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March 5, 2002 maghaale shomaa raa dar irannian.com khaandam. ["Harf-e beepardeh"] man dar bachegi sen 7 saalegi tavasot yek mard 50 saaleh ke baaghebon khonamoon bood molest shodam vamotasefaane khaanevaade shoharam hamishe be cheshm bad be man negaah mikonand. in afkaar omole iraanihaa, door az shomaa, hichvaght avaz nemishe. man 18 saalam bood aamadam aamricaa va belaafaasele ezdevaaj kardam chon be ghol maadaram (ke i hope she rots in hell for ruining my life) kharaab mishodam. do khaahar javaantar az khodam 10 saal ba boy friendaashon date kardan taa belakhare
bale goftan. vali man chon shame khaanevade boodam according to them zood ezdevaaj
kardam, yani be zoor taa kaar be jaaye baarik nakeshe. in ham shaans maa bood dige
omidvaaram articlehaaye ba'di shomaa ra dar iranian.com bebinim. I treat my child a lot better than my parents ever treated me. What bugs me is that they always say "We did everything for you but this is how you repay us." I could never bare say that to my child. He is my world, not a burden. I'm sorry, the older genaration don't get it. May this be a lesson to all new parents to see that childeren are human too. To top Your theory may be true for some Iranian men; the "omol" ones. ["Harf-e beepardeh"] The smart intellectual, logical men are quite the opposite; virginity is the last criteria on their list. What's the big deal about sex anyways? So omol! Morshed To top I just have one thing to say to our friend dAyi Hamid. He is comparing Iranian ladies to Kleenex (dastmal kaaghazi ). ["Harf-e beepardeh"] He also believes that all those Iranian girls in Iran had (Doukhodozi) sessions. I am sure he has relatives in our native country and god knows maybe they are all "Doukhte Shode". Come on! You should come up with better words to explain yourself. thank you and have a great day. To top I just read your article "Harf-e beepardeh". It was interesting. I actually think that there's some truth to your theory, if it's not all the truth. Very interesting. I enjoyed reading it. Jamileh This was the best article that I have ever seen in this subject. ["Harf-e
beepardeh"] Vaaghe-an teoriye shomaa dorosteh. Nobody could possibly
put it in a better way. Neda
dAyi hamid joon man tA Akhare omr nokaretam. ["Harf-e beepardeh"] joone dAyi kheyli vaght bood kalAme shivA o garmet ro nakhoondeh boodam. az oon maghAlat rAje'be bekArat o teorit kheyli safA kardam. edAmeh bedeh ke movafagh bAshi. yeki az havAdArhAt Alireza * Lamborghini nadaareem, vali... Agha maa lamborghini nadaareem behet kaado bedeem, vali jaash halaalet mikoneem
:) ["Harf-e
beepardeh"] Yaa Ali
dAyi hamid jan, ur article is really really funny and true... ["Harf-e beepardeh"] i've read some of ur previous articles too... i hated some and liked others! :) u can be TOO FRANK AT TIMES, in fact DISGUSTINGLY FRANK! but this article is
just perfect ! when i was reading it, nisham taa banaagooshaam baaz bood! Actually
u made me think as well, u know about the last point in ur article... i'm like that,
i look down on the guys who import their wife from Iran... but now u made me think
about it, really why Anyway, thanx for sharing ur theory with us! Shaad baashid. Simin Because we Iranian men and women think this way, that makes us backwards???? ["Harf-e beepardeh"] Every culture in the world praises their virgins, and the men would much rather marry a virgin. I'm not saying just because a girl has sex it makes them bad or anything. But just a few decades ago almost all Americans thought the same way. So just because we dont accept sluts in our culture that doesnt mean were narrow minded.
Dayi Hamid joon, saam-on-aleyk, ["Harf-e
beepardeh"] Virginity can be compromised. Iranian men look at women materialistically. By that I mean, either be fresh (non contaminated); or bring in money. As long as she makes money (higher education is a BIG +), even with a history of boyfriend after boyfriend, then it's all right If she's not making any money, nor does she have the genes, and is not a virgin, then she is no good. Forget about IT. What's to love her for? Right?
