Archive - 2011

Have a great and prime 2011

So think of this: every January 1 is the start of a new year, but "2011" is rather unique>>>

بلبلي خون دلي خورد و گلي حاصل کرد

در رثای شاهزاده علیرضا و تقدیم به مادرش ملکه داغدار ایران

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تابو شکنی خانواده پهلوی

آزاده معاونی - هم‌زمان با سالی که عروسک‌های «کدو کوتوله» یک ‌شبه به شهرت رسیدند و من در کالیفرنیا مشغول بازی با آن‌ها بودم حکومت پهلوی نیز روزهای آخر شاهنشاهی خود را طی می‌کرد>>>

Accusations and Answers

Now that our long and arduous legal wrangling with the US government is over, we need you more than before. Though the settlement allows us to continue our operation, we have many challenges ahead of us. As ever, our first priority is to continue to provide life-saving assistance to nearly 3000 children in Iran and beyond. In addition, we must continue to fulfill our duty to donors who rely on and trust the Child Foundation to ensure donor dollars reach the children>>>

How to be Iranian

Iranians, or Persians, as we often like to be called, are complicated people. Achieving the status of being Iranian is not an easy task, but with much dedication and a strong liver, it can be done. Also, let me say now that there are basically only two types of Iranians, the first generation, and the second generation, since there were no Iranians in this country prior to 1979 (citation needed). These two generations are very different in nature, and it seems that the second generation is determined to undo the good name the first generation has created for itself>>>

پوپک و مش ماشالله

"فيلمنامه‌نويس و كارگردان فقط روي اين نكته زوم مي‌كنند كه مش ماشاالله به عنوان نماد يك مرد پايبند به اصول دينداري و محرم و نامحرم، مردي است ساده لوح، بداخلاق و تندخو، كم‌سواد، سنت‌گراي افراطي و بيگانه با تكنولوژي و تمامي مظاهر مدرنيته، ناتوان از ابراز احساسات عاطفي و كمبود اعتماد به نفس. همه اين كاستي‌ها نيز فقط به خاطر اين است كه او به اصل محرم و نامحرم اعتقاد دارد>>>