A moment Brushing your hair tenderly Tiny rubber bands to control the chaos While you sleep. Grandparents nearby. Nature around. Silence allows this moment. – Dec 28 in Iran, watching Gaza bombings on CNN, taming my daughter’s curly hair with gratitude
Archive for June 30th, 2009
Poem from 12/28/2008.
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Essay I wrote December 2008 in Tehran
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, Uncategorized, tagged Alive, Children, dance, diaspora, family, Fathers, future, hope, Iran, Iranian-American Experience, mother, Mothers, nature, protest, resistance, togetherness, Warriors, Who We Are, women, Youth on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have often heard Americans wonder why the people of Iran (usually the women) are not protesting in the streets if they are really in disagreement with the government. This is a question asked by people who take freedom of speech for granted. It is a question asked by people who have not been intimidated [...]
6/25/09 Memorial for Neda and “all other Martyrs” in Iran at Iranian Muslim Association of North America in Los Angeles
Posted in Events Outside Iran, tagged Alive, Children, civil disobedience, democracy, diaspora, Emam Jafar Saddegh, energized, freedom, global movement, hope, Separation of Church and State, solidarity, streets, students, tazohorat, togetherness, Youth on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A friend in Los Angeles describes they have been active day and night, all over Southern California, in front of the Federal Building. Also Orange County, Irvine, San Diego, Glendale (where there lives an Iranian-Armenian community). These large demonstrations are usually pro-democracy, often student-led mostly slogan was strictly related to solidarity with Iranian students and [...]
6/28/2009: Shiraz Update, “The Verdict Is In”
Posted in First Hand Accounts from Shiraz, Uncategorized, tagged Alive, Basij, Baton, blame, colors, denial, different faits, diversity, eye witness, family, Guardian Council, hope, I remember, Iranian State TV, Karroubi, Khamanei, Persian Carpet, poor, Radicalized, shameless, suffocating, uncertain future, we are one fabric, zoroastrian on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Iran today: An hour and a half ago the Guardian Council announced that the election results stand. What an anti-climax – but no surprises there. Now we have to see what happens in the country in the next few days, weeks and months. Yesterday Khamenei tried to patch things up by warning people not to cause splits [...]
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