PROTEST

What Do We Want? When Do We Want It?

Learning from "Angry Birds", the world's newest religion

by bahmani
24-Nov-2011
Watching the seeming chaos of the Occupy protests and the general lack of organization or the absence of any real political practical point to them, eerily reminds me of Iranians. We too have in many ways protested our plight as the fast dying last least free people on earth. Well, not exactly. Well, sort of. If being haplessly un-free was Maple Syrup, Iran would be the world's Waffle House. And the joke, is entirely on us.>>>

NOVEL

Out of the Gray

Story of love between a neuroscientist and a social scientist

by Manoucher Parvin
24-Nov-2011
The novel explores the mind, consciousness, conscience, memory, biochemistry of love, and happiness, sexuality in all its manifestations in nature, mental illness, and the relationship between the artificial and biological consciousness. The origin of God in human mind is explored to the delight of believers and none-believers alike. The wit embedded in exhilarations, the anxieties and the gloom of characters will induce even a reader with a heart of stone, to laugh and/or to shed tears. Juices of life will flow Out of the Gray and ferment into a cosmic cocktail>>>

POETRY

من زن نیستم

بمناسبت روز جهانی مبارزه با خشونت علیه زنان

by nilofar-shidmehr
24-Nov-2011 (4 comments)
من جن
ده ام
من می گذارم
مردها همه ی مردها
ها ها ها ها >>>

REVOLUTIONARY

پورنوگرافی یا آزادی خواهی

علیا تنها می تواند یک آزادی خواه شورشی باشد

by shokooh.pasargad
22-Nov-2011 (31 comments)
ماجرای انتشار عکس های برهنه ی «علیا»، دختر جوان مصری، اکنون جنجال بزرگی را در بیشتر کشورهای خاورمیانه، و به ويژه در سرزمین هایی که چون سرزمین ما زیر سلطه ی دیکتاتوری های مذهبی قرار دارند آفریده است. بسیاری عمل او را شرم آور دانسته اند؛ برخی از زن ها او را فمنیستی که به دنبال برابری است می دانند و جماعتی هم او را زنی انقلابی خوانده اند ـ يعنی همان عنوانی که او در وبلاگ اش به خود داده است: «یادداشت های یک زن انقلابی»>>>

FOROUHARS

The Swallow and Her Butterflies

On the 13th anniversary of Parvaneh and Dariush Forouhar’s murder

by Fariba Amini
22-Nov-2011 (6 comments)
In the corner of the gallery in Berlin, I saw the paintings I had come to see -those by Parastou (whose name means swallow) Forouhar- the ones with the many butterflies and guns, as well as the chess tables. Next to the table where I sat to rest a bit before looking at each individual painting and sketch, I spotted a brochure about the artist. I then went over to the gallery attendant, a young man, and asked him, “Do you know what the story is behind these butterflies?” He said “No, but would you mind telling me?” So I did>>>

COMMUNITY

Children of Persia

Fulfilling, fun, and productive way to involve our children youth

by Mahnaz MO
22-Nov-2011
Children of Persia has long relied upon volunteers to help fulfill its mission and goals. This has included recruiting and encouraging children, teens and young adults to participate, to create and to organize their own projects for advancing the organization’s mission. The organization has seen time and again that, with encouragement and guidance, these young volunteers can make a commitment to plan and implement activities. They will, if allowed, take on responsibility >>>

STORY

صندلی واسیلی

اگر زنم بفهمه پوست سرم را میکند

by cyrous moradi
22-Nov-2011
وارد خیابان استانبول که می شوی درست بعد از عبور از سفارت ترکیه به پارکینگ فردوسی میرسی.پارکینگ طبقاتی است و همه دستفروشها از شهرداری برای روز جمعه در مقابل پرداخت پول مجوز گرفته اند. طبق معمول بساط خوراکی و نوشیدنی در همه طبقات بر قرار است. خیلی ها انگار آمده اند شکمی از عزا در بیاورند. ظاهراً چند روز است غذا نخورده اند و به قول فرانسوی ها مثل گرگ، گرسنه اند>>>

POETRY

Late Night in Herman Plaza
by Mahnaz Badihian
22-Nov-2011
The people with the wealth of unity
Occupiers were sitting in a group on cement structures
Playing, singing, dancing, chanting all calm and peaceful
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IRAN-ISRAEL

