...: these are both great movies. I reviewed them both at my lj , but in brief: "Persopolis" is an adaptation of the (awesome) graphic novel of the same name, and is the autobiography of the youth of Iranian graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi. I don't usually like (auto)biographies but I really enjoyed both the book and the movie. It made me cry but I came out of it overall happy (I'm a total sook ...
i know that the iranian revolution and the youth movement is incredibly important and amazing something like 70% of iran's population is under the age of 30. but everytime i watch coverage of the events and see photos sometimes i think DAMN persian men are hot. especially reza aslan and mazair bahari and it makes me feel like a terrible terrible person.
... Mohammed Mossadegh was a powerful member of the Iranian parliament. He was a brilliant and progressive man,...my school Board.) At that time, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, the largest and by far the ... utmost ferocity on dissident and reformist members of Iranian society. When I lived there twenty-five years ... for its brutality and cruelty. Even my closest Iranian friends were afraid to talk to me in ...
...@ CharlieDavies10 play well tomorrow Charlie! # 20:48 @ GregHyatt i want to see a show called jon minus nine. # 20:52 today has been a bad day in the soccer world, first the Iranian national team, and now setanta. this sucks. # 20:58 @ mac_lethal that could potentially damage the 127 dollar tank top they bought. ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN DOLLAR TANK TOP. not kidding. # 21:...
I recently told a relative on Facebook, "all government suffer from pseudologia fantastica. As do the media." But a particular report that aired today on Iranian State Run television is so patently absurd, that it made the report sound like it was aired in North Korea, or on Fox News. The commentator in the news report interviewed various members of the 'mob' that has been rioting recently. ...
09:30 Plz RT Boycott SIEMENS & NOKIA for enabling the Mullahs to crack down on Iranian ppl bit.ly/ni6KQ #IranElection #nonokia #nosiemens # 09:31 RT RT Tehran 6pm Thousands are now in Haft Tir sq. clashes after tear gas fired #iranelection #gr88 GENERAL STRIKE TUESDAY ! REVOLUTION !!!! # 09:51 RT: from academic listserv: Yesterday military helicopters were in the air. Up till...
14:43 RT @sxyblkmn RT @LIFE We are saddened to report that LIFE's Iranian photojournalist is missing - bit.ly/Y5oLk - #iran #iranelection 16:41 Made oyakodon, actually turned out ok! Glad I remembered to get dashi last time I went to Mitsuwa. Need to go this week for tea & nori. 03:10 is.gd/190Bh Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3) $28.98 @ Amazon Goldbox. Should be here Wed., ...
[...] in confronting the political turmoil that has consumed the country this past week, the Iranian government appears to be engaging in a practice often called deep packet inspection, which enables authorities to not only block communication but to monitor it to gather information about individuals, as well as alter it for disinformation purposes, according to these experts. The monitoring...
