Author Archives: iPouya

Register to Vote

Posted on September 16, 2008 by iPouya

Time is running out to register to vote in the November 4th presidential elections so do so now here. It’s really quick and easy, I just did it.

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F Kamran & Hooman!!!

Posted on September 14, 2008 by iPouya

Please oh please view this interview these two recently gave here… a little bit of an identity crisis maybe? These fools are the type who prefer to eat “civilized” Western food on the floor than eat Persian food on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Iranian Diaspora | 4 Comments

Back Home

Posted on September 7, 2008 by iPouya

I arrived in southern California two days ago and it’s really good to be home. I’m trying to rest a little and take care of things before I head out to Boston for school in less than a week. This … Continue reading →

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Travel Log Part 7

Posted on September 1, 2008 by iPouya

I get back to the states in 3 days and I definitely plan on blogging more and posting some pictures so please forgive me for taking so long to post (not that anyone was waiting). It’s been really hard maintaining … Continue reading →

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Indeed, nobody cares…

Posted on August 19, 2008 by iPouya

CNN: “For me, being here has heightened the issue of Israel and Palestine,” Alimagham said. While in Lebanon, Alimagham visited a Palestinian refugee camp. “That was a testament to six decades of bad policy,” Alimagham said. “When I went to … Continue reading →

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Travel Log Part 6

Posted on August 17, 2008 by iPouya

After more than two months here, I leave my Lebanese home for Jordan on Wednesday. Most of the kids in my program have gone and most of the full time AUB students have left as well since summer classes are … Continue reading →

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Travel Log Part 5

Posted on August 10, 2008 by iPouya

My intermediate Arabic program has ended, thankfully. There were many Arabic programs to choose from for this summer. The one here at AUB had the most contact hours (over 180) in a short period of time (6 weeks). I thought … Continue reading →

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Travel Log Part 4

Posted on August 1, 2008 by iPouya

This has probably been the longest while since I’ve updated my weblog. My apologies. I’m in a 6 week intensive intermediate Arabic program and it’s been hard trying to keep up with course work while at the same time trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Hezbollah, Islamism, Lebanon, Travel | 7 Comments

Travel Log Part 3

Posted on July 19, 2008 by iPouya

Hello Hello! I wish I could post pictures for you. For whatever reason, I can’t access photobucket, even though the site is not blocked. If you are on facebook and would like to see pictures, I recently posted pictures from Damascus … Continue reading →

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Travel Log Part 2

Posted on July 13, 2008 by iPouya

Before I write a little about Syria and my experiences thus far in Lebanon, I wanted to tell you about one other thing I witnessed in Turkey. I was there during the Turkey-Czech game where Turkey was down 2-0 and … Continue reading →

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Traveling

Posted on July 7, 2008 by iPouya

Hello Hello! Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve actually been traveling the Middle East. I received a couple scholarships to study intermediate Arabic at the American University in Beirut so I took the opportunity to plan trips for before … Continue reading →

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National Anthems

Posted on June 29, 2008 by iPouya

I dislike national anthems and other displays of nationalism (see my post on flags). Tonight I watched the Eurocup and guess what the Spanish national anthem entailed? It pretty much covered the same stuff as the German national anthem. And … Continue reading →

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McCain heckled… again.

Posted on June 29, 2008 by iPouya

Here we have Bush III (aka John McCain) getting punked really badly. Enjoy the delicious video here.

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George Carlin, American Radical

Posted on June 28, 2008 by iPouya

I wish I had taken more interest in him while he was alive: “Now, there’s one thing you might have noticed I don’t complain about: politicians,” he explained in a routine that challenged all the premises of today’s half-a-loaf reformers. … Continue reading →

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Sarkozy

Posted on June 23, 2008 by iPouya

may not be on point on many issues, but he’s spot on here: “French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for an end to Jewish settlement construction on Palestinian land, in an address to Israeli MPs. He told the Israeli Knesset … Continue reading →

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