Archive - Jul 27, 2010 - Article

Iranian Re-Revolution

On June 10, when the Iranian opposition movement cancelled its planned commemoration of the anniversary of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed reelection, commentators assumed that the Green Movement was finally finished. For months, it had been criticized as lacking strong leadership and for being unable to seriously challenge Iran's entrenched regime. But the history of political turmoil in twentieth-century Iran suggests that the movement may yet survive. After all, movements propelled by similar social currents have succeeded in dramatically changing Iran in the past>>>

'Rational' Americans vs 'Irrational’ Iranians

Despite Limbert’s unquestionable mastery of the subject, commendable intentions and deep affection for Iranians, it should be recognized that this book is written by an American diplomat for (primarily) American readers, in the vernacular they are at ease with. Its goal is not to make waves, or to challenge their self-perception, worldview, or institutionalized narrative. For an astute Iranian-American reader however, "Negotiating with Iran," with its mild tint of Orientalism and a patronizing tone, is somewhat unsettling: not necessarily offensive, but more like an alarm clock going off in a hazy Sunday morning>>>

سرزمین مردم نیک (2)

شب به پایان می رسد. سپیده دم و دروازۀ شهری. مرد به شهر در آمد و تماشا گرفت. کوچه و بازار لخت و خالی و خاموش. از روبرو یک رهگذر سر را خراب از باده بسیار نوشیده نجوا کنان آهنگ بی رنگی قدم می زد. مرد گوش فرا داد. هر باده ای با بوسه ای، هر بوسه ای با باده ای. و چه زیر خندی بر لبهای مست نشسته بود. مرد راه خود گرفت؛ او چه می داند از آن ارزشهای زیبای زندگی>>>

Sunday in the Park

There were Iranians for as far as the eye could see, if those eyes were those of 13-year-old Bahman Sohrabi, and the first thing he felt when he arrived at the park was that he was a blank piece of paper, and in this place he could be what he showed himself to be, nobody had any expectations of him except for the expectations they had of themselves - to be a speaker of the language, an appreciator of the food and the music and of nature, and a general participator in the whole thing. At school he found the spaces for a guy who did not want to be a participator in the whole thing right away. He found them in himself and in the school>>>

اندر نوجوانی تا انقلاب

به تهران رسیــــــــــدند با خان و مان
بدیدنــــــــد آزاد شهـــــــری کـلان

یکی شاه باشد در آنجـــــــــــا به تخت
یکی همچـــو جمشیدِ کِی، نیکبخت

همه مردمــــــــــــان از پی روزی اند
همه دوستــــــــداران بهـروزی اند >>>

Saaleh Akhar

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