Too Little Too Late

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FY8hl6b54A

Crown Prince Reza PAHLAVI's Message on the Assassination of Mrs. Benazir Bhutto

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

I was extremely saddened to learn of the brutal assassination of Mrs. Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and the leader of country’s “People’s Party”.Benazir Bhutto sacrificed her life in defending democracy and secularism while standing firmly against religious extremism in her country. Her commitment to democratic principles and values as well as her bravery are both unforgettable and worthy of immense praise.It is my wish to offer my heartfelt condolences for this enormous loss to all defenders of democracy and secularism in the Islamic world, the honorable people of Pakistan and specially to Mrs. Bhutto’s mother and husband, Begum Nosrat Bhutto and Mr. Asif Ali Zardary.Reza Pahlavi

Benazir Bhutto

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benazir_Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto (IPA: [beːnəziːr bɦʊʈːoː]; English IPA: /ˈbɛ.nə.zɪɚ ˈbuː.toʊ/;[1] June 21, 1953, – December 27, 2007) was a Pakistani politician who chaired the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), a centre-left political party in Pakistan affiliated to the Socialist International. Bhutto was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state, having been twice elected Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Bhutto was the eldest child of former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, a Pakistani of Sindhi descent and Shia Muslim by faith, and Begum Nusrat Bhutto, a Pakistani of Iranian-Kurdish descent, of similarly Shia Muslim by faith. Her paternal grandfather was Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto, who came to Larkana Sindh before partition from his native town of Bhatto Kalan, which was situated in the Indian state of Haryana.
Bhutto was sworn in for the first time in 1988 at the age of 35, but was removed from office 20 months later under the order of then-president Ghulam Ishaq Khan on grounds of alleged corruption. In 1993 Bhutto was re-elected but was again removed in 1996 on similar charges, this time by President Farooq Leghari. Bhutto went into self-imposed exile in Dubai in 1998.
Bhutto returned to Pakistan on 18 October 2007, after reaching an understanding with President Pervez Musharraf by which she was granted amnesty and all corruption charges were withdrawn. She was assassinated on December 27, 2007, after departing a PPP rally in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, two weeks before scheduled elections where she was a leading opposition candidate.

Who Are We? Who Are The Iranians?

Our God is Iran.
Our religion is Iran.
Our Religious Conviction is knowledge and wisdom.Our Great Prophet, philosopher and teacher is Zoroaster, (Zartosht,
-Zarathushtra). (1).
Our Philosophy is based on Zoroaster's teachings,Good Thoughts, Good
-Words, and Good Deeds.
Our Faith is logic.
Our Cross is the Zoroastrian symbol, Faravahar. (2).Our Language is Persian, Farsi.
Our Love is the Iranian Culture and music.
Our only other Prophet is King of Kings, Cyrus the Great. (3).
Our Apostle is Iran's great poet, Ferdowsi. (4).
Our Holy Banner is the Derafsh Kaaviyaani. (5).
Our Holy Book is the Shahnameh, (The Epic of the Kings by Ferdowsi).
Our Commandments are inscribed on King Cyrus's clay cylinder. (6).
Our Mecca is The ruins of Persepolise. (7).
Our Holy shrines are at Pasargade as well as other historical landmarks
-such as Bistune, Naqshe-Rostam & the grave of the last Shahanshah
-Aryamehr in Cairo, Egypt. (8).Our 11 Imaams are Jamshid, Fereydon, Dariush, Khashayar, Ardeshir,
-Shapour, Khosrow-Parviz, Anushirvan, Bahram Goor, Yaqoub-Leyss
-Saffarid, and Reza Shah The Great. (9).
Our 12th Imaam is the late Shahanshah Aryamehr the Great. (10).
Our great historical martyrs of the first Arab invasion are Ario-Barzan,
-Firooze Nahavandi, Bahman-e Jaazoyeh, Baabake Khoramdin,
-Behzaade Hamedaani, Roozbahane Khoraasani, Banu Kisia, Rostam-e
-Farokhzaad, Yazdegerd, and Mardaviz Zeyari.
Our most recent martyrs of the second Anglo-Arab invasion of 1979,are,
-General Badre'ei, General Rahimi, General Khosrodad, General Ali
-Neshat, General Biglari, General Voshmgir, General Jahanbaani,
-General Amin-Afshaar, General Biglari, General Nassiri, General
- Mohagheghi, General Paakravaan, Dr. Aameli-e Tehrani, Abbaass
-Khalat-Bari, Dr. Fereydoon Farrokhzad, Madam Parsa, Senator Ali
-Dashti and many thousands more.
Our Jerusalem is Taagh-e Kasraa &Tisphone.
Our Judas was Salman Farsi, who befriended the Mohammed of Arabia.
Our Anti-God, Anti-Christ, Anti-Iran, Anti-Human is Mohammed of Arabia.
Our devil is Allah.
Our Satans were Mohammed and his 12 Imaams.
Our Hell is Islam.
Our book of disgraced lies is Quran.
Our Ashura, (dooms day) is the lost battle of Ghadesiyeh.Our number one Iran hater was The British bulldozer Mad Khomeini. (11).
Our Demons are the British backed pro-Arab Mullahs.
Our number one enemy is Britain.
Our Angels are the Iranian freedom advocates and the students.
Our national days are Norooz, Tirgan, Mehregan, Abangah, Esfandgah,
-Shabe-Cheleh, Sadeh, Sizdeh-Bedar, Charshanbeh-Soori.
Our national day of mourning's are February 11th, 1979, July 26th & July
-27th.
Our proud symbol is the Shahyaad monument in Tehran.Our Temple is our own heart.
Our Sermon is our proud history and kingship.
Our hope is peace and liberty for Iran.
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(1), Zarathushtra (Zoroaster). The Ancient Prophet of Persia.
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(2), FARAVAHAR, The winged Symbol of Zoroastrianism.
Iran's holy cross and only religious symbol.
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(3) Sir Cyrus The Great, King of Kings.
Founder of the Persian Empire. 590 BC to 529 BC
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(4), Hakim Abu’l-Qassem Ferdowsi, ( 940 A.D).
The creator of the great book of poems, Epic of the Kings. (Shah-naameh).
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(5), Derafsh-e Kaaviyaani.
The legendary Royal standard of Great Persia. (224-651 BC) .
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(6), The Cylinder of Cyrus the Great.
This is an artifact consisting of a declaration issued by
the Emperor Cyrus of Persia inscribed in Babylonian.
It is now kept in the British Museum in London.
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(7), The Ruins of Persepolise.
Founded by King Darius The Great in 518 B.C.,
Persepolise was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire.
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(8) Mecca to millions, Cairo, Egypt.
The Empress Farah Pahlavi at the tomb of the late Shahanshah
Aryamehr. The resting place for one of Iran's greatest kings.
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(9) H.I.M. Reza Shah The Great Founder of Pahlavi Dynasty.
The father of modern Iran. Born: March 16, 1878, Died: July 26,1944).
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(10), H.I.M. Shahanshah Aryamehr.
(Born: October 16, 1919, Died: July 27, 1980).
The architect of modern Iran and the thorn in the eyes of the British.
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(11). The British Bulldozer and the Jimmy Carter's most
favourite Iran hater, Mad Ruhollah Hindi-Khomeini.
The destroyer of free, progressive and prosperous Iran.
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More new features than ever

Movie review on “Hostage”

This is a movie base on true story, and characters and plot is slightly alter to protect identity of victims, and accused person.

This is a movie about one young Albanian man that he goes to Greece to make better life for himself. He was embroiled in illegal arm deal on street level. He has an affair with his wife’s boss, and she becomes pregnant from him. The boss became of current situation of his wife, and having connection in police system was able to arrest him and imprison him.

When he was in police custody, he was physically abused by authority. He returns to his homeland, and asked for hand of a girl, and her parents decline to accept his offer because girl’s father says that this young man does not have money to merry his daughter and plus he is physically abused. He returns to Greece, and hijacked a bus, and asked from Greece for 10,000.00 EURO currency, and Greece did pay that amount of money and escort him to his homeland.

Eventually, Albanian authority killed him in the bus, and kidnapped individuals were released from him.

This is a great romance movie to watch, and how this hostage taker was a human and was not some kind of cold and callus person. It is worth watch in it.

