In our refugee camp I met this woman everyday disturbed clearly sad She had no name she had lost her soul A soul without peace her peace out of see she walked and walked inside the borders of the green land to turn days into the nights and nights into the days The motionless life…
Month: May 2009
Bullying
In our Iranian community we have no discussion about bullying. Translation of this word in our language does not show the seriousness of this topic. Bullying is mostly misunderstood as “jokes” or as “just being funny” type of action. In our culture it is easy to laugh at or ignore many hard topics such as…
Resiliency and Hope
Internal Emotional Check Up: Resiliency Resiliency is about having the strength of helping someone else although you feel miserable and distressed. Resiliency involves sacrifices, hard work, hope, optimism, and survival skills. You may possibly be in awe of how you would regain your strength after hardships have turned your life upside down. There are stories…
Domestic Violence
In the discussion about domestic violence we Iranians are behind or it is easier to say that we have never really dealt with this heavy topic. As much as women rights are a political concern causing fears for men in control, yet women’s rights in relationship is backed up with a complex load of multiple…
نقش مهم پدر بودن
از مهاجرت هر چه سخن بگویم باز هم کم گفته ایم. ما ایرانیان مهاجرت خود را هنوز که هنوز است باور نکرده ایم و بسیار اندک یا پیش و پا افتاده به بحث و یافتن راهکار‌های مناسب برای تطابق در این شرایط پرداخته ایم. با گرفتن جشن عید نوروز، سیزده بدر، و مراسم دیگر ما…