Ali Amirmoayed http://aliamirmoayed.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:08:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Persian v British partnering & parenting practices http://aliamirmoayed.com/2012/01/09/persian-v-british-partnering-parenting-practices/ http://aliamirmoayed.com/2012/01/09/persian-v-british-partnering-parenting-practices/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:13:26 +0000 Ali Amirmoayed http://aliamirmoayed.com/?p=801 Two funny videos on Persian vs. British partnering and parenting practices made by a group of second-generation Iranian immigrants in the UK:

]]> http://aliamirmoayed.com/2012/01/09/persian-v-british-partnering-parenting-practices/feed/ 0 New Year’s Day religious service in Isfahan http://aliamirmoayed.com/2012/01/02/new-year-s-day-religious-service-in-isfahan/ http://aliamirmoayed.com/2012/01/02/new-year-s-day-religious-service-in-isfahan/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:09:55 +0000 Ali Amirmoayed http://aliamirmoayed.com/?p=771 Here are some photos of the New Year’s Day religious service at Holy Savior Cathedral (or Vank Cathedral) in Isfahan. Photos are from ISNA and Mehr News Agency:

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Some photos of the New Year’s Eve church service at Saint Sarkis church in Tehran –from Mehr News Agency:

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“The Spanish news website ABC said the family did not disclose how much was spent on clothes, hair styling or other personal items”. (From the BBC News website)

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Follow the latest development on this story from Al Jazeera English, BBC News, CNN and Reuters.

]]> http://aliamirmoayed.com/2011/12/27/virginity-test-in-egypt/feed/ 0 Freedom of the press http://aliamirmoayed.com/2011/12/22/freedom-of-the-press/ http://aliamirmoayed.com/2011/12/22/freedom-of-the-press/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:27:52 +0000 Ali Amirmoayed http://aliamirmoayed.com/?p=699 This paper was on the desk of the British Prime Minister David Cameron on the 10th of December this year.

 

]]> http://aliamirmoayed.com/2011/12/22/freedom-of-the-press/feed/ 0 Yalda shopping http://aliamirmoayed.com/2011/12/21/yalda-shopping/ http://aliamirmoayed.com/2011/12/21/yalda-shopping/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:58:49 +0000 Ali Amirmoayed http://aliamirmoayed.com/?p=663 Yalda, a traditional Persian festival, is the celebration of the longest night of the year.

To use technical terms :cool: , Yalda is the eve of the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere which usually occurs on 20 or 21 December each year.

Yalda Night is still celebrated by many Persians  around the world. Here are some photos of Yalda shopping this year in Iran:

From Fars News Agency:

From Mehr News Agency

From ISNA

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]]> http://aliamirmoayed.com/2011/12/20/hiv-this-week/feed/ 0 University of Leicester’s old-fashioned gate http://aliamirmoayed.com/2011/12/19/university-of-leicesters-old-fashioned-gate/ http://aliamirmoayed.com/2011/12/19/university-of-leicesters-old-fashioned-gate/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:45:33 +0000 Ali Amirmoayed http://aliamirmoayed.com/?p=645 Once upon a time when I arrived in Britain….

Photo by me.

This little old-fashioned gate of the University of Leicester was beside the Percy Gee building which housed the Students’ Union and a number of University services.

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