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Denial Diplomacy

A review of Iran's human rights diplomacy over the past two years indicates that its strategy was based on four main tactics. First, consistently speak of cooperating with the United Nations, but simultaneously prevent UN reporters from achieving their missions in Iran and refuse to answer their questions properly. Second, characterize every effort to discuss the subject of human rights in Iran>>>

Shash of Sunset

You've all had your chances... Now it's my turn. SOS is a good moniker for the new Shah's of Sunset. But maybe we should modify it to SOSAS Because clearly, desperately, someone certainly needs to Save our Ship, and Souls to boot. In spite of everything that is wrong about it, the Shah's of Sunset is likely to stay. [Daram Cheshmesh Mizanam, beh Amrikai-ha Nagin!] The more we scream about it, the more everyone watches, and the more the producers are inclined to keep it going>>>

Castle In The Sky

Last night I had a fabulous dream, though it couldn’t have had a more bizarre setting. While the location seemed suitable for a wedding, I knew it was the San Diego Museum of Art, a magnificent building in a floral garden. However, unlike other times, on this visit only one section of the museum was open for viewing as the rest prepared to receive hundreds of guests. The entire event seemed to be about my homeland Iran, its glorious history, and even NoRooz>>>

Cultural Lumpenism (5)

“Dowlat-Abadi: No. Protesting censorship has its own form according to the circumstance. I protest in one way, another will protest in another way. But, in fact, censorship is not a matter to be solved by using the sword. We want the problem to be solved. We want to make it understood that censorship is an unnecessary matter; because in every society, there are a series of taboos, and our writers in Iran respect these taboos. Therefore, censorship can no more play the important role it has given itself.” What taboos is Dowlat-Abadi talking about?>>>

جادو

در گوشه‌ای از این دنیای درندشت، مامان بزرگ خوبی روی صندلی مخصوصش نشست و به چهار جفت چشم زیبایی نگاه کرد که میهمانش بودند. پیژاماهای خوشرنگ صورتی، آبی، لیمویی و بنفش «جوجه‌ها» اتاق خوابش را رنگارنگ کرده‌اند. همه روی شکم دراز کشیده‌اند. همه دستها را زیر چانه زده‌اند؛ و همه منتظرند که باز هم یکی از داستانهای شیرین مامان بزرگ را بشنوند>>>

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