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PRISONER

Happy Birthday Zia

Messages for Zia Nabavi

by mehrdadm
22-Dec-2010 (9 comments)
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GOLD

Urmia Philharmonic Orchestra

Classical music in capital of West Azarbaijan Province

by Ghormeh Sabzi
22-Dec-2010 (10 comments)
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TERROR

ترور کور و انتقام کور

حلقه‌هایی جدید از دور باطل خشونتی که در سه دهه گذشته در صحنه سیاسی ایران پیدا شده

by Hossein Bagher Zadeh
22-Dec-2010 (2 comments)
رژیم ایران و جندالله، دو نیرویی که در دو سوی مسابقه قتل و ترور قرار گرفته‌اند، نشان داده‌اند که جز فرهنگ خشونت و انتقام راه دیگری برای حل مشکلات خود نمی‌شنانسد، و هر یک رفتار دیگری را توجیه کننده واکنش خود می‌دانند. و در این دور باطل خشونت، البته مردم عادی کوچه و بازار هستند که قربانی عملیات تروریستی جندالله می‌گردند، و زندانیان بی‌دفاع بلوچ که دسته دسته به چوبه‌های دار سپرده می‌شوند>>>

NIKPAY

Spellbound

Gently pushing each boundary of classical Persian music

by Ari Siletz
22-Dec-2010 (5 comments)
Hamed Nikpay's third album completes the young virtuoso’s artistic sojourn. He is finally home as a mature and confident master, unafraid to be fully himself. Having played for so many large audiences, Nikpay revisits tradition-inspired Persian music and delights the listener with new orchestral sounds and melodic innovations. Notably Nikpay’s bringing Shervin Mohajer’s inventive kamanche playing to the ensemble has added a flavorful string sound that is sometimes hard to distinguishable from the violin and cello>>>

YALDA

Persian Roots of Christian Traditions

Common beliefs and myths that bind people across the globe

by Ramona
22-Dec-2010 (6 comments)
While Christians around the world are preparing to celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25th, the Persians are set to tribute one of their most festive celebrations on Dec. 21st, the eve of winter solstice, the longest night and shortest day of the year. In Iran this night is called SHAB-E YALDAA, also known as SHAB-E CHELLEH, which refers to the birthday or rebirth of the sun. In the East more than in the West, lifestyles have often remained more in tune with nature>>>

POETRY

The Animal World
by jamh
22-Dec-2010 (one comment)
Fading from real to virtual
how fanatically committed
you've been to your runaway
and purely abstract cause>>>