Movie review on “Fratricide”

There is a movie about Turkish people are fleeing their homeland and seeking refuge status in Germany.

This story begins when one young man is leaving his village and is trying to settle in Germany. There was another young character that he left home because he was Kurd, and his family was killed by Turkish army.

There was another character that he was working as a pimp, and was brother of one of character.

When they were in Germany, they were working hard to make ends meet by working as a hair dresser in a washroom, and there was a turn of event when one young Turkish person with his pit ball dog began to harass above character in the subway. The above characters left the train, and one character responded to that young Turkish person with dog with abusive language.

Eventually, they met each other in street, and Turkish person with dog pulled his knife and wanted to sever the other guy’s ear, and in this time, the pimp character decided to defend his brother, and pulled his knife and slashed the guy’s belly with knife, and his intestine felt out of his body and his dog ate the intestine.

Eventually, blood revenge took place which is common practice in Turkey, and story end in bitter taste for viewers that these young people went to Germany to make better life for themselves and end up dying.

This is a great movie to watch with family, and get a first hand experience that what a refuge person goes through in their life.

Who is this guy? Ali Reza Nourizadeh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc7gD-uP4z4

Pishro FT Meysam - Niloofar (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9jPND8hRo4

Iranian Jews find new homes in Israel

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/25/israel.iranianexodus.ap/index.html?eref=rss_world

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- Greeted by joyous relatives and a crowd of reporters, about 40 Iranian Jews landed in Israel on Tuesday, leaving behind their lives in the Islamic republic for new homes in the Jewish state.

Discovery of 57 Historical and Pre-Historical Settlements in Ramiyan

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/26-12.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Mohammad Mehdi Borhani, director of archaeological research team in Ramiyan announced the news of discovery of 57 historical and pre-historical settlements and mounds in this area by his team.

According to Borhani, his team discovered these sites while they were working on the new Archaeological Map of Iran.

Archaeological Nightmare Transpires at Susa Castle

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/25-12.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- About 90,000 historical artefacts are being stored in appalling conditions in the underground storerooms of Susa Castle which is located in Shush, near the ancient sites of Susa in Khuzestan Province.

Orumieh lake will dry soon!

http://www.iranpressnews.com/source/033903.htm

Iran Wins Battle Against London Barakat Gallery in Jiroft's Smuggled Artefacts

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/22-12-iran.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- A London appeal court made a ruling on Friday that the city’s Barakat Gallery must return 18 artefacts smuggled from the ancient site of Jiroft in southern Iran.

Darius the Great' Palace in Bolaghi Valley Had Ash Timber Ceiling

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/22-12.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Studies have recently determined that the ceiling of the palace denoted to Darius the Great in the Bolaghi Valley had been constructed from ash timber.

The research has been carried out by a U.S. centre for archaeological studies, Mohammad-Taqi Ataii, director of the Iranian archaeological team working in the valley on the Darius palace, told the Persian service of CHN on Saturday.

Archaeologists Resume Khosrow Palace Excavations

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/23-12-archaeologists.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Iranian archaeologists are scheduled to start the second phase of Khosrow Palace excavations in the country's Kermanshah Province.The team will begin archaeological studies on the palace situated in the city of Qasr-e Shirin in the western province.

Oxford Determines Qoli Darvish Age

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/23-12.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- British scientists believe Qoli Darvish historic site in Iran dates back to about 3000BCE to the early Bronze Age era.Oxford University researchers determined the exact date of the site by studying 22 lab samples sent by Iranian archaeologists.Former archaeological evidence supported the theory that the site had been a bustling metropolis in the Iron Age, with all political, religious and governmental structures.The Qoli Darvish historic mound is located near the city of Qom and is considered one of the most important sites in the Central Iranian Plateau.

Iran: Bushehr plant ready by March

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/23/iran.nuclear/?iref=mpstoryview

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's first nuclear power plant will be operational within three months, providing electricity to Iran's national power grid by the summer, according to Iranian Energy Minister Parviz Fattah.

Russia says its fuel can only be used at and for the Bushehr plant.

Russia, which is building the Bushehr plant for Iran, started delivering nuclear fuel to the facility a week ago as part of a compromise effort to alleviate concerns over Iran's nuclear intentions while supporting Iran's right to a nuclear energy program.
Fattah told reporters Saturday that the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which was previously expected to be completed last September, will become operational on March 21, 2008, according to Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).

Difficulties in changing your faith

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/tonyblair/story/0,,2231791,00.html

Richard HarriesSunday December 23, 2007The Observer
It is understandable that Tony Blair has become a Roman Catholic. Cherie is devout, they have brought up their children to be Catholics, and until he was stopped from doing so Tony Blair received Holy Communion with them from a Roman Catholic priest. Indeed, in 2003 he received Communion in the Vatican.
Apart from these personal reasons, very many serious Anglicans wonder at some point if they should convert. The internationalism and diversity of the make-up of the Roman Catholic church has huge appeal. So too, for some, does its sense of its own authority, the concept of the magisterium, the body of teaching that is authoritative for all times. In contrast, the Church of England can sometimes seem too bound up with English national life and too closely allied to the state.

Crown Reza Pahlavi on US and Iran relation

Matneh Farsi peyvast mibashad (Persian translation is attached.)Not in Our NameSince the hostage crisis of 1979, a state of undeclared war between Iran and the United States-begun by the mullahs-has become ever more bitter and intense. Militant anti Americanism has become the central core of Tehran’s foreign policy, as its rulers have opposed the interests of Washington and its allies everywhere-most notably in the Muslim world.The result of almost three decades of hostility, exacerbated by Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its agitation in places like Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and Afghanistan is that conflict in the region seems possible once more.208_Article-in-Newsweek.jpgShould war break out, those likely to suffer most will be the people of Iran, who have long borne the brunt of their government’s policies, which have isolated, brutalized and impoverished them.Although the regime boasts of having held numerous elections, not one has been fair or free, with people’s candidates able to avoid endless obstructions. Ahmadinejad’s own election was such a sham that even some of his handpicked opponents, including a former president and a Speaker of Iran’s Parliament, accused him and his supporters of cheating.It is essential, therefore, not to confuse Iran with the clerical dictatorship. The cult of death and superstition that personifies the Islamic Republic has not conquered the spirit of our nation, especially its women and youth, who make up some 70 percent of the population.Having squandered popular support, the regime today faces the most serious international crisis in its history and a number of sharp internal challenges, due primarily to the faltering, corruption-ridden economy. The mullahs’ only hope for survival is to use the nuclear threat to blackmail the outside world into inaction while brutalizing their people at home.I have repeatedly stated my opposition to military action against Iran. There is no question that dialogue and diplomacy must be given time to take their course. But endless, futile negotiations cannot be a solution, either. The threat posed by those who have blackened the name of Islam and destroyed the prosperity of the Iranian nation can be countered only through what I have referred to as a “third way”: the mobilization and the empowerment of the Iranian people.While the present crisis has been focused mainly on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, most Iranians hope the standoff will provide them with a chance to challenge and replace the despotic theocracy with a secular democracy.Until freedom, democracy and human rights are fully respected and adhered to by a responsible government in Tehran that is committed to the welfare of its own people, peace and security in the Middle East and beyond will continue to remain in constant jeopardy.Pahlavi is an opposition leader and the son or the last Shah of Iran.Newsweek International (Issue 2008)

Comparing life between US and Canada. Adrian Pasdar, and Fairuza Balk

Here in Canada when one Iranian person does a significant act, there is no recognition. Instead there is always this wich hunt on person, that s/he is Iranian and in some cases authority with stick some kind of stigma to a person and never can take a step forward in his/her life. Still to this very day, during interview, I was asked about my ethnic background during interview. However, when someone in US is taken a step forward in their life, person begins to make progress and their dynamic of their life style alters. Canada is most racist country in the world.

