399>I am 28 yrs old and have fair skin. I have never been one for tanning in my younger years %26amp; have never gotten sunburned. Everyday I use SPF 15, I wear a hat when going out %26amp; in general I avoid the sun like the plague.At a very young age I have been anti-age obsessed, unline the other girls my age who would tan. So you can imagine my shock when on my left cheek I developed a SUN SPOT! First, I can%26#039;t imagine how since as I said I take so many precautions. And 2nd, I want to get rid of it. I went to a dermatologist who confirmed it was a sun spot. She put me on Tretioin 0.25% cream. However, creams like Retin-A, hyrdroquinone tend to scare me.For one, I really don%26#039;t want chemicals on my face. Hydroquinone has cancer causing properties and is banned for use in Eurpoe. And Retin-A may actually WORSEN hyperpigmentation on spots and can reoccur once you stop using it.
What I am looking for is a NATURAL way that is effective in PERMANENTLY erasing this spot!!!!!!!!!
Reply:try applying lemon juice to the spot, avoiding the eye area since that would sting. Esoterica cream, a long-marketed product available I believe at Wal-Mart, is also a possibility.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Does this prove that the media try to make good scary stories just to sell them?
398>I believe that if you spend 10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime%26#039;s worth of Major Media news. This article has two parts:
1. Cultural and general info
2. Political info.
Note: I%26#039;ve explained everything.Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong.Specially the political part.I%26#039;ve provided evidance for whatever I say.It%26#039;s just the way it is.
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Part 1: Cultural and general info
Hi. I%26#039;m a 19 year old Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.I study English.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas.
The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don%26#039;t allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don%26#039;t like as much as anyone.There are only a few restrictions.It%26#039;s cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don%26#039;t even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa.Some of Iran%26#039;s laws are based on OUR culture. You look at our country from %26quot;your own point of view%26quot;! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style. A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost women wear half their their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though! We look at the world in a beautiful way, cos we know what%26#039;s it like! Many of you don%26#039;t even have a clue what%26#039;s life like in other countries! Buy a satllite.It%26#039;s worth it! I assure you!
You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is!
In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, drugs, inflation and air pollution. (Common problems in today%26#039;s world?) Also, you can%26#039;t compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran%26#039;s population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we%26#039;ve transformed everything.
Ever heard Iranian girls are terrific?I%26#039;ve collected some photos showing Iranian girls! Look! Poeple are like this!
http://www.salijoon.ir/bazigar/hedye%20t...
http://www.30nema.com/images/gallery/30n...
http://i10.tinypic.com/4clk3us.jpg
http://tinypic.com/2d0nfao.jpg Enough proof?
Some people think women don%26#039;t have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. They%26#039;re very respectful, and they%26#039;ve been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they%26#039;re very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. They%26#039;ve got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that%26#039;s because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I%26#039;ve put a sample here.
Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) the thing that had happened was incest not adultery. Most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban) or the very early days just after Iran%26#039;s revolution! Otherwise you%26#039;d get new footages at least once a month!What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too. Each country has its own problems.I found a BOOK of the U.S problems and it got me dizzy! Iran has its own problems too.
Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: %26quot;IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!%26quot; %26quot;IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!%26quot; Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe.
There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don%26#039;t the Media talk about them? Please don%26#039;t summarize our nation and culture with the single word %26quot;nuclear%26quot;. Although we%26#039;re proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran
A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.Now, I found it among the English news: %26quot;The medicine is produced from herbs using nano technology%26quot; The link to read about it is: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032....
The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts!
Some interesting facts:
Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian.The pioneer in heart transplants and artificiall hearts and so on and so! (I%26#039;ve put two websites below) The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It%26#039;s one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad... ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they%26#039;re among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman the nobel peace prize are Iranian. The 6th top movie director in the world is Iranian.(Abbas Kiarostami) http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/...
Iranian Director%26#039;s Film Wins Spanish Festival Top Prize - VOA News (September 25, 2004) These are just small samples.I can%26#039;t put every news about Iran here.Then you should visit press TV website.
Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in %26#039;developed%26#039; countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol The list is endless.
I%26#039;m gonna introduce Iran%26#039;s international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It%26#039;s fully in English. In the %26quot;Sic / Tech%26quot; section you%26#039;ll always see Iran%26#039;s discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year!
The list of highly-respected Iranian scientists in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Iran...
The list of notable Iranian figures and pioneers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporar...
An extract: Iranian medical community is a significant part of medical community in US and Europe
Enough evidence?
Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn%26#039;t it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran
If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It%26#039;s like a free tour!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showth...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. %26quot;Music of Iran and Iranian musicians have received countless awards in the course of history. Every year from 1977 to 2007.Evidence? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ir...
I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they%26#039;re some of the best songs they%26#039;ve ever heard.
Here%26#039;s a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose %26quot;Save Target As%26quot; to download them.I guess you%26#039;ll fall for it! Iranian music is just modern pop and the best sort of it.
1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
8.(Farangis %26quot;A female name%26quot; 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...
12.(You can%26#039;t: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
And so on and on!
It%26#039;s now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels!
Part 2: Political info.
Let%26#039;s clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don%26#039;t get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would make them controversial topics to interest its viewers! For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that.
First of all, Iranians don%26#039;t hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it%26#039;s not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! SECRET: Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story! We live basically the same lives.Don%26#039;t look at the way women dress at the public places! You%26#039;ve got to see them in other places!I%26#039;ve got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov%26#039;t. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. (20,000 Jews and lots of Christians live here! Iran%26#039;s different!) And two of Iran%26#039;s parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so?
Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all.
I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone%26#039;s guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he%26#039;s going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It%26#039;s %26quot;nuclear energy%26quot;. Besides, how many %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That%26#039;s what nuclear agency says. Only Iran%26#039;s opponents are pulling Iran%26#039;s leg and what they say is just based on political conflicts. What we%26#039;re doing is legal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It%26#039;s the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them.
Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! the thing is that he exactly said: %26quot;The Imam %26quot;Khomeyni%26quot; said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time.%26quot;They%26#039;ve only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it%26#039;s mistranslated intentionally. Besides, they%26#039;ve been saying such things for a long time.It%26#039;s their habit.Here%26#039;s an article.%26quot;Wiped off the map....The roumor of the century.Read how the media and the U.S newspapers have twisted it into a controvertioal topic. http://www.antiwar.com/orig/norouzi.php?... I don%26#039;t like the way he speaks frankly, but admit that other presidents say many terrible things too, but the media doesn%26#039;t pull their leg so much!
Now you see that you were wrong.Iran has always defended itself, but it%26#039;s not an offensive country.
Some say he%26#039;s said: %26quot;The Holocaust is a myth!%26quot; Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that%26#039;s terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren%26#039;t important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that%26#039;s not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran%26#039;s population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it%26#039;s OK and no one says they%26#039;re threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima %26amp; Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you%26#039;d get the point why he%26#039;s IRONICALLY said it%26#039;s a myth. Moreover, don%26#039;t you believe in freedom of speech/mind?
Some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on.
This part is just for Americans:
Those of you who say why Iran says %26quot;Death to America%26quot;:
1. %26#039;America%26#039; to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean %26quot;American people%26quot; when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up %26quot;no war%26quot; placards?!
2. The new generation don%26#039;t say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that%26#039;s because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn%26#039;t it?
3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt%26#039;s terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn%26#039;t deny that attacking countries is a mistake. Would you?)
4. The U.S gov%26#039;t helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed a million Iranians.
5. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason.
6. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose?
When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he%26#039;s said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it%26#039;s a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.He%26#039;s even failed to control the inflation
.
To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days:
1. Firstly, It%26#039;s related to so many years ago and it%26#039;s almost a part of history, and don%26#039;t forget that when there%26#039;s a revolution, there%26#039;d be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they%26#039;re all alive and healthy. Aren%26#039;t they?
2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!!
If you like to insist on your theory of attacking Israel, I%26#039;ll tell you our logical theory: %26quot;The moment that Iran attacks Israel, Iran will be wiped off the face of the earth by the U.S and its allies.(Thought this twisted phrase is familiar to you) and Iran is far more logical than doing such a stupid thing%26quot; So, forget about it.I%26#039;m quite sure you know that all the events and lies in the world are a part of a pre-planned scenario by major world-powers (Iran as an important country has always been a part of their plans)And the first step is to brainwash people.They excactly know what will happen even 50 years later! I think Iraq is such a good example.Attacking it with the excuse of removing Seddam while they%26#039;d put Seddam there themselves and had supported him for years! The same is true with Al Qaida if you do some research! But in this particular case Iran and the U.S were co-operating in fighting the terrorists in Afghanistan.
When we think of the U.S, we think of its greatness and its countless %26quot;positive points%26quot; not its president.When you think of other countries, you think of their presidents or a nation as a whole?! No gov%26#039;t in the world is representative for its people.Try to judge everyone righteously not just by a few things that you find as %26quot;negative points%26quot;.
Isn%26#039;t it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov%26#039;ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. They don%26#039;t care about hurting people%26#039;s feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. Now, what do you think? You%26#039;ll have elections soon and we%26#039;ll have one in 2009.You just vote for a Democrate and we%26#039;ll find someone who%26#039;d get along with the U.S (Our former pres is a nice bet).Deal?No matter how much they hide this fact, but if Iran and the U.S co-operate with each other, not only the Mid-East crises will be solved but also it%26#039;ll have a great positive impact on the world.I can%26#039;t wait to see both nations in peace. It%26#039;d be marvelous!
BTW, Did you find my article informative? : )
Thanks for your time
Reply:1. We know you%26#039;re different than Iraqis
2. Glad to hear there is freedom
3. Especially for the women
4. So no-one is getting stoned? (and I don%26#039;t mean %26quot;high%26quot;)
5. The media is a mess - we hate them too.
6. I had friends from Iran in college and I know they are good, smart decent people.
7. I think your president is as crazy as ours is.
8. If an American tried to come live in Iran, what would happen? (I am seriously asking. I had a friend who had escaped Iran at 14 and he said I could never go there because of my blonde hair and blue eyes.)
9. I am American and I truly think Iranians in Iran hate me.
10. Oh no, please don%26#039;t let the Christians in. There will be hoards of fundies on your doorstep wanting to %26quot;save%26quot; you. :(
11. Are you the government of Iran trying to trick me? Or even my own government trying to trick me?
12. The phrase %26quot;pulling your/my leg%26quot; means to joke on someone. For instance, if I told you elephants could fly, I%26#039;d be pulling your leg. :)
13. I think over 80% of Americans now want the war in Iraq to end. Do Iraqis hate you? Is there any way your country and your people could help stabilize that region?
14. I personally can%26#039;t wait for Bush to be out of office. When will your president be voted out?
15. What will you do if a woman is elected as the next U.S. president? Will Muslim governments refuse to deal with her?
16. How can we as civilized people (I mean you and me and our countrymen/women) convince the fundamentalists to STOP blowing things and people (and children) up? This was going on long before the war and is really really sad. :(
Thanks for your essay. It was informative. :)
P.S. Do you have charities like we do to help the poor or help people after disasters and such?
Reply:wow really , that%26#039;s a lot of stuff to learn thanks. Report It
Reply:Thats a bit word there Slim.....thanx for the info tho.
Reply:what your question will prove is that most people will not take the time to read it or check the additional links.
Reply:Can you tell me why Iran is promising a war with Israel by Summer and is sending troops and weapons into Syria as we type this?
This nation the US and hopefully the rest of the world cannot and should not ignore the threatening posture that Iran is taking towards Israel.
Reply:Not surprising, but many Americans won%26#039;t believe you. They find it easier to just watch the news channel and let the news decide for themselves instead of using their brain and confirming the facts. The same type of propaganda that is spread about Iran is spread about Venezuela and Cuba.
All this information you have provided I can%26#039;t currently confirm, but I do know Iran isn%26#039;t what the media says it is.
Reply:You%26#039;re a good man keep posting this.
1. Cultural and general info
2. Political info.
Note: I%26#039;ve explained everything.Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong.Specially the political part.I%26#039;ve provided evidance for whatever I say.It%26#039;s just the way it is.
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Part 1: Cultural and general info
Hi. I%26#039;m a 19 year old Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.I study English.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas.
The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don%26#039;t allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don%26#039;t like as much as anyone.There are only a few restrictions.It%26#039;s cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don%26#039;t even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa.Some of Iran%26#039;s laws are based on OUR culture. You look at our country from %26quot;your own point of view%26quot;! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style. A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost women wear half their their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though! We look at the world in a beautiful way, cos we know what%26#039;s it like! Many of you don%26#039;t even have a clue what%26#039;s life like in other countries! Buy a satllite.It%26#039;s worth it! I assure you!
You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is!
In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, drugs, inflation and air pollution. (Common problems in today%26#039;s world?) Also, you can%26#039;t compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran%26#039;s population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we%26#039;ve transformed everything.
Ever heard Iranian girls are terrific?I%26#039;ve collected some photos showing Iranian girls! Look! Poeple are like this!
http://www.salijoon.ir/bazigar/hedye%20t...
http://www.30nema.com/images/gallery/30n...
http://i10.tinypic.com/4clk3us.jpg
http://tinypic.com/2d0nfao.jpg Enough proof?
Some people think women don%26#039;t have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. They%26#039;re very respectful, and they%26#039;ve been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they%26#039;re very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. They%26#039;ve got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that%26#039;s because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I%26#039;ve put a sample here.
Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) the thing that had happened was incest not adultery. Most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban) or the very early days just after Iran%26#039;s revolution! Otherwise you%26#039;d get new footages at least once a month!What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too. Each country has its own problems.I found a BOOK of the U.S problems and it got me dizzy! Iran has its own problems too.
Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: %26quot;IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!%26quot; %26quot;IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!%26quot; Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe.
There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don%26#039;t the Media talk about them? Please don%26#039;t summarize our nation and culture with the single word %26quot;nuclear%26quot;. Although we%26#039;re proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran
A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.Now, I found it among the English news: %26quot;The medicine is produced from herbs using nano technology%26quot; The link to read about it is: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032....
The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts!
Some interesting facts:
Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian.The pioneer in heart transplants and artificiall hearts and so on and so! (I%26#039;ve put two websites below) The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It%26#039;s one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad... ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they%26#039;re among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman the nobel peace prize are Iranian. The 6th top movie director in the world is Iranian.(Abbas Kiarostami) http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/...
Iranian Director%26#039;s Film Wins Spanish Festival Top Prize - VOA News (September 25, 2004) These are just small samples.I can%26#039;t put every news about Iran here.Then you should visit press TV website.
Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in %26#039;developed%26#039; countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol The list is endless.
I%26#039;m gonna introduce Iran%26#039;s international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It%26#039;s fully in English. In the %26quot;Sic / Tech%26quot; section you%26#039;ll always see Iran%26#039;s discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year!
The list of highly-respected Iranian scientists in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Iran...
The list of notable Iranian figures and pioneers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporar...
An extract: Iranian medical community is a significant part of medical community in US and Europe
Enough evidence?
Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn%26#039;t it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran
If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It%26#039;s like a free tour!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showth...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. %26quot;Music of Iran and Iranian musicians have received countless awards in the course of history. Every year from 1977 to 2007.Evidence? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ir...
I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they%26#039;re some of the best songs they%26#039;ve ever heard.
Here%26#039;s a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose %26quot;Save Target As%26quot; to download them.I guess you%26#039;ll fall for it! Iranian music is just modern pop and the best sort of it.
1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
8.(Farangis %26quot;A female name%26quot; 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...
12.(You can%26#039;t: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
And so on and on!
It%26#039;s now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels!
Part 2: Political info.
