From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Rosa and Amir

by Abbas Djavadi on September 30, 2009

Rosa and Amir

از خون جوانان وطن لاله دمیده

They were young and vibrant. Optimistic and hopeful. Open and lovely. Smiling and fun. Hard working and helpful. Educated and dedicated — to their families, friends, their country and to freedom.

In the morning of September 29, 2009, we lost Rosa Ajiri, 27, and Amir Zamani Far, 29, both staff members of Radio Farda, the Persian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, in a tragic car accident near Prague, the Czech Republic. Another Radio Farda staff member, Mahin Gorji Fard, 43, driving the car, is in a coma and on artificial sleep.

Those who know them are all in mourning for the loss of their brilliant daughter, son, sister, brother, friend, and colleague. It’s not easy for a family to raise the kind of kids they were. It’s not easy for a nation to lose passionate, devoted, patriotic, freedom-loving youths they were.

They have shown thousands of their relatives and friends and millions of their listeners and web users how different Iranian youths are from what is being forcibly imposed on them and this brave nation.

We are proud of these youths. Proud of these families. Proud of this nation.

(in Persian, with links to most recent reports by Rosa, Amir, and Mahin; in English: In Memoriam: Radio Farda Loses Respected Colleagues)

مطلب را به بالاترين بفرستيد: Balatarin

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Should Iranians Care About Jerusalem?

by Abbas Djavadi14.09.2009
Ghods

This coming Friday, September 18, is the “Day of Jerusalem” in Iran. Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in chorus with some other Islamic countries and organizations, declared the last Friday of the month of Ramadan the “Day of Jerusalem” to demonstrate support for Palestinians and their drive to impose their [...]

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Why Should We Care About Jerusalem?

by Abbas Djavadi13.09.2009
Ghods

(In Persian)
قدس به ما چه مربوط؟
جمعه آینده در ایران “روز قدس”
است.  آیت الله روح الله خمینی بنیانگذار جمهوری اسلامی در همپائی با بعضی کشور ها و سازمانهای اسلامی آخرین روز ماه رمضان را به نشانه حمایت از فلسطینی ها و خواست آنها مبنی بر حاکمیت (حد اقل نسبی) بر این شهر قدیمی “روز قدس” اعلام کرده بود. نه اینکه شما تصور کنید [...]

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