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The Joy I Felt!

2007-07-28T07:40:00.000+03:30

Admist the wispering winds
High above the trees;
I heard His loving voice
While down upon my knees.
I sat there in silence
Listening for more;
His comfort pierced my soul
Straight down to the core.
Words can only
Vaguely
Describe the joy I felt;
His arms wrapping
Warmly
Around me as I knelt.
Then the moment passed
My daily prayer time through;
Yet, I knew He would be with me
Because I asked Him to.

P.S. In the time it took to read this poem, you too could kneel in prayer and feel the warmth of His love. Let's pray together and then spread the joy to others.

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Each Moment I've Been Given

2007-07-28T07:11:00.001+03:30

When I awoke this morning
The sun shone with delight;
The vision I saw before me
Was a truly beautiful sight.
I smiled at the view
Of pure and simple glory;
Thinking of each blessing
That makes up my life's story.
I thought of YOU
And all your gifts to me;
Each memory we have shared
Has helped my heart to see...
For each moment I've been given
To live and hope and share
I thank God that YOU are there.

To My Father

2007-07-28T06:03:00.000+03:30

My father is alone,
Even more alone than me!
He has his own sky
I don't know what color is.
Maybe blue,
Maybe white,
But I am sure it has pinkish clouds
Raining on his daughter's sky.

By: Parisa

Hello All!!!

2007-07-27T15:21:00.000+03:30

During the months that I could not be able to add sth on my blog, I felt really alone. It was some how good because I noticed that how my blog can fill my loneliness and how it is good to share my feelings with all the people. It makes me calm when I think that I have a WORLD to express myself. I HAVE REALLY MISSED YOU GUYS! And now I am really glad to have the pink sky of my loneliness again!

Parisa

Alone!

2007-06-07T20:54:00.000+03:30

Alone to cry
Alone to laugh
Alone to smile
Alone to frown
Alone to live
Alone to die
Alone to wander
Alone to discover
Alone to learn
Alone to live
Alone in pain
Alone in hurt
Alone in joy
Alone in the morning
Alone in the night
Alone in the afternoon
Alone in this life
Alone in this world
Alone in boredom
Alone in knowledge
Alone in this state
Alone with people
Alone right now
Alone when I was born
And alone when I will die
Alone walking through life
No one will know how I live
No one will know who I am
No one will ever get to know me.

I am always alone.

To do everything on your own
To live with no recognition
To share my pride with no one
Wanting to have someone
To live my life with
But for nowI will continue alone
And all alone.

By: Tom Bennett

Somethings Can Never Be Seen!

2007-05-29T16:00:00.000+03:30

Why do we close our eyes?
When we pray,
When we cry,
When we dream,
Because
The most beautiful things in life
Are not seen
But felt by heart.

By: Amandeep Singh

Is It Possible?!?

2007-05-29T15:46:00.000+03:30

God's Cake!

2007-05-23T13:03:00.000+03:30

Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God have to do this to me?" Here is a wonderful explanation! A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she's failing algebra, and her best friend is moving away.

Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, "Absolutely Mom, I love your cake."

"Here, have some cooking oil," her Mother offers. "Yuck" says her daughter.

"How about a couple raw eggs?" "Gross, Mom!"

"Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?" "Mom, those are all yucky!"

To which the mother replies: "Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!

God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful!

God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning. Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart.

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A Way for Easy Living!

2007-05-18T16:17:00.000+03:30

I heard on the news that in Italy a movement has started known as "Slow City Movement." Some Italian people move to small cities "to slow down the pace of life and protect local traditions." One of these small but lovely cities is "Greve" which is called "Calm City." People live easily, happily and calmly in this city without any anxiety. Then I said to myself: "it is a good idea to start such a movement in Iran. After my graduation, I can move to a small city then I would live happily ever after!" Any way, I think all the world needs this movement to find themselves again in the calmness which has been forgotten.

By: Parisa Mehran
For more information click hear.

Let's Know More About "Rudkhan Castle"!

2007-05-18T15:30:00.000+03:30

I have received the following information about "Rudkhan Castle" from my sister:

Iran's biggest ancient brick and stone castle. Rudkhan Castle, located 25 km southwest of Fooman city north Iran, is a military complex which had been constructed during the Seljuk Dynasty. The Castle is built on two tips of a mount, with an area of five hectares. Its architects have benefited from natural mountainous features in the construction of the fort. Also a river known as "Rudkhan Castle River" exists on the right side of the castle, which originates from the heights and flows from south to north. Rudkhan Castle occupies an area of about 5 hectares and sits at the two peaks of a mountain at elevations of 715 and 670 meters and is fortified by strong fortifications and battlements at a length of 1,550 meters. The castle's 42 towers still stand intact. After crossing a mountainous winding route and passing dense and very beautiful jungles, the first thing that the traveler discovers is the castle's big entrance gate which is grand and huge.

P.S. my dear sister, many thanks for sharing information.

A Castle at the Heart of the Gilan's Forests!

2007-05-13T19:13:00.000+03:30

One of my best friends had a chance to visit "Ghal-e Rudkhan" (Rudkhan Castle) at the heart of the Gilan's forests (north of Iran). Honestly, I had never heard about this place! I decided to search and I just found that this castle was used by "Mirza Kuchak Khan-e Jangali" (an Iranian warrior). After seeing the pictures, I noticed that I need to know more about Iran, about its secrets, and about its beauties! If you have more information about the history of this castle, please share with me.

By: Parisa Mehran

No More Tears!

2007-05-13T18:57:00.000+03:30

To my happiest friend:

When your eyes fill with your endless tears and they silently roll down your face, I remember my own tears. Then, I just want to hug and tell you: "These tears are idle tears. Don't let them take the shine of your happy eyes."

By: Parisa

My Future!!!

2007-05-11T19:33:00.000+03:30

My future is pink, sunny, soft, and delicious!!!
My future is my hope. It is the reason of my being.
I will resist. I will be strong. I will never give up.
I will build my future as I like: pink, sunny, soft, and delicious!!!

By: Parisa

Copyright: To Be or Not to Be

2007-05-11T18:37:00.000+03:30

Copyright, literally the right to copy an original creation, is a set of legal rights controlling the use of a production, an idea, or information (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/copyright). At first glance, it seems that copyright is as worthy as women's rights to struggle for achieving! But in another view, it is as limiting as Taliban's rights to struggle for preventing! Thus, copyright is a coin with tow sides and it has its own pros and cons.