Let%26#039;s clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don%26#039;t get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would make them controversial topics to interest its viewers! For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that.
First of all, Iranians don%26#039;t hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it%26#039;s not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! SECRET: Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story! We live basically the same lives.Don%26#039;t look at the way women dress at the public places! You%26#039;ve got to see them in other places!I%26#039;ve got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov%26#039;t. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. (20,000 Jews and lots of Christians live here! Iran%26#039;s different!) And two of Iran%26#039;s parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so?
Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all.
I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone%26#039;s guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he%26#039;s going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It%26#039;s %26quot;nuclear energy%26quot;. Besides, how many %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That%26#039;s what nuclear agency says. Only Iran%26#039;s opponents are pulling Iran%26#039;s leg and what they say is just based on political conflicts. What we%26#039;re doing is legal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It%26#039;s the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them.
Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! the thing is that he exactly said: %26quot;The Imam %26quot;Khomeyni%26quot; said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time.%26quot;They%26#039;ve only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it%26#039;s mistranslated intentionally. Besides, they%26#039;ve been saying such things for a long time.It%26#039;s their habit.Here%26#039;s an article.%26quot;Wiped off the map....The roumor of the century.Read how the media and the U.S newspapers have twisted it into a controvertioal topic. http://www.antiwar.com/orig/norouzi.php?... I don%26#039;t like the way he speaks frankly, but admit that other presidents say many terrible things too, but the media doesn%26#039;t pull their leg so much!
Now you see that you were wrong.Iran has always defended itself, but it%26#039;s not an offensive country.
Some say he%26#039;s said: %26quot;The Holocaust is a myth!%26quot; Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that%26#039;s terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren%26#039;t important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that%26#039;s not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran%26#039;s population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it%26#039;s OK and no one says they%26#039;re threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima %26amp; Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you%26#039;d get the point why he%26#039;s IRONICALLY said it%26#039;s a myth. Moreover, don%26#039;t you believe in freedom of speech/mind?
Some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on.
This part is just for Americans:
Those of you who say why Iran says %26quot;Death to America%26quot;:
1. %26#039;America%26#039; to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean %26quot;American people%26quot; when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up %26quot;no war%26quot; placards?!
2. The new generation don%26#039;t say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that%26#039;s because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn%26#039;t it?
3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt%26#039;s terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn%26#039;t deny that attacking countries is a mistake. Would you?)
4. The U.S gov%26#039;t helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed a million Iranians.
5. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason.
6. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose?
When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he%26#039;s said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it%26#039;s a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.He%26#039;s even failed to control the inflation
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To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days:
1. Firstly, It%26#039;s related to so many years ago and it%26#039;s almost a part of history, and don%26#039;t forget that when there%26#039;s a revolution, there%26#039;d be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they%26#039;re all alive and healthy. Aren%26#039;t they?
2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!!
If you like to insist on your theory of attacking Israel, I%26#039;ll tell you our logical theory: %26quot;The moment that Iran attacks Israel, Iran will be wiped off the face of the earth by the U.S and its allies.(Thought this twisted phrase is familiar to you) and Iran is far more logical than doing such a stupid thing%26quot; So, forget about it.I%26#039;m quite sure you know that all the events and lies in the world are a part of a pre-planned scenario by major world-powers (Iran as an important country has always been a part of their plans)And the first step is to brainwash people.They excactly know what will happen even 50 years later! I think Iraq is such a good example.Attacking it with the excuse of removing Seddam while they%26#039;d put Seddam there themselves and had supported him for years! The same is true with Al Qaida if you do some research! But in this particular case Iran and the U.S were co-operating in fighting the terrorists in Afghanistan.
When we think of the U.S, we think of its greatness and its countless %26quot;positive points%26quot; not its president.When you think of other countries, you think of their presidents or a nation as a whole?! No gov%26#039;t in the world is representative for its people.Try to judge everyone righteously not just by a few things that you find as %26quot;negative points%26quot;.
Isn%26#039;t it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov%26#039;ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. They don%26#039;t care about hurting people%26#039;s feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. Now, what do you think? You%26#039;ll have elections soon and we%26#039;ll have one in 2009.You just vote for a Democrate and we%26#039;ll find someone who%26#039;d get along with the U.S (Our former pres is a nice bet).Deal?No matter how much they hide this fact, but if Iran and the U.S co-operate with each other, not only the Mid-East crises will be solved but also it%26#039;ll have a great positive impact on the world.I can%26#039;t wait to see both nations in peace. It%26#039;d be marvelous!
BTW, Did you find my article informative? : )
Thanks for your time
Reply:1. We know you%26#039;re different than Iraqis
2. Glad to hear there is freedom
3. Especially for the women
4. So no-one is getting stoned? (and I don%26#039;t mean %26quot;high%26quot;)
5. The media is a mess - we hate them too.
6. I had friends from Iran in college and I know they are good, smart decent people.
7. I think your president is as crazy as ours is.
8. If an American tried to come live in Iran, what would happen? (I am seriously asking. I had a friend who had escaped Iran at 14 and he said I could never go there because of my blonde hair and blue eyes.)
9. I am American and I truly think Iranians in Iran hate me.
10. Oh no, please don%26#039;t let the Christians in. There will be hoards of fundies on your doorstep wanting to %26quot;save%26quot; you. :(
11. Are you the government of Iran trying to trick me? Or even my own government trying to trick me?
12. The phrase %26quot;pulling your/my leg%26quot; means to joke on someone. For instance, if I told you elephants could fly, I%26#039;d be pulling your leg. :)
13. I think over 80% of Americans now want the war in Iraq to end. Do Iraqis hate you? Is there any way your country and your people could help stabilize that region?
14. I personally can%26#039;t wait for Bush to be out of office. When will your president be voted out?
15. What will you do if a woman is elected as the next U.S. president? Will Muslim governments refuse to deal with her?
16. How can we as civilized people (I mean you and me and our countrymen/women) convince the fundamentalists to STOP blowing things and people (and children) up? This was going on long before the war and is really really sad. :(
Thanks for your essay. It was informative. :)
P.S. Do you have charities like we do to help the poor or help people after disasters and such?
Reply:wow really , that%26#039;s a lot of stuff to learn thanks. Report It
Reply:Thats a bit word there Slim.....thanx for the info tho.
Reply:what your question will prove is that most people will not take the time to read it or check the additional links.
Reply:Can you tell me why Iran is promising a war with Israel by Summer and is sending troops and weapons into Syria as we type this?
This nation the US and hopefully the rest of the world cannot and should not ignore the threatening posture that Iran is taking towards Israel.
Reply:Not surprising, but many Americans won%26#039;t believe you. They find it easier to just watch the news channel and let the news decide for themselves instead of using their brain and confirming the facts. The same type of propaganda that is spread about Iran is spread about Venezuela and Cuba.
All this information you have provided I can%26#039;t currently confirm, but I do know Iran isn%26#039;t what the media says it is.
Reply:You%26#039;re a good man keep posting this.
How much do you know us and our country(Iran)?
397>I think reading this in 5-7 minutes would be better than listening to the news in a lifteime.Plz don%26#039;t think I%26#039;m a very old person.Just 18.A university student studying English who just cannot sit back and hope.
My question is: what percentage of what I say is acceptable to you?
This article has three parts: 1.Cultural and general info 2.music and 3.political, so plz read it from the top to the bottom.
Hi.I%26#039;m Iranian and I live in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I understand that they have totally wrong ideas about Iran.I just wrote this article to correct you.
The first thing they accuse our government of, is that they don%26#039;t let you be free.Actually, Iranians would be some of the most liberal people in the world (liberal meaning not obeying laws that they don%26#039;t like).Thousands of millions of strict rules in other countries, don%26#039;t even exist in Iran.Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa.That%26#039;s why you don%26#039;t understand a few of Iran%26#039;s laws.In Iran every single house has a sattelite. Sattelite channels had a serious influence on people, they wear very fashionable clothes.Maybe it%26#039;s a kind of immitation, but still it%26#039;s got an unique Iranian style.You%26#039;ll see lots of beauty qeens on the streets that are just like models advertising fashionable clothes! Most part of their hair is out and they put on to much make up, also wearing scarves is a part of our culture.Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmics (which is bad for our economy)! People do whatever they wish to and some of the things they do, don%26#039;t fit our culture at all, however it%26#039;s normal in Iran.You%26#039;ll be surprised seeing the difference between what you imagined before and how the real Iran is! It%26#039;s wonderful.Everything%26#039;s so great if you don%26#039;t take unemployment and air pollution into account. Many things have changed so far.I can%26#039;t even compare Iran with 5 years ago, let alone comparing it with 30 years ago!!!! After all, nearly 65-70% of Iran%26#039;s population is considered the new generation (The youth) and they%26#039;ve transformed everything.
Some people think women don%26#039;t have any rights in Iran! Women are overtaking Iran. They%26#039;re treated very well.They%26#039;re the winners in most cases: They get into the best universities cos they%26#039;re so clever.They get the best jobs cos they can do jobs much better than men.They%26#039;ve got rights that have made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women will have the right to ask them a great amount of money which most husbands cannot afford, so they%26#039;ll be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that%26#039;s just because IN IRAN, such places are usually full of cheeky guys who would cheek girls.I don%26#039;t think girls would go there, even if they%26#039;re allowed to do so.
Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery.Have you ever asked yourself they relate to how many years ago?Just for your information, those are from Afghanistan which was once ruled by those freaks (Taliban).I find it difficult to make you understand that Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are SEPERATE COUNTRIES! and that we%26#039;re Persian and some Turkish not Arab! And I find it even more difficult to make you understand that Iran is a normal country like any other countries in the world.There%26#039;s nothing mysterious about it!(The media is very good at making scary titles: BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!! IRAN UNDERCOVER!!! This would be enough to scare people away! Iranians are much more educated, intelligent and open-minded than what you think!!! I%26#039;m sure you don%26#039;t know that there are lots and lots of Iranian geniouses and scientists that are all under 25.You don%26#039;t hear about their discoveries and inventions on TV. A small example is this 17 year old boy who%26#039;s invented 72 amazing inventions.You don%26#039;t know that Iranian students and sportsmen are winning gold and silver medals in different compotitions in the world all the time such as robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don%26#039;t the media talk about them?Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran
A few weeks ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine and now it%26#039;s signing treaties with other countries to export it.I digged the news on the internet, but there was no single sign of that.What I found instead? %26quot;President Bush CLAIMS that bomb parts are imported from Iran into Iraq!%26quot; The media are injustice.They%26#039;d put CLAIMS on the headlines, but they would never talk about facts! Some interesting facts:
Iran is the pionier in medicine and genetics and Iranian surgens have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects and many other diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the the best brain and heart surgens are Iranian surgens.The head of Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian.One of the best designer of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian.Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian.Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering.Holds the second place in building dams.The 4th highest tower (Milad tower) in the world is in Tehran (which you can visit in the second link).The champion weight-lifter is Iranian.The woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians. And as you all know, Iranian girls are famous for being terrific.Persian rug and Persian literature, many Persian poets and scientists that are so famous.Persian culture is now westernised and only a little has survived! According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world for foriegners with Dollars of course not for us! (Cos our rate is different: one Dollar=about 950 Tomans!) Who do you think is building Dubi?Arabs?No my friends, Iranian architectures, engineers and traders funding them, cos they don%26#039;t think building the same things in Iran would be beneficial for them, Since the media scare tourists away from Iran.There are many other things.And also, Iran is a very independant country.It has nearly all the developed industries and technologies and doesn%26#039;t need other countries to survive! That%26#039;s why the unfair U.N sanctions don%26#039;t bother us! The list is endless.
Some charactristics of Iranians would be: Proud, greedy, hard-working, intelligent, ambitious, not realistic, not so religious, not so generous, not punctual, impatient, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly and hospitable.
Some people think, Iran%26#039;s a desert! Iran%26#039;s a modern country with very beautiful nature and lots of historical places to visit.Please take a look at the following links and see if Iran looks like what you think or not! (Surely it doesn%26#039;t!)
This is a photo of Tehran: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran
If you like you can visit these too, hope you like them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jhcfj...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dariu...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kish-...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dariu...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
Some people think music is forbidden in Iran.Did you know that Iranian pop music has won the prize in France in 2005? All Iranian songs are current pop /Trance/ DJ music.I send them to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all admit that it%26#039;s the best music they%26#039;ve ever heard.They specially love the beat.
You can just right click on the links below and choose %26quot;Save Target As%26quot; to download them.You%26#039;ll love Iranian style.It%26#039;s nothing like what you expect! You can read the translations in here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
(I just want you: pop%26amp;Trance 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
(The window: pop%26amp;Trance: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
(Stop world:pop 2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...
(Hold my hand:pop 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
(The wind%26#039;s kiss:pop%26amp;Trance 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
(Keep me in your memory:pop 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
(Reveal your visage:pop 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
(It%26#039;s beautiful:pop 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
(My bride: DJ 2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...
It%26#039;s now 2007 and people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns!!!!
See how the media are fooling people? None of the things you hear on the media about Iran are true.If you think I%26#039;ve been admiring Iran too much, that%26#039;s because you%26#039;d do the same thing if you were looked down nearly everyday for some false reasons.
I think it%26#039;s better to clarify some political issues as well:
Some of the Americans I chatted with, said in the U.S it%26#039;s said that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The media are good at putting comments.It%26#039;s easy to show a video or an image of our president or leader on the T.V screen or on the internet and say he says this, he says that.....I really don%26#039;t get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us.For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life?The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it agaisnt Iran. like picking up some specific sensitive phrases from among a long speech (without reffering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and putting so many bad comments on that.No sane person would take it serious.
First of all, Iranians don%26#039;t hate anyone.If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it%26#039;s not bad.Is it? We hate neither Jews nor Americans.They%26#039;re both nice people.If their media are fooling them, it%26#039;s not their fault.If I were in their shoes, I would hate Iran too regarding all the terrible lies they keep hearing about it nearly everyday.Although ordinary Iranians don%26#039;t care about world affairs, I%26#039;ve got to say that for us Israel is not equal to Jews! Israel is a govt.Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians.No difference.And two of Iran%26#039;s parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force the others to convert to Islam?Have you ever found a Muslem knocking at your door asking you to do so?That%26#039;s so funny. Christians and Jews are both God believers and respectful to us.I wonder why the media like putting words in our mouth and raising hatred.In Iran, religion would be the least important thing. It means that where you come from and what your religion is, are not important to us at all.And I wonder why some Muslem countries think there%26#039;s a problem between Shiites and Sunnies. It doesn%26#039;t make sense in Iran.
I wonder Iran is a threat to whom? Which logical rule admits that it%26#039;s logical to say a country is guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that she%26#039;s going to do something wrong?!!!! Has Iran ever attacked any countries?There%26#039;s no proof on that.That%26#039;s even what nuclear agency says.Only Iran%26#039;s oppositions are pulling Iran%26#039;s leg.What we%26#039;re doing is legal.What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal and nonsense.Iran is a peaceful country.Why? It%26#039;s the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could invade the countries in our neibourhood just as what Seddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relationships with all of them.It could be a good example to some countries that just follow their interests.What is interesting is that the countries which accuse Iran of different things have been, and are still accused of the same things!!! This could be a modern and innovative form of philosophy and logic!
Some say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he%26#039;s said this at all? If you know a little literature, you know that it%26#039;s a passive sentence.He%26#039;s never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! And he wasn%26#039;t talking about destroying Israel.He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they both could live in peace.They%26#039;ve only told you this phrase not the rest of it and it%26#039;s mistranslated deliberitely.Iran%26#039;s always defended itself, but it%26#039;s not an offensive country.While some countries which have nukes are clearly threatening Iran to nuke her! Good, isn%26#039;t it?
