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Author Archives: iPouya
Aquafina Bottles Tap Water…
Democracy Now: (thanx Saba) The soft drink giant Pepsi has been forced to make an embarrassing admission – its best-selling Aquafina bottled water is nothing more than tap water. Last week Pepsi agreed to change the labels of Aquafina to … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
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Movie: “Across the Universe”
Looks amazing… see the trailer here.
Harvard professor wants to be buried in Iran
Richard Nelson Frye, 87, a professor emeritus of Iranian and Central Asian studies at Harvard University, made his request in a letter addressed directly to Ahmadinejad, the broadcasting company reported on its website. “I ask the Iranian president to allow … Continue reading
Posted in Harvard University, Iran
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Israel and Censorship at Harvard
The Harvard Crimson: Excerpt: “But is it anti-Semitic to ask why the Palestinians should pay the price for the ghastly crime of the Germans? Why were the property rights of the German perpetrators sacrosanct and those of the guiltless Palestinians … Continue reading
Posted in Harvard University, The Conflict
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Rumsfeld to teach at Stanford…
[If I was a Stanford alum, student, or faculty, seriously, I’d be embarrassed. (thanx Maryam)]Â SF Chronicle: Donald Rumsfeld is coming to the Bay Area. President Bush’s former defense secretary, who resigned in 2006 amid escalating criticism over the war … Continue reading
Posted in "War on Terror", Iraq
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The Right of Return… not for the Palestinians…
You like how closet Russian neo-Nazis can become Israeli citizens because of a distant familial connection to Judaism, but Palestinians whose ancestry dates back centuries in Palestine and were expelled in 1948 cannot come back to what is now Israel … Continue reading
Posted in Palestine, The Conflict
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Poll: Iraqis Say US Troops Not Helping
Excerpts: “Overwhelming numbers of Iraqis say the U.S. troop buildup has worsened security and the prospects for economic and political progress in their country, according to a poll released Monday that provides a strikingly bleak appraisal of the war. Forty-seven … Continue reading
Posted in "War on Terror", Iraq
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All-American Jamshid “Jim” Bakhtiar
A wonderful and representative story… see video here. Testing: Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran Iran … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Sports
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West Bank Village Hails Victory
BBC: The Bilin Popular Committee meets on Wednesday night to plan the next step in a campaign that turned this Palestinian farming community into a symbol of unarmed resistance against the Israeli occupation. Thousands of Palestinian, Israeli and foreign activists … Continue reading
Posted in Palestine
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De Niro and Pacino together again…
“Film fans had to wait decades to see Robert De Niro and Al Pacino share scenes in 1995’s Heat. Their second act — next year’s Righteous Kill — is coming together much more quickly than the first…”
Album of the Malcolm X Memorial in Harlem
One of the coolest things we did in New York was to visit the Malcolm X memorial in Harlem. The memorial was established at the Audubon Ballroom, the site of his assassination. I posted some of the pictures on Iranian.com. … Continue reading
Posted in Black History, Pictures
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Welcome…
Along with so many changes going on in my life, here is my new blog. It’s a tad bit more professional and a whole lot cleaner, user friendly, and custom. Needless to say, I’m excited. The blog still has some … Continue reading
Posted in iPouya, Pictures, Travel
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