The advantages of copyright can be regarded as economical and social. It is economically beneficial because by reserving the rights of a producer, there would be no black markets, no dealers, and no bankruptcies at the end! In my opinion, the social aspects of copyright are even more valuable. As an explanation, the temptations of plagiarism-the great evil- would be eradicated and the moral values of the society would have a chance to blossom again. Moreover, people can always use the highest quality of goods, products, services, and even thoughts! But I should mention that although all these god-sends can result from copyright, they depend on the real accomplishment of this certain legal right.

Copyright has some disadvantages that frankly can not be denied. For instance, it limits the availability of the products. The users can not easily have the craving for copyright productions. In addition, they must pay more and also they must spend more time asking various kinds of permission.

I think that the scale of copyright's advantages is heavier than its scale of disadvantages. Though copyright's disadvantages limit the users, its advantages value the producer. If the users put themselves in the producers' shoes, they would dedicate copyright with the highest regards to them who have worked, endeavored, and sweated to obtain their own achievements. It should not be forgotten that maybe the user of today will be the producer of tomorrow!!!

In the hope of becoming the producers of tomorrow, the users should cope with copyright to have its advantages in the near future. I believe that being a producer just for one time is enough to convince the user to accept copyright heartily. So, the best way to persuade the copyright's opponents is to make them produce something (even like writing such an essay) to take its advantages by themselves. When they experience copyright in this way, definitely they let it be!

By: Parisa Mehran

God Never Lets Me Alone

2007-05-04T19:05:00.000+03:30

The feeling of loneliness has always been with me. It has never left my heart as if it has received the warmest welcome. During all the years of my life, only God has helped me to cope with the most suffocating moments of being alone. He has given me the power of decision when there is nobody to guide me. He has sent his angels down to be with me and I know them best as my husband, my sister, my friends…. He has always supported me and in the snowy valleys of my life, I can always follow His footprints side by side of mine . Whenever I lose his footmarks, it is the time that He has held me in His arms to help me pass the most difficult phases of the life and show me that He never lets me alone.

By: Parisa Mehran

P.S. Thanks to one of my best friends for giving the idea of this passage!

Hijab: A Belief

2007-05-04T18:59:00.000+03:30

Five years ago, I experienced the concept of hijab with all my heart. It was a moment, a spark but it engulfed all my soul. I was all ears and I was just listening to my husband's point of view toward hijab. His words were beyond description and they reminded me what I had ignored easily. My endless tears, originated from the mirage of my inside, were streaming down in the hope of reaching the lost reality. After that conversation, I had lost myself because what I had neglected was all my identity. Until that time, I had never thought about hijab and its philosophy lying behind. I had just refused it like a stubborn child. I needed to find myself again, so I spend many hours and days in contemplation to untie the knot of my conflict which was created just by a simple, sincere, but highly influential conversation. At last, I believed in hijab. I was awakened with words, with beliefs, not with the whip of force because hijab is a belief that must be touched by all heart and soul.

The issue of hijab, primarily referring to women's head and body covering, has the wider meaning of modesty, privacy, and morality (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijab). These underlying meanings of hijab should first penetrate into socio-cultural context of the families, as the fundamental roots of a society. In this way, the initial acquaintance with the concept of hijab would occur in the family and consequently a harmonious society would get formed which has the same viewpoint toward hijab. In brief, family plays the most essential role in fulfilling hijab because in the family the first beliefs are injected into the deepest layers of the faith. When hijab is accepted in the families, the society, as a whole, will reflect this acceptance without any conflict. But how is hijab embedded in the depth of the families?

In my opinion, the best way that hijab can permeate into the families is through a correct, effective, continuous and cultural teaching. Hijab and its philosophy must be taught in order to clear away any misunderstanding because teaching gives everyone a chance to find his/her unanswered or even unasked questions. The necessity for hijab, the real meaning of hijab, the discrepancy between hijab and limitation, etc must be elaborated to achieve a sort of belief. In other words, hijab is based on a search and the teaching of hijab is a useful preliminary to evoking the appetites for knowing more about this subject. Because the main reason for rejecting hijab is the lack of awareness. By the help of the teaching, hijab takes root in the culture and beliefs of the families and it is accepted by its members in a searching and conscious way.

In conclusion, hijab needs to be believed and it is not practicable by force. It is like a sapling that must be planted in the heart and when it gradually becomes the large tree, nothing can shake it anymore. Hijab can be taught because it has the essence of transition to the mind, heart, soul, belief, and culture. By teaching of hijab, there is always an opportunity to pave the way for research on the issue of hijab to believe it not only without force, but also with awareness.

By: Parisa Mehran

To See and Not to See

2007-04-30T18:50:00.000+03:30

In the boundlessness of life, there are many things to make you astonished like:

The blueness of sky that you see and you know it doesn't exist;

And the God that you don't see and you know he exists.

The Most Poisonous Dust

2007-04-30T18:31:00.000+03:30

Researches have shown that the dust on the screen of television and computer is the most poisonous and dangerous one! Researchers believe that the dust on the monitors, because of having chemical materials, can create reproductive disorders and mental diseases which are really dangerous. It is suggested to avoid touching the screens of televisions and computers and clean them everyday with a wet handkerchief especially the monitor of the computer due to being closer to it.

Translated by: Parisa Mehran

Find Your Personality with Your favorite Cheese!

2007-04-30T18:23:00.000+03:30

Surveys, by Lora Verlin, have revealed that your favorite cheese can indicate your characteristics! Let's check it out!

Soft and creamy cheese:

Usually, people who like a luxurious life enjoy this kind of cheese. They always look for fancy and expensive things. They enjoy wearing silky clothes including even their pajamas! These people know how to cope with their lives.

Hard cheese:

Eating this kind of cheese, you feel happy as if you are in a forest full of anemones! You are not a shy person. You want to be in new situations and you want to be useful for others. Your friends love you so much because they always have a good time with you. You enjoy passing time, so parties are never hold without you! You are kind, friendly, honest, sympathetic and forgiving.

