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Post on Ahmadinejad - coming soon

the writer — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:16:00 GMT

I am in the process of preparing a post on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to US - specifically his talk at the Columbia University. In the meantime, enjoy these clips: Matt Lauer spends some time trying to get a sese for "real" Iran.

persian or iranian?

the writer — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:02:00 GMT

this seems to me one of the most asked questions - why do you iranians call yourselves perisan somtimes?well i used to but i don't anymore. when i first arrived abroad, i wanted to distance myself from everything that had to do what iran was in t

Delaram Ali

the writer — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:40:00 GMT

I try to stir away from politics on this site. At least I try my hardest to represent two sides of each story. After all, Iran's government in its present form would not have survived this long had it not have its supporters ... till now. th

why i do what i do?

the writer — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:09:00 GMT

i have been writing this blog for well over three years. i have had many people ask me why. often readers, friends and acquaintances wonder why do i bother? perhaps .s interesting to note that i have never been asked this question from an irania

not without my daughter

the writer — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:03:00 GMT

the movie, "not without my daughter" has been a constant thorn in the side of every iranian who i have talked to. for years, i fumed over the idea of this movie, over the quotes and sni

gluttons unite

the writer — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:45:00 GMT

i must have taken it for granted all those years. every party we were invited to, the food was simply divine. everybody's mom was a fabulous cook. there was no shortage of things to nibble on with each season. fruit was available s

start-up business in iran

the writer — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:15:00 GMT

i know m. very well. beside her being a relative, she has also become a close friend over the years. i have been with her through a lot of issues in her life including her struggles for earning a living as a single mother in iran. she always liked se

madness of king george

the writer — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:25:00 GMT

recently i came across this little clip in u-tube. ahmadinejad, everyone's favorite president, he is speaking about self reliance and and believing in self as a nation. i am not sure what the date is or where the talk is taking place. judging by

death to american rice

the writer — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:23:00 GMT

a quote from an interesting article in guardian, on saturday feb 10th, on what the true plans of us is for iran:"If it does come to war, Mr Muravchik said Iran would retaliate, but that on balance it would be worth it to stop a country that he s

anti iranian climate in America

the writer — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 23:30:00 GMT

this morning i was driving and listening to a light "banter" on the radio. the movie "messengers" is coming out and this canadian show (kid carson show with nina arora) had the male lead actor on the phone from new york: dylan mcd

a letter from iran

the writer — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:10:00 GMT

the writer: the grass continues to be greener on the other side of the fence.a letter from iranauthor: aboulghader balooch - vancouver < goonagoon magazine, vancouver> < no. 16, vol. 1, friday january 5, 2007 >just the rent alo

iran's quiet revolution - on nuclear power and everyday iranians

the writer — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:49:00 GMT

a good friend sent me a link which i feel answers some of the questions of those readers who have been asking me via email again and again: so whats up with iran's nuclear ambitions? what do iranians feel about this whole thing? what is life

picking up girls persian style

the writer — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:56:00 GMT

i have been working on several posts at the same time but due to a super busy schedule these days, i am yet to finish them all. in the meantime i have a link for you to a vidoe i found on ... what else, you tube. its a clip from the movie "10&qu

persian manga - part II

the writer — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 02:28:00 GMT

sequal to Persepolis

bam - saving memories

the writer — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:30:00 GMT

bargeboo: its been over 2 years since the devistating earthquake in bam. catasrophic events such as the 2004 sunami still get occasional coverage in the mainstream medi and justly so because the scale of that tragedy is not comparable to what happene

political football

the writer — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 04:34:00 GMT

bargeboo: i was still living in iran when iranian wrestlers refused to wrestle with athethes from us, isreal and iraq. those were the bad horrible days of war, oppression and expressions of hatred for all that was against what islamic

new yorker on iran

the writer — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 07:59:00 GMT

bargeboo: i have come across a very interesting and super detailed, accurate and heart breaking article in the new yorker by laura secor. don't let the names and details scare you away. read on and you will be glad you did.

ira levin and iran

the writer — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 05:49:00 GMT

bargeboo: recently i finished re-reading my copy of "this perfect day" by "ira-levin". it was translated as "unicomp" in iran. as wonderful as this book is, it is not what the following post is about. for those of you wh

art of yalda

the writer — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 07:59:00 GMT

recently i was asked to create an informal art piece answering the following question: “if we look through your window, how will we see your family celebrating the holidays?” the above collogue is my representation of my family c

ahmadinejad : translated

the writer — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:23:00 GMT

can you detect a theme here?! adding to the controversy of recent ahmadinejad's comments on state of israel, a video has surfaced of him talking to an elite audience of mullahs about his experience in the UN when he spoke in the general assembly. p

you bush, me ahmadinejad

the writer — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 11:16:00 GMT

in june 2005, the famed mr. khatami the moderate and outgoing president of iran was replaced by the hardliners' choice: mahmoud ahmadinejad. As you may well have read, the legitimacy of this election was under question by many including some of the c

atomic bomb on iran

the writer — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 07:33:00 GMT

August 6th 1945 - Hiroshima August 9th 1945 - Nakasakii wonder ... if US had dropped those two bombs on two iranian cities, say shiraz and mashhad, would iranians been able to forgive it in just one generation with such apparent dignity that japanes

i am home

the writer — Thu, 19 May 2005 22:21:00 GMT

i am in iran - after 6 years. will write soon.b.

arian in concert

the writer — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 07:59:00 GMT

bargeboo: a while back i talked about ohum and how they are leading the way for pop music in iran. their music although not classical, was not quite "pop" per say either. i won't get into the full intro of the ohum post. however, i will ad

tsunami in asia - lousy xmas

the writer — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 07:59:00 GMT

bargeboo: to friends and relatives of those affected by the horrific tsunami and earthquake - no nation in the world has fresher wounds like yours than iranians. we feel your pain and pray for your loved ones. this is a momumental tragedy. i hope fo