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賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍
賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍 (亘丕賱賮丕乇爻賷丞: 亘賴卮鬲 夭賴乇丕) 兀賰亘乇 賲賯亘乇丞 賮賶 廿賷乇丕賳貙 鬲賯毓 噩賳賵亘 胤賴乇丕賳. 丿賮賳鬲 賮賷賴丕 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 亘丕乇夭丞 賲賳賴丕 乇賵丨 丕賱賱賴 禺賲賷賳賶 賵賲丨賲丿 毓賱賶 乇噩丕卅賶 (乇卅賷爻 爻丕亘賯) 賵賲丨賲丿 噩賵丕丿 亘丕賴賳乇 (乇卅賷爻 賵夭乇丕亍 爻丕亘賯)貙 賰賲丕 丿賮賳 賮賷賴丕 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 賯鬲賱賶 丨乇亘 丕賱禺賱賷噩 丕賱兀賵賱賶 亘賷賳 廿賷乇丕賳 賵丕賱毓乇丕賯 (1980 - 1988). "賮乇丿賵爻" 賰賱賲丞 賲毓乇亘丞 賲賳匕 丕賱賯丿賲 賲賳 兀氐賱 賮丕乇爻賶 賯丿賷賲貙 鬲丿賱 毓賱賶 丕賱丨丿賷賯丞 丕賱賲爻賵乇丞.
丕賱廿赖丿丕亍
廿賱賶 賰賱 丕賱賲賮賯賵丿賷賳 賵丕賱睾丕卅亘賷賳 賵丕賱匕賷賳 爻賯胤賵丕
丕賱廿赖丿丕亍
廿賱賶 賰賱 丕賱賲賮賯賵丿賷賳 賵丕賱睾丕卅亘賷賳 賵丕賱匕賷賳 爻賯胤賵丕
295 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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February 15, 2017
As a way of getting up to speed on recent Iranian history, including the contested 2009 election, the large protests that followed, and the government's brutal response to those protests, Zahra's Paradise is invaluable. This is a brave document, published (under pseudonyms) at considerable risk to its authors, and as a reading experience its emotional impact was, at times, considerable. At other times, it was bogged down by a somewhat choppy structure, and, frame by frame, the art was a bit chaotic鈥攁 style that could have worked well with the themes but instead just made me feel like I couldn't quite focus.* I guess it's not really fair to compare it to Persepolis, but... it's no Persepolis. It deserves to be required reading anyway.
*Edit 2/15/17: Upon reflection, the disorientation the art sometimes caused me as a reader was probably a good metaphor for what it was like to live in Iran at this time. But I'm not sure that effect was deliberate.
*Edit 2/15/17: Upon reflection, the disorientation the art sometimes caused me as a reader was probably a good metaphor for what it was like to live in Iran at this time. But I'm not sure that effect was deliberate.
May 30, 2013
On Iran's 2009 presidential election aftermath. As far as graphic novels go, this is a very well done book, and as far as historic fictions go, it seems to be historically sound and to have a powerful story line.
For me, reading Zahra's Paradise has brought back so many painful memories. Yet I believe what happened in that bloody summer should be told again and again, and never be forgotten.
For me, reading Zahra's Paradise has brought back so many painful memories. Yet I believe what happened in that bloody summer should be told again and again, and never be forgotten.
February 8, 2014
賴匕賴 賴賷 丕賱兀賷丕賲 丕賱噩賷丿丞貙 丕賱鬲賷 鬲爻鬲賷賯馗 賮賷賴丕 氐亘丕丨丕賸貙 鬲賱鬲賯賷 氐丿賷賯丞貙 鬲毓胤賷賰 賰鬲丕亘丕賸 丕賳鬲馗乇鬲賴貙 鬲賲爻賰賴 丨鬲賶 賷賳鬲賴賷貙 兀賳丕 兀鬲丨賷夭 賱賱賰賵賲賷賰爻 毓賱賶 丨爻丕亘 兀賷 兀毓賲丕賱 兀丿亘賷丞/賮賳賷丞 兀禺乇賶貙 賱匕丕 賱丕 兀賲賱賰 丕賱鬲賯賷賷賲 廿賱丕 亘賲丕 鬲乇鬲囟賷賴 匕丕卅賯鬲賷 賮賯胤.
丕賱孬亘鬲 亘兀爻賲丕亍 丕賱卮賴丿丕亍 賮賷 丌禺乇 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙 胤亘毓 賱賷賱鬲賷 亘亘賴噩丞 丨夭賷賳丞 兀賵 丨夭賳 亘賴賷噩貙 卮毓乇鬲購 丕乇鬲賷丕丨丕賸 賲丕 兀賳賾賴賲 賱賲 賷購賳爻賵丕.
丕賱孬亘鬲 亘兀爻賲丕亍 丕賱卮賴丿丕亍 賮賷 丌禺乇 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙 胤亘毓 賱賷賱鬲賷 亘亘賴噩丞 丨夭賷賳丞 兀賵 丨夭賳 亘賴賷噩貙 卮毓乇鬲購 丕乇鬲賷丕丨丕賸 賲丕 兀賳賾賴賲 賱賲 賷購賳爻賵丕.
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August 3, 2011We're very proud of this book -- which the authors have created to be in itself a revolutionary document about political upheaval and what an individual's role in it can ultimately be.
June 18, 2013
Blessed are the truthseekers and truth tellers, especially those who risk not only their own lives and voices, but those of family and friends, in the pursuit of the real story, particularly in the face of vicious, oppressive tyrannies, whether religiously fanatical or simply power hungry. The people of the great country of Iran have suffered enormously under the rule of the mullahs and their basij stormtroopers, and the world was stunned by the execution of Neda on a Tehran street on 20 June 2009. But many more were disappeared that day, both before and after in fact, hidden away in torture chambers of Evin and other terrible dungeons (where assaults included rape and murder), many never to return. In Zahra's Paradise, a graphic novel of power and emotion, the artists expose the ruthless attack against democratic sentiments, as thousands of citizens (many students) have been killed or locked away, and any hints of free thinking squashed. Although the main character, Mehdi, is most likely a composite figure, he stands for all who suffered, and the story of intrepid journalists, citizens, and family members in uncovering the truth and fighting for justice, at great cost to themselves, is a powerful statement. Along with the powerful and better-known graphic work of Marjan Satrapi, two anonymous men have produced a biting, sarcastic, and straightforward critique of the current regime in Iran. No doubt a fatwa for their heads would be issued should the Iranian authorities discover their true identities. I wonder if any copies will make it into Iran, but it is a story citizens there are all to aware of anyway. No, this is for the rest of the world, so ignorant is it of the true life of average Iranians. The sentiment in the United States is often to demonize Iranians, but I know that in truth a huge segment of the population hates what the mullahs have done. While many ignorantly follow the mullahs's lead, thousands push back against oppression in a myriad of ways, from small gestures to life-risking protest. There will always be brave protestors, who continue to fight for freedom. Allah bless them in their struggle. May freedom one day shine on all Iranians. I strongly recommend this novel to readers everywhere.
March 6, 2017
4.5 stars..How can political uprising and oppression be entertaining, and sometimes funny? Zahra's paradise pulls that off, and more, educating people about the plight of the great people of Iran via a graphic novel... one of my first. A graphic novel is basically a comic book for adults.. I'll take it!! At times I was very frustrated and aghast that things like this can occur, all in the eye of "religion", but really its just a power grab.. and for what. Big Kudos for a fun, fast and educational read.
January 17, 2014
賱丕 鬲亘丨孬 賮賷 丕賱兀乇囟 毓賳 賲乇賯丿賳丕 亘毓丿 丕賱賵賮丕丞
廿賳賲丕 賲賯丕賲賳丕 賮賷 氐丿賵乇 丕賱毓丕乇賮賷賳 賲賳 丕賱兀賳丕賲
噩賱丕賱 丕賱丿賷賳 丕賱乇賵賲賷
廿賳賲丕 賲賯丕賲賳丕 賮賷 氐丿賵乇 丕賱毓丕乇賮賷賳 賲賳 丕賱兀賳丕賲
噩賱丕賱 丕賱丿賷賳 丕賱乇賵賲賷
March 22, 2014
賱丕 鬲禺賱賵 賯乇丕亍丞 鬲噩丕乇亘 丕賱賰賵賲賷賰爻 丕賱廿賷乇丕賳賷丞 賲賳 噩丕匕亘賷丞 賲囟丕毓賮丞貙 爻亘亘賴丕 爻丨乇 賴匕丕 丕賱賮賳 丕賱亘氐乇賷 賲賳 賳丕丨賷丞貙 賵睾賵丕賷丞 賰卮賮 賴匕丕 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 丕賱賲睾賱賯 賵丕賱亘毓賷丿 毓賳賾丕 賲賳 賳丕丨賷丞 兀禺乇賶
賵廿賳 賰丕賳鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲噩丕乇亘 爻鬲馗賱 賲乇鬲亘胤丞 賱賮鬲乇丞貙 亘鬲噩丕乇亘 賯丕丿賲丞 賲賳 禺丕乇噩 "丕賱噩賲賴賵乇賷丞 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷丞"貙 丨賷孬 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賲毓 "亘乇爻亘賵賱賷爻" 賱賲乇噩丕賳 爻丕鬲乇丕亘賷貙 丕賱爻賷乇丞 丕賱匕丕鬲賷丞 賱賱乇爻丕賲丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞 丕賱廿賷乇丕賳賷丞 (氐丿乇鬲 丕賱胤亘毓丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞 丕賱毓丕賲 2000)貙 賲毓 乇爻賲賴丕 賱胤賮賵賱鬲賴丕 賮賷 馗賱 賳卮兀丞 丕賱噩賲賴賵乇賷丞 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 丕賱馗賱丕賱貙 賵丕賱爻賵丕丿 丕賱賲賴賷賲賳 毓賱賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱亘氐乇賷貙 賵丕賱丌賳 鬲鬲噩丿丿 賴匕賴 丕賱噩丕匕亘賷丞 賲毓 賰賵賲賷賰爻 賷賰卮賮 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賳賮爻賴 亘毓丿 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 孬賱丕孬賷賳 毓丕賲丕賸 賲賳 鬲亘賱賵乇 鬲噩乇亘丞 賴匕賴 丕賱噩賲賴賵乇賷丞貙 賵賲丕 乇爻賲鬲賴 賲乇噩丕賳. 乇丕賵賷丞 "賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍" 丕賱鬲賷 賰鬲亘賴丕 "兀賲賷乇"貙 賵乇爻賲賴丕 "禺賱賷賱"貙 賴賷 鬲噩乇亘丞 賲賳 丕賱禺丕乇噩 毓賲丕 賷丨丿孬 亘丕賱丿丕禺賱. 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 廿賷乇丕賳賷 (賷賯賷賲 亘丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞) 賵丕賱丌禺乇 噩夭丕卅乇賷貙 賵賰丕賳 氐丿賵乇賴丕 丕賱兀賵賱 亘丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷丞 (2011) 孬賲 鬲乇噩賲鬲賴丕 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賱賱毓乇亘賷丞貙 兀禺賷乇丕賸貙 賮賷 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘 亘鬲賵賯賷毓 "乇賷賲" 賵"兀丨賲丿" 毓賳 丿丕乇賷 "氐賮氐丕賮丞" 賵"賲乇爻賵賲"-丕賱鬲賳賵賷乇
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 氐丿乇鬲 賰丨賱賯丕鬲 賲爻賱爻賱丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丕賳鬲乇賳鬲貙 亘賱睾丕鬲 毓丿丞 賲賳賴丕 丕賱賮丕乇爻賷丞 賵丕賱賴賵賱賳丿賷丞貙 賵賯丿 丕禺鬲丕乇 兀賲賷乇 賵禺賱賷賱 丕賱賳卮乇 亘丕賱丕爻賲 丕賱兀賵賱 賱賰賱 賲賳賴賲丕 賱兀爻亘丕亘 爻賷丕爻賷丞貙 賵賱丨丿丕孬丞 丕賱賳卮乇 毓賳 賵丕賯毓丞 賲爻鬲賵丨丕丞 賲賳 鬲馗丕賴乇丕鬲 2009 賮賷 廿賷乇丕賳貙 丨賷孬 丕賳胤賱賯鬲 賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍 廿賱賰鬲乇賵賳賷丕賸 賮賷 2010貙 乇睾賲 丕賱鬲兀賰賷丿 毓賱賶 兀賳賴丕 賯氐丞 "禺賷丕賱賷丞"貙 (丕賱賲賵囟丨 賮賷 丕賱賲賵賯毓)貙 賵賰匕賱賰 丕賱鬲賯丿賷賲 丕賱匕賷 賰鬲亘丕賴貙 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賵丕賱乇爻丕賲貙 鬲丨鬲 毓賳賵丕賳 "毓賳 丕賱兀氐賵賱"貙 丨賷孬 賷丐賰丿丕賳 兀賳 "丕賱賲鬲馗丕賴乇 丕賱匕賷 丕禺鬲賮賶 賮賷 爻乇丕丿賷亘 丕賱噩賲賴賵乇賷丞 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷丞 卮禺氐賷丞 禺賷丕賱賷丞貙 賵丨乇丕爻 丕賱爻乇丿丕賷亘 賱賷爻賵丕 爻賵賶 乇爻賵賲 鬲賳亘毓 賲賳 賯賱賲 丕賱賮賳丕賳. 兀爻鬲丕匕 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱賰亘賷乇 (丕亘賳 禺賱丿賵賳) 賰丕賳 爻賷乇賷丿賰 兀賳 鬲賳馗乇 兀毓賲賯貙 兀賳 鬲胤乇丨 兀爻卅賱鬲賰 兀賳鬲 賵兀賳 鬲乇丕噩毓 賲丕 賱丿賷賰 賲賳 賲毓胤賷丕鬲貙 賰丕賳 賱賷丨孬賰 毓賱賶 丕賱乇噩賵毓 廿賱賶 兀氐賵賱 丕賱噩賲賴賵乇賷丞 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷丞 賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵孬丕卅賯賴丕 丕賱鬲兀爻賷爻賷丞貙 賰丕賳 賱賷丨囟賰 毓賱賶 賲賯丕乇賳丞 丕賱賲氐丕丿乇 賵丕賱丨丕賱丕鬲 賱鬲乇賶 廿賳 賰丕賳 賱賲賴丿賷 賵噩賵丿 丨賯賷賯賷"
賲賯丕乇賳丞 爻乇賷毓丞 亘賷賳 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 丕賱賲鬲賵賮乇丞 賮賷 氐賮丨丞
賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 爻鬲賰卮賮 丕賱噩賴丿 丕賱賰亘賷乇 丕賱匕賷 亘匕賱賴 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲丕賳貙 賵爻毓賷 賰賱 賲賳賴賲丕 廿賱賶 鬲賯丿賷賲 賲氐胤賱丨丕鬲 賵鬲兀氐賷賱賴丕 亘丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 賲孬賱 丕禺鬲賷丕乇 "賰賵賲賷賰爻" 賱賵氐賮 賴匕丕 丕賱賮賳貙 賵鬲乇噩賲丞 兀亘賷丕鬲 丕賱卮毓乇 丕賱賵丕乇丿丞貙 毓賱賶 兀賱爻賳丞 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙 賰匕賱賰 鬲毓賲丿 鬲乇賰 亘毓丿 丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲 丕賱廿賷乇丕賳賷丞 賲賳 丿賵賳 鬲乇噩賲丞 賱賷鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賷賴丕 丕賱賯丕乇卅 丕賱毓乇亘賷貙 賵丕賱毓賳丕賷丞 亘丕賱賴賵丕賲卮貙 廿囟丕賮丞 廿賱賷 鬲賯丿賷賲 禺賱賮賷丞 爻賷丕爻賷丞 賵鬲丕乇賷禺賷丞 賵丨賯賵賯賷丞 毓賳 丕賱兀賵囟丕毓 賮賷 廿賷乇丕賳 賵丕賱鬲毓乇賷賮 亘丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱爻賷丕爻丞 賵丕賱賰鬲賾丕亘 賵丕賱卮毓乇丕亍 賵賳囟丕賱丕鬲 丕賱丨乇賰丞 丕賱丨賯賵賯賷丞 丕賱廿賷乇丕賳賷丞 賱鬲賵孬賷賯 毓丿丿 囟丨丕賷丕 丕賱爻賷丕爻丞 賵丕賱爻賱胤丞 賮賷 廿賷乇丕賳: 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 16 兀賱賮丕賸 賲賳匕 丕賱鬲兀爻賷爻 丨鬲賶 賵賯鬲 氐丿賵乇 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞
賷氐賵睾 賰賱 賲賳 兀丨賲丿 賵乇賷賲 (丕賱賱匕賷賳 丌孬乇丕 毓丿賲 丕賱賰卮賮 毓賳 賰賳賷鬲賷賴賲丕 鬲丨爻亘丕賸 賱賲囟丕賷賯丕鬲) 兀爻亘丕亘丕賸 賱廿賯亘丕賱賴賲丕 毓賱賶 鬲乇噩賲丞 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞 :"兀乇丿賳丕 兀賳 賳毓乇囟 毓賱賶 丕賱賯丕乇卅 丕賱毓乇亘賷 毓賲賵賲丕賸 賵丕賱賲氐乇賷 禺氐賵氐丕賸 賲賱丕賲丨 賲賳 噩賵丕賳亘 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵丕賱賲毓丕賳丕丞 丕賱賷賵賲賷丞 賱賱廿賷乇丕賳賷賷賳貙 毓賱賶 鬲賳賵毓賴賲貙 賵兀賳 賳亘乇夭 丨賱賯丞 賮賷 賳囟丕賱 賵鬲囟丨賷丕鬲 丕賱廿賷乇丕賳賷賷賳 丕賱胤丕賲丨賷賳 廿賱賶 丕賱丨乇賷丞 賮賷 賲賵丕噩賴丞 丿賵賱丞 賯丕賴乇丞 胤丕丨賳丞 鬲亘胤卮 亘賲毓丕乇囟賷賴丕". 賰賲丕 鬲丨賲爻 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲丕賳 賱鬲賯丿賷賲 丕賱毓賲賱 賱賱毓乇亘賷丞 賱賵噩賵丿 鬲卮丕亘賴 亘賷賳 賲丕 賷噩乇賷 賮賷 賲氐乇 賵廿賷乇丕賳.. "賰賲 賲賳 賲賴丿賷 賮賷 賲氐乇 丕禺鬲胤賮 賵毓匕亘 賵賲丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱丨亘爻貙 孬賲 賰丕亘丿 兀賴賱賴 賱兀爻丕亘賷毓 兀賵 賱卮賴賵乇 亘丨孬丕賸 毓賳賴 丨鬲賶 賵噩丿賵丕 噩孬鬲賴 亘毓丿賲丕 囟賱賱鬲賴賲 丕賱爻賱胤丕鬲 賵鬲賳氐賱鬲 賲賳 賰賱 賲爻丐賵賱賷丞 毓賳 賲氐賷乇賴". 賷卮賷乇 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲丕賳貙 兀賷囟丕賸貙 廿賱賶 兀賳 賴賳丕賰 丨乇賰丞 賲鬲賳丕賲賷丞 亘丕賱鬲兀賱賷賮 賰鬲丕亘丞 賵乇爻賲丕賸 賱賱賮賳貙 賱賰賳 "賰丕賳鬲 鬲賳賯氐賴丕 丨乇賰丞 鬲乇噩賲丞 丿丕毓賲丞 賱賴丕 鬲毓賷賳 丕賱賯丕乇卅 亘丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賱廿胤賱丕毓 毓賱賶 丕賱廿爻賴丕賲丕鬲 亘賱睾丕鬲 兀禺乇賶 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賮賳".
賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍貙 賴賷 丨賰丕賷丞 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 賲賴丿賷 賮賷 丿賵賱丞 丌賷丞 丕賱賱賴貙 丨賷孬 賷禺鬲賮賷 氐丕丨亘 賯賱丕丿丞 "夭賷夭賵" 賳爻亘丞 廿賱賷 夭賷賳 丕賱丿賷賳 夭賷丿丕賳貙 賮噩兀丞. 賱丕 兀孬乇 賱賴貙 丌禺乇 賲毓賱賵賲丞 賲丐賰丿丞 毓賳賴 兀賳賴 賰丕賳 賮賷 鬲馗丕賴乇丕鬲 乇賮囟 鬲夭賵賷乇 丕賱丕賳鬲禺丕亘丕鬲 丕賱乇卅丕爻賷丞 2009 亘賷賳 兀丨賲丿賷 賳噩丕丿貙 賵賲賷乇 賲賵爻賵賷. 鬲兀禺匕 乇丨賱丞 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 賲賴丿賷 丕賱賲爻丕乇丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲賵賯毓丞 賵丕賱賲毓鬲丕丿丞 賲賵賯毓 丕賱賲馗丕賴乇丞貙 丕賱賲爻鬲卮賮賷丕鬲貙 賲丨賰賲丞 丕賱孬賵乇丞貙 丕賱爻噩賳貙 丕賱賲卮乇丨丞貙 賵丨鬲賶 丕賱賲賯亘乇丞貙 賱賰賳貙 賱丕 兀孬乇 賱賴. 丕賱胤乇賯 丕賱乇爻賲賷丞 賱丕 鬲禺亘乇賳丕 毓賳 賲賰丕賳 賲賴丿賷.. 賱賴匕丕 賷賰賵賳 丕賱賱噩賵亍 賱胤乇賷賯 丌禺乇 賴賵 丕賱氐丨丕賮丞 丕賱卮毓亘賷丞
丕賱乇丕賵賷 賴賳丕貙 賲丿賵賾賳貙 賷賰鬲亘 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 賰丕賲賱丞 賮賷 賲丿賵賾賳鬲賴 "賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍"貙 賵賴匕賴 丕賱鬲賷賲丞 鬲賲孬賱 鬲丨丿賷丕賸貙 禺氐賵氐丕賸 廿匕丕 賰賳丕 賳賯乇兀 毓賲賱丕賸 亘氐乇賷丕賸 亘丕賱兀爻丕爻.. 賲丿賵賾賳丞 賵賰賵賲賷賰爻.. 賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 丕賱噩賲毓 亘賷賳賴賲丕 噩匕丕亘丕賸責
賳丨賳 賳賯乇兀 賮毓賱賷丕賸 丨賰丕賷丞 丿丕禺賱 賲丿賵賾賳丞貙 賱賰賳 賴匕丕 賱賳 賷毓胤賱 丕賱丨乇賰丞 丕賱亘氐乇賷丞貙 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 鬲賰賵賳 兀爻賷乇丞 鬲賯丿賷賲 丕賱乇爻賵賲 毓賱賶 丕賱卮丕卮丞 兀賵 賰丕丿乇丕鬲 賱賲丿賵賾賳 兀賲丕賲 丕賱賰賵賲亘賷賵鬲乇貙 賱賲丕匕丕 賱丕 賷卮毓乇 丕賱賯丕乇卅 兀賳賴 賷賯乇兀 賰鬲丕亘丕賸 鬲丿賵乇 兀丨丿丕孬賴 亘丕賱賰丕賲賱 賮賷 賲丿賵賾賳丞責
賲賳 賳丕丨賷丞 兀禺乇賶 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲噩爻丿 賵噩毓丕賸貙 兀爻乇丞 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 廿噩丕亘丞貙 "兀賷賳 賴賵責"貙 賲毓 兀賲賱 兀賱丕 鬲賰賵賳 "丕賱廿噩丕亘丞" 兀賰孬乇 廿賷賱丕賲丕賸 賲賳 丕賱賮賯丿貙 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賲噩乇丿 賮賻賯賿丿 賲丐賯鬲. 賲毓 乇丨賱丞 丕賱亘丨孬 爻賷鬲賰卮賮 丕賱賯丕乇卅 亘賳賷丞 丕賱亘賷乇賵賯乇丕胤賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 氐賳毓鬲賴丕 爻賳賵丕鬲 賲賳 丨賰賲 丕賱賲賱丕賱賷 賵丕賱爻賱胤賵賷賷賳 賮賷 廿賷乇丕賳貙 兀亘乇夭 賲賱丕賲丨賴丕貙 賲孬賱丕貙 丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 亘丕賱乇丕賮毓丞 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕卅賷丞貙 丕賱賲卮丕賳賯 丕賱毓賱賳賷丞貙 鬲乇鬲賮毓 丕賱噩孬孬 賲丿賱丕丞 賲賳 乇丕賮毓丕鬲 賲毓丿賳賷丞 毓丕賱賷丞 亘卮賵丕乇毓 廿賷乇丕賳貙 賲卮賴丿 賱賱鬲丨匕賷乇 賵丕賱鬲乇賴賷亘貙 賴匕丕 賲丕 鬲賵氐賱 廿賱賷賴 丕賱賯囟丕亍 賮賷 丕賱噩賲賴賵乇賷丞 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷丞
賷丿賷乇 鬲賷賲賵乇 禺丕賳 賲卮乇賵毓丕賸 爻乇賷丕賸 賴賵 "亘賷鬲 丕賱禺胤賷卅丞"貙 賴匕丕 賴賵 丕賱賳鬲丕噩 丕賱胤亘賷毓賷 賱兀賷 爻賱胤丞 賯賲毓貙 丨賷孬 賷賵夭毓 鬲賷賲賵乇 乇亘丕毓賷丕鬲 丕賱禺賷丕賲 賵賷丨賮馗賴丕貙 賵賷乇丿丿賴丕貙 "賵丕囟毓 丕賱丿爻鬲賵乇 丕賱賮毓賱賷 賱廿賷乇丕賳" 賰賲丕 賷乇丕賴 乇丕賵賷賳丕 賵鬲賯丿賲賴 乇賵丕賷鬲賳丕. 賷乇賶 鬲賷賲賵乇 兀賳 賱賱丿賷賳 爻賵賯 賰亘賷乇貙 賱賰賳 賱賱賴乇胤賯丞 爻賵賯丕賸 兀賰亘乇貙 賰賲丕 賷毓丿賾 鬲賷賲賵乇 鬲噩爻賷丿丕賸 賲賲鬲毓丕賸 賵賲孬丕賱賷丕賸 賱乇丕賮囟 丕賱爻賱胤賵賷丞貙 賷毓賱賲 兀賳 丿丕卅賲丕賸 賴賳丕賰 賲賲賳賵毓丕鬲貙 賵兀賳 丕賱賳馗丕賲 丕賱爻賱胤賵賷 賱丕 賷胤賷賯 丨乇賷丞 丕賱賮賰乇貙 丨賷孬 賷亘乇乇 賳卮丕胤賴 丕賱爻乇賷 亘兀賳 賰鬲丕亘丕鬲 "禺賲賷賳賷" 賳賮爻賴 賰丕賳鬲 賲賲賳賵毓丞 賮賷 賳馗丕賲 丕賱卮丕賴. 賮賷 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賷鬲丨賲賾爻 鬲賷賲賵乇 賱胤亘丕毓丞 氐賵乇 賲賴丿賷 賲賳 丿賵賳 賲賯丕亘賱貙 賰賲丕 賰丕賳 "亘賷鬲 丕賱禺胤賷卅丞" 賲丿禺賱丕賸 丨爻賳丕賸 賱賱賵氐賵賱 廿賱賶 賲賴丿賷. 丿丕禺賱 丕賱賯亘賵 丕賱爻乇賷 丕賱賲禺氐氐 賱丿丕乇 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丕鬲 丕賱賲賲賳賵毓丞 丕賱賵丕賯毓 兀爻賮賱 賲丨賱 鬲賷賲賵乇 禺丕賳 賱禺丿賲丕鬲 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲 賵丕賱胤亘丕毓丞 兀賲丕賲 丕賱噩丕賲毓丞貙 賳賯鬲乇亘 賲賳 賲毓乇賮丞 賲丕 噩乇賶 賱賲賴丿賷貙 賰兀賳 亘賷鬲 丕賱禺胤賷卅丞 亘賵丕亘鬲賳丕 賱賱噩丨賷賲 兀賵 丕賱丨賵鬲貙 丕賱匕賷 丕亘鬲賱毓 丕賱賲鬲馗丕賴乇 丕賱賲禺鬲賮賷..賴賰匕丕 賳賰鬲卮賮 賲卮乇賵毓丕賸 爻乇賷丕賸 兀禺乇貙 賱賰賳賴 賷禺氐 丕賱丿賵賱丞貙 毓賳賵丕賳賴 "丕賱丿賮毓丞 309"
丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱亘氐乇賷 賱賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍 賲賲鬲毓 賱賱睾丕賷丞貙 丨賷孬 賷鬲噩丕賵夭 兀賵 賷爻亘賯 丕賱乇爻丕賲 "兀賲賷乇" 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 兀丨賷丕賳丕賸貙 禺氐賵氐丕賸 賮賴賲賴 賵賵毓賷賴 亘胤乇賷賯丞 鬲賳賵賷毓 丕賱賲卮丕賴丿 賵鬲賯爻賷賲賴丕 賮賷 丕賱氐賮丨丞 丕賱賵丕丨丿丞. 賷鬲胤賵乇 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲氐賵乇 丕賱亘氐乇賷貙 丕賱匕賷 賷亘丿兀 賰胤賷賮 賮賷 丕賱禺賱賮賷丞 賱賷氐賱 廿賱賶 氐賵乇丞 兀賰孬乇 毓賲賯丕賸 丨賷賳賲丕 賷賯丿賲 丕賱乇爻丕賲貙 毓賱賶 氐賮丨鬲賷賳 賲鬲賯丕亘賱鬲賷賳. 乇爻賲 賷毓亘乇 毓賳 賰賷賮賷丞 鬲丨賵賱 "丕賱廿爻賱丕賲" 廿賱賷 賲爻鬲毓賲乇丞 毓賯丕亘賷丞.. 賴匕丕 丕賱乇爻賲 賷丿毓賵 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲兀賲賱 賵丕賱鬲賵賯賮 毓賳丿賴 賱丕爻鬲賷毓丕亘賴貙 禺氐賵氐丕賸 兀賳賴 賷賰孬賮 賰丕賮丞 丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 丕賱鬲賷 賵賱丿鬲賴丕 乇丨賱丞 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 賲賴丿賷 賱丿賶 丕賱賯丕乇卅貙 賲鬲丕賴丞 毓賲賱丕賯丞貙 賲爻丕乇丕鬲 賲鬲賯丕胤毓丞 鬲丐丿賷 廿賱賶 丿丕禺賱 賵噩賴 丌賷丞 丕賱賱賴
賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 爻鬲噩丿 兀賳 賲氐賷乇 賲賴丿賷 賰丕賳 賲毓賱賵賲丕賸 賲賳匕 丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱鬲賲賴賷丿賷 賱賱乇賵丕賷丞
丕賱爻乇丿 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 噩賲賱 卮毓乇賷丞貙 賰兀賳賴 賲丿禺賱 亘氐乇賷 賱賱賲丿賵賳丞. 鬲丿賵乇 兀丨丿丕孬 賴匕丕 丕賱賲丿禺賱 賮賷 賯乇賷丞 "廿賵賷賳" (卮賲丕賱 胤賴乇丕賳)貙 賵賮賷賴丕 賷噩賲毓 乇噩賱 毓丕亘爻 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱噩乇丕亍 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞貙 賮賷 "卮賵丕賱" (賰賷爻 賰亘賷乇)貙 孬賲 賷賳賴丕賱 毓賱賷賴丕 囟乇亘丕賸貙 賷賯賵賱 丕賱乇噩賱: "賱賷禺賱氐賳丕 丕賱廿賲丕賲 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲禺賱賵賯丕鬲 丕賱賳噩爻丞 賰賱賴丕"貙 孬賲 賷賱賯賷 亘丕賱卮賵丕賱 賵丿丕禺賱賴 丕賱噩乇丕亍 亘毓丿 賲賵鬲賴丕貙 賮賷 丕賱賳賴乇貙 賱賷禺鬲鬲賲 丕賱賲卮賴丿 亘賴匕賴 丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲: "噩賷賱 囟丕卅毓. 賲丿賮賵賳 賮賷 毓賷賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲丿賵賳丞. 賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍"
