Archive - Jan 17, 2012 - Article

Neither War Nor Nuclear-Armed Iran

Joschka Fischer’s concerns and warnings should be taken seriously by every responsible politician and urge him or her to look for ways that could prevent the approaching catastrophe. It is however disappointing that his article does not address those considerations for a diplomatic solution. On the contrary, in his assessment of possible threats Fischer constructs a deadlock, which in the final analysis presents a war on Iran as the only possible alternative to a nuclear Iran>>>

Moby Dick Explains it all

I'm in DC for a job/project, and whenever I'm in DC for a job/project or for any other reason, right around the corner from PAAIA, and about 16 blocks from NIAC, too far to walk (poor NIAC!), on the opposite side of the corner from one of the only remaining Krispy Kreme shops around, when I can, when I remember, I try and frequent my favorite east coast Chelokababi. Moby Dick House of Kabob. Before you say it, skip it, trust me, I'll deal with it at the end>>>

چهل مَتل از کودکی

"چهل مَتل از کودکی" نام کتاب تازه ایست از خانم فرشتۀ کوثر. طنز شیرین خانم کوثر در این متل ها هم همچون دو کتاب دیگرش خود را چنان که باید، می نمایاند و از ظرافت فکری، نازک اندیشی وخوش ذوقی نویسنده حکایت می کند. طنز کوثر در این کتاب یک جمله یک سطری نیست بلکه آن را می توان دربافت و رابطه داستانها واشخاص مختلف با یکدیگر یافت>>>

Take Our Daughters to Work Day

Take your daughter with you to the place where you work, the school had said. Take her to see where you work so that she can see herself working some day. Girls need to see that they can become anything they want to be. I do not want her to see where I work, Nasrin thought. I do not want her to see me sweeping up the hair after a customer leaves. I would rather tell her about Iran, about the school and my classroom and how the other teachers used to come to me for advice. I would rather tell her about that>>>

ملاقات با رابعه در خانه عشق

روزی ز سر شباب و مستی
واز شورش اشتیاق شایان
رفتم به طواف خانه عشق
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