Observer

In my last post, I talked about the documentary that BBC has produced about Iran. Today, I found another one which is also quite interesting, even more than the one from BBC. This new one is produced by Arte TV (in French language) and is done by a French reporter who has traveled to Iran [...]

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29 years has passed since the diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States. Although the “Down with USA” slogan is still seen on some walls in Iran, the ceremony is becoming more and more something that you will only notice if you watch the national TV on that day! It is interesting to know [...]

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Thanks to the favorable agricultural condition in Iran, there is a unique variety of fruits with very good quality in that country. In the recent years, the government has imported some from other countries. However, I have not been seen fruits with the quality and low price one can find in Iran, elsewhere. In the [...]

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The sign reads “We refuse to give Shishe (Ghelyoon in Persian) to women”. In Iran, smoking in public is banned for women. Picture was taken at one of the small cafes at Darband, north of Tehran.

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Unlike what I was thinking before coming back home, boys and girls relationship in public is not that limited even with the super conservative government in Iran. I saw lots of unmarried couples walking hand in hand at Darband’s hiking trail in Tehran.

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It’s more than a week that I am in Iran. The country of nuclear energy, controversial president, and ancient history and art! After two years since my previous visit to Iran, there are things that have changed but some have remained the same! There are lots of places that I am trying to visit to [...]

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A few years ago, in friendlier times, the Senator and I talked about the Cuban missile crisis. At a crucial moment, John F. Kennedy received two messages from the Soviets — one bellicose, one accommodating. He chose to ignore the bellicose message and very likely saved the world. “You probably would’ve chosen the wrong message,” [...]

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Since the presidential primaries have started in US, there have been lots of occasions on which Barack Obama has acted differently from other candidates. That’s the reason he seems to be the real change that the Americans have been looking for after a long time. As an example, Obama has repeatedly mentioned that he will [...]

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