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A fiction writer, poet, and a translator, Shirindokht “Shirin” Nourmanesh was born and raised in Tehran. She is an active constituent of the Iranian-American community of the Bay Area, and is a member of the Association of Iranian-American Writers. Shirin lives in Los Gatos and writes both in English and Persian. E-mail her at: shirindokht@sbcglobal.net.

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Omar Khayyam, the poet of uncertainty

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Eleventh century Persian poet, philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician, Omar Khayyam was born and raised in Naishapur, Iran. One of the giants of...
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Persian Gulf forever

Separating Iran from its Arab neighbors, the strategic body of water bordering the Southern part of the country has always been referred to as the...
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Hunger strike, San Francisco

Touraj Zaim, whose father Kourosh has been arrested in Tehran following the uprising after the infamous rigged election which resulted in hundreds of...
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Bay Area Iranian Americans on their way to New York

Iranians prepare to put themselves in danger again tomorrow (Friday) to voice their dissent and to complain to excessive arrests, savage beatings,...
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An evening in support of the Baha'is of Iran

Baha'i leaders currently imprisoned in Tehran Bahá’í communities of the Bay Area will stage an event on Wednesday, August 12, 2009...
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Iranian election, a passionate political drama

Berkeley Lecture Series, whose “mission is to facilitate dialogue on issues of interest to the Iranian-American community in the Bay...
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Candlelight vigil, San Jose

More than sixty have been killed since the beginning of the political unrest in Iran, also know as Iran's Civil Rights Movement, that followed a...
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SF Supervisor invites Northern California to join in

San Francisco District 5 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi invites people of Northern California to stand in solidarity with the people of Iran on July 25,...
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Come out for Iran

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In an open letter, emphasizing the importance of citizen diplomacy, San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, Actor Sean Penn, and author and freelance...
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City of San Jose in solidarity with Iranians

Mayor of San Jose and city's councilmembers have signed a letter expressing their solidarity with San Jose Iranian...
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