luckykiwi @islamandstuff Funny how many of those who wanted to bomb Iran into oblivion are now so concerned about Iranian people. #IranElection
John Martyn At The BBC
1 hour ago
Friday 19 June 2009
Where is the complete translation of Khamenei's speech?
C'mon - has to be somewhere soon...
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Contact: monastreet @ gmail dot com
or tweeter @ exilestreet
Iranian updates (keep refreshing page#10)
RayBiruni Clearly a coup has happened and now the prelude to a clampdown. Iran is at a crossroads. #IranElection less than 10 seconds ago from web
BBC is translating "England" to "western countries" when leader attacks the U.K. and not mentioning U.S.
Khamenei says: #iranelection - if our legal framework gets broken we will not be trusted in the future
LIVE BLOGGING/TWEETER FEED
of Khameini's speech
"It is wrong to think to solve this matter by taking it to streets"
of Khameini's speech
"It is wrong to think to solve this matter by taking it to streets"
"giving in to the protesters will be the begining of a dictatorship "
tareshen RT from Iran: OMG, he's lying big time, saying ppl (trouble makers) terrorizing Basijis and police #iranelection less than 10 seconds ago from web
Our enemies have shown their true colours and the most evil is the British Government
Interesting aside that Britain has historically ALWAYS been seen much more of an enemy than US in Iran!
Cheating is impossible/those in the west are 'hungry wolves'
Leaders speaking in an extremist manner are responsible for the violence of their followers
TWITTER FEED
They humiliated THE president of this country, and accused him of lying& made false reports about his performance. 3 minutes ago from web
Both sides are guilty. 4 minutes ago from web
Candidates became emotional and said things that they shouldn't have. 6 minutes ago from web
The disadvantages of debates: sometimes they turned into illogical discussions; e.g. accusing ppl, rumors, injustice to this gov. 6 minutes ago from web
Continuing those debates and discussion can turn into contempt. 8 minutes ago from web
President Ahmadi, Larijani(Parliment speaker) and Hashemi Shahroodi(head of judicial power) are present in the Friday prayer #iranelection 11 minutes ago from web
the debates showed that this is a real election, but it also had disadvantages. 12 minutes ago from web
All candidates are pro regime and part of the regime. 17 minutes ago from web
He says the participation shows ppl's trust in the regime.
An election with this turn out shows God's blessing for us! 28 minutes ago from web
1. Thanks to the ppl! you did such a great job! 31 minutes ago from web
Ok.. he'll be talking about the election. 3 points, for 3 groups. First, all iranians, Second politicians, Third for the west 33 minutes ago from web
Khamenei's speech just started.
Leader is speaking at Friday prayers. you can watch at BBC, CNN, Euronews,
The basij will be at Friday prayers today, their 1st public appearance in large numbers
The climax is today in a couple hours! Khamenei's speech at friday prayer!
Do you know why there's no special news from Rasht? cuz protesters didn't have any leader.
Today will not happen anything here in Rasht. ppl can't go out of their home. Nonstop thunderstorm!
now is dawn - we must go - location not safe - thank u for supporting Sea of Green - #Iranelection - people of Iran needs your help
Police helicopters, Police helicopters, Police helicopters... What are they afraid of? Mousavi / Karroubi supporers will remain at home ...
(unconfirmed): Secret Police recording faces and names during yesterday's protests.
where almost everyone is pro-mousavi. but on the other hand, they were all watching iran-south korea footbal match together.
he said "no." i suspect that he voted ahmadinejad. and i remember wondering, he must feel kind of alientated at this engineering firm...
at an engineering firm 2 days ago, i asked the janitor if he heard any of this allahu akbar business in his (southern) neighborhood...
thank you google!
Viva google. It added Persian/Fare->English translation. No sure about the quality but just in time :)
Internal newspapers didn't mention yesterday's rally at all
@DailyDish
Khameini says: ?"Todays youths are far away from reality, confused on situations"
"Iranians should not repeat doubts about poll"
Denies fraud!!!
People decided and chose who they wanted
"indirectly the "DEBATE" shouldnt last any longer. he said if it lasts any longer, it'll result in 'hatred' #iranelection"
"Iranians should not repeat doubts about poll"
Denies fraud!!!
People decided and chose who they wanted
"indirectly the "DEBATE" shouldnt last any longer. he said if it lasts any longer, it'll result in 'hatred' #iranelection"
"rumors" and "allegations".
"we should fight corruption"
"Yes, we have corruption, but criticizing the regime is "not the right thing to do."
Back in real time - thanx Luke & Bella for a wonderful interruption
Thanx also to the people that have linked here!
Iranian updates (keep refreshing page#9)
New footage 15 June Tehran.
Iran's Supreme Leader May 'Sacrifice' Ahmadinejad to Save Himself
Interesting analysis@carnegieendownment
Google Farsi-English translation service is now up and running.
Facebook now has Persian translation available.
(Warning: this can enable much more disinformation to be disseminated!)
Google Farsi-English translation service is now up and running.
Facebook now has Persian translation available.
(Warning: this can enable much more disinformation to be disseminated!)
Iranian updates (keep refreshing page#8)
"I have come due to concerns of current political and social conditions - to defend the rights of the nation. I have come to improve Iran’s international relations. I have come to tell the world and get back Iran’s pride, our dignity and our future. I have come to bring to Iran a future of freedom, of hope and of fulfillment.I have come to represent the poor, the helpless, and the hungry. I have come to be accountable to you, my people, and to this world. Iran must participate in fair elections. It is a matter of national importance. I have come to you because of the corruption in Iran. 25% inflation means ignorance, thieving and corruption.