Some say he%26#039;s said: Holocaust is a myth! again this is a single phrase from among a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so.If 6000000 Jews were killed, that%26#039;s so terrible, but those 300000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren%26#039;t important at all! Over 650000 Iraqi people are killed and it%26#039;s not important! When Fox News simply says: America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing all Iran%26#039;s 69000000 population within two weeks, it%26#039;s OK and no one says they%26#039;re threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima %26amp; Nakazaki and vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you%26#039;d get the point why he%26#039;s IRONICALLY said it%26#039;s a mith.Moreover, don%26#039;t you believe in freedom of speech/mind?
Obviousely, some countries are using Iran as a victim to put the blame (their own faults) on Iran.And which country is better than Iran to be a victim?They%26#039;ve made the whole world believe that Iran isn%26#039;t a peaceful country and represent false image of Iranians by making insulting movies like %26quot;300%26quot; .
I know Americans don%26#039;t like these either, but what can they do?They can%26#039;t control what the media says.I hope someday the media would end all this instead of playing a negative role in the world.
This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says %26quot;Death to America%26quot;: 1.America means the U.S govt not the people 2.The new generation don%26#039;t say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that%26#039;s because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfreids/boyfriends! Strange.Isn%26#039;t it? 3.Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt%26#039;s terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn%26#039;t deny that attacking countries is a mistake.right?) 5.The U.S govt helped Seddam to attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians 6.America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason 7.It%26#039;s always botherng Iran by sanctions, displaying false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away from Iran and is always harmful to our economy, development and credit 8.It%26#039;s always despised the Iranians who travel to the U.S at their arrival (even ordinary ones, university students, sportsmen, scientists etc)
To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1.It%26#039;s related to so many years ago and don%26#039;t forget that when there%26#039;s a revolution, there%26#039;d be cheos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they%26#039;re all alive and healthy.Aren%26#039;t they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and keeps denying that they%26#039;re diplomats.Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom.It%26#039;s exceeded the level of tit for tat.
It%26#039;s better for both countries to forget about the past conflicts and to have peaceful relations.The two govts are like 10 year old children jumping at each other verbally, but we as the people of these countries MUST NOT have any conflics.You know something?All govts are hateful.I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about 444 hostage taking and I keep being silent.So sorry for that.I hope you agree on this one! Now, what do you think?I can%26#039;t wait to see both nations in peace.It%26#039;d be marvelous!
Thanks.
Reply:In my University I was making like a mini congress and I was Iran.
I think that Iran is the best. It has a lot of tecnology and Mahmound Amadinejad is the best president in Asia. Iran is the most cool country! and it has a nuclear program, that my opinion is that having a nuclear program is just great and scientist can make A LOT of things like shuttles with nuclear motor, and things like that.
I love Iran!! is the best!!
COOL COUNTRY!
And the best part is that Mahmound%26#039;s ally is Venezuela: Hugo Chavez!
XOXO
Andrea Ruiz, from Colombia!! wow!
Reply:everybody look at Dariush hotel!!!! las vegas sucks.
thank you and now I have much much better opinion on Iran. I allways had a good opinion on Iran but its even better.
but I keep hearing that a woman can be stoned. why is it so? do they really do honour crimes? do they punish for adultery? Report It
Reply:I want to add - Iran is an amazing country, but it%26#039;s still controlled by ayatollahs and as long as women are forced to do anything (wear hijab), then it%26#039;s wrong. That said, I love Iranian literature and would love to work there someday. Report It
Reply:Whatever is going on between U.S.and Iran is there problem.You do not have anything to do with the goverment decision.I definitely have nothing to do with the wrong decisions that this country makes.I love everybody from every country because one God made all of us. Report It
Reply:But God did not make us evil. Goverments are not govern by God because God does not love killing or corruption of any kind. Report It
Reply:The answer is pretty simple; your country is a threat to Israel and innocent lives. Your country is not %26quot;run%26quot; by the president, it is run by your Shah. Any nation that relies on religion to keep is in %26quot;tack%26quot; is bond to mess up somewhere with serious consequences. If you live by the book (Quran) you die by the book Stop complaining, sit back and enjoy what is coming your way.
My question is: what percentage of what I say is acceptable to you?
This article has three parts: 1.Cultural and general info 2.music and 3.political, so plz read it from the top to the bottom.
Hi.I%26#039;m Iranian and I live in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I understand that they have totally wrong ideas about Iran.I just wrote this article to correct you.
The first thing they accuse our government of, is that they don%26#039;t let you be free.Actually, Iranians would be some of the most liberal people in the world (liberal meaning not obeying laws that they don%26#039;t like).Thousands of millions of strict rules in other countries, don%26#039;t even exist in Iran.Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa.That%26#039;s why you don%26#039;t understand a few of Iran%26#039;s laws.In Iran every single house has a sattelite. Sattelite channels had a serious influence on people, they wear very fashionable clothes.Maybe it%26#039;s a kind of immitation, but still it%26#039;s got an unique Iranian style.You%26#039;ll see lots of beauty qeens on the streets that are just like models advertising fashionable clothes! Most part of their hair is out and they put on to much make up, also wearing scarves is a part of our culture.Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmics (which is bad for our economy)! People do whatever they wish to and some of the things they do, don%26#039;t fit our culture at all, however it%26#039;s normal in Iran.You%26#039;ll be surprised seeing the difference between what you imagined before and how the real Iran is! It%26#039;s wonderful.Everything%26#039;s so great if you don%26#039;t take unemployment and air pollution into account. Many things have changed so far.I can%26#039;t even compare Iran with 5 years ago, let alone comparing it with 30 years ago!!!! After all, nearly 65-70% of Iran%26#039;s population is considered the new generation (The youth) and they%26#039;ve transformed everything.
Some people think women don%26#039;t have any rights in Iran! Women are overtaking Iran. They%26#039;re treated very well.They%26#039;re the winners in most cases: They get into the best universities cos they%26#039;re so clever.They get the best jobs cos they can do jobs much better than men.They%26#039;ve got rights that have made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women will have the right to ask them a great amount of money which most husbands cannot afford, so they%26#039;ll be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that%26#039;s just because IN IRAN, such places are usually full of cheeky guys who would cheek girls.I don%26#039;t think girls would go there, even if they%26#039;re allowed to do so.
Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery.Have you ever asked yourself they relate to how many years ago?Just for your information, those are from Afghanistan which was once ruled by those freaks (Taliban).I find it difficult to make you understand that Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are SEPERATE COUNTRIES! and that we%26#039;re Persian and some Turkish not Arab! And I find it even more difficult to make you understand that Iran is a normal country like any other countries in the world.There%26#039;s nothing mysterious about it!(The media is very good at making scary titles: BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!! IRAN UNDERCOVER!!! This would be enough to scare people away! Iranians are much more educated, intelligent and open-minded than what you think!!! I%26#039;m sure you don%26#039;t know that there are lots and lots of Iranian geniouses and scientists that are all under 25.You don%26#039;t hear about their discoveries and inventions on TV. A small example is this 17 year old boy who%26#039;s invented 72 amazing inventions.You don%26#039;t know that Iranian students and sportsmen are winning gold and silver medals in different compotitions in the world all the time such as robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don%26#039;t the media talk about them?Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran
A few weeks ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine and now it%26#039;s signing treaties with other countries to export it.I digged the news on the internet, but there was no single sign of that.What I found instead? %26quot;President Bush CLAIMS that bomb parts are imported from Iran into Iraq!%26quot; The media are injustice.They%26#039;d put CLAIMS on the headlines, but they would never talk about facts! Some interesting facts:
Iran is the pionier in medicine and genetics and Iranian surgens have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects and many other diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the the best brain and heart surgens are Iranian surgens.The head of Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian.One of the best designer of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian.Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian.Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering.Holds the second place in building dams.The 4th highest tower (Milad tower) in the world is in Tehran (which you can visit in the second link).The champion weight-lifter is Iranian.The woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians. And as you all know, Iranian girls are famous for being terrific.Persian rug and Persian literature, many Persian poets and scientists that are so famous.Persian culture is now westernised and only a little has survived! According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world for foriegners with Dollars of course not for us! (Cos our rate is different: one Dollar=about 950 Tomans!) Who do you think is building Dubi?Arabs?No my friends, Iranian architectures, engineers and traders funding them, cos they don%26#039;t think building the same things in Iran would be beneficial for them, Since the media scare tourists away from Iran.There are many other things.And also, Iran is a very independant country.It has nearly all the developed industries and technologies and doesn%26#039;t need other countries to survive! That%26#039;s why the unfair U.N sanctions don%26#039;t bother us! The list is endless.
Some charactristics of Iranians would be: Proud, greedy, hard-working, intelligent, ambitious, not realistic, not so religious, not so generous, not punctual, impatient, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly and hospitable.
Some people think, Iran%26#039;s a desert! Iran%26#039;s a modern country with very beautiful nature and lots of historical places to visit.Please take a look at the following links and see if Iran looks like what you think or not! (Surely it doesn%26#039;t!)
This is a photo of Tehran: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran
If you like you can visit these too, hope you like them:
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jhcfj...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dariu...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kish-...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
Some people think music is forbidden in Iran.Did you know that Iranian pop music has won the prize in France in 2005? All Iranian songs are current pop /Trance/ DJ music.I send them to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all admit that it%26#039;s the best music they%26#039;ve ever heard.They specially love the beat.
You can just right click on the links below and choose %26quot;Save Target As%26quot; to download them.You%26#039;ll love Iranian style.It%26#039;s nothing like what you expect! You can read the translations in here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
(I just want you: pop%26amp;Trance 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
(The window: pop%26amp;Trance: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
(Stop world:pop 2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...
(Hold my hand:pop 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
(The wind%26#039;s kiss:pop%26amp;Trance 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
(Keep me in your memory:pop 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
(Reveal your visage:pop 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
(It%26#039;s beautiful:pop 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
(My bride: DJ 2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...
It%26#039;s now 2007 and people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns!!!!
See how the media are fooling people? None of the things you hear on the media about Iran are true.If you think I%26#039;ve been admiring Iran too much, that%26#039;s because you%26#039;d do the same thing if you were looked down nearly everyday for some false reasons.
I think it%26#039;s better to clarify some political issues as well:
Some of the Americans I chatted with, said in the U.S it%26#039;s said that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The media are good at putting comments.It%26#039;s easy to show a video or an image of our president or leader on the T.V screen or on the internet and say he says this, he says that.....I really don%26#039;t get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us.For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life?The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it agaisnt Iran. like picking up some specific sensitive phrases from among a long speech (without reffering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and putting so many bad comments on that.No sane person would take it serious.
First of all, Iranians don%26#039;t hate anyone.If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it%26#039;s not bad.Is it? We hate neither Jews nor Americans.They%26#039;re both nice people.If their media are fooling them, it%26#039;s not their fault.If I were in their shoes, I would hate Iran too regarding all the terrible lies they keep hearing about it nearly everyday.Although ordinary Iranians don%26#039;t care about world affairs, I%26#039;ve got to say that for us Israel is not equal to Jews! Israel is a govt.Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians.No difference.And two of Iran%26#039;s parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force the others to convert to Islam?Have you ever found a Muslem knocking at your door asking you to do so?That%26#039;s so funny. Christians and Jews are both God believers and respectful to us.I wonder why the media like putting words in our mouth and raising hatred.In Iran, religion would be the least important thing. It means that where you come from and what your religion is, are not important to us at all.And I wonder why some Muslem countries think there%26#039;s a problem between Shiites and Sunnies. It doesn%26#039;t make sense in Iran.
I wonder Iran is a threat to whom? Which logical rule admits that it%26#039;s logical to say a country is guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that she%26#039;s going to do something wrong?!!!! Has Iran ever attacked any countries?There%26#039;s no proof on that.That%26#039;s even what nuclear agency says.Only Iran%26#039;s oppositions are pulling Iran%26#039;s leg.What we%26#039;re doing is legal.What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal and nonsense.Iran is a peaceful country.Why? It%26#039;s the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could invade the countries in our neibourhood just as what Seddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relationships with all of them.It could be a good example to some countries that just follow their interests.What is interesting is that the countries which accuse Iran of different things have been, and are still accused of the same things!!! This could be a modern and innovative form of philosophy and logic!
Some say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he%26#039;s said this at all? If you know a little literature, you know that it%26#039;s a passive sentence.He%26#039;s never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! And he wasn%26#039;t talking about destroying Israel.He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they both could live in peace.They%26#039;ve only told you this phrase not the rest of it and it%26#039;s mistranslated deliberitely.Iran%26#039;s always defended itself, but it%26#039;s not an offensive country.While some countries which have nukes are clearly threatening Iran to nuke her! Good, isn%26#039;t it?
Some say he%26#039;s said: Holocaust is a myth! again this is a single phrase from among a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so.If 6000000 Jews were killed, that%26#039;s so terrible, but those 300000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren%26#039;t important at all! Over 650000 Iraqi people are killed and it%26#039;s not important! When Fox News simply says: America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing all Iran%26#039;s 69000000 population within two weeks, it%26#039;s OK and no one says they%26#039;re threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima %26amp; Nakazaki and vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you%26#039;d get the point why he%26#039;s IRONICALLY said it%26#039;s a mith.Moreover, don%26#039;t you believe in freedom of speech/mind?
Obviousely, some countries are using Iran as a victim to put the blame (their own faults) on Iran.And which country is better than Iran to be a victim?They%26#039;ve made the whole world believe that Iran isn%26#039;t a peaceful country and represent false image of Iranians by making insulting movies like %26quot;300%26quot; .
I know Americans don%26#039;t like these either, but what can they do?They can%26#039;t control what the media says.I hope someday the media would end all this instead of playing a negative role in the world.
This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says %26quot;Death to America%26quot;: 1.America means the U.S govt not the people 2.The new generation don%26#039;t say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that%26#039;s because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfreids/boyfriends! Strange.Isn%26#039;t it? 3.Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt%26#039;s terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn%26#039;t deny that attacking countries is a mistake.right?) 5.The U.S govt helped Seddam to attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians 6.America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason 7.It%26#039;s always botherng Iran by sanctions, displaying false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away from Iran and is always harmful to our economy, development and credit 8.It%26#039;s always despised the Iranians who travel to the U.S at their arrival (even ordinary ones, university students, sportsmen, scientists etc)
To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1.It%26#039;s related to so many years ago and don%26#039;t forget that when there%26#039;s a revolution, there%26#039;d be cheos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they%26#039;re all alive and healthy.Aren%26#039;t they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and keeps denying that they%26#039;re diplomats.Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom.It%26#039;s exceeded the level of tit for tat.
It%26#039;s better for both countries to forget about the past conflicts and to have peaceful relations.The two govts are like 10 year old children jumping at each other verbally, but we as the people of these countries MUST NOT have any conflics.You know something?All govts are hateful.I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about 444 hostage taking and I keep being silent.So sorry for that.I hope you agree on this one! Now, what do you think?I can%26#039;t wait to see both nations in peace.It%26#039;d be marvelous!
Thanks.
Reply:In my University I was making like a mini congress and I was Iran.
I think that Iran is the best. It has a lot of tecnology and Mahmound Amadinejad is the best president in Asia. Iran is the most cool country! and it has a nuclear program, that my opinion is that having a nuclear program is just great and scientist can make A LOT of things like shuttles with nuclear motor, and things like that.
I love Iran!! is the best!!
COOL COUNTRY!
And the best part is that Mahmound%26#039;s ally is Venezuela: Hugo Chavez!
XOXO
Andrea Ruiz, from Colombia!! wow!
