Conscious optimism
The Iranian Noble Peace prizewinner, Ms. Shirin Ebadi seems to have become the greatest attraction in the western media since the movie Not Without My daughter. Ms. Ebadi, a blind spot and a ticking bomb in the heart of the Islamic Republic of Iran can be compared to what Mr. Khomaini was to the Shah. She may be an excellent choice for the future of Iran if only she uses her popularity to advocate genuine human rights and democracy for Iran as well as the Muslim world (I hope she will not get killed by the government-made-accidents!)

I am invited to be the guest co-editor for the muse-apprentice-guild.com 2004.

Today: A daughter of autumn, the Scorpion-Sheema takes her little girl for a walk to enjoy the sun dance in the beautiful New England before returning to work on a Psychology report and feeding the baby. Her husband (the cleaning robot) is out of town. Sheema...struggling with a suffocating dish washer and a dead garbage disposal, is not sure what the next life-saving-decision should be to stop the dirty dishes from bungee jumping on top of one another!

Check maaniha and Babak Ghaffari (poetry).