Iranian Madness

One of the interesting side-effect of the disillusion of the Islamic Revolution in the people of Iran is the tendency to return to ancient Persian roots.
Suffocated by centuries of Islamic domination that only partially managed to change the country’s culture, Persian roots survive and in some cases thrive. By far the most celebrated public holiday [...]

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In spite of silence from the main media, it’s quite clear that the Iranians (especially the students) haven’t given up protesting.
The most recent videos depicting Azad university protests can be seen here. Protests keep being reported every now and then (such as in this article), but the restrictions on foreign media reporting mean we [...]

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On a lighter tone, it’s interesting to see how good ideas can be spoilt by poor implementation. And this time it’s involving no less than China, Iran’s largest ally in the nuclear tally (and in the struggle to keep laws that constantly ignore basic human rights).
The issue here is about jeans: the attempt to [...]

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Ritorniamo sul caso Benetton.
Vi ricorderete che gli inviati speciali del governo iraniano hanno bruciato uno dei loro negozi a Teheran, a causa di apparenti collegamenti tra l’azienda e il mondo sionista (non ci hanno fatto dono di altri dettagli, quindi non si può andare a fondo nella cosa).
Quasi in contemporanea, la Benetton ha annunciato [...]

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No comment – here’s the story.
For the leaders of the 21st century, here’s an excerpt of truth from the words of this unlucky father:
It is important to me that you know that the majority of Iranians don’t hate Israel. We are all people and we all have the same feelings.
Can we have this man [...]

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Ecco due interessanti vicende che riguardano il complesso rapporto che esiste tra l’Iran e il Libano.
La prima riguarda il film Persepolis, tratto dal famosissimo romanzo a fumetti di Marjane Satrapi. Ebbene: questo film a Beirut non si può vedere, in quanto censurato. Non è una sorpresa che la censura sia promossa dall’Iran attraverso Hezbollah, e [...]

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The latest developments of the Iranian government’s moralization campaign are pretty interesting:
Tehran police chief arrested in brothel with six prostitutes
Tehran, 10 March (AKI) – Tehran’s police chief, Reza Zarei, has been arrested after he was found nude in a local brothel with six naked prostitutes, according to report on the Iranian Farda News.
Farda News [...]

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I just found an excellent article on Grand Ayatollah Ali Seyyed Khamenei, the real mastermind behind Ahmadinejad’s ranting.

(image courtesy of Wikipedia)
Little is known about Khamenei, even in Iran. He is rumoured to be silent and thoughtful, and is said to have a weak health. Some silver tongued Iranians say that he has to smoke [...]

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Belle queste iniziative – prima la Nokia che fa il telefonino con l’organizzatore islamico, adesso anche l’auto islamica, con tanto di bussola per indicare la Qibla (la direzione della Mecca) e Corano.
Venderà? Ho qualche dubbio
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