Reply:everybody look at Dariush hotel!!!! las vegas sucks.
thank you and now I have much much better opinion on Iran. I allways had a good opinion on Iran but its even better.
but I keep hearing that a woman can be stoned. why is it so? do they really do honour crimes? do they punish for adultery? Report It
Reply:I want to add - Iran is an amazing country, but it%26#039;s still controlled by ayatollahs and as long as women are forced to do anything (wear hijab), then it%26#039;s wrong. That said, I love Iranian literature and would love to work there someday. Report It
Reply:Whatever is going on between U.S.and Iran is there problem.You do not have anything to do with the goverment decision.I definitely have nothing to do with the wrong decisions that this country makes.I love everybody from every country because one God made all of us. Report It
Reply:But God did not make us evil. Goverments are not govern by God because God does not love killing or corruption of any kind. Report It
Reply:The answer is pretty simple; your country is a threat to Israel and innocent lives. Your country is not %26quot;run%26quot; by the president, it is run by your Shah. Any nation that relies on religion to keep is in %26quot;tack%26quot; is bond to mess up somewhere with serious consequences. If you live by the book (Quran) you die by the book Stop complaining, sit back and enjoy what is coming your way.
Have religious people confused freedom of religion with freedom from ridicule?
396>Freedom of religion does NOT include freedom from criticism. When your beliefs defy the laws of physics or nature---liking talking snakes--it is simply ludicrous. It is equivalent to adults believing in Santa Claus. So now that Al Queda and later W. Bush have both demonstrated, once again, to the world the dangers of ignorant, primitive,superstitious, anti-intellectual, racist, sexist, ethnocentric nutball religions, DO NOT THINK YOUR BELIEFs DESERVE to be respected. They are a pus-filled cancer on mankind. Since 911 all religions should be subject to the public scorn that they have richly and bloody earned--Buddists excepted.
Reply:hallelujah! Oh wait, that%26#039;s religious. Amen! Doh!
Right on man! Crap. Santa doesn%26#039;t exist??
Talking serpents, a woman coming out of a man%26#039;s rib, people turning into salt, the forbidden fruit. And they call other people crazy for not believing.
Reply:Having a bad day are we?
Reply:Actually I am well aware that I should expect some ridicule for the path I have chosen. You have every right to ridicule and criticize me, just as I have every right to ignore you and not consider you worthy of my time or atteniton. So don%26#039;t think your criticisisms and ridicule deserve to be respected or adhered to.
Reply:Why not buddist?
Reply:Yes.
Reply:Why is Buddhism an exception? Sri Lankan monks have killed very recently and Japanese Zen monks have killed in WWII. Your picture of Buddhism is naive and overly romantic.
Reply:Wow, you are just as ignorant as the people you describe. The issue we as Christians have is that if you don%26#039;t like the religion, just ignore it. When you attack our belief system by saying %26quot;When your beliefs defy the laws of physics or nature---liking talking snakes--it is simply ludicrous%26quot; you aren%26#039;t just attacking the religion, you are attacking us personally. Take notice that our religious belief is part of our personality, so what you are saying is that we are ludicrous people. That is a personal attack, and that is what we don%26#039;t like. If you want to attack the religion, attack the religion, but don%26#039;t start critizing our belief because that is a personal attack, and if you did it to my face, there%26#039;s a good chance you%26#039;re next statement will be to the nurse at the hospital of what your insurance company is.
Reply:On the flipside, respect the beliefs of others, so long as they respect yours. You don%26#039;t have to respect the beliefs, respect the person having them. Disagree all you like, discuss it, debate it. Just do it while keeping in mind that you are no better than them. Just be civil about it.
Reply:I believe in St. Nick. In fact this sounds like another rightous religion bashing. But I forgive you, thats what my %26quot;religion%26quot; teaches.
Reply:you can ridicule me as much as you want. you do have to realize that ridicule is lowliest level of intellect that you guys pride yourself on so much. so go ahead and scorn me as much as you want. my Faith will not as much as shiver.
Reply:Its in their nature for people to fight to defend what the believe in, whether it be family, democracy, or their religious beliefs.
What you%26#039;re suggesting is that people should be made to not be offended. Which is true. Offense should not be something a person is subject to, but the sad truth is that its a function of ego.
Also, there are many people with no religion at all who believe only in themselves and their own rights and happiness, you dont need religion to have clouded judgment or selfish ambitions.
Even with no claimed religion one is programmed from birth to worship self.
It seems you%26#039;re being just as irrational as those you point fingers at.
Reply:hallelujah! Oh wait, that%26#039;s religious. Amen! Doh!
Right on man! Crap. Santa doesn%26#039;t exist??
Talking serpents, a woman coming out of a man%26#039;s rib, people turning into salt, the forbidden fruit. And they call other people crazy for not believing.
Reply:Having a bad day are we?
Reply:Actually I am well aware that I should expect some ridicule for the path I have chosen. You have every right to ridicule and criticize me, just as I have every right to ignore you and not consider you worthy of my time or atteniton. So don%26#039;t think your criticisisms and ridicule deserve to be respected or adhered to.
Reply:Why not buddist?
Reply:Yes.
Reply:Why is Buddhism an exception? Sri Lankan monks have killed very recently and Japanese Zen monks have killed in WWII. Your picture of Buddhism is naive and overly romantic.
Reply:Wow, you are just as ignorant as the people you describe. The issue we as Christians have is that if you don%26#039;t like the religion, just ignore it. When you attack our belief system by saying %26quot;When your beliefs defy the laws of physics or nature---liking talking snakes--it is simply ludicrous%26quot; you aren%26#039;t just attacking the religion, you are attacking us personally. Take notice that our religious belief is part of our personality, so what you are saying is that we are ludicrous people. That is a personal attack, and that is what we don%26#039;t like. If you want to attack the religion, attack the religion, but don%26#039;t start critizing our belief because that is a personal attack, and if you did it to my face, there%26#039;s a good chance you%26#039;re next statement will be to the nurse at the hospital of what your insurance company is.
Reply:On the flipside, respect the beliefs of others, so long as they respect yours. You don%26#039;t have to respect the beliefs, respect the person having them. Disagree all you like, discuss it, debate it. Just do it while keeping in mind that you are no better than them. Just be civil about it.
Reply:I believe in St. Nick. In fact this sounds like another rightous religion bashing. But I forgive you, thats what my %26quot;religion%26quot; teaches.
Reply:you can ridicule me as much as you want. you do have to realize that ridicule is lowliest level of intellect that you guys pride yourself on so much. so go ahead and scorn me as much as you want. my Faith will not as much as shiver.
Reply:Its in their nature for people to fight to defend what the believe in, whether it be family, democracy, or their religious beliefs.
What you%26#039;re suggesting is that people should be made to not be offended. Which is true. Offense should not be something a person is subject to, but the sad truth is that its a function of ego.
Also, there are many people with no religion at all who believe only in themselves and their own rights and happiness, you dont need religion to have clouded judgment or selfish ambitions.
Even with no claimed religion one is programmed from birth to worship self.
It seems you%26#039;re being just as irrational as those you point fingers at.
Would you like to know everything about IRAN? things that you'd never hear anywhere else?
395>Some people may like this.If not you don%26#039;t have to read it.
Special thanks to my American friend who helped me proofread my writing.It%26#039;s taken me almost a year to find some pieces of this information.
I believe that if you spend 5-10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime%26#039;s worth of Major Media news. Please don%26#039;t assume that I%26#039;m a very old person. I%26#039;m just 18, and a university student studying English who just cannot sit back and let the lies fly unchallenged.
This article has two parts:
1. Cultural and general info
2. Political info.
If you wanna know the rest of of the story, read it from top to bottom.
Note: I%26#039;ve explained all the things that you ALWAYS talk about, so read it all plz! (Anytime you like!) Specially the political part! Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong.
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Hi. I%26#039;m an Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas.
The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don%26#039;t allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don%26#039;t like as much as anyone. But come on, there are only a few restrictions.It%26#039;s so cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don%26#039;t even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa. That%26#039;s why you don%26#039;t understand a few of Iran%26#039;s laws because some of them are based on our culture. You look at our country from %26quot;your own point of view%26quot;! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style (I%26#039;m talking about public places, in our privacy there%26#039;s no difference). A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost women wear half their their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.(I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though!) Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmetics. You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is!
In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, inflation and air pollution. But I guess these are common problems around the world today, aren%26#039;t they? Also, you can%26#039;t compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past!Nearly 65-70% of Iran%26#039;s population is a new generation without the biases of the past (The youth), and we%26#039;ve transformed everything.
Some people think women don%26#039;t have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. But that%26#039;s not a bad thing. They%26#039;re very respectful, and they%26#039;ve been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they%26#039;re very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. (That%26#039;s why men can hardly find any good jobs because most jobs are already occupied by women!) They%26#039;ve got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so they (men) will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that%26#039;s because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I%26#039;ve put a sample here. I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you.
Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) something terrible had happened which was just beyond the borders of adultery.We think being punished for corruption is good, as it deters people from doing that and the society will be far healthier than the countries in which commiting such things is considered to be normal! Iranians expect their gov%26#039;t not to be soft on criminals.And for your information, most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban). What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabi? I%26#039;m sorry I didn%26#039;t know %26quot;over a billion Moslems%26quot; lived there!When you think of such things, try to think of the racism in your country too. There%26#039;s no perfect country!
I find it difficult to make you understand that Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! I find it even more difficult to make you understand that Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The point is, there%26#039;s nothing mysterious about us! The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: %26quot;IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!%26quot; %26quot;IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!%26quot; Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe.
There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. You don%26#039;t hear about their discoveries and inventions on TV. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions and there are many kids like that. Every year a special scientific compition (Kharazmi) is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don%26#039;t the Media talk about them? Please don%26#039;t summarize our nation and culture with the single word %26quot;nuclear%26quot;. Although we%26#039;re proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran
A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine and it was signing treaties with other countries to export it. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it. What did I find instead? %26quot;President Bush CLAIMS that bomb parts are imported from Iran into Iraq!%26quot; (The same old story!) The Media are unjust. They put CLAIMS on the headlines, but they never talk about facts!
Some interesting facts:
Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian. The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It%26#039;s one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad... ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they%26#039;re among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians. Lots of Iranians win nobel prizes specially in the field of medicine. Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!! or 3 supper pizzas for 10 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in %26#039;developed%26#039; countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! (Some people think it never snows here! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol) The list is endless.(I still feel foolish for talkng about ordinary things!)
News: %26quot;Iranian scientists managed to make human teeth grow after you%26#039;ve lost them using basic cells%26quot; I%26#039;m gonna introduce Iran%26#039;s international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It%26#039;s fully in English. You%26#039;ll find what they%26#039;re hiding from you! In the %26quot;Sic / Tech%26quot; section you%26#039;ll always see Iran%26#039;s discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx... Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year!
Some charactristics of Iranians would be:
Negative: We are proud, greedy, hard-working (for ourselves), not punctual, impatient, and lazy at doing our duty well, crazy about luxuries and thus extravagant! Highly competitive!
Positive: intelligent, ambitious, a bit idealistic, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly, hospitable.
Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California, New Mexico, Utah, Arkansas, and Alabama a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn%26#039;t it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran
If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It%26#039;s like a free tour!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showth...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. Did you know that Iranian music was chosen as the best pop in France in 2005? It could even defeat Euro-pop! All Iranian songs are current pop / DJ music. I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they%26#039;re some of the best songs they%26#039;ve ever heard. What makes Iranian music killer, is a lot of Trance drums, catchy tune, uprising melody and incredible lyrics!
Here%26#039;s a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose %26quot;Save Target As%26quot; to download them.I guess you%26#039;ll fall for it! The translation of the songs is here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
8.(Farangis %26quot;A female name%26quot; 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...
12.(You can%26#039;t: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
13.(The wind%26#039;s kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
15.(What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
And so on and on!
It%26#039;s now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns! See how the media are fooling people?
Let%26#039;s clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans I chatted with said in the U.S it%26#039;s said that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. It%26#039;s easy to show a video or an image of our president or leader on the TV screen or on the internet and say he says this, he says that.....I really don%26#039;t get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life? The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it against Iran. For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. No sane person would take such nonsense at face value.
First of all, Iranians don%26#039;t hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it%26#039;s not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. I love Americans, otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! I%26#039;ve got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov%26#039;t. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. No difference. And two of Iran%26#039;s parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so? It%26#039;s so funny the way you imagine things and make yourselves believe in your own immaginations!
Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. I wonder why the media like putting words in our mouth and raising hatred. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all. On the contrary, meeting different people would be very interesting for us!
I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone%26#039;s guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he%26#039;s going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; tosh over and over and brainwash people! News headlines: %26quot;We won%26#039;t allow Iran to gain nuclear weapons%26quot;!!! Correction! It%26#039;s %26quot;nuclear energy%26quot;. Besides, how many %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That%26#039;s what nuclear agency says. Only Iran%26#039;s opponents are pulling Iran%26#039;s leg and what they say is of no credit. It%26#039;s just based on political conflicts. What we%26#039;re doing is legal. What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It%26#039;s the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them. It can set an example to some countries that just follow their interests (oil!). Interesting! the countries accusing Iran of different things have been, and are still accused of the same things!!! How logical!
Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he%26#039;s said this at all? You know that it%26#039;s a passive sentence. He%26#039;s never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn%26#039;t talking about destroying Israel. He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace. They%26#039;ve only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it%26#039;s mistranslated intentionally. Iran has always defended itself, but it%26#039;s not an offensive country.
Some say he%26#039;s said: %26quot;The Holocaust is a myth!%26quot; Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that%26#039;s terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren%26#039;t important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that%26#039;s not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran%26#039;s population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it%26#039;s OK and no one says they%26#039;re threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima %26amp; Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you%26#039;d get the point why he%26#039;s IRONICALLY said it%26#039;s a myth. Moreover, don%26#039;t you believe in freedom of speech/mind? I%26#039;d judge people by their ACTIONS rather than by what they say / their religion / race / culture and the colour of their skin!
Obviously, some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. And what country is better than Iran to be a scapegoat? The whole world believes that Iran isn%26#039;t a peaceful country. I know Americans don%26#039;t like this either, but what can they do? They%26#039;re not responsible for controlling what the Media says. This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says %26quot;Death to America%26quot;:
1. %26#039;America%26#039; to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean %26quot;American people%26quot; when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up %26quot;no war%26quot; placards?!
2. The new generation don%26#039;t say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that%26#039;s because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn%26#039;t it?
3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt%26#039;s terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn%26#039;t deny that attacking countries is a mistake. right?)
4. The U.S gov%26#039;t helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians.
5. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason.
8. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose?
When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he%26#039;s said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it%26#039;s a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.
To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days:
1. Firstly, It%26#039;s related to so many years ago and it%26#039;s almost a part of history, and don%26#039;t forget that when there%26#039;s a revolution, there%26#039;d be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they%26#039;re all alive and healthy. Aren%26#039;t they?
2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Poor British sailors were detained by the English gov%26#039;t just for saying that they were treated well in Iran and that Iranians were logical people (They said these when they were on England%26#039;s soil!) They were PREVENTED from releasing their memoirs by England! Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! Considering all this, you%26#039;d probably be able to GUESS what percentage of what they tell you about the Mid-East, Islam, Moslems and other things is true!!! lol Some answerers still confuse Iraq and Iran after reading all this! You are in Iraq not in Iran! They%26#039;re separate countries!
Isn%26#039;t it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov%26#039;ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. They don%26#039;t care about hurting people%26#039;s feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. You know something? All govt%26#039;s are hateful. I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about the taking of the 444 hostages while I keep silence. I hope you agree on this one! Now, what do you think? I can%26#039;t wait to see both nations in peace. It%26#039;d be marvelous! They%26#039;ve started to have diplomatic talks! (Naughty children!) That%26#039;s great!