Afshin I enjoy reading your articles a lot. ["dAyi
Hamid"] Keep up the good work. I am not an Iranian but I love Iran
and its beautiful culture. Thank you for your interesting articles. Dear Frank, ["Russians make basic products"] You are very much right. We have to concentrate on expanding & updating our railway system. It is the safest means of transpiration. But what do you do with the Amir Al Momenin of the Islamic Republic (our present Dear RAHBAR) who said, "The construction of the trans-Iranian railway was an act of treason by Reza Shah, who made it for the sole purpose of sending arms from Persian Gulf to Russia during the 2nd world war "? Or the other one, who said " EGHTESSAAD MAALE KHAR AST )"! Regards, H. Hakimi
I am embarrassed to say I don't often find time to read web-based articles on Iran. I saw your name today and immediately opened The Iranian ["One Iranian woman"]. Let me congratulate you on a well-written, logical, and interesting article. It is so important to peel off the layers of erroneous supposition that have been attached to the word "feminist". I was glad to see that you have gone to the essence of the idea -- fairness and justice for all. Your Kobrah Khanom resembles so many women I met during the years I had the privilege of serving at the Women's Organization of Iran. They are the people I imagine when I create my mental picture of a free and democratic Iran. Their innate respect for reason and for fair play will guide the democratic Iran of the future. Thank you for your good work. Warmest regards, A As a Westerner who has enjoyed your country on many occassions over the past few years let me thank you for your article ["One Iranian woman"]. I have come to develope the greatest respect and admiration for Iranian women thanks to those women of your country that I have met in my travels. Stuart.Redding In her article "One
Iranian woman", Setareh Sabety says that a referendum on hejab rather
than the preferred type of government is a surer way to judge the real secularism
that exists amongst ordinary folk in Iran.
Thank you for introducing Siamak Farah to the Iranian community. I'm happy for his success in business. One thing that needs to be stressed is that when Siamak talks of his love for Iran, he really means it. When I started soroush.com in 1995, he was very helpful to me. He even did the first web page design for soroush.com. I paid him what he asked for, but, looking back, I realize that he was not charging me anywhere near his usual rates. He really did care -- and not just with words. Siamak is a first rate Iranian who never forgot his roots. More power to him.
This is in response to "Khodeti"
written by Saghie Zarinkalk. Academic and employment success does not negate the
argument for men finding "najib" girls in Iran for marriage. Many of these
women come to the US to marry and go on to get educated and advance their careers.
Don't you want your fellow Iranians, many of whom are trapped in Iran, to have the Lab User It is a about one year since I started reading Iranian.com. I am not a professional
in literature but I think I can understand the difference between stories. Nowadays
I see in Omid Rahimi a new writer with new ideas. I have never given comments on
stories but I believe you are the one who should be given some credit. Dear Omid, You are not unique in your feelings, but you are unique in the way you reflect
them. I am waiting to read your next story. Don't put your pen down and be sure that
there are many people who understand what you are trying to express. Ms. Tehranchi's beautiful love story ["Beethoven's lost symphony"] about her aunt falling in love with a violinist who played music by Beethoven raises an interesting point. The fascinating thing is that Beethoven himself succumbed to a similar fate. It is believed that Beethoven was in love with a wealthy beautiful Austrian Countess. One day, as he is walking by a church he sees the countess marrying another man. Beethoven comes home, puts his head on his piano (as he was deaf) and composes his most beautiful and famous "Moonlight Sonata".
What an excellent and elucidating piece! ["My
friend was wrong "] I realize that as a scholar you may be reluctant
to express your personal opinion. However, the matter is so important that you perhaps
should. The country was experimenting with democracy and as soon as he got the opportunity,
with or without the support of the people, the Shah toppled the democratically elected
Mossadegh. And from then on the he became the most unpredictable man we have seen
for a long time. At times he preached democracy, then talked of a benevolent dictatorship,
later he became a revolutionary and then preached one party rule system, then heard
the "voice of revolution" and finally in exile he blamed the CIA to have
got rid of him. People, in their mind, are too simple to be privy to what the Ayatollahs really
think, advise or expedite. They would condone almost any system as long as their
interests are protected. They believe their own propaganda so much that they are
their own first victims. Being Mojtahed, they will have you believe, they will
not err! It is interesting to note that if the same people are given another choice of
a referendum this time they will reject, judging from all the appearances, the Velayat-e
Fagheeh and perhaps even the Islamic part of the Republicanism. So that if you allow
democracy to mature even the most uneducated people, after all, know what is good
for them. As a Scholar you know how primitive thoughts were (and perhaps still are)
in England that is supposed to be the birth place of democracy, not to forget the
shortcomings of it in this great country. I have been reading your periodical online for some time now. It amazes me to the extent that Iranians abroad are either blind or to caught up in their pseudo reality to not let go of the Pahlavi family they disregard all the work of the students like myself I have just moved to the United States, with full intention of returning to teach at the university. Most of these people want or say they want democracy but hold on to Reza Pahlavi a man that over 50 percent of our population has no connection to because they where born into a revolution , they strive this young population for true democracy and this does not come by supporting someone to their blood ties. We have students in our prisons, that should take credit for a possible democracy. All these Iranian-Americans should support them. They have the finances and connections to all these senators (or they say they do). They should write about the student uprisings every day. They should make noise about what is really happening inside Iran. When they sit in their homes and watch satelite TV and hear a young Iranian crying for 15 minutes on the phone and holding for 30 minutes to talk to someone to say he wants Pahlavi, he or she is not the norm, he/she has acess to foreign TV besides popular thinking here not everyone has this maybe in Tehran but still it is the minority that everyone deems the majority in all things and beleive me if that person has 40 minutes to spend crying on the phone he is fine. It makes me sick to see these shows with Z... who is talking about Iran and what he wants to do. First I would like to know with his one song "hellel yo saht" how much money he made to finance this show. People in Iran have been thru so much -- the war, economy and dealing with this government. Let us solve our problems and stop trying to solve our problems with your dreams of the 1960s and 70's. We are a young population with many dedicated peopl. We have wants and desires. I couldn't help but laugh when I read this article from a childhood friend of Reza Pahlavi regarding a ski trip they took as a group of friends ["My friend"]. He was impressed that he and his wife took the smaller bedroom. and that when he met the young prince he was friendly. He made interesting points of character why not give credence to the names Ali Afshari and Mehrangiz Kar? Because they have been away from Iran so long many do not even know who these heroes are. They are the pioneers of change and our voices of reason. They indured torture and prisons and where in solitary prisons denied their cancer treatments. These are our pride. I'm sorry, but Reza Pahlavi took a small bedroom in a ski condo, whille our compatriots took prison cells and torture.
