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Am I terrorist, or just mentally challenged?
Kamangir | November 29, 2007 | Category Iran, Islamic Republic, Personal
These are the last days before my long-awaited trip to Europe and Africa, partly because of my presentation in an IEEE conference. In fact, Azadeh and I were supposed to go together before her visa application was rejected. Mine, however, was accepted given that I provided them with more information, and I did. Since then, I have been waiting for over a month in order to actually get the visa.
As I am leaving in less than 10 days, it is not exaggeration if I say that I am very worried. Having said that, I don’t blame the Egyptians. The fact that there is a street at the heart of Tehran named after the person who assassinated the Egyptian president Anwar El Sadat is to my opinion enough for the Egyptians to thinks whoever holds an Iranian passport might be seriously mentally challenged and an imminent hazard to his own as well to others’ safety. And I am assuming that they forgive us for praising a terrorist.
Let’s keep our fingers crossed that I make it to Egypt. I do want to attend that the conference and I do want to see the pyramids.
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Salam (Hi) - سلام
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I will keep you in my prayers yaa Saddiqi.
اللَّهÙمَّ اÙÙ†Ùىْ اَسْئَلÙÙƒÙŽ صÙØَّةً ÙÙىْ اÙيْمَان٠وَّ اÙيْمَانًا ÙÙىْ ØÙسْن٠خÙلْق٠وَّ Ù†ÙجَاØًا تÙتْبÙعÙهْ ÙَلَاØًا وَّ رَØْمَةً Ù…Ùنْكَ ÙˆÙŽ عَاÙÙيَةً وَّ مَغْÙÙرَة Ù‹ Ù…Ùنْكَ ÙˆÙŽ رÙضْوَانً
(O Allah! I ask for health/goodness of iman, and iman accompanied by good behaviour, and success followed by peace and mercy from You; and also security, pleasure and forgiveness.)
It is my wish that you travel and enjoy all the dood things the trip offers you. Please go forward with open eyes and an open heart. To live all of life possible, for as long as possible, is to really live.
Kamangir: Thanks. :)
Arash, here’s your chance to demonstrate to Cairo that some Iranians are neither terrorist nor mentally ill!
You will be safe in your travels, as you have the prayers of many supporting you.
Archer
I will keep fingers crossed for you.
I am so sorry that Azadeh can’t go. You know, I think that some low level guy at Egyptian embassy looked at her application and said to himself: I don’t like her name, I don’t like her country and anyway what is a woman doing at scientific conference……………. and rejected her visa.
Kick some ass, dude, and make sure you take lots of pictures!
you wont need to explain much about terrorism to egyptians… they are already aware of it, for the one of the most prominent producers of terrorist-oriented ideologies in the world is originated from there.
then, pyramids might a better choice to think about.
Wishing you a safe and successful trip! Come back with lots of pictures! T’tzei b’shalom v’tachzor b’shalom - leave in peace and return in peace!
Have a good trip, mate, though it’s a shame that Azadeh can’t join you.
Have a great trip! Good luck!
I’ve been an Iranian in Egypt. Egyptians actually have a very good impression of Iranians.
Oh, and get your facts strait…the Eslambouli street in Tehran has been changed to Muhammad al-Durra street…FYI.
Eslambouli street in Tehran has been changed to Muhammad al-Durra street…
If it has been changed, Muhammad al-Durra is a good street name, representing the same motto IRI government has: “never the truth should stand in the way of propaganda.”
http://pajamasmedia.com/2007/12/wounds_of_mohamed_alduras_fath.php