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.