Updates May 2007 >>> Updates archive >>> Current month   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 Black on religion vs. reality Video: Richard Pryor says thank god for prisons hello Reuters: Iran will hold talks with U.S. on Iraq dubai AFP: Ahmadinejad makes landmark visit to UAE poet VOA-TV: Interview with Leila Farjami (forward to 14th minute) esfandiari LA Times: Family fears for scholar jailed in Iran islamic republic of chomaagh HRW: Arbitrary arrest of Haleh Esfandiari coincides with a week of crackdowns mac tea spill Video: JJ spills tea on his computer simple comparison Video: A simple comparison of prisoner treatment we have SO arrived on the american scene... Video: "American Dad": Roger as abusive Persian playboy paayandeh iran Music: Badkoubie's "Vatan" (sheeshaki) NY Times: On Carrier in Persian Gulf, Cheney Warns Iran you think they care about respect? Washington Post: Arresting an Iranian American scholar is no way to win the world's respect peyvand khorsandi Soul Bean Cafe: Bye-bye Blair nuclear AFP: NPT conference urges Iran to stop enriching uranium protest NIAC: Tehran’s arrest of Iranian-Americans deplored quiz Chewing gum anyway * Video: Dolphin sex :o) * Video: Hot day at the gym * Video: Little dog humps tiger * Video: Hair loss commercial * Video: Pet penguin goes shopping * Video: WC man * Creepys guys at Islamic fashion show whose brilliant idea was this? AP: Unease as Rice meets Iranian artists people avoid government contacts Washington Post: U.S., Iran Forge Bonds in Small Steps bad bad bad AFP: Iran blocked UN inspectors on test visit to nuclear site (yawn) AFP: Nuclear powers clash with Iran at non-proliferation conference imprisoned iranian-americans LA Times: Iran's 'soft hostage' mistake quiz She's a woman bye-bye blair BBC: Blair tells Cabinet he will quit next president? Qalibaf's re-election a warning for Ahmadinejad * BBC * Guardian iranian north-americans BBC: Living with Iran's terror label kurdistan BBC: Iraqi Kurds split between Iran and US victims of political games Washington Post: U.S. Faults Detention By Iran of Dual Citizens they're learning AP: Denmark: Iran would compensate attack just as smart CS Monitor: Researchers in Iowa plumb the language skills of apes must see Today at Stanford: Ebrahim Golestann in conversation with Abbas Milani hypernova MTV Video: You Can Rock In Iran rice & iranian art? AP: U.S. outreach to Iran on track mousavian AP: Iran releases former nuclear negotiator haleh esfandiari BBC: US-Iran academic detained in Iran NY Times: Prominent Iranian-American Academic Is Jailed in Tehran Washington Post: Tehran Jails Iranian American Scholar After Long House Arrest worth watching all day... * Video: Iranian woman dancing quiz Bubbly football FIFA poll: Vote for Iranian league! no sanctions Guardian: UK House of Lords warn against 'counterproductive' sanctions refugees CS Monitor: Iranians find tenous refuge in Syria take a break * Video: Ohhhhhh crap! * Sheikh Bahai kojaa, Abdolbaha kojaa * Video: David Hasselhoff drunk * Video: Human kalleh paacheh * SMS for instant estekhaareh! :o) * Muslim astronaut faces moving Mecca * Video: Working from the spa * Video: Drivers license prank zeinab peyqambarzadeh We for Change: Courts refuse bail for women's rights activist quiz Character democracy NY TImes: Beating by Guards Fails to Stop Voting, Iranian Students Say move to california BBC: Student editor detained in Tehran compromise AP: Iran accepts nuke agenda compromise military option Reuters: Bush won't give up military option on Iran: Rice we can be funny CNN: 'Axis of Evil' inspires laughs iranians of the day * Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl: Top civil engineer * Omid Kordestani, Hossein Eslambolchi, Mohsen Moazami: Big business * Alex Hall: Half-Abadani * Julia May & Ginger: Daughter & cat (2 pix) * Frieda: Makes you ponder * Neshat Rezai: Beyond dentistry quiz Where the hell are you? not yet Reuters: Iranian envoy