Archive - 2009

Shatranj

First of all, it’s not chess it’s shatranj. And yes the rules are different. In chess, the queen is the terror of the board. In shatranj nothing is more powerful than the rook. The humble piece that sits next to the king is the farzin, a wretched civil servant that can move only one square diagonally. There are more differences, but this isn’t about modern chess versus authentic shatranj, it’s a confession. We Iranians cheated in the very first game of shatranj ever played. In our defense, we didn’t start the whole affair, the Indians did>>>

Maz Jobrani, Playing The 'Axis Of Evil' For Laughs

The Iranian-born stand-up comic attended UC Berkeley and enrolled in a PhD program at UCLA before trying his hand at comedy and acting>>>

13b; Dhoondte Reh Jaoge; Karma Aur Holi – 3-In-1 Treat

It is a wholesome movie treat this week - chiller, comedy, drama. what else could you ask for?

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روزمرّگی

می ترسم که روزی
روزمرّگی
ِجرمی شود بر دندان سفیدِ لذّت
و نتوانم حتی لقمه ای عشق هضم کنم
واگرجرعه ای احساس بنوشم
سرفه ام بگیرد >>>

«مادران خاوران»

فیلم چگونگی تبدیل گورستان «لعنت آباد» به گلزار خاوران و مبارزه مادران و همسران جان باختگان علیه فراموشی و دادخواهی >>>

Letter to General Secretary of European Union‏

Sharif University of Technology (SUT), in a new list of sanctions against Iran >>>