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Video: Chivalry as spit on a face

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چگونه دیکتاتور ها به مرض بیماری جنون دیکتاتوری مبتلا میشوند؟

 ما دیگران را برای استفاده خودمان میخواهیم و اگر برای ما دیگر استفاده ای نداشته باشند براحتی کنارشان میگذاریم.   >>>

Remembering the Suffering of the Families of Those Who Were Lost in the Iran-Iraq War

Remembering those who still suffer from the war. >>>

Fareed Zakaria on Tehran and the novel 'Rooftops of Tehran'

Fareed descriptions of Tehran today enthused and stirred a walk down the memory lane; Mahbod Seraji's 'Rooftops of Tehran' reminiscences of starry nights on rooftops and lost loves!>>>

Bad excuse, worst outcome

Since news of an alleged Iranian assassination plot in Washington rocked the international scene, public details remain scant. The Obama administration - including the president himself - has spoken with unequivocal certitude regarding the Iranian government’s intentions and involvement. But until he uses the same level of candour to publicly disclose detailed evidence, we will not know anything beyond allegations. Pundits will continue speculating with whodunnit analysis that constructs an incomplete puzzle, but engaging in hypotheticals does not paint a clearer picture>>>

Franz Liszt Liebestraum/Dreams of Love

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Tilted scales or skewed vision?

Reactions to several events last week got me thinking about our perception of what is fair and balanced and what isn’t. The web was filled with comments, none of them particularly friendly, about the fact that for Hamas to return Gilad Shalit, the Israelis agreed to liberate a contingent of 1027 Palestinian prisoners. Vox populi – populi in this case myriad analysts and commentators – was raised, there were howls about the insulting imbalance in the swap. What, they said, one Israeli equals more than a thousand Palestinians? Is that what we’re hearing?>>>

The Gaze of the Gazelle

‘Who is this Ayatollah Khomeini?’ I asked Madar, my paternal grandmother. I had heard his name over and over without knowing who he really was. Every night people went to the rooftops to see his face in the full moon and I really wanted to know what he was doing there. ‘He is the vicar of the hidden Imam,’ Madar explained, trying to fit her cigarette into the cigarette holder. ‘While the Hidden Imam is in occultation, the vicar is in charge of the Muslims’ faith,’ she continued, finishing her remark before lighting her cigarette. ‘He is our saviour.’>>>