I enjoyed the letter from Aghaaye Gaavshenaas. ["Once
a gaav, always a gaav"] Although sad, there was a ring of truth to it.
I am sure lots of Iranians and Middle Easterners are going to feel insulted by the
letter. I can imagine the pouring of sentiments protesting and saying "It takes
one to know one, etc." Will we ever be able to rid the country of these barbarian mercenaries that are
bus loaded to yell and scream "marg bar America", or bleed themselves with
ghameh and zanjir, crying about some nomad Arab who died 1300 years ago.
Mehrdad Valibeigi's ["Fair play"] continued interest in Iran's pistachio exports [Fair play] is curiously missing a vital element. He laments the loss of trade in pistachios due to 317% tariff imposed on the Iranian pistachio imports to US and gives generous advice to the Iranian government on how to avoid the pitfalls of fighting the California's pistachio industry. Yet he carefully avoids saying any thing about the Iranian end of the deal. Ask any average Iranian who's name is synonymous with pistachio and you will hear: Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani! Therefore, is it so surprising that the American government is not keen to reward a man who is already indicted for human rights abuses and has a complete monopoly on Iran's pistachio market by giving him favourable trading terms? An extract from a report by The Washington Institute for Near Eastern Policy, dated March 2000, should give you a more colourful picture than what Dr. Valibeigi is picturing for us:
Dr. Valibeigi's overtures to the monopolisers of the Iran's pistachio market may
not gain him favours with the American farming community but surely will secure him
the first Hashemi-Rafsanjani Chair in Pistachio Marketing in Rafsanjan College of
Farming. He must be deservedly called: Iran's "Nutty Professor"!
It is rather unfortunate that you are making allegations that are totally far from reality and are opposite to what I have so far done and written to promote democracy and protect human rights in Iran ["Fair play"]. Indeed, the day I chose to fight to bring down the current US tariffs on Iranian pistachios I was very much concerned about similar suspicions and confusions that could come about in future. However, I decided to open this front against the California pistachio growers solely because neither the private sector in Iran, nor the Iranian government had taken, or was willing to take, the appropriate course of action towards removing the current tariff barriers. Although, in my previous articles I have explained the problems and issues involved, but in order to clearly explain the problem and prevent spread of such unfounded allegations, I will explain it one more time. The story is as follows, After the partial removal of US sanctions in March 2000, BBC interviewed me on the economic consequences of the new development for the Iranian economy. I explained that most likely it would help resume the export of carpet, caviar, pistachios, and other traditional Iranian exports to the United States. When asked about the existing tariff rate, I found out that while the rates were 2% for other agricultural products, for pistachios were 317%. This was about four months to my first visit to Iran after 21 years of being away in the US. So, I decided to write letters to Iranian government officials in order to inform them of a need to take proper administrative actions at the US commerce department in order to request a review of the current unjustified tariffs that were assessed against Iran back in 1986. This was mainly due to lack of proper defense and documentation by the Iranian exporters, the largest of which was Rafsanjan Pistachio Producers Cooperatives (RPPC). I also published several articles in Hamshahri and Hayat-no, about the acute need, on behalf of the Iranian private exporters and government, to hire attorneys to tackle the problem. During my stay in Iran, I met with some officials at the Iran's commerce department in order to convince them of the need to hire specialized attorneys. I did this solely due to the sense of responsibility that I felt to the people of my homeland country, and nothing else. I had noted that the course of action by the RPPC was not going to resolve the problem as the professional help was needed. The perception on the part of many Iranian officials was that, (and still is) the US has been Hippocratic in her partial removal of sanctions, because, without removal of these heavy tariffs on pistachios, Iran could not export anything substantial to the US. I, explained then, and I explain now to you and all others who may have suspicions: -- The issue of the existing tariff is not a political issue. Tariff wars exist between two countries that have perfect and friendly political relations with each other. Take for example, Japan and US, US and England, US and Brazil, etc, etc. The exporter of a merchandised may be assessed tariffs as the result of US companies complaint about "dumping" or "government subsidies". Therefore, the issue of political relations does not have any relations what so ever with these purely economic matters that have to be proven and argued against by the Import Administration office of the US commerce department. I would challenge the publisher of the article that you have quoted to prove otherwise. In order to receive such administrative review of this order, an Iranian private company has