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National Geographic Society retreats The Marze Por Gohar Party is happy to announce that with the hard work of our compatriots for defending the Persian Gulf, the National Geographic Society has been forced to retreat from their earlier stance regarding the Persian Gulf. The National Geographic Society has reportedly removed the illegitimate name from its maps, however there is an asterisk now explaining that some countries use another (unrecognized) name to refer to the Persian Gulf. Though the Islamic Republic would like to have Iranians believe that the matter regarding the National Geographic’s use of an illegitimate name for the...

Iranian Journalists Escape from the Islamic Republic December 7th 2004 The Marze Porgohar Party (MPG) is pleased to announce that three of our members have successfully escaped from the Islamic Republic of Iran, following a new wave of press closures marked by a crackdown on journalists and web loggers aimed at restricting the flow of information and terrorizing the young leaders of the pro-democracy movement in the country. Mr. Babak Namdar, the MPG’s Director of Foreign Policy is now with our three members, in Turkey, discussing the situation in Iran and the future of these activists for the continuation of...

On September 23, 2004 The Marze Por Gohar Party, at an event that took place at Beverly Hills Hilton, presented the Sheikh of Qatar a letter of protest. The Chairman, Roozbeh Farahanipour, Director of Foreign Policy, Babak Namdar, Persian Gulf Specialist, Sepehr Aryannia and Oz Asemani personally delivered to Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar, a letter of protest. The two primary points raised in the letter were firstly regarding Qatar’s history of decisions that have inflicted damage on Iranians instead of the Islamic Republic, and secondly that if Qatar wants friendly relations with the Iranian people they...

Official Launching of New Suicide Terrorist Organization in Iran Promises “Holy Terror” “The September 11th incident demonstrated that in today’s world, by creating small (!) tactical incidents it is possible to attain strategic results”… “martyrdom operations …are the greatest advantage of Muslims over the superior technology of the global arrogance (the West)”. General Salami, deputy chief of operations, joint headquarters of the Revolutionary Guards Corps, at the Gathering of Seekers of Martyrdom, Tehran, June 2nd 2004. “If it is possible to cast terror into the hearts and lives of infidels (those not believing in Allah, Muhammad and foundations of Islam)...

Roozbeh Farahanipour's appearance on VOA We are happy to announce that the chairman of the Marze Por Gohar Party, Roozbeh Farahanipour will be a panelist on Voice of America\'s \"Looking at the 18th of Tir\" program. The panel will discuss various matters relating to the uprising of July 1999. This program will also be broadcasted live via VOA\'s website: http://www.voanews.com/persian/ Date: Wed. July 7th, 2004 Time: 10 - 12 AM Eastern Standard Time Title: Looking at the 18th of Tir SadeghSaleh

Monday April 19, 2004 7:30 PM Reporting from: Kanoone Sokhan, Los Angeles, CA, USA Reported by: Sadegh Saleh of the “Marze Por Gohar Party” at www.marzeporgohar.org Name of the Speaker: Dr. Zartosht Azadi Subject: The Renewal of a Culture ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change of plan: Tonight was supposed to be started with Dr. Mohammad Mousavi Nasl’s speech about “The high value of Iranian Culture”, but since he could not attend because of a family emergency, Dr. Azadi took over. Dr. Azadi is a Society researcher and a teacher. He was graduated from the University in Tehran and is living in the US...

Marze Por Gohar and Borders Westwood are pleased to Welcome Kenneth R.Timmerman Join us as this renowned analyst on the subject of Iran discusses and signs his latest book, Preachers of Hate: Islam and the War on America. Kenneth R. Timmerman has been tracking terrorists for 20 years. In 1982, Ken was taken hostage by Yasser Arafat's Fatah guerrillas in Lebanon and spent 24 days in an underground cell under constant aerial and artillery bombardment. In 1998, he tracked renegade Saudi financier Osama Bin Ladin and his international terrorist network to the gates of the White Mountains in Afghanistan. His...

By: Setare Kaviyan For the first time in history an Iranian woman named Shirin Ebadi has been awarded with the Noble Peace Prize. This great accomplishment by Miss Ebadi was the cause of utmost bliss and pride amongst the Iranians. Iranians began seeing a new light of hope with Miss Ebadi’s accomplishment, and they believed that through her, human rights could once again be brought to Iran. Ms. Ebadi’s record was quite impressive; with being a judge during the previous regime and working diligently on human rights in Iran, particularly on the rights of women and children. With all these...

Source: MPG Subject: Opening a Case against the Islamic Republic of Iran Time 01-17-2004 01:41 The International Criminal Court (ICC) is currently the first and only treaty based institution that can try various individuals for such crimes as genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. The creation of the ICC presents a special opportunity to bring to light the various crimes the Islamic Republic of Iran has committed against humanity. On January 8th, 2004 the executive of the Marze Por Gohar Party, Roozbeh Farahanipour hand delivered a letter to the president of ICC, Phillip Kirche. Below you will find the...

The Marze Por Gohar Party would like to congratulate Iranians on the capture of Saddam Hussein. The apprehension of Saddam will be especially gratifying for the families of those who fought in the Iraq-Iran war. Iranians lost half a million of their compatriots during the war and since the clerical regime is anything but Iranian, damages were never pursued against Saddam. Those Iranians who lost their life during the war can now rest easier knowing that Saddam will finally have to pay for his crimes. The Marze Por Gohar Party is ready to file human rights charges against Saddam at...