Semi- soft cheese:

This kind of cheese (like pasteurized cheese) brings us to our childhood. So, people who like it want to go back to the past to rebuild it and maybe this is the world that they always look for. They like their family, relatives and friends and they put a premium on them. They feel happy near their friends, so at least once a week they invite them and have a good night together.

Translated by: Parisa Mehran

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A Piece of Advice

2007-04-26T21:36:00.000+03:30

Always remember that the world is round;
Whenever you feel that you are at the end of it, maybe you are at the starting point!

Never Complain! You Are Already in Your Best Place!

2007-04-26T21:15:00.000+03:30

Once, there was a poor stone breaker who worked very hard to manage his life. One day, as he was breaking the stones near the road, he said to himself: “ ah, if I had been rich, I could have rested .” An angel was wandering in the sky and heard his wish and said to him: “ I will grant your wish!” Suddenly the poor stone breaker found himself in a magnificent palace with lots of servants. He could have rested as mush as he wanted.

But one day as he was staring at the sun, he sighed and wished to be the sun in order to get rid of all his servants!!! This time, again, the angel granted his wish to make him happy. But when he became the sun, a cloud passed before him and made his brightness dim and dark. He thought: “ I wish I were a cloud because the cloud is stronger than the sun!” This wish also was granted and the wind blew and dispersed the cloud in the sky. “ I wish to be the wind that brings everything with itself,” he said. The angel kindly changed him into the bald and violent wind, but it hit the mountain which was strong against the wind and did not move! As he became the mountain, according to his new wish, he noticed that a person was breaking his foot with the hammer. He said, “ I wish I were a person breaking the strong mountains!!!”

The angel granted his wish for the last time. The poor stone breaker found himself near the road and he never complained again!!!

Translated by: Parisa Mehran

Find Your Personality with Your Signature!

2007-04-24T22:48:00.000+03:30

If you sign clockwise, you are sensible.

If you sign anticlockwise, you are unreasonable.

If you sign with vertical lines, you are stubborn.

If you sign with horizontal lines, you are tidy.

If you sign in a curl way, you are suspicious.

If you sign with pressure on the paper, you have passed a hard childhood.

If you sign with your both first name and last name, you feel that you belong to a noble family.

If you sign with your last name, you have a high rank.

If you sign with your first name and then draw lines on it, you do not know your character very well.

And if you sign with a circular form, you want to conquer the peaks.

Translated by: Parisa Mehran
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How to Make Fun at a Colleague!?!

2007-04-21T17:39:00.000+03:30

An Interesting Java Code!!!

2007-04-18T18:40:00.000+03:30

The Movement of Web's Pictures

javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.images; DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i

Instruction: First, Open a web page which has some pictures.
Second, copy this code in the box and paste it on the adress toolbar of the webpage (exactly on the address)
and then enter.
Try it!!!

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For My Classmates to Read

2007-04-17T13:05:00.000+03:30

If I walk the noisy streets,
Or enter a many thronged church,
Or sit among the wild young generation,
I give way to my thoughts.

I say to myself: the years are fleeting,
And however many there seem to be,
We must all go under the eternal vault,
And someone's hour is already at hand.

When I look at a solitary oak
I think: the patriarch of the woods.
It will outlive my forgotten age
As it outlived that of my grandfathers'.

If I caress a young child,
Immediately I think: farewell!
I will yield my place to you,
For I must fade while your flower blooms.

Each day, every hour
I habitually follow in my thoughts,
Trying to guess from their number
The year which brings my death.

And where will fate send death to me?
In battle, in my travels, or on the seas?
Or will the neighbouring valley
Receive my chilled ashes?

And although to the senseless body
It is indifferent wherever it rots,
Yet close to my beloved countryside
I still would prefer to rest.

And let it be, beside the grave's vault
That young life forever will be playing,
And impartial, indifferent nature
Eternally be shining in beauty.

By: Alexander Pushkin

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Balloon Festival NM Novembor 2006

2007-04-13T11:43:00.000+03:30

The Most...

2007-04-13T11:20:00.000+03:30

The most selfish one letter word...........
"I"
Avoid it.
The most satisfying two-letter word.......
"WE"
Use it.
The most poisonous three-letter word.....
"EGO"
Kill it.
The most used four-letter word...........
"LOVE"
Value it.
The most pleasing five-letter word.......
"SMILE"
Keep it.
The fastest spreading six-letter word...
"RUMOUR"
Ignore it.
The hardest working seven-letter word...
"SUCCESS"
Achieve it.
The most enviable eight-letter word....
"JEALOUSY"
Distance it.
The most powerful nine-letter word....
"KNOWLEDGE"
Acquire it.
The most essential ten-letter word....
"CONFIDENCE"
Trust it.

Find Your Geometrical Personality!

2007-04-12T23:25:00.000+03:30

Choose one of these pictures among this image (each picture has its own number). Both shape and color must be your favorite. Then read the explanation of the picture to know your character!

Picture number 1: Sensible and Agreeable
In your life, you value the honest, simple love and behavior. The others trust you easily. You give relief and security to your close friends. The acquaintances appreciate your affection and sympathy. You avoid clichés affairs. You wear simple but adorned clothes.

Picture number 2: Unworried, Energetic, and Happy
You love free life and you try to enjoy it. You believe that each person lives just for time, so he/she should live in the best way. You are curious and honest. You hate limitations. You are always ready and eager for unexpected things.

Picture number 3: Introvert and Thoughtful
You prefer to be alone rather than to have cliché conversations with others. You have a very strong relationship with your friends giving you a sort of relief. You hate superficiality. You can be alone for a long time. You get tired very little.

Picture number 4: Emotional, Visionary, and Sentimental
You are so sensitive. You do not consider things sensibly. Emotion is the only important you. You value your desires and dreams. You do not care about the people who ignore emotions. You do not let your emotions become limited.

Picture number 5: Confident and Skillful
You undertake the responsibility of your life. You value your behavior and actions more than your chances. You solve different problems simply and practically. You are realistic to everyday events. You try to solve things without worry.

Picture number 6: Analyst, Trustworthy, and Confident
You are always sensitive. You like enclosing your surrounding with beautiful things to be attracted by the others. Culture has an important role in your life. You believe that you are unique and dignified. You value the other people's cultures that you have relationship with them.

