.....its true that iran is suffering from an ill formed economy but, that doesnt mean we believe in superstitious ideas . as you know you can find these same fortunetellers even in USA. second, the articles you send me are mostly about things that happen in Tehran.Tehran is NOT iran.again i should emphasis that in order to have an umbrella view of something, you should have a reliable statistices to pass judgment.  third, i truly believe that  large number of Americans are tired of Bush's saber-rattling.fourth, you should also consider hoe Salman Rushdi hurt the feelings of million muslims by blasphemy Act.

 

Why do Iranians HATE Arabs?

Dear Fred:

keep in mind that regardless of West's involvement in Iran-Iraq war, it was Iraqis with the help of other Arab countries, both militarily and financially as well as in forms of so called volunteer personnel, who invaded Iran and caused enormous death and damage. It is natural to “hate” those who killed your friends and destroyed your hometown!we are the ones with the 098387093809390 years of civilization...we are PERSIANS...not arab...when we concured a town..we NEVER touched their women nor their kids...we gave them the right to keep their own language. and their own religion..how much do you know about the history of Iran.?
of course we all are human and equal, physically and chemically... but the main difference in people from different countries is cultural and some things are undeniable.
most of the iranians who hate arabs are raised in educated families and know their history. they know how Persia was sieged by the arabs. how barbaric we were treated. how the women were raped. how the persian language and persian names were banned so that our own alphabet was forgotten and how todays arabs are proud that the rest of the world thinks all the persian scientists and writers was arabs since they had arabic names... all these are reasons to hate the arab culture
many arabs hate iranians too...
I hate what arabs did to us!  we should never forget the history...we are the only people in the world whose language and culture has survived the arab invasion and siege!!!!
sure, we have taken influence... but we still have our own language and culture.. Not as individuals, as a cultural unit. That is a fact!!! Now if you choose to close your eyes and repeat all the "politically correct" statements that you hear from media,wherever you live, it is your problem.
Iraq-Iran war made it very obvious that Arab governments do make it a policy to fan anti-Iranian racism. Time and again they have made it clear that Iranians are not in the club. Both for being non-Arab (less then 3% of Iranians are Arabic speakers) and for being Shi'a.
Also, there are racial differences. It is undeniable that majority of Iranians are indo-European, while Arabs are semitic. Culturally the two groups are different. For example Norouz (the name of iranian New Year)is far more important for us than Fetr festival.
Regarding the name Persia, Iranians always referred to their country as Iran (Eran Shahr, Eran Zamin). Persia was the name that Greeks, Romans and other Europeans used for the country. It was used in official documents of the government of Iran up to 1935. Reza Shah changed it to Iran for all to use.

I am Dariush, the great king, the king of kings
The king of many countries and many peoples
The king of this expansive land,
The son of Wishtaspa of Achaemenid,
Persian, the son of a Persian,
'Aryan', from the Aryan race

"From the Darius the Great's Inscription in Naqshe-e-Rostam"

The above scripture is one of most valid written evidences of the history of the Aryan race, and as can be seen, Darius I (Dariush in persian), the Achaemenian king, in the 5th century BCE, declares himself a Persian and form the Aryan race. Herodotus, the father of history, writes (in his book: "History of Herodotus") at the same times: "In ancient times, the Greeks called Iranians "Kaffe", but they were renowned as Aryans among themselves and their neighbors". In another part of his book, Herodotus writes that the Medians were known as Aryans during a certain period. So in two of the oldest written human documents, the race of the Iranians have been mentioned as Aryan.Arabs have always liked to see us (persian) proclaiming ourselves arabs(it is always confusing for outsiders to distiguish between us). we always refuse to do so , just because we are not!!in these days they(arabs)need us more than ever, pressure from US mounting up and all of sudden they are saying persians are their muslims brothers!!! well i say "let's be their brothers" get whatever economic benefits that would otherwise go to west and then screw them at the right moment because they would not hesitate to screw us if they get a chance. A reminder of what they might do: hajj procession 20 years ago.(they killed so many of their fellow "brothers "in hajj)

I hope you enjoyed some of the photos of my home town. I would like to tell you more about the area.... The region where I live, are the major producers of Apples in the country. In the countryside you will find orchards of apples for many miles. Apples are grown seasonally. In the fall months. There are a variety of different kinds of apples grown. Some are very sweet to the taste, and some are more bitter. The apples are used to make apple pie deserts, applecider, or enjoyed as it is, right off the tree. There are many other things grown in the countryside as well. All kinds of vegetables, and other fruits too. As I told you before, My City has the best of both the urban life and the country life too. I like that about where I live. Some of the major cities are very big and busy and noisy. I like to visit the big cities like New York for example, but wouldn't want to live there, and raise children there. I like to be able to see wide open spaces, green hills and trees. Do you know what I mean? I like the easier pace of life here. Did you know that the man who invented the first camera lived here? His name was George Eastman. He was a very wealthy man after inventing  it. Rochester is known throughout the country as the birthplace of George Eastman. He has a huge estate in town. It's a museum now. It has a beautiful interior, with lots of art work on the walls. My city also is called the "lilac city," because of it's many fragrant lilac trees. In the summer there is a big "lilac festival," with music, entertainment, and attractions. There are a number of summer festival's here as well. One in particular is the Jazz festival. Lots of people come out to hear the music. Do you ride horses? There are lot's of good stables where you can go horse back riding. It doesn't cost too much for a few hours of riding. Did I leave anything out?  Sorry if I talked too long, but I just wanted you to know more about me and where I live. How was your day today? I hope things went well for you at school. I know how kids can be. Well, I think I probably talked your ears off!! Sorry about that. Take care my friend, and may God bless you and your family.

 

                                                              Your friend,

                                                            John