爻亘賯 賳卮乇 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲賯乇賷乇 亘丕賱賲丿賳
賵廿賳 賰丕賳鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲噩丕乇亘 爻鬲馗賱 賲乇鬲亘胤丞 賱賮鬲乇丞貙 亘鬲噩丕乇亘 賯丕丿賲丞 賲賳 禺丕乇噩 "丕賱噩賲賴賵乇賷丞 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷丞"貙 丨賷孬 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賲毓 "亘乇爻亘賵賱賷爻" 賱賲乇噩丕賳 爻丕鬲乇丕亘賷貙 丕賱爻賷乇丞 丕賱匕丕鬲賷丞 賱賱乇爻丕賲丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞 丕賱廿賷乇丕賳賷丞 (氐丿乇鬲 丕賱胤亘毓丞 丕賱賮乇賳爻賷丞 丕賱毓丕賲 2000)貙 賲毓 乇爻賲賴丕 賱胤賮賵賱鬲賴丕 賮賷 馗賱 賳卮兀丞 丕賱噩賲賴賵乇賷丞 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 丕賱馗賱丕賱貙 賵丕賱爻賵丕丿 丕賱賲賴賷賲賳 毓賱賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱亘氐乇賷貙 賵丕賱丌賳 鬲鬲噩丿丿 賴匕賴 丕賱噩丕匕亘賷丞 賲毓 賰賵賲賷賰爻 賷賰卮賮 丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賳賮爻賴 亘毓丿 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 孬賱丕孬賷賳 毓丕賲丕賸 賲賳 鬲亘賱賵乇 鬲噩乇亘丞 賴匕賴 丕賱噩賲賴賵乇賷丞貙 賵賲丕 乇爻賲鬲賴 賲乇噩丕賳. 乇丕賵賷丞 "賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍" 丕賱鬲賷 賰鬲亘賴丕 "兀賲賷乇"貙 賵乇爻賲賴丕 "禺賱賷賱"貙 賴賷 鬲噩乇亘丞 賲賳 丕賱禺丕乇噩 毓賲丕 賷丨丿孬 亘丕賱丿丕禺賱. 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 廿賷乇丕賳賷 (賷賯賷賲 亘丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞) 賵丕賱丌禺乇 噩夭丕卅乇賷貙 賵賰丕賳 氐丿賵乇賴丕 丕賱兀賵賱 亘丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭賷丞 (2011) 孬賲 鬲乇噩賲鬲賴丕 丕賱兀賵賱賶 賱賱毓乇亘賷丞貙 兀禺賷乇丕賸貙 賮賷 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘 亘鬲賵賯賷毓 "乇賷賲" 賵"兀丨賲丿" 毓賳 丿丕乇賷 "氐賮氐丕賮丞" 賵"賲乇爻賵賲"-丕賱鬲賳賵賷乇
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 氐丿乇鬲 賰丨賱賯丕鬲 賲爻賱爻賱丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丕賳鬲乇賳鬲貙 亘賱睾丕鬲 毓丿丞 賲賳賴丕 丕賱賮丕乇爻賷丞 賵丕賱賴賵賱賳丿賷丞貙 賵賯丿 丕禺鬲丕乇 兀賲賷乇 賵禺賱賷賱 丕賱賳卮乇 亘丕賱丕爻賲 丕賱兀賵賱 賱賰賱 賲賳賴賲丕 賱兀爻亘丕亘 爻賷丕爻賷丞貙 賵賱丨丿丕孬丞 丕賱賳卮乇 毓賳 賵丕賯毓丞 賲爻鬲賵丨丕丞 賲賳 鬲馗丕賴乇丕鬲 2009 賮賷 廿賷乇丕賳貙 丨賷孬 丕賳胤賱賯鬲 賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍 廿賱賰鬲乇賵賳賷丕賸 賮賷 2010貙 乇睾賲 丕賱鬲兀賰賷丿 毓賱賶 兀賳賴丕 賯氐丞 "禺賷丕賱賷丞"貙 (丕賱賲賵囟丨 賮賷 丕賱賲賵賯毓)貙 賵賰匕賱賰 丕賱鬲賯丿賷賲 丕賱匕賷 賰鬲亘丕賴貙 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賵丕賱乇爻丕賲貙 鬲丨鬲 毓賳賵丕賳 "毓賳 丕賱兀氐賵賱"貙 丨賷孬 賷丐賰丿丕賳 兀賳 "丕賱賲鬲馗丕賴乇 丕賱匕賷 丕禺鬲賮賶 賮賷 爻乇丕丿賷亘 丕賱噩賲賴賵乇賷丞 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷丞 卮禺氐賷丞 禺賷丕賱賷丞貙 賵丨乇丕爻 丕賱爻乇丿丕賷亘 賱賷爻賵丕 爻賵賶 乇爻賵賲 鬲賳亘毓 賲賳 賯賱賲 丕賱賮賳丕賳. 兀爻鬲丕匕 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賱賰亘賷乇 (丕亘賳 禺賱丿賵賳) 賰丕賳 爻賷乇賷丿賰 兀賳 鬲賳馗乇 兀毓賲賯貙 兀賳 鬲胤乇丨 兀爻卅賱鬲賰 兀賳鬲 賵兀賳 鬲乇丕噩毓 賲丕 賱丿賷賰 賲賳 賲毓胤賷丕鬲貙 賰丕賳 賱賷丨孬賰 毓賱賶 丕賱乇噩賵毓 廿賱賶 兀氐賵賱 丕賱噩賲賴賵乇賷丞 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷丞 賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵孬丕卅賯賴丕 丕賱鬲兀爻賷爻賷丞貙 賰丕賳 賱賷丨囟賰 毓賱賶 賲賯丕乇賳丞 丕賱賲氐丕丿乇 賵丕賱丨丕賱丕鬲 賱鬲乇賶 廿賳 賰丕賳 賱賲賴丿賷 賵噩賵丿 丨賯賷賯賷"
賲賯丕乇賳丞 爻乇賷毓丞 亘賷賳 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 丕賱賲鬲賵賮乇丞 賮賷 氐賮丨丞
賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘貙 爻鬲賰卮賮 丕賱噩賴丿 丕賱賰亘賷乇 丕賱匕賷 亘匕賱賴 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲丕賳貙 賵爻毓賷 賰賱 賲賳賴賲丕 廿賱賶 鬲賯丿賷賲 賲氐胤賱丨丕鬲 賵鬲兀氐賷賱賴丕 亘丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 賲孬賱 丕禺鬲賷丕乇 "賰賵賲賷賰爻" 賱賵氐賮 賴匕丕 丕賱賮賳貙 賵鬲乇噩賲丞 兀亘賷丕鬲 丕賱卮毓乇 丕賱賵丕乇丿丞貙 毓賱賶 兀賱爻賳丞 卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙 賰匕賱賰 鬲毓賲丿 鬲乇賰 亘毓丿 丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲 丕賱廿賷乇丕賳賷丞 賲賳 丿賵賳 鬲乇噩賲丞 賱賷鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賷賴丕 丕賱賯丕乇卅 丕賱毓乇亘賷貙 賵丕賱毓賳丕賷丞 亘丕賱賴賵丕賲卮貙 廿囟丕賮丞 廿賱賷 鬲賯丿賷賲 禺賱賮賷丞 爻賷丕爻賷丞 賵鬲丕乇賷禺賷丞 賵丨賯賵賯賷丞 毓賳 丕賱兀賵囟丕毓 賮賷 廿賷乇丕賳 賵丕賱鬲毓乇賷賮 亘丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱爻賷丕爻丞 賵丕賱賰鬲賾丕亘 賵丕賱卮毓乇丕亍 賵賳囟丕賱丕鬲 丕賱丨乇賰丞 丕賱丨賯賵賯賷丞 丕賱廿賷乇丕賳賷丞 賱鬲賵孬賷賯 毓丿丿 囟丨丕賷丕 丕賱爻賷丕爻丞 賵丕賱爻賱胤丞 賮賷 廿賷乇丕賳: 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 16 兀賱賮丕賸 賲賳匕 丕賱鬲兀爻賷爻 丨鬲賶 賵賯鬲 氐丿賵乇 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞
賷氐賵睾 賰賱 賲賳 兀丨賲丿 賵乇賷賲 (丕賱賱匕賷賳 丌孬乇丕 毓丿賲 丕賱賰卮賮 毓賳 賰賳賷鬲賷賴賲丕 鬲丨爻亘丕賸 賱賲囟丕賷賯丕鬲) 兀爻亘丕亘丕賸 賱廿賯亘丕賱賴賲丕 毓賱賶 鬲乇噩賲丞 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞 :"兀乇丿賳丕 兀賳 賳毓乇囟 毓賱賶 丕賱賯丕乇卅 丕賱毓乇亘賷 毓賲賵賲丕賸 賵丕賱賲氐乇賷 禺氐賵氐丕賸 賲賱丕賲丨 賲賳 噩賵丕賳亘 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賵丕賱賲毓丕賳丕丞 丕賱賷賵賲賷丞 賱賱廿賷乇丕賳賷賷賳貙 毓賱賶 鬲賳賵毓賴賲貙 賵兀賳 賳亘乇夭 丨賱賯丞 賮賷 賳囟丕賱 賵鬲囟丨賷丕鬲 丕賱廿賷乇丕賳賷賷賳 丕賱胤丕賲丨賷賳 廿賱賶 丕賱丨乇賷丞 賮賷 賲賵丕噩賴丞 丿賵賱丞 賯丕賴乇丞 胤丕丨賳丞 鬲亘胤卮 亘賲毓丕乇囟賷賴丕". 賰賲丕 鬲丨賲爻 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲丕賳 賱鬲賯丿賷賲 丕賱毓賲賱 賱賱毓乇亘賷丞 賱賵噩賵丿 鬲卮丕亘賴 亘賷賳 賲丕 賷噩乇賷 賮賷 賲氐乇 賵廿賷乇丕賳.. "賰賲 賲賳 賲賴丿賷 賮賷 賲氐乇 丕禺鬲胤賮 賵毓匕亘 賵賲丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱丨亘爻貙 孬賲 賰丕亘丿 兀賴賱賴 賱兀爻丕亘賷毓 兀賵 賱卮賴賵乇 亘丨孬丕賸 毓賳賴 丨鬲賶 賵噩丿賵丕 噩孬鬲賴 亘毓丿賲丕 囟賱賱鬲賴賲 丕賱爻賱胤丕鬲 賵鬲賳氐賱鬲 賲賳 賰賱 賲爻丐賵賱賷丞 毓賳 賲氐賷乇賴". 賷卮賷乇 丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲丕賳貙 兀賷囟丕賸貙 廿賱賶 兀賳 賴賳丕賰 丨乇賰丞 賲鬲賳丕賲賷丞 亘丕賱鬲兀賱賷賮 賰鬲丕亘丞 賵乇爻賲丕賸 賱賱賮賳貙 賱賰賳 "賰丕賳鬲 鬲賳賯氐賴丕 丨乇賰丞 鬲乇噩賲丞 丿丕毓賲丞 賱賴丕 鬲毓賷賳 丕賱賯丕乇卅 亘丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賱廿胤賱丕毓 毓賱賶 丕賱廿爻賴丕賲丕鬲 亘賱睾丕鬲 兀禺乇賶 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賮賳".
賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍貙 賴賷 丨賰丕賷丞 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 賲賴丿賷 賮賷 丿賵賱丞 丌賷丞 丕賱賱賴貙 丨賷孬 賷禺鬲賮賷 氐丕丨亘 賯賱丕丿丞 "夭賷夭賵" 賳爻亘丞 廿賱賷 夭賷賳 丕賱丿賷賳 夭賷丿丕賳貙 賮噩兀丞. 賱丕 兀孬乇 賱賴貙 丌禺乇 賲毓賱賵賲丞 賲丐賰丿丞 毓賳賴 兀賳賴 賰丕賳 賮賷 鬲馗丕賴乇丕鬲 乇賮囟 鬲夭賵賷乇 丕賱丕賳鬲禺丕亘丕鬲 丕賱乇卅丕爻賷丞 2009 亘賷賳 兀丨賲丿賷 賳噩丕丿貙 賵賲賷乇 賲賵爻賵賷. 鬲兀禺匕 乇丨賱丞 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 賲賴丿賷 丕賱賲爻丕乇丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲賵賯毓丞 賵丕賱賲毓鬲丕丿丞 賲賵賯毓 丕賱賲馗丕賴乇丞貙 丕賱賲爻鬲卮賮賷丕鬲貙 賲丨賰賲丞 丕賱孬賵乇丞貙 丕賱爻噩賳貙 丕賱賲卮乇丨丞貙 賵丨鬲賶 丕賱賲賯亘乇丞貙 賱賰賳貙 賱丕 兀孬乇 賱賴. 丕賱胤乇賯 丕賱乇爻賲賷丞 賱丕 鬲禺亘乇賳丕 毓賳 賲賰丕賳 賲賴丿賷.. 賱賴匕丕 賷賰賵賳 丕賱賱噩賵亍 賱胤乇賷賯 丌禺乇 賴賵 丕賱氐丨丕賮丞 丕賱卮毓亘賷丞
丕賱乇丕賵賷 賴賳丕貙 賲丿賵賾賳貙 賷賰鬲亘 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 賰丕賲賱丞 賮賷 賲丿賵賾賳鬲賴 "賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍"貙 賵賴匕賴 丕賱鬲賷賲丞 鬲賲孬賱 鬲丨丿賷丕賸貙 禺氐賵氐丕賸 廿匕丕 賰賳丕 賳賯乇兀 毓賲賱丕賸 亘氐乇賷丕賸 亘丕賱兀爻丕爻.. 賲丿賵賾賳丞 賵賰賵賲賷賰爻.. 賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 丕賱噩賲毓 亘賷賳賴賲丕 噩匕丕亘丕賸責
賳丨賳 賳賯乇兀 賮毓賱賷丕賸 丨賰丕賷丞 丿丕禺賱 賲丿賵賾賳丞貙 賱賰賳 賴匕丕 賱賳 賷毓胤賱 丕賱丨乇賰丞 丕賱亘氐乇賷丞貙 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 鬲賰賵賳 兀爻賷乇丞 鬲賯丿賷賲 丕賱乇爻賵賲 毓賱賶 丕賱卮丕卮丞 兀賵 賰丕丿乇丕鬲 賱賲丿賵賾賳 兀賲丕賲 丕賱賰賵賲亘賷賵鬲乇貙 賱賲丕匕丕 賱丕 賷卮毓乇 丕賱賯丕乇卅 兀賳賴 賷賯乇兀 賰鬲丕亘丕賸 鬲丿賵乇 兀丨丿丕孬賴 亘丕賱賰丕賲賱 賮賷 賲丿賵賾賳丞責
賲賳 賳丕丨賷丞 兀禺乇賶 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲噩爻丿 賵噩毓丕賸貙 兀爻乇丞 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 廿噩丕亘丞貙 "兀賷賳 賴賵責"貙 賲毓 兀賲賱 兀賱丕 鬲賰賵賳 "丕賱廿噩丕亘丞" 兀賰孬乇 廿賷賱丕賲丕賸 賲賳 丕賱賮賯丿貙 兀賳 賷賰賵賳 賲噩乇丿 賮賻賯賿丿 賲丐賯鬲. 賲毓 乇丨賱丞 丕賱亘丨孬 爻賷鬲賰卮賮 丕賱賯丕乇卅 亘賳賷丞 丕賱亘賷乇賵賯乇丕胤賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 氐賳毓鬲賴丕 爻賳賵丕鬲 賲賳 丨賰賲 丕賱賲賱丕賱賷 賵丕賱爻賱胤賵賷賷賳 賮賷 廿賷乇丕賳貙 兀亘乇夭 賲賱丕賲丨賴丕貙 賲孬賱丕貙 丕賱廿毓丿丕賲 亘丕賱乇丕賮毓丞 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕卅賷丞貙 丕賱賲卮丕賳賯 丕賱毓賱賳賷丞貙 鬲乇鬲賮毓 丕賱噩孬孬 賲丿賱丕丞 賲賳 乇丕賮毓丕鬲 賲毓丿賳賷丞 毓丕賱賷丞 亘卮賵丕乇毓 廿賷乇丕賳貙 賲卮賴丿 賱賱鬲丨匕賷乇 賵丕賱鬲乇賴賷亘貙 賴匕丕 賲丕 鬲賵氐賱 廿賱賷賴 丕賱賯囟丕亍 賮賷 丕賱噩賲賴賵乇賷丞 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷丞
賷丿賷乇 鬲賷賲賵乇 禺丕賳 賲卮乇賵毓丕賸 爻乇賷丕賸 賴賵 "亘賷鬲 丕賱禺胤賷卅丞"貙 賴匕丕 賴賵 丕賱賳鬲丕噩 丕賱胤亘賷毓賷 賱兀賷 爻賱胤丞 賯賲毓貙 丨賷孬 賷賵夭毓 鬲賷賲賵乇 乇亘丕毓賷丕鬲 丕賱禺賷丕賲 賵賷丨賮馗賴丕貙 賵賷乇丿丿賴丕貙 "賵丕囟毓 丕賱丿爻鬲賵乇 丕賱賮毓賱賷 賱廿賷乇丕賳" 賰賲丕 賷乇丕賴 乇丕賵賷賳丕 賵鬲賯丿賲賴 乇賵丕賷鬲賳丕. 賷乇賶 鬲賷賲賵乇 兀賳 賱賱丿賷賳 爻賵賯 賰亘賷乇貙 賱賰賳 賱賱賴乇胤賯丞 爻賵賯丕賸 兀賰亘乇貙 賰賲丕 賷毓丿賾 鬲賷賲賵乇 鬲噩爻賷丿丕賸 賲賲鬲毓丕賸 賵賲孬丕賱賷丕賸 賱乇丕賮囟 丕賱爻賱胤賵賷丞貙 賷毓賱賲 兀賳 丿丕卅賲丕賸 賴賳丕賰 賲賲賳賵毓丕鬲貙 賵兀賳 丕賱賳馗丕賲 丕賱爻賱胤賵賷 賱丕 賷胤賷賯 丨乇賷丞 丕賱賮賰乇貙 丨賷孬 賷亘乇乇 賳卮丕胤賴 丕賱爻乇賷 亘兀賳 賰鬲丕亘丕鬲 "禺賲賷賳賷" 賳賮爻賴 賰丕賳鬲 賲賲賳賵毓丞 賮賷 賳馗丕賲 丕賱卮丕賴. 賮賷 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 賷鬲丨賲賾爻 鬲賷賲賵乇 賱胤亘丕毓丞 氐賵乇 賲賴丿賷 賲賳 丿賵賳 賲賯丕亘賱貙 賰賲丕 賰丕賳 "亘賷鬲 丕賱禺胤賷卅丞" 賲丿禺賱丕賸 丨爻賳丕賸 賱賱賵氐賵賱 廿賱賶 賲賴丿賷. 丿丕禺賱 丕賱賯亘賵 丕賱爻乇賷 丕賱賲禺氐氐 賱丿丕乇 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丕鬲 丕賱賲賲賳賵毓丞 丕賱賵丕賯毓 兀爻賮賱 賲丨賱 鬲賷賲賵乇 禺丕賳 賱禺丿賲丕鬲 丕賱廿賳鬲乇賳鬲 賵丕賱胤亘丕毓丞 兀賲丕賲 丕賱噩丕賲毓丞貙 賳賯鬲乇亘 賲賳 賲毓乇賮丞 賲丕 噩乇賶 賱賲賴丿賷貙 賰兀賳 亘賷鬲 丕賱禺胤賷卅丞 亘賵丕亘鬲賳丕 賱賱噩丨賷賲 兀賵 丕賱丨賵鬲貙 丕賱匕賷 丕亘鬲賱毓 丕賱賲鬲馗丕賴乇 丕賱賲禺鬲賮賷..賴賰匕丕 賳賰鬲卮賮 賲卮乇賵毓丕賸 爻乇賷丕賸 兀禺乇貙 賱賰賳賴 賷禺氐 丕賱丿賵賱丞貙 毓賳賵丕賳賴 "丕賱丿賮毓丞 309"
丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱亘氐乇賷 賱賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍 賲賲鬲毓 賱賱睾丕賷丞貙 丨賷孬 賷鬲噩丕賵夭 兀賵 賷爻亘賯 丕賱乇爻丕賲 "兀賲賷乇" 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 兀丨賷丕賳丕賸貙 禺氐賵氐丕賸 賮賴賲賴 賵賵毓賷賴 亘胤乇賷賯丞 鬲賳賵賷毓 丕賱賲卮丕賴丿 賵鬲賯爻賷賲賴丕 賮賷 丕賱氐賮丨丞 丕賱賵丕丨丿丞. 賷鬲胤賵乇 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲氐賵乇 丕賱亘氐乇賷貙 丕賱匕賷 賷亘丿兀 賰胤賷賮 賮賷 丕賱禺賱賮賷丞 賱賷氐賱 廿賱賶 氐賵乇丞 兀賰孬乇 毓賲賯丕賸 丨賷賳賲丕 賷賯丿賲 丕賱乇爻丕賲貙 毓賱賶 氐賮丨鬲賷賳 賲鬲賯丕亘賱鬲賷賳. 乇爻賲 賷毓亘乇 毓賳 賰賷賮賷丞 鬲丨賵賱 "丕賱廿爻賱丕賲" 廿賱賷 賲爻鬲毓賲乇丞 毓賯丕亘賷丞.. 賴匕丕 丕賱乇爻賲 賷丿毓賵 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲兀賲賱 賵丕賱鬲賵賯賮 毓賳丿賴 賱丕爻鬲賷毓丕亘賴貙 禺氐賵氐丕賸 兀賳賴 賷賰孬賮 賰丕賮丞 丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 丕賱鬲賷 賵賱丿鬲賴丕 乇丨賱丞 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 賲賴丿賷 賱丿賶 丕賱賯丕乇卅貙 賲鬲丕賴丞 毓賲賱丕賯丞貙 賲爻丕乇丕鬲 賲鬲賯丕胤毓丞 鬲丐丿賷 廿賱賶 丿丕禺賱 賵噩賴 丌賷丞 丕賱賱賴
賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 爻鬲噩丿 兀賳 賲氐賷乇 賲賴丿賷 賰丕賳 賲毓賱賵賲丕賸 賲賳匕 丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱鬲賲賴賷丿賷 賱賱乇賵丕賷丞
丕賱爻乇丿 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 噩賲賱 卮毓乇賷丞貙 賰兀賳賴 賲丿禺賱 亘氐乇賷 賱賱賲丿賵賳丞. 鬲丿賵乇 兀丨丿丕孬 賴匕丕 丕賱賲丿禺賱 賮賷 賯乇賷丞 "廿賵賷賳" (卮賲丕賱 胤賴乇丕賳)貙 賵賮賷賴丕 賷噩賲毓 乇噩賱 毓丕亘爻 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱噩乇丕亍 丕賱氐睾賷乇丞貙 賮賷 "卮賵丕賱" (賰賷爻 賰亘賷乇)貙 孬賲 賷賳賴丕賱 毓賱賷賴丕 囟乇亘丕賸貙 賷賯賵賱 丕賱乇噩賱: "賱賷禺賱氐賳丕 丕賱廿賲丕賲 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲禺賱賵賯丕鬲 丕賱賳噩爻丞 賰賱賴丕"貙 孬賲 賷賱賯賷 亘丕賱卮賵丕賱 賵丿丕禺賱賴 丕賱噩乇丕亍 亘毓丿 賲賵鬲賴丕貙 賮賷 丕賱賳賴乇貙 賱賷禺鬲鬲賲 丕賱賲卮賴丿 亘賴匕賴 丕賱賰賱賲丕鬲: "噩賷賱 囟丕卅毓. 賲丿賮賵賳 賮賷 毓賷賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲丿賵賳丞. 賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍"
爻亘賯 賳卮乇 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲賯乇賷乇 亘丕賱賲丿賳
December 20, 2014
賮賷 兀賰鬲賵亘乇 2012貙 賰購賳鬲 兀購丨囟賻賾乇 賲賵囟賵毓丕賸 賮賷 匕賰乇賶 卮賴丿丕亍 賲丨賲丿 賲丨賲賵丿貙 兀丨丿 兀賰孬乇 賲丕 鬲亘賯賶 賮賷 賯賱亘賷 賴賵 賵丕賱丿丞 丕賱卮賴賷丿 "賲丨賲丿 亘卮乇 兀賳賵乇" 賵賴賷 鬲丨賰賷 毓賳 鬲兀禺乇賴貙 賵匕賴丕亘賴丕 賱賱亘丨孬 毓賳賴貙 賵賯鬲賴丕 賵氐賮鬲 匕賱賰 亘兀賳賴丕 "鬲賱賰 丕賱賱賷賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賱賳 鬲賳爻丕賴丕貙 賵丕賱鬲賷 賯囟鬲賴丕 鬲購賱丕丨賯 丕賱兀賲賱 丕賱匕賷 賷鬲囟丕亍賱 亘賵噩賵丿賴 丨賷丕賸貙 賴乇賵賱鬲 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲丨乇賷乇 丨賷賳 鬲兀禺乇 賵兀禺亘乇賴丕 兀丨丿 兀氐丿賯丕亍賴 兀賳賴 賴賳丕賰貙 丿毓鬲 兀賳 鬲噩丿賴 賮賷 丕賱卮丕乇毓 賵亘賷賳 丕賱賳丕爻 賵賱賲 鬲噩丿賴貙 賮丿毓鬲 兀賳 鬲噩丿賴 亘賷賳 丕賱賲氐丕亘賷賳 賮賷 丕賱賲爻鬲賮賷丕鬲賽 賵賱賲 鬲噩丿賴貙 賮匕賴亘鬲 廿賱賶 丕賱賲卮乇丨丞 賵賴賷 鬲丿毓賵 兀賱丕 鬲噩丿賴貙 賵賵噩丿鬲賴."
賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙 賵爻胤 乇丨賱丞 "兀賲 賲賴丿賷" 賱賱亘丨孬賽 毓賳賴.. 賰賳鬲 兀乇賶 賵兀鬲匕賰乇 兀賲 亘卮乇貙 賵兀夭丿丕丿 鬲毓賱賯丕賸 亘賲丕 賷丨丿孬 賴賳丕賰 賰兀賳賴 賯丿 丨丿孬 賴賳丕貙 丨鬲賶 賯丕賱鬲 賱賯乇賷亘丞: "賴賱 鬲鬲禺賷賱賷賳 兀賳賳賷 匕賴亘鬲 賱賱亘丨孬 毓賳賴 賮賷 丕賱賲爻鬲卮賮賶 賵兀賳丕 兀鬲賲賳賶 兀賳 兀噩丿賴 賴賳丕賰". 賵賯鬲賴丕 丕賰鬲賲賱鬲 丕賱氐賵乇丞 賵丕賱賵氐賱.
胤賵丕賱 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱賲丕囟賷丞 賰賳鬲 兀丨亘 廿賷乇丕賳 賰孬賷乇丕賸貙 氐賳毓鬲 賱賴丕 氐賵乇丞 賲孬丕賱賷丞 賲賳 丕賱卮毓乇 賵丕賱兀賮賱丕賲 賵丕賱賲賵爻賷賯賶貙 兀乇丿鬲 鬲毓賱購賾賲 丕賱賮丕乇爻賷丞貙 賵丕賱毓賷卮 賴賳丕賰 賱賮鬲乇丞. 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲購賮夭毓丞 賱兀賳賴丕 兀賳夭賱鬲 賰賱 匕賱賰 毓賱賶 丕賱兀乇囟貙 鬲丨丿賷丿丕賸 毓賳丿 匕賰乇 "賳丿賶 爻賱胤丕賳"貙 卮毓乇鬲購 亘廿賷乇丕賳 兀賯乇亘 賵兀亘毓丿 賮賷 賳賮爻 丕賱賵賯鬲.
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱賷爻鬲 毓馗賷賲丞 亘賲賯丕賷賷爻賺 賮賳賷丞貙 賲亘丕卮乇丞 兀丨賷丕賳丕賸 賵禺胤丕亘賷丞 賮賷 兀丨賷丕賳賺 兀禺乇賶貙 賵賱賰賳賴丕 鬲賲賱賰 賲丕 賴賵 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 匕賱賰貙 丕賱卮丨賳丞 丕賱毓丕胤賮賷丞 丕賱卮丿賷丿丞 賱賱乇丨賱丞貙 賵丕賱賵氐賱 丕賱賲賵噩賵丿 胤賵丕賱 丕賱賵賯鬲 賱卮丿丞 賲丕 賷卮亘賴賵賳賳丕貙 賷賳賯胤毓 丕賱禺賷胤 丕賱賮丕乇賯 亘賷賳 丕賱禺賷丕賱 賵丕賱丨賯賷賯丞貙 賵賷購氐亘丨 毓賲賱丕賸 毓賳 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賵丕賱孬賵乇丞 賵匕賰乇賷丕鬲 丕賱睾丕卅亘賷賳.
丕賱賴賵丕賲卮 賰丕賳鬲 賲購賴賲丞 賱賴匕丕 丕賱睾乇囟貙 丨賷賳 丕賳鬲賴鬲 丕賱賯氐丞 賳賮爻賴丕 賰賳鬲 兀賳賵賷 鬲賯賷賷賲賴丕 亘賭4貙 丕賱賴賵丕賲卮.. 廿丿乇丕賰 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賵丕賱乇爻丕賲 賱丿丕卅乇賷丞 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺.. 賲賱丕賲爻丞 乇賷賲 賵兀丨賲丿 賱賱卮賻亘丞 賵丕賱賵氐賱貙 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 丕賱噩丕賳亘賷丞 毓賲賳 睾賷賻賾亘鬲賴賲 丕賱孬賵乇丞貙 丕賱廿赖丿丕亍 賮賷 丕賱氐賮丨丞賽 丕賱兀賵賱賶貙 賵丕賱賭16 兀賱賮 丕爻賲丕賸 賮賷 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞貙 賰賱 匕賱賰 賰賱 賱賴 賲毓賳賶.. 賲毓賳賶 毓賻馗賷賲 賲賵氐賵賱 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 亘丕賱賲鬲賳 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷.
賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞貙 賵爻胤 乇丨賱丞 "兀賲 賲賴丿賷" 賱賱亘丨孬賽 毓賳賴.. 賰賳鬲 兀乇賶 賵兀鬲匕賰乇 兀賲 亘卮乇貙 賵兀夭丿丕丿 鬲毓賱賯丕賸 亘賲丕 賷丨丿孬 賴賳丕賰 賰兀賳賴 賯丿 丨丿孬 賴賳丕貙 丨鬲賶 賯丕賱鬲 賱賯乇賷亘丞: "賴賱 鬲鬲禺賷賱賷賳 兀賳賳賷 匕賴亘鬲 賱賱亘丨孬 毓賳賴 賮賷 丕賱賲爻鬲卮賮賶 賵兀賳丕 兀鬲賲賳賶 兀賳 兀噩丿賴 賴賳丕賰". 賵賯鬲賴丕 丕賰鬲賲賱鬲 丕賱氐賵乇丞 賵丕賱賵氐賱.