Where is the wealth of my nation? What have you done with the $300 billion in the last four years? The next Government of Iran will be chosen by the people. Why do all our young want to leave this country? I know of nobody else who places himself ahead of 20 million other of a nation. "
Mousavi@psr.org
Where is the wealth of my nation? What have you done with the $300 billion in the last four years? The next Government of Iran will be chosen by the people. Why do all our young want to leave this country? I know of nobody else who places himself ahead of 20 million other of a nation. "
Mousavi@psr.org
Google to allegedly launch English-Farsi translation service later today
This is a Shaped Word Cloud created from the text of approximately 84,000 tweets containing the term #iranelection.Click on image to enlarge.
@ neoformix
Basij attacking woman in Rasht City
Iranian updates (keep refreshing page#7)
Updates (keep refreshing page#6)
UNCONFIRMED REPORTS THAT THE FRENCH ARE SHUTTING THEIR EMBASSY DOWN IN TEHRAN
The Basij have now begun to cover their faces, whereas previously they hadn't. This indicates they are becoming more scared of retaliation from the general public. Also, we have heard that cell phone service is cut off at night. There have been efforts to identify members of the Basij who have used violence against demonstrators, through facebook and other social networking websites.
It's interesting to see some in the feared militias themselves becoming afraid of retaliation.
It's interesting to see some in the feared militias themselves becoming afraid of retaliation.
@HuffPo
How you doing out there Fifi?
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'Where is my vote?' written on Iranian banknotes.Interesting observations
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"Ever since 9/11 I've been mad at Islam. I've seen it taking us down a dangerous course to a new Dark Ages. I've asked myself: Must every faith go through this fundamentalist course that breeds so much hate and destruction?
Seeing the silent marches in Iran is making me question these feelings. These silent demonstrations of values, faith, and politics ring louder than any protest or sermon. If the Iranians continue to guide this thing down a righteous path they will make history even if they don't overturn the election. And their representation of their faith will rank with that of Ghandi's Hinduism and King's Christianity. I have my doubts, but a reformation of Islam--at least Iranian Shia Islam--could be at hand.
I am praying for them."
@TheDailyDish
Mona's blog is always interesting. At the moment she has fantastic coverage of Tehran. http://tinyurl.com/mwqyvq #iranelectionabout 1 hour ago from web
Thank you BrandDNA
By Parisa Hafezi and Fredrik Dahl
TEHRAN, June 18 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Mirhossein Mousavi's backers, wearing black and carrying candles, rallied in Tehran on Thursday to mourn those killed in mass protests against an election the defeated candidate says was rigged.
Days of public fury over the disputed election led Iran's top legislative body, the Guardian Council, to invite Mousavi and the two other candidates beaten by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to discuss their complaints on Saturday.
The election has provoked Iran's worst unrest since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Bloodshed, protests, arrests and a media crackdown have rocked the world's fifth biggest oil exporter, embroiled in a dispute with the West over its nuclear programme.
Witnesses said people packed Imam Khomeini Square in central Tehran on Thursday, a day after Mousavi called on his supporters to gather in mosques or at peaceful rallies.
He told them to wear the colour of mourning -- black as opposed to the green of his election campaign -- in solidarity with families of those wounded or killed in the protests.
"Where are our brothers?" read one banner in the crowd. "Why did you kill our brothers?" read another.
Iran's English-language state television has reported eight people killed in protests since election results were published. Scores of reformists have been arrested across the country.
Security agents detained opposition politician Ebrahim Yazdi while he was in hospital, an ally of his said on Thursday. Yazdi heads the banned Freedom Movement and was foreign minister in Iran's first government after the revolution.
A spokesman for the Guardian Council said it had begun "careful examination" of 646 complaints submitted after the June 12 vote. Complaints include shortage of ballot papers, pressure on voters to support a particular candidate, and the barring of candidates' representatives from polling stations.
Ahmadinejad was declared winner with nearly 63 percent of the vote against 34 percent for his closest rival, Mousavi, a moderate politician who wants better ties with the West.
Mousavi wants the vote annulled and held again. The council has said it is ready only to recount disputed ballot boxes.
Council spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodai said Mousavi and fellow-candidates Mehdi Karoubi and Mohsen Rezaie could raise their problems at an extraordinary council meeting on Saturday.
"CHALLENGE TO WESTERN DEMOCRACY"
Ahmadinejad defended the legitimacy of the vote, telling a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that it had "posed a great challenge to the West's democracy," Mehr news agency reported.
"The ideals of the Islamic Revolution were the winners of the election," Ahmadinejad said, adding that 25 million of 40 million voters had approved the way he was running the country.
The authorities reject charges that they rigged the vote. Scores of thousands of Iranians have braved riot police and religious militia to show their anger on the streets, ignoring Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's call for national unity.
"The friendly atmosphere that existed prior to the election should not turn into an atmosphere of confrontation and enmity afterwards, since both groups of voters believe in the Islamic system," Khamenei was quoted as saying in Kayhan newspaper.
The supreme leader is due to lead Friday prayers, when Ahmadinejad supporters are expected to show their strength.
The semi-official Fars news agency said two children of conservative former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who backs Mousavi, had been barred from leaving Iran.
Rafsanjani's daughter Faezeh addressed Mousavi supporters on Tuesday. Hardline students called for her and her brother, Mehdi, to be arrested.
Hamid Najafi, editor-in-chief of Kayhan International, an English-language conservative Iranian daily, said the Guardian Council investigation of the vote would calm unrest.
"I think that will be enough to pacify the opponents," he told Reuters. "After the investigation the Guardian Council will issue an official statement. That will be the final act."
He said the overall election result would not change because "there isn't a millionth chance of doing any fraud" and Ahmadinejad's victory was "very obvious". Khamenei's Friday sermon would be "very effective for all these people who have been misled", he added. "Of course everything will calm down."
Iran has denounced foreign criticism of the election, although U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has muted its comments to keep the door open for possible dialogue. (Additional reporting by Dominic Evans and Hossein Jaseb in Tehran; editing by Philippa Fletcher)
@REUTERS
Number of marchers could be as high as a million!