Thanks for your time
Reply:Having had the wonderful opportunity to visit your country enabled me to see for myself how wonderful the Iranian people are and to learn about your history, your culture, your cuisine, music, films, dance, sacred sites, your medical accomplishments...all your beauty. I am so sorry my country%26#039;s government seems to delight in trying to bully Iran. Worst of all are the lies told. I know enough about your country to be able to discern when the propaganda machine here is operating. I just wish more Americans traveled and could see for themselves what I have seen. By the way, I traveled to Iran under the auspices of The Friendship Force, an organization started by Pres. Carter to promote peace through one-on-one friendship, a mission I take seriously. Thank you for your wonderful essay on Iran.
Reply:thank you so much. I am a girl . I have 23 years old . I read your essay completely. I am student in university ( my level is MA) . now where are you live? if you like contact with me my email address is here: sosofanos@yahoo.com Report It
Reply:Thank you for your essay. :-) Report It
Reply:Thank you for your point of you, I am sure your country is not as bad as they paint it. But I met some iranians that still live in IRAN and their opinions on women%26#039;s rights, religion, freedom are the oposite of what u said. Who to believe then? Report It
Reply:Dude that was too long to read sorry! It caught my interest and I read it half way and gave up. Thanks for the Info I didn%26#039;t have a clue to half the stuff you were speaking of. It was too deep. My understanding of Iran is that it is the nation out of the whole world that hates America.
Special thanks to my American friend who helped me proofread my writing.It%26#039;s taken me almost a year to find some pieces of this information.
I believe that if you spend 5-10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime%26#039;s worth of Major Media news. Please don%26#039;t assume that I%26#039;m a very old person. I%26#039;m just 18, and a university student studying English who just cannot sit back and let the lies fly unchallenged.
This article has two parts:
1. Cultural and general info
2. Political info.
If you wanna know the rest of of the story, read it from top to bottom.
Note: I%26#039;ve explained all the things that you ALWAYS talk about, so read it all plz! (Anytime you like!) Specially the political part! Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong.
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Hi. I%26#039;m an Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas.
The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don%26#039;t allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don%26#039;t like as much as anyone. But come on, there are only a few restrictions.It%26#039;s so cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don%26#039;t even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa. That%26#039;s why you don%26#039;t understand a few of Iran%26#039;s laws because some of them are based on our culture. You look at our country from %26quot;your own point of view%26quot;! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style (I%26#039;m talking about public places, in our privacy there%26#039;s no difference). A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost women wear half their their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.(I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though!) Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmetics. You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is!
In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, inflation and air pollution. But I guess these are common problems around the world today, aren%26#039;t they? Also, you can%26#039;t compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past!Nearly 65-70% of Iran%26#039;s population is a new generation without the biases of the past (The youth), and we%26#039;ve transformed everything.
Some people think women don%26#039;t have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. But that%26#039;s not a bad thing. They%26#039;re very respectful, and they%26#039;ve been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they%26#039;re very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. (That%26#039;s why men can hardly find any good jobs because most jobs are already occupied by women!) They%26#039;ve got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so they (men) will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that%26#039;s because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I%26#039;ve put a sample here. I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you.
Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) something terrible had happened which was just beyond the borders of adultery.We think being punished for corruption is good, as it deters people from doing that and the society will be far healthier than the countries in which commiting such things is considered to be normal! Iranians expect their gov%26#039;t not to be soft on criminals.And for your information, most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban). What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabi? I%26#039;m sorry I didn%26#039;t know %26quot;over a billion Moslems%26quot; lived there!When you think of such things, try to think of the racism in your country too. There%26#039;s no perfect country!
I find it difficult to make you understand that Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! I find it even more difficult to make you understand that Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The point is, there%26#039;s nothing mysterious about us! The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: %26quot;IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!%26quot; %26quot;IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!%26quot; Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe.
There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. You don%26#039;t hear about their discoveries and inventions on TV. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions and there are many kids like that. Every year a special scientific compition (Kharazmi) is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don%26#039;t the Media talk about them? Please don%26#039;t summarize our nation and culture with the single word %26quot;nuclear%26quot;. Although we%26#039;re proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran
A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine and it was signing treaties with other countries to export it. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it. What did I find instead? %26quot;President Bush CLAIMS that bomb parts are imported from Iran into Iraq!%26quot; (The same old story!) The Media are unjust. They put CLAIMS on the headlines, but they never talk about facts!
Some interesting facts:
Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian. The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It%26#039;s one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad... ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they%26#039;re among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians. Lots of Iranians win nobel prizes specially in the field of medicine. Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!! or 3 supper pizzas for 10 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in %26#039;developed%26#039; countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! (Some people think it never snows here! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol) The list is endless.(I still feel foolish for talkng about ordinary things!)
News: %26quot;Iranian scientists managed to make human teeth grow after you%26#039;ve lost them using basic cells%26quot; I%26#039;m gonna introduce Iran%26#039;s international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It%26#039;s fully in English. You%26#039;ll find what they%26#039;re hiding from you! In the %26quot;Sic / Tech%26quot; section you%26#039;ll always see Iran%26#039;s discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx... Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year!
Some charactristics of Iranians would be:
Negative: We are proud, greedy, hard-working (for ourselves), not punctual, impatient, and lazy at doing our duty well, crazy about luxuries and thus extravagant! Highly competitive!
Positive: intelligent, ambitious, a bit idealistic, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly, hospitable.
Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California, New Mexico, Utah, Arkansas, and Alabama a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn%26#039;t it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran
If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It%26#039;s like a free tour!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showth...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. Did you know that Iranian music was chosen as the best pop in France in 2005? It could even defeat Euro-pop! All Iranian songs are current pop / DJ music. I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they%26#039;re some of the best songs they%26#039;ve ever heard. What makes Iranian music killer, is a lot of Trance drums, catchy tune, uprising melody and incredible lyrics!
Here%26#039;s a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose %26quot;Save Target As%26quot; to download them.I guess you%26#039;ll fall for it! The translation of the songs is here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
8.(Farangis %26quot;A female name%26quot; 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...
12.(You can%26#039;t: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
13.(The wind%26#039;s kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
15.(What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
And so on and on!
It%26#039;s now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns! See how the media are fooling people?
Let%26#039;s clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans I chatted with said in the U.S it%26#039;s said that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. It%26#039;s easy to show a video or an image of our president or leader on the TV screen or on the internet and say he says this, he says that.....I really don%26#039;t get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life? The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it against Iran. For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. No sane person would take such nonsense at face value.
First of all, Iranians don%26#039;t hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it%26#039;s not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. I love Americans, otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! I%26#039;ve got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov%26#039;t. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. No difference. And two of Iran%26#039;s parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so? It%26#039;s so funny the way you imagine things and make yourselves believe in your own immaginations!
Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. I wonder why the media like putting words in our mouth and raising hatred. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all. On the contrary, meeting different people would be very interesting for us!
I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone%26#039;s guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he%26#039;s going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; tosh over and over and brainwash people! News headlines: %26quot;We won%26#039;t allow Iran to gain nuclear weapons%26quot;!!! Correction! It%26#039;s %26quot;nuclear energy%26quot;. Besides, how many %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That%26#039;s what nuclear agency says. Only Iran%26#039;s opponents are pulling Iran%26#039;s leg and what they say is of no credit. It%26#039;s just based on political conflicts. What we%26#039;re doing is legal. What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It%26#039;s the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them. It can set an example to some countries that just follow their interests (oil!). Interesting! the countries accusing Iran of different things have been, and are still accused of the same things!!! How logical!
Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he%26#039;s said this at all? You know that it%26#039;s a passive sentence. He%26#039;s never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn%26#039;t talking about destroying Israel. He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace. They%26#039;ve only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it%26#039;s mistranslated intentionally. Iran has always defended itself, but it%26#039;s not an offensive country.
Some say he%26#039;s said: %26quot;The Holocaust is a myth!%26quot; Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that%26#039;s terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren%26#039;t important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that%26#039;s not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran%26#039;s population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it%26#039;s OK and no one says they%26#039;re threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima %26amp; Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you%26#039;d get the point why he%26#039;s IRONICALLY said it%26#039;s a myth. Moreover, don%26#039;t you believe in freedom of speech/mind? I%26#039;d judge people by their ACTIONS rather than by what they say / their religion / race / culture and the colour of their skin!
Obviously, some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. And what country is better than Iran to be a scapegoat? The whole world believes that Iran isn%26#039;t a peaceful country. I know Americans don%26#039;t like this either, but what can they do? They%26#039;re not responsible for controlling what the Media says. This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says %26quot;Death to America%26quot;:
1. %26#039;America%26#039; to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean %26quot;American people%26quot; when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up %26quot;no war%26quot; placards?!
2. The new generation don%26#039;t say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that%26#039;s because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn%26#039;t it?
3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt%26#039;s terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn%26#039;t deny that attacking countries is a mistake. right?)
4. The U.S gov%26#039;t helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians.
5. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason.
8. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose?
When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he%26#039;s said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it%26#039;s a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.
To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days:
1. Firstly, It%26#039;s related to so many years ago and it%26#039;s almost a part of history, and don%26#039;t forget that when there%26#039;s a revolution, there%26#039;d be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they%26#039;re all alive and healthy. Aren%26#039;t they?
2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Poor British sailors were detained by the English gov%26#039;t just for saying that they were treated well in Iran and that Iranians were logical people (They said these when they were on England%26#039;s soil!) They were PREVENTED from releasing their memoirs by England! Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! Considering all this, you%26#039;d probably be able to GUESS what percentage of what they tell you about the Mid-East, Islam, Moslems and other things is true!!! lol Some answerers still confuse Iraq and Iran after reading all this! You are in Iraq not in Iran! They%26#039;re separate countries!
Isn%26#039;t it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov%26#039;ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. They don%26#039;t care about hurting people%26#039;s feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. You know something? All govt%26#039;s are hateful. I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about the taking of the 444 hostages while I keep silence. I hope you agree on this one! Now, what do you think? I can%26#039;t wait to see both nations in peace. It%26#039;d be marvelous! They%26#039;ve started to have diplomatic talks! (Naughty children!) That%26#039;s great!
Thanks for your time
Reply:Having had the wonderful opportunity to visit your country enabled me to see for myself how wonderful the Iranian people are and to learn about your history, your culture, your cuisine, music, films, dance, sacred sites, your medical accomplishments...all your beauty. I am so sorry my country%26#039;s government seems to delight in trying to bully Iran. Worst of all are the lies told. I know enough about your country to be able to discern when the propaganda machine here is operating. I just wish more Americans traveled and could see for themselves what I have seen. By the way, I traveled to Iran under the auspices of The Friendship Force, an organization started by Pres. Carter to promote peace through one-on-one friendship, a mission I take seriously. Thank you for your wonderful essay on Iran.
Reply:thank you so much. I am a girl . I have 23 years old . I read your essay completely. I am student in university ( my level is MA) . now where are you live? if you like contact with me my email address is here: sosofanos@yahoo.com Report It
Reply:Thank you for your essay. :-) Report It
Reply:Thank you for your point of you, I am sure your country is not as bad as they paint it. But I met some iranians that still live in IRAN and their opinions on women%26#039;s rights, religion, freedom are the oposite of what u said. Who to believe then? Report It
Reply:Dude that was too long to read sorry! It caught my interest and I read it half way and gave up. Thanks for the Info I didn%26#039;t have a clue to half the stuff you were speaking of. It was too deep. My understanding of Iran is that it is the nation out of the whole world that hates America.
Would this prayer from an atheist be well received by the god you believe in?
394>Yesterday an R %26amp; S regular who I believe is an atheist asked for everyone of every belief to “keep my sister in your thoughts, spells, and prayers” as she is suffering with cancer. The best answer went to a Wiccan. I was emotionally touched and truly impressed with the outpouring of love from the theists, and only theists responded to this question. I felt a sense of shame for not answering this question because I usually try to answer this person’s questions as I find them interesting. I felt like I had nothing to offer. This would have been a bad time to spew my anti religion stance in my often sarcastic manner and I don’t believe this is an appropriate time to say anything negative. I consider myself an atheist and consider Pascal’s Wager to be highly irrational, however, I was wondering how this might be applied to prayer. Continued:
Reply:I would think it would be received very well. I was mostly theist, then Pagan, then agnostic and had started researching the Jewish faith. I am now a Christian. Your prayer was much more eloquent than mine, and I was a bit belligerent when I was searching. God looks at the heart, and your hearts desire is to see suffering relieved.
Reply:You did indeed have some very good answers. Thank you for your respectful attitude, though we don%26#039;t share the same beliefs. Report It
Reply:He%26#039;ll hear it, that much is for sure
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in response to dreamstuffentity- if you expected anything at all out of God, you%26#039;d know these things are caused by him for our growth. and it%26#039;s not just cr@p or an excuse to say God is existant. God stopped me from suicide- and it isn%26#039;t emotion based, casue trust me, my emotions dont%26#039; go that far
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why is everyone acting like the questioneer is betraying atheism or something? Just like christians, atheists can have doubts, and considering the sister has cancer, she could be trying for every last hope.
Reply:This is the one type of question I%26#039;d never answer.
It%26#039;s so horrific that they pray to a god that according to them is responsible for sickness - but I refuse to point it out and prey on them at a time of vulnerability, which is something theists are so good at doing (for example, telling people that their loved ones aren%26#039;t really dead, they just - well - moved).
Reply:Absolutely. Each of us prays from wherever we are spiritually at the moment. And none of us is at the point of absolute and perfect faith, ever. God hears all of the imperfect prayers we offer to Him, for there isn%26#039;t any other kind.
Reply:If you%26#039;re an atheist, as you said, why pray? You know, as well as any rational person, prayer doesn%26#039;t work. Just wish the person well, it%26#039;s as good as prayer.
Reply:that would be an agnostic prayer.
Seems nice.
If it%26#039;s someone that you regularly talk to, you could have simply passed along your support and condolences. That is always appreciated.
Reply:I think your prayer would definitely be heard. You are honest, open, and you seek the good of another. I would encourage you to pray. You might be surprised by what happens.
Reply:Yes.
Reply:Listen to your heart. Is my prayer came from within?
Or I%26#039;m just praying for lip service.
Prayer is a heart to heart talk with God. God talk to us in the heart. It purify our heart.
Reply:That is awesome. I love people!
Reply:Greetings,
Pray to God in true spirit without nothing evil in you.
What is prayer?
Prayer is:
Exercising our faith to bring our petitions, needs etc., before the Lord that we may be filled with all surpassing peace, flowing from the Prince of Peace – Jehovah Shalom – Phil.4:6,7
An instrument to implement the will of God in our lives, the church and the world. – Mat. 6:10
The means to surrender ones intentions and desires in life and life itself subjecting them to the greater will of the Sovereign God. – Lk.22:42
Thanksgiving for the abundant blessings God showers on us and the protection He gives from all pains and fatalities. – Eph. 5:20
Worshiping the Lord for what He is and praising Him for what He has done. – Ps.29:2 / Heb 13:15
Why pray?
Pray because:
Jesus wants us to pray. – Lk.22:40
Of our dependence on God. – Ps.20:7 / Isa.31:1
Our fellowship with God needs to be renewed and strengthened.- Jas.4:8
We need to be transformed and conformed to the nature of Christ. – Rom.8:2
How to pray?
