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As you might know, our dearest Vigen is very ill.  Hope you find the compassion in your hearts to help him during these very hard time for him and his family.  Here is how you can help.

To make a donation: 
Vigen Derderian
Bank of America
Routing # 121 000 358
Account #: 24352 60250
Swift Code BofAUS65

Mailing Address 

Vigen Derderian
26500 W Ahoura Rd.
PMB 766
Calabasas, CA 91302

We pray for him, hope you do too.  He is indeed one of a kind.

Mostafa Piran has been freed

After 7 months of captivity alongside 17 fellow activists in GoharDasht Prison, Mostafa Piran, one of the leaders of the Teachers and Culturalist Movement, has been freed after undergoing pressures and torture.

In a short message to the freedom-fighting Iranian people, Mostafa Piran has rest assured that the righteous movement against the Islamic Republic dictatorship and in quest to victory will continue.

http://www.zahra-k.persianblog.com

Candle light vigil for Zahra Kazemi in Palo Alto, CA

Dr. Badiozamani running for Governor of California

Dr.Badiozamani is running for such a high office.as an independent.His agenda includes saving California from bankruptcy through implementation of sound economic policies, bringing honesty and transparency to the government, tackling the ever -increasing traffic problem.

Badiozamani has a Master sdegree in Public Administration and Ph.D.degree in Political Science .He has lived in California for 22 years .He has served on California Governor 's Joint Venture Advisory Board ,City of San Diego s International Affairs Board where he was Vice Chairman and the head of Cultural &Economic Exchange Committee.  He is a member of National Writers Union PEN USA and American Translators Association..

Perseopolis in 3D

In this link you will find Wonderful Closeups of Persepolis, which is said to have been burnt down by Alexander the Great after a night of Drunkness and Orgy.  The Conqueror is said to have regreted his action. One can only wonder what a splendid place it would have been today if it was not burnt down. Also take a look at the 3D reconstruction
http://www.3Dparse.com

Iranian film director Kia-Rostami stages Karbala passion play in Rome

A passion play based on Karbala incidents and the campaigns launched by Muslim warriors at the early years of Islam, which was directed by the renowned film director Abbas Kia-Rostami, was staged in the Italian capital city of Rome on Wednesday evening, IRNA reported.

The play which was organized by Rome Theater is performed in Rome Oriental Theater and will be staged for 24 more days.

Kia-Rostami's passion play is four hour long and its cast includes 15 Iranian actors, two children and several horses.

Given Kia-Rostami's fame in Rome, a variety of cultural, artistic and university figures attended the inauguration of the performance.

Kia-rostami told IRNA that his incentive in staging the play is his great enchantment to theater since childhood and expressed his wish to introduce the traditional Iranian arts and observe the reaction of Italians to such historical events.

He stressed that such traditional plays with a minimum background of 1,000 years are a part of Iran's history.

Concerning his approach towards cinema and theater, he said that the two fields are quite different. He noted, "One might say that theater is similar to a fresh fish, while cinema can be assimilated to canned sea-food.