Date

IRAQ

Meet the resistance

Divide and conquer! The West has perfected this strategy.

by tinoush
18-Nov-2007 (65 comments)
The idea that US and UK would like to see Iraq break apart has valid historical precedence. In fact, this has been their standard strategy around the world and especially in the Middle East. All one has to do is to perform a simple experiment. Find maps of Middle Eastern natural resources and ethnic population distribution from the WWI era, and then superimpose them on top of a map of the current boundaries. When the era of independence came, the Western colonial powers did their best to divide up the resources as much as possible amongst nations with weak governments, which will always have to depend on external support for their existence.>>>

POETRY

Number theory and lovers

Lose heart to only one

by Farhad Zaltash
18-Nov-2007 (3 comments)

Take the number of your lovers,
Multiplied by the promises you
Made or were made to you
Establish the expanse of your
Heart's vulnerability.

Take the number of days
You have cried alone;
Confirm, in its aftermath,
Your soul's exponential growth.

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VOICES

More than Lolita in Tehran

Interview with Dr. Fatemeh Keshavarz, author of "Jasmine and Stars"

by Lalé Shahparaki Welsh
17-Nov-2007 (24 comments)
We live in a world which still suffers seriously from an “us” versus “them” malady. Even in the absence of such bifocality, representing another culture is a hard thing to do. Now, add the fact that Iran and the U.S. have been embroiled in almost three decades of political conflict. In other words, no one will have a perfect solution. So far the villain versus the victim model has been the one applied most often. It provides something of an immediate relief for the burning questions we have “Why revolution?”, “How to make sense of some trends in present day Iran that seem backward looking?”>>>

IDEAS

God

God

It is difficult to imagine a small perfect world, and I am sure it is impossible to create an eternal perfect universe

by Azarin Sadegh
16-Nov-2007 (22 comments)
Who is perfect? My software code is never immaculate. Its flaws confuse my users. Its flaws shatter their belief in who I am. Its flaws start a kind of suspicion in the justness of my design. They name it their suffering and failure. I name it my “bug”, almost like a bad infection. Anyone who is part of this small world feels the agony of my mistakes. If my users had chosen to follow only the pre-defined paths I had imagined in my handy software manual, without going beyond my mindset, they would have never felt desperate or lost.>>>

LOS ANGELES

در آئین "رقص- درمانی" و "چماق- درمانی"

همه با یکدیگر رقابت میکنند که به کون لغات انگلیسی پسوندهای فارسی ببندند

by Jeesh Daram
16-Nov-2007 (12 comments)

بذار ببینم، 21 بعلاوه 4 میشه 25 دلار، یکدونه دوغ 3 دلار، ماست و موسیر هم حالا میگیم 5 دلار، خوب اینکه میشه 33 دلار، دو دلار هم مالیاتش، این 35 دلار، پس چرا اون از ما 41 دلار گرفت؟" ضمن رانند گی داشتم حساب میکردم که یارو گفت چلوکبابش "تو- فور- وان" یعنی دوتاش به قیمت یکی. پس چطور شد دوباره رودست خوردیم و شش دلار از ما زیادی گرفت؟

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POETRY

The Capital, again
by jamh
16-Nov-2007
is sucking on money.
Hanging about town,
among the riffraffs,
and the worried pants,
I noticed all of their faces
reflected in the glass
of this of all places. >>>

DIALOGUE

Seeds [of peace]

Possibly the most inspiring film I have seen in a long time

by bahmani
15-Nov-2007 (4 comments)
Marjan Safinia and Joseph Boyle's "Seeds" documents one season at a special summer camp, "Seeds of Peace" in Maine, dedicated to helping plant the seeds of peace in young people from war torn or conflict regions in the world, who are lucky enough to be selected to attend. During their stay, along with the usual camp fun stuff, they are involved in various conflict management techniques to help deal with and open up the issues they are affected by in their every day life. Youth from Israel, Palestine, Egypt, India, Pakestan, and Afghanestan share what it is like to be a young person in these countries>>>

MOJAHEDIN

مَردُم! خودتان قضاوت کنيد!

