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The proper spelling of the Iranian New Year, Nowruz Upon the recommendation of prominent Iranian scholars, most Iranian societies and foundations outside Iran, Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization and Cultural Research Bureau (Tehran), and upon the approval of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and most importantly, for the consistency within the International Iranian Community, we should all write the name of the Iranian New Year with this spelling: Nowruz
Shirin's Haftseen
In harmony with rebirth of nature, the Persian New Year Celebration, or Nowruz, always begins on the first day of spring, March 20th of each year. Norooz ceremonies are symbolic representations of two ancient concepts - the End and Rebirth.
Nowruz Goes Beyond an Iranian Tradition Why
the registration of Nowruz file Why the registeration of Nowruz has not gone through by the UNESCO Ten countries from the Persian civilization territory including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, India, and Iran presented a file about Nowruz (Persian New Year) for registration in the list of UNESCO Intangible Heritage as a multinational heritage. A hearfelt salute to our brave women inside Iran
March 8, the International Women's Day By:Shirin Tabibzadeh The proper spelling of the Iranian New Year, Nowruz Upon the recommendation of prominent Iranian scholars, most Iranian societies and foundations outside Iran, Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization and Cultural Research Bureau (Tehran), and upon the approval of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and most importantly, for the consistency within the International Iranian Community, we should all write the name of the Iranian New Year with this spelling: An
interview with Dr. Houshang Nahavandi the author of "The Last
Shah of Iran"
Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Houchang Nahavandi, former Minister of the last Shah of Iran. From 1974 to the time of the revolution president of the “Iranian Problems Study Group,” he was described by Pierre Salinger as “His Majesty’s Opposition Group.”
Two articles by: Dr. Kaveh Farrokh Annexing Khuzestan; battle-plans for Iran By: Dr. Kaveh Farrokh
In lieu of the present escalating crisis, the following article is of high significance to Iranians, especially for those of you concerned about the possible military consequences of the de-evolving political standoff between Iran and the Neocons. ,,,........................Please sign the petition for " AZARBAIJAN OF IRAN" This petition is being released to vociferously confront attempts at creating conflicts based on linguistic differences
What Does the Term " Middle East" mean? The term - Middle East - when examined in cultural, anthropological and cultural terms makes very little sense. Allow me to state this bluntly: the construct "Middle East" is a geopolitical invention - void of any scientific basis. The term was first invented by American lecturer and Anglophile Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) Mihan-e Moshtarek-e Maa, yek mihan-e farhanigist An interview with Dr. Ali Mirfetros Sent by: Shahrokh
By: Firouz Malek-Madani, Ph.D.
America:
The Last Frontier  The vast land of America was once inhabited by a relatively small number of indigenous people. These "Indians" had lived throughout the land for thousands of years, and they will always remain the true fathers of America. American Indians helped the Pilgrims survive the winter. Later, more European immigrants came, and American settlement finally outgrew the Indian fathers. 'We
Are Citizens of This Country' In Iran, an Islamic theocracy, Christians and Jews occupy an unusual place. But it's not necessarily uncomfortable.
"We identify ourselves with Iranian society and nationality because Armenians have been living here for centuries and centuries," says Bishop Sebouh Sarkissian of the Archdiocese of Tehran. "Sometimes they call us religious minorities -- a word I've never liked, even hated, because we are not a religious minority. We are citizens of this country." Unofficial sources report of the death of Iranian girls under the age of 15 as a result of illegal abortion. The statistics show that out of every 10 under 16 year old girls who seek an abortion, one loses her life. Moreover certain Internet sites report of an average of 15 fetuses being discovered per day in Tehran's garbage. Shahbanou Farah’s Answer to History French TV Interview on ITÉLÉ with Paris Match Grand Reporter Caroline Pigozzi translation by Darius KADIVAR
Shahbanou's
Reminder
Shahbanou's regular messages to her compatriots are more than royal declarations on topical Iranian issues. They provide us with a sense of perspective in the midst of chaos, and instability that has been our national lot for the past quarter of a century. From the sadness of exile, Empress Farah has observed the discipline of keeping the channels of communication open between herself and her compatriots. Her website has an extremely high number of visitors and she is as dev
Moroori bar ketab-e "Roozha Dar Raah" neveshtey-e Shahrokh Meskoob By: Shirin Tabibzadeh
An article by & an interview with Manouchehr Moshdagh Khorasani the author of " Arms and Armors"
The monumental epic of the Shahname, which was written by Hakim Abolgasem Ferdowsi in the 10th century A.D., testifies a long warrior tradition in Iran, going back to pre-Islamic times. Originally, Ferdowsi intended to present his epic to a Samanid emir, as the Samanids were proud of their Iranian origins and tried to revive the glorious past of Iran. Due to the shift of power in the region when Ghaznavids took power in Khorasan, Ferdowsi presented his glorious epic to Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavid, who as is known did not appreciate the efforts and work of Ferdowsi.
