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Wrath of IRR

Fred — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:41:59 -0800

After a lull in the assassinations of the overseas opposition figures and other covert terrorist operations by the IRR, the Islamist Rapist Republic, Persian service of radio Deutsche Welle has an alarming report on the subject.

هشیاریِ ما

Manoucher Avaznia — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:16:54 -0800

دوا درمان فراوان می شه، آقا

تمام بیمارا می شن مداوا

همه دیوانه ها معقول می شن

به کار وکاسبی مشغول می شن

چکهای بی محل هم پول می شن

فاسدها مثل من معزول می شن

کریه المنظران مقبول می شن

ودکاها، ویسکیها معمول می شن

مصدومان مواد شیمیایی

موجیهای تکِ تیز هوایی

Tiramisu

Reza Hiwa — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:47 -0800

[A ma Donia]

Elle est née
Il y a vingt ans et un jour
jour pour jour
pour me remettre au monde

Inside the mind of the Texas shooter

Faramarz_Fateh — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:45:16 -0800

The situation of the Texas army base shooter could not have been any more Ironic! I mean if you saw this in a Hollywood movie you'd say the script writer had too much of a wild imagination.

A U.S. Army officer named Nidal Malik Hasan; a trained psychiatrist; who dressed in traditional Arab garb inside a freaking Army base when he went out to get coffee.

Obama's 1953 Moment

Onlyiran — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:21:28 -0800

As a lifelong Democrat, I voted for Obama in the last elections. I was glad to see the eight years of Bush madness come to an end and looked forward to seeing a sane U.S. foreign policy toward the rest of the world. But, when it comes to dealing with Iran after this year’s post-election uprising, I think that Obama is making a mistake and is placing the United States at the wrong side of history once again.

Shahin Najafi: Harfe Zan 2009

shima — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:26:05 -0800

ویدئو ی تکان دهنده ی زدن دختران ایرانی در 13 آبان

shahin najafi

persian porotest rap

nazan be un kasi ke bawar dari nazan

to dastet ghawie zarife surate in zan

be khoda hameh y tanam inja dareh milarzeh

ki gofteh pesaramun obashan dokhtaramun harzeh

Hussein’s choice

Fred — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:50:27 -0800

Whereas standard diplomacy is the exercise in which government leaders communicate with one another, public diplomacy is dedicated to communicating with citizens in other countries.

سبز باشید

Manoucher Avaznia — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:24:28 -0800

شنیدی، دل، که ایران سبز گشته؟

همه خُلقای مبسوط قبض گشته؟

قلم گویا، چکامه نغز گشته؟

همه نوشته ها پرمغز گشته؟

دوباه بانگ "الله اکبر" آمد؟

ز باغ سبز ما باز نوبر آمد؟

از ثروتمند و چون من عاص و پاسی

همه گردیده اند سبز سیاسی؟

عجب رویی داره، آقا، سیاست

دختری با مانتوی کوتاه

persian westender — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:50:58 -0800

دختری با مانتوی کوتاه

چابک از نرده‌ها بالا میرود...

...و به ناگاه بر گرده‌ٔ جهان می‌‌ایستد

یک سر و گردنی بلند تر از همه

چونان بلند که باد در اوج، روسری‌اش را با خود میبرد

و ابر و باران و مه در موهایش می‌پیچد

مردمان در پایین نظاره گرند

...کمی‌ دورترک

موجوداتی با سر‌هایی‌ به شکل باتوم و قمه

Where is the Nearest Bar?

bajenaghe naghi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:29:03 -0800

The other day Eddie came to see me. He is a local merchant who comes in every now and then for his chocolate fix and a cup of coffee. We call him Eddie because as long as I remember he has been a fan of the old time actor, Eddie Constantine.

A few points....

Bijan A M — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:36:14 -0800

Rather than commenting on different blogs about certain subjects and responding to individual posts, I decided to post this blog to let others know my opinions and line of thinking with regard to those subjects. Hopefully this will stop name calling and questioning my loyalties, etc…I realize that I don’t have to justify my opinions but I choose to do so out of candor.