胤賵丕賱 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲 丕賱賲丕囟賷丞 賰賳鬲 兀丨亘 廿賷乇丕賳 賰孬賷乇丕賸貙 氐賳毓鬲 賱賴丕 氐賵乇丞 賲孬丕賱賷丞 賲賳 丕賱卮毓乇 賵丕賱兀賮賱丕賲 賵丕賱賲賵爻賷賯賶貙 兀乇丿鬲 鬲毓賱購賾賲 丕賱賮丕乇爻賷丞貙 賵丕賱毓賷卮 賴賳丕賰 賱賮鬲乇丞. 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲購賮夭毓丞 賱兀賳賴丕 兀賳夭賱鬲 賰賱 匕賱賰 毓賱賶 丕賱兀乇囟貙 鬲丨丿賷丿丕賸 毓賳丿 匕賰乇 "賳丿賶 爻賱胤丕賳"貙 卮毓乇鬲購 亘廿賷乇丕賳 兀賯乇亘 賵兀亘毓丿 賮賷 賳賮爻 丕賱賵賯鬲.
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱賷爻鬲 毓馗賷賲丞 亘賲賯丕賷賷爻賺 賮賳賷丞貙 賲亘丕卮乇丞 兀丨賷丕賳丕賸 賵禺胤丕亘賷丞 賮賷 兀丨賷丕賳賺 兀禺乇賶貙 賵賱賰賳賴丕 鬲賲賱賰 賲丕 賴賵 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 匕賱賰貙 丕賱卮丨賳丞 丕賱毓丕胤賮賷丞 丕賱卮丿賷丿丞 賱賱乇丨賱丞貙 賵丕賱賵氐賱 丕賱賲賵噩賵丿 胤賵丕賱 丕賱賵賯鬲 賱卮丿丞 賲丕 賷卮亘賴賵賳賳丕貙 賷賳賯胤毓 丕賱禺賷胤 丕賱賮丕乇賯 亘賷賳 丕賱禺賷丕賱 賵丕賱丨賯賷賯丞貙 賵賷購氐亘丨 毓賲賱丕賸 毓賳 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賵丕賱孬賵乇丞 賵匕賰乇賷丕鬲 丕賱睾丕卅亘賷賳.
丕賱賴賵丕賲卮 賰丕賳鬲 賲購賴賲丞 賱賴匕丕 丕賱睾乇囟貙 丨賷賳 丕賳鬲賴鬲 丕賱賯氐丞 賳賮爻賴丕 賰賳鬲 兀賳賵賷 鬲賯賷賷賲賴丕 亘賭4貙 丕賱賴賵丕賲卮.. 廿丿乇丕賰 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賵丕賱乇爻丕賲 賱丿丕卅乇賷丞 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺.. 賲賱丕賲爻丞 乇賷賲 賵兀丨賲丿 賱賱卮賻亘丞 賵丕賱賵氐賱貙 丕賱丨賰丕賷丕鬲 丕賱噩丕賳亘賷丞 毓賲賳 睾賷賻賾亘鬲賴賲 丕賱孬賵乇丞貙 丕賱廿赖丿丕亍 賮賷 丕賱氐賮丨丞賽 丕賱兀賵賱賶貙 賵丕賱賭16 兀賱賮 丕爻賲丕賸 賮賷 丕賱氐賮丨丕鬲 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞貙 賰賱 匕賱賰 賰賱 賱賴 賲毓賳賶.. 賲毓賳賶 毓賻馗賷賲 賲賵氐賵賱 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 亘丕賱賲鬲賳 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷.
July 24, 2012
If you're looking for a book to break your heart, this might be the one. Flashback a few years to the Iranian elections and subsequent protests. A young man, Medhi, has gone missing. His brother, a blogger, and his mother set out to find him. Their journey takes the reader across Tehran and into prisons, morgues and mass graves. It's an unflinching look at the effects of government corruption intertwined with Shari'a law, told with absolute respect for those trapped in the crossfire. It is as much about the suppression of culture as much as it is about the suppression of dissent. It is so important for us to remember that the violent images we see on reactionary news networks do not represent the vast majority of Iranians. Most are peaceful, compassionate people who only wish to raise their families and celebrate their heritage. Instead, these same people are often the victims and find themselves, like the characters in Zahra's Paradise, trying to salvage what they can after corruption has run its course.
Zahra's Paradise refers to the largest cemetery in Tehran. Zahra is the name of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter. This book also comes with background information about the elections, various definitions of Arabic and Farsi terms/phrases, thoughts from Paul Coelho and a list of the names of the dead (which spans several pages, in extremely small font). A somber, but worthy read. The authors are anonymous due to the nature of the work.
Zahra's Paradise refers to the largest cemetery in Tehran. Zahra is the name of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter. This book also comes with background information about the elections, various definitions of Arabic and Farsi terms/phrases, thoughts from Paul Coelho and a list of the names of the dead (which spans several pages, in extremely small font). A somber, but worthy read. The authors are anonymous due to the nature of the work.
October 25, 2014
賯氐丞 賲氐賵乇丞 鬲毓胤賷 賵噩賴丕 賱賲毓丕賳丕丞 丕賱卮毓亘 丕賱丕賷乇丕賳賷 賲毓 丕賱丨賰賲 丕賱丕爻賱丕賲賷貙 鬲丨丿孬 賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 丕賱丨丕囟乇 賵亘毓丿 兀丨丿丕孬 賲賯鬲賱 賳丿賶 兀睾丕-爻賱胤丕賳貙 丕賱鬲賷 兀氐亘丨鬲 賵噩賴丕 賱噩賲賷毓 丕賱卮亘丕亘 丕賱丕賷乇丕賳賷 丕賱匕賷 丕禺鬲賮賶 賮賷 爻噩賵賳 丕賱丨賰賵賲丞
賯氐丞 亘丨孬 兀賲 毓賳 丕亘賳賴丕貙 鬲乇賵賶 賲賳 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇 丕禺賵賴 丕賱兀賰亘乇..
賱丕 鬲禺賱賵丕 賲賳 丕賱賲卮丕賴丿 丕賱胤乇賷賮丞 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓賲賱 賴賵賲丕噩 賱兀賷爻賰乇
Escher - Relativity, 1953
賵賱賵丨丞 賲丕賷賰賱 兀賳噩賱賵 "禺賱賯 丕丿賲"
Michelangelo's creation of Adam
賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲氐賵乇 丿賵乇 丕賱禺賲賷賳賷 毓賳丿賲丕 兀賳夭賱 丕賱賵丨賷 毓賱賶 丕鬲亘丕毓賴 賲賳 亘毓丿賴貙 賵賲賳 囟賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱丕賷丨丕鬲 丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲 丕賱乇丕賮毓丞 賱卮賳賯 丕賱賳丕爻 賮賷 賰賱 賲賰丕賳
丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 鬲賳囟丨 亘丕賱丨賷丕丞貙 賲賳 乇丕毓賷 丕賱鬲賰爻賷 丕賱賶 氐丿賷賯丞 丕賲賴 丕賱兀乇賲賳賷丞 丕賱賲爻賷丨賷丞 丕賱賶 賲賴乇亘 丕賱賲賳卮賵乇丕鬲 丕賱賲賲賳賵毓丞.
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毓賳丿賲丕 兀賳賴賷鬲 賯氐丞 "亘賷乇爻賵亘賵賱賷爻2" 賲賳匕 亘囟毓 爻賳賵丕鬲貙 賮賯丿 鬲賵賯賮鬲 鬲丕乇賷禺賷丕 毓賳 賲鬲丕亘毓丞 賲丕 賷丿賵乇 賮賷 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賷乇丕賳 丕賱丨丿賷孬. 亘賷乇爻賵亘賵賱賷爻 賵孬賯鬲 丨賯亘丞 (丕賱卮丕賴-丕賱孬賵丕乇 丕賱卮賷賵毓賷賵賳 -賵丕賱孬賵乇丞 丕賱卮賷毓賷丞 賮賷 丕賷乇丕賳) 孬賲 鬲賵賯賮鬲 賱兀賳 賲丕乇噩賷 賲丕 毓丕丿鬲 鬲爻賰賳 賮賷 丕賷乇丕賳 (賴丕噩乇鬲 賱丕賵乇賵亘丕)貙 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 鬲亘孬 乇賵丨丕 噩丿賷丿丕 丨賷孬 鬲賵賯賮賳丕貙 亘鬲賵孬賷賯賴丕 丕賱丨賯亘丞 丕賱丕爻賱丕賲賷丞 丕賱丨丕賱賷丞 賮賷 丕賷乇丕賳貙 賵丕賱孬賵乇丞 丕賱丨丿賷孬丞 囟丿 丕賱丨賰賲 丕賱丕爻賱丕賲賷
賯氐丞 亘丨孬 兀賲 毓賳 丕亘賳賴丕貙 鬲乇賵賶 賲賳 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇 丕禺賵賴 丕賱兀賰亘乇..
賱丕 鬲禺賱賵丕 賲賳 丕賱賲卮丕賴丿 丕賱胤乇賷賮丞 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓賲賱 賴賵賲丕噩 賱兀賷爻賰乇
Escher - Relativity, 1953
賵賱賵丨丞 賲丕賷賰賱 兀賳噩賱賵 "禺賱賯 丕丿賲"
Michelangelo's creation of Adam
賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲氐賵乇 丿賵乇 丕賱禺賲賷賳賷 毓賳丿賲丕 兀賳夭賱 丕賱賵丨賷 毓賱賶 丕鬲亘丕毓賴 賲賳 亘毓丿賴貙 賵賲賳 囟賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱丕賷丨丕鬲 丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲 丕賱乇丕賮毓丞 賱卮賳賯 丕賱賳丕爻 賮賷 賰賱 賲賰丕賳
丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 鬲賳囟丨 亘丕賱丨賷丕丞貙 賲賳 乇丕毓賷 丕賱鬲賰爻賷 丕賱賶 氐丿賷賯丞 丕賲賴 丕賱兀乇賲賳賷丞 丕賱賲爻賷丨賷丞 丕賱賶 賲賴乇亘 丕賱賲賳卮賵乇丕鬲 丕賱賲賲賳賵毓丞.
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毓賳丿賲丕 兀賳賴賷鬲 賯氐丞 "亘賷乇爻賵亘賵賱賷爻2" 賲賳匕 亘囟毓 爻賳賵丕鬲貙 賮賯丿 鬲賵賯賮鬲 鬲丕乇賷禺賷丕 毓賳 賲鬲丕亘毓丞 賲丕 賷丿賵乇 賮賷 鬲丕乇賷禺 丕賷乇丕賳 丕賱丨丿賷孬. 亘賷乇爻賵亘賵賱賷爻 賵孬賯鬲 丨賯亘丞 (丕賱卮丕賴-丕賱孬賵丕乇 丕賱卮賷賵毓賷賵賳 -賵丕賱孬賵乇丞 丕賱卮賷毓賷丞 賮賷 丕賷乇丕賳) 孬賲 鬲賵賯賮鬲 賱兀賳 賲丕乇噩賷 賲丕 毓丕丿鬲 鬲爻賰賳 賮賷 丕賷乇丕賳 (賴丕噩乇鬲 賱丕賵乇賵亘丕)貙 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 鬲亘孬 乇賵丨丕 噩丿賷丿丕 丨賷孬 鬲賵賯賮賳丕貙 亘鬲賵孬賷賯賴丕 丕賱丨賯亘丞 丕賱丕爻賱丕賲賷丞 丕賱丨丕賱賷丞 賮賷 丕賷乇丕賳貙 賵丕賱孬賵乇丞 丕賱丨丿賷孬丞 囟丿 丕賱丨賰賲 丕賱丕爻賱丕賲賷
April 17, 2017
兀賲 亘乇賮賯丞 賵賱丿賴丕 鬲亘丨孬 毓賳 丕亘賳賴丕 丕賱兀禺乇 賵 丕賱賲禺鬲賮賷 毓賯亘 賲馗丕賴乇丕鬲 丨丿孬鬲 賮賷 丕賷乇丕賳 毓賯亘 丕賳鬲賯丕囟丞2009 .賵賴賷 鬲毓鬲亘乇 賲賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賰賵賲賷賰爻 賱匕丕 鬲鬲賮丕毓賱 丕賷囟丕 賲毓 丕賱氐賵乇 丕賱賲賵噩賵丿丞 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 .賴賷 乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱丨丿孬 賵丕賱賯氐丞.
June 19, 2014
Too propaganda-ish, Islamophobic, racist, disrespectful, and politically-biased for my taste.
It suggests that Afghan Muslims kill small puppies in order to go to heaven, that Arabs are violent and inhumane, that the Iranian army is a militia, that the Ayatollahs are crows who feed on people's bodies, etc...
In the tradition of many Iranian/American authors who get publicity in the West, especially the US, for bashing the Iranian regime, this book pleads against a 'very cruel' regime that has 'cruelly' fought against the shah of Iran in the 70's. I've been to Iran, and it is not a dictatorship; I wish our Arab world was that peaceful, self-satisfied, organized, and scientifically advanced. No country on Earth is truly democratic and every country allows a certain amount of freedom, be it wrong or right, and they all have their own conspiracy theories and prisons. Stereotypes and political propaganda does not help anyone. This book was a wrong choice, I don't like books where the author insults my intelligence, and this book did that; it was extremist, biased, dishonest, and deceitful.
It suggests that Afghan Muslims kill small puppies in order to go to heaven, that Arabs are violent and inhumane, that the Iranian army is a militia, that the Ayatollahs are crows who feed on people's bodies, etc...
In the tradition of many Iranian/American authors who get publicity in the West, especially the US, for bashing the Iranian regime, this book pleads against a 'very cruel' regime that has 'cruelly' fought against the shah of Iran in the 70's. I've been to Iran, and it is not a dictatorship; I wish our Arab world was that peaceful, self-satisfied, organized, and scientifically advanced. No country on Earth is truly democratic and every country allows a certain amount of freedom, be it wrong or right, and they all have their own conspiracy theories and prisons. Stereotypes and political propaganda does not help anyone. This book was a wrong choice, I don't like books where the author insults my intelligence, and this book did that; it was extremist, biased, dishonest, and deceitful.
March 2, 2014
賯丕賱鬲 賱賶 氐丿賷賯鬲賶 賵 丕賳丕 丕丨丿孬賴丕 毓賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 " 賱賲丕 賰丕賳賵丕 亘賷賯賵賱賵丕 丕賳 賮賱丕賳 賲賮賯賵丿貙 毓賲乇賶 賲丕 賯丿乇鬲 丕丨爻賴丕 .. 賷毓賳賶 丕賷賴 賲賮賯賵丿 責責 賷毓賳賶 丕賷賴 丕賳爻丕賳 賲卮 賱丕賯賷賳賴 責責 賵 兀賴賱賴 亘賷賱賮賵丕 毓賱賷賴 亘賱丕 噩丿賵賶責" 賰賳丕 賳賲乇 賵賯鬲賴丕 亘噩丕賳亘 丕丨丿 噩丿乇丕賳 賵爻胤 丕賱亘賱丿 賵 賰鬲亘 毓賱賷賴 "賴賳賱丕賯賷賴賲 ... 丨賲賱丞 賱丕賷噩丕丿 丕賱賲賮賯賵丿賷賳"
賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 丕賱丕禺鬲賮丕亍貙 丕賱賲賮賯賵丿賷賳 .. 賲賴丿賶 丕賱匕賶 禺乇噩 賲丨鬲噩丕 毓賱賶 鬲夭賵賷乇 丕賱丕賳鬲禺丕亘丕鬲 丕賱乇卅丕爻賷丞 丕賱丕賷乇丕賳賷丞 .. 賮賱賲 賷毓丿
賵 賷亘丨孬 毓賳賴 兀禺賵賴 賵 兀賲賴 ...亘賱丕 噩丿賵賶
賯氐丞 賲賴丿賶 賴賶 賯氐丞 丕賱賰孬賷乇賵賳 賲賳 丕賱賲賮賯賵丿賷賳 賵 丕賱賲禺鬲賮賷賷賳
夭乇鬲 丕賷乇丕賳 賮賶 2012 ... 賰丕賳 丕賱丨乇爻 賷丨賷胤賵賳賳丕 丨鬲賶 賱丕 賳鬲丨丿孬 賲毓 丕賱賳丕爻 賲丨丕賵賱賷賳 鬲氐賵賷乇 丕賷乇丕賳 賱賳丕 亘氐賵乇丞 賷乇鬲囟賵賳賴丕貙 賰賳鬲 丕毓賱賲 毓賳 丕賷乇丕賳 賯亘賱 夭賷丕乇鬲賶 .. 賱賲 鬲鬲丕丨 賱賶 丕賱賮乇氐丞 賱丕鬲丨丿孬 賲毓 丕賷乇丕賳賶 亘丨乇賷丞 爻賵賶 毓賱賶 丕賱胤丕卅乇丞 賵丕賳丕 毓丕卅丿 賲賳 丕賷乇丕賳 .. 賯丕賱鬲 賱賶 丕賱爻賷丿丞 丕賱禺賲爻賷賳賷丞 賵 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 丕賱鬲賶 賮賶 丕賵丕卅賱 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳丕鬲 " 爻賷匕賴亘 丕賶 賳馗丕賲 丿賷賰鬲丕鬲賵乇賶 .. 賵 鬲亘賯賶 丕賷乇丕賳 .. 鬲亘賯賶 丕賱丕乇囟"
鬲匕賰乇鬲 丕賱爻賷丿丞 賵 夭賷丕乇丞 丕賷乇丕賳 賵 禺丕賲賳卅賶 賵 丕丨賲丿賶 賳噩丕丿 丕賱匕賷賳 乇兀賷鬲賴賲 乇丐賷丕 丕賱毓賷賳 賵 胤賷賮 丕賱丕賮 賲賳 丕賱噩孬孬 賵 丕賱賯鬲賱賶 賷胤賵賮 丨賵賱賴賲..
