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Home > English > Culture, Art & History More Top Stories Iran at the Seams - A Review of Mehrdad Baladi's Houri By: Charles R. Larson August 17th, 2010 In Mehrdad Balali’s disturbing novel, Houri, there’s a brief moment at the beginning that is emblematic of much of the subsequent story.  As the narrator returns to his native Iran and the airplane enters Iranian airspace, “Flight attendants hurried to remove wine and whisky ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE The Documentary Story By : Roya Iravani August 17th, 2010: In recent years, the documentary film genre has become more popular and high profile, though it is still generally far less popular than other genres, such as action adventure. Many of today's ... Persepolis' Next Chapter By : Darius Kadivar August 17th, 2010: Directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud were back on the French Croisette in Cannes, but this time not to present a new movie but to announce the making of two in a near future. The ... Rapping in Tehran By : Bijan Tehrani July 20th, 2010:  Hassan Khademi , the Iranian director of "Rapping in Tehran", is a graduate with MA of Arts from University of Tehran and has conducted several research projects about Iranian underground ... Three Persian Tenors By : Ferial Mosharaf ferialm@hotmail.com July 20th, 2010: I had to work Memorial Day weekend. However, I had decided to live the width of my life as well as worrying about the length. So, I say yes to anything that sounds slightly interesting such as ... Attack on Cinema By : Ali Naderzad June 21st, 2010: Copie Conforme, the new Abbas Kiarostami film which was shot on location in Italy with Juliette Binoche and opera singer William Shimmel, has been highly anticipated at this Cannes Festival. I have a ... Home > English > Culture, Art & History The Taqwacores Punk! Party! Prayer! By: Shermineh Rohanizadeh shermineh.rohanizadeh@gmail.com : May 29th, 2010 From Computers to Paint Brushes: Artist Amad Eslami on his Inspiration By: Sepideh Safaee : April 13th, 2010 The Film That Resonates with the World By: Babak Eskandari goodteacher64@hotmail.com : April 13th, 2010 Behzad Ranjbaran Composes MITHRA for Symphony Orchestra By: Sepideh Safaee : March 13th, 2010 When Political Tensions Affect Cultural Issues By: Soudabeh Sadigh : March 13th, 2010 Rio San Juan, Nicaragua - Skimming the history of Central America's mightiest waterway By: Andrea Davoust : March 13th, 2010 Style Profile By: Newsha Mostafavi : February 10th, 2010 The People You Think You Know By: Newsha Mostafavi newsha@ashena.com : February 10th, 2010 “Hidden Wounds, Paper Bullets: Iranian Contemporary Art” By: Ferial Mosharaf ferialm@hotmail.com : February 10th, 2010 I Ran from Iran and Keep on Running By: Tehran Ghasri : February 10th, 2010 Culture in OC By: Ferial Mosharaf : February 10th, 2010 What’s in a Name? Persian vs. Iranian: A Timeless Argument By: Tehran Ghasri : January 11th, 2010 It has Nothing to do with Being Persian! By: Kaveh Akbari : January 11th, 2010 Saharan Stargazing– Mauritanian Style Enveloped by the peace of a night in the desert By: Andrea Davoust : January 11th, 2010 I Just Smile By: Babak Eskandari goodteacher64@hotmail.com : January 11th, 2010 For Love of a Language By: Arash Karami : January 11th, 2010 Irvine Adult School Offers ESL Courses and More! By: Agnes M. Steiner : December 21st, 2009 Irvine's Adult School By: Lili Nabili : December 21st, 2009 The Little Things that Really Matter By: By Ferial Mosharaf : December 21st, 2009 Holiday Films By: Babak Eskandari : December 21st, 2009 Photo Gallery Healthً Is Addiction Part of a Bigger Problem? By : Farid Tabrizy Farid@harmonyheals.com August 17th, 2010:Many of our American contemporaries have grown up in a quick-fix society, as many of us have experienced. Whatever our objective is at the time, it must be achieved as soon as possible. A common phrase used with the intent to decelerate our behavior ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE Current Affairs Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: Discharge Q&A By : Mona Parsa info@monaparsalaw.comQ: August 17th, 2010:I keep getting phone calls and letters from credit card companies. They are annoying! Can bankruptcy stop this?A: Yes! Once you file for bankruptcy, your creditors are legally required to stop all collection actions on your debts. After your case ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE Politics Can President Obama Keep His Promise? By : Jamal Abdi August 17th, 2010:The early verdict on the new Iran sanctions is that even the "smart" sanctions have proven to be, well, dumb. Instead of targeting Iranian government officials connected to the nuclear program or who are complicit in human rights abuses, the new ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE Psychology OCD in Children & Adolescents By : Farzaneh S. Khazrai, Ph.D. www.drkhazrai.com fkhazrai@cox.net August 17th, 2010:It is normal for children, at various stages of development, to be concerned about sameness and symmetry and having things perfect; to insist on certain bedtime routines, to develop odd superstitions and rituals like avoiding cracks in the sidewalk. ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE Culture, Art & History The Farva-WHAT? By : Tehran SoParvaz November 13th, 2009:I remember when it was such a special treat to see a Farvahar on someone’s neck.  It was such a strong symbol of Persian culture, society, unity, Zoroastrianism and Iranian culture that it made me proud.  Now the Farvahar has become ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE English Austin, Texas, The Second Home of Khayyam By : Ferial Mosharaf May 5th, 2009:Austin, Texas,    The Second Home of  KhayyamHere with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough,A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse -- and Thou     Beside me singing in the Wilderness --And Wilderness is Paradise ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE Satire, Poetry, Prose The Wandering Dervish from Tehran, New York By : Afarin aka Ajaya - Ajaya.yoga@yahoo.com May 5th, 2009:The Wandering Dervish from Tehran, New YorkDearest Readers, These are some unedited poems and some unfinished verses from the fictional character in my mother-daughter novel, Ziba. Marjan, or coral, is the name of this young, Marxist revolutionary. ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE Healthً Iranian Cure for the Delta’s Blues By : Joel K. Bourne Jr. August 17th, 2010:Baptist Town, with its tumbledown clapboard shacks on the wrong side of the tracks in Greenwood, Miss., seems an unlikely spot for any kind of revolution, especially one inspired by the Islamic Republic of Iran. But soon, that Mississippi ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE Psychology Raised as an Iranian Woman - Cultural values were much more influential than acknowledging my own feelings By : Sherri Nader July 20th, 2010:As I was grading a student paper for a psychology course I’m teaching, I kept thinking about how the student who wrote the paper was so quiet during the lectures, never talking or volunteering for any of the class activities. Not that she ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE Current Affairs E-Mail Forward Mania! By : Babak Nabili Senior Technology Editor technology@nabili.com July 20th, 2010:The other night, after a long day at work, I opened my personal inbox to find more than 100 new e-mails piled up since the night before. Nothing unusual, since I have many friends who are, for lack of a better phase, active forwarders! Some are ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE Politics The Middle East Crisis and the Rise of Turkey By : Saeid Youssefi July 20th, 2010:The deadly raid on a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla by the Israeli commandoes, on May 31, drew strong international condemnation.  As the result of this raid more than ten relief workers, mostly Turkish citizens, lost their life. This event ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE Culture, Art & History Lovely Loungewear By : Newsha Mostafavi - newsha@ashena.com November 13th, 2009:When it comes to style and fashion, an unspoken hierarchy exists. We will spend all kinds of money on party dresses, stylish work clothes, handbags big and small, and shoes of all sorts. The one area that we neglect the most is loungewear. In my ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE Satire, Poetry, Prose Lady and the Dog By : Afarin aka Ajaya April 6th, 2009:I left Burt in good hands, with my suicidal ex-roommate who loved that cat more than she loved herself. Two months into living with her, I learned she was fond of cutting herself as a way of pacifying her psychic pain. She was used to neglect and ... COMMENTS | POST COMMENT | READ ARTICLE Think Twice about Vaccination By: Dr Nona Djavid Dr@wellnesschoicecenter.com August 17th, 2010 | Healthً Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder By: Farzaneh S. Khazrai, Ph.D. fkhazrai@cox.net July 20th, 2010 | Psychology Beth Krom: In Her Own Words By: Staff July 20th, 2010 | Politics Hejab Politics: Increasing numbers of Iranian women resist the veil, as hardliners search for enforcers. By: Hamid Farokhnia July 20th, 2010 | Current Affairs International Film Festival By: Saeed Shafa - SaeedShafa@aol.com November 13th, 2009 | Culture, Art & History Payam Teens, Write in. Right on! By: Sandy Sepasi April 6th, 2009 | Satire, Poetry, Prose Ask Mehrzad Answers to your Questions about Beauty & Style By: Mehrzad Zamanpour mehrzee@yahoo.com August 17th, 2010 | Healthً Chapter 7 Bankruptcy By: By Mona Parsa info@monaparsalaw.com July 20th, 2010 | Current Affairs The Spiritual Side of Psychology By: Sepideh Safaee July 20th, 2010 | Psychology A Plan to Curb Iran’s Nuclear Proliferation Program Genuine or Wag the Dog Part II? By: Nanaz Kashefi fkashefi@gmail.com June 21st, 2010 | Politics Abortion of a Masterpiece! By: Bijan Tehrani November 13th, 2009 | Culture, Art & History Half a Child By: Azarin A. Sadegh April 6th, 2009 | Satire, Poetry, Prose

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