@TheGuardian
2 monastreet @ gmail dot com
twitter/exilestreet
"Ever since 9/11 I've been mad at Islam. I've seen it taking us down a dangerous course to a new Dark Ages. I've asked myself: Must every faith go through this fundamentalist course that breeds so much hate and destruction?
Seeing the silent marches in Iran is making me question these feelings. These silent demonstrations of values, faith, and politics ring louder than any protest or sermon. If the Iranians continue to guide this thing down a righteous path they will make history even if they don't overturn the election. And their representation of their faith will rank with that of Ghandi's Hinduism and King's Christianity. I have my doubts, but a reformation of Islam--at least Iranian Shia Islam--could be at hand.
I am praying for them."
@TheDailyDish
Mona's blog is always interesting. At the moment she has fantastic coverage of Tehran. http://tinyurl.com/mwqyvq #iranelectionabout 1 hour ago from web
Thank you BrandDNA
By Parisa Hafezi and Fredrik Dahl
TEHRAN, June 18 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Mirhossein Mousavi's backers, wearing black and carrying candles, rallied in Tehran on Thursday to mourn those killed in mass protests against an election the defeated candidate says was rigged.
Days of public fury over the disputed election led Iran's top legislative body, the Guardian Council, to invite Mousavi and the two other candidates beaten by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to discuss their complaints on Saturday.
The election has provoked Iran's worst unrest since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Bloodshed, protests, arrests and a media crackdown have rocked the world's fifth biggest oil exporter, embroiled in a dispute with the West over its nuclear programme.
Witnesses said people packed Imam Khomeini Square in central Tehran on Thursday, a day after Mousavi called on his supporters to gather in mosques or at peaceful rallies.
He told them to wear the colour of mourning -- black as opposed to the green of his election campaign -- in solidarity with families of those wounded or killed in the protests.
"Where are our brothers?" read one banner in the crowd. "Why did you kill our brothers?" read another.
Iran's English-language state television has reported eight people killed in protests since election results were published. Scores of reformists have been arrested across the country.
Security agents detained opposition politician Ebrahim Yazdi while he was in hospital, an ally of his said on Thursday. Yazdi heads the banned Freedom Movement and was foreign minister in Iran's first government after the revolution.
A spokesman for the Guardian Council said it had begun "careful examination" of 646 complaints submitted after the June 12 vote. Complaints include shortage of ballot papers, pressure on voters to support a particular candidate, and the barring of candidates' representatives from polling stations.
Ahmadinejad was declared winner with nearly 63 percent of the vote against 34 percent for his closest rival, Mousavi, a moderate politician who wants better ties with the West.
Mousavi wants the vote annulled and held again. The council has said it is ready only to recount disputed ballot boxes.
Council spokesman Abbasali Kadkhodai said Mousavi and fellow-candidates Mehdi Karoubi and Mohsen Rezaie could raise their problems at an extraordinary council meeting on Saturday.
"CHALLENGE TO WESTERN DEMOCRACY"
Ahmadinejad defended the legitimacy of the vote, telling a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that it had "posed a great challenge to the West's democracy," Mehr news agency reported.
"The ideals of the Islamic Revolution were the winners of the election," Ahmadinejad said, adding that 25 million of 40 million voters had approved the way he was running the country.
The authorities reject charges that they rigged the vote. Scores of thousands of Iranians have braved riot police and religious militia to show their anger on the streets, ignoring Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's call for national unity.
"The friendly atmosphere that existed prior to the election should not turn into an atmosphere of confrontation and enmity afterwards, since both groups of voters believe in the Islamic system," Khamenei was quoted as saying in Kayhan newspaper.
The supreme leader is due to lead Friday prayers, when Ahmadinejad supporters are expected to show their strength.
The semi-official Fars news agency said two children of conservative former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who backs Mousavi, had been barred from leaving Iran.
Rafsanjani's daughter Faezeh addressed Mousavi supporters on Tuesday. Hardline students called for her and her brother, Mehdi, to be arrested.
Hamid Najafi, editor-in-chief of Kayhan International, an English-language conservative Iranian daily, said the Guardian Council investigation of the vote would calm unrest.
"I think that will be enough to pacify the opponents," he told Reuters. "After the investigation the Guardian Council will issue an official statement. That will be the final act."
He said the overall election result would not change because "there isn't a millionth chance of doing any fraud" and Ahmadinejad's victory was "very obvious". Khamenei's Friday sermon would be "very effective for all these people who have been misled", he added. "Of course everything will calm down."
Iran has denounced foreign criticism of the election, although U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has muted its comments to keep the door open for possible dialogue. (Additional reporting by Dominic Evans and Hossein Jaseb in Tehran; editing by Philippa Fletcher)
@REUTERS
Number of marchers could be as high as a million!
@TheGuardian
Thursday 18 June 2009
Updates (keep refreshing page#4)
Life imitates art!
- http://twitter.com/Persian_Guy (Using fake RT to spread disinfo) DOING IT AGAIN
- http://twitter.com/THRONCOMMERCIAL (Using the Iran tag to spam)
- http://twitter.com/EranSpahbod (preaching attack and violence) New
- http://twitter.com/AhmediNejThief (Re-tweeting Persian_Guy’s tweets only) New
- http://twitter.com/AhmediNejSucks (Copycat account of AhmediNejThief) New
- http://twitter.com/AhmediNejScum (Copycat account of AhmediNejThief) New
- http://twitter.com/AhmediNejFucked (Copycat account of AhmediNejThief) New
- http://twitter.com/serv_ (posing fake RTs; disinfo)
- http://twitter.com/TruePersian1 (Was preaching violence & destruction in all caps; now updates are protected)
- http://twitter.com/twitrevolution (Suggesting violence towards police and blocking of roads; such actions are likely arrestable. Either provocateur or someone really violent)
- http://twitter.com/ahmedinejthief (Recent account, only 2 tweets are RT of Persian_Guy) NEW!
Suspected
- http://twitter.com/ememem90 (False information in poorly written English) NEW!
