Archive - Sep 2010

Hayedeh VS Hadadian (saghi)

حدادیان ثابت کرد که مهم نیست که چی می خونی مهم اینکه چه جوری می خونیش!

Which one do you like?  Absolutely no comparison, haj agha.

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The Dictator Quiz

this thought provoking blog is supposed to be fun too - please try not to offend or get offended.  >>>

PERSIA's Webcam Conference.

a glimpse into the many faces of Persia. >>>

Koran vs Cyrus Cylinder

Which is more sacred? >>>

Abida Parveen: Led Zeppelin meets Qawwali

The Coke Studio sessions with many traditional musicians from the Subcontinent produced a unique blend of Western fusion with Qawwali. Here is Abida Parveen. The sound here sounds like Qawwali meets Led Zeppelin. Take a look! >>>

Quran burnings in Muslim lands

Thousands of Qurans are burned on almost daily>>>

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Muslim!

So many years after a super villain raged unchallenged over the Twin Towers, many Americans still unjustly blame innocent Muslims for the horror. Now Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and other superheroes of the DC Comics Justice League have rallied to save the world from the disastrous fallout of America’s hostility towards Islam. In an unprecedented artistic collaboration, DC Comics in the US has teamed up with the Middle Eastern publisher of the popular The Ninety-Nine comic books to set the world right again>>>

Cat and Mouse in Cyberspace

This paper aims to compare Chinese and Iranian cyberspace to highlight the excessive traffic analysis, surveillance, filtering and the resulting effects on anonymity and freedom of expression in the borderless society of the Internet. The paradoxical contrasts between these two different states provide much scope for analysis and discourse, particularly in light of recent media attention. As has been shown by the government crackdowns in the aftermath of the Iranian election of 2009, and China’s recent dispute with Google, cyberspace is highly contested by government’s seeking to harness digital economic and e-business benefits whilst restricting online dissent and political activism>>>