Archive - Aug 29, 2012 - Article

Partition Iran?

Congressman Rohrabacher wrote a letter to US Secretary of the State Hillary Clinton informing her that since the “people of Azerbaijan are geographically divided and many are calling for the reunification of their homeland after nearly two centuries of foreign rule,” the United States should help them reach that goal. He then goes on to say that: Russia and Persia divided the homeland of Azeris homeland in 1828, without their consent>>>

خطر جدید جنگ - از طریق سوریه

سیاست‌‌های خارجی رژیم نه فقط مردم ایران را به شدیدترین تحریم‌‌های اقتصادی مبتلا کرده است که گام به گام کشور ما را به سوی جنگی فاجعه‌‌بار هدایت می‌‌کند. حضور مستقیم ایران در بحران سوریه انگیزه‌‌ای قوی در اختیار کشورهای غربی قرار خواهد داد تا برای «دفاع از غیر نظامیان» به دخالت نظامی در این کشور دست بزنند>>>

به یاد رستم های دهه ۶۰

بیش از ۳۰ سال است که از خود می پرسم، چه عواملی موجب شد تا رژیم جمهوری اسلامی، اینگونه با بی رحمی، عزیزان ما را، فرزندان ایران زمین را، اینگونه به خاک و خون بکشد؟ چگونه یک انسان می تواند انسانی دیگر را تنها به جرم دگراندیشی، از موهبت آزادی محروم کند، او را کتک زده، شکنجه و تحقیر کند و بعد هم در کمال بی انصافی تیرباران کرده و یا بدار کشد؟>>>

The Enduring Relevance of Savushun

Although the novel received much acclaim at the time of its publication over 40 years ago, and is widely regarded as an excellent account of the zeitgeist of a distant period (aside from being a stunning work of literature), it hasn’t lost its relevance in the slightest. The jacket of the 1991 edition describes Savushun as a ‘novel about modern Iran’, and while such a title may be considered as somewhat vague, and perhaps, presumptuous, it’s incredibly accurate>>>

The lone tree

Alone
facing the storm
he is that everlasting image
in the memory of the mountain.
with his feet in chains
He sings a melody in silence>>>

We Return to Each Other

Your hair exudes pride.
I take a wisp of your hair into my mouth
And see you in the dim light of the room
Galloping a horse along with me
Crossing the border from Iran into Turkey.
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