“I am Cyrus. King of the world. When I entered Babylon… I did not allow anyone to terrorize the land… I kept in view the needs of people and all its sanctuaries to promote their well-being… I put an end to their misfortune. The Great God has delivered all the lands into my hand; the lands that I have made to dwell in a peaceful habitation…. . .When my soldiers in great numbers peacefully entered Babylon… I did not allow anyone to terrorize the people… I kept in view the needs of people and all its sanctuaries to promote their well-being… Freed all the slaves… I put an end to their misfortune and slavery (referring to religious minorities). The Great God has delivered all the lands into my hand; the lands that I have made to dwell in a peaceful habitation… “
"I have no religion, but if I were to choose one, it would be that of Shariati's."
Jean-Paul Sartre
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My Lord, grant me success in struggling during failure, in having patience in disappointment, in going alone, in Jihad without weapons, in working without pay, in making sacrifice in silence, in having religious belief in the world, in having ideology without popular traditions, in having faith (Iman) without pretensions, non-conformity without immaturity, beauty without physical appearance, loneliness in the crowd, and loving without the beloved knowing about it.
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photos: Farshad Palideh & Ehsan Mohammadi 
Archive for April 20th, 2008
“Try not to cry” 4 Children of Adam, Outlandish & Sami Yusuf
Posted by Parsin on April 20, 2008
Posted in Culture, Developing Country, History, Human Right, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Middle East, Movie, Muslims, Palestine, Politics, Poverty, Religion, Song, State Terrorism, Terrorism, United Nations, United States, Video, Violence, World, life, media, music, photo | Tagged: Children, Islam, music, Sami Yusuf | 3 Comments »
Aimé Césaire: A Black Orpheus Puts Away His Lyre
Posted by Parsin on April 20, 2008
Aimé Césaire, the Matinique poet and political figure died on April 17, 2008 at 94. He had been mayor of the capital city, Fort-de-France for 56 years from 1945 to 2001, and a member of the French Parliament without a break from 1945 to 1993. First elected to Parliament as a member of the Communist Party, he had left the Party in 1956 when he felt that the Communist Party did not put anti-colonialism at the center of its efforts.
Posted in Developing Country, History, Human Right, Poem, Politics, Violence, World, life | Tagged: France, Poet, Politic | 10 Comments »
