Posts Tagged: Iranian women
THE MAGIC BRAIDS
I was a bit confused at the amount of niceness which passport control officers and border guards aimed at us, and especially the princess, as we trekked across the globe to Iran. After all, we have done this hike before,
THE MAGIC BRAIDS
I was a bit confused at the amount of niceness which passport control officers and border guards aimed at us, and especially the princess, as we trekked across the globe to Iran. After all, we have done this hike before,
DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL, PERSIAN STYLE
If one could apply one rule to describe a the social behaviours of a whole nation, I suppose this would be it, for us. For us Iranians. You can find articles describing Iranian foreign policy by disgruntled Western analysts using
DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL, PERSIAN STYLE
If one could apply one rule to describe a the social behaviours of a whole nation, I suppose this would be it, for us. For us Iranians. You can find articles describing Iranian foreign policy by disgruntled Western analysts using
LET’S GET ALL IRANIAN GIRLS MARRIED AT 16
So the man we all love to hate provided more entertainment fodder by announcing that the marriage age of Iranians should be decreased, and we needed more births and population, not less. Iranian bloggers and commentors around the world were
LET’S GET ALL IRANIAN GIRLS MARRIED AT 16
So the man we all love to hate provided more entertainment fodder by announcing that the marriage age of Iranians should be decreased, and we needed more births and population, not less. Iranian bloggers and commentors around the world were
WOULD YOU CARE TO EXPLAIN, MADAM?
People change. They become ill, gain weight, lose weight, become poorer, richer, lose their loved ones, just grow older. And they develop mechanisms to cope with these changes: sometimes they become more religious, sometimes less so, sometimes they need a
WOULD YOU CARE TO EXPLAIN, MADAM?
People change. They become ill, gain weight, lose weight, become poorer, richer, lose their loved ones, just grow older. And they develop mechanisms to cope with these changes: sometimes they become more religious, sometimes less so, sometimes they need a
NOT THESE ONES, BUT NOT THOSE EITHER
Such is the complexities of our people and the twisted culture we have been handed out, on a plate, that I basically hate every Iranian I meet, on principle. I can’t stand those who have made their god into a
NOT THESE ONES, BUT NOT THOSE EITHER
Such is the complexities of our people and the twisted culture we have been handed out, on a plate, that I basically hate every Iranian I meet, on principle. I can’t stand those who have made their god into a
DRESSING ACROSS OCEANS
Even as I type, four girls out of five in Halifax are wearing shirt-dresses. True, they make a slender girl look four months pregnant, while an old veteran mother like myself looks at least seven months gone. But, they are
DRESSING ACROSS OCEANS
Even as I type, four girls out of five in Halifax are wearing shirt-dresses. True, they make a slender girl look four months pregnant, while an old veteran mother like myself looks at least seven months gone. But, they are
IRAN! STONES! WOMAN!
Stoning! Woman! Iranian! in Iran! next to Iraq! Iran! Stones! Women! Beautiful! Woman! Stoning! Adultery! Seks! Torture! Woman! Religious! Iran! Stoning! Woman! Veil! Seksy! Forbidden Seks! Lindsay! Lohan! Like! Iranian! Woman! Stoning! Small stones! Middle-sized stones! Torture! Pain! For Seks!
IRAN! STONES! WOMAN!
Stoning! Woman! Iranian! in Iran! next to Iraq! Iran! Stones! Women! Beautiful! Woman! Stoning! Adultery! Seks! Torture! Woman! Religious! Iran! Stoning! Woman! Veil! Seksy! Forbidden Seks! Lindsay! Lohan! Like! Iranian! Woman! Stoning! Small stones! Middle-sized stones! Torture! Pain! For Seks!
“THIS IS A PICTURE OF MY MOM AND HER NEW BOYFRIEND…”
The mom looks as old as my mum, with kindly eyes looking out of a worn face, closer to sixty than fifty. She is wearing a tank top, and is holding hands with the new boyfriend, whom my friend has
“THIS IS A PICTURE OF MY MOM AND HER NEW BOYFRIEND…”
The mom looks as old as my mum, with kindly eyes looking out of a worn face, closer to sixty than fifty. She is wearing a tank top, and is holding hands with the new boyfriend, whom my friend has
A VALENTINE SONG FOR IRANIAN WOMEN
translated from the original farsi from the blog: http://measer-pear.blogspot.com/ Oh dear gentlemen, Take me out I have made myself pretty for you Dyed my hair yellow, blue, red and brown Like the women in television Just look at me Please, for
A VALENTINE SONG FOR IRANIAN WOMEN
translated from the original farsi from the blog: http://measer-pear.blogspot.com/ Oh dear gentlemen, Take me out I have made myself pretty for you Dyed my hair yellow, blue, red and brown Like the women in television Just look at me Please, for
NAVY-BLUE AND CHICKPEA YELLOW
There are many things about my home country which I find deeply annoying, distressing, frustrating, ludicrous to the point of wanting to stuff my head in a pile of mud, upsetting and basically traumatizing. Pretty high on the list, though
NAVY-BLUE AND CHICKPEA YELLOW
There are many things about my home country which I find deeply annoying, distressing, frustrating, ludicrous to the point of wanting to stuff my head in a pile of mud, upsetting and basically traumatizing. Pretty high on the list, though
