Archive - Feb 2009 - Blog entry

U.S. Support of Israel

Much of criticism to which Arabs / Muslims and their sympathizers, such as John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, it involves the close U.S.-Israeli relationship>>>

ما شرمگینیم!

نامۀ سرگشاده گروهی از دانشگاهیان، نویسندگان، هنرمندان،روزنامه نگاران و فعالان ایرانی در سراسر جهان به جامعه بهایی >>>

"Tickets," directed by Abbas Kiarostami

I watched an interesting film last night called Tickets.  Divided into three parts, it follows the lives of several characters on board a train to Rome>>>

UN confirms receipt of Urgent Action for Bahman Salimian

we have just learned from Bahman's lawyer Mr. Mostafaei that he may be executed in less that 48 hours. >>>

Best of Iranian.com: Revolution

Fifth installment of the “Best of Iranian.com” project. Here is the selection for the theme “Revolution”>>>

A Pigeon Saved Me from Medical School

If I couldn't be human, I would be a pigeon.  And that factoid saved me from going to medical school. >>>

on desire and regret

I saw this on NYC Subway's poetry in motion poster. I like it, hope you do too.

from Vera Pavlova's Four Poems

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"The Glass House" and Omid Mehr Rehab Center

'The Glass House' is a documentary about four brave girls in Iran. CNN's Asieh Namdar reports >>>

pictory: Persian Advertisement for Halibo Orange (1960's)

An ALLEN & HANBURYS Product Orange Syrup is the subject of this Persian Ad. (circa 1960's)  >>>

pictory: A Women for All Seasons : Farokhroo Pārsā (1922-1980)

Farokhroo Pārsā, was an Iranian physician, educator and parliamentarian. She served as Minister of Education of Iran during the Pahlavi Dynasty>>>

VOA & Hayedeh Documentary

Voice of America's Persian TV interviews Pejman Akbarzadeh, maker of the documentary "Hayedeh, Legendary Persian Diva" ["Sokhan az Hayedeh"]. 

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شب بود بیابان بود زمستان بود

و البته یکی دیگر از سجایا و مزایای  اخلاقی ما مردم ملک جم پایبندی ما به مسئله کپی رایت یا حق مولف است. یعنی شعار معروف " کپی رایت فرغونی چند؟" از شعارهای اصلی ما در زندگی است

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Liar, liar, pants on fire!

Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the chakhanest of us all?

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Those Were the Days of Our Lives, by Freddie Mercury and Queen

In the advanced stages of AIDS, Freddie said "I will bring peace, love and happiness to others until my last breath." 

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A Loving Son Writes of his Imprisoned Father, Behrouz Tavakkoli – A Profile in Courage

Mr. Tavakkoli is one of the seven members of the national body responsible for coordinating activities of the Baha’is of Iran, known as Yaran [Friends]>>>