From Iran today: March 16, 2010 Shiraz is ALIVE!!!! This is the BEST Chaharshanbeh Soori I have ever experienced! Our city was alive tonight with the sounds of music, laughter and fireworks! And even though it is illegal now to build bonfires on the roads, people were building fires in the joobes (open drains) and [...]
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March 16, 2010 Shiraz is ALIVE!!!
Posted in First Hand Accounts from Shiraz, tagged Chahar Shanbeh Soory, green movement, Iran, Shiraz on March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
New letter from Iran: “What’s happening?”
Posted in First Hand Accounts from Shiraz, tagged BBC, internet, Internet Censorship, Iran, VOA on March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From Iran today: January 9, 2010 What’s Happening? The Internet is slow and sporadic EVERYDAY. BBC Persian and VOA are cut off all day except for before 9am when the jamming office workers are not at work yet it seems (at least for us). In some areas the jamming technology does not work. They keep [...]
From Iran today: “So how much did they pay you to attend the talks?”
Posted in First Hand Accounts from Iran, First Hand Accounts from Shiraz on January 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Take Action! From Shiraz today: December 21, 2009 Ayatollah Montazeri Died Someone sent an SMS saying, “Ayatollah Montazeri Dargozasht (A. Montazeri died). Although one family had Christmas decorations up for over a week and were trying to have a happy house for the season, despite the mandatory depression of the month of Moharram, the wife [...]
From Iran today: Tosua and Ashura
Posted in First Hand Accounts from Iran, First Hand Accounts from Shiraz on January 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Take Action! From Shiraz today: December 26, 2009 Tassuah in Shiraz Some people went to Shahe Cheragh tonight to observe and join in the activities of the night. While there were many people and many mourners out, people who have been attending these events for years felt that the turn-out was lower than in years [...]
From Shiraz today: Christmas in Shiraz
Posted in First Hand Accounts from Iran, First Hand Accounts from Shiraz, tagged censorship, Christmas, civil rights, Hejab, Iran, Iran update, Islamic dress code, Shiraz, Youth on December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Take Action! More letters from Iran finally came through the Iranian censorship machine. Of note, hejab and manteau are words to describe the dress code for women when they are in public spaces in Iran. Praying for the safety of the brave writers: December 23-25, 2009 Christmas in Shiraz Season’s Greetings everyone! A family I [...]
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- From Iran Today: Thank you Mr. President
- March 16, 2010 Shiraz is ALIVE!!!
- March 15, 2010 Warnings against celebrating the fire festivities
- March 14, 2010 Let me Explain
- March 11, 2010 What do we do with all the graffiti?
- March 8, 2010 Chahar Shanbeh Soori is Getting Close – Let’s stamp it out!
- New letter from Iran: “Not much going on, but a lot going on”
- New letter from Iran:”. . . it had been hacked bt Iran Cyber Army, who had left a nasty little note for potential readers”
- New letter from Iran: “It is a nervous time”
- New letter from Iran: “What’s happening?”
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