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Monthly Archives: May 2007
Diaspora
Diaspora for us Iranian mean living all over the place. We Iranians live all over the world now. Our lives are influenced by this diaspora, this dispersion of our people, our language, our culture, to which we have all become … Continue reading
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Democracy
Democracy, what does it mean? How does it look like? When are we going to attain that? What do we really know about democracy? When my daughter was five years old, she attended a kindergarten in Stockholm. One day, in … Continue reading
Posted in Insight
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Stories
Stories is part of our daily lives. All of us. Remember those old good days? We would hear the stories of Princes and Princesses from our grandparents… I remember many summer nights when the heat of Tehran was cooling down … Continue reading
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Gender Identity
Gender Identity is a concept we have misunderstood. Even in today’s world, we have many families who literally die to have a baby boy! We have families who believe only a baby boy can carry on the family name and … Continue reading
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The Truth
How our communication with our children look like? Are we able to answer there weired and straight questions? As children, many of us asked our parents: “How did I come to this world?” The answer was always wrapped in a … Continue reading
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What qualities?!
What qualities do we intend to model for our children? What qualities do we teach our children and which ones do we want them to value most? Why do we do that? What are the cultural values we wish … Continue reading
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Vancouver May 6, 2007
Vancouver, May 6, 2007 was the Marathon day. There is so much to learn from Vancouver, the cheerful people of Vancouver, and beautiful British Columbia. The Vancouver Marathon/half-Marathon on May 6, 2007 was an extraordinary phenomenon for me as a … Continue reading
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Forgotten Youth
Why our Youth are often forgotten? Am I serious? Yes. We tend to forget our youth! A baby is cute, and a teenager is difficult, why? Is that because a baby does not talk, but a teenager talks! Some parents … Continue reading
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Mirrors For Our Children
We are mirrors for our children. We know that our way of communication affect a child and influence what he or she will become. Children are our mirrors, they look into these mirrors and they see the self into your … Continue reading
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Jokes and Racism
Did you know that some of our jokes have racist content and meaning? No? Have you ever noticed that our daily life activities and hobbies could be damaging to other people? Many times we engage us in racial … Continue reading
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