Picture number 7: Independent and Mysterious
You want a free and independent life and you like to decide yourself it. You artistically tend to your activities. You believe in your freedom. You sometimes do unexpected things. Your way of life is individual. You live base on your beliefs and you hate imitation.

Picture number 8: Active and Sociable
You are risky. You like doing interesting and different things. You hate monotony of life. You like being active and pioneer.

Picture number 9: Calm and Cautious
You are simple, calm, and cautious. You easily find friends. You enjoy your honesty. Sometimes you like to be alone to think about the real meaning of life. You need relief, so you go to the hidden beautiful places. But you are not recluse; with this job you become calm and thankful to your life.

Translated by: Parisa Mehran
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The Azeri Custom of Naming a Newborn Baby

2007-04-11T21:18:00.000+03:30

Azeri people have a lot of customs and if one wants to mention all of them, probably a book may be written! Thus, it is somehow difficult to choose one of these traditions as my favorite. But the custom of "naming a newborn baby" is my preferred because of not only the interesting ceremonies that Azeri people hold, but also the sweetness of a baby him/herself.

This tradition is held when the baby is seven-days old. The members of the family and invited people come together in the evening. First, seven of the oldest people sit on the ground, side by side, from youngest to the eldest, and the baby is passed on from the seventh person (youngest) to the first one (the oldest). The last person says the izan (call to prayer in Arabic words) to the baby and then calls the baby's name, chosen in advance, near his/her ear. From this moment, the baby is called by his/her name. Second, the mother of the child lights two candles which are kept from her wedding ceremony to be lit in such a day. This action symbolizes the firmness of the marriage. Then, the baby's eyebrows are made up heavily representing beauty and good fortune for the baby. After passing these phases, it is time to dance, rejoice, and eat dinner. As the last part of this custom, the gifts, brought by the guests to the baby, are opened with singing a special Azeri poem. People gradually say goodbye to the baby and the parents, wishing them the best.

By: Parisa Mehran

The Adventurous Repair of the Television

2007-04-11T21:15:00.000+03:30

It was afternoon, strangely still and silent as if the world had come to its end for me as a six-year-old girl. Our television broke down and I had missed all the cartoons shown in the morning. I could not even think about missing them again in the evening. I squatted near the TV and stared at the screen regretfully. I could only see the reflection of my sparkling eyes flickering like little dim stars in the dark depth of the sky. I started making faces at the screen in the hope of receiving a response, but they were useless. I got completely disappointed in convincing the telly to work. I had to do something, so I tried to use the gray cells of my little brain and consequently I decided to repair the TV by myself (certainly I had overused my gray cells)!

At the beginning, I looked around carefully. I found my dad snoring and my mom working in the kitchen. I took a deep breath and engaged in repairing the television just like an expert. First, I pressed all the buttons of the TV one after the other; nothing happened. Then I started punching and kicking with all my strength at the poor telly; there was no difference. Finally I decided to check out the wires behind the TV set. I bent and strongly pulled one of the wires and then I was just streaming from the end of my lungs!!! The television set had fallen down; because, one of the cracked wheels of its table broke due to pulling the wire. I had been mashed like a potato and the drips of blood were streaming down my face! My mom and dad worriedly rushed to see what happened. As soon as they arrived, I stopped screaming and crying!!! Being under television, I was carefully listening to the sound of my favorite cartoon "Tom and Jerry." I just wanted to get rid of the TV on my head and watch my masterpiece even with the broken head that was similar to Tom's after being beaten by Jerry's pan!

By: Parisa Mehran

At the Limpid Night

2007-04-11T01:00:00.000+03:30

Night, so limpid, that it was possible to pick the star.
My hand reached each star that I wanted.
Not only from the height of the roof,
But also from the beside of the bushes,
It was possible to see you in each mirror of the star.
In the boundless plain,
At midnight,
Except me that wandered with the dream of you,
Except me that burnt near you humbly,
Only the star was burning,
Only the breeze was wandering.

By: Fereydun Moshiri

Translated By: Parisa Mehran

My Holidays

2007-04-06T18:02:00.000+03:30

As usual, I stayed at Tehran and just studied during all my holidays. I am really satisfied and I feel cool now! Studying, for me, is the only way to get rid of all the irritating memories, thoughts, and problems. It fills all my loneliness. And above all, when I study, I feel that I am still alive! So, because of these reasons, you can always find me studying in my solitude. At the end, I am really thankful to my professor, Dr. Marandi, for creating my blog! Because, I feel that my blog is the place that I am not alone anymore!

Find Your Colorful Personality!

2007-04-05T02:26:00.000+03:30

Some psychologists believe that the favorite color of a person can indicate his/her characteristics. Let's check it out!

Red: Good-hearted but selfish. This color is the symbol of severity and extravagance. Red is the color of love, hatred, sacrifice, violence, blood and fire (antitheses!). Who likes this color can not be an indifferent person in his/her life.
These people are stubborn and hasty but courageous. The possibility of being disappointed in love is so high for a person who loves red color. Sudden rash judgments about the other people sometimes cause problems in relationship with the friends. Although these people are faithful to their loves, if one day is not pleasant, they will harshly react without thinking or discovering the reason.
Tow big defects –selfishness and lack of controlling- are in the inside of a person favoring red color and two good characteristics are kind-heartedness and self-confidence. Totally, this person has antithetical traits.

Pink : ( Pink is my favorite as you can see on my blog!) Indeed, pink is the pale red. If you like this color, you have all the characteristics of the red color in the mild way. You are forgiving and calm in love. You understand people very well and treat with them gently. Because of your fresh and happy character, the others love you very much. Most of the time, you tolerate bitterness, failure, and misfortune of life but you never give up on the problems.

Blue: Order, perseverance, and loneliness. There are many people who are in favor of this color. If you are one of them, you can easily control your feelings and excitement. Your calm appearance makes the other people respect you and you appreciate this respect. You are frugal and due to your shyness or your pride, you want to be alone. The folly of the people make you feel boring and at the same time you get annoyed by a person who is wiser than you.

Purple: This color is mysterious and magnificent. If you like it, you are always attracted by beauties and you are pride and social. You generally spend your time with spiritual things. This color is the favorite color of mystics.

Brown: Reliable and strong. You love poetry and philosophy. You scarcely change your mind and when you decide to do something, you never give up. You are really reliable to keep the secrets. You like to be alone and sometimes treat badly with the people. In love, you are not strict and pessimist.

