Take Action! More letters from Shiraz today: December 16, 2009 More News The other day my sig other went to buy a cell phone piece. The store owner gave him a Nokia brand. The customer refused and said he would look at anything except for a Nokia as he was boycotting Nokia. One of the [...]
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From Shiraz today: “At that . . . the kids erupted”
Posted in First Hand Accounts from Iran, First Hand Accounts from Shiraz, tagged anxiety, elementary school, green movement, Internet Censorship, Iran, motherhood, Nokia on December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Shiraz today: “No one wants to ‘upset’ anyone else
Posted in First Hand Accounts from Iran, First Hand Accounts from Shiraz, tagged filter-shekan, green movement, Hejab, male hejab, reporters sans fronteirs, Shiraz, ski on December 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Take Action! More letters from Shiraz received today: December 7 Pearl Harbor Day! It rained heavily in Shiraz on National Students’ Day and so the planned outdoor demonstrations for that day were cancelled as not too many people showed up. However, news cites like mowjcamp and autnews.es (from Amir Kabir University) reported that students gathered in [...]
From Shiraz today: “Ranga Rang” (colorful – people of Iran are all colors)
Posted in First Hand Accounts from Iran, First Hand Accounts from Shiraz, tagged family, green movement, Iran update, motherhood, Persian Gulf, Vacation on December 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Take Action! Finally worked out the technical difficulties with one of the Iranian writers sending letters. Here is the latest: December 6, 2009 A Weekend in Bushehr What a pleasant surprise! In order to dampen the fervor bound to surround National Students’ Day on December 7, the government announced Saturday – the day before Eid [...]
Dec 7, 2009 It’s raining cats and dogs on University Students’ Day!
Posted in First Hand Accounts from Shiraz, tagged 16 Azar, Alive, hope, Iran update, motherhood, Shiraz Update, solidarity, student's day, students on December 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From Shiraz today: Monday, December 07, 2009 It’s Raining Cats and Dogs on University Students’ Day! It’s really raining in Shiraz – so much so that only the hardiest of people would ever go out on a protest! It’s also very cold. We drove past the student dorms to drop our child off at school. [...]
Nov 30, 2009 When will 16 Azar ever get here?!
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From Shiraz today: Monday, November 30, 2009 When Will 16 Azar Ever Get Here?! Mowjcamp reported that 3 other Shiraz University students were summoned to the university disciplinary committee from the law school in efforts to prevent any sort of gatherings and protest on Dec.7, Students’ Day. One student’s punishment is to be banned from [...]
Nov 22, 2009 Dishes
Posted in First Hand Accounts from Shiraz, tagged 16Azar, Iran update, motherhood, satellite television on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Shiraz today: Sunday, November 22, 2009 Dishes The other day I looked down on the houses I pass by on the way to my son’s school. It is in a lower middle class neighborhood consisting of people considered “Sonnati” – traditional. I remember looking down on these same roofs in mid-June as the government [...]
Nov 21, 2009 Tension Rises
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From Shiraz today: Saturday, November 21, 2009 Tension Rises 100 University of Shiraz professors and students in the Engineering Department met to discuss what to do about the students being held in prison. Some Basiji professors attended too. The despised university president was invited, but declined to attend. The purpose of the forum was to [...]
From Shiraz today: Long live peace and freedom
Posted in First Hand Accounts from Shiraz, tagged 16Azar, Children, family, Iran update, nature on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Shiraz today: Friday, November 20, 2009 A Walk in the Park As fall weather has finally hit Shiraz, the family went on a “Leaf Walk” in a village close by, that has beautiful fall colors. While our goal was to get away from the news and tension for awhile and enjoy nature’s beauty, we [...]
Nov 19, 2009 Take more prisoners
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From Shiraz today: Thursday, November 19, 2009 Take more Prisoners In an effort to prevent student demonstrations on Dec. 7 two more Shiraz University students were picked up by the Intelligence Ministry when they were called in by the administration to face the disciplinary board. They are Neda Eskandari and Khadijeh Ghahremani. Other students have [...]
Nov 19, 2009 Shiraz University Update
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From Shiraz today: November 19, 2009 Shiraz University Update News is so sparse these days; people are so afraid to talk; IRIB (Iran’s TV station) is useless; international news focuses on the nuclear issue and not enough on the humanitarian crisis going on here – which is what is important to the people here. The [...]
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