In which part of world do you live.that you are unaware of what happening in the World. Are you always looking for something to musunderstood and start blaming with closed eyes. Dont see World from only your googles.
- By: Simon Hethrow on February 17, 2006

However I do condemn those who savegly invaded the embassies in Tehran.
- By: Mahdi on February 13, 2006

TO shiva: First of all I should say that you are a very confused person. On my comments about people marching I explicitly and clearly was mentioning the 22 bahman comemoration, which you could not deny millions of people actually participated. Did I say any thing about nationalism? Who the hell are you quoting this from?:"nationalists are kafars", if you quote something give your sources too. Wasnt it people with religious attitudes who went to war against Saddam for the concept of nationalism and patriotism while people with your attitude were fleeing from the country? I actually condemn our war policies between 1980-88 but you are so confused and full of hatred and against religion that you think religion and nationalism are opposed to one another. So I really suggest that you think before you upon that gap of yours... Shiva jooon.
- By: Mahdi on February 12, 2006

To Mahdi; millions of ppl marching? Are you kidding? This is the 21th century. Islamists can fool the world anymore no more thanx to press and media. What I saw was 50 (thats right 50!!!) demonstraters outside the norwegian and danish embassy and out of those 50, you could see about 20 mullahs (surprise, surprise). And you shouldn't speak about who's Iranian and who's not. After all, it was your leaders who said "nationalists are kafars". So unless you want to be labeled as non-muslims who I'm sure to you is the worst kinf of insult (see; I for one wouldn't care), then I suggest you hold on to your precious religion and leave nationalism to others with better priorities...mahdi joon.
- By: Shiva on February 8, 2006

Iran just re-called its ambassador from Denmark. how you them apples?
- By: peter on February 7, 2006

you fucking asshole didnt you see millions of people marching against theses cartoons after the friday prayers?! If the foreign media didnt show anything on Iran's stance towards these cartoons it doesnt mean that the country was silent. In my and many other people's opinion you are an anti-Iranian whore selling his country for fame and popularity among our critics.
- By: Mahdi on February 5, 2006

I agree with emanuel appel's point on 'representing' the muslim world. In Salman Rushdie's case, many parts of the muslim world didn't show their alliance with the fatwa... simply because it was issued by Khomeini. In the cartoons case, the rest of the muslim world started (mainly Muslim Arabs)... and Iran did not show the same 'rage'. so I think it's about who leads/represents the muslim world.
- By: iDip on February 5, 2006

Emanuel, you are completely wrong about the background of the Iranian shopkeepers Hossein met in Jerusalem. Some were new immigrants, but most had been living in Israel since before the revolution. Many of them said that they have relatives still living in Iran and some said that they still travel to Iran to visit them. They said that their relatives who still lived in Iran have a good life; none of them said they'd left because of anti-Semitism. The Iranian Jews Hossein met in Tel Aviv (the "educated" ones) were a mixed bunch: some had been living in Israel for years, and some had immigrated as recently as two years ago. All of them work for a living; none is living off their parents' money or student loans. They range in age from early 30s to early 60s. The difference between the two groups is, as Hossein said, that one is educated and the other is not. I know, because I was with Hossein when he met them.
- By: Lisa Goldman on February 4, 2006

I made the same discovery when speaking with Persian fellow Jews here in So Florida- In my ignorance I assumed there was a closer connection to the Muslim world and Iran. I wish all the best for you and your attempts to bridge the gap between Israel and Iran. btw- I enjoy Persian pop music- who are some of your favorites? I always like new artists and songs.. Shalom, Yael
- By: yael on February 4, 2006

Sir, The whole reason for the nuke crisis is the desire of the Iranian leadership to represent the Moslem world, to destroy Israel, and to bring on the Mahdi per the head iranian's comments.
- By: emanuel appel on February 4, 2006

The "rude" shopkeepers were more honest than the "educated" that you socialize with. The "rude" were probably told, like the German Jews of the 1930's, that they were garbage and to get out of Iran quickly. They were told that their place was at the feet of the Moslems and their property was confiscated. The "educated" are the young living off their parents income or through student loans. They can afford to ignore the threats from the Islamic Republic. They were not suddenly thrown out of school in TEhran
- By: emanuel appel on February 4, 2006

Ooops, Hossein ya spoke too soon. I was reading on one of the German news sites (also on Afternposten -a Norwegian paper --http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/okonomi/article1214497.ece but uh it is in Norwegian) that Iran announced today that it has lawyers looking over how it can annul all its trading contracts with any country in which the cartoons were published.
- By: Yael on February 4, 2006

I do not know if the news are filtered where you are or what? But the Iran's president's office is looking into cancelling contracts with eurpean countries who ran the cartoons! Check here: http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=73437038&p=7343734x
- By: Kaveh on February 4, 2006

Hi, I have an English/Persian blog that I’m writing in it recently. I wrote my first English post in it today and I’ll gald that know your idea about it.
- By: amin on February 4, 2006