Archive - Apr 8, 2010 - Article

Ferdosi's Murder Mystery

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Moved by Malays

Upon entering Malaysia one would realize that the country is on the move. The infrastructure is first class and new developments are seen in all corners of the cities. The people are friendly and can communicate well in English. The ethnic mix in the country consist of 63% Malay, 24% Chinese, and 7% Indian. They all seem to get a long and be in line with the government policies to grow businesses and bring in more capital. The population appears to follow the “Separate but equal” concept, as one would notice the ethnic division in the country. It appears that the Chinese population runs most businesses and Indians are also taking parts in some areas such as finance and engineering>>>

دَوَران رو به زوال رژیم

حکومت‌های ایدئولوژیک و تمام‌خواه اصولا دشمن‌تراشند. این حکومت‌ها برای توجیه موجودیت خود و سیاست انحصارطلبانه‌ای که در پیش می‌گیرند بهترین راه را در این می‌بینند که دشمن‌های واقعی یا فرضی را ردیف کنند و از آن به عنوان وسیله‌ای برای سرکوب مخالفان سیاسی خود از یک سو، و بسیج نیروهای هوادار خویش از سوی دیگر، کمک بگیرند. هیچ وسیله‌ای بهتر از یک جنگ خارجی برای سرپوش گذاشتن به اختلافات درونی، سرکوب مخالفان داخلی، و جلب حمایت مردم از حکومت، به کار نمی‌آید>>>

Census Wrap Up

See you in 10 years! This census is done! All but a gleam in the eye of the 30+ community groups (see list below) that were involved in promoting it. Once the tallies have been made and the final numbers are out, the biggest surprise won't be that for once a decent total number of Iranians living in the US will have been counted, but that the community groups managed to put aside their own endeavors and pull together to push through the biggest coordinated community mobilization effort in the short history of Iranian-American community groups in the US>>>

Struggle fought in hearts

Whatever happens in the show-trial of seven Bahai leaders in Iran, the larger issue is the fate of the Iranian people. The question is: What kind of nation does Iran aspire to become? Will it remain a repressive society unable to overcome the effects of religious bigotry? Or will it live up to the ideals not only of international human rights but also Islamic standards of justice? Bahais have the greatest respect for all religions>>>

Roxana's Worlds

It makes me wonder why a beautiful, successful young lady talented enough to earn the title of Miss North Dakota and seemingly enjoying all of life’s amenities in the United States would decide to live in a country like Iran, a well-known repressive regime with no reverence for human rights. I think only Roxana can answer this question and she has done a good job of doing so in this book. She writes eloquently about her love for her Iranian heritage, love of journalism, and more importantly, her desire to write a book about Iranian society>>>

جمع اضداد

نگاهت مست و چشمانت خمار است
نمیدانم خدایا این چه کار است
به بادامی چنین زیبا و طناز
دو مغز تلخ و شیرین شاهکار است
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