This video comes from a great Persian blog, and explains the Persian relationship with authority and rules. It gets to the core of who we are and how we are functioning in the world. It is fabulous. See link here.
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Fabulous summary of how Iranians “Bend it like Bekham”
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving on December 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s not easy being green
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, Events Outside Iran, tagged green, Iran, Kermit on December 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
12/11/09 Dance Update!
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, tagged dance, hope, Persian on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Good news! We’ve started finding dancers and started imagining a dance production for the persian diaspora. I’d LOVE any comments and/or suggestions. Which song do you think we should dance to? This is my current list of potential songs to dance to. It is going to be urban/persian, and a real reflection of who we are. [...]
12/11/09 One more favor from the universe
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, tagged Emotional Impact, hope, prayer, solidarity, survival, together on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today my cousin and sibling are going to Iran. So, with extreme humility, I am asking dear universe, for one more favor. Please let them survive. I am just recovering from the loss of another sibling to violence and don’t think I can take anything else. I know, I should be quiet then, I should [...]
Phone call from Iran
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, First Hand Accounts from Iran, tagged Alive, dance, Emotional Impact, facebook, fear, hope, intimidation, Iran update, solidarity on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Picked up the phone to hear: “Khaleh-jan, everything is about to change. I can’t talk about it, but get ready for change.” This coming at the same time as information about on-going monitoring of facebook/ twitter etc by the Iranian government. (see link to WSJ article on the topic here: ). These articles, rumors versus [...]
Who we are 4: Poetry
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, Who We Are, tagged Alive, dance, hope, Iran update, Music Video, poetry, Shahrzad Sepanlou on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is segment four in the “Who we are” series. In this series, I am posting You Tube clips that I believe define the Iranian spirit and diaspora better than the hatred-filled images in the media. This is part of the ongoing effort to write our own history. (See segments 1-3 below). Part 4: A [...]
No more religious fundamentalism
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, tagged Apology, Fort Hood, fundamentalism, Iran, Islam, sorrow on November 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday a Muslim psychiatrist in the United States Army shot thirteen soldiers at the Army Base in Fort Hood. I would like to express my deep sadness for the life lost and for the families who lost a loved one. A few red flags are raised for me. Muslim American groups have condemned his action [...]
Iran’s new chant is “Death to No One”!
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, tagged 13 Aban, Apology, Healing, Hostage Crisis, Iran, Nov 3 on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tips on anonymous blogging
Posted in Emotional Impact - how we are surviving, tagged anonymous blogging, filter-shekan, Iran on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Received some great advice today. A friend of a friend suggested the following, information which he got from non-profit called Tech Soup. I am not sure if the site is accessible in Iran: A Technical Guide to Anonymous Blogging When Sarah uses her Web browser to make a comment on the minister’s blog, the IP address [...]
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