Archive - Apr 2010

Escape from the darkness of war 8 Love, sex and fear of death

She was upset, her love was killed so fast, she wanted a love and the soldiers destroyed it>>>

Meddling Mollahs

A change is coming over the country in regard to popular feeling towards priestly interference in personal and secular affairs. The claim to have control of the concerns of all men may now be said to be but the first flush of the fiery zeal of divinity students, fresh from the red-hot teachings of bigoted Moulla masters, who regret the loss of their old supremacy, and view with alarm the spread of Liberalism, which seems now to be establishing itself in Persia. There are now signs of the people resenting the arrogant assumption or power by the Moullas, and freeing themselves from their thraldom>>>

The Patience Stone

The Patience Stone turns up a small intriguing novella and is the first of the many creative works I have been introduced to so far, belonging to 48 year old Atiq Rahimi, an award-recipient Parisian novelist and film and documentary maker. Since his emigration to France in 1984; the winner of the 2008 Prix Goncourt holds both Afghan and French nationality and his stories are recognised as highly significant>>>

Iran’s Second Animal Shelter

Through months of hard work, diligence, and preparation Iranian animal lovers recently unveiled VAFA #2, in a village near the tomb of Ferdosi, the popular Iranian poet>>>

جمهوری پیاز

کسی یادش نیست که کشت پیاز از کی در شهرک ناکجا آباد استان ننه من غریب معمول شده. هرچی هست برای مردم این آبادی و روستاهای اطرافش ،درآمد بخور و نمیری را فراهم میکند. پائیز که میشه، گونی های پر از پیاز در کاروانسراها و انبارها تلنبار و منتظر مشتری می مانند. مردان پیاز کاردر قهوه خانه ها جمع شده و به نقال ها گوش کرده و پشت سر هم قلیان می کشند. منتظر رسیدن تجار پیاز از تهران و شهرهای عمده هستند تا پیاز ها را فروخته و برای پسرشان زن گرفته و دخترشان را به خانه بخت بفرستند>>>

Garage Cabinets Create Great Storage Solution

Garage cabinets were a great solution to our records storage problem.>>>

Second Generation Iranian in US

I am  interested  to  learn and  research  the lifestyle of offspring of Iranians  in  the  US.  I  like  to  hear good  and  bad  stories  of  our  children born and  raised   here >>>

ROYALTY: Royal Family Gathering Around HaftSeen (1960's)

Shah, Shahbanou and young children, Prince Ali Reza ( in mother's arms), Crown Prince Reza and Princess Farahnaz pose in front of the traditional Haft Seen for Persian New Year at Niavaran Palace. (circa 1960's) >>>