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Culture
On burnt Earth (For ceasefire in Gaza)
By Pooneh Nedai – Iran Upon burnt earth, A kiss is planted, By a man who cannot recall Precisely where his home used to be. This soil Holds the eyes of his beloved, And perhaps in another spring, A newborn’s hand Will sprout from the barren earth, In the…
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Politics
Iran between war and peace
Life in Iran is as usual By Pooneh Nedai – Iran TEHRAN: The words are my weapon. Every inch of Iran is my home, whether the military bases or a small river in the country. This morning, Israel attacked some military bases in Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam. The Iran…
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Culture
Authority
By Pooneh Nedai – Iran I desire To pour a glass of milk for myself And sit calm To drink in the corner of my world. But my hands are left in the prison My lips on the wall And my throat is pressed in the fist of yesterday.…
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Politics
Iran’s presidential election heads to runoff
By Pooneh Nedai TEHRAN: Iran’s presidential election has headed to a runoff next week after the election commission said that no candidate has achieved the required 50% mark. On Friday, the 14th presidential election in Iran to choose the country’s ninth president after the Islamic revolution in 1979 was extended three…
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Culture
For 8th March
By Pooneh Nedai – IRAN I wanted to be myself A woman for nature with loose hair against the sun But I became a man To get a work visa In a four-cornered city I wanted to be myself A woman for love With a free heart before him But…
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Culture
The Weight of Light
By Pooneh Nedai – IRAN TEHRAN: When light gains weight in darkness, I am following myself, Or more precisely, I am following that piece of me, That was lost in the darkness of minds. What is a mirror? What’s the secret of reflecting light In the parallel to clocks? When light…
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Society
Human in the trap of desire
By Pooneh Nedai Editor in chief of Shokaran magazine/ IRAN TEHRAN: The nightmare of Korean Halloween in Seoul hurt the heart of people in all over the world. I was very shocked while I had to translate at every moment news for agencies in Iran. I remember my presence in Korean…
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Culture
The Hour Glass
By Pooneh Nedai, Editor in chief of Shokaran magazine – Iran Just a little spark In the neighbor galaxy It was me Who lost my way to the milky way And found my wings on the earth Dusty, bloody and thorn I am not aware of the location This…
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Education
Fact checking and controlling minds
Speech delivered by Pooneh Nedai, Editor in chief of Shokaran magazine, Iran, at the World Journalists Conference (WJC2022) “Fact checking or finding reliable sources in journalism is a main column for producing valuable news or report. Nowadays that fake news has filled our life more than before, every media has responsibility for…
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Culture
No more
By Pooneh Nedai IRAN What is life? Simple food with freedom… Freedom of moving toward life… I wish no more, Just watch the plants, cats and mirror… Oh, mirror! The frame with endless pictures… I try no more, Just pass through watching And find “me” Beyond the life, Oh, life!…
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