tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post6426991985869663302..comments2023-10-19T13:49:15.915+03:30Comments on View from Iran: Azadi, Freedom, and 22 BahmanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092236941440210165noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-63637447831915768092010-03-19T13:54:26.026+03:302010-03-19T13:54:26.026+03:30"I learned to dance whenever there was music,..."I learned to dance whenever there was music, sing despite my off-key voice, and really live inside every crack in the system."<br /><br />Great saying! No matter how harsh and repressive the authoritarian regimes are, there is always a room for action, for spreading the word around. Chanting on top of the rooms, blogging, twittering, FBing are great examples of it. <br /><br />I believe language of repressive regimes is very different from what the repressed ones, new generation youth activists, human rights defenders are speaking. Your cause and your status is morally and skill wise higher than the regimes. Therefore you are more creative and your creativity allows you to conduct different activities within the system. <br /><br />I am from Azerbaijan, very interested and morally very supportive to what is happening in Iran. Change in Iran will affect the whole region: Afghanistan, Arab world, Azerbaijan from north, Turkmenistan, Palestine and Israel conflict and etc. <br /><br />Good job guys. Best of luck and courage to you. You are inspiring not just me, but a lot of people from all over the world. Keep it up!Ruslan Asadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557099757162168009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-42602746860404139402010-02-25T01:59:38.925+03:302010-02-25T01:59:38.925+03:30freedom is human right... for all of human in this...freedom is human right... for all of human in this earthindonesianhttp://warna-indonesia.blogspot.com/2009/11/this-is-indonesia.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-6087563457862438232010-02-12T00:20:22.746+03:302010-02-12T00:20:22.746+03:30"If you know anything about Yiddish and the a..."If you know anything about Yiddish and the art of insulting, you could think of Persian as its counterpart. While Yiddish flatters with insults, Persian insults with flattery."<br /><br />You are so right about this. I have very hard time to tell you which I like the most. In any case you teach me something I should had know it for long time.Kamranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106025633090952795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-70135810692171117172010-02-11T23:23:06.017+03:302010-02-11T23:23:06.017+03:30@Eric, I could see that video a thousand times and...@Eric, I could see that video a thousand times and still be moved/<br /><br />@Matt, the jokes are difficult because Persian is such a funny language. I think it's because it is so filled with courtly phrases, which makes it easy to build amazingly flattering insults. If you know anything about Yiddish and the art of insulting, you could think of Persian as its counterpart. While Yiddish flatters with insults, Persian insults with flattery.<br /><br />OK, a gesture: my niece in Iran cannot for the life of her give a direct yes or no answer to a question. Finally I learned to read her eyebrows. If she really wanted to say no, she would raise her eyebrows the tiniest bit. Yes, and no eyebrow lift.<br /><br />That is just one example...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092236941440210165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-56715100280642049642010-02-11T23:15:30.684+03:302010-02-11T23:15:30.684+03:30Tori,
I understand the importance of reading the s...Tori,<br />I understand the importance of reading the small gestures, the jokes that would allow you to express your opinions safely, etc. However, it's lost on me since I've never had to do so. Are there any expressions Iranians will use, like body language, to show that they would concur with a controversial opinion for example? Sorry if the question and comment in general make no sense. I really have no idea how I should have worded this!<br /><br />Or if you could give an example of one of those jokes, I'd appreciate it! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-86215672297110178182010-02-11T18:26:38.575+03:302010-02-11T18:26:38.575+03:30Wow. What a powerful video.Wow. What a powerful video.Erichttp://www.ericasp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-21337443438900201072010-02-11T16:03:47.644+03:302010-02-11T16:03:47.644+03:30@Marie, one day we really have to meet each other....@Marie, one day we really have to meet each other...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09092236941440210165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-83119395761439888172010-02-11T15:56:58.575+03:302010-02-11T15:56:58.575+03:30"I fell in love with Iran in a way that I hav..."I fell in love with Iran in a way that I have never fallen in love with any place before". I understand. And it's been 29 years since I left Iran.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16876505687687402531noreply@blogger.com