Kamangir (Archer)

An Iranian looking at Iran as a foreigner…

Archive for April 26th, 2007

Citizen Journalism in Iran, We Go Ahead! (Update III: Video+Text, BBC Picks the Footage)

By Kamangir • Apr 26th, 2007 • Category: Iran

As you might know, the Islamic Republic has started a summer veil program to face “immodesty”. The conduct of this event has caused distress and objection all over the Iranian blogestan. For example, female bloggers have started a game titled “does everyone have to wear Chador?” At the middle of this social unrest, one picture [...]



Kamangir on Crutches (Update: No Fracture was Found)

By Kamangir • Apr 26th, 2007 • Category: Iran

I think all the moderation that I did in Balatarin finally paid off. Last weekend we were playing the fantastic Iranian game at-the-middle (Vasati), which is similar to Dodgeball, when I twisted my ankle and fell down. Since then, I have had a pain in my left ankle. Today, they gave me crutches and took [...]



“A Child Begging for Her ‘Immodest’ Mom”

By Kamangir • Apr 26th, 2007 • Category: Iran

This is the English translation of a post by Masih Ali Nejad. She is a reformist journalist, whom if I remember correctly was banned from entering the parliament building after her revealing stories made MPs frustrated. This post talks about a picture taken at the scene of the ungoing anti-immodesty raids by the Police.

A Child [...]