Kamangir (Archer)

An Iranian looking at Iran as a foreigner…

Archive for July 27th, 2007

Finally, Something Good

By Kamangir • Jul 27th, 2007 • Category: Iran

It all started randomly, when Azadeh and I met Chantal in a meeting in University of Manitoba. Soon after she knew that we were Iranian, we started to realize how much she knew about the Persian culture as well as the geography of Iran, and even its politics. She even knew details such as the [...]

 
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Sexual Torture of Students in Iran

By Kamangir • Jul 27th, 2007 • Category: Human Rights, Iran, Islamic Republic

Last May, a group of students were arrested in Amir Kabir University (AKU), following the suspicious distribution of student newsletter which insulted the Supreme Leader. Soon, there were strong reports that the newsletters were counterfeited to create the pretext for arresting and oppressing students. For the background and the related cartoon see here.
Recently, shocking [...]



Apology

By Kamangir • Jul 27th, 2007 • Category: Personal

If you have also seen the “Quote Exceeded” screen when logging into Kamangir, I apologize. Following the recent incidents of DoS attacks, Kamangir was attacked today by a distributed DoS attack. I have talked to my host and they are figuring out a way to deal with this issue. Thanks for your support. Also, thanks [...]