THE Magnificent MANOUCHEHR, an interview with the author of "Arms and Armor" by: Persian Mirror This book is the result of years of research in the field of Iranian arms and armor, illustrating for the first time a selected array of Iranian arms and armor from ten Iranian museums. The
Turban, the Veil, and the Sword
The controversy surrounding the cartoons addresses three troubling, but interconnected issues. First, they reflect the social drama unfolding within Europe itself, mainly the presence of a large number of Muslim immigrants within its tightly knit communities. Introducing Vida Ghahremani's recently released book " Aroosi-e Khaleh va..." Here is a chapter: Rooz-e Aval-e Eid (Roshangaran and Women's Studies Publishers, Tehran, 2005)
Negar Ahkami's Art Work At New York Times Art Review Sent by: Dr. S. Afkhami
Darius Kadivar's Corner Paris Report
About the Author: Darius KADIVAR is a freelance journalist born to an Iranian father and French mother. He works and lives in France.
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The Problem is: Iran Does Pose a Threat in Every Way Iraq Did Not April 26, 2006 Here's the thing that people often forget about the boy who cried wolf: he did see a wolf eventually. Could that be how things are turning out in the Gulf? Did Britain and the US point to a false threat in Iraq, only to be left exposed when the real menace came along, in Iran?
Iran
May Climb Down Over N-Issue Sooner Than West Expects Iran
Marks Step in Nuclear Development The New York Times
THE
IRAN PLANS The New Yorker The
West can't let Iran have the bomb With each week that passes, Iran's ayatollahs move closer to their goal of building an atom bomb.
An
exercise in bravado Iran has been conducting a sort of grand military parade up and down the Gulf this week, displaying its defensive hardware, test-firing sophisticated-sounding new weapons systems, and proclaiming its readiness to repel all would-be aggressors.
Once again: Earthquakes Devastate Iranian Villages
Reza Bayegan Words on the Occasion of Princess Leila’s Birthday
Iran given stark nuclear choice
Draft
Statement on Iran's Nuclear Program
Iran
Is at War with Us Michael Ledeen Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, is dying
of cancer. But he is convinced that his legacy will be glorious.
He believes that thousands of his Revolutionary Guards intelligence
officers effectively control southern Iraq, and that the rest of
the country is at his mercy, since we present no challenge to them
— even along the Iraq/Iran border, where they operate with
impunity.
Women
at war with the mullahs Sent by: Amil Imani
Secretary of State Rice: Iran Talks Would Not Be "Negotiations" March 17, 2006 Following is the State Department transcript of remarks by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Prime Minister John Howard of Australia March 17:
The
Beginning of the End Game It appears that the United States and Iran are now
going to begin public talks on Iraq. The Iranian News Agency reported
Thursday that Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National
Security Council, told a closed session of the Majlis that Iran
had agreed to a request by the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution
in Iraq to negotiate with Washington on Iraq.
4Shanbehsoori in Iran
United States Policy Toward Iran March 08, 2006
Everyday Iranians Nervous about Push for Atomic Power
Iranians are expressing unease about the international showdown over their country's nuclear program, as broad public support for atomic power is tempered by growing misgivings about the cost.
Regime
Change as Official Policy In his 2006 State of the Union speech, President George W. Bush correctly identified the dichotomy between Iranians and the terrorist regime which rules over them, when he described Iran as being “...a nation now held hostage.....
TEHRAN WRITES THE SCRIPT.
THE US FOLLOWS IT Having resumed uranium enrichment, has the Islamic Republic crossed the Rubicon? That question is dividing commentators and decision-makers both inside and outside Iran.
Ladies and gentlemen, It saddens me to reappear before you here today at a time when under the yoke of the clerical regime, my homeland is labeled as the greatest threat to international peace and security, and more importantly, from my vantage point, this threat comes at the cost of great pain and suffering for my fellow compatriots in Iran.
Which
Prophet Mohammad?
Growing up as a Moslem in Iran in the religiously tolerant atmosphere of the 1970s we were taught at school about the Prophet Mohammad’s exemplary kindness, especially towards those who insulted and injured him.
Are We Playing for Keeps? On Feb. 22, terrorists bombed the Askariya shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack shocked Iraqis and infuriated Shiites. The Iranian government sought to direct public anger toward Washington. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei blamed "intelligence agencies of the occupiers of Iraq and the Zionists."
Workers
Communist Party of Iran Website
Old Right Topic News Senior Editor Mark Dankof reminds unsuspecting Americans that the Red element of the Red and Black (Mullahs) Alliance that overthrew the Shah of Iran a generation ago is unfortunately alive and well. Beware. URL
for Workers Communist Party of Iran website
Shirin Neshat February 26, 2006
The Queen's Death Star
- Depleted Uranium . Measured
in British Atmosphere Bahram Maskanian The Sunday Times Online, February 19, 2006, reported on a shocking scientific study authored by British scientists Dr. Chris Busby and Saoirse Morgan: "Did the use of Uranium weapons in Gulf War 2 result in contamination of Europe? Evidence from the measurements of the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), Aldermaston, Berkshire, UK".
Prepare
yourself for the Unthinkable: War Against Iran May be a Necessity The unimaginable but ultimately inescapable truth is that we are going to have to get ready for war with Iran. Being of a free-speaking, free-thinking disposition, we generally find in the ......
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