Kamangir (Archer)

An Iranian looking at Iran as a foreigner…

Archive for May 1st, 2007

Ahmadinejad’s “Coincidental” Kiss

By Kamangir • May 1st, 2007 • Category: Iran

Fars has a very heroic story.

This morning, while the elite Iranian teachers were meeting Ahmadinejad, a very fascinating event happened. Mrs. Najmeh Gholi Pour, Ahmadinejad’s first grade teacher, was brought in without his knowledge. So, at the middle of the ceremony, he knew her and honored her. He gave her a special gift and [...]



More on Clashes in Amir Kabir University

By Kamangir • May 1st, 2007 • Category: Iran

More news is coming out of Amir Kabir University (AKU) (for the background see this post).
The whole story began when three articles were distributed on the campus, published on papers which held logos of student publications. The titles of these stories were “No One is Sacred”, “Black Crows [referring to Chador-wearing women]“, and “Where You [...]



Kamangir in Persian

By Kamangir • May 1st, 2007 • Category: Iran

After failed trials to communicate with Iranians through an English-speaking blog, I finally started a Persian blog. This is the address of Kamangir in Persian and this is its feed. That blog is still under construction so I do not have a blogroll there. Apologies for that. For the good friends of Kamangir in English [...]