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Monthly Archives: November 2007
He has a beard!!!!
You know what’s wrong with us Iranians? We easily judge everyone based on the way they look. If someone has a beard they are Hezbollahi. If someone wears tight jeans and jell in his hair he is “soosool.” Don’t get … Continue reading
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Funny parody clips of Persian musician and singers
Silhouette and Leila Forouhar Shahram Nazeri Kamran and Hooman
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“Moderate” Arab Regimes
The media establishment often refer to so called “moderate” Arab regimes such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia. But what does “moderate” actually mean here? The truth is that there’s nothing remotely “moderate” about these governments that oppress and torture their … Continue reading
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Whats it like to be an Iranian/Persian?
Sallam’s to all! Firstly I would just like to welcome you all to my first post! =)! Well the title of my first post is what’s it like to be an Iranian/Persian? Firstly, the question should be asked can we … Continue reading
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U.S. sides with Iran and Sudan?
Thats the title of last Saturday’s Los Angeles Times editorial about the recent United Nations resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions. As expected United States allied with Iran, Sudan and Saudi Arabia voting against the resolution. Representatives of … Continue reading
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Reading of Bijan Taraghi’s poem: Poshte Panjare “Behind the Window”
Here is my reading of Bijan Taraghi’s poem Poshte Panjare or “Behind the Window.” Sina Najmai played the Sitar. This is a video from the 2007 Annual Persian Performing Arts Show (University of Texas at Austin)
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Let Mike Gravel Speak!!!
Corporate censorship has taken over the Presidential race. Mike Gravel was excluded unfairly from the MSNBC Debate at Drexel University the other week. Why? GE owns MSNBC and NBC. Last minute, they claimed he did not raise enough money. Just … Continue reading
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Iranian Labor Activists’ Prison Sentences Upheld
An appellate court in Tehran has confirmed a five-year jail sentence against jailed union leader Mansour Osanloo on security charges, Radio Farda reported. The court also upheld a two-year prison sentence against another senior member of Osanlu’s union, Ebrahim Madadi, … Continue reading
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Water Boarding is not torture?
Whoever believes that water boarding is not torture (ex. Gonzo and Mukasey) should read Evan Wallach’s report for the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. How do we know it is torture? Well because United States has tried and convicted people … Continue reading
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