Archives for: October 2009

10/31/09

Permalink 09:42:31 am by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
Alaeddin Boroujerdi "We are totally opposed to the proposal to send 3.5 percent enriched uranium in return for 20 percent enriched fuel," senior lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi was quoted by the semiofficial ISNA news agency as saying. Boroujerdi, who… more »

10/30/09

Permalink 04:00:12 am by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
Mahmoud Vahidnia Supreme leader Khamenei usually holds conferences with top students who are pre-selected to speak. These students usually go on stage and praise Khamenei. Then Khamenei usually speaks and talks about how much he values their ideas.… more »

10/29/09

Permalink 01:51:39 am by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
Today at 10:25am Dear Ms. Bakhtiar, Hello. I am Neda Aghasoltan’s mother and I want to inform you of the following with regards to recent allegations about my daughter’s death: First of all, I want to say that Neda participated in all protests simil… more »

10/27/09

Permalink 05:43:16 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
Superstar - New Movie by Tahmineh Milani (DVD) A new award winner film by Tahmineh Milani Starring: Shahab Hosseini, Sharifinia Acclaimed Iranian director Tahmineh Milani wrote and directed this light-hearted family drama. Shahab Hosseini offe… more »

10/25/09

Permalink 09:45:18 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
me at my book talk Sept 26th, 2008 Tales From The Zirzameen more »

10/21/09

Permalink 01:55:16 am by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
DigiBitch blog post by Sara Reihani, October 19, 2009 - 6:30pm; tagged Adventures In Feministory, Iran, literature, poetry, women in literature. All the poets Iran is famous for – Khayyam, Hafez, Rumi – lived hundreds of years ago... and were dudes.… more »
Permalink 12:31:35 am by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
http://www.maktoub.ir/ Former Minister of Islamic Guidance calls for impeachment of Ahmadinejad and Khamenei But the Green Movement doesn't stop at Ahmadinejad, Mohajerani told his audience. In light of the state-sponsored violence, jailing, detain… more »

10/20/09

Permalink 01:42:58 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 11 mins ago TEHRAN, Iran – A special court formed after Iran's post-election unrest has convicted an Iranian-American academic and sentenced him to more than 12 year… more »

10/19/09

Permalink 02:25:44 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=16155279&ch=4226714&src=news TEHRAN (Reuters) – The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Monday vowed to "retaliate" against the United States and Britain after accusing t… more »

10/18/09

Permalink 01:10:31 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
late General Noor Ali Shushtari updated 9 minutes ago TEHRAN, Iran - A suicide bomber killed five senior commanders of the powerful Revolutionary Guard and at least 26 others Sunday near the Pakistani border in the heartland of a potentially escalating… more »

10/17/09

Permalink 10:07:27 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
Iran is frequently portrayed as a backward and fanatically fundamentalist tyrannical outpost. As a result of constant repetition, most of us believe that we have a fairly accurate image of Iran. But, do we really? read more: http://www.bibijon.org/… more »
Permalink 09:38:03 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/watch/player.html?pkg=rc78iran&seg=1&mod=0 more »
Permalink 08:07:03 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
By REUTERS Published: October 17, 2009 Filed at 2:22 p.m. ET Skip to next paragraph TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, arrested after the disputed presidential election in June, has been freed on bail, Iran's judiciary s… more »
Permalink 01:16:15 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
in the Islamic Republic of Iran www.iranhumanrights.org Delara Dabari executed May 2009 The worldwide campaign to abolish the death penalty has resulted in the UN General Assembly Resolution 10678 on December 18, 2007, calling for a moratorium… more »
Permalink 12:44:54 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
Link: http://dorranceauthorblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/book-reflecting-on-iranian-culture.html more »

10/16/09

Permalink 06:54:39 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
The Glass House, by Iranian American director Hamid Rahmanian, is a documentary set in Tehran about the Omid- E- Mehr rehabilitation center for disadvantaged young women. The Glass House is the untold story of courageous young women who have been abandon… more »
Permalink 06:35:16 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
Hassan Rowhani (ctr) Michael Slackman, New York Times, October 15, 2009 Summary: U.S./Top News 1) Iran experts and regional analysts say that Iran finally may be ready to make a deal on its nuclear program, less because it is under pressure than… more »