爻毓丿鬲 賰孬賷乇丕 亘賯丕卅賲丞 丕賱丕爻賲丕亍 賮賶 丕禺乇 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 .... 賮賱鬲胤賲兀賳 乇賵丨 丕賱匕賶 乇丨賱貙 亘丕賳賴 賲丕夭丕賱 賷匕賰乇 賵 賱賲 賷賳爻賶
賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 丕賱丕禺鬲賮丕亍貙 丕賱賲賮賯賵丿賷賳 .. 賲賴丿賶 丕賱匕賶 禺乇噩 賲丨鬲噩丕 毓賱賶 鬲夭賵賷乇 丕賱丕賳鬲禺丕亘丕鬲 丕賱乇卅丕爻賷丞 丕賱丕賷乇丕賳賷丞 .. 賮賱賲 賷毓丿
賵 賷亘丨孬 毓賳賴 兀禺賵賴 賵 兀賲賴 ...亘賱丕 噩丿賵賶
賯氐丞 賲賴丿賶 賴賶 賯氐丞 丕賱賰孬賷乇賵賳 賲賳 丕賱賲賮賯賵丿賷賳 賵 丕賱賲禺鬲賮賷賷賳
夭乇鬲 丕賷乇丕賳 賮賶 2012 ... 賰丕賳 丕賱丨乇爻 賷丨賷胤賵賳賳丕 丨鬲賶 賱丕 賳鬲丨丿孬 賲毓 丕賱賳丕爻 賲丨丕賵賱賷賳 鬲氐賵賷乇 丕賷乇丕賳 賱賳丕 亘氐賵乇丞 賷乇鬲囟賵賳賴丕貙 賰賳鬲 丕毓賱賲 毓賳 丕賷乇丕賳 賯亘賱 夭賷丕乇鬲賶 .. 賱賲 鬲鬲丕丨 賱賶 丕賱賮乇氐丞 賱丕鬲丨丿孬 賲毓 丕賷乇丕賳賶 亘丨乇賷丞 爻賵賶 毓賱賶 丕賱胤丕卅乇丞 賵丕賳丕 毓丕卅丿 賲賳 丕賷乇丕賳 .. 賯丕賱鬲 賱賶 丕賱爻賷丿丞 丕賱禺賲爻賷賳賷丞 賵 丕亘賳鬲賴丕 丕賱鬲賶 賮賶 丕賵丕卅賱 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳丕鬲 " 爻賷匕賴亘 丕賶 賳馗丕賲 丿賷賰鬲丕鬲賵乇賶 .. 賵 鬲亘賯賶 丕賷乇丕賳 .. 鬲亘賯賶 丕賱丕乇囟"
鬲匕賰乇鬲 丕賱爻賷丿丞 賵 夭賷丕乇丞 丕賷乇丕賳 賵 禺丕賲賳卅賶 賵 丕丨賲丿賶 賳噩丕丿 丕賱匕賷賳 乇兀賷鬲賴賲 乇丐賷丕 丕賱毓賷賳 賵 胤賷賮 丕賱丕賮 賲賳 丕賱噩孬孬 賵 丕賱賯鬲賱賶 賷胤賵賮 丨賵賱賴賲..
爻毓丿鬲 賰孬賷乇丕 亘賯丕卅賲丞 丕賱丕爻賲丕亍 賮賶 丕禺乇 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 .... 賮賱鬲胤賲兀賳 乇賵丨 丕賱匕賶 乇丨賱貙 亘丕賳賴 賲丕夭丕賱 賷匕賰乇 賵 賱賲 賷賳爻賶
October 13, 2016
乇賵丕賷丞 賲氐賵乇丞 鬲鬲賳丕賵賱 賯氐丞 卮丕亘 廿賷乇丕賳賷 賮賯丿 賮賷 丕賱賲馗丕賴乇丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賱鬲 丕賱廿毓賱丕賳 毓賳 賳鬲丕卅噩 丕賱丕賳鬲禺丕亘丕鬲 丕賱乇卅丕爻賷丞 丕賱廿賷乇丕賳賷丞 毓丕賲 佗贍贍侃 賵丕賱鬲賷 兀毓賷丿 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴丕 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 兀丨賲丿賷 賳噩丕丿 賱賮鬲乇丞 乇卅丕爻賷丞 孬丕賳賷丞 乇睾賲 丕賱卮賰賵賰 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 丨丕賲鬲 丨賵賱 爻賷乇 丕賱毓賲賱賷丞 丕賱丕賳鬲禺丕亘賷丞 賵毓賲賱賷丞 賮乇夭 丕賱兀氐賵丕鬲.
丕賱丕賳鬲賮丕囟丞 丕賱禺囟乇丕亍 賰賲丕 鬲賲 丕賱丕氐胤賱丕丨 毓賱賶 鬲爻賲賷鬲賴丕 鬲賰丕丿 鬲爻賯胤 賲賳 匕丕賰乇鬲賳丕 乇睾賲 兀賳賴丕 賮賷 賳馗乇賷 兀孬乇鬲 賵賱丕 鬲夭丕賱 賮賷 丕賱賲賵賯賮 丕賱廿賷乇丕賳賷 丨賷丕賱 丕賱丕賳鬲賮丕囟丕鬲 丕賱卮毓亘賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 毓賲鬲 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱毓乇亘賷 毓丕賲 佗贍佟佟. 鬲賵孬賯 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘毓囟 鬲賮丕氐賷賱賴丕 賵丿賵丕賮毓賴丕 賵鬲氐亘 賳賯賲丞 賰亘賷乇丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賳馗锟斤拷賲 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷 賮賷 廿賷乇丕賳
丕賱禺丕鬲賲丞 丕賱賲賱丨賯丞 亘丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲賳 兀噩賲賱 賲丕 賮賷賴丕
丕賱丕賳鬲賮丕囟丞 丕賱禺囟乇丕亍 賰賲丕 鬲賲 丕賱丕氐胤賱丕丨 毓賱賶 鬲爻賲賷鬲賴丕 鬲賰丕丿 鬲爻賯胤 賲賳 匕丕賰乇鬲賳丕 乇睾賲 兀賳賴丕 賮賷 賳馗乇賷 兀孬乇鬲 賵賱丕 鬲夭丕賱 賮賷 丕賱賲賵賯賮 丕賱廿賷乇丕賳賷 丨賷丕賱 丕賱丕賳鬲賮丕囟丕鬲 丕賱卮毓亘賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 毓賲鬲 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱毓乇亘賷 毓丕賲 佗贍佟佟. 鬲賵孬賯 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘毓囟 鬲賮丕氐賷賱賴丕 賵丿賵丕賮毓賴丕 賵鬲氐亘 賳賯賲丞 賰亘賷乇丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賳馗锟斤拷賲 丕賱廿爻賱丕賲賷 賮賷 廿賷乇丕賳
丕賱禺丕鬲賲丞 丕賱賲賱丨賯丞 亘丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賲賳 兀噩賲賱 賲丕 賮賷賴丕
May 24, 2018
鈥淏耻谤苍.鈥�
November 26, 2023
Wirklich spannendes Buch, das mich mit seiner Mischung aus Fiktion, Journalismus und Realit盲t 眉berzeugt hat. Toller Nebeneffekt waren die vielen kleinen Informationen 眉ber iranische Kultur , 眉ber die ich ehrlich gesagt kaum etwas wei脽 (wusste?). Habe da viel Sch枚nes & Interessantes mitgenommen. 馃対
September 8, 2011
I finished this graphic novel on the subway home from work last night, where I sat sniffling pathetically reading the afterword among a throng of commuters. I don't know what led me to pick it up--though I do stalk First Second because their projects are so interesting--since I usually shy away from this kind of book. I read for many reasons, but after being traumatized by The Rape of Nanking when I was sixteen, I find reading books about civil unrest, war, violence and rape terribly difficult.
During college I read a slew of ethnographies and took a class on Muslim societies. Ahmadinejad came to my campus back in 2007, an extremely controversial invitation that inspired a lot of media commentary and public demonstrations. My contemporary civ professor was from Iran, and like other scholarly expatriates, would often digress in his lectures to go on about human rights and free speech. I've avoided current events because they are too painful, too anonymous when reported on by the media, too much monolothic coverage that keeps people and cultures in third world countries "other." That's why Zahra's Paradise succeeds--it does not profess to be fact, or history, or a record of anything. The book shows that tragedy is personal, but humanity is universal. Do you need to live in Iran to feel injustice? Do you need to be a Muslim to understand a mother's love for her son?
Still, it is not for the faint of heart. It begins with an prologue that serves as a metaphor for the entire book: a man encounters a dog with her litter of puppies. He kicks her, stuffs her pups in a bag, then beats them with a crowbar until they are silent. Then he drowns them. When I first read that, I almost screamed and stopped right there. I can't even watch the Game of Thrones for heaven's sake, how would I finish this?
Our narrator is a twenty-something year old blogger whose brother went missing in the 2009 Iranian election protests. Zahra's Paradise follows Hassan and his mother as they search for Mehdi--they camp outside prisons and hack government security systems, they speak to anyone who will give them information--officials, escaped prisoners, printers. It's fairly linear storytelling, though it feels like it extends out of the edges--there's much more we're not seeing, and that makes it even more disturbing. Content warning, for sure.
I dare anyone to not feel the anguish of Mehdi and Hassan's mother, to not scream, cry or throw things. It's not an enjoyable reading experience, but it's one that you won't forget.
During college I read a slew of ethnographies and took a class on Muslim societies. Ahmadinejad came to my campus back in 2007, an extremely controversial invitation that inspired a lot of media commentary and public demonstrations. My contemporary civ professor was from Iran, and like other scholarly expatriates, would often digress in his lectures to go on about human rights and free speech. I've avoided current events because they are too painful, too anonymous when reported on by the media, too much monolothic coverage that keeps people and cultures in third world countries "other." That's why Zahra's Paradise succeeds--it does not profess to be fact, or history, or a record of anything. The book shows that tragedy is personal, but humanity is universal. Do you need to live in Iran to feel injustice? Do you need to be a Muslim to understand a mother's love for her son?
Still, it is not for the faint of heart. It begins with an prologue that serves as a metaphor for the entire book: a man encounters a dog with her litter of puppies. He kicks her, stuffs her pups in a bag, then beats them with a crowbar until they are silent. Then he drowns them. When I first read that, I almost screamed and stopped right there. I can't even watch the Game of Thrones for heaven's sake, how would I finish this?
Our narrator is a twenty-something year old blogger whose brother went missing in the 2009 Iranian election protests. Zahra's Paradise follows Hassan and his mother as they search for Mehdi--they camp outside prisons and hack government security systems, they speak to anyone who will give them information--officials, escaped prisoners, printers. It's fairly linear storytelling, though it feels like it extends out of the edges--there's much more we're not seeing, and that makes it even more disturbing. Content warning, for sure.
I dare anyone to not feel the anguish of Mehdi and Hassan's mother, to not scream, cry or throw things. It's not an enjoyable reading experience, but it's one that you won't forget.
March 22, 2013
This book brought up so many complex emotions for me...I don't know where to start. It is beautiful and haunting. Like or , but set in the now. This is happening now.
In 2009 Iranian's took to the streets to protest Ahmadinejad's electoral "victory." I remember images on the news of crowds swathed in green; an upheaval I couldn't fully fathom. The scene quickly changed to sports or the Kardashians or the latest political talking points. No depth. No history. No follow up. Zahra's Paradise is a fictional tale based in the reality of what happened next. It takes you into the human heart of conflict and oppression.
Mehdi's family last saw him as he rounded the corner with friends to join the protest. Millions of people had met up in Freedom Square; connected through twitter; smart-phoning a revolution. And like many others, he never came home. Zahra's Paradise follows his mother and brother as they search for him and for answers from the labyrinthine, despotic, bureaucracy that control their fate. Their lives touch others who have suffered greatly. Their stories interweave through fluid verse, mythological allegory and drawings that will make you weep.
Through the suffering there are moments of strength. Perseverance, rebellion, acts of great kindness, honor, the depth of a mother's love. People of faith are crushed by those who claim to speak for their faith. They rise up and yell "Allahu Akbar"- God is Greatest. Man is flawed. God will persevere over the evil of this world. It is a hope, it is a prayer, it is a battle cry against those who would distort God's word.
It would be so easy to read this as a history...as something that happened in a once gruesome past. The images of cell phones, cranes, and modern cars pull the story back to present. This is happening now. There are likely still men and women in prison that were picked up on that day; that are being picked up today. There are still mothers seeking their lost sons.
The last pages of this book are the most heartbreaking. The facade of fiction is cast aside and there are pages, pages, pages of names of those who have been lost. This was and is real and the authors have chosen to remain anonymous to protect their own families.
In 2009 Iranian's took to the streets to protest Ahmadinejad's electoral "victory." I remember images on the news of crowds swathed in green; an upheaval I couldn't fully fathom. The scene quickly changed to sports or the Kardashians or the latest political talking points. No depth. No history. No follow up. Zahra's Paradise is a fictional tale based in the reality of what happened next. It takes you into the human heart of conflict and oppression.
Mehdi's family last saw him as he rounded the corner with friends to join the protest. Millions of people had met up in Freedom Square; connected through twitter; smart-phoning a revolution. And like many others, he never came home. Zahra's Paradise follows his mother and brother as they search for him and for answers from the labyrinthine, despotic, bureaucracy that control their fate. Their lives touch others who have suffered greatly. Their stories interweave through fluid verse, mythological allegory and drawings that will make you weep.
Through the suffering there are moments of strength. Perseverance, rebellion, acts of great kindness, honor, the depth of a mother's love. People of faith are crushed by those who claim to speak for their faith. They rise up and yell "Allahu Akbar"- God is Greatest. Man is flawed. God will persevere over the evil of this world. It is a hope, it is a prayer, it is a battle cry against those who would distort God's word.
It would be so easy to read this as a history...as something that happened in a once gruesome past. The images of cell phones, cranes, and modern cars pull the story back to present. This is happening now. There are likely still men and women in prison that were picked up on that day; that are being picked up today. There are still mothers seeking their lost sons.
The last pages of this book are the most heartbreaking. The facade of fiction is cast aside and there are pages, pages, pages of names of those who have been lost. This was and is real and the authors have chosen to remain anonymous to protect their own families.