Gray: This color is the symbol of the abandonment of the world's pleasures. You feel satisfied in your life and you don't need anything. This color belongs to the wise. You prefer to have an older partner because you want to be with a superior person to learn more from him/her.

Orange: Always honest, never capricious. You have the lack of confidence but you are social and kind. You treat with the other people kindly. It is somehow difficult to create relationship with you. You are faithful and honest in love. If you get married with a person the same as yourself, you will be the greatest couple.

Turquoise-colored: You are mysterious and sentimental. You manage your duties very well. You are strong and hard-working. You don't care about the advice of the others. This color is usually the favorite color of women.

Green: Curiosity. The green color is the color of freshness and nature. Your life is easy and you have some shared characteristics of the orange color's traits. Your relationship with the other people is based on some rules. You do not like to experience sudden and unusual events in your life, but you pay attention curiously to the other people's unusual events in their lives.

Black: This color is not the color of disappointment and lamentation. It is the symbol of having good taste and talent. You respect people and you do your best to help them generously. You accept the right and correct opinions of the other people and you never force your ideas to be accepted.

One colorful point: Your favorite color will change during your life, because your characteristics also change in different phases of life. But if you suddenly change your mind about a color, this is due to your weakness or your need to change the milieu of your life.

Translated by: Parisa Mehran

Very Far Very Near

2007-04-04T19:03:00.000+03:30

If you look at these pictures from where you sit in front of your computer, you will see a "calm" woman on the right side and an "angry" man on the left side.
Now! Stand up and go backward about eight steps! Again look at the pictures. They will be replaced. Interesting, isn't it?

These pictures may show that what we always see is not the real thing which exists!!! What is your idea?

Let's Be Ourselves!

2007-03-29T15:59:00.000+03:30

Your inside is the real you. You are always engaging in talking, counselling, or even struggling with it from every morning to night. When you let it be free, you are yourself! You think loudly, you laugh loudly, and you weep loudly...But when you imprison it with the mask of hypocrisy, you lose yourself! You contemplate artificially, you smile artificially, and you cry artificially...Yes, when you are yourself, you are like a real flower and when you lose yourself, you are like a plastic flower (as said by Dr. Munir Fasheh). So, let’s be ourselves and be a real flower in this real spring!

By: Parisa

Where I Can Find Myself

2007-03-25T18:23:00.000+03:30

When its golden dome shines in my heart, my tears unconsciously stream down my face.
When its doves fly freely in the azure sky, my soul leaves me to join them as though for ever.
When its pilgrims, with indescribable eagerness, hopefully comes, my heart forget all the trivial problems.
And when it is time to leave the shrine of Imam Reza, I leave behind my tears, my soul and my heart in the hope of coming back and finding them again.

By: Parisa

Colours

2007-03-22T21:11:00.000+03:30

Indeed, why the dress of the angel of Death is black?!?
Who passed the colours through our hearts and said for the first time:
Black: Death
Red: Love and
Yellow: Hatred….
Translated by: Parisa

What Do You Know about the Year of Pig?

2007-03-22T02:09:00.000+03:30

At last, the year of Dog passed with all its anxieties and untruthfulness and left us for 12 years! Now, we can breathe easily. This year is the year of Pig. The anxieties of previous year will be replaced with calmness and happiness. In the depth of the Pig year, there is life with its eagerness. In Chinese horoscope, the Pig year is the best year for all the people in the world, because in this year for everybody, there is job and money is equally distributed. This year is the year of BALANCE. The scale of betrayal and untruthfulness is low, so the Pig year is the year of PEACE. In this year, literature comes in the highest level and poets and writers will achieve professional successes. But due to the credulity of the Pig, it is possible to be disappointed or cheated. One of the negative points of Pig year is that people ask for help less, so vulnerability will probably improve. Anyway, totally this year can be a good year in the point of view of horoscope. But I am sure that with the help of God we can build our own horoscopes in the best way.

Translated by: Parisa Mehran Taken from

The Sun, the Wind and Wager

2007-03-22T00:07:00.000+03:30

One day, when a passenger was going his way, the sun and the wind wagered on taking his cape off. The wind, with all strength, blew and scattered a cloud of dust. But the passenger grasped the cape firmly and the wind got tired and lost the bet finally. Then, it was a turn of the sun. He showed his golden and beautiful face and made the earth warm. The passenger panted because of the warmth. He sweated and decided to take the cape off immediately.
Yea, the winner is who treats gently and the loser is who treats violently.

Translated by: Parisa Mehran

In the Final Hours of the Year

2007-03-19T15:19:00.000+03:30

In these final hours of the year, I have held my breath to hear better the dispute of the seconds. My eagerness is beyond description. Spring has breathed her spirit into me to get ready for the beginning of the New Year. The Painter of the universe splashes the colours over His canvas again. Everything becomes glorious and I sink to these beauties. Suddenly, confusion encloses me and my heart beatings , like roaring waves, intensify it. I review the previous years and from the depth of my heart I wish that my God never leaves me alone, as usual, because without Him I can not start this year as the preceding ones, Amen!

With best wishes for a healthy, good , and happy year
Parisa Mehran

My Little Window

2007-03-18T19:54:00.000+03:30

I have a little window of my own,
of my dreams,
and of my solitude.
Standing near it, I can touch the sky,
conquer the peaks,
fly like a lark,
and smell lilies.
Crying near it, I can see my fate,
hear the pains,
wash my soul,
and smell the rain.
Smiling near it, I can find my missing,
embrace the fears,
caress the clouds,
and smell the wind.
I have a little window of my own,
of my hopes,
and of my future.

BY: PARISA MEHRAN

Take the Time

2007-03-17T20:51:00.000+03:30

Take the Time…
Take time to Love… It is the secret of eternal youth!
Take time to laugh…It is the music of the heart!
Take time to cry…It is the sign of a large heart!
Take time to read…It is the source of knowledge!
Take time to hear…It is the power of intelligence!
Take time to think…It is the key of success!
Take time to play…It is the freshness of childhood!
Take time to dream…It is the breath of happiness!
Take time to LIVE…Because time passes…QUICKLY… And NEVER returns!

The Day of Humanity

2007-03-16T19:35:00.000+03:30

Immediately I saw these pictures of Ronaldinho’s House, the below poem echoed in my mind.