to request a review. Therefore, as long as there is a domestic party in US (in this case Western Pistachio Association) that complains about the existence of Dumping or "Subsidies", these tariffs will remain. That is even if the Islamic Republic of Iran is overthrown and replaced by any other regime, hostile or friendly to US, Socialist, Republic, Constitutional Monarchy, or, Communist, these required administrative process have to be initiated and successfully completed in order to lower or remove the existing tariffs. -- Per the US laws, the US government cannot remove these tariffs with the due course and process if there is a private complaint concerning such "Injuries". -- I absolutely do not have any relations with the Rafsanjani's family, and don't represent their interest in this case. If you become more familiar with the Iranian pistachio industry you will realize there are many other large exporters and growers that are currently suffering from lack of export to the US, and are not a member of RPPC. -- Rafsanjan Cooperative (RPPC) has requested its own administrative review that is currently being reviewed by the US Commerce department. Indeed, RPPC is very concerned about Nima Trading Company's initiative on this issue. It is very unfortunate to me to see that on one hand I have to convince the Iranian government, and the leaders of the Iranian pistachio industry, that my actions are purely due to my sense of responsibility to my homeland, and I am not an agent of California growers, and on the other hand explain away suspicions similar to yours in the US or elsewhere. -- After my return, there was not any action taken by the Iranian government, or other producers. One reason has been the very high cost of hiring experts and attorneys. That is at least about half a million dollars. I therefore decided with the help of very small company that was specifically established for this purpose, and minor support of Ann's House of Nuts, a major distributors of Nuts in the US East Coast, to tackle the problem and meet the challenge. I approached Ann's House of Nuts for their support. And they showed their interest as the result of the virtual monopoly by the California pistachio. In other words, I have been trying to take advantage of the existing conflict of interest in the US market not only to help the Iranian farmers but also help the US consumers. -- So far, I have spent a significant amount my time and my own money to pursue this cause. Nima's Company's file, due to my superior handling of the case, is ahead of RPPC that may be related to the Mr. Rafsanjani's family. And that is exactly why it received the questionnaire much earlier than the RPPC. Nima Company is not at all related or supported by the RPPC or the Iranian government. Indeed, my recent trip to Iran was just to ensure that, the apolitical nature of the issue is properly explained to the Iranian officials in order to convince them about the need for the timely response to the US questionnaire. -- As I am spending my precious time to respond to unfounded, unfair, and unjustified allegations such as yours, I am also knocking my head against the walls to have enough time to respond to the 50-page questionnaire that is due on March 29th. In spite of such shortage of time, I responded to your letter, because, I am and I will always be in favor of transparency and honesty. I take your allegation due to lack of enough knowledge on the issue, and I invite you to read my other articles and other publications on various issues of the Iranian political economy so that you become more familiar with my political views in favor of a democratic and prosperous Iran. I believe in a well-developed civil society where knowledge and dialogue among the citizens are the basis of social and political decision-making, and personal attacks and character assassination is left for anarchists who don't know what to do but distrust and criticize for the sake of criticism. I certainly don't put you or your friends in that category, but I do believe that if you had just read my other articles in Farsi or English on this very issue, you would have probably thought twice about calling me a "Nutty Professor." I am very grateful to you for criticism. I hope my response have cleared some of your concerns. If you have any other questions on this or other issues concerning with my political ideas, please don't hesitate to contact me. I assure you that if I had a hidden agenda on this, I would not have so publicly discuss them. Best regards,
Ms. Helia Azimi's article on the Iranian stand in Dubai was most interesting ["What we wanted to see"]. But I have to say that I am pleased the Iranian gentleman will not be financing another successful pavilion. I hope the Iranian consulate will carry on as before, for they alone give a true picture of that country. We keep wanting foreigners to think that we are not really 'like that': tacky, cheap, vulgar, about as low-class as you can get... in short, revolutionary. But that is exactly what we have become and have been for the past 25 years or so, since the great event. Culture and civilisation have been quietly seeping out of the country: just look at modern Tehran - it's the Islamic Republic in the form of a city. No madam, we are a nation of dampaayee-wearers, clad in chaadors, unwanted, unloved and undeserving of anything else. It's only what we asked for after all, have you forgotten?