Adrian Kayvan Pasdar (born April 30, 1965) is an American actor and film director, known for playing Jim Profit on the cult TV series Profit, for his roles in Near Dark, Mysterious Ways and as Nathan Petrelli on Heroes, and for directing the feature film Cement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Pasdar

Fairuza Alejandra Balk (born May 21, 1974) is an American film actress. She is known for her role in the 1996 movie The Craft, the 1998 movie The Waterboy and, more than ten years earlier, in Disney's 1985 Return to Oz.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairuza_Balk

Climate resets 'Doomsday Clock'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6270871.stm



Experts have added climate change as a great threat
Stephen Hawking Experts assessing the dangers posed to civilisation have added climate change to the prospect of nuclear annihilation as the greatest threats to humankind.
As a result, the group has moved the minute hand on its famous "Doomsday Clock" two minutes closer to midnight.

Iranian Nuclear Plant May Be Ready By Late 2008

http://voanews.com/english/2007-12-20-voa16.cfm

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow20 December 2007
The director of the Russian company building Iran's nuclear power station at Bushehr says the facility will not begin operations before the end of 2008. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports from Moscow.

Vladmir Putin: Time's 2007 'Person of the Year'

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071219/time_putin_071219/20071219?hub=World

Updated Wed. Dec. 19 2007 8:20 AM ET
The Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Time magazine has named Russian President Vladimir Putin its "Person of the Year.''
Time managing editor Richard Stengel says the 2007 honour went to the Russian leader for his "extraordinary feat of leadership in taking a country that was in chaos and bringing it stability.''

Turkish troops cross into Iraq: Iraqi officials

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=7a9b9f1e-193d-42d8-a16a-672b8339dd70&k=31501

Shamal Aqrawi , ReutersPublished: Tuesday, December 18, 2007
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Hundreds of Turkish troops crossed into Kurdish territory in northern Iraq overnight, Iraqi officials said.
A senior Iraqi military source told Reuters 300 lightly-armed Turkish troops had crossed the border overnight and moved 1-2 miles deeper into Iraq on Tuesday morning in the Gali Rash area, a mountainous district near the border.

Three Kings, or Three Wise Men

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi

In Christian tradition the Magi, also known as the Three Wise Men, The Three Kings, or Kings from the east, are sometimes considered to be Median, Iranian Zoroastrian priests, who were also proficient in astrology from Ancient Persia. The Gospel of Matthew states that they came "from the east to Jerusalem" to worship the Christ, "born King of the Jews". According to Matthew, they navigated by following a star which came to be known as the Star of Bethlehem. As they approached Jerusalem, Herod tried to trick them into revealing where Jesus was, so that he might be put to death. Upon finding Jesus, the Magi gave him an unspecified number of gifts, amongst which were three highly symbolic ones: gold, frankincense and myrrh. Because these three gifts were recorded, it is traditionally said to have been three givers; however, Matthew does not specify how many wise men came from the east.
The Magi were then warned in dreams that revealed Herod's deadly intentions for the child and decided to return home by a different route, in order to thwart them. This prompted Herod to resort to killing all the young children in Bethlehem, an act called the Massacre of the Innocents, in an attempt to eliminate a rival heir to his throne. Jesus and his family had, however, escaped to Egypt beforehand. After these events, the magi return home and passed into obscurity.[1] The story of the nativity in Matthew glorifies Jesus, likens him to Moses, and shows his life as fulfilling prophecy. Some critics consider this nativity story to be an invention of the author of Matthew[2].
Three leaders of the Chinese Christian Church[3] cite an alternate proposal for the origin of one of the Magi. They state that many Chinese Christians believe at least one of the Magi came from China. They cite anecdotal evidence about Liu Shang, the chief astrologer during the Han dynasty in China at the time that Jesus was born. Liu Shang discovered a new star the Chinese called the "king star" - which was associated with the birth of a new king. The disappearance of Liu Shang from China's imperial court for two years shortly after this star was discovered, they interpret as perhaps traveling the Silk Road to Bethlehem.

The Color of Love

Maryam Keshavarz is born in New York, United States. She studied Persian literature in University of Shiraz and earned her Bachelor of Arts from Northwestern University and eventually earned her master degree from University of Michigan.

In 2003, Madam Keshavarz directed a movie with title of “The Color of Love”. She went to Iran and began to make a documentary that how youths in Iran are socializing with opposite gender. This movie depicted that how Iranian youths are seizing Ashura which is a day that Saint/Imam Hussein grandson of Muhammad was martyred in Karbal unjustly. The main point of the movie is not about how these youths are interacting with one another. The core idea comes down to this very point that Islam has lost its original meaning. When Khomeini was provoking people to revolt against their King of Kings Mohammad Reza Pahlavi due to Westernization of Iran and introducing Western value in Iran, and according to Khomeini and his associate Islam has lost its original meaning because of Shah. Now, this movie clearly depicted that how these fundamentalist in Iran destroyed Islam.

Back in times of Shah, no one would ever cross the line, and use Ashura as a day to interact with anyone, and people would lament on that day. This movie illustrated that how young people were mourning Imam Hussein’s death in morning, and at night they were dancing and having a good times.

Back in times of Shah, Iran was closing down totally, and people would gather in mosque or someone’s house, and would mourn for Imam Hussein, and now stores are closing down for a brief period and business as usual.

Back in times of Shah, people would leave their house door open, and food was giving to people. Now, people were just drinking a little lemon juice in street, and thanks for the cleric for destroying that vibrant economy of Shah.

Back in times of Shah, people knew how to pray. Azadeh character did not know how to pray, when she stood to pray, and wanted to move to next step of pray, she went to “Rokoo”. First she had to do “Sajdeh” than “Rokoo”, and not repeatedly kissing the “mohreh” or small rock on her pray mat. She would kiss the “mohreh” one time which would be at end of her pray. I know above ritual because I was born at time of His Majesty King of Kings Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

All in all, when Khomeini came to Iran and seized the political power in Iran. Everyone believed in God, Islam and respecting, tolerating and coexisting with other faith groups in Iran and around the world. However, once Khomeini reigned in Iran for two years the whole picture of faith altered in Iran drastically. People left faith of Islam and converted to other faiths and felt no attachment to Islam, and people came to conclusion that Ashura was not Iranian but some political dilemma from invading force of Iran Zamin. Today, Iranian people feel so alienate to this faith of Islam that Iranian people are making all kinds of derogatory jokes about faith of Islam.

So, who was a true Muslim, Shah or Khomeini? Shah was a true Muslim and fulfilled last pillar of Islam which was “Haj”, Khomeini was McCoy Satan himself in disguise of human that he came to Iran and ignite fire globally and today we were being served in the name of Islam such a person would be chopped into small pieces and Khomeini was claiming to be one of children of Prophet Muhammad, he never pay a visit to grave yard of his grandfather and fulfill last pillar of Islam.

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Ancient Iranian "Div Shir" Statuette Fetches Record Price at Sotheby’s

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/11-12.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- An ancient statuette of a Standing Lioness Demon, which was sold for a record of $57 million at Sotheby’s Auction House in the New York on December 5, 2007.

Prophet Zoroaster, Pioneer of Religious Music

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/11-12-prophet.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Asho Zarathushtra (Zoroaster), the prophet of Iran, is considered to be the founder of liturgical music in the world, according to an article published in Iran by the Persian service of MNA.
"There is much evidence to prove that religious music began to flourish with the Zoroastrian religion, that religion and philosophy based on the teachings of prophet Zarathushtra", the article says.

Iranian Students Protest Against Crackdown on Activists

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316261,00.html

TEHRAN, Iran — Hundreds of Iranian students expressed their anger over a crackdown on activists and protested Sunday at Tehran University, the second such demonstration in less than a week, witnesses and state radio said.
One witness, Mehdi Arabshahi, said the campus protest lasted more than two hours as students rallied against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hardline administration.
"Students chanted against policies by Ahmadinejad's administration, which is imposing pressures on the universities and detaining activists," Arabshahi said.
Another witness, Abbas Kazemi, said the protesters also called out anti-war slogans aimed at the United States and Israel.

Archaeologists to Excavate Achaemenid Village

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/13-12.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Iranian archaeologists have found the ruins of an Achaemenid village in the second phase of excavations at the Dowlatabad site near Persepolis.The thin walls and partitions found at the site located near Persepolis (Takht-e Jamshid) have prompted archaeologists to conclude a village covering an area of about 10 hectares once existed in the area.

