I walked home on today and it felt like it was back to normal! I was wearing green as usual and got quite a few car honks! But let’s not kid ourselves – it wasn’t because of selfless political motives that they were honking.
Archive for August, 2009
8/15/2009 Iran Update
Posted in First Hand Accounts from Shiraz, tagged 12th emam, civil disobedience, green, harrassment, Iran update, Mousavi, sexual harrassment, women on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
8/29/2009 “What about us!”
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, tagged 23 year old commits suicide in Iran, Iran update, michael jackson, Michael Jackson's 51st Birthday, police brutality, prisoners, suicide, Youth on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
8/29/2009 Action Update: Stop Ahmadinejad from entering UN, September 2009
Posted in Events Outside Iran on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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8/26/09 brain drain
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, tagged 2009, depression, diaspora, global movement, Iran on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
many iranians are leaving or doing their best to leave. it is a shame, we should all be heading back in. we cannot be excluded from the process so easily. am feeling down about this today.
8/25/2009 “The unrest is deep, just not obvious”
Posted in Uncategorized on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Good articles posted on Niac’s Blog today:
Religious minorities under pressure to help Ahmadinejad’s image at UN
Karroubi presents evidence of rape claims
Reformist trials, TV confessions set for tomorrow
Esha Momeni shares her story
8/19/2009 Who we are Part 2: Diverse and Respectful
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, Who We Are, tagged Alive, celebrations, civil rights, democracy, diversity, elders, history, Iran, oral tradition, solidarity, togetherness, wedding, Who We Are on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With all the languages and races that have lived together, Persian culture has codes of conduct regarding how we respect eachother. These are the historic roots of civil rights. We cannot move forward without respecting these cultural rules. Democracy is impossible without protection of minority rights. Just found this video on you tube, which is [...]
8/17/09 Who we are part one: We are Funny
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, Who We Are, tagged 2009, dance, diaspora, diversity, Fati Fati, global community, hope, Iran, togetherness, Youth on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today, I am starting a series called “Who we are.” In this series, I will highlight YouTube clips that show the diversity of the Iranian experience. Because we are young, we are fresh, we are old, we are wise, and we are diverse. And the human spirit, our animal spirit shines through all the pain [...]
8/6/2009 What you can and should do
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, Events Outside Iran, tagged Ahmadinejad, birth certificate, extremism, fanaticism, forward, freedom, global community, global movement, hope, Iran, Obama, Obama birthers, reason, right wing, sarah palin, Separation of Church and State, togetherness on August 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have received letters from people who want to help Iranians in their struggle. But they are overwhelmed the complexity of the situation, and by not knowing what could possibly help. Here is the answer: work hard to make yourself and the country that you live in accountable to the moral standards you wish [...]
8/5/2009 Videos from today
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Basij, Iran update, street on August 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Scariest image of a basij, posted at “Video Blog of Green Revolution” http://greenrevolutioniran.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-post_05.html
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