In many ways the 1st Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, Islam and Iran have something in common. The freedom to exercise of religion without state interfereance. And maybe these similarities could lead to future bilateral ties. In the Koran Chapter 2 Verse 256 it states: "Let there be no compulsion in religion." Compulsion is incompatible with religion because (1) religion depends upon faith and will, and these would be meaningless if included by force. (2) Human beings are allowed "free will" (3) Allah's protection is continuous, and his plan is always to lead us from the depths of darkness into the clearest light. The U.S. Constitution in its first Amendment states:"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." In many ways this here law seems more Islamic that many policies in Muslim countries. Throughout the history of Iran I have seen the poulation of religious minorities freely worship throughout Iran. In Isfahan I witnessed the Iranian Jewish community practicing their religion freely in a part of Iran where most of the population is shia muslim. On Ferdowsi Avenue there is a Jewish Temple. In Jolfa in the same state of Isfahan you will notice Armenians hoist up Christmas trees On December 25th. This is post revolution Iran I am discussing. It's a pity the national TV stations never broadcast this material. As a result of the oil embargo put into place by former President James Carter both Iran and the US economy have suffered. Iranian Oil is far superior to any other oil. And all the US oil companies know that. With the state of the US economy President Bush should sign a presidential order abolishing this oil embargo. He should make direct contacts with Iran. This will help his state of Texas where many are unemployed because of ENRON. President Bush is not very clever. He should learn from his father's mistakes. Former President Bush had the worst recession after the Persian Gulf war. That recession led to 8 years of Democratic rule.
You have hit the nail on the head. ["Republic bee republic"] The problem is even our so called intellectuals who have been residing Inside / Outside Iran for many years still mix religion with every issue that comes to surface. In 1978 a bunch of uneducated but intelligent mullahs won over a bunch of educated but not so intelligent INTELLECTUALS. Even the Iranian -American Council (Mr Amirahmadi) is trying it's best to support the moderates. ["Iran is no Afghanistan"] All I can say is shame on all of us that still lack the basic ingredients of a successful society, and that is unity. It is amazingly strange to see some of us who claim to be so open minded and intellect to support the likes of Sorush or the likes of him as fucking moderates!!! Are we ever going to wake up and see what we really want or are we going to let the ones who have been raping us for the last 23 years to keep on raping us under a different mask? An orange is AN orange. Does not matter where it has been planted. A molla is a molla. Please let's put aside our differences and live for our common goals. The only way to get Iran to a reputable country is to dry up the seeds of Islam in the country.
I loved his article and laughed whole heartedly. ["Republic bee republic"] However, I disagree with his statement that we get upset when these backward men go to Iran and marry one of our sisters who has lived it up in Iran and has had the hymen reconstruction (in case daee joon did no know) which is much more improved method than simply putting a few stitches in . I cheer those girls and hope they get a real kick out of deceiving the idiots. As an Iranian woman I have no problem with Iranian men who marry the left overs of our own kind. This has been going on forever, as long as the man does not know we have had any boyfriends and we can pretend to be shy and inexperienced then they will but into it. However, the majority of us have dignity and do not want to build our relationships on a false foundation and I have no doubt there are many intelligent and sincere Iranian men who appreciate these characteristics. Regards,
Dear Amir,
I wished more people like you would express their opinions. You make a great case for a republic form of government. A democracy that allows you to ramble nonstop. Obviously, not being part of chosen echelon("noble clan") has left a lot of hostility. PS: Have you forgotten about all those idiot kings who were only interested in looking up the girls' tutu's and ruined the country, including your beloved Pahlavis.
I am happy that finally somebody talks about these pseudo-intellectuals who think
that acquiring a university degree can cover up their shortcomings. [""Republic
bee republic""] What they say is just shallow and cheap and a sign
of "Agaahiye Kaazeb".