March 4, 2015
丿丕賷賲丕 亘賮賰乇
丕賱丕禺鬲賷丕乇 賲丕 亘賷賳
丿丕卅賲丕 賲丨氐賵乇 賲丕 亘賷賳 孬賳丕卅賷丞 丕賱賮丕卮賷丕鬲 丕賱丕卮賴乇
丕賱丿賷賳賷丞 賵 丕賱毓爻賰乇賷丞 責
丕賷賴 賴賵 丕賱丿丕賮毓責 賱賷賴 丕禺鬲丕乇 賲丕 亘賷賳 賳賮爻 丕賱賲毓爻賰乇 丕賱賱賷 亘賷鬲爻禺丿賲 賳賮爻 丕賱賲亘乇乇丕鬲 丕賱爻禺賮賷丞 丕賱賵爻禺丞 賱賱丿賯丞 丕賱賱睾賵賷丞
賳賮爻 丕賱賰賱丕賲
丕賱賱賷 賯鬲賱 丕賱賲鬲馗丕賴乇賷賳 丕噩丕賳亘
丕賱乇氐丕氐 賱賲 賷賰賳 丕賷乇丕賳賷
賲丨丕賰賲 孬賵乇賷丞
賮 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賲賯丕亘乇 賱丕 賲毓乇賵賮丞 丕賱賴賵賷丞
賮 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賱賵賱丕 丕賱毓賱丕賯丕鬲 丨鬲賷 賲卮 賴鬲毓乇賮 賮賷賳 噩孬丞 丕亘賳賰
乇丨賱丞 賷賵賲賷丞 賲賳 丕賱爻噩賳 賱賱賲毓鬲賯賱 賱賱賲卮乇丨丞 賱賱賲爻鬲卮賮賷
鬲禺賷賱 丕賳 丕賲賱賰 亘爻 丕賳賴 賲賷賰賵賳卮 賮 丕賱賲卮乇丨丞
亘爻 賰丿丕
丿丕 丕賲賱
賰賱 丿丕 亘丕爻賲 丕賷賴責
丕賵 毓賱卮丕賳 丕賷賴責
丕賳丕 賰賮乇鬲 亘賰賱 丕賱賲亘乇乇丕鬲 賵賰賱 丕賱賰賱丕賲 丕賱賮丕乇睾 丕賱賲噩賵賮 丕賱爻禺賷賮
丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 丕賳 丕賱賷兀爻 賲卮 禺賷丕賳丞
賰賱賲賳賷 毓賱賷 丕賴丿丕賮 丕賱孬賵乇丞 賵丕賳鬲 亘鬲賰賱賲 丕賲 卮賴賷丿 / 賲毓鬲賯賱
賰賱賲賳賷 丕賰鬲乇 毓賳 賴丿賮 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賳賮爻賴丕 賵賰賱 丕賱賲爻賰賳丕鬲 丕賱賱胤賷賮丞 賲賳 賳賵毓賷丞 丕亘賳賰 亘胤賱 賵丕亘賳賰 賮丿丕 亘賱丿賴 /丿賷賳賴 / 孬賵乇鬲賴
賵賰賱 丕賱賴乇丕亍 丿丕 賱丕 賷爻丕賵賷 丕賷 卮卅 賮 賰爻乇丞 賯賱亘 丕賲 毓賱賷 卮丕亘 毓賳丿賴 19 爻賳丞
丿賷 賯氐丞 鬲丨爻賴丕 賲氐乇賷丞 氐丨責
賮 丕賱賵丕賯毓 賴賷 賯氐丞 賲賰乇乇丞 賮 賰賱 丕賱丕賲丕賰賳 賮 賲賳鬲胤賯鬲賳丕 丕賱賲賱毓賵賳丞
丿賷 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱丕爻丕爻賷丞 賱 賲賴丿賷 丕賱賱賷 丕禺鬲賮賷 毓賯亘 賲馗丕賴乇丕鬲 2009 賮 丕賷乇丕賳
賱賲噩乇丿 胤賱亘 丕賳鬲禺丕亘丕鬲 賳夭賴賷丞
賮 賷鬲賲 賯鬲賱 賳丿丕 毓賱賷 賲乇丕賷 賲賳 丕賱賳丕爻
賵賷鬲賯丕賱 毓賱賷賴 賮賵鬲賵卮賵亘
賵丕賳 丕賱賱賷 賯鬲賱賴 丕鬲賳賰乇 賮賷 夭賷 丕賱丨乇爻 丕賱孬賵乇賷 賵賯鬲賱賴賲
丕毓鬲賯丕賱 賱賱賲卅丕鬲
丕睾鬲氐丕亘 賵丕禺鬲賮丕亍
鬲丿賵乇 丕賱丕賲 賵丕賱丕禺 毓賱賷 賲賴丿賷 丕賱賱賷 亘賷賱亘爻 賯賱丕丿丞 夭賷夭賵
賷丨丕賵賱賵丕 丕賱賵氐賵賱 賱賴
賱丕 卮卅
鬲丿賵乇 丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 賱睾丕賷丞 賲丕 賷鬲賵氐賱賵丕 賱賱丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱賱賷 丕賳鬲 毓丕乇賮賴丕 賲賳 丕賵賱 氐賮丨丞 賵亘鬲賯賵賱 夭賷 乇丨賱丞 丕賱丕賲 賵丕賱丕禺 丕賳賴丕 賷丕乇亘 賲丕 鬲賰賵賳 丨賯賷賯丞
賱賮鬲丞 毓馗賷賲丞 賮賷 賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞
丨丕噩丞 丕賳丕 胤賵賱 毓賲乇賷 賲氐丿賯 賮賷賴丕
丕賱卮賴丿丕亍 賲卮 丕乇賯丕賲
賲賴賲丕 賰鬲乇賵丕
賲賴賲丕 夭丕丿賵
丕爻賲丕亍 賲賳 賮賯丿賵丕 賵 丕毓鬲賯賱賵丕
賱賮鬲丞 毓馗賷賲丞
賮 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 乇亘賲丕 鬲丨鬲賵賷 毓賱賷 卮鬲丕卅賲 丕賵 賲卮丕賴丿 禺丕乇噩丞 賱賲賳 賷鬲兀賮賮 賲賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱丕卮賷丕亍
亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱胤賷賮丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞 鬲兀孬乇鬲 亘卮丿丞 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 丕賱亘丨孬
卮毓賵乇 賯丕爻賷 賵爻禺賷賮
乇賵丕賷丞 賲賯亘囟丞
賱丨馗丞 丕賱鬲爻乇賷亘丕鬲 丕賱賱賷 丨氐賱 毓賱賷賴丕 兀禺賵 賲賴丿賷
毓賳 賲賯鬲賱 賳丿賷
賮賷 丕賱賲卮乇丨丞 賮 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賱賱鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賷 丕賱噩孬孬
賱丨馗丞 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞
丕賱丕禺鬲賷丕乇 賲丕 亘賷賳
丿丕卅賲丕 賲丨氐賵乇 賲丕 亘賷賳 孬賳丕卅賷丞 丕賱賮丕卮賷丕鬲 丕賱丕卮賴乇
丕賱丿賷賳賷丞 賵 丕賱毓爻賰乇賷丞 責
丕賷賴 賴賵 丕賱丿丕賮毓責 賱賷賴 丕禺鬲丕乇 賲丕 亘賷賳 賳賮爻 丕賱賲毓爻賰乇 丕賱賱賷 亘賷鬲爻禺丿賲 賳賮爻 丕賱賲亘乇乇丕鬲 丕賱爻禺賮賷丞 丕賱賵爻禺丞 賱賱丿賯丞 丕賱賱睾賵賷丞
賳賮爻 丕賱賰賱丕賲
丕賱賱賷 賯鬲賱 丕賱賲鬲馗丕賴乇賷賳 丕噩丕賳亘
丕賱乇氐丕氐 賱賲 賷賰賳 丕賷乇丕賳賷
賲丨丕賰賲 孬賵乇賷丞
賮 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賲賯丕亘乇 賱丕 賲毓乇賵賮丞 丕賱賴賵賷丞
賮 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賱賵賱丕 丕賱毓賱丕賯丕鬲 丨鬲賷 賲卮 賴鬲毓乇賮 賮賷賳 噩孬丞 丕亘賳賰
乇丨賱丞 賷賵賲賷丞 賲賳 丕賱爻噩賳 賱賱賲毓鬲賯賱 賱賱賲卮乇丨丞 賱賱賲爻鬲卮賮賷
鬲禺賷賱 丕賳 丕賲賱賰 亘爻 丕賳賴 賲賷賰賵賳卮 賮 丕賱賲卮乇丨丞
亘爻 賰丿丕
丿丕 丕賲賱
賰賱 丿丕 亘丕爻賲 丕賷賴責
丕賵 毓賱卮丕賳 丕賷賴責
丕賳丕 賰賮乇鬲 亘賰賱 丕賱賲亘乇乇丕鬲 賵賰賱 丕賱賰賱丕賲 丕賱賮丕乇睾 丕賱賲噩賵賮 丕賱爻禺賷賮
丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 丕賳 丕賱賷兀爻 賲卮 禺賷丕賳丞
賰賱賲賳賷 毓賱賷 丕賴丿丕賮 丕賱孬賵乇丞 賵丕賳鬲 亘鬲賰賱賲 丕賲 卮賴賷丿 / 賲毓鬲賯賱
賰賱賲賳賷 丕賰鬲乇 毓賳 賴丿賮 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賳賮爻賴丕 賵賰賱 丕賱賲爻賰賳丕鬲 丕賱賱胤賷賮丞 賲賳 賳賵毓賷丞 丕亘賳賰 亘胤賱 賵丕亘賳賰 賮丿丕 亘賱丿賴 /丿賷賳賴 / 孬賵乇鬲賴
賵賰賱 丕賱賴乇丕亍 丿丕 賱丕 賷爻丕賵賷 丕賷 卮卅 賮 賰爻乇丞 賯賱亘 丕賲 毓賱賷 卮丕亘 毓賳丿賴 19 爻賳丞
丿賷 賯氐丞 鬲丨爻賴丕 賲氐乇賷丞 氐丨責
賮 丕賱賵丕賯毓 賴賷 賯氐丞 賲賰乇乇丞 賮 賰賱 丕賱丕賲丕賰賳 賮 賲賳鬲胤賯鬲賳丕 丕賱賲賱毓賵賳丞
丿賷 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱丕爻丕爻賷丞 賱 賲賴丿賷 丕賱賱賷 丕禺鬲賮賷 毓賯亘 賲馗丕賴乇丕鬲 2009 賮 丕賷乇丕賳
賱賲噩乇丿 胤賱亘 丕賳鬲禺丕亘丕鬲 賳夭賴賷丞
賮 賷鬲賲 賯鬲賱 賳丿丕 毓賱賷 賲乇丕賷 賲賳 丕賱賳丕爻
賵賷鬲賯丕賱 毓賱賷賴 賮賵鬲賵卮賵亘
賵丕賳 丕賱賱賷 賯鬲賱賴 丕鬲賳賰乇 賮賷 夭賷 丕賱丨乇爻 丕賱孬賵乇賷 賵賯鬲賱賴賲
丕毓鬲賯丕賱 賱賱賲卅丕鬲
丕睾鬲氐丕亘 賵丕禺鬲賮丕亍
鬲丿賵乇 丕賱丕賲 賵丕賱丕禺 毓賱賷 賲賴丿賷 丕賱賱賷 亘賷賱亘爻 賯賱丕丿丞 夭賷夭賵
賷丨丕賵賱賵丕 丕賱賵氐賵賱 賱賴
賱丕 卮卅
鬲丿賵乇 丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 賱睾丕賷丞 賲丕 賷鬲賵氐賱賵丕 賱賱丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱賱賷 丕賳鬲 毓丕乇賮賴丕 賲賳 丕賵賱 氐賮丨丞 賵亘鬲賯賵賱 夭賷 乇丨賱丞 丕賱丕賲 賵丕賱丕禺 丕賳賴丕 賷丕乇亘 賲丕 鬲賰賵賳 丨賯賷賯丞
賱賮鬲丞 毓馗賷賲丞 賮賷 賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞
丨丕噩丞 丕賳丕 胤賵賱 毓賲乇賷 賲氐丿賯 賮賷賴丕
丕賱卮賴丿丕亍 賲卮 丕乇賯丕賲
賲賴賲丕 賰鬲乇賵丕
賲賴賲丕 夭丕丿賵
丕爻賲丕亍 賲賳 賮賯丿賵丕 賵 丕毓鬲賯賱賵丕
賱賮鬲丞 毓馗賷賲丞
賮 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 乇亘賲丕 鬲丨鬲賵賷 毓賱賷 卮鬲丕卅賲 丕賵 賲卮丕賴丿 禺丕乇噩丞 賱賲賳 賷鬲兀賮賮 賲賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱丕卮賷丕亍
亘丕賱賳爻亘丞 賱賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱胤賷賮丞 賱賱睾丕賷丞 鬲兀孬乇鬲 亘卮丿丞 賮賷 乇丨賱丞 丕賱亘丨孬
卮毓賵乇 賯丕爻賷 賵爻禺賷賮
乇賵丕賷丞 賲賯亘囟丞
賱丨馗丞 丕賱鬲爻乇賷亘丕鬲 丕賱賱賷 丨氐賱 毓賱賷賴丕 兀禺賵 賲賴丿賷
毓賳 賲賯鬲賱 賳丿賷
賮賷 丕賱賲卮乇丨丞 賮 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賱賱鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賷 丕賱噩孬孬
賱丨馗丞 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞
February 6, 2017
This graphic novel takes place in the kind of world Kafka foretold, but has the intimacy and tenderness of Satrapi's graphic memoirs. I suppose it could be called a graphic documentary, though likely fictionalized to some degree in order to protect people.
In 2009 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was dubiously re-elected and people took to the streets to protest. A number of protesters disappeared, and this is the story of one, Medhi, who went to "Revolution Square" and never returned home. His mother and brother search tirelessly for him through the labyrinth of corrupt bureaucracy. They search streets, hospitals, prisons, morgues, government offices, and strange cemeteries. They come in contact with bands of protesting mothers of missing children who are risking their lives to bring attention to their plight, and a mysterious woman, widow of an Iranian leader, who has surprising connections and is quietly, wryly and fiercely courageous.
Hassan and his mother are kept from he truth by Iranian officials and bureaucrats, by by working with old friends, family, and people they meet along the way, they piece together he truth.
This book raises interesting questions about the role of social media and literature in bringing attention atrocities. It's a terrifying and heart-breaking tale, but also speaks to the strength of community resistance. Even if the battles won are small and the bureaucracy looms large and ominous, there's a hopefulness in this book, perhaps just in the fact that it made it into the world, or maybe because there is a kindness in the storytelling and a rich sense of the wonderful and the absurd.
In 2009 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was dubiously re-elected and people took to the streets to protest. A number of protesters disappeared, and this is the story of one, Medhi, who went to "Revolution Square" and never returned home. His mother and brother search tirelessly for him through the labyrinth of corrupt bureaucracy. They search streets, hospitals, prisons, morgues, government offices, and strange cemeteries. They come in contact with bands of protesting mothers of missing children who are risking their lives to bring attention to their plight, and a mysterious woman, widow of an Iranian leader, who has surprising connections and is quietly, wryly and fiercely courageous.
Hassan and his mother are kept from he truth by Iranian officials and bureaucrats, by by working with old friends, family, and people they meet along the way, they piece together he truth.
This book raises interesting questions about the role of social media and literature in bringing attention atrocities. It's a terrifying and heart-breaking tale, but also speaks to the strength of community resistance. Even if the battles won are small and the bureaucracy looms large and ominous, there's a hopefulness in this book, perhaps just in the fact that it made it into the world, or maybe because there is a kindness in the storytelling and a rich sense of the wonderful and the absurd.