A message from Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi Heir to Throne of Iran

Dear compatriots,Today on Human Rights Day and on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the United Nations prepares to launch a year-long programme of activities to celebrate the signing of this historic document, every principle of this Declaration is being trampled upon in our homeland.It is ironic that while the moral and intellectual heritage of our nation was one of the major inspirations behind the genesis of human rights, Iranian citizens remain deprived and disinherited from their most basic freedoms.Today Amnesty International and other monitoring organizations put Iran close to the top of their list of countries violating human rights. For the past twenty-eight years, no segment of Iranian society has been immune to abuses. Women, youth, workers, journalists, dissenting clerics, farmers, academics, religious and ethnic minorities have all at one time or another been target of flagrant violations.The rulers of the Islamic Republic have done their utmost to distort the noble image of our country and present our people as promoters of terrorism, intolerance and hatred. They have sacrificed the individual rights of Iranian citizens at the altar of a fanatical ideology and for the preservation of their illegitimate hold on political power. It is very clear to me that our nation will soon free itself from its present nightmare and claim its true heritage as a stronghold of human rights and defender of dignity and freedom. Giving my full support to the United Nations activities in the promotion of human rights, I call upon all my compatriots as well as the international community to stand together and oppose all manner of human rights violations against Iranian citizens perpetrated by the clerical dictatorship. May God Bless Iran.Reza Pahlavi

Newly Found Old-Persian Cuneiform Inscription of Kharg Island Deciphered

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/09-12.htm

By: Rasool Bashash
Faculty Member
Linguistics, Inscriptions, and Texts Research Centre
Research Institute to the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization


LONDON, (CAIS) -- Following my first concise decoding of the Kharg Island newly found cuneiform inscription, now I find it necessary again to give, in detail, my own comments and suggestions in English. First of all, it is our duty to mention that the first person who informed the Linguistics, Inscriptions, and Texts Research Centre (LITRC) about the appearance of this inscription was revered Prof. Dr. Sarfaraz, whom we should profoundly appreciate for his opportune attention.

Persian Gulf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_gulf

The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.[1]

The Persian Gulf was the focus of the Iraq-Iran War that lasted from 1980 to 1988, with each side attacking the other's oil tankers. In 1991, the Persian Gulf again was the background for what was called the Persian Gulf War or the "Gulf War" when Iraq invaded Kuwait and was subsequently pushed back, despite the fact that this conflict was primarily a land conflict.
The natural environment of the Persian Gulf is very rich with good fishing grounds, extensive coral reefs, and abundant pearl oysters, but its ecology has become increasingly under pressure from the heavy industrialisation and in particular the repeated major petroleum spillages associated with recent wars fought in the region.

U.S. set to sell Gulf states $10-billion in weaponry

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071208.WORLDREPOR08-2/TPStory/TPInternational/America/


AFP
December 8, 2007
Washington -- The Pentagon said yesterday it has notified Congress of possible arms sales worth more than $10-billion (U.S.) to oil-rich Persian Gulf states and Saudi Arabia to beef up their missile and air defences against Iran.

Persian Gulf nations must counter Iranian threat

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071208/NATIONWORLD/712080463/-1/LOCAL17

MANAMA, Bahrain -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates planned to tell Persian Gulf countries today that they must work together to help the U.S. counter Iranian threats, including Tehran's ballistic missiles and meddling in Iraq.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States still wants new sanctions.
Gates, ending a weeklong trip to the region, intended in his keynote speech at an international security conference in Manama to urge gulf allies to cooperate more as part of a broader strategy for containing Iranian influence, according to U.S. officials traveling with Gates on Friday.

Islamic Regime have Finally Destroyed 2200-year-old Parthian Bridge of Khoda-Afarid (Negin)

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/08-12.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Islamic regime's authority have destroyed the remains of 2200-year-old Khoda-Afarid bridge also known as Negin, in Shiniyar district of Masjed-Soleyman in Khuzestan province.

The destruction of the bridge was began in September under the guise of construction of a new bridge, and despite all the oppositions from cultural figures and the Iranian nation, the Khuzestan Governor office went ahead and removed the last stone of the ancient bridge.

U.S. Finds Iran Halted Its Nuclear Arms Effort in 2003

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/world/middleeast/04intel.html?th&emc=th

By MARK MAZZETTI
Published: December 4, 2007
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 — A new assessment by American intelligence agencies released Monday concludes that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and that the program remains frozen, contradicting a judgment two years ago that Tehran was working relentlessly toward building a nuclear bomb.

Discovery of Four Parthian Foetuses in Ardebil Province

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/05-12-discovery.htm

-- Iranian archaeologists have found four buried foetuses dating back to 2200 years ago in the country's northwestern Province of Ardebil.The skeletons, which were found in an ancient castle are intact and belong to the ancient Parthian era (248 BCE - 224 CE).The excavations also revealed three ceramic dishes, a number of beads, and 150 stone graves from the Middle Bronze Age (4,000 years ago) and the Metal Age (2,800 years ago).Ardebil Province (ancient Artavilla) is famous for its ancient history, beautiful natural scenery, old bazaars, churches and mineral springs.

National Museum of Iran to Host 9th Annual Archaeology Conference

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/05-12-national.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- The ninth edition of the annual archaeology conference will commence at the National Museum of Iran on December 9.

The latest studies carried out by Iranian and foreign experts on Iran’s archaeological sites over the past Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2006-March 21, 2007) will be discussed during the four-day conference.

Two Pahlavi Inscriptions Identified in Central Province

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/December2007/05-12.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- A team of experts has identified two rock Pahlavi inscriptions in the Teimareh region near the city of Khomein in Central Province.

The experts surmise that the Pahlavi inscriptions are at least 1500 years old and thus date back to the Parthian or Sasanian dynastic eras.

Prince Reza Pahlavi; Free Iran

http://www.petitiononline.com/LeadIran/petition.html

We the undersigned, people of Iran and Iran lovers, would like to formally request you to rise to the challenge and take up the leadership of the people of Iran's movement for setting up a secular and democratic regime and to save our beloved homeland from further destruction and point of no return from the abyss that is awaiting her. In most of your speeches and in your writings you have repeatedly mentioned that your ultimate goal is to see a democratic Iran, the country of your esteemed father and grandfather. Iran is blessed with great many tribes, languages, colours and political ideologies. However who can deny that our country is now drowning in poverty, drugs, prostitution, religious dictatorship, bankruptcy, severe social injustice and international isolation. There is also a grave danger of Iran being attacked militarily by outside forces and / or being split up into several smaller nations. It is in such dark days, that all Iran lovers must accept the responsibilities handed over to them by their forefathers and rise to the occasion to free their country. Some of your supporters, and indeed many others may not be keen on parliamentary monarchy but believe in your sense of justice and democracy. Iranians have waited long enough for you to rise and lead them back to freedom, democracy and prosperity. What ever the reasons may be for your reluctance to take the leadership role to unite the opposition, we simply urge you to please reconsider because in light of the dangers that are facing Iran today, we need you to lead the way and stand as the unifying force for the opposition. For the vast majority of the people the current situation in Iran is intolerable. Before Iran is attacked and pushed back into the dark ages or fragmented into different states we request you, not as the leader of the monarchists or Shah of Iran but as a liberal thinker Iranian and one who is known and respected by many countries in the world to make a declaration and call all forces interested in a free, secular and democratic Iran to unite under one flag and make a push to free our beloved country. Long Live Iran شاهزاده رضا پهلوی : ما امضا کنندگان نامه زیر که از میان ملت میهن دوست ایران برخاسته ایم ، رسما از شما درخواست کوشش هر چه بیشتر در پذیرش رهبری ملت ایران، برای رهایی از چالشی که در پیش رویشان قرار گرفته است می کنیم. رسالت بزرگ شما رهبری و هدایت ملت ایران بسوی مردم سالاری و جدائی دین از سیاست است. رسالتی که میهن را از تخریب و ویرانی بیشتر نجات داده و از گذار به نقطه غیر قابل بازگشت بسوی پرتگاهی که در پیش روی ملت ایران است، مصون دارد. جنابعالی بارها در سخنرانی ها و نوشته ها یتان فرموده اید که هدف اصلی شما رساندن ایران به آزادی، مردم سالاری و ادای دین به میهنی است که آب و خاک پیش¬ کسوتان و خاندانتان بشمار می آید. از ویژه گیهای میهن ما ، برخورداری از گوناگونی فرهنگی و نژادی ، گفتاری و آرمان های سیاسی است. اگرچه امروز بر هیچ کس پوشیده نیست که کشور ما در دام منجلاب فقر و فساد ، اعتیاد ، روسپی گری ، دیکتاتوری مذهبی ، بی عدالتی اجتماعی و انزوای جهانی گرفتار آمده است. بدیهی است در چنین مقطع شومی که کشور ما درخطر یورش بیگانه گان و تجزیه طلبان قرار گرفته ، وظیفه هر ایران دوستی است تا رسالتی را که نیاکانش به او واگذار کرده اند را ارج نهاده و با تدبیر و تلاش در این راه مهم گام بردارد تا میهن خویش را از خطر بزرگی که گریبان گیرش شده است، برهاند. شاید برخی از هواخواهان و دوست داران شما ، اعتقادی به نظام پادشاهی و یا مشروطه نداشته باشند. اما ، باوری عمیق به هدف شما جهت سوق دادن ایران به سوی آزادی، مردم سالاری ، رفاه و عدالت اجتماعی دارند. ایرانیان به اندازه کافی صبر کرده اند و در این زمان وظیفه تاریخی جنابعالی است که آنان را بسوی آزادی، مردم سالاری و رفاه اجتماعی هدایت نمائید. هردلیلی که باعث خود داری شما از پذیرش هدایت مردم جهت یکپارچگی در راه آزادی و رهائی ایران شده است ، ما خواستار بازنگری شما در تصمیم خود می باشیم . با در نظر گرفتن خطرات بزرگی که گریبان گیر میهن ماست ، ملت ایران به حضور شما به عنوان راهنما و عامل یکپارچگی اقشار مردم نیازمند است . برای بیشتر مردم ایران ادامه شرایط و وضیعت کنونی تحمل ناپذیر است ، بیش از این که میهن مان مورد یورش بیگانه گان و یا تجزیه گرایان قرار گیرد و یا سیر قهقرائی را به سوی دوران تاریکی بپماید ، از شما نه به عنوان یک پادشاه و رهبر فراکسیون پادشاهی ، بلکه به عنوان یک ایرانی آزاده و روشنفکر و فردی که مورد احترام سیاستمداران ملل دنیاست ، درخواست می کنیم فراخوانی به تمامی ایرانیان آزاده ، سکولار و مردم سالار ارائه نمائید ، تا همه آنان زیر یک پرچم گرد آمده و کشور عزیزمان را به آزادی برسانند. پاینده ایران

