A close-up of the document reveals he was previously known as Sabourjian – a Jewish name meaning cloth weaver.
The short note scrawled on the card suggests his family changed its name to Ahmadinejad when they converted to embrace Islam after his birth.
The Sabourjians traditionally hail from Aradan, Mr Ahmadinejad's birthplace, and the name derives from "weaver of the Sabour", the name for the Jewish Tallit shawl in Persia. The name is even on the list of reserved names for Iranian Jews compiled by Iran's Ministry of the Interior.
Experts last night suggested Mr Ahmadinejad's track record for hate-filled attacks on Jews could be an overcompensation to hide his past.
Ali Nourizadeh, of the Centre for Arab and Iranian Studies, said: "This aspect of Mr Ahmadinejad's background explains a lot about him.
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Ahmajinedad of Jewish Descent
by Yachov on Sun Oct 04, 2009 12:34 PM PDT(#1) Rabbi’s advice
Ahmajinedad goes to see his Rabbi. "I need your advice. My wife just gave birth to a girl" "Mazeltov." "Thank you. Can we name the baby after a relative?" "According to Jewish custom, you can name a baby after a departed father, mother, brother …" "But they are all still alive," says Ahmajinedad. "Oh, I’m terribly sorry to hear that," said the Rabbi.
(#2) Make me a Cohen, please
Ahmajinedad approached the Rabbi of his Synagogue and said "Rabbi, please make me a Cohen." The Rabbi, taken aback, tells Ahmajinedad that it is impossible. Ahmajinedad offers the Rabbi £10,000, but the Rabbi won’t budge. He offers £50,000…then £75,000. Finally, the Rabbi, reluctantly, gives in. He teaches Ahmajinedad Torah. He teaches him Talmud. After 6 months of classes, the Rabbi tells Ahmajindedad, "OK, now you can be a Cohen." The next Shabbat, Ahjmajinedad is called up for the first aliya in the Torah reading. He goes up, with a big smile on his face, says the brachot and afterwards returns to his seat. But the Rabbi is still troubled and a little curious. He approaches Ahmajinedad the next day and asks him why it was so important to him to be a Cohen. Ahmajinedad answers, "Rabbi, my father was a Cohen; my grandfather was a Cohen. I wanted to be a Cohen too!"
(#3) The widow
Ahmajinedad dies. It was not until sometime after that his wife was finally able to speak about what a thoughtful and wonderful man her late husband had been. "Mahmoud thought of everything," she told some friends. "Just before he died, he called me to his bedside and handed me 3 envelopes." "He told me, "I have put all my last wishes in these 3 envelopes. After I am gone, open them in sequence and do exactly as I have written. Only then can I rest in peace." "What was in the 1st envelope?" her friends asked. "It contained £5,000 with a note, ‘Please use this money to buy me a nice coffin’. So I bought a beautiful mahogany coffin for him." "The 2nd envelope contained £10,000 with a note, ‘Please use this for a nice funeral’. I made Mahmoud a very dignified funeral and bought all his favourite foods for the shiva, including some fine malt whisky." "And the 3rd envelope?" asked her friends. "The 3rd envelope contained £25,000 with a note, ‘Please use this to buy a nice stone’. So I did." His wife then held up her hand and pointed to her 5 carat diamond ring. "So, do you like my stone?"
(#4) Going back to the closet
Sarah, a young gay woman telephones her mother. "Mum, I've decided to go back into the closet. I've met a wonderful man and we are going to be married. What do you think of this news? You'll be happier now - I know that my gay lifestyle has been very disturbing to you." She responds, "I'm very glad. I suppose it would be too much to hope that he's a Jewish boy?" Sarah replies, "Not only is he Jewish, mum, but she comes from a wealthy Tehran family." "So what's his name?" "Mahmoud Ahmjinedad". There is a pause, then her mother asks, "What happened to that nice black girl you were dating last year?"
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by Shepesh on Wed Nov 25, 2009 02:25 AM PST.
Ostaad, your avatar is really appropriate
by Faramarz_Fateh on Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:23 AM PDTSo in Iran gays do what? Sit together and read the Quran?!
Iran is full of gay men. You ever heard of Qazvin and why its famous for what its famous for?
In Qom, the holly Shia' city though, grown men are attracted to young boys only.
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by Shepesh on Wed Nov 25, 2009 02:24 AM PST.
Iran has always had homosexuals and always will, furthermore...
by Ostaad on Sun Oct 04, 2009 11:11 AM PDTAhmandinejdad did NOT say Iran "does not have gays". He said, "Iran does not have gays the way you have (my emphasis)". The fact that a he was "chastised" by the hooligan department head before he could finish his sentence and by taking it out of context, only proves the that Bolinger and other hooligans were not, and are not, interested in a dialog, in spite of the academic setting, but to "score points". That's all.
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by sag koochooloo on Thu Dec 03, 2009 05:45 AM PSTdelete