Love arrives and in its train come ecstasies old memories of pleasure ancient histories of pain. Maya Angelou / Touched by an Angel was last modified: February 14th, 2009 by mahvand sadeghi
We have been an aggregate of wishes And hopes, of the future, of blessings, of aches And pleasure, of the sacred liberties For which families have labored and grieved. Marvin Bell / Yes, We Can/ On the inauguration of Barack Obama … was last modified: January 29th, 2009 by mahnaz […]
I see my face, framed within Pop’s black-framed glasses And know he’s laughing too. * pop/ by barack Obama was last modified: January 22nd, 2009 by mahnaz badihian
Mohammad Sadegh Kaboudvand Awarded Hellman/Hammett Grant Each year, Human Rights Watch awards Hellman/Hammett grants to writers punished by their governments for expressing opposition views, Award for Persecuted Writers Given to Imprisoned Iranian was last modified: January 22nd, 2009 by mahnaz badihian
Poem for Obama inauguration Say it plain, that many have died for this day. Sing the names of the dead who brought us here, who laid the train tracks, raised the bridges, Elizabeth Alexander / Praise song for the day. was last modified: January 22nd, 2009 by mahnaz badihian
Unexpectedly, sun is rising on your shoulders As you come from a long road of battle Poem for Obama – Mahnaz badihian(Oba)- Unexpectedly was last modified: January 20th, 2009 by mahnaz badihian
Barack, don’t forget your mother. Her dedication to peace, unity, and justice should keep you anchored should you consider going the way of other recent presidents Shirin Sadeghi / Don’t Forget Your Mother, Barack was last modified: January 20th, 2009 by mahnaz badihian
Atheist buses denying God’s existence take to streets Atheist adverts declaring that “there’s probably no God” have been placed on 800 buses around Britain after an unprecedented fundraising campaign. “there’s probably no God” / By Martin Beckford was last modified: January 7th, 2009 by mahnaz badihian
Alexander, a 46-year-old professor of African-American studies and a finalist for the 2005 Pullitzer Prize, will deliver her poem moments after Obama is sworn in as the country’s first black president on January 20, organizers said. Elizabeth Alexander /Obama Chooses Inaugural Poet / was last modified: December 24th, 2008 by […]
Background Neshat’s parents were upper middle-class. Her father was a well-respected physician and her mother a homemaker. shirin-neshat with Charlie Rose Show was last modified: December 20th, 2008 by mahnaz badihian