Pray in Jesus name. – Jn. 16:24
Pray with faith. - Jas.1:6
Pray with humility, submission and repentance. – 2Ch.7:14
Pray persistently, unceasingly and with a grateful heart. – Lk.18:1/ 1Th. 5:17
Pray with a forgiving heart and compassion. - Mk. 11:25
Pray and worship the Lord in truth and spirit. – Jn 4:23-24
When to pray?
%26lt;%26gt;ALWAYS - Eph. 5:19-20
Attitude in prayer:
Pray Truthfully, never be a hypocrite. - Mat.6:5-6
God is omniscient, He knows our needs. We need not babble on and on. - Mat.6:7-8
God is omnipresent, He hears our prayers irrespective of place and time. Ps.139:2-4
God is omnipotent, nothing is impossible for God if he wills. - Mat. 19:26
Prayers are answered not because of the %26quot;doing%26quot; of prayer but because of the grace of God. - Rom.9:16 / Eph .2:8
Pray with undoubting faith and without double-mindedness. Jas.1:6-7
Always seek God%26#039;s perfect will. - Mat.6:10
Answer to Prayer:
Anointing
Peace
Freedom
Healing
Protection
Blessings
Forgiveness
Righteousness
Patience
Faith grows
Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit
Victory
NO
WAIT
Different kinds of Prayer:
Praise %26amp; Worship
Thanksgiving
Agreement
Consecrated
Warfare
Deliverance and Healing
Supplication
Protection
Curse Breaking
Blessing
Intercessory Prayer
Sinners Prayer - Confession
Personal Prayer
Mass Prayer
Prayer in the cell (Core Group)
Prayer in Tongues
Conditions for answering prayers:
Pray in the name of Jesus. - Jn.16.23-24
Pray according to God%26#039;s will. - 1 Jn.5:14
Ask with right motive (no selfishness). Jas.4:3
Unshakeable and stable faith. Jas.1:6-8 / Mk.11:24
Continuous prayer. Lk.18:1,7,8
Reasons for delayed and unanswered prayers:
Un-repented Sins in ones life. - Isa.1:18-19
Because God has to arrange the circumstances. -
God has a better plan. -
To increase our commitment. -
It is not the time God has destined, - 1Pet.5:6
To test/stroke our faith. -
Unforgiveness. - Mat.6:14 / Mk.11:24,25
Unfinished prayers. - Lk.18:1
Failing to fulfill God given conditions in 2Chro.7:14-15
Our prayer is to get the will of God done in our lives, the family, the church and the world. god has revealed everything in the scripture through the prophets (Amos.3:7). Therefore we should pray that god%26#039;s plans be done and fulfilled. Our prayers bring God%26#039;s plan in implementation. If we don%26#039;t pray, god%26#039;s plan/will may remain unfulfilled (Mat.6:10). God does only those that are good for us (Rom.8:28 / Isa.55:8-9). God has a time to work (Jn.2:4 / Acts.15:17-18 / Eccl.3:1,11).
FAITH IS NOT AGAINST REASON
BUT BEYOND REASON
Reply:If I would have seen the question, I would have responded with love and compassion. I see no reason to bash a prayer request such as this one.
And as a Buddhist, I am an atheist but have no problems with prayer. Buddhists also pray, just not in the same way that theists do.
Reply:If a god exists, then he/she/it can certainly see into your heart and fathom your true intentions. Incidentally another atheist, the great Kurt Vonnegut, wrote a mass for the dead that he thought was appropriate. I found it very sweet. All you have basically is your intentions and good will. Even if you don%26#039;t believe, no amount of good will is wasted. Not all atheists may be comfortable with your solution, but if it works for you and gives someone else comfort, you don%26#039;t need our permission.
Atheist or not, you are human, and I suspect you know what it is like to lose someone you love. I admire you for your compassion.
Reply:As an atheist I have always appreciated hearing people saying I am in their thoughts during my bad times and I say the same to others during theirs. I didn%26#039;t see this question so don%26#039;t know how it was phrased but if it was phrased as an appeal for prayer, I would probably have assumed it was aimed at theists and ignored it.
But it%26#039;s wrong for us to think we have nothing to offer. Human empathy and emotional support is the only thing that anyone can offer and it is very valuable indeed. Theists may think they%26#039;re offering something more when they say they%26#039;ll pray but all they%26#039;re doing is offering the same human support in their own way.
Reply:God receives all prayers, even from those who claim not to believe in Him. Particularly the unselfish ones such as your own. And He does answer, though not always the way you expect.
A side thought: The fact that you would consider praying at all implies that you%26#039;re actually struggling with your atheism. My prayer is that you sincerely seek God with your heart open.
Reply:It doesn%26#039;t make any sense to me that someone who doesn%26#039;t believe in God is asking others to pray to a God that he thinks doesn%26#039;t exist. It just goes to show that even though you say you%26#039;re an atheist, there%26#039;s still a a part of you that hope God does exist and is able or care to answer a prayer in times of trouble.
Reply:I appreciate your compassion for the person%26#039;s sister.
But something you say puzzles me. Why would you pray to a God you know doesn%26#039;t exist? Why would you pray to a God whom you blame for the world%26#039;s ills? If you do blame Him, how in the world can you claim He doesn%26#039;t exist? Are you really an agnostic hoping that God does exist?
Here%26#039;s a prayer you can pray, and if you genuinely want to hear from Him, He will answer: %26quot;Dear God, you know I have trouble believing in you right now. I was disillusioned as a child and I have unanswered questions, but if you really do exist, please show me. Show me in the corcumstances and people around me. Send people my way who -- even though they are imnperfect -- can represent you and help explain you to me better. If you do exist, I am willing to learn more about you and how to please you. I am awaiting your reply, amen.%26quot;
You can certainly add in a request for someone else who you perceive to have a need if you like. But the key is for you to be willing to have God open your eyes to all the evidence of His goodness that He has already placed all around you.God certainly will not turn away from someone who is truly seeking to know the truth about Him. (Check out the answers here to your question, for instance.) God bless in your sincere quest for thr truth.
Reply:If you read the New Testament, you will learn that Jesus Christ loves people, and that includes you and everyone else.
During His ministry on earth, He met all kinds of needy people. Some of these people could not even speak for themselves. Still, He reached out to all of them in many different ways to show His love for them.
His life, death and resurrection showed the power of God, and fulfilled the prophecies and God%26#039;s plan of redemption for mankind.
My advice is: put your faith in Christ; read God%26#039;s word and grow.
%26quot;He that cometh to God, must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.%26quot;
Pray for His will to be done in every situation. You%26#039;ll see answers to your prayers. At times, the situation that you pray about will either change for the better or else He will give you grace and strength to endure, and that is certain!
Reply:%26quot;Wheather we know it or not when we search for God we search for truth.%26quot; The God of my understanding is a God of
unconditional love, and waits for us all. C.S. Lewis wrote,
%26quot;I have a need to pray, Prayer changes me not God.%26quot;
I once suggested to a person close to me to pray, His words to me were, %26quot;I%26#039;m a pagan God does not hear my prayers.%26quot; My
answer to him was, %26quot;God hears all prayers, some times we don%26#039;t hear God.%26quot; Are we not to pray for all people no matter
who they are. I believe we are, It warms my heart that these prayers were asked for, it tells me this person is open minded, and with respect for others and that is what we should all have, self respect and respect for others who mean
well. %26quot;With God all things are posibble not with man.%26quot;
Blessings to all.
Reply:God knows everything you think and do. He hears all prayer.
If you want a greater understanding of what happens to prayer you will need to believe in Christ and read the Bible.
Reply:%26quot;I am only 99.9% sure that the God of Abraham does not exist. I think it is ignorant and arrogant to say you know something that can’t be known.%26quot;
Really, only that sure? That%26#039;s incredibly unsure, actually. We don%26#039;t claim to know God doesn%26#039;t exist, we just heavily disagree with his existence.
There is a complete and total lack of evidence supporting God or anything supernatural. Why believe in it if the closest you can get to proving him is quite literally ancient text?
Ancient people told folklore. Why would it be real? Why would any God be real? It makes no sense for God to exist.
Reply:The only prayer the living God hears is from a sincere heart of a believer...or someone asking for forgiveness and repenting of their sins. Again, it must come from a sincere heart.
God knows when we are sincere and when we are not.
I hope that helps.
Reply:To me, asking someone you don%26#039;t even know to pray for someone else is dumb. Like %26quot;Dear God, please change your mind because I ask you to, and spare what%26#039;s her name%26#039;s sister from who knows where and cure her of what ever the problem is.%26quot;
Besides, if God has decided to take her sister, who are we to insult God%26#039;s decision and ask him not to take her. If that worked, no one would ever die, would they?
Not only that, but has anyone ever proved prayer to have any effect whatsoever? The only major study showed that people who were prayed for had a slightly worse outcome.
Reply:The difference between believers and atheists is that the former love... well... beliefs, while the latter love the truth.
To comfort someone with a bunch of lies is so much more effective and easy than to tell someone the truth. Religious people are excellent at comforting, as long as one does not grow mentally beyong the preschool age.
We are all in the same world. Some choose to deceive themselves, while others stoically face reality for what it is, without any distortion, without any personal advantage. Who is the most moral person? Who do you trust and who do you shun for advise?
Reply:I would think it would be received very well. I was mostly theist, then Pagan, then agnostic and had started researching the Jewish faith. I am now a Christian. Your prayer was much more eloquent than mine, and I was a bit belligerent when I was searching. God looks at the heart, and your hearts desire is to see suffering relieved.
Reply:You did indeed have some very good answers. Thank you for your respectful attitude, though we don%26#039;t share the same beliefs. Report It
Reply:He%26#039;ll hear it, that much is for sure
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in response to dreamstuffentity- if you expected anything at all out of God, you%26#039;d know these things are caused by him for our growth. and it%26#039;s not just cr@p or an excuse to say God is existant. God stopped me from suicide- and it isn%26#039;t emotion based, casue trust me, my emotions dont%26#039; go that far
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why is everyone acting like the questioneer is betraying atheism or something? Just like christians, atheists can have doubts, and considering the sister has cancer, she could be trying for every last hope.
Reply:This is the one type of question I%26#039;d never answer.
It%26#039;s so horrific that they pray to a god that according to them is responsible for sickness - but I refuse to point it out and prey on them at a time of vulnerability, which is something theists are so good at doing (for example, telling people that their loved ones aren%26#039;t really dead, they just - well - moved).
Reply:Absolutely. Each of us prays from wherever we are spiritually at the moment. And none of us is at the point of absolute and perfect faith, ever. God hears all of the imperfect prayers we offer to Him, for there isn%26#039;t any other kind.
Reply:If you%26#039;re an atheist, as you said, why pray? You know, as well as any rational person, prayer doesn%26#039;t work. Just wish the person well, it%26#039;s as good as prayer.
Reply:that would be an agnostic prayer.
Seems nice.
If it%26#039;s someone that you regularly talk to, you could have simply passed along your support and condolences. That is always appreciated.
Reply:I think your prayer would definitely be heard. You are honest, open, and you seek the good of another. I would encourage you to pray. You might be surprised by what happens.
Reply:Yes.
Reply:Listen to your heart. Is my prayer came from within?
Or I%26#039;m just praying for lip service.
Prayer is a heart to heart talk with God. God talk to us in the heart. It purify our heart.
Reply:That is awesome. I love people!
Reply:Greetings,
Pray to God in true spirit without nothing evil in you.
What is prayer?
Prayer is:
Exercising our faith to bring our petitions, needs etc., before the Lord that we may be filled with all surpassing peace, flowing from the Prince of Peace – Jehovah Shalom – Phil.4:6,7
An instrument to implement the will of God in our lives, the church and the world. – Mat. 6:10
The means to surrender ones intentions and desires in life and life itself subjecting them to the greater will of the Sovereign God. – Lk.22:42
Thanksgiving for the abundant blessings God showers on us and the protection He gives from all pains and fatalities. – Eph. 5:20
Worshiping the Lord for what He is and praising Him for what He has done. – Ps.29:2 / Heb 13:15
Why pray?
Pray because:
Jesus wants us to pray. – Lk.22:40
Of our dependence on God. – Ps.20:7 / Isa.31:1
Our fellowship with God needs to be renewed and strengthened.- Jas.4:8
We need to be transformed and conformed to the nature of Christ. – Rom.8:2
How to pray?
Pray in Jesus name. – Jn. 16:24
Pray with faith. - Jas.1:6
Pray with humility, submission and repentance. – 2Ch.7:14
Pray persistently, unceasingly and with a grateful heart. – Lk.18:1/ 1Th. 5:17
Pray with a forgiving heart and compassion. - Mk. 11:25
Pray and worship the Lord in truth and spirit. – Jn 4:23-24
When to pray?
%26lt;%26gt;ALWAYS - Eph. 5:19-20
Attitude in prayer:
Pray Truthfully, never be a hypocrite. - Mat.6:5-6
God is omniscient, He knows our needs. We need not babble on and on. - Mat.6:7-8
God is omnipresent, He hears our prayers irrespective of place and time. Ps.139:2-4
God is omnipotent, nothing is impossible for God if he wills. - Mat. 19:26
Prayers are answered not because of the %26quot;doing%26quot; of prayer but because of the grace of God. - Rom.9:16 / Eph .2:8
Pray with undoubting faith and without double-mindedness. Jas.1:6-7
Always seek God%26#039;s perfect will. - Mat.6:10
Answer to Prayer:
Anointing
Peace
Freedom
Healing
Protection
Blessings
Forgiveness
Righteousness
Patience
Faith grows
Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit
Victory
NO
WAIT
Different kinds of Prayer:
Praise %26amp; Worship
Thanksgiving
Agreement
Consecrated
Warfare
Deliverance and Healing
Supplication
Protection
Curse Breaking
Blessing
Intercessory Prayer
Sinners Prayer - Confession
Personal Prayer
Mass Prayer
Prayer in the cell (Core Group)
Prayer in Tongues
Conditions for answering prayers:
Pray in the name of Jesus. - Jn.16.23-24
Pray according to God%26#039;s will. - 1 Jn.5:14
Ask with right motive (no selfishness). Jas.4:3
Unshakeable and stable faith. Jas.1:6-8 / Mk.11:24
Continuous prayer. Lk.18:1,7,8
Reasons for delayed and unanswered prayers:
Un-repented Sins in ones life. - Isa.1:18-19
Because God has to arrange the circumstances. -
God has a better plan. -
To increase our commitment. -
It is not the time God has destined, - 1Pet.5:6
To test/stroke our faith. -
Unforgiveness. - Mat.6:14 / Mk.11:24,25
Unfinished prayers. - Lk.18:1
Failing to fulfill God given conditions in 2Chro.7:14-15
Our prayer is to get the will of God done in our lives, the family, the church and the world. god has revealed everything in the scripture through the prophets (Amos.3:7). Therefore we should pray that god%26#039;s plans be done and fulfilled. Our prayers bring God%26#039;s plan in implementation. If we don%26#039;t pray, god%26#039;s plan/will may remain unfulfilled (Mat.6:10). God does only those that are good for us (Rom.8:28 / Isa.55:8-9). God has a time to work (Jn.2:4 / Acts.15:17-18 / Eccl.3:1,11).
FAITH IS NOT AGAINST REASON
BUT BEYOND REASON
Reply:If I would have seen the question, I would have responded with love and compassion. I see no reason to bash a prayer request such as this one.
And as a Buddhist, I am an atheist but have no problems with prayer. Buddhists also pray, just not in the same way that theists do.
Reply:If a god exists, then he/she/it can certainly see into your heart and fathom your true intentions. Incidentally another atheist, the great Kurt Vonnegut, wrote a mass for the dead that he thought was appropriate. I found it very sweet. All you have basically is your intentions and good will. Even if you don%26#039;t believe, no amount of good will is wasted. Not all atheists may be comfortable with your solution, but if it works for you and gives someone else comfort, you don%26#039;t need our permission.
