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They Made It In Iran
"Ramin and Rokni Haerizadeh on making art about sex and politics in the Middle East..." and how they fled and what they're up to now.
Art  Iran 
september 2010 by funkaoshi
The Blogfather
Hoder is still in jail.
iran  hoder 
june 2010 by funkaoshi
Farzeen Omranzadeh - April 10th, 1985 to June 20th, 2009
On the death of a protester at the Iranian protests.
iran  protest 
april 2010 by funkaoshi
Married for a Minute.
All about temporary marriages in Iran.
iran  marriage  from instapaper
march 2010 by funkaoshi
Iranian banknotes uprising.
They are stamping green Vs on the notes.
iran  protest 
december 2009 by funkaoshi
Neda Soltan's boyfriend Caspian Makan interview.
"Neda Agha Soltan, killed on camera by a sniper's bullet, became the symbol of opposition to Iranian President Ahmadinejad this summer. Her boyfriend, Caspian Makan, who has just fled the country, talks to Arash Sahami and Angus Macqueen about their romance, his imprisonment after her death and his terrifying escape."
iran  protest 
november 2009 by funkaoshi
غزل گفتی و در سفتی بیا و خوش بخوان حافـظ
Hafez Nazeri, son of renown Persian singer Shahram Nazeri, is an Iranian setar player and composer.
iran  music 
november 2009 by funkaoshi
An update on Hoder's Status
Rumours are he has been held in solitary confinement for 10 months. WTF?
iran  wtf 
october 2009 by funkaoshi
What Iranian Dissidents Need.
An interview with Samira Mohyeddin (of Banu fame).
Iran  War 
november 2007 by funkaoshi
Globe and Mail: Two Iranian women worlds apart.
The Globe is covering a story <a href=\"http://funkaoshi.com/linklog/link-3397\">I linked to a few days back</a> about a Iranian women who is to be hanged for stabbing a fellow who tried to rape her.
Iran 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
Spiegal: Interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
\"In an interview with SPIEGEL, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad discusses the Holocaust, the future of the state of Israel, mistakes made by the United States in Iraq and Tehran\'s nuclear conflict with the West.\"
Iran 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
E:M: Correcting Toronto Star.
Hoder was in the Toronto Star, talking about Iran and Blogging.
Iran  Blogging  Toronto 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
E:M: The lonely fight against Bush and Khamanei.
Is it actually a lonely fight? As far as I can tell, <b>all</b> the Iranian\'s I\'ve met or heard speak in Toronto are anti-bush and anti-Khamenei.
Iran  Politics 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
Iran eyes badges for Jews.
And Christians, and all other non-Islamic groups. They plan to force Muslims to wear Islamic colours as well. If there is one thing you can count on in Iran, it seems to be that the government will help micromanage your life. The worse part is they pla
Iran  WTF 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation.
Abdorrahman Boroumand was an advocate for democracy in Iran. He was assassinated by agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran in his home in Paris. This web site was <href=\"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/19/AR2006011902494.ht
Iran  Politics  HumanRights 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
BBC: Iran women sports ruling vetoed.
Interestingly, Ahmadinejad actually supports the women on this matter.
Iran  Women  Sports 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
BBC: Canadian/Iranian author arrested in Tehran.
Ramin Jahanbegloo was a professor at U of T.
Iran 
may 2006 by funkaoshi
Fool Me Twice.
I don\'t think America is stupid enough to fight Iran, but we can only wait and see what happens.
Iran  America 
march 2006 by funkaoshi
Iran Body Count.
This is one of the slickest presentations of an essay online I have ever seen.
Iran  War  Webdesign 
february 2006 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: An Iranian blogs Israel.
A MetaFilter post on Hoder\'s visit to Iran.
Iran  Israel 
january 2006 by funkaoshi
NYT: Democracy\'s Double Standard.
Hoder is in the New York Times. He has written an op-ed about the past Iranian elections.
Iran  Hoder 
january 2006 by funkaoshi
Anonymous Blogging SOA Iran Guide.
There are guides for other less-than-liberal countries
Iran  Blogging 
january 2006 by funkaoshi
BBC: Iran to host debate on Holocaust.
I was going to say something snarky here, but really, what\'s the point?
Iran  Holocaust 
january 2006 by funkaoshi
MetaFilter: Forough Farrokhzad, 1935-1967.
Some information on an Iranian poet, director, and feminist.
Iran  Poet  Feminist 
december 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: Iran president rebuffed.
Ahmadinejad\'s <strong>third</strong> choice for an oil minister has been rejected.