- http://twitter.com/FreeMediaNews (Some tweets are fake reports)
- http://twitter.com/IRElec (Using entrapment techniques that are well known)
- http://twitter.com/lisamforeman (Possibly fake Guardian.co.uk account)
- http://twitter.com/AJE_Producer (Possibly fake Al’ Jazerra Account)
To Watch
- http://twitter.com/amoo_miki (Was following many people with no updates; only just started posting; connected to IRElec)
- http://twitter.com/AnonymousInIran (Was an Anonymous Posting Proxy with ANYONE able to post through it; now banned in Iran)
- http://twitter.com/rccccr (was following users with Iran election tweets, still no posts)
- http://twitter.com/BrothersinAbrah (a single hashtag post only)
- http://twitter.com/_SuperGreen_ (No updates so far)
- http://twitter.com/ghb78 (Following seems to be random, followers likely auto-refollow)
- http://twitter.com/EranSpahbod (Strange posts; some seem to call for violence, others for piece, always in quotes with hash tags)
Suspended or removed:
- http://twitter.com/am12976
- http://twitter.com/iranianfree2k9
- http://twitter.com/rWhZEV (Fake Iran Election headlines)
This post will be updated as fake accounts are received. For those questioning the information here, we place accounts here that a) post multiple comments of the same sort (i.e. Spam) and b) accounts that are obviosuly trying to entrap twitter users who are tweeting from Iran or c) those who obviously are trying to spread mis-information. If we arent 100% sure we will put in it the “To watch” or “Suspected” list.
Pray that today at 4pm Toopkhane Sq. will turn into a sea of green, biggest march in 30 years, Mousavi WILL be there
good luck with the mourning rally today. saw a video of ppl sittin down once they see basij. that works?
Today's Tehran protest will be silent/vigil style, protestors wearing black
Translation, Protest Slogan: Democracy is our right, we despise violence.
It is now after 10 AM in Iran. Fewer people going to work today than the past few days.
Payetakht (Capitol) building in Mirdamad, centre for computers and electronics said to be watched and some shops in ruins.
At least 15 deaths confirmed by state television. Tensions Sign-woman running high. Fear tactics used widely across Tehran and Iran.
Reliable Source: Families of those murdered by Basij militia are under pressure and being prevented from contacting media
according to hospital doctors in Iran the attacks on civilians are from the chest up. they are taking and burrying the bodies b4 family sees
female med student says that they would not let the injured tell the docs their name. she had 13 yr old boy die and disappear unknown name
I want more than just a new president, I want an end to this brutal regime.
Remember that Mousavi/Karroubi is not our Ideals, we just voted for Change.
less than 3 hours until exam, Shayan said we should give it a try. I'm going to sleep a little.
I will be out with my friends on Friday, and if we are attacked, we will defend with deadly force.
perception among ahmadinejad supporters is that he has been taken for a ride by rafsanjani and co.
it is said that people should wear black and gather in mosques. However, i'm still waiting for confirmed news.
Landlines are rumoured to be closely monitored, especially for Green-dude international calls. Just got off the phone with relatives.
The police are still scanning for satellites. They just drove by.
My internet is back... with 10s of 1000s of blocked sites... but the packets can leave and reach our machine, which is enough.
I need proxies for iran. Will you follow me for DM?
I can help you bypass the governments blocks, I'll post a local email in a moment.
translations of torture flyers coming out: http://bit.ly/3PFozy
New Worst Offender @Persian_Guy sending false RTs from reputable users and misinformation. Ignore.
excellent idea to map #IranElection vids and pics on Google Earth. Plz start facebook movement w/ guide and use Iranian expatriates.
I'm alright, friend. I was just sleeping. Thank you for worrying about me.
We are hearing that Riot guard is attacking civilian buildings who have active "Allaho Akbar" and "Down with Dictator" night and brk prprtis
Extensive Iran coverage on CNN tonight.
D-Day+6:Still no text messaging, Internet bandwidth is OK now but 1000s of websites r blocked. 15 death across country.
TWEETS @ 'Daily Dish'
good luck with the mourning rally today. saw a video of ppl sittin down once they see basij. that works?
Today's Tehran protest will be silent/vigil style, protestors wearing black
Translation, Protest Slogan: Democracy is our right, we despise violence.
It is now after 10 AM in Iran. Fewer people going to work today than the past few days.
Payetakht (Capitol) building in Mirdamad, centre for computers and electronics said to be watched and some shops in ruins.
At least 15 deaths confirmed by state television. Tensions Sign-woman running high. Fear tactics used widely across Tehran and Iran.
Reliable Source: Families of those murdered by Basij militia are under pressure and being prevented from contacting media
according to hospital doctors in Iran the attacks on civilians are from the chest up. they are taking and burrying the bodies b4 family sees
female med student says that they would not let the injured tell the docs their name. she had 13 yr old boy die and disappear unknown name
I want more than just a new president, I want an end to this brutal regime.
Remember that Mousavi/Karroubi is not our Ideals, we just voted for Change.
less than 3 hours until exam, Shayan said we should give it a try. I'm going to sleep a little.
I will be out with my friends on Friday, and if we are attacked, we will defend with deadly force.
perception among ahmadinejad supporters is that he has been taken for a ride by rafsanjani and co.
it is said that people should wear black and gather in mosques. However, i'm still waiting for confirmed news.
Landlines are rumoured to be closely monitored, especially for Green-dude international calls. Just got off the phone with relatives.
The police are still scanning for satellites. They just drove by.
My internet is back... with 10s of 1000s of blocked sites... but the packets can leave and reach our machine, which is enough.
I need proxies for iran. Will you follow me for DM?
I can help you bypass the governments blocks, I'll post a local email in a moment.
translations of torture flyers coming out: http://bit.ly/3PFozy
New Worst Offender @Persian_Guy sending false RTs from reputable users and misinformation. Ignore.
excellent idea to map #IranElection vids and pics on Google Earth. Plz start facebook movement w/ guide and use Iranian expatriates.
