Persian Westender

I think street names

I think street names like Neda street or Sohrab Blvd or Naser square are fine.  You had it that way in the beginning.  The prefix shahid makes it a whole new ball game and as far as I know Iran is the only country in the world with such street names.

Some last names are hard.  For example they've named a major street for Anwar Saadat's assasin.  It is called "Shahid Khalid Istambouli" street. Try calling that name to a Taxi!  I actually had to go there to buy something!

Nothing wrong with Muhammad street, it is like Main street or First street.  Anyway, as long as our major problems are solved and we live in a democratic country they can call the streets whatever they want.

Everything is sacred.

Dear Anonymous

I personally am flexible on the subject of the long street names, as far as it remembers the ones who died for this movement. As you see, ‘Neda Bullevard’ which I brought at first, sounds brief and easy to pronounce.  The same can be done, by using ‘Sohrab Street’, ‘Kinanoosh Square’ and such. However, some first names sound too common to distinguish a character, like ‘Mohammad’. So, the longer names (with family) might be inevitable.  

A part of the cultural  (and political) identity of a nation can come from the street names and by encountering them tourists and visitors can be informed about them.

In my piece, I also used the names of martyrs on the streets in a symbolic way for reaching to the ‘destination’. Thanks for reading.

I liked everything

I liked everything about this piece except the shahid prefix.  It is currently such a pain to remember all the long names plus the shahid prefix, not to mention how it sounds. 

Foreign tourists have pretty much given up on street names! 

Hopefully in the future we can have a huge monument or monumentS to remember those who've lost their lives for Iran and not name every street and alley.

Everything is sacred.

Thank you so much

.....for all the encouraging and kind comments. I really appreciate it.

Uplifting memories

Persian Westender, I really enjoyed reading your creative writing several time. What a beautiful ending that is! 

Such a lovely memory!

Dear Persian Westender,

I just realized what you really meant on your comment to me!! Sorry..I think my "dozari" was so "kaj"!!

Such a sweet piece! There is a real hope in your memory the way you remember it, and in your attitude toward our future...and I keep telling myself, why not?

Thank you for sharing your beautiful writing with us, Azarin 

A dream that will come true.

I simply loved it. Made my Day.

Thanks.

پاینده باد ایران

Dear Westender

This is lovely! So light and so sweet, full of respect for knowledge and experience which, unfortunately, sometimes can only be achieved through loss. Thank you for "remembering" them all in your memory from the future. A very touching piece of writing.

Hi MPD

I saw you later in the exhibition. but you didn't see me! thnx for reading

Hi Anahid,

Smile would work well, Thanks for reading!

من هم آنجا بودم

... و متوجه شدم چندی پیش به مناسبتِ مبارزه های درون متروئی اسم مترو به مرور زمان تبدیل شده بود به پیشرو، و کلمهء اتوبان بخاطر اینکه مردم بعنوانِ اعتراض در اتوبانها بوق می زدند یواش یواش تبدیل شد به بوقآبان.

Sweet, I like this, I really like this

Dear Persian westender, this is really touching.  Like Azarin says, I don't know If I should laugh or cry.  But maybe a smile goes well with thought of such a day. So I smile.