In September 2001, a young Iranian journalist, Hossein Derakhshan, created one of the first weblogs in Farsi. When he also devised a simple how-to-...
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Oct 13, 2009
Sabir
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Dear Orkid, I was one of the Iranians journalist /bloggers featured in this book. Nasrin got in touch with me in 2003 to get my permission to translate some of my pieces. Looking back at my mailbox we exchanged 17 emails about 2 posts she finally quoted from my weblog. I as newly graduate of English in Iran at the time considered myself a bit of linguist and was doubtful of her translations.
The next I heard of this book was 2005 in a BBC Persian website review by a writer I have no More...
The next I heard of this book was 2005 in a BBC Persian website review by a writer I have no More...
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Sep 27, 2009
Eyoki
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Nasrin Alavi has selected blog posts from Iran which she has then translated into English, organised into thematic chapters and linked with commentary.
A simple idea but the results are brilliant.
The diversity of the bloggers' voices is eye-opening, likewise their intelligence, wit and passion. Alavi chronicles the frustrations of the younger generation with the current regime and the myriad ways in which the try to resist and protest. But she also provides us a glimp More...
A simple idea but the results are brilliant.
The diversity of the bloggers' voices is eye-opening, likewise their intelligence, wit and passion. Alavi chronicles the frustrations of the younger generation with the current regime and the myriad ways in which the try to resist and protest. But she also provides us a glimp More...
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Jun 25, 2007
In September 2001, a young Iranian journalist named Hossein Derakhshan, created one of the very first weblogs in his native language of Farsi. In response to a request from a reader, he created a simple how-to-blog guide in Farsi. With the modest aim of giving other Iranians a voice, he wound up unleashing a torrent of opinion, the likes of which had never before been seen in the Islamic world.
There are now 64,000 blogs in Farsi, and Nasrin Alavi has been painstakingly reviewing them all. More...
There are now 64,000 blogs in Farsi, and Nasrin Alavi has been painstakingly reviewing them all. More...
Oct 07, 2009
Sepi
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this is a really good book to get a bit of perspective on what's going on in iran right now. it's from the early 2000's but it give a good overview of the current youth culture in iran. and since 70% of the country is under the age of 30, that's a lot of iran. it's mostly blog entries, but she writes very smart and un-preachy intro's to each chapter that give an historical background to what people are talking about.
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Dec 02, 2011
Retroflash
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Presents a great view into both the intensity of censorship in the IRI, and the voices of the people through the blog medium. There's some fantastic selections in here. It also gives a decent run down of the history/current political climate. Slightly repetitive, but distinct and a fantastic addition to the literature on post-revolutionary Iran.
Jul 16, 2007
Adella
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Great read for anyone interested in the youth of Iran. What we generally see and read in the "Western" mass media is political games as usual. This book was a brilliant idea! Who would have thought that Iran has the fastest growing rate of bloggers in the World! Want to know what some young Iranians talk about? Read on...
May 30, 2010
Verity
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If this book has whetted your appetite to learn more about Iran, I recommend 'The Soul of Iran' which has a nice combination of history and contemporary culture without being as dry and fact ridden as histories of old.
Nov 14, 2008
Think Axelrod, Obama and Plouffe had a handle on using blog culture as a communications weapon despite the watchful eye of the regime? A fascinating look at Iranians since the revolution.
Apr 11, 2009
Cordelia
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There are 64,000 blogs coming out of Iran. This book uses the bloggers words to tell about what is going on in the country. It does a great job telling the inside story.
Nov 14, 2008
Mehrnaz
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Very informative of the contemporary history of Iran. It changed the way I looked at Iran and Iranians before reading this book.
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Dec 16, 2009
Kate
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This is a great contemporary look at Iran, through the content of Farsi-language blogs. Really, I learned, I cried, and I got inspired.
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