Dear Amir,
Dear Hazer Javab, ["More caution"] Your conclusion of what I wrote about Dr. Hossein Fatemi is out of context. This piece was the 2nd in a series I am writing for the Iranian.com, under the tittle of ( ADVERSE PROPAGANDA AGAINST OUR COUNTRY). ["Fatemi's outburst"] You should read the first one to realize the purpose of the article. I am not against Dr. Mossadegh or any body for that matter. I think for the future historians any kind of small information is needed. I am not a writer or a hero. Just a simple Iranian who happens to know few things. That is all to it. But let me tell you one thing. IF & If & If dose not cover the reality. For example, IF my mother was Marilyn Monroe & my father Clark Gable then probably I could be Tiron Power or even better Erol Flin? That is how the IFs go. More over, do not teach our dear Editor what to do or not to do. He is doing a superb job, do not pester him. Also try to practice a bit of Democracy, it does not hurt. Regards, H. Hakimi
As I read your article, I was just wondering, what the hell was the point of your stupid, erotic, meaningless story ["Early dawn in Lavassan"]. Usually people write to educate, inspire, teach about life. What in God's name was your damn point? The only conclusion that I could wrap up was... disgusting. Having sexual affairs, doing drugs(opium), to me does not mean liberation. Why is it that we Iranians as a society look to the "bad" morals of Western culture and not the good? Why do we need to write such stories about Iranians in the first place? We do not have to be reminded people that there are some who enjoy drugs, sex etc. And the fact is that as human beings we do things at times that go against normed values of society, whether you live in a religious, or democratic society. Therefore to me, acting like trash does not represent liberation, but what it does represent is it that our Iranian culture is becoming extinct, where old values are being replaced with more "liberated" ones, which I fear the most. American society with its many dysfunctional families, teen pregnancies, disease, drugs, would show that acting like this and becoming like them is more dysfunctional than functional. For God's sake stop tricking yourself in believing that acting and dressing like a whore will make you a better, civilized, or Westernized person. After the September 11 attack, Iranians should have gotten a wake up call: you are Iranian no matter how you dress, act, or how successful you are. I for one am sick of this, and will not act like them in order to feel welcomed. I love my culture, and to you liberals out there, I love even the bad things about Iran. Why? Because I AM AN IRANIAN. And I will not be a sex-object... for those who read this article and actually enjoy the story... get a reality check. There is more to life than spreading ones legs. I still do not understand the moral of this damn strory. Sedighe To top Jaii mikhoondam ke neveshte bood: Mordan e faghiirhaa va Ko? daadane pooldaaraa bi sar o sedaast?' U make the second part por saro sedaa?? ["Early dawn in Lavassan"] I think, it's important for us to see under the black cover and talk about it.
Talk about the things that have always happened and will continue happening.
Hello Sarvenaz, I really like ur stories. they always remind me of things I loved to do but never dared. So you are a brave girl. I also have a really close friend who is exaclty like u and she always does whatever she feels like. The funny thing is that her name is Sarvenaz as well. I've been in ur situations so many times but I have always stepped back because... I don't really know the reason, maybe I am scared, I don't know. I am not a religious person and I don't see having sex with some stranger as a big sin and I think it should be really good and joyful because it feels good when u want someone badly and finally u get to have fun with him. Waiting for your next story. To top I go to Iran about twice a year and really enjoyed this. ["Early dawn in Lavassan"] My one question is why is it under the heading "Sexually explicit"? There is nothing explicit about it and it actually almost made me not want to go read it since the labeling made it sound pornographic. Regards, Ellie To top I'm not sure how I stumbled on this story ["Opium dream"] but I'm looking forward to more! Dave C You are making a good piece of porngraphic writing ["Sarvenaz"]. I congradulate you on that, but I feel what you need is stronger words on the sexual action. Do not be ashamed of what you are writing. Yours' Behzad PS. As a hint to Mr. Javid, I think it is right tme to start a Persian porn site. Tell me what you think about it.
Just finished reading your "Sad almond eyes". I really must say I love your writing. I enjoy first person for one thing, and you have a way with phrases ("women have a weakness for sad men", "I opened my eyes and melted in his...") I identify with your take on life even though my experiences are from a different culture; just proves that people are people, despite the trappings of time, place, etc... Trish
Regarding Saeed Ganji's "My beef with monarchists": I ditto Mr. Sardar in saying "I am a democracy-khaah in the secular sense - be it in the form of a republic or constitutional monarchy, depending on the will of the majority of the people of Iran. Although I might have my own particular views (in terms of the system of governance), as an individual, which would only carry a single vote." I think I would not be wrong in assuming that you too believe that all humans are created equal. That being so, would you then tell me, sir, do I, as a woman, have the same rights under the constitution of the IRI as you, as a man? Or, does any Iranian of any other religious persuasion have the same rights and freedom as a Shiiah moslem? The point is, sir, that in a secular democracy, not only the religious freedom of all citizens would be guaranteed and protected by law, but also the principle of equal rights for everyone, regardless of their gender or religious/ideological orientation. So, sir, asking for the separation of church (mosque in our case) from state does not amount to opposing religion or spirituality of our brothers and sisters. On the contrary, it would lead to religion taking its true and holy status in the society. Peace. Maral Beheshti I am also on that e-mail list Cyrus Kadivar mentions ["Democracy vs. Anarchy"]. Though I have been careful to take out of my correspondence all those who have asked to be removed, I notice that others have not respected the wishes of some recipients. In fact I came back after a short absence to see 38 e-mails from this group! I have a solution for such an energetic group. No one will be able to force an idea down someone else?s throat by including them in a discussion they don't want to be part of, and any mud slinging or rehashing the multitude of views about past controversies "vaseye Fati joon tomboon nemisheh". However the National Referendum under international Observation is a serious topic to be discussed, and one in which we all could learn something new. I propose continuing your discussions at: //communities.msn.com/NationalReferendumforIran Here you can be anonymous, but if you are a registered user, you can edit or delete your postings anytime you wish. Further more you can be notified of any discussion in daily or weekly summary e-mails. I'll make any serious contributor a manager, and I will do the legwork with the United Nations (I live close by) if any difficult legal questions arise. The National Referendum idea will not go away, in fact you can be certain it will happen, as that is the will of the Iranian people. We abroad can make a difference by understanding the "international politics and monkey business" possible behind such a referendum and make sure our cause's, whatever they may be, are not sabotaged by a 1979 style "referendum" or other "zoorgooi" by whoever is in power when the referendum is announced. Also by clearly communicating the fine details behind a National referendum, we can make it (1.) more palatable to the general public, (2.) a reality sooner than later, (3.) isolate those who are against the sovereignty of the people and hide behind the revolutionary militia. They can be dealt with in other ways. And finally, if you think this string of e-mail correspondence that has been flying around is somehow private, or disappears into space after a while, please take a look at this: //www.amiran.com/Other/Reply/SM.htm In this case I've taken the time to take out names and e-mail addresses from the above correspondence. You can assume someone; somewhere does not like you and will use any abusive or rude e-mails that have been sent to ridicule you at some later stage. Amir-Khosrow Sheibany I want to commend Cyrus Kadivar for his opinion piec, "Democracy vs. Anarchy". I was also part of this mailing list and watched with grief as some Iranians chose to turn a medium for dialogue into personal vendettas and ad hominum attacks. Sadly enough, this seems to be a symptom of an older generation, unable to let go of past rancor and look constructively to the future. Unless Iranians of different political spectrum can cross the bridge of civil dialogue, they will be unable to bring about change in their home-land. We must all strive for unity and the first step towards this is respect of one-another.