Jimmy Carter's Human Rights Disaster in Iran

http://newsblaze.com/story/20071129155644tsop.nb/newsblaze/OPINIONS/Opinions.html

By Slater Bakhtavar
In the mid twentieth century, US-Iranian relations prospered. Many Americans celebrated Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as a model king. President Lyndon B. Johnson pronounced in 1964: "What is going on in Iran is about the best thing going on anywhere in the world."

Lake Sivand Takes Shape and Busy Drowning pre-Islamic Iranian History

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/29-11.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Lake Sivand (also Bolaghi) is beginning to flood the Bolaghi Valley, but Naqsh-e Rustam allegedly to be safe from the proposed railway line that could have damaged the structures of the ancient site.

In an interview with the Tehran Times in the Bolaghi Valley earlier this month, Parsa-Pasargadae Research Foundation archaeologist Afshin Yazdani, who is based at Persepolis, said that the government has given preliminary approval to a plan according to which the route of the Shiraz-Esfahan railway line will be located 1200 meters from Naqsh-e Rostam, although the final decision has not been made yet.

Expert Gives Another Translation of Kharg Inscription

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/27-11-expert.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- An expert on ancient Iranian languages has come up with a different translation of the newly discovered stone inscription found on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, the Archaeological Research Centre of Iran (ARCI) reported in a press release published on Tuesday.

Traces of Ancient Fire Discovered at Pasargadae

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/27-11.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Traces of an ancient fire have been discovered at the Tall-e Takht fortress of Pasargadae.

Professor Pierfrancesco Callieri of the University of Bologna, the Italian leader of the Italian-Iranian joint archaeological team that recently concluded their excavations at the site, described their findings during an interview with the Tehran Times at the dig earlier this month.

A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

One day, I went to a monastery with my aged parents and wanted to take a few pictures from this monastery, this was an ancient building; presumably it was over 100 years old that it had its own unique characteristics with its own signature which was written all over it.

This building had several complexes and each building was built in different stage of history, and still the original building remained intact. The original building was apparent to viewers due to outside structure of building which was darker than other newer buildings. As each complex was becoming newer, outside structure was brighter, and it resembled modern architect expertise than compare to the original building.

We decided to walk inside the church which was used by monks and public for over 100 years to worship the Mighty God, and praise Her Holiness Merry and His Holiness Jesus. We wanted to learn about this new world that we are living in, as we made new discovery about our own feelings toward Her Holiness Merry and His Holiness Jesus.

There was a fountain close by the entrance door, and holy water was running constantly. This church had magnificent statues of Her Holiness Merry and His Holiness Jesus on wall, and church window paintings. All of sudden, I noticed my mother was crying for Her Holiness Merry statues on the church wall. I decided to give her privacy, and walked toward my father, and noticed my father was staring at a cross which depicted His Holiness Crucifixion. I informed my father gently that mom was crying at Her Holiness Merry, my father took a few step backward from the cross, and bowed to the cross, and made sure that he would not turn his back to the cross. He proceeded toward his wife, and invited her to look at the cross. When they approached toward the cross, my mothers’ eyes got watery, and no longer could control her emotions; my father asked her what was the reason for her to get emotional? She told him that look what people had done to Him. Indeed, what people have done to Him, it was inhumane and cruel beyond any recognition, there is no slightest doubt that He was a messenger from the Mighty God, and He was a messenger of peace and prosperity for everyone. However, some individuals at that time did not understand His message, and decided to eradicate Him and His message. Did they? Of course not, He was messenger of God; He walked on straight path of life and did not violate Ten Commandments. At end, His enemies failed miserably to accomplish their final objective of eliminating His message of peace and prosperity, and today He is alive and living among us, at every occasion we reach to Him and seek His counsel, as well as, His advice to save us from lies, and destruction. Particularly, people celebrate His date of birth on December 25th, of each year and exchange gifts with one anther, no matter what, He always brings joy and happiness to people’s life. Let’s celebrate this December 25th, 2007 with our family, friends, and do not forget those unfortunate one. because His Holiness never forget them.

Merry Christmas to all, ho, ho, ho Santa is Coming by home for sure, and having eggnog with rum for Santa, ha, ha, ha, obviously this Santa will be charge for drinking and driving, ha, ha, ha…..

Still, I am a Muslim person, and believe in unity among all faith groups, as Koran says that God brought one faith only human divided themselves among other faith, and sects.

Will Iran Become the Next Denmark

The following is from November 25th article by conservative columnist Jonathan Last on Iran's rapidly changing demographics:

Posted on Sun, Nov. 25, 2007

One Last Thing Iran's future
Would lower fertility rates lead to stability? Instability, economic collapse are more likely.

