HUMOR
Iranian cultural love affair with Javads
A peculiar specie called “Javad” lives in modern-day Iran. Javads move and hunt in large herds. Its mutation has spread through an entire population for over a century. The theory of organic evolution proves that Javads are products of accumulated small changes over 1400 years. Its variation contains the unique genetic characteristics which includes hatred of personal hygiene or anything clean and odorless
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
سی سال مردم ما با رژیمی روبرو هستند که عمدتا با زبان اعدام و کشتار سخن میگوید
افزایش اعدامها در سالهای اخیر به روشنی هدف ارعاب را دنبال میکند. در سال ۲۰۰۹ تعداد اعدامها به گزارش عفو بینالملل دست کم به ۳۸۸ تن رسیده است. این بزرگترین آمار اعدام سالیانه در یکی دو دهه اخیر است. و چرا؟ چون در این سال، جمهوری اسلامی با بزرگترین چالش مردمی ایران تحت عنوان جنبش سبز روبرو بوده است. رژیم که در برابر یک جنبش مسالمتآمیز دموکراسیخواه قرار گرفته تنها راه مقابله با آن را سرکوب و آن هم از نوع خونین آن میشناسد
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IDEAS
Did Rumi and Shams-i Tabrizi have any religious affiliations?
There has been a lot of historic debate about the religious affiliations of Shams-i Tabrizi and Mowlana Jallallud’in Rumi. Much of the conjecture about whether or not Shams-i Tabrizi or Rumi were Shi'a, Sunni, Shafe'i, Hannafi or Ismaili is just that, pure speculation. Shams-i Tabrizi did not belong to any specific denomination or sect, and if he did, nobody really knows; all scholars agree that history is not clear about the life and works of Shams-Tabrizi. The only text ascribed to him, "Maqalaat-e Shams" was compiled by others who attributed certain words to him, and they are not written in stone by Shams-i Tabrizi himself
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ATHLETE
When I signed up for AVIVA 70.3 Ironman, my life changed
by Sheri Baghaie
There are so many things in life that scare me. I am extremely afraid of heights, not a fan of diving, and also dislike small tight places. There are few more on my list that I won’t share but amongst them are also the fear of swimming in the ocean and speed. You might ask yourself how did I pick Triathlon as my favorite sport if I am afraid of swimming in the open water and speed. Well, I didn’t pick the sport. It picked me :o) Many years back a coworker mentioned his son-in-law was doing an Ironman event. At that time the word "Ironman" to me was the ultimate!
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NOVEL
آرزو کردن یک چیز است و به آرزو رسیدن یک چیز دیگه
کلاس تمام شده بود اما نوید گویا قصد رفتن نداشت. نزدیک به پانزده دقیقه بود که یک نفس داشت برای سولماز وراجی می کرد. سولماز حالا یک چیز را در مورد او خوب دانسته بود و آن این بود که این جوان با وجود لحن آرام و سردش یک وراج حرفه ای است و اگر فرصت پیدا کند سر طرف مقابلش را می خورد. این چیزی بود که در برخوردهای اول پی به آن نبرده بود
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