kombizz's PhotoBlog

Peace offering to President Bush

2008-07-11T11:32:10Z

These people are part of a bigger group of Iranian people who love and promote 'P E A C E' ; to whoever whose heart are filled with hate! In that occasion when I was trying to find a complete rainbow in full in order to take a photo, (you could see it in the background), I met them. They asked me to send their image with a message of "LOVE" to the President of America, Mr George W. Bush. I tried to tell them I was not able to. They insisted so much that I did NOT want to break their hearts. So I am uploading their images with their 'PEACE OFFERING' here, perhaps somebody closer to president George W. Bush give their message to him ! They are representive of three (3) generations of Iranian population. The man with dark glasses educated in the West and now prefered to stay in Iran to earn more money. The lady with 'Chaddur', an Islamic traditional covering is a grandmother with 9 grandchildren. The third man on the right is a farmer and a jack of all trades. 20 SUGGESTIONS FOR PEACE .......DO GIVE THEM A TRY ! PLEASE ! 1- Cultivate a home life where children develop a sense of well-being and wholeness. 2- Join a parent support group. 3- Provide a good example. 4- Help children experience forgiveness. 5- Don't buy war toys. 6- Avoid entertainment glorifying violence. 7- Curb backyard fighting. 8- Deemphasize possessions. 9- Tone down war expectancy. 10- Talk about war and peace. 11- Stress cooperative play. 12- Tell stories about love & peace. 13- Cultivate imagination. 14- Encourage autonomy. 15- Emphasize what it is that creates violence. 16- Have an abundance of peace materials in the home. 17- Cultivate friendships with other peacemakers. 18- Provide international experiences. 19- Support projects that express concern. 20- Send peace cards and letters. Quoted from Lorne Peachey's Twenty Suggestions For Teaching Peace. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ STOP THE INSANITY NO WAR WITH IRAN Protest Congressional Resolution Supporting Naval Blockade of Iran!A resolution before Congress, known as "H Con Res 362", is currently the central legislative priority of the pro-war lobby AIPAC. It is another step in the push for war. It is "demanding" a blockade of Iran, to be initiated by President Bush. Part of the specific language is the following:"Demands that the President initiate an international effort to immediately and dramatically increase the economic, political, and diplomatic pressure on Iran to verifiably suspend its nuclear enrichment activities by, inter alia, prohibiting the export to Iran of all refined petroleum products; imposing stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains, and cargo entering or departing Iran," What does this mean? According to Francis Boyle, Professor of International Law at the University of Illinois "I do not see how this could be done without a blockade given its comprehensive and unequivocal language." A blockade is an act of war. This can lead to catastrophic consequences for all of us.This Resolution now has 220 cosponsors (including more than 100 Democrats, several of whom are in leadership positions) in the House of Representatives, a majority of members. It now seems likely to be taken up by the full House after the 4th of July recess. There is also a companion measure in the Senate. While this resolution is "non-binding", it will only add fuel to the fire, and make it easier for Bush/Cheney in their quest for war. Take Action!Go to www.StopAIPAC.org and follow the link to find out more and send a note to your congressperson. Call your congressperson and tell them to speak out in opposition. Tell your friends. Join in Protest. Together we can stop this, together we can hold our representatives accountable. http://www.voicesforpeace.net/ http://www.stopaipac.org/ http://www.stopaipac.org/iranresolution.htm

Peace Offering to the President George W. Bush

2008-07-15T09:39:59Z

Peace Offering to the President George W. Bush These people are part of a bigger group of Iranian people who love and promote 'P E A C E' ; to whoever whose heart are filled with hate! In that occasion when I was trying to find a complete rainbow in full in order to take a photo, (you could see it in the background), I met them. They asked me to send their image with a message of "LOVE" to the President of America, Mr George W. Bush. I tried to tell them I was not able to. They insisted so much that I did NOT want to break their hearts. So I am uploading their images with their 'PEACE OFFERING' here, perhaps somebody closer to president George W. Bush give their message to him ! They are representive of three (3) generations of Iranian population. The man with dark glasses educated in the West and now prefered to stay in Iran to earn more money. The lady with 'Chaddur', an Islamic traditional covering is a grandmother with 9 grandchildren. The third man on the right is a farmer and a jack of all trades. 20 SUGGESTIONS FOR PEACE .......DO GIVE THEM A TRY ! PLEASE ! 1- Cultivate a home life where children develop a sense of well-being and wholeness. 2- Join a parent support group. 3- Provide a good example. 4- Help children experience forgiveness. 5- Don't buy war toys. 6- Avoid entertainment glorifying violence. 7- Curb backyard fighting. 8- Deemphasize possessions. 9- Tone down war expectancy. 10- Talk about war and peace. 11- Stress cooperative play. 12- Tell stories about love & peace. 13- Cultivate imagination. 14- Encourage autonomy. 15- Emphasize what it is that creates violence. 16- Have an abundance of peace materials in the home. 17- Cultivate friendships with other peacemakers. 18- Provide international experiences. 19- Support projects that express concern. 20- Send peace cards and letters. Quoted from Lorne Peachey's Twenty Suggestions For Teaching Peace. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ STOP THE INSANITY NO WAR WITH IRAN Protest Congressional Resolution Supporting Naval Blockade of Iran! A resolution before Congress, known as "H Con Res 362", is currently the central legislative priority of the pro-war lobby AIPAC. It is another step in the push for war. It is "demanding" a blockade of Iran, to be initiated by President Bush. Part of the specific language is the following:"Demands that the President initiate an international effort to immediately and dramatically increase the economic, political, and diplomatic pressure on Iran to verifiably suspend its nuclear enrichment activities by, inter alia, prohibiting the export to Iran of all refined petroleum products; imposing stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains, and cargo entering or departing Iran," What does this mean? According to Francis Boyle, Professor of International Law at the University of Illinois "I do not see how this could be done without a blockade given its comprehensive and unequivocal language." A blockade is an act of war. This can lead to catastrophic consequences for all of us. This Resolution now has 220 cosponsors (including more than 100 Democrats, several of whom are in leadership positions) in the House of Representatives, a majority of members. It now seems likely to be taken up by the full House after the 4th of July recess. There is also a companion measure in the Senate. While this resolution is "non-binding", it will only add fuel to the fire, and make it easier for Bush/Cheney in their quest for war. Take Action! Go to www.StopAIPAC.org and follow the link to find out more and send a note to your congressperson. Call your congressperson and tell them to speak out in opposition. Tell your friends. Join in Protest. Together we can stop this, together we can hold our representatives accountable. www.voicesforpeace.net/ www.stopaipac.org/ www.stopaipac.org/iranresolution.htm

