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Bahram Moshiri on Hafez at the University of Texas at Austin

Bahram Moshiri’s talk on Hafez from October 9, 2011.

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Turbulent by Shirin Neshat

In Turbulent, Neshat’s 1998 two-screen video installation, two singers (Shoja Azari playing the role of the male, and Iranian Vocalist and composer Sussan Deyhim as the female) create a powerful musical metaphor for the complexity of gender roles and cultural … Continue reading

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سوال: چرا کوهنوردی می کنیم؟

من خودم به شخصه 100 ها بار مثل گوسفند، سرم را انداخته بودم پایین و رفته بودم کوه، ولی اصلاً نمی دانستم چرا کوهنوردی می کنم.

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آفتاب در حال غروب است

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License Plate Vigilante

The other day while I was walking back to my car in front of the Texas Capitol building, I noticed a middle aged white guy in a suit and tie looking at the car. By the time I got there … Continue reading

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Foreign Terrorist Organization, MEK, Operating in US

Recipients President Barack Obama Sen. John Cornyn Rep. Mike McCaul & Lloyd Doggett Secretary Janet A. Napolitano Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton I am deeply concerned by the unprecedented and possibly illegal campaign of political … Continue reading

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ایران خودرو – بدون شرح

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Fredun Hojabri’s letter to Hillary Clinton – Re: Announced new visa policy for Iranian students

The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, D.C. 20520 Subject: Announced new visa policy for Iranian students May 21, 2011 Dear Madam Secretary, As an Iranian-American I am delighted by the latest announcement by the State Department regarding … Continue reading

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Iranian lawyer revives Delara: who is responsible for her death?

`The following is a recent letter on *Delara Darabi’s execution that occurred two years ago, from the blog of Mohammad Mostafaei, one of Delara Darabi’s lawyers. Delara was executed in Iran on May 1, 2009. *An alternate spelling to the … Continue reading

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Chamber of Con-merce

Pop quiz! (Don’t worry, it’s easy.) The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is: (A) A trade group representing small businesses, like your favorite restaurant or a local car dealership. (B) Related to the United States Department of Commerce, a federal government … Continue reading

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