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Xander sings Roxanne in Tehran!

benbagheri — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:27:27 +0000

June of 2009 — AleXander Ali's version of Roxanne (the classic song by The Police / Sting). This performance was delivered in Xander's grandmother's living room in Tehran, Iran!

Alexander in a Tehran Internet Cafe!

benbagheri — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:10:17 +0000

Alexander in a Tehran Internet Cafe! Summer of 2009.

Spring and the Texas weather

benbagheri — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:10:24 +0000

The attached photos depict the cold and snowy day that residents of Dallas, Texas woke up to on the first day of Spring this past week (March 21, 2010).

This day, of course, was the Persian New Year's Day, marking the start of the year 1389 on Iranian solar calendar. At first site, it really felt like Norooz (and Spring) had been interrupted by a rude and untimely cold front and snowfall.

Living Life in the Divine Flow

benbagheri — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:55:40 +0000

With the dramatic downturn in the U.S. economy---and in the economy of the world in general---it is quite a challenge for me to maintain any kind of positive outlook right now . . . and I'm sure that it's a bit of a challenge for you, too.

This piece was sent to us by our wonderful friend Nadine Bell, courtesy of the famous author and motivational speaker Steven Lane Taylor. I thought it can be helpful for a lot of our readers right now!