Iran  Politics 
november 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: Iran remembers US embassy siege.
It is a national holiday in Iran, called \"national anti-global arrogance day.\"
Iran  AmericanEmbassySiege 
november 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: Iran leader\'s comments attacked.
Ahmadinejad, and old-school Iranian leader if there ever was one, calls for Israel to be wiped off the maps.
Iran  Israel  Fundamentalism 
october 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: Waiting for justice in Iran.
During the Iraq-Iran war, Iraq used chemical weapons countless times against Iran. Most of the weapons came from the West, or their development was aided by the West.
Iran  Iraq  War  ChemicalWeapons 
october 2005 by funkaoshi
Like Everyday.
Shadi Ghadirian is a photographer living in Iran. The second gallery is very interesting.
Iran  Women  Photography 
october 2005 by funkaoshi
Metafilter: Is the Blair government creating another dodgy dossier?
Britain has claimed Iran is helping the insurgents in Iraq.
Iran  Iraq  Britain  War 
october 2005 by funkaoshi
Wikipedia: Iran Air Flight 655.
\"I will never apologize for the United States of America, ever. I don\'t care what the facts are.\" I had forgotten how big a prick the older George Bush was.
Politics  Iran  FuckAmerica 
september 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: First show for Iran\'s Western art.
The collection was set up by the Shah\'s wife.
Art  Iran 
september 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: US dismisses Iran nuclear report.
US ignores news it doesn\'t like -- shocking.
News  Iran  FuckAmerica 
august 2005 by funkaoshi
Starlets in chadors.
Drawings of Western stars in viels. They are quite nice.
Art  Iran 
august 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: Iran announces 1000 al-Qaeda arrests since 2001.
Seemingly impressive numbers, though I wonder how many people arrested were actually terrorists, and how many were people the government didn\'t like?
Terrorism  Iran 
july 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: Infamous Iranian dissident in hospital after hunger strike.
Ganji gained notariatyfor writing scandalous exposes on the Iranian government and their involvement in the killings of writers and dissidents.
Iran  HumanRights  Ganji 
july 2005 by funkaoshi
Iranian Book Reviews & Press Releases.
A good collection of reviews on some recent books on Iran.
Iran  Book  Reviews 
june 2005 by funkaoshi
BBC: Why did Iran elect Ahmadinejad?
The first comment sums up what I see as the biggest problem with the Iranian blogosphere.
Iran  Politics 
june 2005 by funkaoshi
Iran Scan: Mao Suits to Fade.
\"Despite all the early polls indicating a Rafsanjani win there are some very strong signs especially in blogosphere that Moeen the reformist candidate may end up as the winner.\" I think this is a stupid statement for a lot of reasons, but mostly becaus
Iran  Politics  Election 
june 2005 by funkaoshi
Hoder: Going home, finally.
Hoder plans to head back to Iran next week.
Iran 
june 2005 by funkaoshi
Iran Scan: Boycott: Using the Real Source of Power.
I think the trouble with boycotts is that they need to be very organized and wide-spread to be effective. I would agree with his sentiments however; the majority of the power within Iran seems to lie outside of the elected body. It is difficult to bring
Iran  Politics 
june 2005 by funkaoshi
Hoder: How to build a Persian weblog.
You aren\'t cool unless you have a Iranian weblog. (Shima, translate this please.)
Persian  Iran  Blogs  Weblogs 
june 2005 by funkaoshi
Iran Scan - The democratic future of Iran.
\"Observing the Iranian presidential elections from Iran and beyond.\"
Iran  Politics 
may 2005 by funkaoshi
Vroom-Vroom, She Said to the Doubters.
An article on Laleh Seddigh, Iranian race-car driver extraordinaire.
iran  persia  shima  racing 
may 2005 by funkaoshi
Shirini Sara.
I have it on good authority that this is the best Persian pastry shop in the city.
Toronto  Food  Iran  Persian  Pastry 
may 2005 by funkaoshi
Hoder.com: Weblogestan: How weblogs are affecting Iran.
70% of the population of Iran is under 30? Damn. America should be issuing Visas to young Iranians, who can then bankroll social security. I\'m a freaking genius.
politics  weblogs  iran 
april 2005 by funkaoshi
Doctor reveals what happened to Canadian/Iranian Photographer Zahra Kazemi.
It\'s sickening to say the least; the sad part is I doubt any justice will be done with respect to this case.
Politics  Iran  Torture  HumanRights 
march 2005 by funkaoshi
Ali Mazrooie starts blogging.
Iranian reformist leader starts a web site.
iran  politics 
march 2005 by funkaoshi
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