در ارتباط با دشنامباران اخير من از سوی مجاهدين

by Mohammad Ali Esfahani
15-Nov-2007 (51 comments)
اين روز ها مجاهدين خلق، در پی اوجگيری هرچه بيشتر تلاششان برای فراهم آوردن زمينه ی حمله ی نظامی آمريکا به ايران، و در آستانه ی ورود به مرحله ی اقرار صريح آقای رجوی به اين که تهديد جهان نه جنگ، بلکه «نه جنگ» است، به صورت سيستماتيک، حمله به کسانی را که هرکدام به اندازه ی وسع خود خطرات جنگ و حمله ی نظامی به ايران را افشا می کنند در دستور کار خود قرار داده اند.>>>

TURKEY

Showdown for Ataturk’s Republic

United States must balance its desire for regional stability with steadfast support for and cooperation with the Turkish government

by Slater Bakhtavar
15-Nov-2007 (18 comments)
Turkey’s ethnic Kurds, the majority of who recently voted for the Justice and Development Party, oppose PKK’s agenda. The Kurdish people recognize that the guerrilla fastidious escapades have promoted regional and international political upheaval. Once, isolated and prone to factionalism, the guerrilla movement is on the rise due to the dire situation in northern Iraq. The Turkish government, which believes Turkish citizens should have no loyalty outside of the state, has responded. On October 17th, the Turkish parliament voted 507-19 to authorize cross-border raids into northern Iraq to root out the PKK. >>>

POETRY

قایق کاغذی
by Aref-Adib
15-Nov-2007 (one comment)

خورشید مزه نارنج می دهد

و جاده چون رودی سیاه

زیر آفتاب ترش و نارنجی می درخشد.

من

خاموش

اما پر از آواز انتظار

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LOVE

خیابان شریعتی کوچه ی ساری

.یاد ت می آید پسری ات را در همین کوچه از دست دادی ؟

by hadi khojinian
15-Nov-2007 (one comment)
امروز می خواهم از تو بنویسم که سالها بود گم ات کرده بودم . از تو که چهارده سال بود در زندگی روزانه ی من نبودی .دقیقا راس ساعت شش عصر بیست و نهم اکتبر دو هزار و هفت بود که از باجه تلفن خیابان پنجم نیویورک به گوشی ام زنگ زدی و...صدایت پس از این همه سال فرق نکرده بود! >>>

VOA

Propaganda onion

Today, Western propaganda has matured in sophistication

by tinoush
14-Nov-2007 (110 comments)
What is good for an Iranian is good for an American, an Arab, a Chinese, etc. And what is bad for an American, as the US Congress has clearly stated in case of VOA, is bad for an Iranian and everyone else. Ironically, it’s the ultimate manifestation of smart, educated minds rotten by propaganda that when they know VOA and Radio Farda are sources of propaganda, they still approve of their broadcasts.>>>

2010

Lights out

Excerpt from new political novel on U.S.-Iran war

by Hannes Artens
14-Nov-2007 (13 comments)
[Author's Podcast] The President of the United States from the Oval Office, Washington D.C., April 20, 2010: “My fellow citizens, at this moment we are in the midst of an aerial and naval campaign to eliminate once and for all the nuclear threat with which the Iranian regime has defied the international community for years. On my orders, the Armed Forces of the United States of America have begun to strike selected targets that form an integral part of the nuclear weapons program of the Iranian regime or are assigned to protect these facilities..."
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POETRY

حرف

سه شعر

by Javanshir Boniab
14-Nov-2007 (one comment)
درد ما، رنج من، کار کردنی
باغ ما، راز آب، جوی کندنی
آفتاب، رمز نور، بار بردنی
رِنگ ساز، راز شعر، حرف گفتنی
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FOOD

Autumnal comforts

Salads are out, soups are in

by Shabnam_Ghayour
14-Nov-2007 (13 comments)
Every autumn, I set myself a new task to learn how to make dishes, I was always too apprehensive or just too lazy to try and make. I always love making fresh homemade soups, they are so easy to make if you have a hand blender and so deliciously moreish too. They can be low in carbs, low in fat… Basically low in whatever you want them to be as YOU are controlling what you put in them! So much better than opening a can of soup and SO much fresher and more flavoursome. Once you start making your own soups, you will never go back to buying them again>>>
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