Archive - Nov 19, 2010 - Article

شب و ما

من از تو میپرسم
‫چگونه شب خانه ما را یافت
‫و بر روشنایی چشم های ما خندید
‫تو نگاهت را بر آسما ن غمزده میدوزی
‫و درد از چشمانت چکیدن آغاز میکند >>>

(Life in parentheses)

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Guilty as Charged

The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly’s strong approval of a draft resolution, condemning Iran for grave human right violations, is a welcome step in the continuing effort to put a stoplight on the country’s growing human rights crisis. The General Assembly will formally adopt the resolution in December. UN human rights bodies should put in place mechanisms to hold Iran accountable for its rights abuses and toward implementing the resolution>>>

Emphasis on Human Rights

In an all-too familiar ritual, the United States and Iran are once more contemplating their diplomatic dance. The question that has perennially bedeviled Washington and its allies is how to compel the theocratic regime in Tehran to alter its objectionable practices. As a rational and pragmatic democracy, the United States perceives that economic pressure will compel Iran's leaders to yield on strategic priorities in order to relieve financial distress>>>

Journey Without a Camel

I paused when I saw the title of Roya Movafegh’s first book, The People With No Camel. The grammar, the possible meaning, and her choice of imagery made me wonder – and want more. This is the reader’s first clue that The People With No Camel is not just another Iranian woman’s post-Revolution memoir. Upon opening the book she explains: “According to the laws of Sharia in Iran, if a Muslim man is murdered, his family may be compensated according to the price of one hundred camels>>>

بازگشت قهرمان

آقای دریانی خواربارفروش قدیمی و معتبر محل چند روزی بود که احساس می کرد حالش خوش نیست.نمیدانست که چه مرگش است. دیگر خواب و خوراک مرتبی نداشت. بارها تصمیم گرفت که مغازه را ده روزی ببندد و برود زیارت امام رضا، هم استخوانی سبک کند و هم دوراز هیاهوی تهران چند روزی را با خیال راحت به عبادت و استراحت بپردازد ولی نمی توانست قدم از قدم بردارد. انگار طلسم شده بود>>>

Khomeini's Visit

My father never told us
That Khomeini had visited him
For medical treatment many years ago
When Khomeini was only a "Khomeini"
And not yet the Deputy of God >>>