Norooz 1387 - Eid-e Shoma Mubarak!

2008-05-10T00:17:24Z

Norooz 1387 - Eid-e Shoma Mubarak! In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Iranian New Year Celebration, or NOROOZ, always begins on the first day of spring. Norooz ceremonies are symbolic representations of two ancient concepts - the End and the Rebirth; or Good and Evil. The origins of Norooz are unknown, but they go back several thousand years predating the Achaemenian Dynasty. The ancient Iranians had a festival called "Farvardgan" which lasted ten days, and took place at the end of the solar year. It appears that this was a festival of sorrow and mourning, signifying the end of life while the festival of Norooz, at the beginning of spring signified rebirth, and was a time of great joy and celebration. I CONGRATULATE TO ALL IRANIAN PEOPLE ANYWHERE AROUND THIS MOTHER EARTH. ((Fara Residane Norooz-e Baztani Ra Be Shoma Va Khanevadeh Gerami Tabrik Gofteh Va Sali Pur As Salamati Va Shadkami Barayetan Arezoomandam.)) I HOPE IN THIS NEW YEAR [ 1387 ], YOU WILL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PEACEFUL LIFE WITH GOOD HEALTH AND LOTS OF SUCCESS. EID-e Shoma Mubarak ============================================== Tonite is 28th Esfand 1386 (18th March 2008). It is ChaharShanabeh Sori, where these days, young people spent their money for exploding small firecrackers for fun! I remember when I was younger, we had a peaceful ChaharShanabeh Sori without having fears of any casualties. ANYHOW, I perfered to stay with my dear computer and design a Eid card for the Iranian New Year. If you are curious to know, it took me almost 7 hours PS works with creating 27 layers! I should mention my computer crashed down twice which I had to re-do the works again.

http://www.ecotour-iran.com/en.htm

2008-05-29T00:12:31Z

Unprofessional Reputed Iranian Nature Tour Company (Iran-EcoTour) The Iran-EcoTour company (Eco Expert Ltd) in Tehran, Iran is an eco tourism nature company. They were established 1998 to promote Iran's eco tourism attractions and to improve bio-cultural attitudes among people, both locally and internationally, and to pave the way for interested tourists. They claim to have received approval from the three top Iranian Tourism Training Centres, the Iranian Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organisation and hold classes and training courses about nature and its value. Mr Ali Adhami, the board of directors in the Iran-Ecotour’s website says: "We guarantee well- equipped, selectively catered, safe and eco- friendly trips." http://www.ecotour-iran.com/about_new.htm On 10 August 2007, I took my mother and her friend on EcoTour’s one day trekking trip to Kondelus Village. Unfortunately the company hired a mini-bus driver who was not familiar with the road to Chaloos that has a series of dangerous winding sections and tunnels. As a result, the bus driver hit the wall of Tunnel No 6. As a result of the resulting huge impact, my mother fell over and was badly injured, she suffered shock of accident and injuries to her foot. My mother needed financial assistance for medical treatment, but Ecotours told us they would pay nothing towards the cost as all the expenses would be paid for by the driver’s Third Party Insurance. This contradicts what Ecotours have told passengers that whoever travels with them is insured for 1,000,000 tomans for hospital, doctors’ expenses. I feel that they contradict themselves because they try to escape from their responsibility toward my mother and myself and other passengers. Since 10/08/07, NOBODY from Iran-EcoTour Company (Dr Houman Jowkar, Dr Houshang Ziaie, Dr Bijan Farhang Darreh-shouri, Mr Ali Adhami), and tour leaders (Mr Mohamad Manzarnejad, Mrs Azadeh Jouhari, Mr Ali Islam) has contacted my mother by any means and asked her how she was! i.e.-Was she alive or dead ! Apparently one of the EcoTour's director cares more about Iranian Cheetah rather than take care of my old injured & traumatized mother!! I wonder what Iran-Ecotour's response would be if my mother had been a foreign tourist traveling with them? Do you think it would be different? The Accident

Namazi Fruit Shop

2007-07-11T11:28:52Z

The Bath

2007-04-19T00:14:13Z

This is a part of traditional bath hall in Kashan that is located in south of Tehran, iran.

The Poster

2007-04-11T09:37:30Z

I took this image on last Monday 9th April 2007 where it is called the Iranian Nuclear Technology Day.