Archive - Dec 29, 2009 - Article

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Beginnings of a greater war

I see a throng of security forces present in the Enqelab Sq. A view on the walkway bridge at the south of Enqelab Sq offers an intimidating view: scores of motorcyclists; units of armed police, wearing helmets and holding riot shields, crowd the square. I pass the police, casually making my way through the crowd. Near the entrance of the University of Tehran, however, the pedestrians are stopped. “Turn back!” the baton whirling guard shouts>>>

مقدس مخوف

خامنه ای فردی است که در چند دهه گذشته بیشترین تاثیر را بر زندگی عمومی و حتی خصوصی ایرانی ها، پس از شاه و خمینی داشته است. او کسی است که بیش از هرکسی از طریق سیستم های اطلاعاتی اش، درباره این و آن می داند؛اما کمتر کسی است که ازجزئیات خانه و خانواده و ارتباطات و علائق شخصی و یا نحوه کار او با خبر باشد. این راز داری افراطی از سوی خود او و سیستمش عمدی بوده است>>>

Good & Evil

We Muslims have a love affair with the word Islamic. We are obsessed with putting it at the front of almost all other words. We have an Islamic version of everything: Islamic government, Islamic countries, Islamic tax system, Islamic economics, Islamic banking system, Islamic humor, Islamic punishments, Islamic foods, Islamic beer, Islamic dress, Islamic swim suit, Islamic fashion show, and moronically, Islamic toilet. You name it and we concoct an Islamic version of it>>>