10/15/09

Permalink 12:45:50 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/?p=889 Dear Brian, 1. Watch the video 2. Sign the petition This summer, Brave New Foundation supporters did something extraordinary: in response to one of our videos, you gave $15,000 to Afghan refugees i… more »

10/13/09

Permalink 06:41:35 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYw0amU-JC8&feature=fvw Siamak Ghahremani sent a message to the members of Noor Iranian Film Festival. -------------------- Subject: Noor Film Festival & AFI Fest present Bahman Ghobadi's new film Dear Fri… more »

10/12/09

Permalink 02:20:20 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
http://track.namastelight.com/v/1/c7ad6f92ef48d50504491841617c77cc6b7210346658c26c more »
Permalink 01:51:37 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
comment: think if the 10.5 billion per month on the Iraq war went to help fight poverty and stimulate the economy and how much per month does the war in Afghanistan cost? The media doesn't even mention the cost of the Afghan War...I am amazed by how will… more »
Permalink 03:07:19 am by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
http://www.sfu.ca/ccsmsc/Mirhady/lecture_09.htm more »

10/10/09

Permalink 11:48:58 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
AP – Armenian foreign minister, Edouard Nalbandian, front left, and Turkish foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, … By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer Matthew Lee, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 50 mins ago ZURICH – Turkey and Armenia signed a landmar… more »

10/09/09

Permalink 07:59:02 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
By KARL RITTER and MATT MOORE, Associated Press Writers Karl Ritter And Matt Moore, Associated Press Writers – 1 hr 43 mins ago OSLO – The announcement drew gasps of surprise and cries of too much, too soon. Yet President Barack Obama won the… more »

10/08/09

Permalink 11:30:37 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
19-year-old professor WASHINGTON, April 26: Alia Sabur, a 19-year old Iranian American, has been declared the world's youngest professor in history by the Guinness Book of World Records. Alia broke the 1717 record set by a student of physicist… more »

10/07/09

Permalink 01:19:07 am by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
"Peace in our Time" Neville Chamberlain 1938 October 06, 2009 Obama cuts off funds to Iran human rights groups The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center is not the only group sacrificed by Barack Obama in his drive to appease dictators and throw… more »

10/05/09

Permalink 11:09:35 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
******************************************************************** Dear Mr. President Obama, My name is Neda Agha Soltan. I was killed by a Basij in a street of Tehran while watching a post-election protest. Perhaps you remember me. Millions people w… more »
Permalink 11:03:55 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
Robert Kagan The Washington Post, September 30, 2009 The past two weeks have been a big success for the rulers in Tehran , despite what many in the United States and Europe may think. The Obama administration, the Europeans and the media have been obs… more »

10/03/09

Permalink 11:45:32 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
Leila October 3 at 8:23pm I just checked it out! Color me impressed! I am fascinated by how your connection to Iran began and how you've maintained it all these years... beautiful and heartwarming!I am inspired by your love for the Iranian people... h… more »
Permalink 10:49:22 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
hidden entrance One of my goals on my return to Iran for the first time in 30 years was to see the Zahir Ol Dowleh cemetery which is amazingly owned by a private family. In it lie the graves of some of the finest contemporary poets, musicians and… more »

Permalink 10:10:40 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
Jimmie Wing, my former roommate in Tehran in the 1970's and my childhood friend, Aryana Farshad, film director, in Hollywood... Jimmie is an Australian photo journalist living in Thailand now. He made his first short film which debued at Sunset Theatr… more »
Permalink 08:38:57 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
http://www.flix.co.il/tapuz/showVideo.asp?m=3203614 more »
Permalink 03:45:06 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI, Associated Press Writer Ali Akbar Dareini, Associated Press Writer – 1 min ago TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's president hit back Saturday at President Barack Obama's accusation that his country had sought to hide its construction of a new n… more »

10/02/09

10/01/09

Permalink 11:34:37 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
comment: so much for clerics trying to run the economy...run it into the ground.... Rasool more »
Permalink 11:31:04 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
"The Persian Cultural Center is happy to announce that the petition campaign it initiated to include Norouz/Norooz/Nowruz on the United Nations' official calendar has succeeded (www.pccus.org). Over 300,000 signatures were collected in support of the re… more »
Permalink 11:28:59 pm by zirzamee, Categories: Announcements [A]
Deal would reduce Iran's ability to make a nuke and buy time for talks Javier Solano and Saeed Jalili read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33130972/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times comment: well I think Iran has been bullied into sub… more »
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