paradise on Earth, as long as you can afford it.” Omid forces a smile, for he himself—a student from Tehran—was far from born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He owes his invitation to this dream party to Morteza, a rich friend. Luckily for him his real identity remains a secret, or he would never have had the slightest chance of hooking up with the beautiful Helya; even the evening’s delights, however, cannot cover up his deep depression>>>

Mashi and Mashiana (II)

This poem saw in horror
the burst of the still horizon
that shook the foundation of
Mashi and Mashiana’s shelter >>>

مرگ بر روسیه

مردم جان به لب رسیدۀ سوریه و ایران >>>

Islamic Tricycle vs. Bicycle

 

satire

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Do you remember?

When was the last time you heard this song from Joe?

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This one is for you

if you had a choice of what to be...animal, vegetable or mineral... >>>

Presidential gaffe and Israel's territorial maximalism

Short and sweet >>>

نسبیت و مطلق بودن مسایل اجتماعی و عشقی سکسی؟

 اګر ما با عقاید دیګران موافق نیستیم بایست آنرا با کمال دوستی و محبت ابراز داریم و دلایل منطقی خود را بګوییم نه با فحش بدګویی ناسزا و حتی کتک کاری و ظلم کشت کشتار؟  که در آنصورت آدمکهایی شده ایم که اربابان از ما کمال سو استفاده را خواهند کرد.  >>>

امیرحسین گنج بخش: اگر اپوزیسیون منسجم درست نکنیم برایمان می سازند

گفتگوی شهره عاصمی با دکتر امیر حسین گنج بخش در تلویزیون ایران ما>>>

Many of the great contributers are leaving…

And I hope Mash Ghasem will have a change of heart. >>>

Golshifteh Farahani Guest on French Prime Time News & Satrapi at Abu Dhabi Film Festival

Iranian Actress Golshifteh Farahani was the guest of Laurant Delahousse on Sunday’s Prime Time News to speak about the difficulties of working in Iran, her hopes of Freedom and democracy for Iran and the region>>>