Archive - Feb 2009

We made a big mistake

Last night I went to see the movie “Slumdog Millionaire”. It was a good movie, and brought back some bitter-sweet memories. I was visiting India for a few days, in early 1980’s. I found India an interesting country, with ancient culture and history, beautiful natural scenaries, dense population, rich and poor living side by side, and democratic. But, what took most of my attention, coming from Iran after the revolution, was the intense clash between Hindus and Muslims. Every night on TV, I watched burning maabads and musks, put on fire by someone affiliated with the two religious groups>>>

pictory: The Day the Veil Was Dropped (1934)

Queen of Iran Taj Ol' Molouk followed by daughters Princess Shams and Princess Ashraf Pahlavi appear in Public without the Veil and in Western Clothing. Tehran (Circa 1934) >>>

Persia from Afghanistan to Azerbaijan

Persia from Afghanistan to Azerbaijan >>>

تولدم مبارک

روز پونزده آبان ماه هزارو سیصدو هر چی‌ که بود
مثل هر روز دگر برخاستم
ناگهان به یادم آمد که من امروز متولد شده ام
پس شتافتم سوی آینه تا ببینم صورت سی‌ ساله‌ام را
توی آینه محو خود گشتم و گشتم
آینه باز شد من به داخل رفتم آنگاه
سی‌ سال عمر گذشته روبرویم شد نمایان >>>

VOUS N'AUREZ PAS MA LIBERTE DE PENSER !

A French Song Ma liberté de pensée by Florent Pagny (French Lyrics translated into English). I wish to humbly dedicate this song to Imprisoned Women’s Rights Activist Alieh Eghdamdoust >>>

Akhoond in Space

Satire.  It's suitable for anyone who has a sense of humor, but not a supporter of Islamic Republic of Iran.  Contains no foul language. >>>

Fanfare for the Common Man by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

ELP always sounded like the name of a law firm to me . . .  >>>

Coldonada (19), (20)

It was in this way that sometimes he told himself: “we have a house now; but we have no life to live in the house”.>>>

Miss American Pie (1971) by Don McLean

Was this song about Buddy Holly or was there an another subtle meaning?  >>>

Piano Man by Billy Joel

For any musican who has ever played the club circuit, this song says it all . . . >>>

U.S. Support of Israel

Much of criticism to which Arabs / Muslims and their sympathizers, such as John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, it involves the close U.S.-Israeli relationship>>>