Kamangir (Archer)

An Iranian looking at Iran as a foreigner…

Archive for August 13th, 2007

“Godfather” seeks Financial Support from the Islamic Republic (Updated II)

By Kamangir • Aug 13th, 2007 • Category: Iran

A few days ago, when Hossein Derakhshan’s (a.k.a. Hoder) problems with his hosting had just started, I wrote a post about an anti-semitic remark he had made in his blog, “nothing can stop him [Mehdi Khalaji] and his wealthy influential warmonger Jewish Supporters”. He then wrote another post in his Persian blog in which he [...]



An Iranian Traditional Wedding

By Kamangir • Aug 13th, 2007 • Category: Iran, Women

A traditional wedding in north-east of Iran, the Turkmens. See more pictures in the photoblog.



The Journalists’ Day without the Journalists, Ahmadinejad’s Speech Canceled

By Kamangir • Aug 13th, 2007 • Category: Iran, Islamic Republic

The banner reads “A Sunny Day”. It definitely was not a sunny day for the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance and for Ahmadinejad.
Yesterday, a right-wing journalists’ group threw a party for the Journalists’ Day. The party was attended by the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance and, later, Ahmadinejad decided to give a speech [...]



Too Sexy for Fars News

By Kamangir • Aug 13th, 2007 • Category: Humour, Iran, Islam, Islamic Republic, Women

Fars News removed a set of picture taken at a women’s sports event. Apparently, they were too sexy for them. See the pictures in the photoblog.
Related: The Picture which was Deleted