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Free Thoughts on Iran

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A number of bloggers (incl. Hossein, Jeff Jarvis and Winds of Change.NET) have discussed the importance of Iranians and expatriates blogging in English, as a bridge to the Persian blogosphere and media. Well, I have good news on that front. Kaveh just emailed me about his new site Freethoughts.org: bq. "...recently we have started something very similar in format to [Winds of Change.NET] ans incidentally we used some of your ideas.... We have 29 authors registered and expect the participancy to grow!" It's very nicely done, with a diverse group of writers and a comments section that really enhances their posts. See: * Chernobyl, Harrisburg, Hiroshima... Bushehr, Kaveh Khodjasteh. * Dialogue Between Civilizations, Kaveh Khodjasteh's frustrating conversation here in Canada with a Shi'ite from Pakistan. * Democracy: The Fundamental Features and Flaws, Niyayesh Afshordi - see esp. the comments. * Is Iran Rich?!, Borghan Nezami comes to understand something very important as a result of seeing North America. * People's Demands: Present, Babak Seradjeh. * The Art of Brinksmanship, Mehdi Yahyanejad talking about Iran's internal situation. My Latin is a bit rusty, but I believe their blog's sub-title translates as "We are free in our minds/thoughts," an appropriate motto for a group dedicated to helping Iranians follow Vaclav Havel's philosophy of "living in truth". This is a very positive development - long may they prosper.

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Tracked: August 8, 2003 5:30 PM
A NEW BLOG ON IRAN from Pejmanesque
Excerpt: Joe Katzman has the details on yet another Iranian blog. I'm glad to see that the proliferation of blogs on Iran, and written by Iranians continues undiminished....

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Good ideas catch on. Way to go Joe.

I think this represents the internet version of magazines like Reason, Liberty, etc. which each have their own stable of writers and an editor or two. Low on profit, high on influence.

It just goes to show how little it takes to start a magazine these days.

The long term question is always economic. Well, distribution costs are certainly low.

LIBERAE SUNT NOSTRAE COGITATIONES =
Free are our thoughts =
Our thoughts are free

which, in English or Latin, »
Our thoughts, at least, are free.
In our thoughts we are free.

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