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I think reading this in 5-7 minutes would be better than listening to the news in a lifteime.Plz don't think I'm a very old person.Just 18.A university student studying English who just cannot sit back and hope.

My question is: what percentage of what I say is acceptable to you?

This article has three parts: 1.Cultural and general info 2.music and 3.political, so plz read it from the top to the bottom.

Hi.I'm Iranian and I live in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I understand that they have totally wrong ideas about Iran.I just wrote this article to correct you.

The first thing they accuse our government of, is that they don't let you be free.Actually, Iranians would be some of the most liberal people in the world (liberal meaning not obeying laws that they don't like).Thousands of millions of strict rules in other countries, don't even exist in Iran.Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa.That's why you don't understand a few of Iran's laws.In Iran every single house has a sattelite. Sattelite channels had a serious influence on people, they wear very fashionable clothes.Maybe it's a kind of immitation, but still it's got an unique Iranian style. People wear fashionable scarves to make themselves more attractive and most part of their hair is out, also it's a part of our culture.Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmics! People do whatever they wish to and some of the things they do, don't fit our culture at all, however it's normal in Iran.You really need to pay a visit to Iran and you'll be surprised seeing the difference between what you imagined before and how the real Iran is! It's wonderful.The Iran you know, is related to at least 30 years ago.At present, everything's so great if you don't take unemployment and air pollution into account.So many things have changed so far.I can't even compare Iran with 5 years ago, let alone comparing it with 30 years ago!!!! After all, nearly 65-70% of Iran's population is considered the new generation (The youth) and they've transformed everything.

Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran! What would you tell me if I tell you that women are now overtaking Iran? They're treated very well, most of the times they're the winners in most cases: They get into the best universities.They get the best jobs.They've got rights that have made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women will have the right to ask them a great amount of money which most husbands cannot afford. (so, they can simply sit in the corner of prison! lol).The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's just because IN IRAN, such places are usually full of cheeky guys who would cheek girls.I don't think girls would go there, even if they're allowed to do so.As far as I know, not many girls in Iran are interested in football!

Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery.Have you ever asked yourself they relate to how many years ago?Just for your information, those are from Afghanistan which was once ruled by those freaks (Taliban).I find it difficult to make you understand that Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are SEPERATE COUNTRIES! and that we're Persian and some Turkish not Arab! And I find it even more difficult to make you understand that Iran is a normal country like any other countries in the world.There's nothing mysterious about it!(The media is very good at making scary titles: BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!! IRAN UNDERCOVER!!! This would be enough to scare people away! Iranians are much more educated, intelligent and open-minded than what you think!!! I'm sure you don't know that there are lots and lots of Iranian geniouses and scientists that are all under 25.You don't hear about their discoveries and inventions on TV. A small example is this 17 year old boy who's invented 72 amazing inventions.You don't know that Iranian students and sportsmen are winning gold and silver medals in different compotitions in the world all the time such as robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the media talk about them?Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran

A few weeks ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine and now it's signing treaties with other countries to export it.I digged the news on the internet, but there was no single sign of that.What I found instead? "President Bush CLAIMS that bomb parts are imported from Iran into Iraq!" The media are injustice.They'd put CLAIMS on the headlines, but they would never talk about facts! Some interesting facts:

Iran is the pionier in medicine and genetics and Iranian surgens have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects and many other diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the the best brain and heart surgens are Iranian surgens.The head of Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian.One of the best designer of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian.Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian.Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering.Holds the second place in building dams.The 4th highest tower (Milad tower) in the world is in Tehran (which you can visit in the second link).The champion weight-lifter is Iranian.The woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians.It'd be the only country that has all 4 seasons during the year simoltaneously.It means that while it's winter in one part of it, it may be summer / spring in another part! And as you all know, Iranian girls are famous for being terrific.Persian rug and Persian literature, many Persian poets and scientists that are so famous.Persian culture is now westernised and only a little has survived! According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world for foriegners with Dollars of course not for us! (Cos our rate is different: one Dollar=about 950 Tomans!) Who do you think is building Dubi?Arabs?No my friends, Iranian architectures, engineers and traders funding them, cos they don't think building the same things in Iran would be beneficial for them, Since the media scare tourists away from Iran.There are many other things.And also, Iran is a very independant country.It has nearly all the developed industries and technologies and doesn't need other countries to survive! That's why the unfair U.N sanctions don't bother us! The list is endless.

