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RIP Rosa Montazami

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Fateme Bahreini, better known as "Rosa Montazami" was born in 1921 in Tehran-Iran, the exact date of which is not registered, however she was known to have been very diligent at school and remembered affectionately for her lively personality. Roza Montazami, published her first cookbook "The art of cooking" in 1964 at the age of 43 which included 600 different meals, she often explained that it took her 2 years to collect and write the book. Her book rapidly became a must have in every Iranian household. The book has been republished 41 times since its first edition and the latest edition is known to have over 1700 recipes. It is known that during the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988), the western embargo on Iran, also resulted in a scarcity of paper, her books were still considered a household necessity and distributed to newlyweds next to washing machines and dishwashers upon request. Roza Montazami passed away on Friday October 23, 2009 in Tehran, she was 87 years o...

Faces of Evil

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From Top left... 1- George W. Bush, was an ex drug and alcohol addict,who became the US president from 2001-2009, due to his utter lack of intelligence, he missed the chance to greatness and decided to go on a revenge spree for the 9/11 attacks, despite knowing the names and whereabouts of those responsible. Thus bearing responsibility for at least 1 Million deaths so far and rising. He is alive and waiting to face his creator. 2-Ariel Sharon, was an Israeli Prime minister and after losing one of his testicles and half his penis in a battle in the 1950s against a Jordanian unit, he became obsessed with killing "Arabs", He never let an opportunity out to start wars and kill off a peace initiative. His official biographies are mostly edited to his benefit, but that does not change what he was. He went into a Coma in 2006 and awaits his death. 3-Saddam Hussein,was an Iraqi dictator, and his complex riddled Arab nationalism caused him to commit many war crimes, the west delivere...

Naomi Wolf

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Naomi Wolf, was born in 1962 into a Jewish family, and did her BA in English literature at the Yale University , she is known as an awkward "third-wave feminist" author. Understandably she is not everyones darling, but her theories regarding the deterioration of the US democratic institutions, which was reflected in her 2007 published book "The end of America" struck a cord. In this very interesting book, which I personally recommend all Americans to read, she warns of historical parallels,comparing some well established and documented historical Dictatorships that aroused from well established democracies, by following a so called "Blue Print" of a list of 10 steps. The 10 steps are; 1. Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy. 2. Create secret prisons where torture takes place. 3. Develop a thug caste or paramilitary force not answerable to citizens. 4. Set up an internal surveillance system. 5. Harass citizens' groups. 6. E...

BlackWater (Xe) the "Neo Crusaders"

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In November 2008, I wrote an article " here " about Backwater the US militia army that was doing much of the dirty work seemed necessary for the neo-conservative establishment of the Bush regime in the what is now known as the "notorious Bush era". They have now renamed themselves into "Xe" pronounced "Ze", and are still very much active not only in Iraq and Afghanistan but as claimed also in Honduras and other hot spots throughout the world, maintaining and implementing the required pressure for promoting an agenda which can only be declared as the new world order, whilst the neo-conservatives are out of the White House. For the sake of fairness, one has to differentiate between the "New World Order" as is known, and the policies of the "Xe" organization. I have to emphasize without defending the new order, that "Xe" is only a tool, and these mercenaries whose ideology of Christian supremacy,other words religious fa...

Lost in translation !

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A few days ago, we all witnessed the start of the annual United nations general assembly, which kick starts with a big tam-tam in September and usually lasts a couple of months, though as it progresses it becomes more and more inconspicuous. However this assembly is one of the main organs of the United Nations, and is considered a rare opportunity for all heads of states to be present as equals and declare, hold speeches, meet delegates of whom they usually would never meet, coordinate future policies and above all settle scores openly and partly live on world television. We have seen some exceptional and historical appearances in the last half a century,of leaders whose speeches made their names immortal, and their causes spread and understood by their listeners. In the 20 Century, the world order was clear, the "First world" were the Capitalists, the "Second world" were the Communists, and the "Third world" were the ones who declared to be neutral and in...

Abbas Rostamian

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Born 1949 in Isfahan into a well to do family, his father a jeweler supported his art and even profited from his sons talent in designing new pieces for his work. As time went by, he became quite well known in Isfahan, for his distinctive fine style in combining the traditional miniature with his personal touch. In 1967, he went to Tehran and joined the Faculty of fine arts at the Tehran University where he mastered "Visual Arts". He then went on to Europe and stayed in different cities like Paris, Rome and Venice where he not only introduced his work but absorbed much of the collected art in these places.His loyalty to Iranian art brought him back to Iran and in 1978 became a professor at the University of Isfahan.His studies and research in Iranian traditional art and architecture are considered phenomenal. Underneath I have embedded some of his work for you to get an idea.. .

Taunting Dead History !

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From top left.. 1-Chairman Mao / 2- Marilyn Monroe /3- Michael Jackson /4-Sharon Tate /5- Rasputin /6-Saddam Hussain /7-Nicolae Ceausescu /8- Pol Pot /9-Vladimir Lenin /10-John F. Kennedy /11- Stalin /12-John Dillinger /13- Jesse James /14- Herman Goering /15-Evita Peron /16-Edgar Allan Poe /17-Che GueVara /18- Benito Mussolini /19-Beningo Aquino / 20-Abraham Lincoln .