By Jonathan Last
for the Inquirer

Pennsylvania State University professor Philip Jenkins is a man to be taken seriously. One of America's most thoughtful academics, he is a deep thinker. Two of his books in particular, The Next Christendom and The New Faces of Christianity, are landmark works. In a recent issue of the New Republic, Jenkins makes an intriguing proposition: that the demographic profile of Iran might make the Islamic republic into the "Denmark of tomorrow."
This would be good news. The Middle East could use a Denmark or two (or seven). But an examination of Jenkins' predictions and the history of fertility and demographics suggests that he may be mistaken.
Jenkins makes essentially the following case: Iran has been experiencing a giant decline in fertility rates, from more than 6.5 children being born per woman 30 years ago, to a rate of 1.71 today. This puts Iran below the all-important 2.1, the rate needed to keep population constant. Unless matters change, Iran will begin to experience a population decline within two generations.
No prob, says Jenkins. Population decline, he believes, could "usher in a new era of stability," creating "an Iran that is bourgeois [and] secular." To support this thesis, Jenkins notes that high-fertility nations include hot spots such as Iraq, Somalia and Sudan, while low-fertility nations include countries such as Italy, Germany and Japan.
Jenkins then notes that declining fertility rates lead to smaller extended families, and hence to an increased reliance by the elderly on state support. In the future, he argues, Iranians will be "invested in the state's continued stability." He also sees the lower fertility rate as a boon to Iranian business: "With fewer heirs, you are more likely to spend money on yourself; increased spending buoys the economy; and, suddenly, industry is buzzing away."
Finally, Jenkins argues that the presence of fewer children in Iran will weaken communal, and hence religious, ties, promoting secularism and even helping to make Iranians "more accepting of people who seek options outside of traditional marriage" - by which he means same-sex marriage.
Jenkins ultimately may be right in his assessment, but his reading of the Iranian fertility bust is, at best, optimistic. It seems much more likely that Iran's demographic implosion will lead to instability, conflict and economic collapse.
Let's look first at the structure of Iran's population. With Iran's fertility rate dropping, it currently has what is known as a "youth bulge." Its median age is 25.8, and 23 percent of its males are under the age of 15. The German demographer Gunnar Heinsohn makes a compelling case that such bulges of young men lead historically to military conflict.
But this will be Iran's final youth surplus. By 2050, 30 percent of Iran's population will be composed of elderly dependents, and a dwindling number of younger workers will be forced to support them at their own expense. In wealthy First World countries such as Denmark, this situation leads to discussions about pension benefits and taxes. In poor, developing countries such as Iran, it could well lead to unrest and instability. It is one thing to be old and rich; being old and poor is quite another.
And Iranians have little hope of becoming rich. Oil is, far and away, Iran's leading industry, but its exports are diminishing every year. As soon as 2020, Iran may no longer have an oil-export business. Oil makes for 80 percent of Iran's exports today, according to the CIA World Factbook; the other leading exports are "fruits, nuts and carpets." Its only industries of note are textiles, cement and food processing. Oil revenues equal roughly one-fifth of all personal income in Iran. Once oil disappears, it's unclear how happy, childless Iranian couples will have money to burn. Certainly, no industries even exist in Iran to begin "buzzing away."
Already, Iran's economy is fraying at the seams. In 2002, 40 percent of the population was below the poverty line. The Iranian government's own (rosy) projection puts unemployment at 15 percent (it is likely twice that, and even higher among the volatile youth cohort). Inflation was 12 percent in 2006 and has, by all accounts, risen since.
Iran's government seems to understand the long-term implications of its demographic situation, which is why President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has relocated millions of people from rural villages to cities, where they can be controlled more easily. He has also introduced more comprehensive social services. To be sure, this is an attempt at stability, of a sort. Some would call it a strengthening of authoritarianism.
That's the short-term outlook; the medium term is more unsettling. From a geostrategic perspective, Iran must understand that its weak position will become progressively weaker, leading to ruin. Its only hope lies in the prospect of expansion: Southeast Iraq, Saudi Arabia (where Shiites dominate the oil-rich eastern region), and the United Arab Emirates all present attractive targets for Iran, with ample oil reserves and potentially sympathetic populations. Empire is Iran's most logical path to salvation.
After all, with economic ruin on the horizon, and a demographic catastrophe in progress, they have nothing to lose in a conflict, other than several million military-age young men who, if left to their own devices, might someday turn on the regime in any case. Of course, if Iran were to attempt to establish regional hegemony, it would face the wrath of the United States and the Western powers, much as Saddam did in 1990. Unless they had a nuclear deterrent. When you game it out, Iran would be foolish not to try for nuclear weapons. Its fertility rate and economic reality practically demand it.
And what about Jenkins' hope that lower fertility will, in the long run, make Iran a secularist paradise, like Denmark or Germany? As demographer Philip Longman demonstrated in his essay "The Return of Patriarchy," fertility rates do not fall uniformly across populations. They tend to dip most precipitously among secular, liberal segments, and remain higher among orthodox, religious segments. If this rule were to hold in Iran, it would mean that, in the long run, the population would become more, not less, religious, as secular families dwindle and fundamentalist families flourish in their place.
Demography, we must remind ourselves, is not destiny; but neither can we allow it to become fantasy

Budget cuts partially suspend excavations at Burnt City

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/24-11-budget.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Excavations have been suspended in some areas of the 5200-year-old Burnt City (Shahr-e Sukhteh) due to a cutback in funding.

The current operations, which commenced on November 10 and which are being undertaken by a team of Iranian and international archaeologists, constitute the 11th season of studies and excavations at the Burnt City, in southeastern Iran.

Persian Gulf Cultural Centre to Demarcate Ancient Sites on Kharg Island

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/24-11.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- The Persian Gulf Islands Cultural Heritage Centre plans to demarcate the ancient sites located on Kharg Island.
The cultural heritage of the island is currently under threat from operations which are being carried out by oil and other industrial companies, the Persian service of CHN reported on Friday.

Iran argues nuclear case in letter to "world"

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=0aaf5bb2-bc82-41ca-a643-65e8db7181a2&k=96329


Reza Derakhshi , ReutersPublished: Tuesday, November 20, 2007
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran sent a letter to the world's top diplomats on Tuesday to argue its case in the deepening nuclear row with the West, official media reported.

Romania Will Return the Stolen Iranian Rhyton

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/21-11-romania.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Representative of ICHHTO is due to make a visit to Romania to bring back the ancient Iranian rhyton. Based on previous diplomatic and cultural negotiations between Iranian and Romanian officials the return of the artefact to Iran is being secured.

Announcing this news, Omid Ghanami, deputy head of the legal department of the ICHHTO told Persian service of CHN: “With following the case through the retrieval committee of ICTTO, this rhyton will be returned to its home country.”

UPDATE: Newly Discovered Achaemenid Kharg Inscription May Add Five New Words to Old Persian Lexicon

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/21-11.htm
LONDON, (CAIS) -- It is possible that five words have been added to our knowledge of the Old-Persian language by the recent discovery of a stone inscription on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, the Persian service of CHN reported on Tuesday.

The cuneiform inscription, comprising six words on six different horizontal lines inscribed on a piece of uneven rock encrusted with corals, has been found last week during a road construction project. Measuring about a meter square, the rock has become detached from its original terrain.

Parthian Yazdgerd Castle to be Excavated

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/21-11-yazdgerd.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Iran is conducting archaeological excavations at the historical Yazdgerd Castle site for the first time since 1979.The Yazdgerd Castle was first excavated by Edward Keal of Toronto Royal Ontario Museum, who found a collection of artistic symbols, dating back to the third Iranian dynasty, the Parthians (248 BCe-224 CE).

Five Additional Words Added to Old-Persian Lexicon

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/20-11.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- By deciphering the newly discovered Old-Persian inscription in Kharg Island located in Persian Gulf which is believed to have belonged to Achaemenid dynastic era (550-330 BCE), five new words have been added to the Old-Persian lexicon.

Architecture of Achaemenid Dynastic Era Studied by Iranian and Italian

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/19-11.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- In search of architectural layers, the Iranian-Italian archaeology team in Pasargadae are about to completed the second season of archaeological research in Tal-e Takht.

The archaeological excavations which have been started in an attempt to identify the architectural layers and record them in a chronological order has resulted in discovering some clay evidence belonging to post-Achaemenid era (330 -248 BCE).

Iran rations cooperation with IAEA, pursues atom

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL1726820820071119

By Mark Heinrich - Analysis
VIENNA (Reuters) - When Iran agreed in August to come clean on its nuclear history, U.N. inspectors cited an understanding to resolve questions by the end of 2007. Now, that target seems to be slipping.

Achieving Global Accord on Iran Sanctions May Be Harder

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119526110063396481.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

By Marc Champion
Word Count: 552
A face-off begins this coming week among the world's major powers over whether to impose new economic sanctions to pressure Iran into suspending its nuclear-fuel program.

Weeks of shadow diplomacy will start to gel on Thursday, when the governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, meets in Vienna to debate the IAEA's latest report on Iranian cooperation with inspections of its fuel program. Iran says its program is purely civilian. The U.S. and its European allies believe it is for weapons.
The positions of the U.N.'s big powers are already well staked out.

