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City Talk 44

September 24th, 2008 · 19 Comments

With so many obstacles in the way, Sadaf and other designers in Iran are still doing what they love and are still breaking barriers! Sometimes when we are faced with challenges, our inner strength shines and defies against all odds! What do you think of Sadaf’s story and the other female designers, doing what they love even though it’s not allowed?  And what about Iranian journalists, who commonly disappear or go missing in Iran, or get detained for printing what is the truth, but they still continue to do what they love, despite the consequence!..freedom of speach and expression is a God given right, right?  Well, obviously not in Iran…at least not these last 30 years! What is your passion and if you knew that it could get you in trouble with the law? Would you still do it?

I think I would.  Although I’m not sure how far I would take it…or for how long I could fight the odds!   xoxo, Ladan

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19 responses so far ↓

  • 1 mehrdad ghaffari // Sep 25, 2008 at 12:31 am

    ladan jan tou opening page e bebin ct 44 vojood nadareh keh roosh click kard o bebin kard :(

  • 2 shiva // Sep 25, 2008 at 5:02 am

    salam Ladan jan
    Mersi az barnameye ghashanget ,To ketabii ro moarefi mikoni ke dar amrika chap mishan bad nist kami ham dabareh ketabaii ke dar iran chap mishe khabaraii dashteh bashi ,man mitonam komaket konam.

  • 3 mina // Sep 25, 2008 at 7:15 am

    ladan jan mishe yek mozo ro ham matrah koni chera bache haei ke to amrica hastan in hame lahje daran ama
    raha va nima ke to europa boodan soude
    ya bache y dighe intor nistan baram khili soal bozorghi ast va jaleb
    albateh merci baray barnamat khili mofideh
    afarin

  • 4 Sara // Sep 25, 2008 at 11:17 am

    Salam..
    Man faghat khastam ye chizi begam, unam ine ke ma nabayad az rejimi ke ghabl az in rejime mozakhrafe akhundi tu iran bude baraye khodemun ye rejime royayi besazim o fekr konim ke hame chi bad az avaz shodane rejim kharab shod.. agar in karo bokonim shour o fahme un hame adami ke sale 57 enghelab kardan ro zire soal mibarim, man az rejime feli motenaferam vali motmaennam ke rejime ghabli ham eybhaye kheyliii zyadi dasht.. freedom of speech un moghe ham nabud o har sedayi tavasote savak khafe mishod, faghre kheyli vahshatnaki be keshvar hakem bud faghat hamino mikhastam begam ke darmane darde ma bargasht be doreye ghabl nist

  • 5 mehrdad ghaffari // Sep 25, 2008 at 3:08 pm

    mina jan it’s b/c european languages have the kh & gh & j like farsi but not english…….if u think mel & ladan have lahjeh u need to meet some of my cousins lol……i myself am thunderstruck @ how good raha’s farsi is b/c he is the one feeding all these fancy words to mel & ladan every week………on another point they gays in america over pronounce t & s and in farsi we do the same which could create problems for fob persians when they speak english………….

  • 6 Darya // Sep 25, 2008 at 3:29 pm

    I wanted to suggest this book for book of the week, too=) I was really surprised how many books exists about iranian themes. Now I collect every book about Iran. But unfortunately the books are most written in english, but for me german is easier to read..but there aren`t so many books in german…but they translate some of them..

    hmm..I think that these guys, like sadaf and journalists or other do the right thing…
    I think I would do it, too if it is really my passion even if I would get in trouble with the law…but as you ladan…I don`t know how far I would take it…but I admire these people like Nazanin Afshin Jam and other…you, too Ladan…who are origin Iranian…and speaks in public about problems and the human rights, etc to the people.
    It is really important. And it is even better if these people who operate for human rights, (the political themes many of you won`t like to mention, etc..) that they are popular. So the people will listen.

    mina man fekr konam ke hame ke yejaye dige be donya oomadan hade aghal kami lahje ro daran…man too alman be donya oomadam…fekr konam yezare lahjeye almaniam daram…vali oonghadra mesle lahje amricaya nist…choon zaboonesh fargh mikone…masalan amricaya “r” o yetori dige migan..almania bishtar “r” o mesle khode irania migan…oonvaght be nazaret miad ke oona ke europe hastan lahje nadaran…
    khob kamiam be oon chiz vabaste hast ke cheghadr modati adam too ghorbat zendegi mikone…
    masalan bazia be man migan ke aslan lahje nadaram..bazia (almaniya) behem migan..ke chera…ye zare lahjeye almani daram..

