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Baha’is in Iran – interesting article by Moojan Momen

International Politics: A bleak future for Baha’is Written by Moojan Momen, Published May 13th 2009 International pressure may have set Roxana Saberi free, but the plight of seven Iranian Baha’is, imprisoned in Tehran a year ago, has gone largely unnoticed. Earlier this week, US-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi was freed from prison in Iran after having… Read More Baha’is in Iran – interesting article by Moojan Momen

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And the voice inside my head welcomed me back to the crazy world of obsessive sci-fi fandom

Fox has done it: I’m officially a Fringe fan. I have been very wary of the show; the beginning of the season was intriguing enough that I kept watching even if Anna Torv (the actress playing Olivia Dunham) only seemed to be able to emote one thing (which would have been, at the time, nothing),… Read More And the voice inside my head welcomed me back to the crazy world of obsessive sci-fi fandom

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Pretty in Pink – how to complicate what should have been a simple fashion choice

So I’ve been thinking (a dangerous occupation when you’re walking across railroad tracks, but that’s another topic altogether). I was listening to an episode of a very interesting CBC podcast, DNTO (Definitely Not the Opera). This particular episode was about colours: how they affect us, why we like them, why we don’t like them, and… Read More Pretty in Pink – how to complicate what should have been a simple fashion choice

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From BWNS: Iranian Baha’i leaders may face new accusation on anniversary of imprisonment

NEW YORK, 12 May (BWNS) – The seven Baha’i leaders currently imprisoned in Iran are facing the anniversary of their arrest this Thursday, along with new and extremely grave accusations, after spending a year in jail without formal charges or access to their lawyer, Shirin Ebadi. “Despite their obvious innocence and the call by many… Read More From BWNS: Iranian Baha’i leaders may face new accusation on anniversary of imprisonment