I'm alright, friend. I was just sleeping. Thank you for worrying about me.
We are hearing that Riot guard is attacking civilian buildings who have active "Allaho Akbar" and "Down with Dictator" night and brk prprtis
Extensive Iran coverage on CNN tonight.
D-Day+6:Still no text messaging, Internet bandwidth is OK now but 1000s of websites r blocked. 15 death across country.
TWEETS @ 'Daily Dish'
Music in the World of Islam - 1: The Human Voice
"...In 1976, 'Music In the World Of Islam' is released, a 6-LP box set of recordings by Jean Jenkins and Poul Rovsing Olsen. Jean Jenkins, Appalachian banjo player, ethnomusicologist, and curator at the Horniman Museum, London, wrote this in her sleeve note: "The human voice is the foundation of all music within the Islamic world. Indeed, in some areas it is the only type of music which exists." Her recording of "Abu Zeluf", sung by Dunya Yunis, a girl from a northern mountain village in Lebanon, is sampled for two tracks on Eno & Byrne's 'My Life In the Bush of Ghosts'..."(David Toop - from 'My Life In The Bush of Ghosts' site here.)
Review of the complete series of recordings from 'The Wire' here.
Tracklisting:
1. Recitation Of Verses Of The Qu'ran (Al-Ateuf, near Ghardala, Algeria)
2. Dhikr (A Sufi Ceremony: Fayoum Oasis, Egypt)
3. Houri (Secular Vocal Musci: Sandandaj, Kurdistan, Iran)
4. Bedouin Wedding Songs (South of Wadi Musa, Jordan)
5. Ghazal, Or Love Song (Tarif, Abu Dahbi)
6. Gurdum Gurdum (Love Song: Daulatabad, North Of Balkh Afghanistan)
7. Song At The Feast After Ramadan (Near Nagfa, Eritrea, Ethiopia)
8. Haddadi (Muharraq, Bahrain)
9. Kavali (A Devotional Song: Hyderabad, Deccan, India)
10. Abu Zeluf (Beirut, Lebanon)
11. Leader / Chorus Song (Jijiga, Harar Province, Ethiopia)
12. Radha / Ga's (Bedouin Song, Sharjah, UAE; Ga's - Fayoum, Egypt)
13. Love Song (Aqcha, Afghanistan)
14. Tahlil (Baghdad, Iraq)
2. Dhikr (A Sufi Ceremony: Fayoum Oasis, Egypt)
3. Houri (Secular Vocal Musci: Sandandaj, Kurdistan, Iran)
4. Bedouin Wedding Songs (South of Wadi Musa, Jordan)
5. Ghazal, Or Love Song (Tarif, Abu Dahbi)
6. Gurdum Gurdum (Love Song: Daulatabad, North Of Balkh Afghanistan)
7. Song At The Feast After Ramadan (Near Nagfa, Eritrea, Ethiopia)
8. Haddadi (Muharraq, Bahrain)
9. Kavali (A Devotional Song: Hyderabad, Deccan, India)
10. Abu Zeluf (Beirut, Lebanon)
11. Leader / Chorus Song (Jijiga, Harar Province, Ethiopia)
12. Radha / Ga's (Bedouin Song, Sharjah, UAE; Ga's - Fayoum, Egypt)
13. Love Song (Aqcha, Afghanistan)
14. Tahlil (Baghdad, Iraq)
Reposted from my other blog here.
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(Click on image to enlarge)
No. 1 in downtown Tehran as we speak, though hopefully NOT with a bullet!
Updates (keep refreshing page#3)
"I realize now i do not fear death. I fear my daughter will not be free when i die."
We have set up a website to receive faxes from Iran, which we will post online. Hopefully this will be another way for information about what's going on in Iran to make its way out of the country.
Please disseminate this fax number as widely as possible: 001 773 321 0202. We will post any faxes we receive at iranfax.org.
YouTube: 184,500 Videos on Iran, 3000 in One Day
We have set up a website to receive faxes from Iran, which we will post online. Hopefully this will be another way for information about what's going on in Iran to make its way out of the country.
Please disseminate this fax number as widely as possible: 001 773 321 0202. We will post any faxes we receive at iranfax.org.
YouTube: 184,500 Videos on Iran, 3000 in One Day
"At the same time, Iran's Interior Ministry ordered a probe into an attack late Sunday night on Tehran University students in a dormitory reported to have left several students dead and many more injured or arrested. Students say it was carried out by Islamic militia and police. Iran's English-language Press TV said the ministry urged Tehran's governor's office to identify those involved. Iran's influential speaker of parliament, Ali Larijani, condemned the attack.Students' Web sites reported mass resignations by Tehran University professors outraged over the incident. One medical student said he and his roommate blocked their door with furniture and hid in the closet when they heard the militia's motorcycles approaching. He heard the militia breaking down doors, and then screams of anguish as students were dragged from their beds and beaten violently.
When he came out after the militia had left, friends and classmates lay unconscious in dorm rooms and hallways, many with chest wounds from being stabbed or bloody faces from blows to their heads, he said. The staff of the hospital where the wounded students were taken, Hazrat Rasoul Hospital, was so shocked that they went on strike for two hours, standing silently outside the gate in their white medical uniforms."
The Web proxies and Tor relays are helping. New ones are needed every minute because the govt eventually blocks the old ones. #gr8
HI TEHRAN/
WE ARE EVERYWHERE!
SHATEL DSL NETWORK
Does anyone know if that is an Iranian govt. ISP?
Update: Yes it is. Forgot that google is my friend!
(4-22)
IF CELL PHONE NETWORK WORKING
USE/TAKE BATTERIES OUT OF PHONE/ MOVE/ USE AGAIN AND THEN TAKE BATTERIES OUT AGAIN AFTER USING/ MOVE
HI TEHRAN/
WE ARE EVERYWHERE!
SHATEL DSL NETWORK
Does anyone know if that is an Iranian govt. ISP?
