Iranian Madness

I told you before – the campaign for this year’s parliamentary elections is well under way.
Our dearest President has already had a few headaches courtesy of the current parliament that, save a few hardliners who don’t even want actresses inside the country, is increasingly against his populist (read: senseless) economic policies.
Not that ordinary people [...]

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Quando dico che sono italiano, tutti gli iraniani mi dicono che amano l’Italia perché gli iraniani e gli italiani sono simili. Io non sono d’accordo, ma di solito annuisco per gentilezza.
Beh, le ultime notizie di cronaca nera dall’Iran e dall’Italia sembrano contraddirmi!

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Ecco tre notizie che non c’entrano nulla l’una con l’altra.
Prima: l’Iran espelle un diplomatico tedesco. Motivo: la Germania aveva espulso un diplomatico iraniano tempo fa. Dalle parti mie si chiama vendetta.
Seconda: la solita retata di giovani arrestati durante una festa. Motivo: stavano insieme e si divertivano. Dalle parti mie si chiama distrazione dai problemi [...]

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The relationship between Iran and music is pretty controversial, just like that of a talented pair of artists.
On one side, there’s the large cultural heritage of Persia, with dozens of traditional bands playing instruments that have fascinating names like tamboor and setar. The music room in Isfahan’s Alighapoo Palace, designed to hold concerts by [...]

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I have never included sports among Iran’s big unsolved problems. But in a country so mad about football, being without a coach in sight of a world-cup qualifier round seems to be worth a mention for a lighter, New-Year post.
Sal-e-no mobarak!

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