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	<title>Kaveh &#187; Iran</title>
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	<description>Happiness is a journey, not a destination</description>
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		<title>Caught drunk and driving in Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaveh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came back from a one week trip to Iran yesterday. It was generally an uneventful trip, quietly dealing with family and personal matters. But the last night I spent there made up for the quiet time!! I was at home with my parents and Saeed turned up, as he had been doing regularly. To [...]


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		<title>Black tie to celebrate Persian new year?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaveh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some 70 years ago, Reza Shah &#8212; the father of the last Shah of Iran &#8212; inspired by reforms of Kamal Ataturk in Turkey, decided to modernize and westernize Iran. Much of what he did was commendable, e.g. founding of universities. But one negative, superficial change was to ban islamic dress for women, and to [...]


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		<title>Another inspiring Iranian woman</title>
		<link>http://bazargan.org/another-inspiring-iranian-woman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaveh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a male-dominated society, here is an example of the quiet but powerful women of Iran. Sara Khoshjamal-Fekri the first Iranian woman athlete to qualify for the Olympics, choosing that very gentle, feminine sport, Taekwondo!! A film has been made about her. Here is the trailer: Related posts:Nalini – a woman to respect Persian &#8220;windcatcher&#8221; [...]


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<li><a href='http://bazargan.org/black-tie-to-celebrate-persian-new-year/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Black tie to celebrate Persian new year?'>Black tie to celebrate Persian new year?</a></li>
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		<title>Anti-cancer dates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaveh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child bride]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was having dinner at my cousin&#8217;s house, and after dinner I was offered some Iranian dates. The first surprise was the &#8220;child bride&#8221; on the box offering me succulent dates. The second was the writing on the top left of the box: &#8220;zedde sarataan&#8221;, meaning &#8220;anti-cancer&#8221;. This combination proved irresistible and I ate the [...]


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		<title>Elham keeps her word</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaveh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you have been following the progress of Elham, daughter of Bibi Zahra, I am excited to say that she kept her promise of studying hard and has scored a high mark in the national entrance exams. Competition for university places is intense in Iran (with the majority of students being women), but she is [...]


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		<title>Iran&#8217;s day of reckoning</title>
		<link>http://bazargan.org/irans-day-of-reckoning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaveh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iran elections civil war]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is a week since I returned to UK from Iran. While I was flying back the demostrations started. Everyone is waiting to see what happens today. Whatever happens, we all hope it does not involve bloodshed. But feelings are high, and frustrations intense. The media have concentrated on the green-clad demonstrators generally supporting Mousavi. [...]


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		<title>Driving with crutches</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaveh</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Karroubi Ahmadinejad elections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am visiting my dad in Mashhad, in Iran. The presidential election campaigns here are at their peak, ahead of voting on Friday. These include several live TV debates. Last night my friend Hamed Zaghaghi (a talented programmer, and one of the few free software advocates in Iran) asked if I wanted to go to [...]


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		<title>Return to Bibi Zahra</title>
		<link>http://bazargan.org/return-to-bibi-zahra/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 13:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaveh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following my promise after my first visit, a few weeks ago I returned with my cousin Mohammad and family, to see Bibi Zahra, the woman I found so much admiration for. Good news is that Elham is spending most of her time in the nearby village of Torgabeh, in the library, and takes sandwiches with [...]


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		<title>Olive branch from Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaveh</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norooz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Persian new year, or Norooz, is calculated to the nearest second each year. It happened about 1 hour ago, at 12.45pm, London time. To coincide with this, Barack Obama has sent a video message to Iranians, wishing them a happy new year in Persian, or Farsi. The tone could not be more positive. He [...]


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		<title>Security or vanity?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kaveh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nouveux riches in Iran are engaged in a depressing competition to build the grandest and the most unusual residences with little regards, I feel, for practicalities. One recent fad is to put security spikes on the enclosing walls to deter intruders. Of course there is a &#8220;my spikes are bigger than yours&#8221; race on, [...]


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