Update: Yes it is. Forgot that google is my friend!
(4-22)
IF CELL PHONE NETWORK WORKING
USE/TAKE BATTERIES OUT OF PHONE/ MOVE/ USE AGAIN AND THEN TAKE BATTERIES OUT AGAIN AFTER USING/ MOVE
CITIZEN TUBE
Depressing reading!
(BIG thanx to Paul - Yeah, it is depressing reading but, this battle is about democratic rights.
You call yourself a democracy then abide by the rules.
Mousavi is no angel, but this seems to be a power struggle between the Mullahs.)
Shatel Dsl NetworkShatel Dsl NetworkAt the same time, Iran's Interior Ministry ordered a probe into an attack late Sunday night on Tehran University students in a dormitory reported to have left several students dead and many more injured or arrested. Students say it was carried out by Islamic militia and police. Iran's English-language Press TV said the ministry urged Tehran's governor's office to identify those involved. Iran's influential speaker of parliament, Ali Larijani, condemned the attack.Depressing reading!
(BIG thanx to Paul - Yeah, it is depressing reading but, this battle is about democratic rights.
You call yourself a democracy then abide by the rules.
Mousavi is no angel, but this seems to be a power struggle between the Mullahs.)
Students' Web sites reported mass resignations by Tehran University professors outraged over the incident. One medical student said he and his roommate blocked their door with furniture and hid in the closet when they heard the militia's motorcycles approaching. He heard the militia breaking down doors, and then screams of anguish as students were dragged from their beds and beaten violently.
When he came out after the militia had left, friends and classmates lay unconscious in dorm rooms and hallways, many with chest wounds from being stabbed or bloody faces from blows to their heads, he said. The staff of the hospital where the wounded students were taken, Hazrat Rasoul Hospital, was so shocked that they went on strike for two hours, standing silently outside the gate in their white medical uniforms.
OK! Sustained/refreshed...here we go again!
2Jaydawg!
Mr.C says you were upset...
"Sorry." Nobody will know, after all who reads this...?
Mr.C says you were upset...
"Sorry." Nobody will know, after all who reads this...?
Are you listening Rudd?
"If President Obama wants to support democratic movements on a shoestring, he should support an "Internet freedom initiative" pending in Congress. This would include $50 million in the appropriations bill for these censorship-evasion technologies. The 21st-century equivalent of the Berlin wall is a cyberbarrier, and we can help puncture it.
Mr. Zhou, the son of a Chinese army general, said that he and his colleagues began to develop such software after the 1999 Chinese government crackdown on Falun Gong (which the authorities denounce as a cult). One result was a free software called Freegate, small enough to carry on a flash drive. It takes a surfer to an overseas server that changes I.P. addresses every second or so, too quickly for a government to block it, and then from there to a banned site.
Freegate amounts to a dissident's cyberkit. E-mails sent with it can be encrypted. And after a session is complete, a press of a button eliminates any sign that it was used on that computer."
Nicholas Kristof @ NYT
Ironic really that while the rest of the world wants to smash the cyber-wall, you want to erect one here in Australia! "Fair shake of the sauce bottle mate."
Or are your freedoms different to mine?
Ironic really that while the rest of the world wants to smash the cyber-wall, you want to erect one here in Australia! "Fair shake of the sauce bottle mate."
Or are your freedoms different to mine?
What took you so long?
I e-mailed Nico @ HuffPo 5 hours ago about iranfax.org and now he puts it up! watch out for hamradio (Middle East) wavelengths emailed to him a couple of minutes ago! love MonaXXX
Updates (keep refreshing page#2)
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Update:
If Tor gets taken out please try http://iran.sharearchy.com/ for information on getting around the Ayatollah’s Iran Curtain.
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Download Tor in Farsi
Update:
If Tor gets taken out please try http://iran.sharearchy.com/ for information on getting around the Ayatollah’s Iran Curtain.
Hillary goes GREEN!
What is a President without a Country?
Due to Military neutrality, and State Police cooperation with people, everything will be transferred to the Rev. Guards tmr.
big ques is what the paramilitary volunteer 'basij' do. theyre in effect outside the law givng govt plausible deniability
Tomorrow at 10 am ANJ/Basij crowd gather in front of Judiciary to call for arrest of Faeze and Mehdi Hashemi for their role in the unrest
Praying is enough. U are the best friends anyone could hope for. I'm glad to have had the pleasure of talking to any of u.
eyewitness:in the past rally, a friend was beaten up by the force group and was left with a broken head and injured eyes
Victory-peace-signs I hope Reza is OK where ever he is. nobody knows where Intel took him to. they should already called his familiy.
Yes, and Doctors in some hospitals are standing in front doors preventing basij from interring
the rumor about Hezbolah & Hamas helping Basij, until today I never believed it but I saw them today with my own eyes
they wear black riot police outfit, brown skin and shouting to people in Arabic & hit everybody they see
State Police Force comfirms the plain-clothes and black-masked militia are from Palestine and Lebanon, and have diff. orders.
Hamed from Tabriz confirmed 2 killed in Tabriz's engineering university. thing really getting awful for all students around the country
RT:some of the students arrested have not been released yet after 3 day, no word from them :((
Mousavi's wife Zahra Rahnavard today joined injured students at Tehran University
Mousavi & Khatami have delivered joint letter to Ministry of Justice demanding release of protestors
Iranian state TV just broadcast footage of the ongoing protest at Haft-e-Tir Sq. This is a break through!! VIVA Iran VIVA Mousavi!!Soccer-green
eyewitness, latest slogan: "Take the websites and our cell phones, we don't give our country to you!"
Please Vote for google to change its logo for one day http://bit.ly/134Xwo
IMPORTANT #youtube announcement regarding making an exception 4 Iranian violent videos & keeping them in the public forum
BBC is the crappiest network I've ever seen ... they just revealed every trick the nation can use for communication in such tough times!!
