Updates October 2006 >>> Updates archive >>> Current month so will americans, on tuesday New York Sun: Arabs and Iranians Root For the Democrats Again wish i was indian CS Monitor: India's new economic muscle that's better BBC: Hezbollah-Israeli talks 'begin' american gulf NY Times: U.S.-Led Exercise in Persian Gulf Sets Sights on Deadliest Weapons i do too comrade Reuters: Russia believes Iran's nuke program peaceful happy halloween Video: Peeping Tom iranian chick of the day Bahar Soomekh : No. 1 movie iranian monkey of the day Hooman Hamzehloui: Orlando Magic fan men getting dumber AFP: Iranian women outnumber men at university listen to their stories BBC Persian: Visiting a homeless shelter for women in Tehran quiz Universal appeal bushehr Reuters: U.S. seeks guarantees over Iran nuclear reactor seriously folks BBC: Climate change fight 'can't wait' shirin neshat Reuters: Filmmaker sees lessons in Iranian history Coup of 1953 take a break YouTube: Let's go skiing in Iran your heart will sink YouTube: Jimmy Hendrix "Star-Spangled Banner" in Abu Ghoraib Prison -- Saman best blog contest Mehrdad Aref-Adib nominated in DeutscheWelle Best of Blogs contest thanks to the internet Washington Post: Circulation Falls at U.S. Papers iranians of the day * Kayvan Mashayekh and Darius Kadivar: Film ties * Solmaz Jafari Khasraghi: Turbulence * Hooman Mohseni: Computer engineering * Arshia Mohseni: Moooooosh! pakistan going to hell. iraq gone to hell. who could be next? BBC: 70-80 people killed in Pakistan raid on Islamic school BBC: 90 casualties in Baghdad blast persian humor Sacha Baron Cohen: Cretaor of "Borat", "Ali G." and... anyway * Video: Love boat accidents :o) * Video: Love toilet * Silicone butt (3 pix) * Video: Competing beer dogs booming tourism YouTude: Dick Bush reports from the beautiful city of Baghdad -- Saman disturbing sense of déjà vu LA Times: Iran sounds an awful lot like Iraq nuclear age NY Times Magazine: Islam, Terror and the Second Nuclear Age mirrors of the unseen NY Times: Jason Elliot's Persian Pilgrimage fazaa navard NY Times: Iranians Find Space Tourist Anousheh Ansari Fascinating incredible Rap videos produced in Iran * "Khosh Omadin beh Tehran" by Taham and Felakat * "Tirippe Maa", by Hich Kas and Ft. Reveal al-faraar BBC: Australia top Muslim cleric seeks leave quiz Old & new boratmania YouTube: Some old clips from Sasha Cohen's hillarious comedy firooz joon khar nashi yeho Reuters: Liz Taylor romantically linked to photographer Firooz Zahedi morad rashti strikes again MP3: "Maadar Zan Red Alert" my what? Washington Post: MySpace Is So Last Year iranians of the day * Maryam Ansary: Journalist/Artist * Babak Shah Hosseini: Celebrity photographer * Hojjatoleslam Ezimi Qedimi: Prisoner of conscience * Homa Sarshar: CNN's Larry King split wide open AFP: Defiant Iran scents world split on nuclear issue khooneye khodetooneh AFP: Iran's Khatami to visit Britain for first time 162 afarin Reporters Without Frontiers: Iran near bottom of Worldwide Press Freedom Index life's tough Documentary: "My Life as an American Persian Jew" by Melody Khadavi life's really tough BBC: Israel's president should halt public duties to face sexual allegations exclusive :o) Soul Bean Cafe video: Latest news -- Peyvand Khorsandi (heroin?) Underground music: 2A's "Dadash/Garde Sefid" discover hidden iran Washington Post: What Makes Tehran Tick? The Sources of Iranian Conduct quiz Meeting spot upcoming elections Asia Times: Ahmadinejad's divine inspiration -- Omid Memarian boogh nazanid YouTube: Iranian traffic police cartoon: Honking your horn can kill your father adolf ahmadinejad olmert hitler AP: Olmert compares Iran with Nazi Germany corrupt iranian-american of the year Washington Post: David