Allow me to quote: "It has been a source of concern, that while our younger
generation at home has been undergoing a political awakening and a shift in mentality
as a result of hard realities of the current regime, some individuals and groups
in our exile community have had difficulty in leaving the past behind. They instead
pursue political ideologies that are out of touch. Whether or not there is a change
among these exile groups and individuals, events in Iran will not wait for them to
catch up. Reza Pahlavi "Winds of Change" pp. 116-117" Dear Editor,
What are these people talking about? How does an ordinary Iranian (me) who has not read and do not intend to read all types of social, political and religions books find his/her way though this maze? Anyone who isn't confused doesn't really understand. Think about it! Should I pray to God or should I pray to my Persian ancestors? Should I follow the Supreme Leader or the Supreme King? Should I understand the Marxist Leninist Theory before I accept the Capitalist system or Marxist Leninist Theory is dead and socialism is the way to go? What about the type socialism practiced in Western Europe? What about Mashrooteh? What about Mossadegh and 1953? What and where is Jebhe Melei now? Was the last Monarch a puppet of a foreign power? Did a foreign power remove the last Monarch and install the current government? What about Cinema Rex? What about the cold war and Green Belt theory? Do foreign Powers control the current government and those Powers can remove this government at anytime? Is this right that our past three heads of government (Dictators if you would) have died outside of Iran in disgrace? Why in the Gods name, all Iranian leaders, past and present, are considered traitors? What is MKO and why is MKO not liked? Did the 10-Year war with Iraq started by foreign powers? Why the hell we had problems with Iraq anyway? Do we know how many people died in that war? Did Iraq use chemical weapon against us? Wait a minute how did we allow this to happen? How the hell did we get here? Why are people being tortured? Why are there so many people in jail? What is the difference between SAVAK and VAVK? What about USA and axis of evil? Are MkO and Monarchist working to keep all other political groups out? What is this business about the last MonarchÇs son? Why the hell would we want another king? Was PLO involved with our last revolution?
Does PLO have anything to do with MKO? Why the hell should we care about PLO and
why should we go to war because of it? Why the hell canÇt we even agree on our past?
What is going on? Who is .. and what the hell isS.? What aboutS? Torture, jail, terrorist,
killing, war... Isn't this the time to stop arguing about the absolute reality of the past? Isn't
this the time to bury the hatchet and respectfully bury our past? IsnÇt this the
time to stop the damn excuses? Isn't this the time to stop portending that the solution
is certain type of government or economical system? IsnÇt this the time to scream
that we are not looking for Supreme Leaders, Supreme Kings, dead Persian ancestors
or even the damn superman?
