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Happy New Year
The New Year has arrived. January is about looking forward but also looking back to what has been achieved. New Year messages should be positive, filled with hope. But I am not going to lie. I am happy this year has passed. It was the year of ind... |
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Benazir Bhutto
Is death so morbid a subject to be included in a New Year message? Would my readers recoil? I struggled with these questions. But I made a decision that my readers would want to connect to this story. They want to recall moments in the life of this courageous woman who chose to be the champion o... |
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Happy NowRuz
On this glorious NowRuz, let’s open our arms and absorb one more new and beautiful year that arrives our way. Here is a chance to begin life anew, to grow and evolve. My hope for this bright NowRuz and all the succeeding days of this year and a... |
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Baharan Khojasteh Bad
Nowruz meaning “New Day”, markes beginning of the new Iranian year. It is profoundly routed in the oldest Persian traditions and celebrations. Originated from the ancient religion of Zorastrianism, it symbolizes the concept of seasons, the cycle of life, and the origin of time itself. |
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Happy Mother's Day
Motherhood is about nurturing and on this special day, join us as we congratulate all women who nurture our communities in their own ways. "No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother."... |
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Super Mom
Thirty years have passed since the Women's Movement. Yet, an increasing body of research reveals that women are still not getting what they want. While stay-at-home mothers feel unappreciated, undervalued and invisible, female executives are struggling to balance family and career. The disturbin... |
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Happy Nowruz
BAHARAN KHOJASTEH BAD As we prepare to celebrate the first day of spring and Nowruz, the beginning of the Iranian New Year, let us open our hearts to the joy of life’s rebirth. A tradition that has lasted for over 3000 years, Nowruz is a time t... |
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The Iranian New Year
Nowruz is a celebration of life which literally means “New Day”. It is deeply rooted in the rituals and traditions of the ancient Iranian religion, Zoroastrianism. It marks the changing of the seasons and the commencement of time in the cycle of life. For the ancients, Nowruz was an occasion... |
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Happy International Women's Day
In the course of history, International Women’s Day has taken many forms. At its infancy, in the early years of the twentieth century, it was recognized by working women who sparked off a labor revolution. Later it became a day for demonstratio... |
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A Place at the Table
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day -- the role of women in decision-making -- is central to the advancement of women around the world, and to the progress of humankind as a whole. There are some achievements to celebrate, there are now 11 women Heads of State or Government, i... |
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Happy New Year
The year 2005 began with the tsunami and hurricanes, followed by famine and poverty. The undesirable East-West clash continued with nations engaging in war and terrorism. Nevertheless, the human spirit shone through as the world united in sorrow.... |
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Successful New Year's Resolution
In this last week of the year many women will venture down a well-traveled path paved with bold and sometimes hastily conceived New Year's resolutions. It is a route covered with promises to be more tolerant, exercise more, lose weight, stop smoking, eat a healthier diet and more ...Some fail, w... |
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Happy Nowruz
BAHARAN KHOJASTEH BAD, Nowruz, the first day of spring with all its glory and beauty, marks the Iranian New Year. Observed for over 3000 years, it is a celebration of life and an appeal to the forces of joy and happiness to overcome the hostile s... |
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The Iranian New Year
Nowuz is celebration of life, deeply rooted in the rituals and traditions of the ancient Iranian religion, Zoroastrianism. It marks the commencement of time. When the cycle of life began, when the sun moved, day, night and seasons started. It was called the First Nowruz, meaning “New Day.” R... |
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Happy International Women's Day
In the course of history, International Women’s Day has taken many forms. At its infancy, in the early years of the twentieth century, it was recognized by working women who sparked off a labor revolution. Later it became a day for demonstratio... |
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All Nations Failed Their Women
A new U.N. report strongly criticizes countries around the world — from Iran, Japan, Kuwait and Nigeria to Britain and Chile — for failing to meet their pledge to revoke laws that discriminate against women by 2005. The message being conveyed by these countries “is that women are officiall... |
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In a somber mood we usher in the New Year.
As the world joins in sorrow we hope for peace and tranquility for our global famil in mourning. “I hold to no religion or creed, am neither Eastern nor Western, Muslim or infidel, Zoroastrian, Christian, Jew or Gentile. I come from neither the... |
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Reflecting on the New Year
Far too frequently, a New Year marks simply the passage of time. But a New Year is also an occasion to look from the past, through the present, into the future. The New Year's celebration reminds us to pause and to reflect on our temporary place in the world and in so doing, to gain perspective,... |
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IranDokht Receives Recognition
IranDokht broadcast journalist, Pari Esfandiari, was recently honored by New California Media (NCM) as runner-up in the "Best Community Talk Show” category for her program Iranian Actresses. This show comprised part of her weekly programs, broa... |
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Celebrating "Her"
Last year, Iranians proudly witnessed the ascent of Iranian women onto the world stage. Although the distinguished likes of journalist Christine Amanpour and model Yasmin Lebon have risen to prominence in recent times, the world has not embraced them as Iranians, but as individuals of dual natio... |
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A “Nobel” Perspective:
Understanding the Views of Shirin Ebadi The past year has brought extensive press and media coverage to the life and image of Ms. Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Laureate. We have seen her face, fiery and vibrant, and have heard her story. Yet few h... |
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A Controversial Figure
Ever since her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, Shirin Ebadi has turned into the most controversial Iranian figure. Last week her talk at UCLA was met with fury; protestors from several Iranian political groups with opposing views gathered outside the auditorium and shouted. However, Ebadi... |
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ادبیات مهاجرت .