The Rich Man

The rich man has his motor-car,
His country and his town estate.
He smokes a fifty-cent cigar
And jeers at Fate.

He frivols through the livelong day,
He knows not Poverty her pinch.
His lot seems light his heart seems gay,
He has a cinch.

Yet though my lamp burns low and dim,
Though I must slave for livelihood_
Think you that I would change with him?
You bet I would!

By: Franklin P. Adams

There are many Ronaldinhos all over the world. If one day they come together and decide to do something for the poor, I think this day must be named “The Day of Humanity” which has been missed in all calendars!!! What’s your idea?

My Flowers

2007-03-16T00:40:00.000+03:30

I had a garden
full of flowers,
rich of flowers up to the edge of the wall
all the flowers, even the flower of reed,
rich of flower, rich
up to the edge of the wall.
My flowers never sneaked on the wall
even my eglantine and golden cascades.

I had an arbour of “never forget me” flowers
a dress of roses
and a bed of jasmines.
At nights, I hanged the “lantern flowers” to my arbour
and at morning, buttercup to my hair.

I had a necklace of orange blooms
which never withered.

I used to sew my dresses with pine needle
and wore digital flower on my finger.

My flowers
were all soft and kind.
My flowers had no thorn
they loved me, as well as sparrows and butterflies.

Now it is a while
I don’t know why
the lanterns have wick
and the flowers sneak out the wall.

By: Maryam Zandi from Iran My Beloved Flower translated by Mehdi Afshar

No Comment!

2007-03-15T20:06:00.000+03:30

Only in Australia

Only in India

Only in Marocco

Only at Taiwan

Only in Pakistan

Only in China

Only in Japan

Only at Tehran

Where I Always Wish to Be

2007-03-15T14:34:00.000+03:30

Near the sea is the only place that I always wish to be. Staring at its horizon, I can turn over the leaves of my sweet memories. The ringlets of its waves, the grating roar of its sands, and the fiery light of its sun make me really feel relax. The solitude of the sea leads to forgetting all my loneliness which irritates me most of the time. With my tears I confide myself in the sea and it just responds me with its continuous roaring teaching me to continue my life and be as strong as SHE is!
By: Parisa

Iranian Customs

2007-03-13T18:35:00.000+03:30

The customs of Iran can be divided into pre-Islamic and Islamic customs. Pre-Islamic customs, rooted in the traditions of the Zoroastrians of the Sassanian period, include the night of Yalda (shebe yalda), New Year (Noruz), the night before the last Wednesday of the year (charshanbe suri), the thirteenth day of the New Year (sizdeh bedar), the seven "S"s' table (haft sin), etc. Islamic customs can be totally considered as the customs of Ramadan, Moharram and Safar months. Let me explain each of the examples with specific details.

Pre-Islamic Customs

The Night of Yalda: It is celebrated in the eve of the first day of the winter. It is the longest night of the year. Yalda originally means "birth" referring to the beginning of the winter.Iranian families come together to enjoy this special night. They eat watermelon, special nuts belonging to Yalda's night, and pomegranates. Also, they read Ferdosi's Shahnameh and the poems of Hafez.
They focus on their wishes in their minds and open the Hafez book to get their answers from the poem (this action is called "fal"). They try to stay awake at this night to enjoy more the beauties of Yalda's night.

Noruz: In the Persian language, Noruz literally means "new day". It is the celebration of the coming of spring and considered as the Iranian New Year. There are many customs inside Noruz itself that you can read below.

The last Wednesday of the Year: On the eve of the Wednesday before Noruz, the Iranians celebrate this night called Charshanbe (Wednesday) Suri (meaning red) or in the other words the red Wednesday. People set fires, jump over them and chant: "Sorkhi-e to az man, Zardi-e man az to" literally meaning that "your fiery red color is mine and my sickly yellow paleness is yours."
This chant implies that the Iranians want the fire to take their paleness, sickness and problems and in turn give them redness, warmth and energy for starting another new year. Another custom of this night is "Ghashogh Zani" meaning spoon banging. As an explanation, children bang on the pots with spoons, knock at the doors to take some nuts from the neighbors (it is so similar to Halloween). This night has its own nuts and also a special soup called Ash-e Charshanbe Suri. In different cities of Iran, there are many other regional customs for this night. For example, my husband is Azeri and his home town is Ardebil, in the north-west of Iran; people of this city celebrate this night by eating an especial food called "Suti Polo" (milky rice). This food contains rice cooking with milk and it is served with smoked fish. Any way, all the Iranians try to have the best Charshanbe Suri in each year with their special customs.

Spring Cleaning: The first step in preparing for Noruz is Khaneh-Tekani (literally meaning the shaking of the house). Every place in the house must be cleaned and organized perfectly. For instance, Azeri people believe that at the moment which the year becomes new, if you have some clothes on the clothesline, you will have a messy year! Moreover, the burning of wild rue, which is called "esfand", is practiced to keep evil spirits away and provide a nice aroma in the house. The cleaning is not only for the houses, but also for people by buying new clothes for themselves. Everything must be new, even the hearts; people clean their memories and throw away all the evil ones. They try to rebuild the relationships with their relatives and friends (also ones who have had problems with them in the previous year) by going to their houses to congratulate the New Year.

The Seven "S"s' Table: Sofreh-e Haft sin is the major tradition of Noruz. Iranians prepare a table or sofreh (a plastic sheet used as a tablecloth on the ground) with a variety of things. Below is the list of the elements of Haft Sin and the description of the symbolism that each element has.

Scriptures (Koran, Bible, Torah, Avesta or other Scriptures, or Poetry depending on beliefs): It symbolizes blessings and faith in the New Year. You can also place a Divan-e Hafez or other book of faith and knowledge.

Sabzeh (spring sprouts): It is made from wheat or lentil signifying rebirth and renewal.

Senjed (a sweet, dry fruit of a lotus tree): The fragrant and blooming lotus tree makes people fall in love so it is natural that its fruit would signify love and affection.

Sib (apple): A big red apple represents health and beauty.

Samanu (wheat pudding): Wheat and wheat products signify sweetness and fertility.

Serkeh (vinegar): White Vinegar signifies age and patience.

