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May 2007
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cannes winner
Video: 2nd trailer for Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis"

no kidding
AFP: No breakthrough in EU-Iran nuclear talks

iranians of the day
* Saied Ghaffari: Apple Store
* Kaveh Farrokh: "Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia At War"
* Nazanin Afshin-Jam & Darius Kadivar: Paris
* Mehdi Rahimi: Friend/Midfielder
* Bashardoust brothers: L.A. bar (2 pix)

baarikalaa el-baradei
BBC: IAEA chief's sternest warnings against using military action against Iran

quiz
Az pel-low boro baal-low

zoor aazmaaee
Reuters: U.S. spars with Iran before Iran-EU nuclear talks

the least one could do
Sign petition: Free Kian Tajbakhsh

iran khosh begzareh, ostaad
HRW: Iran: End Harassment of Dual-Nationals
Guardian: Talk to foreigners and we will view you as a spy, Iran warns academics

a thousand words
New Yorker: An Iranian photographer claims his prize

balls we don't have
NY Times: British Academics’ Union Endorses Israel Boycott

aakh joooon
BBC: US arrests internet 'spam king'

peer pressure
International Society for Iranian Studies (ISIS) and Middle East Studies Association (MESA) letters on arrest of colleagues:
* ISIS
* MESA

need a break
* Video: How to catch George Clooney
* Video: Ultimate back scratcher
* Video: Sheep with scary mask
* Video: Never knew you were so talented
* Video: Best gift for Father's Day
* No dental insurance? No problem.

what's next
Reuters: World powers threaten new measures against Iran
AP: Diplomats: Iran hinted at suspension

quiz
Dast-e Ali behamraat

gohe ziaadi
Wall Street Journal: The Case for Bombing Iran
-- Normal Podhoretz

mohaghegh=jaasoos
BBC: Iran spying chief warns academics

jange ravaani
CS Monitor: Psychological warfare between the US and Iran

honey, get real
NY TImes: Rice Rejects Link of Iran Arrests and Captures of Guards in Iraq

scratched record
BBC: Iran defiant on eve of EU talks
Reuters: Iran rules out key demand before atomic meeting

koo gooshe shenavaa?
NY TImes: Advisers Fault Harsh Methods in Interrogation

in the name of god the liar and destroyer of lives
BBC: US-Iranians charged with spying
AP: 3 Iranian-Americans charged

quiz
All in the family

so it's not a myth
Photo: Scots really don't wear anything under their kilt

toons
Iran-U.S. talks

* Meeting Americans for first time
* Beautiful nose
* Weapon of Mass Destruction or...?
* Sang nandaaz bacheh!
* He's Clint Eastwood
* Hell has frozen over
* Paper wars
* Retarded team
* Iran-U.S. argue over the size of their...
Jamal
* Forget "300", worry about Sivand Dam
Mahmoud
* The voice of John Wayne: Iraj Doustdar
Hajiagha
* Uncle Sam wants to screw you -- again
* Iran arming anti-American groups
* Anti-IRI radio and TV stations stink
* Police was stop me: Number 8 on my car
* Bureaucracy & high taxes in Canada
* Human rights in Canada
* I propose Hope Monument
* Liberated women thank Bush for regime change
* Women's liberation=Men's extermination
* Freedm for women means free sex
* Iranian women getting "educated" in the West
* Korean-Americn Cho went nuts for lack of sex
* My ideal woman

whatever
Guardian: Welcome change in US policy on Iran

doomed in 2008
Guardian: Iran is safe ... for now

half dead
NY Times: Seeking Signs of Literary Life in Iran

quiz
Koobideh vs. Barg

director of the day
Marjane Satrapi: "Persepolis" Cannes Jury Prize (6 pix)

excelllllent :o)
Satrapi's "Persepolis" shares Cannes Jury Prize
* Cannes Festival
* BBC

love story
BBC: US-Iran talks on Iraq 'positive'
NY TImes: In Rare Talks, U.S. and Iran Discuss Iraq
Washington Post: U.S., Iran Meet to Discuss Iraq Security

uncle of the day
Amoo Abbas: Kabab with a passion (6 pix)

ey baba
BBC: Aravane Rezai withdraws from Istanbul final

quiz
Life force

joonemoono gereftan
CNN: U.S., Iran to hold first formal talks in 27 years

spies here, there, everywhere
AP: Iran protests alleged U.S. spy networks

spies by the ton
BBC: Iran 'uncovers US spy networks'