"Please ... Call Me an Iranian, Not a Moslem!" Farhad Mafie "This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness." -Dalai Lama Hold on to Your Hat! Some days the Persian Gulf is referred to as the Arabian Gulf. Some days Rumi-the great Iranian poet and philosopher-is referred to as a poet from Afghanistan or a poet from Turkey. Some days Sina or Avicenna, Rāzi, Farabi, Birouni-the great Iranian scientists-are referred to as Arab scientists. Some days Iranian arts are...

Monday December 01, 2003 7:23 PM Reporting from: Kanoone Sokhan, Los Angeles, CA, USA Reported by: Sadegh Saleh of the “Marze Por Gohar Party” at www.marzeporgohar.org Name of the Speaker: Muhammad Arassy, Elahe Amani, Shahla Samsami, Jiela Kashef, Parto Nori-Ala Subject: The Roll and Influence of giving the Nobel Peace Price to Shirin Ebadi ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Nor-Ala, member of Writer Society, started tonight’s meeting with a poem, named: “Ensanam Man” (I’m a Human Being). This poem was made of 2 parts: Part 1: How men suppress women: “Chon Zani” (Because you’re a Woman) Part 2: A woman telling about her...

Source: MPG Subject: Roozbeh Farahanipour will be a panelist at AEI's conference Time 11-25-2003 15:29 The Marze Por Gohar Party is happy to announce that Roozbeh Farahanipour, the Executive Director of the Marze Por Gohar party, will be a panelist at next week’s AEI’s conference on Iran. The conference will take place on Wed., Dec 2nd at 11 AM. This conference will also be broadcasted live in to Iran. Below is a brief summary of the conference (courtesy of AEI’s website). Iran remains the most influential religious and political laboratory in the Middle East. A coherent U.S. strategy toward Iran...

There is another desperate attempt by Islamic Republic against real opposition. While the cleric’s information ministry (Vevak) is mimicking threatening opposition parties, the supposed opposition is talking about \"reforms\" and \"referendums\". We have repeatedly spoken about Vevak\'s honed technique of impersonating entities, and having those forged entities speak favorably about the ruling clerics. We cited the fact that the clerics know who their real enemy is, which is why they created a fake Marze Por Gohar newspaper.The two most important people responsible for this counterfeit act were Kurd, and Barhouynejad.Baghare Kurd is currently a parliament member for the Balluchistan province,and...

Source: MPG Subject: Kanoone Sokhan Time 11-14-2003 20:34 Monday November 10, 2003 7:20 PM Reporting from: Kanoone Sokhan, Los Angeles, CA, USA Reported by:Sadegh Saleh of the “Marze Por Gohar Party” at www.marzeporgohar.org Name of the Speaker:Dr. Fazlollah Rohani, Poet and Writer Subject:Birth and Development of Democracy --------------------------------------- First we start with the meaning of democracy: Demo: People Cracy: Governing We thought that democracy was born in ancient Greece, but in the 20th century, new findings proved that the first democratic system was set in the Summary, Iraq at Bein-al-Nahrein. It was used, because people asked for it and not...

A tendency within the Islamic Republic of Iran is to use misleading shortened versions of the names of Islamic organizations and personalities in order to sanitize and reactivate certain discredited entities. Heshmatallah Tabarzadi was one of the main leaders for the"Office of Strengthening the Unity of the University and theTheological Seminary" (OSUUTS), nowadays simply referred to as the"Office of Strengthening Unity". Prior to Khamenei's tenure as the "SupremeLeader" and the "Guardian Scholar" during the late 80s, college students did not have the right to form political groups. Khamenei declared that students should partake in political activities and allowed them to...

Whether the international community wants to admit it or not, it seems evident that the clerics in Iran are pursuing a nuclear program that is not purely “peaceful”. After all why would the Mullahs be chasing away IAEA inspectors from simply taking environment samples if their program is purely for civilian use? It has been our position that the Middle East should be a nuke free zone with a defensive military balance existing among all countries in the region. The same view would be applied to our beloved country Iran while we have to emphasize that Iran today is being...

Source: MPG Subject: Marze Por Gohar Party challenges Mr. Pahlavi and Mr. Khomenei to a debate Time 10-07-2003 13:54 It’s official, the grandson of Khomenei, and the son of the Shah are combining forces (using the term "forces" very loosely here). It would seem this union would come natural, after all monarchists use God to explain why there should be a king, and clerics use God to explain why there should be a theocracy. However, one can find even more parallels between the two characters then meet the eye. After nearly 25 years, Mr. Khomenei has supposedly escaped Iran. One...

Bush Approves SUV Fuel Economy Increase By H. JOSEF HEBERT, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration approved a modest increase Thursday in fuel economy for sport utility vehicles and small trucks, beginning with the 2005 model year, administration sources said. The change is the first since 1996, when Congress imposed a freeze on the federal fuel economy requirements on automakers. The Transportation Department will require fuel economy for SUVs, pickup trucks and minivans to increase by about 1.5 miles per gallon over three years beginning with the model 2005 vehicles that arrive in showrooms in late 2004,...