Tomorrow is the 29th anniversary of Iranian revolution. That is the day when the army joined the people and the Shah’s government officially collapsed. Unfortunately, I was very young at the time and I didn’t get to witness the events very much. All that has been engraved in my mind is that there was an …
Month: February 2008
When Winter and Spring collide
This year Tehran is having a very cold weather and lots of snow. This morning I received a frowarded email with some pretty pictures that I would like to put here. I don’t know who took them, if I find out, I will definitely credit the photographer.
The Amazons*
I had something completely different in mind to write about until I saw a news in BBC Persian about the ever rising number of women in universities and what worries the government. According to this article, the percent of women entering the universities has risen from 35% to 65% in the last 10-15 years. The …