creative
Animator vs. Animation
-- Alan Becker

baskerville
Princeton Alumni Weekly: An American hero in Iran

baskerville
Princeton Alumni Weekly: An American hero in Iran

javad mamooshi
NY Times: Within 25 Miles of New York, Iran Offers a Congenial Glow

truth hurts
BBC: Powers complain to the head of IAEA on Iran comments
AFP: Iran hails UN nuclear chief remarks that drew US rebuke

clamp-down
SF Chronicle: Iranian democracy under siege
-- Omid Memarian

aadam dozdi
LA Times: Much-admired UC Irvine figure is missing in Iran

eyval
Aravane Rezai: Beats top-seed Sharapova (4 pix)

take a break
* Video: Topless dental assistant
* OMG – it was Ghooch Ali himself!
* Hot grandma
* Audio: Curiosity gets a pie
* Audio: Happiness = Tequila
* Video: Going for the gold

iranians of the day
* Satrapi and Deneuve: With Ali Naderzad (2 pix)
* Satrapi, Mastroianni and Deneuve, MasParonnaud: At Cannes
* Makhmalbaf: Mohsen and Samira at Cannes

wooohoo!
AP: Aravane Rezai upsets Sharapova at Istanbul Cup

dozde sare gardaneh
Reuters: Russia says new hitch over Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant

quiz
On a hill

endless
CS Monitor: US-Iran standoff: stakes rise

black hole
Reuters: Iranian- American who recently visited Iran missing

price of war
BBC: Oil price at $71 nine-month high

you go girl (1)
Variety: Satrapi blasts Iran's 'Persepolis' protest

you go girl (2)
AP: Rezai on way to win her first tennis title

good luck
Economics: Changing Iran's mind on nukes

3 to 8 years
BBC: UN warns on Iran nuclear schedule
Washington Post: Iranian Defiance Of U.N. Detailed

ah-conomics
AFP: Ahmadinejad castigated over 'incomprehensible' rate cut
Guardian: Ahmadinejad faces backlash over plans for petrol rationing

interesting
CS Monitor: Rising censorship among oil powers

put your son on the front line, ageh jorat daaree
Guardian: Don't rule out attacking Iran
-- UK Conservative leader, David Cameron

begeer begeere shadeed
HRW: Another Iranian-American Scholar Detained
Washington Post: Tehran Detains 4th Iranian American Before Talks

thank you
NIAC condemns arrest of Iranian American scholars

american muslims
SF Chronicle: 'Troubling' views on suicide bombings

anyway
* Video: Go start a revolution :o)
* Video: Call a taxi for the dead guy
* Video: Dangerous icy Russian tunnel
* Video: Aging gracefully
* Video: Arrested for helping a cop
* Video: Microwave man

toon
Mahmoud
* Young wife, old husband

quiz
Cheghad maahi

brilliant
bookcrossing.com

esfandiari
NY Times: Iran Isolates Jailed U.S. Scholar Charged With Revolution Plot
Washington Post: A New Iranian Hostage Crisis

no surprise
BBC: UN reports ongoing Iran defiance

inevitable way
BBC: 'Third way' on Iran's nuclear programme?

elbaradei
BBC: US 'to complain about IAEA chief'

benzeen
AP: Iran hikes gasoline prices 25 percent

ali cannes
Ali Naderzad's film blog
alinaderzad.blogspot.com

harekate zarif
AFP: Iran UN envoy to lead US talks on Iraq: report

harekate ahmaghaaneh
NY Times: Iran Accuses Esfandiari of Revolution Plot

stay out of sistan
AFP: Iran bans foreigners from border province

nuclear
AFP: UN atomic inspectors in Iran ahead of report

jahangir razmi
AP: Pulitzer winning photographer honored 27 years later

atheists with an attitude
New Yorker: Why do they hate Him?

bogus
AP: Iran charges Esfandiari with anti-regime effort

iranians of the day
* Paymon & Yasmin Baradar: Baba loves you (5 pix)
* Darius Parsi: Facial expressions (2 pix)
* Sarah Shahi: Hottie on Sporanos
* Babak Azizzadeh: Celebrity plastic surgeon
* Ramin Haghgooie: My professor rocked!