Somagh (crushed sumac berries): This S symbolizes the spice of life. Some say Somagh represents the color of the sunrise and with the sun all evil is conquered.

Seer (garlic): This medicinal S is a sign of good health.

Sekkeh (gold coins): It signifies wealth and prosperity

Sonbol (hyacinth fower): Purple or pink hyacinth are common on the Sofreh and also represent life and beauty.

Sangak (flatbread): Noon-e Sangak represents prosperity for the feasts. It can be accompanied by Naan-o Panir, which is Iranian feta cheese and fresh herbs to be eaten at the feast.

Sohan Asali (honey almonds): It is a sweet honey candy made with pistachios.

Mahi (fish): Fish in a clear white bowl represents life and the end of the astral year associated with the constellation Pisces.

Ayneh (mirror): It brings light & brightness into the New Year.

Sha'am (candle): Large or small candles can be used and symbolize fire & energy.

Tokhm-e Morgh (decorated eggs): It symbolizes fertility. Eggs are painted by children much like Easter eggs are painted.

Ajil (nuts): It can be roasted pistachios, walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts.

Shirini (sweets & pastries): It includes Noghl, Baaghlavaa, Toot, Noon-e Berenji, Noon-e Nokhodchi and any other sweets you prefer.

Esfand (wild rue): A brazier "Manghal" holds burning coals sprinkled with "Esfand" popular incense. It keeps the evil eye away and brings on health.

At the moment of New Year, the members of the family come together around the Haft Sin's Sofreh or table, read the holy books (e.g. Koran), and pray for having a good year. This table or Sofreh will be kept with all its elements until the thirteenth day of the New Year.

New Year Dishes:
Sabzi Polo Mahi: The New Year's Day traditional meal is called Sabzi Polo Mahi, which is rice mixed with green herbs served with fish.

Kuku Sabzi: a kind of fluffy cutlet made of special vegetables.
Reshteh Polo: rice cooked with noodles, which is believed to symbolically help one succeed in life.

Dolme Barg: A traditional dish of Azeri people, cooked just before the New Year.
At the moment of the New Year, this dish must be on the oven boiling very slowly; otherwise, it will lose its effect leading to the reaching of wishes! It includes some vegetables, meat and cotyledon which have been cooked and embedded in vine leaf and cooked again.

The Thirteenth Day of the New Year: This day is named "the day of nature." On the thirteenth day of the New Year, people go out and have a picnic outside the home.
Because it is believed that being at home on this day brings a bad omen. People wish for something and then tie grasses of their Sabzehs in the hope of reaching their desires. Usually they throw away Sabzehs in the streaming rivers. At the end of this day, the haft sin is cleared away until the next New Year.

The Iranian Troubadours: The traditional herald of the Noruz is called Haji Firuz. He symbolizes the rebirth of the Sumerian god of sacrifice, Domuzi, who was killed at the end of each year and reborn at the beginning of the New Year.
Haji Firuz makes people laugh. He dances and chants with his tambourine and trumpet in the streets. He has a black make up on his face and usually wears a red costume. Another troubadour is Amoo (uncle) Noruz who is the responsible for giving gifts to the children like Santa Claus and he is able to grant the wishes of them.

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Islamic Customs

Ramadan Month's Customs: In this holly month, all Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. They eat something in the morning before sunrise (this meal is called "Sahari"). At dusk, they break their fasts (this meal is called "Eftari"). There are different kinds of food served as Eftari such as Halim(made of wheat seemed like a thick soup), Shole zard(made of rice and lots of saffron), Ash-e Reshte(special kind of soup), Zulbia Bamiye( special kind of sweet), etc, etc.
Honestly, I can say that we perfectly make up the hours not eating during being fast!! About religious customs, it is suggested to read Koran more during Ramadan month, because Koran has been descended from God to Mohammad (the prophet of Islam) in this month. Due to the coincidence of this month with the martyrdom of the Imam Ali (the first Imam of Shia), there are also different ceremonies as lamentations. Tomorrow of the last day of this month, named feast of "Fetr", people go to mosques to pray; this day is one of the most important religious feasts of Moslems. They also give some money to the poor people (this amount of money is called "Fetriyeh") and usually they go to their houses to congratulate this holly feast to each other.

Moharram and Safar Months' Customs: It can be said that these two months belong to Imam Hoseyn (the third Imam of Shia , the son of Imam Ali). Because of his martyrdom, which is really mournful, the great lamentations are held as memorials by Shiite Muslims. There are many places allotted to the lamentations for Imam Hoseyn called "Hey'at" or "Hoseyniyeh". The day before the beginning of Moharram's month, in these places, people come together and fill a bowl with water as a symbol of the water of Forat's river which the enemies of Imam Hoseyn obstructed its streaming to keep him and his family thirsty.
This symbolic water is holly and people drink a little for becoming healthy. During the months, people, from any ages, go to the allotted places and mourn for Imam Hoseyn. A special pray is hold in mosques at the noon of the day of the Imam Hoseyn's martyrdom symbolizing the pray of Imam Hoseyn himself before being martyred. There is an especial outdoor play (Taziye), held in these months, which shows the incidents leading to the martyrdom of Imam Hoseyn in the war against his enemies.
The actors are usually ordinary people. Many groups of people circle around the actors to see their play and lament for Imam Hoseyn. The tomorrow night of Imam Hoseyn's martyrdom, people come out in the streets carrying candles in their hands to show the loneliness of Imam Hoseyn's family. The martyrdom of Imam Hoseyn is considered as the revival of Islam. His bravery and sacrifices indicate that how he is GREAT and frankly anybody can not explain his courage. The last custom of these two months is the tradition of going to the mosques after the midnight of the last day of Safar month until the dawn. People go to at least seven mosques and knock at the doors of them to congratulate symbolically the daughter of Prophet Mohammad (Hazrat-e Zahra) for finishing the mournful and miserable days.

Find Your Fruity Personality!

2007-03-12T20:50:00.000+03:30

Imagine a basket containing some apples, cherries, grapes, oranges, bananas, pineapples, coconuts, peaches, and pears. Which one will you like to eat first as your favorite fruit? Be hurry! Choose one and discover your personality!

