Monthly Archives: November 2008

Prof. Kaveh Farrokh talks about his new book, “Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War”

Prof. Kaveh Farrokh, author of “Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War,” gets the best History Book award from WAALM – Persian Golden Lioness Awards in London, 31 Oct 08.

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Iranian trade unionist to be hanged today – your urgent help needed

This morning I received news that jailed Iranian teacher union activist Farzad Kamangar may be hanged within the next few hours. According to the Education International, he has been taken from his cell in Tehran’s Evin prison in preparation for … Continue reading

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In the House of My Bibi: Growing Up in Revolutionary Iran by Nastaran Kherad

NASTARAN KHERAD will share In the House of My Bibi: Growing Up in Revolutionary Iran, her memoir of life in Ayatollah Khomeini’s theocracy. 5:30pm. Follett’s Intellectual Property, 2402 Guadalupe, Austin, Texas This is a powerful memoir of a girlhood spent … Continue reading

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سالنمای سال 1388 ایرانی

از مبدأ هجری خورشیدی و 3734 از مبدأ اندازه‌گیری گاهشماری ایرانی رضا مرادی غیاث آبادی نسخه‌های پی‌دی‌اف سالنمای سال آینده ایرانی همراه با راهنمای زمان جشن‌ها و گردهمایی‌های ملی ایران باستان در دو گونه هفتگی و ماهانه منتشر شده است. … Continue reading

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A Veteran’s Story

                    A version of this column appeared in the Nov. 10 edition of UT-Austin’s Daily Texan newspaper. Manny Babbitt was a Marine, a Vietnam War veteran whose demonstrated courage earned him … Continue reading

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و… اينک ابتکاری ديگر

خواهران بسيجی عزيز در صورتي که از نرم افزار فاسد ياهو مسنجر استفاده مي کنيد حتما با اين صحنه زشت آشنا هستيد.   بله اين در خواست بي شرمانه اي است که بدون در نظر گرفتن شرعيات براي شما فرستاده … Continue reading

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A Changed World?

Al – Jazeera has the reactions of world leaders to the election of president-elect Barack Obama. Check it out, many nations are holding Obama to his word and expecting changes in American relations with the rest of the world: Mahmoud … Continue reading

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