Archive - Apr 2009

دوستـی و رفاقـت - معرفـت و مـروت

On Camaraderie and Friendship; Wisdom and Humanity >>>

Iranian-American Classical Guitarist

A native of Iran, he started piano studies at the age 9. At age 16 his love for Flamenco guitar and Classical music led him to study classical guitar >>>

Sound of Silence...

A Day In the Life..

"...though the news was rather sad, i just had to laugh">>>

Leonard Cohen - Dance Me to the End of Love

Leonard Cohen - Dance Me to the End of Love >>>

John Martyn - Don't Want To Know

Delara and Me

As many of you are aware, three days ago I wrote a blog expressing my outrage at the clearly intentional suppression of all submissions sent to the publisher on Delara Darabi except for blogs>>>

Bridging the gap

Before accepting his new position as senior advisor to special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Vali Nasr had already distinguished himself as one of the leading analysts on the Middle East and South Asia, appearing on CNN, ABC, NPR, and lending his expertise to articles in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Time Magazine and Newsweek. Author of The Shia Revival, Democracy in Iran, and The Islamic Leviathan, Nasr is also a Professor of international politics at Tufts University, and an Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan think-tank focusing on foreign policy. PAAIA's Rudi Bakhtiar caught up with Nasr as he prepares for his new role in the Obama Administration>>>