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Iranians on Reality TV: Should we boycott the ‘Persian Version’ of ‘Jersey Shore’?

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the MP3: (High Quality) 32k Quality: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the MP3: (32k Quality) We here at Iranican are very worried: Our headquarters in Northern California is already near a seismic fault-line, susceptible to an earthquake anytime now. This week, two pieces of news have come together that could make [...]

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Lifestyle and Identity: What is the most contributing factor?

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

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Lifestyle and Identity: What is the most contributing factor?

Click Play to Listen: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the MP3: (High Quality) 32k Quality: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the MP3: (32k Quality) Mazhar, the guest of this episode of Iranican Live, claims that what we know of the Iranian culture is mostly religion, namely Islam. The question is, if we remove all Islamic influences [...]

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Women’s Rights / Domestic Violence Awareness

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

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Women’s Rights / Domestic Violence Awareness

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the MP3: (High Quality) October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “One out of every four women will experience abuse in their lifetime.”* We start the show with breaking news of Esha Momeni, who was recently arrested in Iran and sent to Evin Prison. Esha is a graduate student at Cal [...]

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FOBs vs. Whitewashed Iranians, can’t we get along?

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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FOBs vs. Whitewashed Iranians, can’t we get along?

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download MP3: (High Quality) First off, What is a FOB? Can someone be living outside of Iran for a long time and still be a FOB? What does it mean when different people use this word? What sorts of attitudes make or break a FOB? What sorts of music/movies/people/experiences do [...]

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