Safavian, Bush Ex-Aide Sentenced In Abramoff Case joosh nazan BBC: Bush condemns Iran nuclear move toons Pluto * Ahmadinejad's cute twin Joe * Don't cry for me Argentina: Rafsanjani Faramarz * Khar too olaagh * Ahmadinejad: More babies Mazloom * Nuclear Derakhshan Kazem * Writing from the heart Hajiagha * Sexual frustration (1) * Sexual frustration (2) * Sexual frustration (3) takbir BBC: Australia's top Muslim cleric suspended steppig up BBC: Iran 'steps up nuclear programme' CS Monitor: For now, modest sanctions eyed for Iran quiz Sounds Jewish khatami in uk Guardian: In praise of ... the University of St Andrews same story for 12 years BBC: Iran denies Argentina bomb charge it's called free speech. embrace it. BBC: Danish court rejects cartoon suit brought by Muslim groups first lady of literature Parsipur in Amsterdam: Book signing (9 pix) -- Babak Andishmand tell me about it BBC: The troubles of reporting from Iran quiz No laughing matter and he's proud of it CS Monitor: Cheney confirms US use of waterboarding naneh amrikaie Sona Babai : Oldest Iranian American ghabool baasheh enameh: Maahe Ramazan va... sanctions on ... evil students NY Times: Draft Iran Resolution Would Restrict Students not so fast BBC: Moscow objects to draft UN Security Council resolution on Iran's nuclear program ghalat kardam BBC: Australia's top Muslim cleric apologises after comparing unveiled women to "uncovered meat" faghat? BBC: Exxon reports $10.49 billion profit in quarter iraq is history PBS NewsHour: Former State Department official Peter Galbraith discusses de-centralization of Iraq quiz Famous place the shark BBC: Rafsanjani wanted by prosecutor in Argentina nuclear BBC: US demands UN sanctions on Iran hadi khorsandi Video clips -- Ten-years too long -- Iranians ignoring Iranians Jahanshah Javid this sunday Ebrahim Nabavi standup comedy in Santa Clara, northern Cali art for life Guardian: Delara Darabi is awaiting execution but that hasn't stopped her staging exhibit to protest Flicker: I am Delara Darabi... too much Video: What Americans know about the world business as usual BBC: Iran to start 2nd nuclear centrifuge in days-agency ban barbarity Amnesty International (Spain): 185,000 (so far) sign anti-stoning petition jewish ahmadinejad NY Times: New Voice on Right in Israeli Cabinet Is Likely to Be Loud Guardian: In charge of "strategic threats", particularly Iran no, it doesn't CBC TV: Iran needs nuclear weapons as a deterrent: Interview with Hossein Derakhshan quiz Last stand green money CS Monitor: 'Saving the earth' can mean big bucks toon Saman * Iran producing nuclear electricity Mazloom * New moon: Khomeini Faramarz * First crack of new moon Hajiagha * Eating MORE during Ramazan * Children of infamous IRI in Canada * Gandkaari iranians of the day * Pantea Karimi: Latest art (5 pix) * Vida Ghahremani: "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers" (3 pix) * Moshe Katsav: President of Israel * Nejad: Multi-instrumentalist * Saeideh Mohajer: Actor/writer * Zinat: Lots to smile about hidden iran New York Review of Books: Defiant Iran -- Christopher de Bellaigue war games BBC: Iran condemns US exercises in Persian Gulf Reuters: Iran warns Muslims about U.S., Israeli "plots" anyway * Houshang Kous Mashang: Kababi * Video: Bathroom antics * My cat repairs cars * Russian call girls ASAP * Google on Pamela Anderson * Video: Turkish bank commercial * Tree of Happiness quiz I couldn't resist nuclear watchdog barks Washinjgton Post: IAEA Head: Iran Close To Enriching Uranium roosari vs. toosari CS Monitor: British official: Veil row may spur violence twins Aref-Adib.com: Iranian and Ameircan sheriffs bring on the democrats Washinjgton Post: Poll Finds Votes Motivated by War Pessimism, Dissatisfation