armenia
CS Monitor: US-Iran fallout affects the South Caucasus

assholes
AP: Iran protests 'Persepolis' screening
* Trailer

falling empire
CS Monitor: Dollar falling against the euro at a 20 percent annual decline

the new blacks
Video: Muslim American stand-up comedy

quiz
Crooked hand

most wanted
SF Station: Taraneh Hemami’s work emerged from a poster she found on an official U.S. government website shortly after 9/11

yes
Washington Post: Academics May Boycott Iran Over Scholar's Detainment

otoboose dotabaghe
Guardian: London buses inspire new Tehran tourism

kee beh kee migeh thug :o)
AP: Iran crackdown on 'thugs' comes under fire
* Photos

toons
Pirashkee
* Warning: Cow!
Hajiagha
* Watch out America!
* Why I draw crazy cartoons
* Democracy means shut up!
* Human rights?
* Iranians screwed by various regimes
* Please marry me
* Western culture corrupting Iranians
* Artist's blues
* Hidden hands intent on destrying Iran
Moe
* Missing page from JJ's phonebook
Sistani
* Hijab-Mobil

al-tehran
Guardian: How Iran took control of Basra

disturbing
Fars News: Police use brute force and humiliation in rounding up Tehran "vagrants"

quiz
Geryeh nakon zaar zaar

make up your mind
AFP: Iran not seeking Israel destruction: Larijani

animals
Washington Post: Iran denies Shirin Ebadi's bid to defend Haleh Esfandiari

view from tehran
Boston Review: Changing Iran from within
-- Akbar Ganji

not resting in peace
KPFK: Radio program on 1988 mass murder of political prisoners

understanding iran
Video: Massachusetts School of Law forum explores Iran, its culture and people

smart
Yazd solar thermal power plant

joooooonami joon
NY Times: World Bank head Wolfowitz resigns

azita's secret
LA Times: Illicit fashion shows thrive in Islamic Iran

uncommon sense
Washington Post: Torture Betrays Us and Breeds New Enemies

quiz
Silk handkerchief

lee lee lee...
BBC: US and Iran to hold talks on Iraq
Guardian: Iran and US to hold Iraq talks

ramin ahmadi
The Advocate: Iranian Expatriate Works To Bring Democracy To His Homeland

go ahead, knock yourself out
AP: U.S. House rejects proposal to bar Iran attack

centennial
aref-adib.com: 100 look-alikes

clueless
NY Times: Unfriendly Views on U.S.-Backed Arabic TV

rostam is back
Comic book: Tales from the Shahnameh, vol. 2

faaydeh nadaareh
AFP: US continues to press for sanctions over Iran nuclear program

toons
Iraj
* Falwell aint going to heaven

quiz
Hit show

anyway
* Virginity fatwa
* New Persian carpet design
* Video: Dancing with one leg
* Video: "Blind man" relieving himself on people
* Video: Cat massaging dog
* Video: Illegal aliens running away
* Video: Extraordinary pool player
* Video: Contortionist

morality my ass
HRW: Iran: End Arrests on Immorality Charges

shaytaane koochak
AFP: Khamenei plays down importance of US talks

prolonging esfandiari's agony
AFP: Rice calls on Iran to release jailed US-Iranian scholar

bastards
BBC: Iran probes detained US scholar Haleh Esfandiari

unstoppable
BBC: West 'fails' on Iran nuclear fuel

iranians of the day
* Azar Majedi: Women's rights activist
* Reza: My best friend, my love, my fiancé
* Jimmy Delshad: Mayor of Beverley Hills
* Maziar Nadjm: NASCAR
* Homayoon "Homie" Doroodian: Actor
* Melody Khazae: Actor

cheh jaaleb
AP: Iran lawmakers seek U.S. friendship

quiz
Yummy yummy yummy

like it or not
BBC: Iran 'steps up nuclear programme'
NY Times: Inspectors Cite Big Gain by Iran on Nuclear Fuel

i love it
BBC: Wolfowitz 'broke World Bank laws'

protest
We for Change: Over 550 activists petition for Peyqambarzadeh's release

toons
Mahmoud

* Hollywood: Hasan Kababi

bad bush
Guardian: Bush doesn't want detente. He wants to attack Iran

esfandiari
Danny Postel: An ominous arrest in Iran

beautiful
Iranians biking for peace
MilesForPeace.org

disgusting
BBC: Iran admits detaining US academic

real character
Farhang Holakouee
HolakoueeArchive.com

welcome back
AFP: Moderate Iranian daily "Shargh" back after ban

historic bore
AFP: Rice confirms talks with Iran

palevoon panbeh
Reuters: Ahmadinejad vows "severe" response if U.S. attacks

quiz
Ring my bell

a good laugh
Video: Lewis Bl