Some charactristics of Iranians would be: Proud, greedy, hard-working, intelligent, ambitious, not realistic, not so religious, not so generous, not punctual, impatient, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly and hospitable.

Some people think, Iran's a desert! Iran's a modern country with very beautiful nature and lots of historical places to visit.Please take a look at the following links and see if Iran looks like what you think or not! (Surely it doesn't!)

This is a photo of Tehran: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran

If you like you can visit these too, hope you like them:

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jhcfj...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dariu...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

Some people think music is forbidden in Iran.Did you know that Iranian pop music has won the prize in France in 2005?Iran's full of music and they're all current pop /Trance/ DJ music.The best you've ever heard.

All the links are from our two official music websites.You can just right click on them and choose "Save Target As" to download them.I do recommend you to try Iranian music.You'll love Iranian style.It's nothing like what you expect! You can read the translations in here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

(I just want you: pop%26amp;Trance 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...

(The window: pop%26amp;Trance: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...

(Stop world:pop 2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...

(Hold my hand:pop 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...

(The wind's kiss:pop%26amp;Trance 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...

(Keep me in your memory:pop 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...

(Reveal your visage:pop 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...

(It's beautiful:pop 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...

(My bride: DJ 2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...

It's now 2007 and people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns!!!!

See how the media are fooling people? None of the things you hear on the media about Iran are true.If you think I've been admiring Iran too much, that's because you'd do the same thing if you were looked down nearly everyday for some false reasons.

I think it's better to clarify some political issues as well:

Some of the Americans I chatted with, said in the U.S it's said that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The media are good at putting comments.It's easy to show a video or an image of our president or leader on the T.V screen or on the internet and say he says this, he says that.....I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us.For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life?The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it agaisnt Iran. like picking up some specific sensitive phrases from among a long speech (without reffering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and putting so many bad comments on that.No sane person would take it serious.

First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone.If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it's not bad.Is it? We hate neither Jews nor Americans.They're both nice people.If their media are fooling them, it's not their fault.If I were in their shoes, I would hate Iran too regarding all the terrible lies they keep hearing about it nearly everyday.Although ordinary Iranians don't care about world affairs, I've got to say that for us Israel is not equal to Jews! Israel is a govt.Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians.No difference.And two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force the others to convert to Islam?Have you ever found a Muslem knocking at your door asking you to do so?That's so funny. Christians and Jews are both God believers and respectful to us.I wonder why the media like putting words in our mouth and raising hatred.In Iran, religion would be the least important thing. It means that where you come from and what your religion is, are not important to us at all.And I wonder why some Muslem countries think there's a problem between Shiites and Sunnies. It doesn't make sense in Iran.

I wonder Iran is a threat to whom? How is it possible for Iran to nuke somewhere while it doesn't have any nukes?!!!(The media have never been intelligent liars).Has Iran ever attacked any countries?There's no proof on that.That's even what nuclear agency says.Only Iran's oppositions are pulling Iran's leg.What we're doing is legal.What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal and nonsense.

Some say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he's said this at all? If you know a little literature, you know that it's a passive sentence.He's never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! And he wasn't talking about destroying Israel.He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they both could live in peace.They've only told you this phrase not the rest of it and it's mistranslated deliberitely.Iran's always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country.While some countries which have nukes are clearly threatening Iran to nuke her! Good, isn't it?

Some say he's said: Holocaust is a myth! again this is a single phrase from among a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so.If 6000000 Jews were killed, that's so terrible, but those 300000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all! Over 650000 Iraqi people are killed and it's not important! When Fox News simply says: America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing all Iran's 690000000 population, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima %26amp; Nakazaki and vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a mith.Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind?

Obviousely, some countries are using Iran as a victim to put the blame (their own faults) on Iran.And which country is better than Iran to be a victim?They've made the whole world believe that Iran isn't a peaceful country and represent false image of Iranians by making insulting movies like "300" . I know Americans don't like these either, but what can they do?The media are so biased.I hope someday the media would end all this instead of playing a negative role in the world.

Thanks.

Do you really think Iran is the country that is represented in the movie "300" or on the news?

Don't worry, not every american thinks these things about Iran. I certainly see a culture of people with a lot to offer the world, just with the same problem we have; a crazy, out of touch leader.