  • 7 DJ Hosseix // Sep 25, 2008 at 4:46 pm

    on the topic of nazanin afshin jam(since some1 brought her up) i would like to say that she is an embarrassment, in fact when she currently spoke i felt embarrassed on her behalf. GOOD JOB NAZANIN, you sure are taking iran into the right path. Stick too looking good instead of being all talk. Not only that but she had the nerve to be interviewed by a man whose program is notorious for wanting to bomb iran and not even stick up for her country (the vid is on youtube).

    Also her whole story about her taking credit for saving nazanins life is bull…why? Because i with my own eyes saw the letters exchanged between an iranian (highly religious guy) in detroit with the superior judge of iran. Through ethics and “figh” he proved nazanins innocence so for this broad to come and act as if she was the main reason nazanin is free is by far pathetic and arrogant.

    Lastly, 30 years have passed since the 1979 revolution and we still have people living thousands of miles away preaching about human rights yet have not taked 1 SINGLE STEP towards a resolution. If afshinjam is so concerned she would be like shirin ebadi..out in the front lines.

    Her whole idealogy is retarded and will get iran no where..she is not even close to being the voice of iran. Iran needs to have open talks with the US, Iran needs to have open talks with the people of the US, etc. We dont need afshinjam and her disruptive emotions protesting as to why Ahmadinejad is coming to NYC. She hates the mullah regime because they live in the dark ages well her ideology is in the dark ages as well.

    I apologize for the long rant but people like her make it so hard for us iranians who are doing are best to get that positive image of iran back. Negativity is never a solution and unfortunately thats all we see nowadays from those who think they are taking a positive step.

  • 8 Vahid from Germany // Sep 25, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    lahjeye ladan soalesh nabud, shayad dar ct45 darbarash soal kone.
    Wali dar zabane farsi tuye iran besyari lahjehaye mokhtalefham hastan.

    I got the greatest respect for the people who risk their own life in iran and speak out their mind.

    Ladan jan could you please use some titles, text-inserts or lower thirds for your presentations. It would help the viewers to search for more information than just buy listening.

  • 9 emil // Sep 25, 2008 at 8:03 pm

    salam bacheha
    bebinid ladan ye adame ke mitoone javabe soalaii ke azash mishe ro javab bede pas lotf konid waseie ladan wa lahjash tozih nadin man khodam english nemifahmam wa nesfe ct44 ro nafahmidam chon english bud.
    age kasi az lahjeie ladan irad begire ke tohin nist …
    dar zemn waghti ma rajebe ye irad kamelan be ja ke az mojrie ye barnameie interneti gerefte mishe ro nadarin pas chera tajob mikonim ke chera dar iran ya keshwarhaie dige enteghad az dolat ye jorme ke tanbihesh ham kheili waghta sakhte…
    ladan jan inam dalilesh chon ma janbeie enteghad nadarim…
    emil

  • 10 mehrdad ghaffari // Sep 25, 2008 at 11:39 pm

    mortgage meltdown…….WAMU is GONE…….everyone remain calm…….ladan man hanooz vaght nakardam een city talko bebinam

  • 11 parisa // Sep 26, 2008 at 5:18 am

    salam ladan joon barnamehat khobo amozandast, dar javabe onaee ke mygan fasit khob nist begam……….to dar vay haman eyb dydy ke hast …….na chandan honar cheshme aghlat bebast, ba tashakor az bachehaye bebin

