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an understanding with President Pervez Musharraf by which she was granted amnesty and all corruption charges were withdrawn.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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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-- 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

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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

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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.