Canadian Police Officers Are Killers

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=8061df17-d0d8-4271-987d-46377f8cca75

Taser maker says product did not kill Dziekanski
CanWest News Service; Vancouver ProvincePublished: Friday, November 16, 2007
VANCOUVER - The Taser did not kill Robert Dziekanski, says a spokesman for the company that makes the weapon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPe_hf7aBXM

Achaemenid Inscription Discovered in Persian Gulf's Kharg Island

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/16-11.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- During a road construction in Kharg Island of Bushehr Province, in the Persian Gulf, the workers have unearthed an Old-Persian inscription belonging to the Achaemenid dynastic era, according to a report by the Persian service of CHN.

The accidental discovery was reported to the cultural authorities by a vigilant local and so the construction project was stopped and a team of experts were deployed to the island.

Filmmaker Replaces Archaeologist as the Curator of the National Museum of Iran

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/15-11-film.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Mohammadreza Mehrandish was appointed as the curator of the National Museum of Iran on Sunday, replacing Mohammadreza Kargar, who is an archaeologist and expert in the field.

He is taking the post that was previously held by academics such as Professor Ezzatollah Negahban, who was the father of modern Iranian archaeology, and Dr Seifollah Kambakhshfard, Dr Firuz Baqerzadeh, and Dr Mehdi Bahrami, who have participated in the excavation of thousands archaeological sites and have written many academic papers.

Median Dynastic Era Bronze Ring Adorned with Fravahar Discovered in Lorestan

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/15-11-median.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- A unique ring belonging to the Median dynastic era (728-550 BCE) adorned with a carved Fravahar, a symbol of Zoroastrian religion, has been found in western Iran.Archaeological excavations in Iran's western province of Lorestan resulted in the discovery of a ring which dates back to the Bronze Age and is decorated with a symbol of Zoroastrianism.

Two Sasanian-Pahlavi Inscriptions Discovered in Kohan-Dedz

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/15-11.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Two Sasanian inscriptions written in Sasanian-Pahlavi (Middle Persian) language have been discovered in Kohan-Dedz historical site in northeastern Iran.An Irano-French archaeology team has discovered two inscriptions written in Sasanian-Pahlavi language during the third phase of excavations in Kohan-Dedz.

Jewish Leaders Welcome Interpol Most-Wanted Notice in Argentine Bombing

By Brian Wagner Miami08 November 2007

Interpol has put five Iranians and a Lebanese man on its most wanted list for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports Jewish community leaders says the effort will pressure the Islamic government to stop supporting terrorist activities.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-11-08-voa82.cfm

U.S. and Germany vow to pursue diplomacy on Iran

CRAWFORD, Texas (CNN) -- U.S. President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel say they will continue to pursue a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear program.

U.S. President Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak at his ranch in Crawford, Texas.

Speaking at Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, Merkel said the threat posed by a potential nuclear program in Iran is "a serious one." But she said she and Bush agreed the Iranian issue can be solved through diplomatic means. The next step, she said, will be a U.N. Security Council resolution, and work is under way to prepare for that.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/10/bush.merkel/

several articles about police corruption and burtality in Canada

Canada claims to be a heaven for people and elludes immigrant oversea that Canada is best place to be.

Now you read below papers and judge for yourself.

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=2eac5201-4b17-4c02-86cb-5a4c0d5a7c98&k=30936

http://www.northpeel.com/news/article/37392

U.S. frees nine Iranians in Iraq

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/09/iraq.iraqn/?iref=mpstoryview

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military released nine Iranian detainees to the Iraqi government Friday who "no longer pose a security risk" and have no "intelligence value," a military statement said.

Rear Adm. Gregory Smith told press, Wednesday, two of the released detainees were among the Ibril five.

Once in Iraqi custody the U.S. military said the nine, who are among 20 Iranians being held in U.S. custody, would be transferred to Iran's embassy in Baghdad, and then to the neighboring Islamic Republic.

Canada is Supporting the cleric regime in Iran

There are times that a person begins to think where does Canada stand on matter of human rights and morality? How Canada is preventing human rights violation in Iran? Quite frankly, Canada has no morality. Furthermore, Canada assist the cleric regime to spread its propaganda globally by providing platform to mouthpiece of the cleric like Akbar Ganji, who acts like a opposing voice against the cleric. However, he is a well known charcater that he is working for the cleric and he is a spy to identify adversary and to report them to his master in Iran.

Akbar Ganji is the recipient of the 2007 John Humphrey Freedom Award presented by Rights and Democracy.

Ganji is an emblematic figure of dissent in Iran . Well-known journalist and author, Akbar Ganji spent six years in prison for exposing rights abuses committed by Iran ’s fundamentalist regime. The charges stemmed from a series of investigative articles exposing the complicity of then President Rafsanjani and other leading members of the conservative clergy in the murders of political dissidents and intellectuals in 1998. During his time in prison, Mr. Ganji endured solitary confinement and went on a hunger strike that lasted from May to August 2005. He also continued to write, producing a series of influential political manifestos and open letters calling for Iran ’s secularization and the establishment of democracy through mass civil disobedience. The works were smuggled out of Evin prison and published on the Internet. Mr. Ganji’s work has appeared in pro-democracy newspapers across Iran , most of which the government has since shut down. He has also written many books, including the bestselling The Dungeon of Ghosts (1999) and The Red Eminence and The Grey Eminence (2000).

Dr. Neslon Richard Frye

Please click on below link.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2007/10/19/namdar.intv.iran.culture.cnn?iref=videosearch

My country

well done job, please click on below weblink

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wB4aqzgl8E

King of kings Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Kindly click on below weblink and see for yourself that King of Kinsg Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was a Muslim. However, Khomeini claimed to be childern of Prophet Muhammad never fulfill last pilar of Islam which was Haj.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK_0KWwPQq0

Dr. Kaveh Farrokh Research

Greetings to All,The following report has appeared on the GAMOH separatist website for Iranian Azarbaijan:http://gamoh.biz/habergoster.asp?id=288Interestingly, this website appears to be a new version of the parent GAMOH site which promotes ethnic hatred between Iranian Azarbaijanis and Kurds in general, as well as anti-Iranian separatist sentiments:http://www.gamoh.org/This particular report is of interest in that it boasts of the mass production facilities now available to mass distribute ethnic-hate propaganda among Iranian Azarbaijanis. Photographs are shown of sophisticated machines that are mass producing CDs of Mahmoudali Chereganli, a virulent advocate of the Balkanization of Iran.

Archaeologists in Search of More Ancient Inscriptions in Jiroft

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/06-11.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- A team of archaeologists led by Professor Yusef Majidzadeh are working at 5000-year-old site in the hope of finding further artefacts bearing inscriptions.

Archaeologists have Discovered the World's Oldest Inscription in Jiroft

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/05-11.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- Archaeologists have discovered the world's most ancient inscription in the Iranian city of Jiroft, near the Halil Roud historical site."The inscription, discovered in a palace, was carved on a baked mud-brick whose lower left corner has only remained,” explained Professor Yousof Majid-Zadeh, head of the Jiroft excavation team.

Iran: A People Interrupted by Hamid Dabashi

I came across of this book review. It is interesting to learn.