  • 12 Pop // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:52 am

    mecri, ladan jan , az in hame khabarhaye tazeh, va jaleb,
    soalaye ke miporsi, to zehne hame maha hast,
    va ye soale dige ke to zehne man hast ineke irania hame az in shrayet naraziyan, baziha az iran zadan biroon, KOCHE EJBARI… iranihaye dakhele iran majboran be khatere shrayete feli sokot konan ya onharo majbor be sokot mikonan, PASS CHERA iraniaye to USA va Europ.. ba in hame shyaret azadi .. be nasele bade khodeshon yani bachehashon hichi Yad nadadan , faghat baladan shekayat konan,,,,
    bachehaye mesle ”Ladan ”khili kam dar kharej az iran parvaresh yaftan ,,,ke in jor masael be zehneshon hata khotor koneh,

  • 13 farshid // Sep 26, 2008 at 11:38 am

    Honestly when I was in iran, I compromised with the gevernment and went with the flow, I didn’t protest against stollen so called god-given rights which were and are ignored by the government, just because I needed a relax life with no trouble, so I can’t talk too much in this matter. The only thing I can say is that I really esteem and praise these people who don’t accept cruelty which is currently implementing in all regions of Iran.
    Farshid az alman

  • 14 Behzaad! // Sep 26, 2008 at 12:04 pm

    MG, woow, a comment that makes sense…. and yes, Rahas farsi is very good, actually even better than u may imagine,…. consider this, he was barely 13 months old when he become a perpetual nomad,…

  • 15 Pop // Sep 26, 2008 at 3:21 pm

    man ham ba shenidane in hafteh ct, gosham tavajohesh jalb shod ke chera inghdar jomlehaye farsi tiketike gofteh mishe.

  • 16 emil // Sep 26, 2008 at 7:10 pm

    shoma ha hanooz nemitoonin commet hatoon ro be farsi begin o benewisin bad mikhaiin rajebe keifiate farsi sohbat kardan kasi nazar bedin…
    az chizi ke etelaat nadarin o baladesh nistin harf nazanin lootfan.
    in barnameh wase mokhatabe iranie,mozooatesh iranie,soalatesh dar morede masaele iran o iranihast ama zaboone mojri bazi az waghta dige ghabele fahm nist(baraye ma english balad nistim).
    hala age kasi nazaresh ro bege ke eshkali nadare.bezarin khode ladan harf bezane say nakonin ro comment kasi nazar bedin…
    in hame zahmat mikeshe o moozoaye khob peyda mikone wase barnameh hala age farsi ro ham behtar yad begire ke bad nist

  • 17 mehrdad ghaffari // Sep 27, 2008 at 2:54 am

    :)
    ladan i totally jive with your kickback berkeley look :) :)

  • 18 Pedram // Sep 28, 2008 at 12:51 pm

    Dear Ladan,

    I am here again to make comments about your this week show. I believe that you have worked on your farsi and I am happy to see the improvements. In regards to the discussion of the week, I was wondering whats with you and your so called Anti-Iran regime topics! I know that you want to have these discussion to hear other people opinion, but whats fasinating is that, you will go into some much depth with the problems in Iran! Seriously i am not sure how long you have been out of Iran, but some Iranian’s mostly young generation, doesn’t understand us. (The Iranians in the other side of the world). I have notice that when people pass Europe and get to North America, they seem to become different people.
    Bacheha tou Iran darand kareshoonoo jooloo mibarand, regardless of their problems they face due to the laws and standard.

    Let me raise a question for you LADAN jan:
    I don’t know if you had the chance to watch Ahmadinejad interview with Larry King, but if you did, what do you have to say about our president?

    I hope you read this and reply like you did, last week.

    Waiting for your response….

  • 19 omid // Sep 29, 2008 at 7:36 pm

    salam ladan jan, khoobi ?
    fekr mikonam ONMVOICE.com site jalebi bashe baraye kasani ke be donbale audio file khasi migardan az music gerefte ta audio book ya funny audios va news, ya kasani ke mikhan audio broadcast konan ya yek radio channel dashte bashan vase khodeshoon, kolan ye site kamelie vase audio sharing, pishnahad mikonam hatman ye sar behesh bezan va age doost dashti too barnamat dar ghesmate moarefie site ha moarefish kon be kasani ke mikhan sedashoono tamame donya beshnavan va ya audio ie baraye share kardan ba baghie daran.
    mamnoon .. movafagh bashi .. va mamnoon az barnameye jalebet ;)

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