http://azarnafisi.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:08:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by Barbad Golshiri Making art, as I’ve always put it, is a habit—a poor one in my case. Making art is not initially creation but constant repetition, salvaged by making puny differences in certain orders on the plane of the feasible. Art is, semiotically speaking, purely negative; it cannot be defined ... http://azarnafisi.com/for-they-know-what-they-do-know-by-barbad-golshiri/ Iraq seems to have entered the world's consciousness mainly through violence _ through murderous coups, brutal suppression of Iraqi citizens and, for the past three decades, wars and invasions. Today, five years after the start of the U.S.-led invasion, whenever Iraq appears in the news, references to suicide bombs, casualty ... http://azarnafisi.com/in-the-eyes-of-the-world-a-reimagined-iraq/ With unprecedented challenges facing the Islamic Republic of Iran 30 years after the Revolution, the 50 million Iranians who are under 30 (of the 70 million population), will have by far the biggest impact on the future of Iran and the shape the Islamic regime will take in the years ... http://azarnafisi.com/bbc-podcast-children-of-the-revolution/ SUPPORT IRANIAN WOMEN Sign the "One Million Signatures" campaign petition calling for an end to discriminatory laws against women such as men's uncontested right to divorce, polygamy, and child custody. English petition » Persian petition » Iranian parliament submits new legislation attempting to push back current family laws; in response ... http://azarnafisi.com/support-iranian-women-join-the-%e2%80%9cone-million-signatures%e2%80%9d-campaign/ Dear Readers: This blog page is for you and we would like your input in creating it. Our mission is to actively promote the act of reading and a much needed conversation around issues related to thought and imagination. With this in mind, please give us your suggestions ... http://azarnafisi.com/welcome/