Philosophy

Hypocracy[1] is understood as a so called democratic government in which hypocrisy rule i.e. the ruling party/individuals does not keep on what is being promised and/or told.

I had the opportunity recently to read the Manifesto of the Green Movement in Iran. It’s quite an impressive document; very reminiscent, in many ways, of American democracy, as spelled out in such historic documents as the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Thomas Jefferson would have approved. The trouble is, however, as the [...]

Once upon time, Mostafa Chamran -Iranian scientist, holding Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Physics- was hired as the senior research staff scientist at Bell Laboratories and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
As the restless soul he was, he couldn’t stand a carefree life in the US and later became a leading of the Islamic revolutionary movements [...]

This is a piece I wrote a short while ago, I didn’t think of posting it until recently when a close friend of mine insisted on having it published somewhere.. Well I guess mideastyouth is the place ! enjoy
It is only in the late hours of the night
That I learn more about my sentience
I [...]

Try to imagine being God, or more precisely, being the sum total of all the creative energy in the universe, even the energy of intelligence, and even the energy that is the lifeblood of each and every atom. Some 13.7 billion years ago there was nothing, not even time or space, or so the scientists [...]

As I walk in the journey of life
I come across God’s wondrous beings
At times I would rest for a while
Only to enjoy the beauty of beings
I would contemplate the blessings I have
And whisper grace to God for all his givings..
I learned many things from only seeing..
I learned that to tear a flower from her [...]

In the Middle-East, many of the problems we face boil down to one basic theme I see repeatedly. Whether we’re talking about Baha’i rights, freedom of speech, women’s rights, separation of church and state, you name it. All these issues come down to one main philosophical theme in my opinion, which is what the video [...]

I saw a news report recently on ABC News, about a little known place called Swat Valley in northwest Pakistan. It used to be a tourist haven not long ago, a ski resort, but has been transformed of late into something quite different. The news video showed a father carrying his son’s limp body in [...]

I hate what is happening in Gaza. Rather than make political arguments, I think it’s enough to say that it’s simply horrible. Israel is likely responsible for major war crimes. The only positive seems to be that this latest crisis is finally highlighting Gazan reality and making the world take greater notice of just how [...]

Almost every legal system recognizes self-defense as a legitimate legal defense. If somebody is coming at you with an ax, and you have a reasonable concern for your life, and you have no means of escape, then you have the right to protect yourself, even if it means shooting the guy in the head. In [...]