Atheist or not, you are human, and I suspect you know what it is like to lose someone you love. I admire you for your compassion.
Reply:As an atheist I have always appreciated hearing people saying I am in their thoughts during my bad times and I say the same to others during theirs. I didn%26#039;t see this question so don%26#039;t know how it was phrased but if it was phrased as an appeal for prayer, I would probably have assumed it was aimed at theists and ignored it.
But it%26#039;s wrong for us to think we have nothing to offer. Human empathy and emotional support is the only thing that anyone can offer and it is very valuable indeed. Theists may think they%26#039;re offering something more when they say they%26#039;ll pray but all they%26#039;re doing is offering the same human support in their own way.
Reply:God receives all prayers, even from those who claim not to believe in Him. Particularly the unselfish ones such as your own. And He does answer, though not always the way you expect.
A side thought: The fact that you would consider praying at all implies that you%26#039;re actually struggling with your atheism. My prayer is that you sincerely seek God with your heart open.
Reply:It doesn%26#039;t make any sense to me that someone who doesn%26#039;t believe in God is asking others to pray to a God that he thinks doesn%26#039;t exist. It just goes to show that even though you say you%26#039;re an atheist, there%26#039;s still a a part of you that hope God does exist and is able or care to answer a prayer in times of trouble.
Reply:I appreciate your compassion for the person%26#039;s sister.
But something you say puzzles me. Why would you pray to a God you know doesn%26#039;t exist? Why would you pray to a God whom you blame for the world%26#039;s ills? If you do blame Him, how in the world can you claim He doesn%26#039;t exist? Are you really an agnostic hoping that God does exist?
Here%26#039;s a prayer you can pray, and if you genuinely want to hear from Him, He will answer: %26quot;Dear God, you know I have trouble believing in you right now. I was disillusioned as a child and I have unanswered questions, but if you really do exist, please show me. Show me in the corcumstances and people around me. Send people my way who -- even though they are imnperfect -- can represent you and help explain you to me better. If you do exist, I am willing to learn more about you and how to please you. I am awaiting your reply, amen.%26quot;
You can certainly add in a request for someone else who you perceive to have a need if you like. But the key is for you to be willing to have God open your eyes to all the evidence of His goodness that He has already placed all around you.God certainly will not turn away from someone who is truly seeking to know the truth about Him. (Check out the answers here to your question, for instance.) God bless in your sincere quest for thr truth.
Reply:If you read the New Testament, you will learn that Jesus Christ loves people, and that includes you and everyone else.
During His ministry on earth, He met all kinds of needy people. Some of these people could not even speak for themselves. Still, He reached out to all of them in many different ways to show His love for them.
His life, death and resurrection showed the power of God, and fulfilled the prophecies and God%26#039;s plan of redemption for mankind.
My advice is: put your faith in Christ; read God%26#039;s word and grow.
%26quot;He that cometh to God, must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.%26quot;
Pray for His will to be done in every situation. You%26#039;ll see answers to your prayers. At times, the situation that you pray about will either change for the better or else He will give you grace and strength to endure, and that is certain!
Reply:%26quot;Wheather we know it or not when we search for God we search for truth.%26quot; The God of my understanding is a God of
unconditional love, and waits for us all. C.S. Lewis wrote,
%26quot;I have a need to pray, Prayer changes me not God.%26quot;
I once suggested to a person close to me to pray, His words to me were, %26quot;I%26#039;m a pagan God does not hear my prayers.%26quot; My
answer to him was, %26quot;God hears all prayers, some times we don%26#039;t hear God.%26quot; Are we not to pray for all people no matter
who they are. I believe we are, It warms my heart that these prayers were asked for, it tells me this person is open minded, and with respect for others and that is what we should all have, self respect and respect for others who mean
well. %26quot;With God all things are posibble not with man.%26quot;
Blessings to all.
Reply:God knows everything you think and do. He hears all prayer.
If you want a greater understanding of what happens to prayer you will need to believe in Christ and read the Bible.
Reply:%26quot;I am only 99.9% sure that the God of Abraham does not exist. I think it is ignorant and arrogant to say you know something that can’t be known.%26quot;
Really, only that sure? That%26#039;s incredibly unsure, actually. We don%26#039;t claim to know God doesn%26#039;t exist, we just heavily disagree with his existence.
There is a complete and total lack of evidence supporting God or anything supernatural. Why believe in it if the closest you can get to proving him is quite literally ancient text?
Ancient people told folklore. Why would it be real? Why would any God be real? It makes no sense for God to exist.
Reply:The only prayer the living God hears is from a sincere heart of a believer...or someone asking for forgiveness and repenting of their sins. Again, it must come from a sincere heart.
God knows when we are sincere and when we are not.
I hope that helps.
Reply:To me, asking someone you don%26#039;t even know to pray for someone else is dumb. Like %26quot;Dear God, please change your mind because I ask you to, and spare what%26#039;s her name%26#039;s sister from who knows where and cure her of what ever the problem is.%26quot;
Besides, if God has decided to take her sister, who are we to insult God%26#039;s decision and ask him not to take her. If that worked, no one would ever die, would they?
Not only that, but has anyone ever proved prayer to have any effect whatsoever? The only major study showed that people who were prayed for had a slightly worse outcome.
Reply:The difference between believers and atheists is that the former love... well... beliefs, while the latter love the truth.
To comfort someone with a bunch of lies is so much more effective and easy than to tell someone the truth. Religious people are excellent at comforting, as long as one does not grow mentally beyong the preschool age.
We are all in the same world. Some choose to deceive themselves, while others stoically face reality for what it is, without any distortion, without any personal advantage. Who is the most moral person? Who do you trust and who do you shun for advise?
What do you think now? This time everything's clear?
393>Some people may like this.You%26#039;re not gonna find this information anywhere else.I%26#039;m uncovering the secrets! You%26#039;ll find some really important information here as well.
Special thanks to my American friend who helped me proofread my writing.
I believe that if you spend 10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime%26#039;s worth of Major Media news. I%26#039;ve just turned 19 and I%26#039;m a university student studying English who just cannot sit back and let the lies fly unchallenged.
This article has two parts:
1. Cultural and general info
2. Political info.
Note: I%26#039;ve explained all the things that you always talk about, so read it all plz! (Anytime you like!) Specially the political part! Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong.
****
Hi. I%26#039;m an Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas.
The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don%26#039;t allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don%26#039;t like as much as anyone. But come on, there are only a few restrictions.It%26#039;s cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don%26#039;t even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa. That%26#039;s why you don%26#039;t understand a few of Iran%26#039;s laws because some of them are based on our culture. You look at our country from %26quot;your own point of view%26quot;! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style (I%26#039;m talking about public places, in our privacy there%26#039;s no difference). A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost women wear half their their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.(I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though!) Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmetics. You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is!
In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, inflation and air pollution. They%26#039;re common problems around the world today! Also, you can%26#039;t compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran%26#039;s population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we%26#039;ve transformed everything.
Ever heard Iranian girls are terrific?I%26#039;ve collected some photos showing Iranian girls! Look! Poeple are like this!
http://www.salijoon.ir/bazigar/hedye%20t...
http://www.30nema.com/images/gallery/30n...
http://i10.tinypic.com/4clk3us.jpg
Americanised Iranian girl? Nope, everyone%26#039;s like that, but this one%26#039;s inside the car! Naughty girls do anything! http://tinypic.com/2d0nfao.jpg Enough proof?
Some people think women don%26#039;t have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. But that%26#039;s not a bad thing. They%26#039;re very respectful, and they%26#039;ve been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they%26#039;re very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. They%26#039;ve got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that%26#039;s because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I%26#039;ve put a sample here. I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you.
Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) the thing that had happened was incest not adultery.We think being punished for corruption is good, as it deters people from doing that and the society will be far healthier than the countries in which commiting such things is considered to be normal! For your information, most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban). What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too. There%26#039;s no perfect country!
Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The point is, there%26#039;s nothing mysterious about us! The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: %26quot;IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!%26quot; %26quot;IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!%26quot; Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe.
There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don%26#039;t the Media talk about them? Please don%26#039;t summarize our nation and culture with the single word %26quot;nuclear%26quot;. Although we%26#039;re proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran
A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.Now, I found it among the English news: %26quot;The medicine is produced from herbs using nano technology%26quot; The link to read about it is: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032....
The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts!
Some interesting facts:
Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian. The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It%26#039;s one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad... ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they%26#039;re among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman the nobel peace prize are Iranian. The 6th top movie director in the world is Iranian.(Abbas Kiarostami) http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/...
Iranian Director%26#039;s Film Wins Spanish Festival Top Prize - VOA News (September 25, 2004) These are just small samples.I can%26#039;t put every news about Iran here.Then you should visit press TV website.
Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!! or 3 supper pizzas for 10 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in %26#039;developed%26#039; countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! (Some people think it never snows here! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol) The list is endless.
News: %26quot;Iranian scientists managed to make human teeth grow after you%26#039;ve lost them using basic cells%26quot; I%26#039;m gonna introduce Iran%26#039;s international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It%26#039;s fully in English. In the %26quot;Sic / Tech%26quot; section you%26#039;ll always see Iran%26#039;s discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year!
Some charactristics of Iranians would be:
Negative: We are proud, greedy, hard-working (for ourselves), not punctual, impatient, and lazy at doing our duty well, crazy about luxuries and thus extravagant! Highly competitive and ambitious.
Positive: intelligent, a bit idealistic, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly, hospitable.
Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California, New Mexico, Utah, Arkansas, and Alabama a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn%26#039;t it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran
If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It%26#039;s like a free tour!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showth...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. Did you this?%26quot;Music of Iran and Iranian musicians have received countless awards in the course of history. Every year from 1977 to 2007.Evidence? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ir...
I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they%26#039;re some of the best songs they%26#039;ve ever heard.
Here%26#039;s a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose %26quot;Save Target As%26quot; to download them.I guess you%26#039;ll fall for it! The translation of the songs is here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
8.(Farangis %26quot;A female name%26quot; 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...
12.(You can%26#039;t: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
13.(The wind%26#039;s kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
15.(What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
And so on and on!
It%26#039;s now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns!
Let%26#039;s clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don%26#039;t get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life? The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it against Iran. For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. No sane person would take such nonsense at face value.
First of all, Iranians don%26#039;t hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it%26#039;s not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. I love Americans, otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! SECRET: Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story!I%26#039;ve got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov%26#039;t. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. No difference. (20,000 Jews and lots of Christians live here! Iran%26#039;s different!) And two of Iran%26#039;s parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so?
Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all.
I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone%26#039;s guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he%26#039;s going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It%26#039;s %26quot;nuclear energy%26quot;. Besides, how many %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That%26#039;s what nuclear agency says. Only Iran%26#039;s opponents are pulling Iran%26#039;s leg and what they say is of no credit. It%26#039;s just based on political conflicts. What we%26#039;re doing is legal. What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It%26#039;s the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them.
Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! (I wish he could just shut up!)But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he%26#039;s said this at all? You know that it%26#039;s a passive sentence. He%26#039;s never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn%26#039;t talking about destroying Israel at all. He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace. They%26#039;ve only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it%26#039;s mistranslated intentionally. Iran has always defended itself, but it%26#039;s not an offensive country.People I just got it straight from the horse%26#039;s mouth! He%26#039;s never said such a thing.He%26#039;s exactly said: %26quot; %26quot;The Imam %26quot;Khomeyni%26quot; said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time.%26quot;
Now you see that you were wrong! Read everything about it at: http://www.antiwar.com/orig/norouzi.php?...
Some say he%26#039;s said: %26quot;The Holocaust is a myth!%26quot; Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that%26#039;s terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren%26#039;t important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that%26#039;s not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran%26#039;s population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it%26#039;s OK and no one says they%26#039;re threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima %26amp; Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you%26#039;d get the point why he%26#039;s IRONICALLY said it%26#039;s a myth. Moreover, don%26#039;t you believe in freedom of speech/mind? I%26#039;d judge people by their ACTIONS rather than by what they say / their religion / race / culture and the colour of their skin!
Obviously, some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. And what country is better than Iran to be a scapegoat? The whole world believes that Iran isn%26#039;t a peaceful country.
This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says %26quot;Death to America%26quot;:
1. %26#039;America%26#039; to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean %26quot;American people%26quot; when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up %26quot;no war%26quot; placards?!
2. The new generation don%26#039;t say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that%26#039;s because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn%26#039;t it?
3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt%26#039;s terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn%26#039;t deny that attacking countries is a mistake. right?)
4. The U.S gov%26#039;t helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians.
5. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason.
6. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose?
When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he%26#039;s said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it%26#039;s a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.He%26#039;s even failed to control the inflation.
To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days:
1. Firstly, It%26#039;s related to so many years ago and it%26#039;s almost a part of history, and don%26#039;t forget that when there%26#039;s a revolution, there%26#039;d be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they%26#039;re all alive and healthy. Aren%26#039;t they?
2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Poor British sailors were detained by the English gov%26#039;t just for saying that they were treated well in Iran and that Iranians were logical people (They said these when they were on England%26#039;s soil!) They were PREVENTED from releasing their memoirs by England! Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! Considering all this, you%26#039;d probably be able to GUESS what percentage of what they tell you about the Mid-East, Islam, Moslems and other things is true!!! lol Some answerers still confuse Iraq and Iran after reading all this! You are in Iraq not in Iran! They%26#039;re separate countries!
Isn%26#039;t it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov%26#039;ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. (We hate them both!) They don%26#039;t care about hurting people%26#039;s feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. You know something? All govt%26#039;s are hateful. I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about the taking of the 444 hostages while I keep silence. Now, what do you think? I can%26#039;t wait to see both nations in peace. It%26#039;d be marvelous! They%26#039;ve started to have diplomatic talks! That%26#039;s great!
A lovely American told me: %26quot;Having had the wonderful opportunity to visit your country enabled me to see for myself how wonderful the Iranian people are and to learn about your history, your culture, your cuisine, music, films, dance, sacred sites, your medical accomplishments...all your beauty. I am so sorry my country%26#039;s government seems to delight in trying to bully Iran. Worst of all are the lies told. I know enough about your country to be able to discern when the propaganda machine here is operating. I just wish more Americans traveled and could see for themselves what I have seen. By the way, I traveled to Iran under the auspices of The Friendship Force, an organization started by Pres. Carter to promote peace through one-on-one friendship, a mission I take seriously. Thank you for your wonderful essay on Iran.%26quot;
BTW, make sure you visit the links I%26#039;ve put up for you.They%26#039;re all from trusted websites. There are some really nice stuff there! Absoulutely beautiful pictures (look at cities and nature) and %26quot;Americanised%26quot; music! lol
Thanks for your time
Reply:keep going david!! i have told many people about what you are doing! many are amazed,some suspicious,but all are aware that there is more to iran than what the media tells us!again good luck my friend!!! : ]
Reply:david i did look at the links and they do work for me now thank you. still having issues with the music,but i think it is at my end.btw the suspicious people say it is all propaganda that you are not give true facts. believe it or not one of these people is my husband Report It
Reply:wow! well, this time I%26#039;ve proved what I%26#039;m saying, so this is not propaganda! BTW, I%26#039;d love to stay in touch with you through e-mail instead of %26quot;comments%26quot;! If you like e-mail me and send me your e-mail address so that we can write to each other.looking forward to hearing from you Report It
Reply:David wow......I%26#039;m speechless....I knew the US media could not be trusted about a lot government affairs speculating around the War in Iraq, but to this degree???...... Report It
Reply:Realizing how i read on that i knew so little about Iran surprised me.I%26#039;m one of the majority readers that could have been placed on that list of...%26quot;people who thought Iranians lived in desert and rode camels( ok exaggerating on camels..haha)%26quot; Report It
Reply:But to here Iranians are on the leading path to change this worlds future. Simply Amazing! I feel foolish to have once believed i can accept everything i hear. Report It
Reply:You have literally change my views on everything i once thought i knew about Iran...and the world in general. Also...sparked my interest to visit such a place.
