Archive | April, 2009

Time to Learn

by on 30. Apr, 2009 in General

For those I haven’t yet informed, I received on the morning of my departure for Iran my acceptance to Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, England. Barring some unforeseen change of plan, I will be heading to Oxford in September to begin an MA in Development and Emergency Practice. As some of you know, this program [...]

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Impressions of Tehran

by on 30. Apr, 2009 in General, Travel

While I would not count Tehran among the world’s most beautiful cities, my first visit was certainly fascinating. Arriving at midnight on a KLM flight from Amsterdam, the first sign that we had crossed a threshold came as the airplane doors were unsealed, when every smartly dressed Persian woman onboard covered their heads and bodies [...]

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Sweet Success

by on 30. Apr, 2009 in General, Travel

Technological innovation, when used for good, is a beautiful thing. Thanks to some guidance from a friend at home, I am now accessing my blocked website from…well I better not say where from. Whats more, it is not the internet filtering regime of Iran that I am bypassing, but the restrictive laws of the good [...]

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Blocked in Iran

by on 26. Apr, 2009 in General, Politics, Travel

Dear friends, it would appear that my hosting company, Godaddy, blocks all of its content in Iran due to its desire to avoid being liable for any contact with “terrorist states” under the “aiding the enemy” clause of the Patriot Act. I was able to find this: “GoDaddy.com, a leader in domain registration, says on [...]

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Iran Ahead to See

by on 21. Apr, 2009 in General, Travel

In just a few days, I’ll be departing San Francisco on a flight to Amsterdam, and then on to Tehran. The two weeks I will spend in Iran will be the first leg of a four month trip to the Middle East, with a possible stop in Thailand/Myanmar on the way home to visit friends. [...]

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