Iran

Khamenei Tries to Extinguish Flames of Ancient Persian Tradition

In Afghanistan, History, Iran, Islam, News, Opinion, Politics, religion on 16 March 2010 tagged #Iranelection, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, Chaharshanbe Suri, Charshambe Sori, CNN, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Norooz, Nowroz, Nowruz with Comments

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whom critics the world over was complacent (at best) or instrumental (at worst) in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s controversial win in Iran’s highly contested tenth Presidential election, has come out publicly against the ancient Nowroz festivities observed as part of Persian New Year by Iranians and Afghans the world over:

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Why Do Non-Muslim Liberals Claim Al Qaeda and Taliban Are Islam ‘Sorting Itself Out’

In Afghanistan, History, Iran, Iraq, Islam, News, Opinion, Palestine, Politics, War, pakistan, religion on 2 March 2010 tagged Abu Ghraib, Adbusters, Al Qaeda, Christianity, CodePink, Evangelical, fatwa, Foreign Policy, Fundamentalism, George W. Bush, Gitmo, Guantanamo Bay, Haiti, Liberal, Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri, taliban, terrorism, terrorist, Vatican with Comments

In the past two months, I have found myself in discussion with non-Muslims from prominent Liberal groups (Code Pink, Brave New Films, and Adbusters among them) who argued that the Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorist groups, who have murdered eights times more Muslims than non-Muslims, are somehow just a part of the evolution of Islam.
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…But in The Process I Forgot…

In Afghanistan, Art, Iran, Islam, Music, religion on 24 February 2010 tagged Fear, Hell, lyrics, Paradise, Rabia al-Adawiyya, Simorgh, The Conference of the Birds, X-Static Process with Comments

GOD is Love. Fear Ignorance.

“O Allah! If I worship You for fear of Hell, burn me in Hell,
and if I worship You in hope of Paradise, exclude me from Paradise.
But if I worship You for Your Own sake,
grudge me not Your everlasting Beauty.”

…I always wished that I could find someone as beautiful as you [...]

Ahmad Zahir Named One of NPR’s 50 Greatest Voices

In Afghanistan, History, Iran, Music, News, Politics, War, fame on 22 February 2010 tagged 50 Greatest Voices, Ahmad Zahir, Elvis Presley, Googoosh, Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, NPR, Rumi with Comments

Iconic Afghan singer Ahmad Zahir has been named one of NPR’s 50 Greatest Voices.
Zahir, who famously mixed elements of Western Rock and Roll with traditional Afghan instruments and the poetry of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī is dubbed ‘The Voice of The Golden Years‘ for the memories attached to his music by millions of Afghans the [...]

Karroubi Gives Ahmadinejad Less Than 4 Years

In Crime, History, Iran, News, Opinion, Politics on 25 January 2010 tagged #Iranelection, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Green Revolution, Iran, Iranian election, Karroubi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mehdi Karroubi, Mir-Hossein Mousavi Khameneh, Mousavi with Comments

Rumors spread today that former Iranian Presidential candidate and opposition leader, Mehdi Karroubi, announced his recognition of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s highly contested presidency.
However, Karoubi’s camp claims his words were misconstrued by the state run FARS News Agency. According to Karoubi’s camp, the opposition leader said that despite a questionable election the Iranian government has an obligation [...]