gives nod to possible meet with Rice words matter AP: Nuclear conference stalls over Iran next round AFP: EU-Iran talks on nuclear row within weeks: Solana it's over baby BBC: Senior Wolfowitz aide steps down the iranican * VOA-TV: Interview with satirist Siamack Baniameri (Forward to 12:25) * Baniameri's index toons B Orz * Ségolène Royal Hajiagha * Man and dog in Western civilization * Why do north American women disrespect men? * Democracy=Taxes (1) (2) * Islamic & Canadian law (1) (2) quiz Eclipse fools rush in Reuters: Iran seeks to open doors for foreign banks marina nemat NPR: Survival at a Price in an Iranian Prison nuclear Reuters: Iran deal sought to avert atom pact talks collapse ran out of luck AFP: Ex-Iran nuclear negotiator charged with spying moses is proud of you BBC: Israel accused of prisoner abuse allah is not akbar Washingtoin Post: A Journey to Defend Turkey's Secular Ideals toons Iraj * Mass murder Mahmoud * Sharm el-Sheikh conference: Sharm kon ey sheikh joonemoono gerefteen. deh yaalaa! TIME: Iran: 'We are Ready to Talk' bezan bezan Guardian: Clash between Iran and US overshadows Iraq conference barbarians Washington Post: U.S. Troops at Odds With Ethics Standards bullshit BBC: Iran's nuclear negotiator 'spied' stop whining NY Times: Khatami Tells Pope of ‘Deep’ Wounds apartheid NY Times: In Iran, Tactics of Fashion Police Raise Concerns softer, gentler IPS: New Era of U.S., Iran Relations? -- Omid Memarian hello goodbye NY Times: U.S. Officials Meet Briefly With Iranians vaagh vaagh BBC: Iran condemns US policy in Iraq quiz Ghahr o Ashti alternative culture KQED Radio: Interview with Ahmad Kiarostami, Arash Sobhani and Sanam Dolatshahi pope BBC: Khatami to visit Vatican sanctions + Reuters: Support growing for wider trade curbs on Iran quiz Abad-an everyone's a spy Guardian: Iran diplomat held on security charges NY Times: Critic of Iran’s Nuclear Policy Is Charged With Spying divooneh Video: Religious music with disco beat don't hold your breath Guardian: US ready to talk with Iran chief concern Reuters: IEA chief says Iran should be allowed nuclear power objections AFP: UN nuclear conference fails to make headway over Iranian objections nuclear Reuters: Atomic treaty talks suspended over Iran objection quiz Labe Karoon mehmoon navaazi BBC: Iran deports thousands of Afghans he's got connections BBC: Former Iran nuclear official 'detained' imagine being a woman Guardian: Seized - for showing their hair get outta here Guardian: Iran to tell coalition forces to leave Iraq at summit in Egypt creepy AFP: Ahmadinejad under fire for embracing his old teacher toons Wolak * Bird attacks Ahmadinejad| Hajiagha * Democracy=Exploitation * Protection from Western culture * Progression of Western freedom * Women abroad prefer rotten men * Muslim vs Western intellectual women * Shove that doctorate, if you live in Canada hard work BBC: Iran workers demand labour reform anyway * Video: Immigrant National Anthem * Smoking Iranian SMS * Camel beauty contest * Video: Dancing blindly * Ba' ba' woof woof murdoch media BBC: News Corp tables shock Dow offer talk about the weather Washington Post: Rice Likely to Confront Iran on Nuclear Activity AFP: Iran fights discussion of nuclear compliance money NY Times: U.S. Senators Question Halliburton Executive About Dealings in Iran no money AFP: Hundreds march in Iran labor protest quiz The revenge of zaifehs best of the net WebbyAwards.com neat networking * Namak: Nuzizo: Community building at its best * Nuzizo.com internet censorship Wired: Google asked to counter censorship in foreign markets, including Iran university unrest Students and police clash at Amir Kabir University * BBC Persian * Javanane Jebhe Melli most wanted San Francisco: Taraneh Hemami's art show opens May 9 karate kid Abraham Pishevar: Young martial arts champ tehran bazaar Financial Times * Photos * Article javidism :o) Seyyed Javid Hashemi, God's latest prophet >>> Updates archive >>> This month