Apple: You are always lavish and also frank. Maybe you can not individually be a best manager, but you can perfectly direct a little group and bring great successes to it with your efforts. Most of the time, you are able to decide swiftly but correctly. You enjoy unexpected and short trips. When you live with your partner, you seem kind and attracting; you extremely adore life in its real meaning.

Cherry: Life is not as sweet as you expect it. You have many ups and downs especially in your job. You always earn money in any projects but not too much. Your mind is creative and active leading you to the experiencing of new things. You are a faithful and intimate partner but you are hardly affected by the others. You consider your home as paradise and you enjoy being near your friends and relatives at your house.

Grape: Totally, you are polite and cheerful but sometimes you get angry quickly. You enjoy beauties generally. People love you because of your warm character. You have interest in living and you even enjoy doing usual things. Your partner must share in your interests until sh/he could be able to enjoy the life that you give him/her.

Orange: You are so patient and strong. You like to manage things slowly and wisely. You are so hardworking and a little shy. People can trust you due to your character. You choose your friends very precisely and you love them from the depth of your heart. You prevent from any quarrels.

Banana: You are so lovely, shy, calm, and naturally sensitive. You suffer from the lack of self confidence; therefore, people abuse you in different situations. You adore your partner and your relationship with him/her is always on balance.

Pineapple: You decide hastily. You are so risky; for example, you change your job without any hesitation, when you decide to do it. Somehow, you are brave. You have a special talent in managing things.

Coconut: You are wise and serious. You enjoy the social relationships and you have special attention on your friends. You seem a little selfish which is not really true. You are cautious and you have the highest rank in your job because you mange everything very well. You need a wise partner due to the fact that you do not mix your feelings and your wisdom.

Peach: You enjoy the essence of life. You are friendly but frank. You can easily forgive. You value the friendships. You are independent and you always tell the truth. You are a patient, ideal, and intimate lover but you do not like to show feelings.

Pear: When you focus on a special thing, you can do it perfectly at last. You want to see the results of your efforts quickly. You always need motivations. You seem a little shy and you can not easily express your feelings. You like a smart and generous partner.
Translated by Parisa Mehran. Taken from

Iranian Art

2007-03-07T23:25:00.000+03:30

Frankly, I don't really know from where I shall start to tell about the Iranian art because of the variety of the subjects in this field. I can just hint at some prominent ones in the general way.
Iranian architecture can be categorized into pre-Islamic (e.g. Perspolis) and post-Islamic (e.g. Ali Qapu). Iranian architects have always been the center of attention because of the skill and delicacy of their works. So, Persian architecture has spread to the outside of Iran (e.g. Soltaniyeh Dome in Samarghand). Moreover, Persian gardens (e.g. Eram Garden in Shiraz), with their traditional styles of garden design, which originated in Persia, have influenced the design of gardens throughout the larger region (e.g. Taj Mahal in India).

Iranian pottery presents a continuous history from the beginning of the Iranian history until the present day. Because of the special geographical position of Iran, being at the crossroads of ancient civilizations and on important caravan routes, almost every part of Iran was involved in pottery making.

Iranian painting has several branches. Tow main types of it can be regarded as "miniature" and "Qahveh Khanehei" Painting (Tea House style of painting). Miniatures are mostly related to the Persian mythology (e.g. Shahnameh Ferdosi's stories) and poetry. They are famous due to their absorbing complexity and delicacy which drown the viewer in the beauty of art. Qahveh Kanehei paintings, divided in to religious, epic, feast and amorous paintings, belong to tea houses with their special atmospheres (e.g. when the narrator tells the stories of Shahnameh in a traditional way).
Iranian carpet is an essential part of Iranian art. Carpet-weaving dates back to the ancient Persia. Iranian carpets are categorized in to three main types: Farsh/Qali (carpet), Qalicheh (rug), and Gelim (rough carpet including Zilu). Again, the delicate design of Iranian carpets makes them distinguished from the others. I should explain that some Iranian carpets and rugs are too precious, so they are framed and used as decorations (they are called "tablo farsh" meaning framed carpets). As an example, this carpet, named "The History of 2500 Years of Iran", is a kind of precious carpet because of its unique design. It includes all the kings of Iran from Great Kurosh until Mohamad Reza shah (111 persons);moreover, there are four historical events in the middle of the carpet: the war between Alb Arsalan with Romans, the war of shah Abbas with Ottomans, the asking of help of Homayun from Tahmasbe Safavi, and Ferdosi writing the Shahnameh. There is also the coin of each era on the edges. It is made of 80% silk and 20% soft wool and 288 colors are used to weave this carpet.
Below pictures are good examples of framed carpets which their designs belong to miniature artist Mahmoud Farshchian.

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About My University

2007-03-07T23:21:00.000+03:30

Alzahra University, allocated to the women, is located in Dehe Vanak of Tehran. Vanak literally means "coldness", so you can imagine how fresh this area is (because it has still kept its bracing essence). It has different faculties such as art, psychology, literature, languages and history, sciences, theology and etc. I have heard that Alzahra University has the most complete and equipped chemistry laboratory at Tehran among the other universities. At my faculty, we also have language labs which have been improving very fast to become as the most equipped too. The professors are highly educated in their fields and perfectly knowledgeable. The thing which is really interesting for me is my professors' characters. They are strong, hardworking, with inquiring minds. Therefore, they can be good models for their personal students' lives because of their effective characters.
My courses are mostly based on the literature. About this course, essay writing, I should say that my professor, Dr. Marandi, has done a big favor by teaching us how to create our own web logs. We are really thankful to her for sharing such an exciting experience. I hope I will learn this practical course very well because I am sure it would be really useful for me in the future.

Where I Live...

2007-03-07T18:08:00.000+03:30

Tehran, the capital of Iran, is my hometown. There are some theories about the meaning of "Tehran" itself; it is believed that "Tehran" comes from the Persian words "Tah" meaning "end or bottom" and "Ran" meaning "mountain slope", or it means "a warm place", as opposed to "a cool place" (e.g. Shemiran-a cooler district in northern Tehran). Nowadays, Tehran has been modernized and this modernization has led to a big difference between the old Tehran and the modern one. It has become so crowded creating some problems (especially the traffic) which are going to be solved by the policies of the government (like the development of the Tehran metro system).
However, still it can be found a healthy and pleasant climate such as near my house (Darabad area in the North of Tehran). This picture is the view of the kitchen of my flat!