First and foremost is the issue of support of US or any outside force for the opposition groups in Iran.

Green Revolution will come

Abarmard — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:42:30 -0800

The Islamic Republic is taking a wrong path. They are becoming more centralized in power, which is good news for the revolutionary minded people and bad news for the reformists. For a few months now I am holding a theory that Iran is headed towards a absolute dictatorial state with no hope of turning back. To do so they have alienated some of the population to a point that for the first time in Islamic Republic history, demonstrations will not be an easy task for the system to control. And as many are aware, demonstrations happen regularly in Iran.

Ameneh - by Aghasi

Multiple Personality Disorder — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:56:08 -0800

Nematollah Aghasi (1939-2005) brought more joy to Iranians than any ruling Mullahs ever have. He died on this day in 2005. Bellow is my translation of his most famous song.

Ameneh - by Aghasi

Hajiagha finds a girl-friend (Episode 6)

Anonymouse — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:45:17 -0800

(((three parentheses means that person is thinking to self)))

Hajiagha and Roya are sitting on a couch

H: I’ve written you a poem in English

R: English? An English poem?

H: Yes and I’m working on a painting to go with it

R: Ok let’s hear it

Kabul Diaries: the bar

Princess — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:16:01 -0800

My alarm was set for 5:45 AM so that I would be ready for 6:45 when we all would be driven to work. I made my way to the kitchen at 6:15 to have breakfast. The big table was set with cereals, jam, honey,pomegranates, honeydew melons, bananas, apples, grapes, bread, milk and different kinds of juices. The cook had already finished his morning prayers and was preparing some pancakes for those who wanted some. For someone who normally has a cappuccino and an apple for breakfast, this was a big temptation. I had a bowl of cereals with milk and some bananas and finished off with some melon.

Please select an Assembly of 30 Iranians

alimostofi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:04:51 -0800

People listen. This is important. Someone has to formally ask it, and I am doing it.

We need 30 Iranians to represent Iran. We need to have 30 people who have shown that they have achieved above the call of duty and put Iran above everything else.

Each of the 30 has to be able to be special and have a successful life abroad. He or she must have a safe domain and be willing to sacrifice their time for representing Iran in an interim government.

El cuarto de Tula

Shahriar Zahedi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:57:55 -0800

I‘m walking alone in the streets of this Caribbean city. I got out of the hotel and began walking, without a place to go.

It’s hot and humid in the city. You are in a constant state of perspiration. It reminds me of the American South. No, it’s even worse. The white cotton shirt is soaked and sticks to my body.

Another Holiday!

Natalia Alvarado-Alvarez — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:00:18 -0800

Another holiday is fast approaching. Thanksgiving Day is one more excuse to eat till we drop. lol I really love Thanksgiving dinner. Just the thought of it makes my mouth water. The one good thing about being single is all the invitations to Thanksgiving dinner. So many options and so little time.

Why say Death?

alimostofi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:38:13 -0800

Here I am on my day off, listening to the radio. I am an old fogey, and love to listen to Gold on DAB in England.

Why am I saying this, because only when your bog standard radio says something about Iran (and we have all been waiting for this day), that we can say there has been some media penetration.

So what does the news say? That the protesters are shouting "Death to dictator". Up to that moment of the news, I was saying, "hey we did it, our country's situation is being heard".

Ending it

Fred — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:10:47 -0800

Writing Young Love: J'ai perdu mon coeur à Chicoutimi (I lost my heart in Chicoutimi)

Esther — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:31:13 -0800

One summer, I went to study French in Chicoutimi, a small town on the Saguenay River in Quebec, Canada. Darius' contribution to the Writing Young Love series inspired me to submit mine (English translation follows).

Je suis allée au bord
De la rivière Saguenay
Et j'ai regardé longtemps là-dedans

En revenant en ville
Ma poitrine s'est mis
A me faire mal - mon coeur n'était plus là!