One day, one person brought this book to my attention, and I was unsure about content of the book, I presumed that this book was flaw and lacked historical merit. When that person told me that s/he would buy the book, I informed him/her that I would not buy this book due to my gut feelings. Eventually, my friend the book, and s/he was in total disappointment, and passed the book to me. So, I can read this book and post a comment on amazon website. This book is confession of left wing people in Iran particularly during period of 1979 Revolution in Iran that how the left wing groups in Iran had not attachment to Iran. 1. Dr. Hamdi Dabashi makes it clear that there is no such a country as Iran. According to him Iran is made of sub-nationals; such as, "Kurdish or Azeri cultures in order to corroborate the manufactured primacy of Iran." PG 21. 2. Author goes further and claims that "Iranist-native and foreigners alike-have at times opted for a fictive imperium called "the greater Iran," taking their clues from the imperial heritage of the Achaemenids (550-330 B.C.) and the Sassanids. 3. Author made an allegation that "Plato and Aristotle, "the Persians," as the Greek called them, were up in arms invading other people's lands, occupying their territories, and forming vast, useless, shapeless, and embarrassing empire." PG 22. 4. Cyrus the Great liberated Jewish people in same tone as George Bush liberating Iraqi people. PG 23. 5. Iranian people think that they are Iranian because of "the manufactured of a solitary national and nationalist historiography for Iran has been a principal product of a colonial and colonized imagination, falsely resting the pride of a people's place exclusively in the fabricated idea of a prolonged, uninterrupted, consistent and above all monarchic nation-state." PG 24. The bottom line, this author pervasively claims that there is no such a country as Iran and it is figment of imagination. 6. Author presents a thesis on two grounds. "Iran is the dialectical outcome of two diametrically, one pulling Iran asunder from the edges of its communal fears and the other focusing it on an imaginary center, a wishful gathering of its collective hopes." PG 27. 7. Author's core claim comes down to this point that "the only way out of this paralyzing paradox is narratively to emancipate Iranians from false and falsifying paradox between "tradition" and "modernity" by recasting Iran back to its regional geopolitics and the crosscurrent of cultures that have historically informed and dialectically sustained it". However, author earlier claims that Iran/Persia was figment of imagination and needs to be divided among sub-nationals. 8. Author claims that Safavid Dynasty destroyed Persian language. PG 36. This claim would be rejected by reading following books that Safavid dynasty contributed to Persian language and arts in Iran. 1. Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire (Library of Middle East History) 2. Mystics, Monarchs and Messiahs: Cultural Landscapes of Early Modern Iran (Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs) 9. Author continuously is using vulgar language against individuals that he does not like; such as, "one is dumbfounded today by its unsurpassed imbecility" PG 37. 10. Author needs learn from Howard Baskerville "you know you are not your own." "No", Baskerville responded, "I am Persia". PG 84. 11. Author is ambiguous on notion of modernity. He fails to polish and to define notion of modernity. It appears that he is discussing industrial revolution. 12. Author claims that when Khomeini died on June 03rd, 1989 anti-colonial movement died in Iran. PG 181. 13. Author has loyalty to Islamic Republic of Iran. "Though the United States and its allies did succeed in curtailing the spread of the Islamic Revolution and protecting their regional interests, they soon had ample reason to regret that success." PG 183. 14. Author claims that Reza Shah called himself "the father of the nation". However, after checking around, Reza Shah never made such a claim that he was the father of the nation. It is a well known historical fact that Cyrus the Great is father of Iran. PG 197. 15. Author claims that today Iran has democracy. "In Iran, we have a deeply flawed democracy. But it is a democracy. The ruling clerical elite is an entirely parasitical band of illegitimate and unelected theocrats-but they are integral to a political process that has generated a grassroots democracy." PG 225-226. However, it is fact that people in Iran vote with force and coercive method; such as, food coupon, school registration, enrolling in university, and so on.

The Cleric Regime is on a Thin Ice

By Ardeshir Arian in collaboration with PJM Tehran correspondent
Concentrated clashes took place yesterday between Allameh University students and the Basij paramilitary forces at the communications campus of Allameh Taba-tabaee University west of the city of Tehran.
According to sources inside the university, the unrest has not settled yet and the regime’s IRGC armored division has surrounded the campus by placing armored vehicles all around the troubled building.
Students chanting “Death to the Dictator” could be heard from a distance away. In some instance, local residents have came out in support of the students and against the regime forces. (A video of students’ protest against Ahmadinejad in Tehran, after his Columbia University visit earlier this month is here)
On Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 the security forces arrested about twenty students from the same college, for protesting against the Islamic government actions against students.
All but three of the students arrested were released after signing prearranged repentance expressing remorse and agreeing to forfeit their civil rights if they reoffend.
Three of these students have refused to sign such documents which could turn into their legal death sentences if framed or arrested by the government agents again.
For that reason and other unspoken interests, the Ministry of Intelligence ordered the three students to be transferred to one of their undisclosed locations - presumably for interrogation and torture designed to break their spirits.

Bam Citadel Under Emergency Restoration

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/01-11.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- An Iranian-Italian archaeological team has started an emergency operation to restore one of the damaged bastions of Bam Citadel.

UN Commissions the Restoration of 5000-Year-Old Persian Harp

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/November2007/01-11-UN.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- The United Nations has commissioned the restoration of an ancient Iranian string instrument, a Persian harp, in the city of Qazvin.

Overnight Islamic Republic Wipeout 3000-Years of Iranian History

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/October2007/30-10-overnight.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- The destruction of one of the biggest historical sites in the Chahar-Mahal Bakhtiari province by the Islamic Republic Ministry of Road and Transportation was reported by the Persian service of ISNA on Monday, October 22.

What I Said

By David HorowitzFrontPageMagazine.com Tuesday, October 30, 2007
[The following is a speech given by David Horowitz at the University of Wisconsin last Monday as part of the university’s Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week program]
I understand that the cold weather set in just to day so I planned this event to warm things up. Actually, it wasn’t my plan to warm things up. The heat has been provided by a national hate campaign organized by the political left to intimidate and discredit the student organizers of the event and prevent the discussion they hoped to stimulate from taking place. Some of this hate crowd is present tonight. Yes, I can hear you. You attack this event by alleging that it is put on by racists and bigots and Islamo-phobes. I’m going to disappoint you, if you listen. This evening is not about prejudice against Muslims. On the contrary, this evening is on behalf of all those Muslims who are oppressed by Islamo-Fascism, which you would know if you read what we have said.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=C4E44D2B-9A12-4C23-ABA1-12B71D02ADD7

Salt Men to Undergo Surgery

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/October2007/30-10-salt.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- The Archaeology Research Center of Iran (ARCI) plans to conduct a series of surgical operations on the ancient salt men of Zanjan’s Chehrabad Salt Mine, the Persian service of CHN reported on Saturday.

The project is being undertaken to complete archaeological studies and carry out other scientific research on the unique mummies, ARCI director Mohammad-Hassan Fazeli Nashli said.

6th Phase of Jiroft Excavations Due

http://www.cais-soas.com/News/2007/October2007/30-10.htm

LONDON, (CAIS) -- An archaeological team consisting of Iranian and European archaeologists will start the 6th phase of Jiroft excavations in Kerman province.“A group of professional domestic and foreign archaeologists is to start the sixth phase of archaeological excavations in Konar Sandal, the small fortress, and Matout-Abad cemetery near Jiroft,” said archaeologist Nader Soleimani of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO).

Muslims defend veil

By KEVIN CONNOR, SUN MEDIA

The Conservative government's controversial plans to force Muslim women to remove their veil before voting is not needed because there are other methods to ensure who is casting a ballot, some Muslims say.
The legislation introduced Friday would amend the Elections Act in response to an Elections Canada decision earlier this fall that its officers could not legally require someone to show his or her face before voting.

http://torontosun.com/News/Canada/2007/10/28/4611331-sun.html

U.S. and Turkey Thwart Armenian Genocide Bill

By CARL HULSE
Published: October 26, 2007
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 — With backing from more than half of the House this summer, proponents of a resolution condemning the Armenian genocide were confident that they would finally prevail in their quest for Congressional recognition.
Adding to their optimism, Speaker Nancy Pelosi was a longtime backer of the resolution, which had been pushed mainly by her fellow Californians, and was committed to bringing it to a House vote.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/26/washington/26cong.html?ref=world

Iranians Dismiss Sanctions From U.S.

By NAZILA FATHI
Published: October 27, 2007
TEHRAN, Oct. 26 — Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator on Friday dismissed the sweeping new sanctions announced by the Bush administration against an elite unit of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran as insignificant and said they would have no effect on the country’s nuclear policies, the news agency ISNA reported.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/27/world/asia/27iran.html?ref=world

Dinah Shore Sings An Iranian Love Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLOEWiwoBl4

U.S. slaps unprecedented sanctions on Iranian military

Steven Edwards , CanWest News ServicePublished: Thursday, October 25, 2007
UNITED NATIONS - Against a backdrop of mounting talk of a military strike against Iran, the United States has slapped tough sanctions on Tehran's military - the first ever against a country's armed forces.
The measures, announced Thursday, target the finances of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps by banning U.S. citizens from dealing with some 22 Iranian government agencies, three state-owned banks and a number of individuals.

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=e8fca902-f6da-49c8-b6c4-d0884684b6f3&k=34955