Kamangir (Archer)

A vital part of blogging is being honest, to my understanding. That is the reason for posting these pictures here, although I am aware of their graphic content and the fact that this is embarrassing for any Iranian, if not any human being.
The story started this way, I was chatting with a South African friend [...]

Happy Rosh Hashanah to all Jewish friends, especially to Antony, Lisa, Tori, Kamran, Carl, “Raccoon” and “The Israeli Blogger” (did I miss anyone?).
Happy Ramadan to all Muslim friends, especially to Azadeh, Esra’a and all the Iranian friends, including Hossein, Fereshteh, Majid, Faezeh and others in Winnipeg.
Frankly, this is not fair. Agnostics have nothing to receive [...]

I remember hearing a short while ago that the Islamic Republic Police had “arrested” dogs, as a part of their “fight against immodesty”. Today, a very good friend sent a set of pictures of the arrested dogs. Clearly, these dogs are not meant to live in the conditions they are being kept, but, anyways, they [...]

ISNA reports that the Judiciary officials chopped off the hands of four thieves in the holy city of Mashhad. The sentence has been reportedly carried out “after the legal steps were taken” [Persian].
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Islamic Sharia in Action
IR and Thieves’ Fingers
Back to the Old Habit, Or Cutting Off Fingers

Fox News: “U.S. Officials Begin Crafting Iran Bombing Plan”
Germany — a pivotal player among three European nations to rein in Iran’s nuclear program over the last two-and-a-half years through a mixture of diplomacy and sanctions supported by the United States — notified its allies last week that the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel refuses to [...]