Letters

December 2001

December 29, 2001

Politics
* Integrating modernity into culture
* Not a good thing
* Typical reaction
* Society has to evolve first
* Revolution was the greatest setback
* The Grand Question
Khorsandi
* Do more than write and whine
Revolution
* Instead of admitting faults
* Entered a new phase
* Don't stress yourself
Expatriates
* Not about accent
Help
* Medical diagnosis
* He gave his name as Goodwin Hojak
iranian.com
* Appreciated & tolerated

December 28, 2001

Politics
* Feeling freedom
* He's ALL WE'VE GOT
* Hedayate Safih
* Gandhi-ji's dream
Expatriates
* Homesickness not unique
* Typo?
* Got an accent. So what?
* I'm proud of you
Revolution
* Walker's mission
* Struggle between impulses
* Friends , relatives went through same changes
* Fohsh-naameh
* I understand
Film
* Eager to read the book
Entertainment
* Club X around the world
Disability
* What counts is the heart
iranian.com
* Sacrificing all human and national values
Help
* I beg you
* Stealing from the Shah?
* Cancer diagnosis
* Scholarships?
* Iranians in Austin?
* U.S. embassy in Tehran
* Info on Mithras

December 27, 2001

Revolution
* Apples to oranges
* Dead wrong
* Reexamining ourselves
* Lack of freedom = Revolution?
* Second chance
* Touched a nerve
Albright
* None of her business
* What is your motive?
Women
* Men in general are afraid of women
* The struggle for understanding
* Now go burn a cross
* Just look around you
* Truly appalling
Name
* But I'm also Muslim
Persians
* Sources of delusion

December 17, 2001

Iran
* What have we done for our homeland?
* I am going back too
* Bit immature
* Being Iranian is what YOU believe
War
* Learn to live in peace
* Shape your hatred
* Understand the pain, hatred
* Tell that to the families on the border
* Physicians's oath
Name
* Be proud of your name
* Being too hard on mom
* Names chosen by our parents are gifts
* But come on.... ! Elaheh?
Satire
* Great talent
Music
* Amazingly splendid
* Adapting to Western Pop
Marriage
* I wish I could go back
Nudity
* Nice to see a little variaty
* Liberal leftist intellectual attitude
* Either fundamentalists or...
* Acceptable level of nudity?
Hollywood
* Iranian playing Arab
Thoughts
* A crazy dream
* True humanity
Forgery
* Adjusting Bin Laden nose
Jesus
* I prayed for God to liberate Iranians
* Christian America blessed
Women
* Pork rinds vs ghorme sabzee
* Nothing compares to Iranian women
* Does not know what she wants
* Yes you are asking for too much
History
* More than just oil to export
Religion
* Religions are nothing but ...
Help
* Iranian NGOs
* Farsi bookstore?
* Information about Iranian army
* Sedaam ham bad neest
* Helping people "in many ways"
* Merry Christmas in Farsi
* Ali Reza Pahlavi available?
* Taleb peavastan be deen bahaeeat

December 10, 2001

War
* Iraqis were forced into war too
* Iraqi as innocent as you
Mideast
* Few answers
* Made me think
* Blame the refree as much as you want, but...
* Sooner or later
Por roo
* Are you trying to say there are assholes in the world?
* Proud of serial killer father
Nudity
* We didn't have to take off our clothes
* Simply your choice
* Poking in each's private life
* What makes you worse
* How does anyone know?
Hospitality
* Iranians are dangerous because they feed foreigners so much
Saman
* Remember Ramadan?
Nazanin
* Talented and entertaining writer
Coma
* I sympathise
Music
* Frustrating picture of Tarkan
* No reason why Iranian music has to stagnate
Alaahazrat
* Extremely impressed
* Leave him alone -- in hell
* Don't know shit!
* Somebody ought to explain
Execution
* Cheap shot
Photos
* Negative and pessimistic
* Shows nothing but poverty
Politics
* Unsubstantiated claims
* Long live the king!
* Iran is a mixture of France and Great Britain
Safeway
* $2,000,000? How do you figure?
* Instead of convulsing in litigation
Religion
* Fundamental inequalities in Islam
* Islam is backward
Hollywood
* Indian actress?
Circumcision
* Big issue over little tissue
* Cause of emotional, psychological discomfort
Memories
* Rich and meaningful stories
Help
* Any scholarships?
* What happend between 1980 and 1989?
* Abbas Moattar
* Asking for articles, poems, news
Seeking
* Looking for my dad
* Love her cockroaches
Rumi
* Amazed with this man's life
iranian.com
* Very impressed
* GREAT site
* Wonderful
Love
* Searching for a girlfriend
Hmmm
* Do me a favor
Identity
* A Parsi in Pakistan

December 3, 2001

Civilization
* Self-fulfilling prophecy for tiny fraction
Middle East
* Hate leads nowhere
Politics
* We can deal with radicals
Nazanin
* When I was desperate
Hollywood
* What the average "man" thinks of Iran
Execution
* 60 tomans PER bullet
Iranians
* We are as diverse as any other
* Biggest bunch of optimists
Community
* Too many charities
* Getting involved
Nudity
* Simply being human
* What went wrong with this girl?
* Perhaps stoning would satisfy his rage
* Tof beh rooye khodet
* Let her be
* None of your business
Circumcision
* Loss of ten thousand vital nerves
Rights
* Poor way of repaying America
* Happy to help
* Don't get entangled with Lawyers
* Grounds for a lawsuit
Por roo
* Too many charities
* I just cannot believe this
* Special guest in Qazvin
* If I were u I'd watch it
* Not much of a man
Dogs
* If you see a dog with a grin
* Chased by Moslem kids
Americans in Iran
* Speak out
Iran
* Perfect match
Help
* Mansoor Bahrami?
* Iran-Iraq war
* Research: Persian proverbs
* 1979 revolution: Questions
* "Anar Anar"
* Violin notes
* Strunz and Farah
iranian.com
* Bozorg Alavi feeling
* Very distracting
* More like chelo kabab
* Given us much more
* Too much "shit"

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