Archive - 2009

The Baader Meinhof Complex (TRAILER)

German Cinema's Oscar Bid tells the story of the genesis of the most radical Terror Group of the 1970's that of the Baader Meinhoff whose origin was indirectly linked to the Shah of Iran's 1967 visit to West Berlin.

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Torture of Residents of Kurdish Village

The residents of a village near the city of Solmas have filed a formal complaint against the “Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution”>>>

Ahmadi Nejad and his Haleh

Holy Crown >>>

Slouching Toward Bethlehem

For Niloufar:

 what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?

a poem by Yeats with my comment on Israel/Palestine at the end.

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Sasanian Chemical Warfare?

Regardless of whether there is any political meaning behind the news of the Persian use of chemical warfare and the current controversy regarding “weapons of mass destruction”, it is still interesting to see whether this new piece of research has any scientific value. For this, we turned to a colleague, Mr. Reza Yeganehshakib, who is a PhD student at the department of history, University of California, Irvine. Mr. Yeganehshakib comes to UCI with previous degrees in Chemical Engineering (BS) and Environmental Studies (MS). He has a strong understanding of the scientific processes that might have resulted in what has been reported in the news bit above. The following are his comments>>>

Collaborators of the worst kind

Israel is trying to portray herself as a nation that is defending itself, while the truth is that Israel is a cruel occupying power trying to force a people out of their land. And this is being done with the help of some Arab nations; the very same nations that constantly talk about Arab and Muslim solidarity. These nations are: Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. The often asked question, when it comes to the Palestinians, is about the role of Arab countries in the Palestinian struggle for freedom. The people not familiar with the political landscape of the area often see the Middle East as two camps, Arab countries on one side and Israel on the other. The reality is totally different. Israel has seldom been alone>>>

What would you do if they throw on you til?!

Great piece of TV satire, making fun of the cliche methods of the official Israeli public affairs in relaying the Israeli side of events to the Western audiences. >>>

AN AXIS OF JOY: Monika Jalili and Noorsaaz

I had the priviledge of meeting Soprano Monika Jalili and her Noorsaaz Band in Paris during a European Tour>>>

Important dates

The Iranian Women Equality Calendar is an expanded English version of a Persian women calendar collected and organized by the efforts of Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani and published by Nashre Toseeh first in 1998. The publication of the “Women Calender” was banned and she was prosecuted in 2003. In a recent article written by Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani, she states that the calendar “provides a glimpse into the hidden history of Iranian women, a history that has not only remained unfamiliar throughout the world, but one that has yet to receive its due attention in Iran.” >>>

Gaza Strip.com

Watching a war zone.

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