Posted in Democrafascism, F*ck Big Media, Palestine on Nov 30th, 2012 No Comments »
Yesterday’s General Assembly Vote can be historic. The US & Canada, the clumsy allies that they are stood by while the world … What exactly did the world do? Will we remember the vote next year? Do you remember the UNESCO vote the year before? I hope that this vote gives the Palestanians momentum. I [...]
Posted in Armageddon, Democrafascism, Generation-Go-Fuck-Yourself, Today is a good day to die on Nov 19th, 2012 2 Comments »
What would it feel like to be the world’s punching bag? Come on, give it a try, give it a go, punch all you like, hurt all you want, cut all you wish, punch as hard as ya feel like it … you know why? Because the world … just won’t give a fucking DAMN!!!! [...]
Posted in Democrafascism, F*ck Big Media, Gestapo on Nov 29th, 2011 1 Comment »
Iranian State media is using the “student” label to address the hooligans who stormed the UK embassy earlier today. I can’t help but laugh at the irony of the situation. Ever since the election in Iran, the protesters (many of them REAL students) were labelled “hooligans”, “thugs” and “goons” by state media and now those [...]
Posted in Democrafascism, F*ck Big Media, Sidewalk Lyrics, Today is a good day to die on Nov 22nd, 2011 1 Comment »
It is times like this that I feel very much alone … Who will put an end to this madness? Or is that what every generation asks itself before its eventual demise? In times of protest in Iran, you hear the exuberant cries of rallies behind the protesters, offering them useless, albeit enthusiastic support. It [...]
Posted in Armageddon, Democrafascism, F*ck Big Media on Nov 18th, 2011 3 Comments »
Read Hamid Serri, in Informed Comment, talk about how: Iran’s UN Inspectors are Repeating the Iraq Mistakes Though I wouldn’t call them “mistakes” necessarily. The word implies a level of misunderstanding or misconception – whereas this feels more deliberate.
Posted in Democrafascism, Generation-Go-Fuck-Yourself, Today is a good day to die on Oct 6th, 2011 5 Comments »
The most exciting part of being introduced to George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series (aside from the books being ridiculously engaging and well written) is being able to dwell on politics, religion and governance on such a grand, versatile scale. Watching the cat fights, dog fights and Russian roulette from [...]
Posted in Democrafascism, Islamic Nazis of Iran, Palestine on Jun 29th, 2011 9 Comments »
As a likely UN vote on Palestine (and a subsequent US veto) becomes more imminent … On a recent expedition at Mehrnews, the – once – excellent state news and photo website, I was surprised to find page after page of photos of Palestine-related events in Tehran and the provinces. There is usually one at [...]
Posted in Democrafascism, Generation-Go-Fuck-Yourself, Nincompoops on May 26th, 2011 19 Comments »
For a while last week, Iranian Blogistan, facebook, etc was set ablaze with this particular video of a former madam now upgraded to some pretty fancy shmancy position inside foreign policy circles: Iranian students in the US will finally have multiple entry visas, like the rest of humanity! Halleluja! The Iranians shouted out with glee. [...]
Posted in Democrafascism, F*ck Big Media, The Illusionist on May 2nd, 2011 16 Comments »
My first real, vivid memories of this world took shape in a time and place where the universe had no grand villains. Perhaps Stan Lee & Co. were on a short hiatus. Adolf Hitler and the evils of WWII were decades and decades past, more like horrid fables than my reality. The end of the [...]
Posted in Democrafascism, Generation-Go-Fuck-Yourself, Iran-Iraq War, Iranian Rose Garden on Feb 11th, 2011 2 Comments »
They may call us “children of the revolution”, but we are really children of war. I was born years after the revolution, but the war is what I remember well. I still remember those air raid sirens so well. As does anyone who lived those days and nights. So does this beautiful animation by Maryam [...]
Posted in Ahmadionomics, Democrafascism, F*ck Big Media on Sep 23rd, 2010 14 Comments »
Today I watched Ahmadinejad speak in front of me while I was seated in the General Assembly at the United Nations. It was quite dramatic, to say the least. He walked out, that small, hirsute man, sat on the chair and awaited the famous bow. Then he took the stage, and you could tell easily [...]
Posted in Democrafascism, Generation-Go-Fuck-Yourself, Islamic Nazis of Iran, Nincompoops on Jul 29th, 2010 4 Comments »
Long ago, before I was a student, there was a horror story called the TOEFL for every Iranian student wishing to make their way abroad (United States). Before they got their admission, before they made that famed horror trip to the Cypriot or Turkish American embassies for visa, they had to make another trip abroad, to take [...]
Posted in F*ck Big Media, Generation-Go-Fuck-Yourself, Interview, Iran-Iraq War, IRIB, Nincompoops on Apr 19th, 2010 6 Comments »
“National Media” ————————————- Even though this clip may be considered slapstick comedy, I was rather intrigued by it. Especially because I had recently seen this: [h/t Neo-Resitance] The first clip is a piece on IRIB2 – about Iran’s “cyber army” and how, since some blogs and the internet have been used towards “soft warfare” to [...]
Posted in Democrafascism, madreseh, Norouz, Sidewalk Lyrics, Sizdah Bedar on Apr 1st, 2010 18 Comments »
I wrote about Sizdah Bedar earlier. Literally, ‘Sizdah Bedar’ translates to “getting rid of the thirteenth” or, “get out [outside] on the thirteenth”. It is the 13th day of the new year, and the last day of the celebrations. The point is to be “outside” with family, in nature, in parks, near rivers, flowing water. [...]
Posted in Democrafascism, F*ck Big Media, It's five minutes to midnight, Palestine on Apr 1st, 2010 11 Comments »
Students sitting beside the name of their classmates who were killed during the Israeli assault on Gaza —————————————————— In this blog, I focus on Iran – however, that doesn’t mean that I’m ignorant or oblivious to what is going on in the rest of the world, especially in our neighboring countries, and Israel-Palestine. I don’t [...]
Posted in Another Murder, Democrafascism, F*ck Big Media, The Illusionist, vultures on Mar 24th, 2010 15 Comments »
The Iranian side of Blogistan is abuzz with the news of Caspian Makan’s travels to Israel and his meeting with Peres. Makan, the self-proclaimed “fiance” of Neda Agha Soltan whose real name is “Alireza” and I’m not sure how it got switched to “Caspian” though it does make for a nice name for a talented [...]
Posted in Democrafascism, F*ck Big Media, hardtalk, vultures on Mar 5th, 2010 18 Comments »
I’ve been meaning to sit down and write a piece about the role of certain Iranians in the expat community in the movement inside Iran. About Mohsen Sazegara, Makhmalbaf, Sajdadpour, Ganji, etc. I was quite taken aback when I read that Mohajerani had visited the WINEP (Washington Institute for Near East Policy – an offshoot [...]