Ramin Tork

Dear Nuri-i-Azal

The Iranian.com recovery seemed to have wiped it. I use google cache and have now put it back in my Blogs.

Javad Nurbakhsh

What happened to your post on Dr Nurbakhsh?

yes dear ramintork

Racism has no scientific base. It  is a mere cultural concept being supported by pseudo-scientific justifications. We are all from the same root and none is more equal than the others.

The latest scientific examination of average iranians shows only 15% of our genes belonging to the Arian race -whatever that is- the remaining 85% of our biological structure is a mixture between different ethnicities living in or crossing the country. And that is true for 'all' iranians living in the country and even the non-iranians in the region.

The myth of the supremacist Arian race is a European intellectual artifact of the 19th and 20th centuries. 

Mehman Aziz

Thanks for your point, it is the point I was trying to make. A point that is often missed by some. Indeed Ferdowsi was refering to a cultural rather than a racial group.

In addition scientifically there is no such thing as race by genes, there are not enough genetic differences between Homo Sapiens to classify them into subdivisions but we still use the concept as a social construct.

I like Shappi too

We don't have any real Iranian Stand Up Comic here in France which is a shame. There is just one Journalist Sarah Doraghi on the morning show called Tele Matin who gives people some insight into persian culture from time to time between her culture reports. But no actor to date be it on theater or on screen. Apart of course Marjane Satrapi. But haven't heard much of her either lately. I guess she is working on her next film in Germany.

I personally think the funniest to date is this guy in Germany or Austria called Michael Niavarani. I don't understand a Word of German but He makes me laugh:

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI1iPuHgwhs

Particularly in a scetch where he argues with a Turk Selling Doner Kebab.  

The funny thing is that I don't think it could translate well cause I can kind of relate to the German context and mentality of the sketches. So the way to appreciate it is to really learn German with a Persian accent ;0)

It would be great to see him do a sketch or movie with Omid Djalili or Shappi Khorsandi. It would be a Hit to get the three along with Maz Jobrani on board each with their own accent!

دلالت نژاد

مفهوم نژاد در شاهنامه با معنای آن در کاربرد امروزی یکسان نیست. در نظر غربی های مدرن نژاد دلالتی بیولوژیکی دارد حال آنکه نژاد در نظر فردوسی امری اخلاقی است. تفاوت این دو از زمین تا آسمان است.

ازدواج کیکاوس و سودابه

Love Omid Jalili

I watch him on TV all the time. I even saw our dear Shappi Khorsandi who is pretty good too borrow a line or two from his Nigerian accent act.

By the way you would be surprised in these Blog ( actually you wouldn't because you are so used to them!) but the other day when I mentioned that Turkey has protection in the Army for defending it's secularism someone tagged on to my name and started to suggest that I have Turkish tendencies! What a cheek!

It looks like anything goes in these Blogs these days.

Of course You Love Iran Ramin Jaan ...

No need to justify yourself with all this Political Correctness the IC seems to impose on everyone these days ...

Besides I always thought You were a Bloody Lucky Er ... You know:

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=96O1_VIBx54

LOL

Cheers and a Nice Blog indeed,

DK

PS: My Sister in Law is Iraqi ... so at times for me our family reunions with her seem more like an "entente cordial" between Napoleon and Wellington just before Waterloo ... ;0)) Given the victor at Waterloo That's the Only time of the year I wish I was not that French Emperor of Corsican Ancestry ;0))

By the way

I love Iran and her culture, so don't take my humorous comments as an attack on the culture ( I just can't stand racist tendancies so I poke fun at racists! our Arab Iranians many of whom bravely defended Khuzistan deserve to be treated better by our IC community hence pointing out that even our national hero Rustam had Arab blood) and also I know Salman Farsi is worshiped like a diety by some and I promised myself not to say something that creates division specially in days like this where we have to stand together but since I have said it there is an issue I can't reconcile:

Imagine you are a hard working farmer living near a civilized city like Ctesiphon where Cyrus's doctrine of respect for all religions is still valid, you come home to have your supper with the dear wife and kids and next thing you know an army of men with raised swords guided by a fellow country man come and say we will take your property, kill your men sell your wives and children because we have been told to do so by our God!

How should you or your decendents feel about such a man?

That I can't reconcile, companion of prophet or not! Call me old fashion but I don't accept crimes against humanity in or not in the name of God specially since I'm a De facto athiest.

Right. Now I've asked for it and instead of sitting down sorting out what I've taken time off for I'll probably be spending time on this Blog, or hopefully not!

Thanks JJ

I didn't know you liked the comment so much you turned it to my Blog, or was it that I turned the comment to an Essay?