Foreign Media in Iran is now officially under "OFFICE ARREST", BUT I'm Iranian, so I take off my Journo Hat & walk the streets as an Iranian
Now 2 people we've intvwd in last wk have been arrested
I have a bad feeling in my gut that the protests are weakening, and the gov is going to win this. Please don't let it happen.
tired, worried. what will happen? will all this sacrifice change anything?
Tweets
@DailyDish
(So how is Fitzroy today?)
HAM RADIO FREQUENCIES FOR IRAN
HAM RADIO FREQUENCIES FOR IRAN
Anonymous Iran
ALL FOREIGN JOURNALISTS ORDERED TO LEAVE IRAN
ALL CELL PHONE SERVICE SHUT DOWN IN IRAN
"As we look ahead to what is likely to be another dramatic day of protest in Iran, it is worth noting what The Guardian's Ian Black said in an audio interview this morning, after he returned from Tehran. Asked "who's leading the protesters," Mr. Black said that "it is in effect rather amorphous and leaderless." He said that many of the rallies seemed to be "pretty much happening spontaneously without anyone organizing them." As the Iranian government continues to try to stop the protests by arresting reformist political leaders and intellectuals, the opposition's ability to keep mobilizing seemingly spontaneous rallies could be crucial to its success."
Nico Pitney
(11-59AM)
ALL FOREIGN JOURNALISTS ORDERED TO LEAVE IRAN
ALL CELL PHONE SERVICE SHUT DOWN IN IRAN
"As we look ahead to what is likely to be another dramatic day of protest in Iran, it is worth noting what The Guardian's Ian Black said in an audio interview this morning, after he returned from Tehran. Asked "who's leading the protesters," Mr. Black said that "it is in effect rather amorphous and leaderless." He said that many of the rallies seemed to be "pretty much happening spontaneously without anyone organizing them." As the Iranian government continues to try to stop the protests by arresting reformist political leaders and intellectuals, the opposition's ability to keep mobilizing seemingly spontaneous rallies could be crucial to its success."
Nico Pitney
(11-59AM)
CONFIRMED FAKE TWEETERS
* http://twitter.com/Persian_Guy (Using fake RT to spread disinfo)
* http://twitter.com/serv_ (posing fake RTs; disinfo)
* http://twitter.com/TruePersian1 (Was preaching violence & destruction in all caps; now updates are protected)
* http://twitter.com/twitrevolution (Suggesting violence towards police and blocking of roads; such actions are likely arrestable. Either provocateur or someone really violent)
Trolls and SPAM
* http://twitter.com/louis_friend (Tweets are obviously fake, includes obscene links such as the infamous Goatse pics)
* http://twitter.com/jamal1986 (all links are to infamous Goatse pic) NEW!
* http://twitter.com/falseprophetakb (Nazi symbolism; claims Mohammad is a “false prophet” hence the username, and name is “HowardStern”)
* http://twitter.com/IRFORREAL (fake url for unrelated site)
* http://twitter.com/ohaitere (Alternating between a false report of Mousavi death and SPAM about iPhones)
* http://twitter.com/jfcrow (few tweets, all appear to be random keywords)
* http://twitter.com/Karmuk (Retweeting same message over and over)
* http://twitter.com/mikehiavelli (Same tweets over and over)
* http://twitter.com/globalmeeting (Same tweets over and over)
Suspected
* http://twitter.com/FreeMediaNews (Some tweets are fake reports)
* http://twitter.com/IRElec (Using entrapment techniques that are well known)
* http://twitter.com/lisamforeman (Possibly fake Guardian.co.uk account)
* http://twitter.com/AJE_Producer (Possibly fake Al’ Jazerra Account)
To Watch
* http://twitter.com/amoo_miki (Was following many people with no updates; only just started posting)
* http://twitter.com/AnonymousInIran (Was an Anonymous Posting Proxy with ANYONE able to post through it; now banned in Iran)
* http://twitter.com/rccccr (was following users with Iran election tweets, still no posts)
* http://twitter.com/BrothersinAbrah (a single hashtag post only)
* http://twitter.com/_SuperGreen_ (No updates so far)
* http://twitter.com/ghb78 (Following seems to be random, followers likely auto-refollow)
Suspended or removed:
* http://twitter.com/IranisFree (Had link to a website that crashes IE)
* http://twitter.com/am12976
* http://twitter.com/iranianfree2k9
* http://twitter.com/rWhZEV (Fake Iran Election headlines)
Conspiracy Theories (Not necessarily purposeful disinfo)
* http://twitter.com/persiantiki
* http://twitter.com/chartingstocks (Writing fake articles on the Iranian Election Twitters)
* http://twitter.com/obamaspy
Graphic footage
Hilary Clinton defends twitter users
#Persian_Guy @twitter confirmed mole
Reports of Basij going into hospitals and beating up injured patients
Interesting summary
Disturbing the amount of times now I have read about the Palestinian Hamas fighters who are allegedly in Tehran. Even though Hamas Palestinians are Sunni and Iranian's are mostly Shi'ite, this is possibly payback for all the money that Iran has given to Hamas in the past.
NB: NOT CONFIRMED.
Hilary Clinton defends twitter users
#Persian_Guy @twitter confirmed mole
Reports of Basij going into hospitals and beating up injured patients
Interesting summary
Disturbing the amount of times now I have read about the Palestinian Hamas fighters who are allegedly in Tehran. Even though Hamas Palestinians are Sunni and Iranian's are mostly Shi'ite, this is possibly payback for all the money that Iran has given to Hamas in the past.
NB: NOT CONFIRMED.
What appear to be twitter accounts run by anti democracy forces
- http://twitter.com/lisamforeman (fake press account)
- http://twitter.com/rWhZEV (Fake Iran Election headlines)
- http://twitter.com/AJE_Producer (fake Al’ Jazerra Account)
- http://twitter.com/TruePersian1 (Preaching violence & destruction in all caps.)