Republicans borat the great YouTube: The first 4 minutes of his movie moma Video clips from visit to New York Museum of Modern Art -- Fire art -- Combing hair -- Gold cube Jahanshah Javid showoman Googoosh in Big Apple: New York concert (9 pix) -- Alireza Tarighian quiz Ghatreh ghatreh... chaching BBC: Former Iraqi minister says officials in former interim government stole $800 million you missed a spot jTurn: Pictures of Iranian censorship toons Aliwood * Don't Move Unknown * Ahmadinejad's loyal sister Mahmoud * Cheh konam? Mazloom * Muslim women confronting feminism Hajiagha * Corrupt western youth * If the Islamic Republic falls * Long live Islamic Republic! * Beware of corrupt western culture sad afarin AP: Diplomats: Iran expanding enrichment AP: Ahmadinejad: Iran's nuke capability up i hope he's using rubber BBC: Ahmadinejad backs larger families shargh clone Reuters: Iran shuts down new daily for resembling banned paper miracle Macleans: How can Canada bring Saeed Mortazavi to trial? go obama Washington Post: Obama Says He'll Consider A 2008 Bid for U.S. Presidency bon voyage New Yorker: The C.I.A.’s Travel Agent doom & gloom Reuters: Nuclear "carrot and stick" approach doomed: Iran ooooops BBC: Senior US state department official has said that the US has shown "arrogance and stupidity" in Iraq quiz Gold, for god's sake hairy topic Washington Post * Farzaneh Milani: Coverings Uncovered * Asra Q. Nomani: Clothes Aren't the Issue * Yvonne Ridley: How I Came to Love the Veil motormouth YouTude: Going ovber the bridge -- Jahanshah Javid i feel much better now Reuters: Israel has no intention of attacking Iran: Peres beware Washington Post: An Inevitable October Surprise no shame in being civilized Meydaan.com: Lawyers demand permanent ban on stoning ex-home Wikimapia: Braim, Abadan one madman after another Flash: Imperial history of the Middle East quiz Fee... sabilellah beekhiyaale elections AFP: Iran struggles to stir interest in municipal elections woohoo Washington Post: Democrats set to lead the U.S. House for first time in 12 years left out BBC: Iran 'should stop student bans' absurd carnival Guardian Audio: Ahmadinejad pokes fun at Zionist lobby here & there "Lan Kwai Fong" festival: Hong Kong: (14 pix) quiz Mega Maydoon qelyoon Guardian: Hubble-bubble brings toil and trouble in Iran smoking purge merd BBC: Muslim staff in Paris airport fired because of "security risk" queen must wear hijab, soon CS Monitor: Britain now "Al Qaeda's #1 target" poozeto beband, please BBC: Iran warns of revenge over Israel heritage BBC video: Iran is home to the largest number of Jews in the Middle East, outside Israel dank u Human Rights Watch: Asylum Rights Granted to Lesbian and Gay Iranians in Netherlands quiz Mega Maydoon stone throwers beware CS Monitor: Israel may have used new "Dense Inert Metal Explosives" in Gaza beshkan beshkaneh Afsar Shahidi: Sixteen tracks from the 70s allah o akbar Radio Zamaneh: "Rostam & Sohrab" opera performed in Dubai emam zamam copyright infringement CS Monitor: Scientists take step toward invisibility noise fest Short film: "Bars and Keys" by Azi Farni mission accomplished miserably BBC: Baghdad security plan 'failing' BBC: Ar least 42 killed in Iraq bomb blasts nucelar AFP: European powers finalizing Iran sanctions draft nut AFP: Ahmadinejad lashes out at Israel again anyway * Video: Cybersex gone wrong * Video: Barber uses fire instead of scissors * Video: Yorkshire Airlines * Screwing 1,200 employees? * Audio: Tequila! Tequila! habeas corpus Informed Comment: Year One of the Empire -- Juan Cole saturday Leila Farjami: Poetry reading in Berkeley unacceptable BBC: Almost a third of people worldwide say some torture is acceptable to fight terrorism toons