SHAHLA

Hands of Ignorance

Ever so victorious in defeating yet another woman

by GloriaY
03-Dec-2010 (5 comments)
One would look at Shahla and her bold, brave, manner of defending herself in public court, and would wonder sadly at how her passion was so overtly wasted on the lustful desires of a man. What would Shahla be if not infatuated at age 13 with a grown man who enjoyed celebrity status? Where would she be now if her talents, passion and drive had been exerted towards attainments which would be possible for women in an atmosphere of true equality? >>>

PERSIAN GULF

Football in Hot Water

Possible boycott of 2011 AFC Asian football cup in Qatar

by Mohammad Ala
03-Dec-2010 (14 comments)
The 2011 AFC Asian Football Cup will be hosted by Qatar in January 2011. It is possible that sports officials there will refer to the Persian Gulf by another name. If this occurs, Iranian athletes, administrators, and football fans should boycott the event. The use of a name other than Persian Gulf occurred at the 2010 Asian games by the Chinese this past month. Many Iranians were surprised and dismayed by this action, but it should not be surprising that China and Western countries would place their economic self-interest in business relationships with Arab countries above any concerns about historical accuracy>>>

007

بر قوری داغ بوسه مگذار هرگز

به گرمی‌ دست میرزا را فشرد و گفت،"باند...جیمز باند."

by Ari Siletz
03-Dec-2010 (9 comments)

از در که وارد اتاق منشی شد محمد میرزا کلاه قاجاریش را ماهرانه بسوی میخ روی دیوار پرتاب کرد. کلاه دو سه بار دور میخ چرخ زد و به دیوار آویزان ماند. منشی‌ خاتون ملقب به `صنار سه شاهی` اینبار هیچ محلش نذاشت. محمد میرزا رفت جلو که طبق معمول لب بگیره ‌ ولی‌ صنار سه شاهی گفت، "برو گمشو تو،`میم` کارت داره." محمد میرزا که خودش می‌دونست چه غلطی کرده با آهی دستاشواز شلیتهصنار سهشاهی برداشت وگفت، " دلت را اینقدر شورننداز خوشگله ،ماموریتی نیست که از راضی‌ کردن تو خطرناک تر باشه."

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DEATH

زیر صندلی خالی

آخ شهلا جان چقدر پیر شدی از بس مردی!

by hadi khojinian
03-Dec-2010 (6 comments)
زیر ملافه های سفید، صورت معصوم ات را در کف دست چپم می گذارم تا ترانه ی هم آغوشی من و تو در حالی شروع شود که من امروز حال خوشی ندارم. به قول ساناز، صدای شهلا در سرم زوزه می کشد. حالا که از ساعت پنج صبح، ساعاتی گذشته، شاید تنها یک عشق بازی بتواند خاطره ی مرگ و طناب دار را از سرم بیاندازد و کاری کند که برای بیست و هشت دقیقه به خوابی بروم که تعبیرش را دلم نمی خواهد حتی به آب رودخانه ی پشت پنجره بگویم>>>

IRANIANS

Lokht dar Ayeneh

Candid look at our character

by Ghormeh Sabzi
01-Dec-2010 (11 comments)
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ASSASSINATION

Whodunit

Why would the Islamic Republic want to eliminate its own scientists?

by NASSER SHIRAKBARI
01-Dec-2010 (13 comments)
Once again two scientists with nuclear connection have been subject of bomb explosion. Majid Shahriari was an Elementary Particle physicist, and a member of the Scientific Board of Beheshti University. He was driving to work with his wife when the explosion occurred near the intersection of Imam Ali and Artesh Freeway. He was killed and his wife survived with injuries. The assailants riding motorcycles attached magnetized bombs to the car>>>

VIEW

Who's a threat to peace?

