- "She says Iranians are often painted as bad guys and people watching the news get a myopic view of what Iran is like. “There’s many different layers to the country. There’s many different conversations. Why only cover the political side? Why only cover the political angle?”
What Sarmast finally decided to do was shoot a film that would give American viewers an idea of what life is like for every day Iranians. So, in 2005 the former music industry pro began traveling to Iran with camera and crew in tow. Seventy percent of Iran’s population at the time was under 30 and Sarmast decided it was they – the youth of Iran – she would focus on in her film, Nobody’s Enemy."
- Congratulations! "Wei Chen, the senior who demanded accountability from school officials when Asian students were attacked at South Philadelphia High, has been awarded the Princeton Prize in Race Relations from Princeton University."
- "What I can say though, is that in response to thoughts like “is this just a publicity stunt” is that someone who would do something like appear at a civil disturbance and chain themselves to the White House fence in their uniform, knowing full well what the UCMJ expects of people wearing uniforms, is not just doing this for attention. You do not go running into that situation without thinking that through. Dan Choi has crossed from That Officer Who Was Discharged Under DADT to That Officer Who Went to a Demonstration in His Uniform. He could possibly be brought up on charges under an Article 92."
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The Octavia Butler Book Club
(Click the book for the latest conversation) Feminism for Real – Jessica, Latoya, Andrea
The Same Woman – Thea
I Speak For Myself – Fatemeh
Yes Means Yes – Latoya
Sex Ed and Youth – Jessica
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