Speaking for myself, I welcome the Iranian people. Wish we could make our leaders fight their wars while our people sit back and have a drink by the pool.

Peace and brotherhood

Do you really think Iran is the country that is represented in the movie "300" or on the news?

Iranian's and Americana's in fact are not enemy, we respect American people and we expect them that thy don't believe what ever they hear about Iranian people, may be our government is against your government but in fact we are not enemy and we have Lot's of same point of views Report It

Do you really think Iran is the country that is represented in the movie "300" or on the news?

The movie is actually depicting ancient sparta...aka The USA.

Iran is a peaceful nation, and hopefully Iran and the USA will get along in peace.

Iran has a lot of culture, talent, and wisdom that the USA can learn from.

Do you really think Iran is the country that is represented in the movie "300" or on the news?

Iran is Persia. Literally - name changed from Persia to Iran in 1935 by the Shah of Iran.

Do you really think Iran is the country that is represented in the movie "300" or on the news?

Muki, what do you mean by saying what Iranians did after 1979? It was better if you wrote clearly. But if you mean the hostage crisis, i as an Iranian should say that i feel sorry, but it was the reaction of young and angry Iranians to the tyranny of another government. I as an Iranian really want to have new relations with US but I never and ever can forgive and forget what they did to our country. In 1950s they destroyed the only democratic government that Iranians have ever had. By destroying Dr. Mossadegh the iranian's beloved hero, they got Iranians only chance to become a democrat country. My Dr. Mossadegh.

They helped the coward Shah to come back to the country.

They helped(cia) him to creat SAVAK, the one who is blamed to turtured, prisioned and killed thousends of political prisioners. They helped Shah to creat a society that people were afraid, they couldnt say anything against him, they couldnt even trust their closest friends. Anyone could be a Savakian, a spy.

All these were because of Americans government. So i blieve even what they did in 1979 was not right but i give them the right to be angry. and afterall it was at the time of revolution. If you read about other revolutions too, you see that no one can control people at that time and they do some stuffs that they shouldnt do.

David, i'm completely agree with you. What you have written about Iran is completely true.

Unfortunatley other people dont know, because their news say something else about iranians which they are all wrong. Even the movies that they make is to show iranians in the wrong ways. Have you seen the great alexander, and 300?

Iran is the lovliest country and i'm really proud of being an iranian and persian. I'm proud of my country, my people, my countries long history and great civilization.

Do you really think Iran is the country that is represented in the movie "300" or on the news?

Besides Sparta, Persia is Iran. We Iranians are actually Persians. This movie may be good to people that aren't Persian or know nothing about History. I as a Persian, learned all this history since I was small. This movie portrays Persians very badly however good it may be. Hollywood tries to make people believe things because they don't KNOW about the actual facts. And ofcourse as usual it may seem believable. If they want to make a historical movie, they seriously need to put real and true facts. Some people are like calm down it's just a movie, but it's a movie that will change how people think and go on to further judgements. Seriously Hollywood shouldn't do HISTORIC movies because it has happend many times that a side of the people are angry and upset and have a right to be. Batman real ? NO. Spiderman real ? No. But they're trying to change how people think about Persians. They did this is Alexander aswell. I have nothing against Greeks, Turks or any cultures and nationalities. I just think they portrayed everything wrong and gave out fake information to people that will surely believe it.

Do you really think Iran is the country that is represented in the movie "300" or on the news?

If Iran is not the country, why is it so guilty?

Iran may be a good country, has good citizens,beautiful cities etc, but its leadership is the problem.

You forgot to tell us about the 1979 revolution and what happened thereafter.

You did not mention that your country is the only country that has asked for another country to be wiped off the map.

Have you also forgotten that your country issued a "fatwa" that calls on Moslems to kill the author of a book?(Satanic verses), and that other organizations in your country have pledged millions of dollars for the same purpose?

If you were an outsider, what will you think of such a country?

True, Iran may not be as bad as it is painted by the West, but it is not also as good as you are painting it.

Do you really think Iran is the country that is represented in the movie "300" or on the news?

You'd think they'd be happy - it shows that those people were warlike even before Muhammad came along, so they could argue that it's not Muhammad's influence that makes them barbaric.

Of course the right answer is that Muhammad made barbarians even more barbaric.....