Latest posts by Fred Petrossian from March, 2006
Iran: Virginity Matters!
Hooghoghdan (means Jurist), an Iran based blogger, talks about how much virginity of girls is important for Iranian men including so called intellectuals (Persian). She said the moment that her male friends discover she is not any more virgin, they want to find an empty room to sleep with her!...
Afghan Whispers: Citizens, Herat & Economy
Sohrab Kabuli talks about social class differences in Kabul. He says that the Afghan President says citizens are secure in Kabul. Kabuli says if citizens are people who are running NGOs or national or international institutes with high salaries, holidays in Dubai or Tajikistan and with real comfort at home...
Iran: Sex Spearated Cyber café
Noqte Tahe Khad, an Iran based blogger, has referred us to ICT site where we learn that Iranian cyber (net) cafes in two weeks must have separate hours of activities for women & men (Persian).
Iran: Lawyer Out of Prison
According to Farid Modaresi, Iran based blogger, Mr.Soltani , Iranian lawyer & human rights defender, came out of prison (Persian). He had been accused of spying and had spent more than 200 days in prison. Mr.Soltani was defending human rights activists and several people who have been accused of nuclear...
Remeber Mossadegh!
Kosoof, Iran based blogger & photo journalist, has published a photo that he took from 39th anniversary of Dr.Mossadegh's death (Persian). Blogger says security agents were everywhere and did not let photographers to take photos. Mossadegh, who nationalised Iranian oil, has been a nationalism & democracy symbol for many Iranians.
Iran: Clerics & Blogs
Roznamenegar No (new reporter) says according to ITNA (Information Technology News Agency) Iranian clerics in several religious centres must learn blogging (Persian).
Iran: Blog for Samarra
Several religious students (clerics) in Qom have launched a blog to cover Iraq's news in English and specially Samarra. In the blog we can read “Commenting on the terrorist bombings of the holy shrines of two Shiite Imams in the Iraqi city of Samarra last Wednesday, ‘Tehran Times‘ said the...
Iran: Sex-Based Discrimination
Zannevesht, an Iran based blogger, says about sex-based discrimination because women can not watch football in stadiums (Persian)! Blogger says yesterday about 45 girls & women tried to enter Azadi Stadium to watch football but security forces did not let them in.
