http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/persians/ en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:13:59 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416191/posts Amateur footage shot in Tehran shows protesters cornering members of the Basij militia and taunting them. They can also be heard telling the militia to chant and denounce the Supreme Leader before they let them go. (snort) >B-) BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416191/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:13:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415973/posts Must see fresh videos of Iraninan Revolution in progress. http://www.youtube.com/user/2009IranRevolution You Tube 2009 Iran Revolution's Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415973/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:12:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399053/posts The Persian Community by Ari Bussel In Israel there are jokes from every conceivable origin, for Israel is a country made up of a diversity of Jews. They returned from the Diaspora and joined the few that have been here throughout time. The Persian community is thus no different than any other. These jokes have a grain of truth and help us laugh at ourselves and at the variations we all bring to this melting pot of Israeli society. The Persian community is characterized, in my mind’s eye, by three traits: close-knit, the value it places on education and its... "Postcards from Israel - Postcards from America" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399053/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 04:48:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344532/posts Banner reads: "Palestine a source of unity; Israel the common enemy". Iran: pro-Democracy demonstrators tear down a Hezbollah sponsored anti-Israel banner. Iranians, majority Persian, have heavily criticized the Iranian government for its foreign policy. Iranians bringing down the Hezbollah banner chanting "burn it, burn it" Iran: Green Movement http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344532/posts#comment Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:52:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279798/posts Iran is now saying that Neda was killed because she was mistaken for the sister of an Iranian "terrorist." A photograph of Neda Agha-Soltan on CNN.com shows a beautiful young woman with shining hair and a winsome smile unfettered by the traditional Islamic garb worn by women in the Middle East. I've seen many women who look like Neda since February, 2007 when I met my first Persian. I was at the office of the New York Sun when I kept getting a call from a mysterious man who insisted on meeting me in person. He told me he was... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279798/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:08:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2237138/posts ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN'S PERSECUTION OPPRESSION OF MINORITIES - ISLAMIC APARTHEID In General, Christians, Baha'i, Kurds, Jews, Azeris, Baluchis, Ahwazi Arabs Again, religious persecution in IranFebruary 20, 2009Ethel C. FenigAs Thomas Lifson noted yesterday Iranian authorities destroyed a Sufi holy site, continuing their practice of pressuring and discriminating against religions that do not strictly follow the Shi'ite form of Islam.  But the Sufis are not the only religious minority suffering discrimination in Iran.   The 2500 year old Jewish community, which numbered over 80,000 thirty years ago at the time of the Khoemeni Revolution which overthrew the Shah, has dwindled to about... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2237138/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:56:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014482/posts Israel, your people, as well as people of good will, are celebrating your sixtieth birthday. We, the children of Cyrus the Great, also would like to offer our heartfelt best wishes to you on this occasion. Yet, this, in fact, is your rebirth. Your birth occurred some 4,000 years ago. Regrettably, your journey from your early beginning to the present has been fraught with great suffering. It is a tribute to the indomitable spirit of your people that they persisted in their valiant struggle to re-gather again in the land of their birth. A noble and just Persian king, Cyrus... Amil Imani http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014482/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 19:52:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954460/posts IIn the movie “Die Hard 2,” a terrorist is laying out his nefarious plans to the air-traffic control chief — played by one Sen. Fred Thompson — at Dulles International Airport. “Dammit, you can't do this!” an aghast Thompson tells the terrorist character. “I am doing this!” snarls the terrorist. With similar melodramatic aplomb, the Iranians played a potentially deadly game of chicken just as all eyes were fixated on Thompson and the rest of the New Hampshire hopefuls. As Iranian speedboats confronted U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf, a radio transmission intoned in the speaker's best Darth Vader English,... The Day http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954460/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:54:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1953055/posts Iran is planning on submerging the tomb of King Cyrus (Coresh), the Persian King known for authorizing the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Holy Temple. According to a report by Omedia, an Iranian organization is demanding that the International Criminal Court take action against those responsible. The Iranian ayatollahs are planning on destroying the tomb as part of a general campaign to sever the Persian people from their non-Islamic heritage; Cyrus was thought to be a Zoroastrian and was one of the first rulers to enforce a policy of religious tolerance on his huge kingdom. Journalist... Arutz Sheva http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1953055/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:57:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1912658/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush warned on Wednesday a nuclear-armed Iran could lead to World War III as he tried to shore up international opposition to Tehran amid Russian skepticism over its nuclear ambitions. Bush was speaking a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has resisted Western pressure to toughen his stance over Iran's nuclear program, made clear on a visit to Tehran that Russia would not accept any military action against Iran. At a White House news conference, Bush expressed hope Putin would brief him on his talks in Tehran and said he would ask... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1912658/posts#comment Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:00:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903431/posts 1. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pronounced mah-MOOD ah-mah-dih-nee-ZHAD) was born Oct. 28, 1956, three years after the CIA-sponsored coup that installed the pro-Western leader Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as Iran's leader. A Shiite Muslim, he and his wife, a professor, have two sons and a daughter. 2. When he was an infant, Ahmadinejad's family moved from the village of Aradan to Tehran. It was at this point that the family changed its name from Saborjhian, which translates to "thread painter" (the lowliest job in Iran's traditional carpet-weaving industry), to the more religious Ahmadinejad ("race of Muhammad" or "virtuous race"). 3. Ahmadinejad is... Yahoo! News/U.S. News & World Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1903431/posts#comment Fri, 28 Sep 2007 08:35:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890475/posts My cousin Kamran is a successful software engineer in Tehran with a house, a thriving business of his own, and a brand new Peugeot, which he likes to show off by careening through the city's clogged streets at maniacal speeds. Like most of Iran's young and highly educated population, he must rely on other means to make ends meet. So, in addition to running his software business, Kamran tutors neighborhood children, raises chickens on his aunt's farm, hires himself out as a guide and translator for tourists, dabbles in real estate, and occasionally sells imitation designer handbags out of the... Slate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890475/posts#comment Mon, 3 Sep 2007 12:41:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1826896/posts `Glory of Persepolis' goes on screen in response to insulting movie `300'Tehran, May 1, IRNA Iran-Movie-Persepolis A number of experts and critics attending the screening and analysis session of the documentary dubbed `Glory of Persepolis' said that it reflects the dignity of Iranians and Persepolis, adding that it is a proper response to the insulting Hollywood movie `300'. The screening of a new series of films started at Nour film house of Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum on Monday afternoon and `Glory of Persepolis' was the first film that was screened and analyzed. The session was attended by the... Iran Republic News Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1826896/posts#comment Wed, 2 May 2007 01:37:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802439/posts Paris, March 17, IRNA Paris-UNESCO-Movie `300' Iran's representative to the Paris-based UNESCO, Mohammad-Reza Dehshiri, in a letter to UNESCO director general criticized screening of Warner Brothers anti-Iran movie `300' and called for its severe reaction and condemnation of such an insult. In his letter, Dehshiri protested over the inciting nature of the movie, deliberately insulting the Iranian nation, as the founder of dialogue among cultures and civilizations. Meanwhile, he underlined UNESCO's responsibility towards this sensitive issue, given the need for promotion of international peace and solidarity based on the introduction to the UNESCO Charter, calling for a proper reaction to... Islamic Republic News Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1802439/posts#comment Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:39:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834888/posts SUNNI insurgency, Sunni-Shia sectarian violence, al Qaeda terror - Iraq doesn't need more problems. But it has one that too often gets overlooked: It's quickly becoming the latest battlefield in the proxy war between the Middle East's rising powers, Saudi Arabia and Iran. The Saudis are mostly Sunni Arabs, while the Iranians are largely Shiite Persians - and each seeks to dominate the Middle East and lead the Muslim world. Their growing rivalry is a major factor not just in Iraq but also in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and even Sudan. * In Lebanon, Saudi Arabia backs the government of... The New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834888/posts#comment Thu, 17 May 2007 01:54:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1828688/posts TEHRAN (Reuters) - Having repeatedly vowed to "cut off the hand" of any attacker, Iran's president shifted to the leg on Friday to underline his determination to resist Western pressure over its nuclear program. "You, the enemies of the Iranian nation, know that this nation will break the leg of anyone who wants to violate its rights," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a rally in the southeastern province of Kerman. "We will not be harmed by your opposition and it will be you who ... will be harmed," Ahmadinejad, known for his fiery anti-Western speeches, said according to the official IRNA... al Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1828688/posts#comment Sat, 5 May 2007 02:16:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1798771/posts I just saw 300 and I could see why the libs would be up in arms over it. From quips such as "freedom is not free" and them "boy loving Athenians(in a derogatory term)", you could also see that this was set as a clash of civilizations, freedom versus slavery. The movie overall is very gory and is not for the feint of heart but it is well worth your time if you like Frank Miller's work and you want to see history retold, although not 100% accurate. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1798771/posts#comment Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:23:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1740579/posts Elements of forgotten empire While the Sassanids are perhaps best known for their defeat at the hands of Arab forces in 642 CE, a new exhibition reveals more about their empire than its sudden final collapse, writes David Tresilian in Paris Sassanid king Shapur III (reigned 383-388) shown spearing a leopard, fourth century (St Petersburg: Hermitage Museum) Occupying the ground-floor rooms of the Musée Cernuschi in Paris until 30 December, Les Perses Sassanides, Fastes d'un empire oublié (The Sassanid Persians: Splendours of a Forgotten Empire) is an exhibition that brings together items from major European and North American museums and... Al-Ahram http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1740579/posts#comment Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:55:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716131/posts Top News Story Western military buildup underway in the Middle East. Global Research published a major report on the military build-up of conventional, ground, air, naval, and nuclear forces in and around the Middle East and Central Asia. The probability of another war in the Middle East is high. Caroline Glick, The Jerusalem Post reported that the clouds of the coming war are converging upon Israel. But our political and military leaders refuse to look up at the darkening sky.   US confident Russia and China will join in sanctions on Iran. The Washington Times reported that the United... Regime Change Iran http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716131/posts#comment Mon, 9 Oct 2006 07:45:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716130/posts Top News Story Ahmadinejad to shake up his cabinet. Iran Press News reported that a source close to Ahmadinejad's cabinet said that in the coming days vast changes will be taking place within the administration. The first to leave will be the oil minister; Vaziri Hamaneh is expected to be dismissed from the cabinet.   Ahmadinejad fails to deliver his economic miracle. Inter Press Service reported that Iranian citizens are wondering if Ahmadinejad will ever make good on an election promise to crack down on the corrupt and distribute Iran's vast oil revenues more equitably.BBC News reported that Iran's... Regime Change Iran http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716130/posts#comment Mon, 9 Oct 2006 07:36:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716125/posts Top News Story Ahmadinejad plans huge increase in uranium enrichment. ABC News reported that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said they want to install up to 100,000 centrifuges to process uranium gas for enrichment in order to produce nuclear fuel. Bush pleased with the Iran Freedom and Support Act The White House, Office of the Press Secretary reported that President Bush said "I applaud Congress for demonstrating its bipartisan commitment to confronting the Iranian regime's repressive and destabilizing activities by passing the Iran Freedom Support Act." Here are a few other news items you may have missed. The International Herald Tribune reported... Regime Change Iran http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716125/posts#comment Mon, 9 Oct 2006 07:25:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716124/posts Top News Story Bush signs Iran Freedom and Support Act! The Washington Post reported that President Bush on Saturday signed legislation that would impose mandatory sanctions on entities that provide goods or services for Iran's weapons programs.The Associated Press reported that the US Senate finally passed the Iran Freedom and Support Act.The Library of Congress published the full text of the Iran Freedom and Support Act.   But does Condi support a change of regime in Iran? The Wall Street Journal reexamined their recent interview with Condi Rice in which he concludes: Her primary method for dealing with the... Regime Change Iran http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716124/posts#comment Mon, 9 Oct 2006 07:19:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716121/posts Top News Story Photo evidence of the Islamic Republic's coordinating Iraq's insurgency. Roads to Iraq and Iraqi blog reported that after a fierce battle in “Khan Bani Sa’ad” Diyala governorate north of Baghdad with “Mahdi Army”, Iraqi resistance succeeded to capture one of the “Mahdi Army”. They found a complete modern communications system manufacturing in the Ministry of Defense of Iran believed to be used as a direct contact with the Iranians. Photos.CNN News reported that a Shiite Muslim militia involved in the warfare between Sunni and Shiites in Iraq has received "millions of dollars" and an assortment of... Regime Change Iran http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1716121/posts#comment Mon, 9 Oct 2006 07:00:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1713306/posts Top News Story Iran wins another round in the nuclear crisis with the West. ISN Security Watch reported that while a temporary suspension of uranium enrichment would boost diplomatic efforts with Iran, the UN and EU seem to have thrown in the towel, offering talks without suspension and betraying their weak position.Reuters reported that president of the Islamic Republic, Ahmadinejad, said on that Tehran would not suspend nuclear enrichment despite pressure from the West. He said: "Today, Western countries want us to suspend our nuclear technology, but we say to them that we will never give it up."Bill Gertz,... Regime Change Iran http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1713306/posts#comment Wed, 4 Oct 2006 07:15:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1712589/posts Top News Story Pentagon report critical of US broadcasts into Iran.   Mercury News reported that a Pentagon unit has drafted a report charging that U.S. international broadcasts into Iran aren't tough enough on the Islamic regime.   The US military on the Islamic Republic's military.   Middle East Newsline reported that the US military officials have assessed that Iran's military was the second most powerful in the Middle East.   Russia finally sets a startup date for Iran's nuclear power plant.   Bloomberg reported that Iran's first nuclear power plant, a Russian-built project, will begin operating by September... Regime Change Iran http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1712589/posts#comment Tue, 3 Oct 2006 06:58:53 GMT