To khodaayee. ["Saman"] Alireza Shamma Dear Saman, ["Feeding ignorance"] That was genius. Thanks a lot, H. Hakimi,
Dear poet Leila Farjami, ["Naan va rob"] "Life is that which we see and experience through the spirit, but the world around us we come to know through our understanding and reason. Every beauty and greatness in this world is created by a single thought or emotion inside a man. You know my dear sister, you sympathize with a sister who sits in the silence of the pouring down hoping to find sweeter and more gentle dreams in humanity and the awakens of its teachers." - Khalil Gibran Thank you for your beautiful poetry and sharing it with me. With Kind Regards, Sheema Kalbasi I can't believe that I wasted 5 perfectly good minutes reading this, to paraphrase Klick and Klack, the Tappet brothers. ["Sayonara Kimosabe"] * Shearhaaye zibaaye Peyman Rajabi mersi az zahamaatetoon, khosoosan az ghesmate art& literature. man az khoondane shearhaaye zibaaye aaghaaye Peyman Rajabi ["Eshgh ya'ni...", "Kaash", "Nist, nist" ] kheili lezzat bordam. nahvehe bayaan va hessi keh bayaan mikonan, ghaabele taghdireh. mersi az shoma keh chenin kaarhaaye khoobi ro too sitetoon mizaarin va maa emkaane estefadaasho bishtar peidaa mikonim. omidvaaram keh harche bishtar sherhaaaye zibaaie in doostemoono beh zoodi too sitetoon bebinam. ba arezooye movafaghiat baraye shoma. * Venture back to the Islamic Paradise The answer is easy Amigo. ["Sick of America"] No one is stopping you from leaving this place that you are so sick of. Venture back to the Islamic Paradise, so you can pray nigth and day in Islamic fashion: yell death to America and Isreal continously and watch mullah vision instead of CNN and FOX. Better yet volunteer and serve with the gangster Arafat and PLO. Why on earth people like you everleave an islamic paradise and live in U.S or places like it in the first place? To top Congratulations on "Sick of America". Many of us feel the same way, but we are controlled by a Jew-purchased Congress and a Jew-controlled press. Jim Wood Your article caught my attention and I cannot agree with you more. ["Sick of America"] One of the current dilemmas is that life in America is absolutely slanted against Muslims and specifically against people of Middle Eastern origins. There are definitely double standards in America I am feeling these pressures to further squeeze us out and hold us down. Thank you for your courage to speak out. Khoda Hafez Fereshteh I am sure the poet has every right to be "Sick of America". For future reference though and in order to encourage what seems to pass for talent in some quarters, I wish to make the following observations: I don't care how postmodern you are, a couple of sentences on a piece of paper do not constitute poetry in and of themselves. The poet's point would be more forceful if expressed in the form of actual thoughts as opposed to badly written sentences - for the lack of a more apt characterization. What exactly does "Sick of it blind effort of Israel" mean? Perhaps you meant blind support. I don't think the latter phrase would affect the meter of you poetry so why not use it? Bullshit is one word unless you meant actual physical bovine excrement in which case you're right on. Although betrayal may be involved, you probably mean you are sick of how Fox and CNN portray Muslims as terrorists (not terroists). George Bush's quote is "You are either for us" etc. "You are" of course can be shortened to You're. You probably meant "sick of it trying to cram...countries...religions" and not "Sick of trying it to cram its values on other countires, cultures, religons." Of course none of the above minor problems constitute any ignorance of anything and particularly not basic spelling ability or minimum understanding of grammar. In fact I am sure it all adds to the tone of defiance in a subversively un-linguistic manner meant to express contempt for all things American including the English language. It might be advisable that you partake of a medically prescribed dosage of Prozac or other widely available medication. Alternatively you may wish to allow your wounded soul and sickened heart to recover in Islamic Iran where they can at least pronounce Moslem and Allah properly. Peace be with you. Concerned poetry enthusiast
Dear sirs, I'm a journalist from Poland, and I'm writing an article about jews in Iran. I'm looking for a contact to Jewish Community Center in Tehran. Could you help me? Thank you very much,
man daaneshjoye honar namaayesh hastam va baraaye paayaan naame (jostaary dar aayinhaaye namaayeshy mardomaane jonobe iraan) raa kaar mikonam. Do u have information about it? Negin Hass ba salam va ba arezooye tofigh, gharaz az mozahemat: khanome ramesh (azar mohebbi) khanande ye ghadimie iran zaaz doostane ghadimie khanevadegie mast ke az bad az enghelabe iran ba ve rabete ee nadashte im. dar soorate emkan e mail ya har no address agar az vey darid dar ekhtiar begozarid. ba tashakore faravan
I am looking for my friends who attended Ferdos Barin school in Tehran in the 1970s. Please drop me a line if you attended the school and would like to take a trip down the memory lane.
I am looking for Hamid Rostami Tehrani. He and I went to school at Alborz High
School. He left Iran for the U.S. in 1977, and I lost his address in 1980. So if
any one knows where he is, I would be very thankful to help get in touch with him. My name is Susan and I'm searching for someone for many years now. I discovered your web site 1 week ago and I know that many Iranians check your site. I was wondering if you can pass an annonce for me to find this person. Her name is Mahnaz Modaress and she is living in Vienna and owns a hotel. She graduated in 1975 from the University of Damavand. She has a son, his name is Kambiz and one daughter her name is Tanaz. Please e-mail me back at ddeljoui@hotmail.com. Thanks if can do this for me and good luck for web site.
Hi there: Ramin Ganeshram My father is Persian, but I am having a hard time learning Persian since it is
in the Arabic script. If it were "Americanized" I would be able to do better
at teaching myself. It might also make Persian more accessable to students in college
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