Kamangir (Archer)

The Dilemma About Iran

Kamangir | February 13, 2006 | Category Iran

I had always told Mike how tender Iranians are. Also, I had tried to show him examples of Iranian traditions, life style, even nice aspects of Islam and Quran. And I was totally sincere with him in that. Then, after the attacks to the Denmark embassy in Tehran, I could clearly see that he is looking at me in doubt. The question was obviously clear “if Iranians are like what you say, then what is this?” I think that’s an important question many other people would ask, too. Even, Azadeh was once asking, “is this the real Iran?”

I think this picture is showing the whole situations. One man throws stones to the Denmark embassy. Police does not intervene and five journalists take pictures to show the world how violent Iranians are.

For The Record

Kamangir | February 13, 2006 | Category Iran

I saved this post as a draft and did not publish it. Now, with Azadeh’s approval, I think it is not that bad.

It is not only others insluting Muslims, sometimes Muslims inslut others. This cartoon was published in the Syrian newspaper Tishreen, April 30, 2000.

Just for the record, see the original page of Jyllans-Post (see). Also, a webpage devoted to the cartoons (see). Hey! the cartoons have got a page in wikipedia (see). Did you think that the cartoons were just published in European countries? See this for one of them on the cover of an Egyptian newspaper (see).

Another Cartoon on Iran

Kamangir | February 13, 2006 | Category Iran

After German Minister of Defense Franz Josef Jung announced that the German army will guard the stadiums where the World Cup is to be held, a German cartoonist drew a picture showing Iran’s team with suicide belts playing against the German army. This event seems to make some people upset (see). The editor of Tagesspiegel, the journal which published the cartoons, apologized for any misunderstanding saying that the aim of the cartoon is to mock the general’s idea not to show that Iranians are terrorists. He expresses “everybody knows that the Iranian team won’t enter the stadium equipped with suicide belts”. He concludes by saying “It is definitely not in the tradition of the Tagesspiegel to engage in any kind of discrimination, be it based on gender, religion, ethnicity or nationality” (see).

It seems that hopefully there will be no demonstrations in Tehran on this subject.

p.s. Iran demanded apology (see).

Another petition by CNN

Kamangir | February 13, 2006 | Category Iran

Another petition on Iran by CNN: “Was the IAEA right to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program?” (see). Sorry dudes, I think yes.