When You Love to Hate your Enemy

Interview with Israeli-American scholar Dr. Avner Cohen

by Fariba Amini
20-Nov-2011 (11 comments)
I do not think that Israel will attack Iran anytime soon. Specifically, I believe there is low likelihood of an Israeli attack in the coming six months. But it all depends on how circumstances develop. I firmly believe that much of the current talk about Israel attacking Iran is just posturing. I do believe that Iran continues to develop expertise in all aspects of nuclear weapons research and development, but I am unsure whether Iran is actually manufacturing nuclear weapons>>>

DEMOCRACY

If we really want it

Our unresolved national dilemma, part 2

by areyo barzan
20-Nov-2011 (8 comments)
Yes! I am a Monarchist, I am a republican, I am a green activist I am a supporter of MKO I am a communist. I am all and I am none. Confused? Good. May be that is the first step. By breaking the preset barriers and starting to see the world in a new light, where there are no black and whites and no absolutes. Just a big shade of gray where we need to compromise in a daily basis in order to find the best solutions to a set of complicated constantly evolving problems

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KASRAI

The Red Bead

I’m wondering if I’ll ever see another performance that might leave me with such an indelible image

by Ghahremani
20-Nov-2011
My last minute purchase gave me tickets in the worst possible seats, but I soon found out it didn’t matter where you sat. Before I knew it, the dancers, their flawless costumes, the immaculate choreography and eloquent narration had lifted me off my seat to indulge in an ethereal experience. The drums, the light and the backdrop of Shahnameh’s pages added the perfect touch to this outstanding production. Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam may be new to the art scene in the U.S., but just wait and see where his art will lead us next>>>

STORY

مرگ بر آمریکا

جلوی سفارت که رسیدیم، بلندگو‌ها فریاد می‌‌کشیدند و وزرای شعار عربده

by Shazde Asdola Mirza
20-Nov-2011 (14 comments)
تنها باری که بعد از انقلاب در تظاهرات دولتی شرکت کردم، اصلا دست خودم نبود! مثل بچه آدم، با یکی‌ از دوستان رفته بودم سینما تخت جمشید تا فیلم "بازگشت پلنگ صورتی‌" رو تماشا کنیم. سانسور اسلامی هنوز قدرت نگرفته بود، و فیلم به زبان اصلی‌ بود با زیر نویس فارسی (آنچنان غلط و غلوط که گاهی از اصل دیالوگ بامزه تر میشد>>>

ABADANI

پنکه انگلیسی

برای رفاه حال شاعر این شعر را با لهجه ی آبادانی بخوانید

by Kourosh Karampour
20-Nov-2011 (5 comments)
يه پنکه انگليسي
که آويزون ِ از زمينو آسمون ِ آبُدان
موج مونه گرفته
لا به لا ابرا گير دادُم به خودم
تا آفتاب بتون بُخوره
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INTERVENTION

مداخله بشردوستانه؟

تحلیل‌گرانی که می‌کوشند حمله‌ی نظامی را به عنوان راهگشای مسائل حقوق بشر در ایران معرفی کنند

by Reza Nasri
18-Nov-2011 (5 comments)
نگارنده بر این باور است که علیرغم آنچه مبلغان حمله‌ی نظامی صریحاً یا تلویحاً بیان می‌کنند، وضعیت نقض حقوق بشر در ایران به هیچ عنوان به گونه‌ای نیست که "مسئولیت محافظت" جامعه‌ی جهانی را برانگیزد و مداخله نظامی قدرت‌های خارجی را توجیه نماید. بررسی اجمالی این اصل دلیل اظهار چنین ادعایی را به خوبی روشن می‌سازد: >>>

NIAC

More or Less

The more NIAC has tried to sway US away from sanctions, more have piled onto Iran

by bahmani
18-Nov-2011 (62 comments)
One cannot help but wonder if NIAC and other self appointed pseudo lobbyist organizations living on the fumes of their crudely defined missions, were to focus their efforts on getting Iran to tone down it's nuclear and other regional ambitions, or rather to focus less on the US political process and more on Iran's, the road to less sanctions would be more easily traveled. Assuming of course that seeing Iran tone it down from the cheap seats, would result in the US rewarding "Good Behavior" with less or no sanctions>>>
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