December 1, 2014
賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 鬲毓賷丿 賱锘坟百囏з� 丕锘坟池ㄘж� 丕賱鬲賷 噩毓賱鬲賳丕 賳毓卮賯 乇賵丕賷丞 (亘賷乇爻賵亘賵賱爻) 賱賲乇丕噩丕賳 爻丕鬲乇丕亘賷 丨鬲賶 賲毓 丕禺鬲賱丕賮 賲賳馗賵乇 賰賱 賲賳賴賲丕貙 賮賮賷 丨賷賳 兀賳 (亘賷乇爻賵亘賵賱爻) 鬲鬲禺匕 賲賳馗賵乇丕賸 匕丕鬲賷丕賸 賴賵 賳賮爻 賲賳馗賵乇 賲丐賱賮丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱賲噩乇賷丕鬲 丕锘坟ж� 賮賷 廿賷乇丕賳 賯亘賱 賵亘毓丿 丕賱孬賵乇丞 賵鬲兀孬賷乇賴丕 毓賱賶 鬲胤賵乇 丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞 丕賱卮禺氐賷丞 賱賱賰丕鬲亘丞貙 鬲丨丕賵賱 (賮乇丿賵爻 丕賱夭賴乇丕亍) 鬲鬲亘毓 丕賱賲爻丕乇丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 賷鬲禺匕賴丕 丕锘官娯必з嗁娰堎� 賱賳賮爻賴賲貙 賱賷爻 賮賯胤 禺賱丕賱 賮鬲乇丞 丕賱丕賳鬲賮丕囟丞 丕賱禺囟乇丕亍 賮賷 毓丕賲 2009貙 賵廿賳賲丕 亘卮賰賱 毓丕賲貙 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 乇丨賱丞 亘丨孬 賱丕賴孬丞 賵賲賳賴賰丞 賷爻賱賰賴丕 丕锘坟� 賵丕锘焚� 賱賱亘丨孬 毓賳 (賲賴丿賷) 丕賱匕賷 丕禺鬲賮賶 賲賳匕 丕賳丿賱丕毓 丕賱丕賳鬲賮丕囟丞 賵賱賲 賷毓孬乇 賱賴 毓賱賶 兀孬乇貙 賷鬲毓乇賮賵丕 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賳賲丕匕噩 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞貙 賵賷胤乇賯賵丕 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴丕 賰賱 丕锘坟ㄙ堌ж� 丕賱賲鬲丕丨丞 兀賲丕賲賴賲貙 賱鬲鬲禺匕 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 亘毓丿丕賸 亘丕賳賵乇丕賲賷丕賸 賲囟賮乇丕賸 亘毓賳丕氐乇 丕賱賲賵乇賵孬 丕賱賮丕乇爻賷 丕賱賯丿賷賲 賵丕賱乇賵丨 丕賱爻丕禺乇丞 賵丕賱丨爻 丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯賷.
丕賱毓賷亘 丕賱賵丨賷丿 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 - 賵丕賱匕賷 賲賳毓賳賷 賲賳 賲賳丨賴丕 禺賲爻丞 賳噩賵賲 賰丕賲賱丞 - 賲賳 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇賷 賴賵 丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿賴丕 丕賱禺胤丕亘賷 賮賷 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賲賵丕囟毓 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 賷賲賰賳 丕賱丕爻鬲毓丕囟丞 毓賳賴 亘兀賰孬乇 賲賳 賵爻賷賱丞 丿賵賳 兀賳 賷賳賯氐 賲賳 乇賵毓丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞.
丕賱毓賷亘 丕賱賵丨賷丿 賮賷 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 - 賵丕賱匕賷 賲賳毓賳賷 賲賳 賲賳丨賴丕 禺賲爻丞 賳噩賵賲 賰丕賲賱丞 - 賲賳 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇賷 賴賵 丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿賴丕 丕賱禺胤丕亘賷 賮賷 丕賱毓丿賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賲賵丕囟毓 丕賱匕賷 賰丕賳 賷賲賰賳 丕賱丕爻鬲毓丕囟丞 毓賳賴 亘兀賰孬乇 賲賳 賵爻賷賱丞 丿賵賳 兀賳 賷賳賯氐 賲賳 乇賵毓丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞.
August 20, 2016
A not-exactly-true account compiled from the factual experiences of different Iranians. A little confusing in the beginning for me, as I am not familiar with a lot of Iranian culture, but there is a helpful glossary in the back as well as several footnotes to provide context. I definitely learned a lot about Iran and found myself wanting to know more - while the story in the graphic novel is compelling, there is so much going on around it politically that I found it difficult to really immerse myself in it, having to flip between footnotes and translations as I was reading. I think that if there had been a foreword with more context for Iran's political situation surrounding the story, I might have had an easier time.
The art, though, is phenomenal - several panels have really stuck with me, which doesn't often happen.
The art, though, is phenomenal - several panels have really stuck with me, which doesn't often happen.
February 5, 2014
In my two decades as an educator, I have been constantly amazed by the communicative power conveyed through the simplest of media. I read the entire text in ninety minutes, as a cursory evaluation for future use in my classes. Now that I have decided to implement the book into my courses, I will be spending hours poring over the lyric passages, the latent images, and the beautiful depiction of a modern day societal destruction. Read this book. At least a few times.
July 31, 2017
A hard to read graphic novel version of a fictionalized account of the protests in Iran. Not an enjoyable read. And one with references I was clearly missing. Worth reading and understanding. But difficult to get through. Clearly it represents a difficult time. But it is hard to tell from this what is truth and what if anything might be exaggeration. Certainly it is a reminder that graphic novels are not limited to easy subjects like say superheros.
December 25, 2014
賯乇兀鬲賴丕 亘丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 賲賳 鬲乇噩賲丞 兀丨賲丿 賵乇賷賲貙 廿氐丿丕乇 2013. 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 乇丕卅毓丞 賵賲鬲賯賳丞貙 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賵兀丨丿丕孬賴丕 鬲卮丿 丕賱丕賳鬲亘丕賴 亘卮賰賱 賰亘賷乇貙 丕賱乇爻賵賲 賲亘賴乇丞貙 賵丕賱賲丨鬲賵賶 孬乇賷 亘丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 賵丕賱賯爻賲 丕賱賲賱丨賯 賲賴賲 噩丿丕
兀毓噩亘賳賷 賵賲爻賳賷 毓賱賶 賵噩賴 丕賱禺氐賵氐 丕賱賲賵賳賵賱賵噩 丕賱兀禺賷乇 賱夭賴乇丕亍 兀賲 賲賴丿賷9
兀毓噩亘賳賷 賵賲爻賳賷 毓賱賶 賵噩賴 丕賱禺氐賵氐 丕賱賲賵賳賵賱賵噩 丕賱兀禺賷乇 賱夭賴乇丕亍 兀賲 賲賴丿賷9
February 12, 2016
乇丨賱丞 賲賲鬲毓丞 亘卮賰賱 賲丐賱賲 匕賰乇鬲賳賷 亘賲毓丕賳丕丞 亘賱丿賷 賵 夭丕丿鬲賳賷 卮賵賯丕 賱夭賷丕乇丞 賴匕丕 丕賱亘賱丿!
January 28, 2022
Quel choc. Non pas la BD, mais bien l'histoire qu'elle porte comme un flambeau, un bras lev茅 et un mausol茅e qui ne doit ni s'茅teindre ni 锚tre oubli茅.
En racontant les exactions commises en Iran en 2009 suite aux 茅lections pr茅sidentielles, Amir et Khalil nous invitent 脿 la compr茅hension d'un syst猫me dictatorial et tortionnaire. On prend espoir, 脿 la suite de Zahra, la m猫re de Medhi, 脿 une issue positive mais fragile de sa qu锚te, retrouver son fils, disparu lors des manifestations. Le r茅cit est poignant et rend hommage aux r茅sistant.e.s iranien.ne.s. L'appendice de la bd est tr猫s instructif et la p茅r茅grination dans Omid, vous sera, je l'esp猫re, une exp茅rience d'humilit茅 et de courage.
En racontant les exactions commises en Iran en 2009 suite aux 茅lections pr茅sidentielles, Amir et Khalil nous invitent 脿 la compr茅hension d'un syst猫me dictatorial et tortionnaire. On prend espoir, 脿 la suite de Zahra, la m猫re de Medhi, 脿 une issue positive mais fragile de sa qu锚te, retrouver son fils, disparu lors des manifestations. Le r茅cit est poignant et rend hommage aux r茅sistant.e.s iranien.ne.s. L'appendice de la bd est tr猫s instructif et la p茅r茅grination dans Omid, vous sera, je l'esp猫re, une exp茅rience d'humilit茅 et de courage.
June 17, 2013
This weekend Iran announced the election of its new president, Hasan Rowhani, so today was the perfect day to read Zahra's Paradise, a graphic novel telling the story of a family's relentless search through the streets and hospitals of Tehran, its prisons and government offices, its morgue and cemeteries, for their son who has disappeared from Freedom Square in the wake of the disputed June 2009 elections when Ahmadinejad was returned to the presidency despite overwhelming concerns of election fraud. If you've forgotten already, here's how the New York Times reported those first protests:
Perhaps you saw Neda Agha Soltan killed on the streets of Tehran on June 20, 2009. If you haven't, you should:
If you'd rather not watch a beautiful young woman bleed and die on the street, then you can read about it instead:
Neda's death, the protests, killings and disappearances in the Green Revolution or the Persian Awakening or whatever it was called in your local paper, are all part of the background against which the story of Zahra's Paradise plays out. Mehdi Alavi has disappeared in the protests after Ahmadinejad is announced to have won re-election with 63% of the vote. In the month that follows, his mother and brother search for some official acknowledgment of what has happened to Mehdi. Neither Tehran's political leaders nor its clerics will provide any meaningful assistance to the family in their search, and their story takes the reader through a painful and ridiculous maze of bureaucracy and obfuscation. At one point, the brother Hassan opens the door in a government building and finds himself inside a labyrinth of staircases right out of Escher; in another scene, mechanized conveyor belts carrying the disappeared into the dungeons and torture chambers of the Islamic Republic turn into tongues winding in and around the faces of Khomeini and Khamenei.
The black and white artwork captures the ugliness of the beatings and killings, as well as the black and white "justice" meeted out by this awful Republic. The author (anonymous for obvious reasons) gives ample room to the terrible crane executions favored by the Republic. In one beautiful panel straight out of the Sistine Chapel, Khomeini as God the Father extends his hand to a languid Khamenei:
And the Ayatollah said: "Let there be the Crane," and the Crane was born. And the Ayatollah was content for he was the Frame and Foundation of Justice--the Framer of God's words. For his tongue was the noose of the heavens wrapping the word of God around the neck of the Faithful. And from the pinnacle of the Crane He impressed the weight of the Mehdi's authority into the Constitution of his children.
And so it was, and so it is, that God's children dangle upon a noose holding them between the Ayatollah's Heaven and Earth. Where the Crane stands, the Ayatollah stands. And when the Crane falls, the Ayatollah falls. Until then, all live under the Shadow of the Ayatollah, the Crane.
The author and artist (equally anonymous) of this graphic novel capture not only the pain of the grieving family and of the country as a whole but also capture the grim humor that grows out of living under the shadow of this theocratic dictatorship, and in one humorous passage the artist depicts the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei as the master of a rowdy harem filled with various recent recognizable clerics and political leaders in Iran: "Ahmadinejad is the teacher's pet, the Supreme Leader's latest bride. So of course the old queens--Khatami, Mousavi, Rafsanjani, et al, are jealous. There is no end to the jostling in our Caliph's male harem."
I could compare this book to Persepolis or other graphic novels examining conflicts in the Middle East (Palestine or Waltz with Bashir), but more than anything, Zahra's Paradise reminds me of the Costa Gavras movie Missing, from the early '80s that tells the painful story of the search for an American journalist who disappeared in the aftermath of the Pinochet coup d'etat in Chile.
I'm reminded of a great line by Baba to his son Amir in Hosseini's The Kite Runner, referring to the mullahs who have taken over Kabul: "Piss on the beards of all those self-righteous monkeys."
So with this weekend's election one bearded monkey has been replaced by another, this one in spectacles and a turban, but the people of Iran continue to suffer under its Islamic Republic. Rowhani is quoted as saying his election heralds a new era that will "follow the path of moderation and justice, not extremism," but we will have to wait and see.
The Iranian people are the people of Rumi and Khayyam and Hafez and Ferdowsi, poets invoked a number of times in the pages of Zahra's Paradise. They deserve better than the Islamic Republic they suffer under.
The last 30 pages or so of the book contain a glossary, historical background, information on the election of 2009 and names of pertinent political figures. It's well written and quite helpful. The final pages of the book present a sobering list in 2-point font of the names of over 16,000 people killed by the Islamic Revolution since 1979. It stretches for 14 pages.
Perhaps you saw Neda Agha Soltan killed on the streets of Tehran on June 20, 2009. If you haven't, you should:
If you'd rather not watch a beautiful young woman bleed and die on the street, then you can read about it instead:
Neda's death, the protests, killings and disappearances in the Green Revolution or the Persian Awakening or whatever it was called in your local paper, are all part of the background against which the story of Zahra's Paradise plays out. Mehdi Alavi has disappeared in the protests after Ahmadinejad is announced to have won re-election with 63% of the vote. In the month that follows, his mother and brother search for some official acknowledgment of what has happened to Mehdi. Neither Tehran's political leaders nor its clerics will provide any meaningful assistance to the family in their search, and their story takes the reader through a painful and ridiculous maze of bureaucracy and obfuscation. At one point, the brother Hassan opens the door in a government building and finds himself inside a labyrinth of staircases right out of Escher; in another scene, mechanized conveyor belts carrying the disappeared into the dungeons and torture chambers of the Islamic Republic turn into tongues winding in and around the faces of Khomeini and Khamenei.
The black and white artwork captures the ugliness of the beatings and killings, as well as the black and white "justice" meeted out by this awful Republic. The author (anonymous for obvious reasons) gives ample room to the terrible crane executions favored by the Republic. In one beautiful panel straight out of the Sistine Chapel, Khomeini as God the Father extends his hand to a languid Khamenei:
And the Ayatollah said: "Let there be the Crane," and the Crane was born. And the Ayatollah was content for he was the Frame and Foundation of Justice--the Framer of God's words. For his tongue was the noose of the heavens wrapping the word of God around the neck of the Faithful. And from the pinnacle of the Crane He impressed the weight of the Mehdi's authority into the Constitution of his children.
And so it was, and so it is, that God's children dangle upon a noose holding them between the Ayatollah's Heaven and Earth. Where the Crane stands, the Ayatollah stands. And when the Crane falls, the Ayatollah falls. Until then, all live under the Shadow of the Ayatollah, the Crane.
The author and artist (equally anonymous) of this graphic novel capture not only the pain of the grieving family and of the country as a whole but also capture the grim humor that grows out of living under the shadow of this theocratic dictatorship, and in one humorous passage the artist depicts the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei as the master of a rowdy harem filled with various recent recognizable clerics and political leaders in Iran: "Ahmadinejad is the teacher's pet, the Supreme Leader's latest bride. So of course the old queens--Khatami, Mousavi, Rafsanjani, et al, are jealous. There is no end to the jostling in our Caliph's male harem."
I could compare this book to Persepolis or other graphic novels examining conflicts in the Middle East (Palestine or Waltz with Bashir), but more than anything, Zahra's Paradise reminds me of the Costa Gavras movie Missing, from the early '80s that tells the painful story of the search for an American journalist who disappeared in the aftermath of the Pinochet coup d'etat in Chile.
I'm reminded of a great line by Baba to his son Amir in Hosseini's The Kite Runner, referring to the mullahs who have taken over Kabul: "Piss on the beards of all those self-righteous monkeys."
So with this weekend's election one bearded monkey has been replaced by another, this one in spectacles and a turban, but the people of Iran continue to suffer under its Islamic Republic. Rowhani is quoted as saying his election heralds a new era that will "follow the path of moderation and justice, not extremism," but we will have to wait and see.
The Iranian people are the people of Rumi and Khayyam and Hafez and Ferdowsi, poets invoked a number of times in the pages of Zahra's Paradise. They deserve better than the Islamic Republic they suffer under.
The last 30 pages or so of the book contain a glossary, historical background, information on the election of 2009 and names of pertinent political figures. It's well written and quite helpful. The final pages of the book present a sobering list in 2-point font of the names of over 16,000 people killed by the Islamic Revolution since 1979. It stretches for 14 pages.
September 12, 2021
The dark reality of the 2009 elections in Iran. A starkly inked book written by own voices. I loved (if one can) this historically accurate graphic novel.
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