Iran's independent stance is hugely popular among Arabs

by Edalat and Wilayto
01-Dec-2010 (66 comments)
The latest batch of Wikileaks revelations give the impression that, next to Israel, it's the Arab states that are most energetically pressuring the U.S. to attack Iran. In terms of the real threat to Iran, that 's definitely putting the cart before the horse. In the first place, the Arab governments mentioned as being hostile to Iran – Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates – are all undemocratic, unpopular regimes that depend on U.S. support to stay in power>>>

LIFE

It’s The Season

Can memories be erased just because we moved? Nah!

by Ghahremani
01-Dec-2010 (4 comments)
Year after year, the holiday blues seem to arrive a bit earlier than before. As we join the celebration of a season that matters to the people we’ve come to love, it’s only polite to show enthusiasm. Once again, the stores are swarmed with shoppers and a bad economy seems long forgotten. Now that I don’t have an extended list of gifts to buy, preparation is somewhat easier. As usual, my husband writes many packages of greeting cards in his best handwriting. I do the shopping and food preparations>>>

LIES

دروغ هایی به بزرگی خدا (3)

جامعه ای سرشار از عدالت و برابری و رفاه عمومی و امنیت و ... توهمی بیش نبود

by Ali Ohadi
01-Dec-2010 (one comment)
خلافت ابوبکر تنها دو سال و 3 ماه به درازا کشید. او فرصت یافت تا برخی از یاغیان عرب در سرزمین حجاز را ساکت کند و تمامی شبه جزیره را به تصرف درآورد، سردار عرب، "خالد" را به فتح بخش هایی از ایران و روم شرقی (بیزانس) بفرستد و... خالد تا پیش از مرگ ابوبکر، فرصت یافت بخش های جنوبی عراق را از ایرانیان و بخش هایی از سوریه در امپراطوری روم شرقی را تصرف کند>>>

CHELOKABABI

رفقا، پرولتاریا و بورژوازی

نمایشی در چلوکبابی تاج

by Shazde Asdola Mirza
01-Dec-2010 (17 comments)
رفیق سیبیلو: کباب ترش رو تو رب انار جا انداختید، یا آب انار؟
پرولتاریای اول: تو آب انار تازه، مال ساوه.
رفیق ماتیکی: جوجه کباب سینه، زعفرونیه؟
رولتاریای اول: بله خانم، ما اصلا زردچوبه استفاده نمی‌‌کنیم! >>>

POETRY

آهِِ گرفته
by akoohbor
01-Dec-2010 (6 comments)
برایم از نوشتن بگو
از فرق کلمات
در وقت شکل گرفتن
عضلۀ زبان
پیش از بیان >>>

LEAK

Arab States Urge Strike Against Iran

Saudi Arabia urges US attack on Iran to stop nuclear programme, documents show

by Ian Black & Simon Tisdall
28-Nov-2010 (24 comments)
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has repeatedly urged the United States to attack Iran to destroy its nuclear programme, according to leaked US diplomatic cables that describe how other Arab allies have secretly agitated for military action against Tehran. The revelations, in secret memos from US embassies across the Middle East, expose behind-the-scenes pressures in the scramble to contain the Islamic Republic, which the US, Arab states and Israel suspect is close to acquiring nuclear weapons>>>

SHIFT

Pre-Islamic Past Pushes into Present

Ahmadinejad talks increasingly of Iran’s unique past, before the Arab invasion

by Nima Tamaddon
28-Nov-2010 (7 comments)
Despite Iran’s emphasis on common Islamic values, long-harboured frictions with its Arab neighbours occasionally resurface. Some believe President Ahmadinejad’s administration is placing more emphasis on Iran’s ancient and unique heritage these days, marking a shift away from the previous stress on a Muslim sense of community with the Arab world. In the last few months, Ahmadinejad and his allies have used a variety of tactics to foster the perception that they are distancing themselves from the clerical establishment>>>

IDEAS

From Black to White Shiʿism

Never has Shiʿism witnessed such overwhelming criticism from Islamic thinkers and revisionists

by Ali Vaez
28-Nov-2010 (2 comments)
In the dusk of the twentieth century, a mystical and quietist religion changed into a politico-revolutionary ideology that shook the world. How was this transformation brought about? Who were the men who transformed the faith into a weapon? What does the future hold for revolutionary Shiʿism? Martyrology and Messianism, the two main pillars of Shiʿism, can be traced back to two transformative events in the history of Islam: the killing of the Third Imam and the occultation of the Twelfth Imam>>>

STORY

The Movie Quitters

It was our country and we missed it

by siamak vossoughi
28-Nov-2010 (2 comments)
The movie was wonderful, beautiful, heartbreaking. "The hell with this," my uncle said. "I'm tired of being moved to tears by American movies. When are they going to be moved to tears by Iranian movies? It's no good." He wiped his eyes. "I've had it. I've had it with their joys and sorrows and their music in the background. It is too beautiful. I do not have the room inside myself any more. I have seen too much.">>>
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