THANKS FOR THE POST, and srry for multiple post...comment box limitations sux
-steveO Report It
Reply:Thank you! I have been trying to make people see that all human beings have basically the same wants and needs, desires and lives. We all want safe and happy atmospheres in which to raise our families and to have some of the riches of this wonderful world for our own. We are all more alike than we are different.
You have given us some of the most beautiful things to see and consider, and this has been my experience with almost everyone I have met from the Middle East!
I am not a young person; I am 60 years old, but I am so happy that you have a good life in Iran. I agree that young people have the ability to change the world. PEACE to you, your country, and to all of its occupants--Jews, Christians and Muslims!!!!
Reply:Sorry I don%26#039;t have the time to discuss every point meantioned in your article. It was well written, I don%26#039;t think the American people have anything against the Iranian people. The people aren%26#039;t the problem but the leaders are. Leaders need to be very careful and be responsible with their public speech to be sure that misinterpretations are not made.
There are legal and cultural differences in our countries. For example, in the US both sexes are allowed to go to sporting events. We will not prevent one sex from going just because the other sex won%26#039;t maintain self-control. We think it is more fair to punish the offender than to withhold freedom from the woman.
It is sad that so many people have died in wars in the past century. The holocaust happened during WWII but was separate from the war. The majority of the people who have died in wars were actually allowed to fight. This also includes the people in Iraq. When Hitler executed 6 million Jews they were not allowed to fight. They were starved, tortured, and forced to live in horrendous conditions while also naked. They didn%26#039;t die as a result of fighting in a war. They were MURDERED on a very large scale.
When Iranians carry signs that read %26quot;Death to America%26quot; I understand that you mean the government. But you need to understand that America%26#039;s government is a government of the people, for the people, and by the people. This means that we govern ourselfves. We are not ruled over by a man. Men are too corrupt and not worthy of ruling over other people. But men are capable of conceiving great ideas. That is why we have the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Our nation is governed by principles of law some of which cannot be changed. If the legislative branch in our country tries to make a law that is unconstituional then it is changed so that it is in alignment with the Constitution. In the US we have been very successful with this form of goverment, We are ruled by principles of law that are written on paper. So you could say that our leader is actually the words on that paper.
I%26#039;m sure that the Iranian people are very friendly. It%26#039;s the leadership we have a problem with. There is a huge difference between the people who die during battle and the ones who die while being degraded to below the level of a dog.
Reply:Sorry, I quit after the %26quot;you%26#039;ll spend 10 minutes...%26quot; comment. Wrong forum for your diatribe troll.
Special thanks to my American friend who helped me proofread my writing.
I believe that if you spend 10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime%26#039;s worth of Major Media news. I%26#039;ve just turned 19 and I%26#039;m a university student studying English who just cannot sit back and let the lies fly unchallenged.
This article has two parts:
1. Cultural and general info
2. Political info.
Note: I%26#039;ve explained all the things that you always talk about, so read it all plz! (Anytime you like!) Specially the political part! Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong.
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Hi. I%26#039;m an Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas.
The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don%26#039;t allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don%26#039;t like as much as anyone. But come on, there are only a few restrictions.It%26#039;s cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don%26#039;t even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa. That%26#039;s why you don%26#039;t understand a few of Iran%26#039;s laws because some of them are based on our culture. You look at our country from %26quot;your own point of view%26quot;! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style (I%26#039;m talking about public places, in our privacy there%26#039;s no difference). A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost women wear half their their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.(I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though!) Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmetics. You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is!
In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, inflation and air pollution. They%26#039;re common problems around the world today! Also, you can%26#039;t compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran%26#039;s population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we%26#039;ve transformed everything.
Ever heard Iranian girls are terrific?I%26#039;ve collected some photos showing Iranian girls! Look! Poeple are like this!
http://www.salijoon.ir/bazigar/hedye%20t...
http://www.30nema.com/images/gallery/30n...
http://i10.tinypic.com/4clk3us.jpg
Americanised Iranian girl? Nope, everyone%26#039;s like that, but this one%26#039;s inside the car! Naughty girls do anything! http://tinypic.com/2d0nfao.jpg Enough proof?
Some people think women don%26#039;t have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. But that%26#039;s not a bad thing. They%26#039;re very respectful, and they%26#039;ve been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they%26#039;re very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. They%26#039;ve got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that%26#039;s because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I%26#039;ve put a sample here. I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you.
Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) the thing that had happened was incest not adultery.We think being punished for corruption is good, as it deters people from doing that and the society will be far healthier than the countries in which commiting such things is considered to be normal! For your information, most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban). What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too. There%26#039;s no perfect country!
Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The point is, there%26#039;s nothing mysterious about us! The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: %26quot;IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!%26quot; %26quot;IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!%26quot; Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe.
There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don%26#039;t the Media talk about them? Please don%26#039;t summarize our nation and culture with the single word %26quot;nuclear%26quot;. Although we%26#039;re proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran
A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.Now, I found it among the English news: %26quot;The medicine is produced from herbs using nano technology%26quot; The link to read about it is: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032....
The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts!
Some interesting facts:
Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian. The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It%26#039;s one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad... ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they%26#039;re among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman the nobel peace prize are Iranian. The 6th top movie director in the world is Iranian.(Abbas Kiarostami) http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/...
Iranian Director%26#039;s Film Wins Spanish Festival Top Prize - VOA News (September 25, 2004) These are just small samples.I can%26#039;t put every news about Iran here.Then you should visit press TV website.
Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!! or 3 supper pizzas for 10 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in %26#039;developed%26#039; countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! (Some people think it never snows here! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol) The list is endless.
News: %26quot;Iranian scientists managed to make human teeth grow after you%26#039;ve lost them using basic cells%26quot; I%26#039;m gonna introduce Iran%26#039;s international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It%26#039;s fully in English. In the %26quot;Sic / Tech%26quot; section you%26#039;ll always see Iran%26#039;s discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year!
Some charactristics of Iranians would be:
Negative: We are proud, greedy, hard-working (for ourselves), not punctual, impatient, and lazy at doing our duty well, crazy about luxuries and thus extravagant! Highly competitive and ambitious.
Positive: intelligent, a bit idealistic, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly, hospitable.
Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California, New Mexico, Utah, Arkansas, and Alabama a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn%26#039;t it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran
If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It%26#039;s like a free tour!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showth...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. Did you this?%26quot;Music of Iran and Iranian musicians have received countless awards in the course of history. Every year from 1977 to 2007.Evidence? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ir...
I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they%26#039;re some of the best songs they%26#039;ve ever heard.
Here%26#039;s a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose %26quot;Save Target As%26quot; to download them.I guess you%26#039;ll fall for it! The translation of the songs is here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...
1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
8.(Farangis %26quot;A female name%26quot; 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...
12.(You can%26#039;t: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
13.(The wind%26#039;s kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
15.(What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
And so on and on!
It%26#039;s now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns!
Let%26#039;s clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don%26#039;t get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life? The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it against Iran. For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. No sane person would take such nonsense at face value.
First of all, Iranians don%26#039;t hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it%26#039;s not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. I love Americans, otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! SECRET: Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story!I%26#039;ve got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov%26#039;t. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. No difference. (20,000 Jews and lots of Christians live here! Iran%26#039;s different!) And two of Iran%26#039;s parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so?
Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all.
I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone%26#039;s guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he%26#039;s going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It%26#039;s %26quot;nuclear energy%26quot;. Besides, how many %26quot;nuclear weapons%26quot; do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That%26#039;s what nuclear agency says. Only Iran%26#039;s opponents are pulling Iran%26#039;s leg and what they say is of no credit. It%26#039;s just based on political conflicts. What we%26#039;re doing is legal. What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It%26#039;s the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them.
Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! (I wish he could just shut up!)But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he%26#039;s said this at all? You know that it%26#039;s a passive sentence. He%26#039;s never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn%26#039;t talking about destroying Israel at all. He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace. They%26#039;ve only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it%26#039;s mistranslated intentionally. Iran has always defended itself, but it%26#039;s not an offensive country.People I just got it straight from the horse%26#039;s mouth! He%26#039;s never said such a thing.He%26#039;s exactly said: %26quot; %26quot;The Imam %26quot;Khomeyni%26quot; said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time.%26quot;
Now you see that you were wrong! Read everything about it at: http://www.antiwar.com/orig/norouzi.php?...
Some say he%26#039;s said: %26quot;The Holocaust is a myth!%26quot; Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that%26#039;s terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren%26#039;t important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that%26#039;s not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran%26#039;s population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it%26#039;s OK and no one says they%26#039;re threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima %26amp; Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you%26#039;d get the point why he%26#039;s IRONICALLY said it%26#039;s a myth. Moreover, don%26#039;t you believe in freedom of speech/mind? I%26#039;d judge people by their ACTIONS rather than by what they say / their religion / race / culture and the colour of their skin!
Obviously, some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. And what country is better than Iran to be a scapegoat? The whole world believes that Iran isn%26#039;t a peaceful country.
This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says %26quot;Death to America%26quot;:
1. %26#039;America%26#039; to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean %26quot;American people%26quot; when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up %26quot;no war%26quot; placards?!
2. The new generation don%26#039;t say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that%26#039;s because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn%26#039;t it?
3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt%26#039;s terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn%26#039;t deny that attacking countries is a mistake. right?)
4. The U.S gov%26#039;t helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians.
5. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason.
6. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose?
When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he%26#039;s said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it%26#039;s a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.He%26#039;s even failed to control the inflation.
To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days:
1. Firstly, It%26#039;s related to so many years ago and it%26#039;s almost a part of history, and don%26#039;t forget that when there%26#039;s a revolution, there%26#039;d be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they%26#039;re all alive and healthy. Aren%26#039;t they?
2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Poor British sailors were detained by the English gov%26#039;t just for saying that they were treated well in Iran and that Iranians were logical people (They said these when they were on England%26#039;s soil!) They were PREVENTED from releasing their memoirs by England! Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! Considering all this, you%26#039;d probably be able to GUESS what percentage of what they tell you about the Mid-East, Islam, Moslems and other things is true!!! lol Some answerers still confuse Iraq and Iran after reading all this! You are in Iraq not in Iran! They%26#039;re separate countries!
Isn%26#039;t it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov%26#039;ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. (We hate them both!) They don%26#039;t care about hurting people%26#039;s feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. You know something? All govt%26#039;s are hateful. I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about the taking of the 444 hostages while I keep silence. Now, what do you think? I can%26#039;t wait to see both nations in peace. It%26#039;d be marvelous! They%26#039;ve started to have diplomatic talks! That%26#039;s great!
A lovely American told me: %26quot;Having had the wonderful opportunity to visit your country enabled me to see for myself how wonderful the Iranian people are and to learn about your history, your culture, your cuisine, music, films, dance, sacred sites, your medical accomplishments...all your beauty. I am so sorry my country%26#039;s government seems to delight in trying to bully Iran. Worst of all are the lies told. I know enough about your country to be able to discern when the propaganda machine here is operating. I just wish more Americans traveled and could see for themselves what I have seen. By the way, I traveled to Iran under the auspices of The Friendship Force, an organization started by Pres. Carter to promote peace through one-on-one friendship, a mission I take seriously. Thank you for your wonderful essay on Iran.%26quot;
BTW, make sure you visit the links I%26#039;ve put up for you.They%26#039;re all from trusted websites. There are some really nice stuff there! Absoulutely beautiful pictures (look at cities and nature) and %26quot;Americanised%26quot; music! lol
Thanks for your time
Reply:keep going david!! i have told many people about what you are doing! many are amazed,some suspicious,but all are aware that there is more to iran than what the media tells us!again good luck my friend!!! : ]
Reply:david i did look at the links and they do work for me now thank you. still having issues with the music,but i think it is at my end.btw the suspicious people say it is all propaganda that you are not give true facts. believe it or not one of these people is my husband Report It
Reply:wow! well, this time I%26#039;ve proved what I%26#039;m saying, so this is not propaganda! BTW, I%26#039;d love to stay in touch with you through e-mail instead of %26quot;comments%26quot;! If you like e-mail me and send me your e-mail address so that we can write to each other.looking forward to hearing from you Report It
Reply:David wow......I%26#039;m speechless....I knew the US media could not be trusted about a lot government affairs speculating around the War in Iraq, but to this degree???...... Report It
Reply:Realizing how i read on that i knew so little about Iran surprised me.I%26#039;m one of the majority readers that could have been placed on that list of...%26quot;people who thought Iranians lived in desert and rode camels( ok exaggerating on camels..haha)%26quot; Report It
Reply:But to here Iranians are on the leading path to change this worlds future. Simply Amazing! I feel foolish to have once believed i can accept everything i hear. Report It
Reply:You have literally change my views on everything i once thought i knew about Iran...and the world in general. Also...sparked my interest to visit such a place.
THANKS FOR THE POST, and srry for multiple post...comment box limitations sux
-steveO Report It
Reply:Thank you! I have been trying to make people see that all human beings have basically the same wants and needs, desires and lives. We all want safe and happy atmospheres in which to raise our families and to have some of the riches of this wonderful world for our own. We are all more alike than we are different.
You have given us some of the most beautiful things to see and consider, and this has been my experience with almost everyone I have met from the Middle East!
I am not a young person; I am 60 years old, but I am so happy that you have a good life in Iran. I agree that young people have the ability to change the world. PEACE to you, your country, and to all of its occupants--Jews, Christians and Muslims!!!!
Reply:Sorry I don%26#039;t have the time to discuss every point meantioned in your article. It was well written, I don%26#039;t think the American people have anything against the Iranian people. The people aren%26#039;t the problem but the leaders are. Leaders need to be very careful and be responsible with their public speech to be sure that misinterpretations are not made.
There are legal and cultural differences in our countries. For example, in the US both sexes are allowed to go to sporting events. We will not prevent one sex from going just because the other sex won%26#039;t maintain self-control. We think it is more fair to punish the offender than to withhold freedom from the woman.
It is sad that so many people have died in wars in the past century. The holocaust happened during WWII but was separate from the war. The majority of the people who have died in wars were actually allowed to fight. This also includes the people in Iraq. When Hitler executed 6 million Jews they were not allowed to fight. They were starved, tortured, and forced to live in horrendous conditions while also naked. They didn%26#039;t die as a result of fighting in a war. They were MURDERED on a very large scale.
When Iranians carry signs that read %26quot;Death to America%26quot; I understand that you mean the government. But you need to understand that America%26#039;s government is a government of the people, for the people, and by the people. This means that we govern ourselfves. We are not ruled over by a man. Men are too corrupt and not worthy of ruling over other people. But men are capable of conceiving great ideas. That is why we have the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Our nation is governed by principles of law some of which cannot be changed. If the legislative branch in our country tries to make a law that is unconstituional then it is changed so that it is in alignment with the Constitution. In the US we have been very successful with this form of goverment, We are ruled by principles of law that are written on paper. So you could say that our leader is actually the words on that paper.
I%26#039;m sure that the Iranian people are very friendly. It%26#039;s the leadership we have a problem with. There is a huge difference between the people who die during battle and the ones who die while being degraded to below the level of a dog.
Reply:Sorry, I quit after the %26quot;you%26#039;ll spend 10 minutes...%26quot; comment. Wrong forum for your diatribe troll.
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