- http://twitter.com/amoo_miki (Be wary of this acct. Following many with no updates)
- http://twitter.com/IRElec (Using entrapment techniques that are well known)
- http://twitter.com/Twiter_Thinker (spamming same link over and over, t-shirt sales)
- http://twitter.com/persiantiki
- http://twitter.com/rccccr (following users with Iran election tweets, no posts)
- http://twitter.com/BrothersinAbrah (hashtag post only)
- http://twitter.com/IRFORREAL (fake url for unrelated site)
- http://twitter.com/mikehiavelli
- http://twitter.com/MoonMagician (Same message over and over)
- http://twitter.com/Amir1982
- http://twitter.com/_SuperGreen_
- http://twitter.com/globalmeeting
- http://twitter.com/ghb78
- http://twitter.com/am12976
- http://twitter.com/iranianfree2k9
- http://twitter.com/FreeMediaNews
- http://www.twitter.com/jfcrow (unconfirmed)
- http://twitter.com/Karmuk (Retweeting same message over and over)
- http://twitter.com/chartingstocks (Writing fake articles on the Iranian Election Twitters)
- http://twitter.com/obamaspy
- http://twitter.com/IranisFree
- http://twitter.com/serv_
Updates (keep refreshing page)
Seems to have gone quiet and I certainly need some (beauty) sleep!
(5-19AM)
(5-19AM)
Famed film director, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, on behalf of Mousavi's campaign, was on BBC just now, He accused Ahamdinejad of giving up Iran's rights in Caspian Sea and other areas in the last 4 years and now is enjoying Russia's firm backing. Then he called it a Russian Coup! He said he has information that high ranking Russian advisers are teaching Ahmadinejad's thugs as to how to oppress the opposition effectively. This is Mohsen Makhmablf, not just any director. Already Iranians are gathering in front of Russian consulate in Toronto.
@ Daily Dish
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(4-59AM)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is disputing an allegation by the Iranian government that the United States is meddling excessively in its internal affairs.
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley responded to the allegation by telling reporters that the U.S. is withholding judgment about whether last week's presidential election was conducted fairly. He said the U.S. is not interfering in Iranian internal affairs.
Crowley acknowledged that the Swiss ambassador, who represents U.S. interests in Tehran, was summoned by government officials to hear the Iranian complaint.
Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press.
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley responded to the allegation by telling reporters that the U.S. is withholding judgment about whether last week's presidential election was conducted fairly. He said the U.S. is not interfering in Iranian internal affairs.
Crowley acknowledged that the Swiss ambassador, who represents U.S. interests in Tehran, was summoned by government officials to hear the Iranian complaint.
Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press.
This Could Save Lives!
(4-20AM)
"There were also unconfirmed reports that Mohammad Asgari, who was responsible for the security of the IT network in Iran's interior ministry, was killed yesterday in a suspicious car accident in Tehran. Asgari had reportedly leaked evidence that the elections were rigged to alter the votes from the provinces. Asgari was said to have leaked information that showed Mousavi had won almost 19m votes, and should therefore be president."
(4-20AM)
"There were also unconfirmed reports that Mohammad Asgari, who was responsible for the security of the IT network in Iran's interior ministry, was killed yesterday in a suspicious car accident in Tehran. Asgari had reportedly leaked evidence that the elections were rigged to alter the votes from the provinces. Asgari was said to have leaked information that showed Mousavi had won almost 19m votes, and should therefore be president."
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
(3-39AM)
A state television channel in Iran says the government summoned the Swiss ambassador, who represents U.S. interests in Iran, to complain about American interference. The two countries broke off diplomatic relations after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. An English-language state-run channel quoted the government as calling Western interference "intolerable."
The Guardian
(3-39AM)
A state television channel in Iran says the government summoned the Swiss ambassador, who represents U.S. interests in Iran, to complain about American interference. The two countries broke off diplomatic relations after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. An English-language state-run channel quoted the government as calling Western interference "intolerable."
The Guardian
PHOTOGRAPHS
This keeps popping up again and again.
Look at the number of votes NOT the percentages!
Old methods can still work!
http://iranfax.org/
Over half a million people are taking part in a march in Iran now.
Many are wearing black in mourning for those killed in earlier protests. Protesters want to go to Tehran University later to mourn the killing on Sunday of students in a dormitory. Reuters says that "tens of thousands" of people are protesting. One street leading to the square was packed for several kilometres, witnesses said. Most of the protesters were silent and making victory signs. Some are holding pictures of those killed. The authorities say the rally is banned.
The Guardian blog.
In the most specific allegations of rigging yet to emerge, the centrist Ayandeh website – which stayed neutral during the campaign – reported that 26 provinces across the country showed participation figures so high they were either hitherto unheard of in democratic elections or in excess of the number of registered electors.
Taft, a town in the central province of Yazd, had a turnout of 141%, the site said, quoting an unnamed "political expert". Kouhrang, in Chahar Mahaal Bakhtiari province, recorded a 132% turnout while Chadegan, in Isfahan province, had 120%.
Robert Tait in 'The Guardian' reports here.
(1-42AM)
The video appears to be from today.
محمد رضا شجريان
In response to Ahmadinejad’s earlier speech calling the supporters of Mousavi “brushwood and thorns,” Iran’s most famous classical musician has ordered that Iranian government television/radio never play his music again. Mohammad Reza Shajarian told BBC Persian in an interview:
“Don’t broadcast my voice on Seda va Sima [IRIB Music channel] ever again: my voice is like brushwood and thorns, and it will forever remain brushwood and thorns!”
“Don’t broadcast my voice on Seda va Sima [IRIB Music channel] ever again: my voice is like brushwood and thorns, and it will forever remain brushwood and thorns!”
From 'NIAC' here.
Iranian footballers forced to remove their wristbands for the start of the second half
And as it has been pointed out by Nico Pitney it is incredibly brave of them to wear them in the first place as these are well known people.Wednesday 17 June 2009
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