Monthly Archives: February 2009

‘Farsi’ pilot gets green light from ABC

Posted on February 22, 2009 by persiancowboy

The TV pilot Funny in Farsi, which follows an Iranian immigrant’s life in the United States, will be going into production, ABC officials say. The comedy pilot is based on Firoozeh Dumas’s novel Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing … Continue reading →

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Weed out the drug war

Posted on February 9, 2009 by persiancowboy

Last week, the tabloid News of the World published a picture of swimmer Michael Phelps using a bong to smoke marijuana at a University of South Carolina party. By smoking pot, Phelps set a wrong example for his younger fans. … Continue reading →

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Al-Khwārizmī – Arab or Persian?

Posted on February 8, 2009 by persiancowboy

The printed edition of the Economist Magazine “The World in 2009” edition has an advertisement by Istithmar World, a Dubai (UAE) company that presents Al-Khwārizmī (Kharazmi in Persian) as an Arab mathematician. Al-Khwārizmī was a Muslim mathematician and astronomer whose … Continue reading →

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Winter by Mehdi Akhavan Sales – مهدی اخوان ثالث شعر زمستان

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Andrew

The following is my first attempt at Mehdi Akhavan Sales’ (1929-2000) famous modernist poem titled “Winter.” The Persian text and also the English translation of this poem can be found in “Persian Listening” by Michael C. Hillmann (2008 Dunwoody Press). … Continue reading →

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