Archive - Sep 21, 2012 - Article

The Consequences

The current deadlock lies in the polemics between two divergent doctrines. Iranians do not succumb to the US-led pressures because they surmise that retreat under coercion would represent the beginning of the end for the Islamic Republic. Meanwhile, the Americans base their policies on the assumption that Iran’s government will surrender upon such time as sanctions finally threaten their survival. But what if the US assumption does not conform to reality which is most likely the case? Then what?>>>

Girl Power!

So picture this: you are a guy, walking down the street, minding your own business. All of a sudden, you notice a commotion. You walk over to check it out. Why not! After all, you are unemployed... and don’t need to get your opium fix for another hour. So, you fight your way through the crowd and find a nice spot in the front. You see a mullah arguing with a group of young girls. You notice the girls wearing tight jeans, tight dresses, tons of makeup and headscarves that are practically hanging over their shoulders>>>

The Truth. The Whole Truth. And, Nothing But the Truth.

As the Director of Community Outreach & Programming at the largest Iranian-American grassroots organization, I have the pleasure of regularly meeting and speaking with Iranian Americans from across the country. These conversations leave me proud of our culture and appreciative of our diversity. However, these interactions have also shed some light on one issue I find particularly painful, which is the fact that our community often falls prey to the rumor mill and conspiracy theories>>>

مشکل زبان در شعر نیما

نوآوری های نیما در زمینه ی موسیقی کلام، صور خیال و مضامین شعر، امروزه کم و بیش از سوی جامعه ی روشنفکری ایران به رسمیت شناخته شده است، ولی مشکل زبان شعر او همچنان پابرجاست. گروهی این دشواری را به حساب عدم تسلط او به زبان فارسی می گذارند>>>

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