تار و گیتار

Flying Solo — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:19:56 -0800

اسمش هست سهیل. آدم رو یاد کهکشان و سالهای نوری میندازه. روزها دندون پر و خالی میکنه. شبها هم تو خلوت خونه‌اش جنوب بلوار تنهایی میشینه و سنتور میزنه. ساعت رولکس و عینک کارتیه اش رو که برداره، تو بمیری خاکی خاکیه. هر کی اهل موسیقی باشه تو دل‌ من جا داره. دعوت کرد بریم کنسرت. من هم از خدا خواسته ناز کردم و گفتم؛ کجا و کی‌.

Iranian Idol

Ali P. — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:42:34 -0800

Another member, Shoka, discovered this clip.

I was blown away. Never expected this!

Am I the only one who is amazed by his voice??

1000 Thanks to Shoka

Gluten-free Choices

Organic NUTritionist — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:48:25 -0800

HOW TO EAT GLUTEN-FREE

If you have celiac's disease (which nearly 1 out of every 133 Americans suffer from celiac disease, according to a new study by the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research in Baltimore) then you may need to eat a gluten-free diet.

Writing Young Love: "I Never Told You How Much I Loved You ..."

Darius Kadivar — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:32:19 -0800

Mana Neyestani: revenge of the green

Shifteh Ansari — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:51:10 -0800

I don't know what Mana Neyestani named this piece. I picked this title.

Hard problem

Ari Siletz — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:49:28 -0800

Khamenei vs. Vahidnia . . . . . . . . . . .

Remarkable footage: turn of the century lifestyles

bahram9821 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:10:13 -0800

Youtube:scenes from a film shot from a streetcar traveling down Market Street in San Francisco in 1905,before the earthquake/fire of 1906 destroyed the area.

After the revolution should Iran consider switching alphabets as Turkey did?

FG — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:28:05 -0800

Carrot Cake Muffins :)

Organic NUTritionist — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:04:10 -0800

I just made these carrotcake muffins. I got the recipe from one of my Mom's old cook books. The recipe was actually for a carrot cake but I modified it by putting half the sugar and changing one cup of the flour to wheat flour. I also added an extra teaspoon of cinnamon. I like cinnamon for it's aroma, flavor, calming, and fat burning properties :o :) Also, instead of the usual cream cheese frosting (which is always yummy), I put a simple glaze on top.

CARROT CAKE MUFFINS

3 cups of shredded carrots
4 eggs

بگذارید

Orang Gholikhani — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:33:37 -0800

بگذارید اشتباه کنم

تردید فدای اشتها کنم

بگذارید قدم اول بردارم

تمسخر را با ایثار بشکافم

بگذارید حماسه را باز سازم

تا به کی افسانه در خواب بینم

بگذارید تنها بمانم

تا در سحر مرگ شب بینم

بگذارید خدا شوم

alone

sheereen — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:02:45 -0800

why do you look so sad?

what is it? tell me.

...

come on, tell me.

...

oh, i see. i understand.

just that.

why am i sad?

...

are you serious?

are you really asking me this question?

do you not know?

do you want me to spell everything?

now?

just when we have to part in moments?

when i will pour my heart out?

پرسه در تاریکیهای مسکو

Red Wine — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:55:18 -0800

اینک که به پایان پأییز نزدیک می‌شویم،خط خاکستری زندگی‌ من جدا از افسردگیها برجسته تر میشود.نه اینکه تنها دلم فقط می‌گیرد و نه اینکه افسوس گذشته را میخورم،من با این غصه‌ها همزیسیتی دائم دارم و که شاید من با شادیهای سطحی،دشمنی دیرینه دارم.

اوستا پس از 3000 سال

msabaye — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:21:24 -0800

3000 years after Avesta, Pourdavoud translated it into Iran's contemporary language

The NEW Iranian Revolution

Hajminator — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:04:59 -0800

Thirty years after the revolution of 1979 (that marked the beginning of the XXI century with the return of religion to the forefront of history) Iran knows a new uprising triggered after the massive fraud organized to maintain Ahmadinejad as President.

