Archive - Apr 2010

Census Wrap Up

See you in 10 years! This census is done! All but a gleam in the eye of the 30+ community groups (see list below) that were involved in promoting it. Once the tallies have been made and the final numbers are out, the biggest surprise won't be that for once a decent total number of Iranians living in the US will have been counted, but that the community groups managed to put aside their own endeavors and pull together to push through the biggest coordinated community mobilization effort in the short history of Iranian-American community groups in the US>>>

Struggle fought in hearts

Whatever happens in the show-trial of seven Bahai leaders in Iran, the larger issue is the fate of the Iranian people. The question is: What kind of nation does Iran aspire to become? Will it remain a repressive society unable to overcome the effects of religious bigotry? Or will it live up to the ideals not only of international human rights but also Islamic standards of justice? Bahais have the greatest respect for all religions>>>

Roxana's Worlds

It makes me wonder why a beautiful, successful young lady talented enough to earn the title of Miss North Dakota and seemingly enjoying all of life’s amenities in the United States would decide to live in a country like Iran, a well-known repressive regime with no reverence for human rights. I think only Roxana can answer this question and she has done a good job of doing so in this book. She writes eloquently about her love for her Iranian heritage, love of journalism, and more importantly, her desire to write a book about Iranian society>>>

HISTORY OF IDEAS: Montaigne's Guide To Happiness,Wisdom and Self-Esteem (BBC Documentary)

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne was one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre which influenced both French and English literature, in thought and style. >>>

جمع اضداد

نگاهت مست و چشمانت خمار است
نمیدانم خدایا این چه کار است
به بادامی چنین زیبا و طناز
دو مغز تلخ و شیرین شاهکار است
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رویای آتش

در این داستان بربریت فتح های مسلمین و دوره خون و خون ریزی اسلام وخلافت های وحشیانه و آدمکشی های خلیفه های اموی و عباسی و قتل ها بیشمار آزادگان ایرانی و عرب مثل امام حسین و ابو مسلم خراسانی... >>>

H2O

Umar ibn Sa'ad revisited>>>

CLEOPATRA VISITS PERSIA: Elizabeth Taylor Visits Isfahan's Chehel Setoon (1974)

Hollywood's Iconic Star Elizabeth Taylor visits Iran and Stops at Isfahan's Chehel Setoon (aka 40 Pillars) a splendour of Safavid Architecture. Taylor was a good friend of Iran's US Ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi >>>