Latest posts by Fred Petrossian from April, 2007
Iran:Veil and punishment
Bar Sahleh Salmat[Fa] says she is shameful that Iranian police announced that women who do not respect veil properly, will be punished.She says she carries chador but it is a personal choice.The blogger writes it is just like all country's problems get solved and only women's hair can make trouble.
Iran:The revival of alternative Persian music
According to Project 300 no other genre has seen a bigger growth than hip-hop, with virtually hundreds of new rappers sprouting both inside Iran and out. Recently the addition of a few female artists has broken the trend in this largely male-dominated playing field.
Iran:International Robocup in Iran
Kamangir informs us the second International Robocup of Iran started on Thursday 5th of April. The participants of the two-day event are 361 teams, 17 of which are from other countries. You can watch pictures here.
Iran:Sean Penn writes an open letter to Bush
Forever Under Construction has published Sean Penn‘s open letter about Iran and Iraq to Bush and White House. We read Iran is a great country. A great country. Does it have its haters? You bet. Just like the United States has its haters.
Iran:Gifts for British sailors
View from Iran talks about the gifts that UK sailors received before leaving Iran. The blogger writes the strangest part yet (at least for me) is the parting gifts. Who provides released foreign captives with parting gifts? They got pistachios too: not too shabby a parting gift at all! Imagine,...
Iran:Police violence in a pop concert
According to Gamron [Fa], police attacked young people in Reza Sadegi‘s concert in Bandar Abbas a few days ago. The blogger says police warned them when young girls started to dance and even moved their headscarves.Garmon says nobody listened to this warning and they were attacked by police.
The UK-Iran Maritime Crisis Comes To an End
On Wednesday, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered the release of 15 detained British sailors in a gesture meant to “show the Islamic affection of the Iranian people.” During a news conference, he declared that although Iran had every right to try the Britons on charges of trespassing in Iranian territorial waters,...
Iran:Shirin Ebadi asks for a referandum on nulcear question
Cyrus Online[Fa] reports Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights activist, asks government to organise a referendum on nuclear question. She says if the majority of Iranians reject government's nuclear policy, it means they are not going to pay the price for sanctions and military interventions.
Iran:Tehran based music band in N.Y.
In Project 300 we read “Tehran-based music band Hypernova, spearheaded by former Vancouverite -and friend of a friend- Raam, is in New York. Check out what they're up to. The music scene in Iran is quite complex, none of the music I have so far posted here is actually ‘legal’...
Iran:We care about sanctions Mr.Ahmadinejad
Kourosh Ziabari [Fa] talks about Iranian president,Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's interview with France 24 television 2 weeks ago. The blogger got surprised that Ahmadinejad considers that sanctions won't have any influence on Iranian economy.The blogger writes Iranians import everything and sanctions can really hurt country.
Iran:Hard Words for VOA
Farjami [Fa] can not understand how VOA, Voice of America, ( Persian service) can interview Abdolmalek Rigi, a terrorist leader who killed innocent people in Iran. He considers it very shameful.
Iran:Three Women Activists were arrested
According to Zannevesht [Fa] at least three women activists were arrested while they collected the signatures for the Campaign “One Million Signatures Demanding Changes to Discriminatory Laws.” It happened in Laleh park in Tehran.
Iran: Looking at the Detained British Sailors’ Crisis Differently
The Iran-UK maritime crisis, which erupted after the arrest of 15 British sailors by Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf on March 23, has become one of the top stories in the international media. The British and Iraqi governments say that British soldiers were in Iraqi waters doing a routine...