13 Abaan, NOV 4th; Los Angeles

Noosh Afarin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:45:12 -0800

*** Wear Green or black. No flags!! Signs only. ***

Background:

The Iranian Republic: How its people are being gradually pushed to the brink

FG — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:46:16 -0800

As an American, I'm struck by an observation in an article about the changing nature of the opposition and its demands since the rigged election. As happened in our country in 1776, it is the government's ham-handed, post-election tactics (admittedly much worse and over a much shorter perior) that continues to widen and radicalizes Iran's people toward a point of no return.

Religion and the Marketplace

Amil Imani — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:14:40 -0800

Islam is on its march of death on many fronts. A very dangerous front has been recently re-opened at the United Nations (UN) by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the largest group of nations within the UN, by introducing a new resolution.

The resolution under consideration—Defamation of Religions—aims to enlist the power and prestige of the UN in defense of religion by declaring religions to be immune from the general discourse practiced in non-religious domains.

Banafsheh Akhlaghi at UC Berkeley

mihanyar — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:20:49 -0700

UC Berkeley in Solidarity with Iran. Banafsheh Akhlaghi is the Western Regional Director at Amnesty International. She is also President and Founder at National Legal Sanctuary for Community Advancement.

Iran’s Year Zero

Fred — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:36:26 -0700

Wikipedia: “The idea behind Year Zero is that all culture and traditions within a society must be completely destroyed or discarded and a new revolutionary culture must replace it, starting from scratch. All history of a nation or people before Year Zero is largely irrelevant, as it will (as an ideal) be purged and replaced from the ground up.

In Cambodia, teachers and intellectuals especially were singled out and executed as part of the above mentioned purge aspect of Year Zero.”

Thanking Ali Gorji and SCIENCE magazine

Bahram G — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 07:59:31 -0700

The greatly prestigious SCIENCE published a 2/3 page exquisitely-composed letter from Ali Gorji "Defending Freedom in Iran's Universities." (Science, Vol 326 23 October 2009, p. 521). I am deeply moved and impressed by Ali's undertaking and by SCIENCE actually allocating its most coveted space to publish this letter.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY REZA ! ;0)

Darius Kadivar — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:09:10 -0700

Exclusive Photos of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi of Iran and family private gathering to celebrate his Birthday at their home in Washington DC.

See Photos Here

Bio:

شطرنج با سوسمار!

Ali Ohadi — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:40:41 -0700

Iranian patriots or Vichy traitors

Fred — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:17:14 -0700

The saying goes one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. Does such duality hold true when it comes to patriotism?

Writing Young Love: kissing all the toads*

Nazy Kaviani — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:25:06 -0700

For the Writing Young Love series.

Episode One:

It was my sixteenth birthday. Ten young people sat around a table at Tehran’s Chattanooga Café on Pahlavi Avenue. We were all in love. Holding Farzad’s hand, my classmate Shirin yelled: “Don’t forget to make a wish!” I closed my eyes and just before I blew the candle I squeezed his hand and wished to be married to him, the love of my life, some day.

Episode Two:

Belief Behind Bars; People of every Religion and Race come together in Support

faryarm — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:26:28 -0700

I wanted to share this multi part show with you; the suffering of iranians in iran is causing diverse peoples to come together in support of their human rights.

A memorable evening of International artists and religious leaders ; Hindus, Moslems, Jews, Catholics, and Sikhs who came together to call for human rights and religious freedom in Iran; truly uplifting.

Cartoon: Happy Halloween

Omid Hast — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:56:15 -0700

Halloween is an annual holiday celebration on October 31. I'm going to celebrate it till I drop. I feel bad for those who don't.

We have nothing to loose but our unpaid wages

yasmine — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:51:04 -0700

Every day for the last few weeks Iranian workers have been protesting, at times in their thousands - at their workplaces, outside government offices and provincial offices complaining about job losses, non-payment of wages, privatisation ... Universities have been the scene of daily protests and ordinary people have used every opportunity, even football matches, to express their opposition to the regime.

Example of support against brutality

bahram9821 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:57:18 -0700

Four Security guards decided to unnecessarily beat up a man, and the fan in the stadium swarm the field to get revenge.