در طول صد سال گذشته، داستان نويسي ايران همواره همپا با مردم ايران در حركت بوده، چنانچه نگرش آن از تمركز بر گذشته اي آرماني به ... |
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زنان نويسنده
در فرهنگ ما زبان زنان نويسنده بايد بسيار پوشيده باشد بخصوص وقتى كه بخواهند از خودشان و عواطفشان صحبت بكنند. زندگى كردن طولانى براى بيش از 01 ،51 سال در فر... |
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Anahita, the Mother of Gods
Mutual love between mother and child is an instinct found in almost all living creatures, even the very primitive species. This instinct is all the more prominent in human being, the most sophisticated of creatures, expanding to social dimensions... |
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Happy Mother'sDay
In the course of history mothers have set some amazing standards. The youngest mother whose history is authenticated is Lina Medina, who delivered a 6½-pound boy by cesarean section in Lima, Peru in 1939, at an age of 5 years and 7 months. The child was raised as her brother and only discovered... |
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From idealized past towards a critical notion of history
Over the past hundred years Iranian fiction has stayed side by side with the Iranian people. It has traveled from an idealized past towards a more critical notion of history. Notions of critical thinking and objectification of the self were born ... |
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Iranian Female Writers
Iranian female writers in exile are experiencing freedom and liberty to express their own desires and emotions and the way they want to live their own lives. These are manifested in the literary works that they have produced. If we compare these novels and short stories with those written by fem... |
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Iranian? !!!
From the time of prophet Zoroaster and the Achaemenids till the present time, exists a core of Iranian identity which has been preserved through the time. We suffered three huge historical defeats that could have finished us but did not. The firs... |
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Cultural Identity
Culture as the defining feature of a person’s identity, could be broadly defined as the sum total of ways of living brought up by a group of human beings which is transmitted from one generation to another. Cultural identity is universal but ethnic identity is the product of complex societies ... |
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Happy NoRuz
BAHARAN KHOJASTEH BAD, No Ruz, the first day of spring with all its glory and beauty, marks the Iranian New Year. Observed for over 3000 years, it is a celebration of life and an appeal to the forces of joy and happiness to overcome the hostile s... |
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The Iranian New Year
No Ruz is celebration of life, deeply rooted in the rituals and traditions of the ancient Iranian religion, Zoroastrianism. It marks the commencement of time. When the cycle of life began, when the sun moved, day, night and seasons started. It was called the First Noruz, meaning “New Day.” R... |
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Happy International Women's Day
In the course of history, International Women’s Day has taken many forms. At its infancy, in the early years of the twentieth century, it was recognized by working women who took to the streets and sparked off a labor revolution. Later it becam... |
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Violence Against Women
Gender-based violence was first officially moved from the shadows to the foreground of the world’s awareness at the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights. As a result, violence against women, both in public and private, was declared as a human rights’ violation requiring urgent and immedia... |
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In a somber mood we usher in the
New Year. In the spirit of rebirth we hope for peace and tranquility for our nation in mourning. As the world shares in our sorrow, we surrender to the wisdom of the beloved. “To Love is to reach God. Never will a Lover's chest feel any sorrow. ... |
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Reflecting on the New Year
Far too frequently, a New Year marks simply the passage of time. But a New Year is also an occasion to look from the past, through the present, into the future. The New Year's celebration reminds us to pause and to reflect on our temporary place in the world and in so doing, to gain perspective,... |
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Shohreh Aghdashloo receives the prestigious NFCC Award.
Oscar pundits are fast learning how to pronounce Shohreh Aghdashloo's name. The 51-year-old Iranian actress has burst on the scene like a firecracker with a star-making performance in the harrowing melodrama "House of Sand and Fog," out Friday. T... |
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One Woman Campaign
Not only collectively, but also individually, women have demonstrated their ability to launch a powerful and effective campaign to make societal changes that forever transform human rights, civil rights, women’s suffrage, inhumane servitude and slavery. Women have fought persistently for peace... |
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Media Consolidation
-A Sad Move for Democracy. The US Federal Communication Commission voted last week to relax rules on media ownership. This will serves only to accommodate the growth of media giants. The unavoidable result will be a further stifling of democr... |
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The Changing Role of Women Today,
Violence amongst women is on the rise. I ask myself, in an era where independence and feminism are hailed, are violence and aggression not expected? Women today aspire for power and glory like their male counterparts. They strive for equality in the household and in the workplace. Thus, we have ... |
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Our National Heritage is lost
The Tragic Fate of the National Museum of Baghdad. Iran, one of the oldest civilizations, had many treasures in this museum. We watched with disbelief as our nation’s intellectual legacy was destroyed and looted. Lost For Ever: The National Mus... |
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Do Not Buy Me a Gift,
Mother’s Day is on its way and in every ones mind. Everyone is thinking: what is the perfect gift for my mom? You have discovered internet, you are enjoying it, and it has changed your personal and professional life. Help me to discover the cyber world. I will be grateful for ever. Open my eye... |
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