Good Afternoon

🇵🇸 Every afternoon, when the day is almost over, and the night is about to arrive, you can look back at your day, knowing that it’s almost over, finished, gone, it will never come back, and your lifetime is now a day shorter, you can look back at your day, and realize that everything, relationships, Politics, Art, everything is related to religion… Because everything, is a matter of life and death “He Who created Death and Life, that He may try which of you is best in deed: and He is the Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving” (QURAN, chapter “The Sovereignty”, translated by Yusufali)

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Exercising Freedom

This video is really dear to me. It is not only about Palestine, but also about my country, Iran. Actually, it is about anyone who is willin

This video is really dear to me. I have made it with a passion for Art and a passion for Activism. It is not only about Palestine, but also about my country, Iran. Actually, it is about anyone who is willing to sacrifice his or her life for freedom. We all are sacrificing our lives for something; the difference is in the matter that we are sacrificing it for.

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Who Is The Enemy

I was watching an interview with Myriam Charabaty, a Christian journalist from Lebanon; I was laughing and crying, and so I decided to share my joy with others by making this 6-minutues clip from the interview. When believers like her are fighting alongside you, the world is a beautiful place.

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"The Fire" Is Just

What David Lean is saying is not about the inevitable defeat of a Filmmaker in confrontation with reality; he is talking about victory, a kind of victory that is a direct result of embracing reality and even seeing it as a blessing; reality as a source of inspiration. At the same time, it doesn’t mean that it is not possible to use realty deceitfully:

And as to the poets, those who go astray follow them (224) Do you not see that they wander about bewildered in every valley? (225) And that they say that which they do not do, (226) Except those who believe and do good and remember Allah much, and defend themselves after they are oppressed; and they who act unjustly shall know to what final place of turning they shall turn back (227) (QURAN, chapter “THE POETS”, translated by Shakir)

Reality works as an illuminating light which separates genuine from fake and “Being Realistic” is an ideal goal. So many pieces of Art are discredited and nullified by reality, in the eyes of an audience with a pure heart. In all honesty, how many films of the past and the present can stand the test of a reality by the name of “Gaza” and will not burn in its flames like a worthless and putrid waste? Let’s go beyond; for how many of us, a city by the name of “Gaza” has been taken into account in the way we live our lives? And how many of us are the wastes that are moving forward in the path which leads to the fire of reality that burns wastes? I bear witness that Heaven and The Fire of Hell is just…

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There is a notion in Islam which is titled “Enjoining Right and Forbidding Wrong”; a notion that is so important that it has been quoted from Imam Ali (peace be upon him) that: "All the virtuous deeds including war in the way of Allah as compared to Enjoining Right and Forbidding Wrong are just like spitting in the deep ocean. Enjoining Right and Forbidding Wrong do not bring death nearer nor do they lessen the livelihood. And better than all this is to utter a just expression before a tyrannical ruler". (Nahj al-Balagha, hadith number 374) "Do not give up Enjoining Right and Forbidding Wrong lest the mischievous gain positions over you, and then if you will pray, the prayers will not be granted." (Nahj al-Balagha, letter number 47) I only brought up this matter to say that we cannot be indifferent to the people who are indifferent. If you believe our cause is right, the Palestinian cause is right, you are obligated to persuade others. Reach out to people and ask them to be a voice for Palestinians, in your day-to-day life and even here. I have done it many times. I have done it to those who liked my posts or my comments!

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"…Why is it that when it is said to you: 'March in the Way of Allah, ' you linger with heaviness in the land? Are you content with this life rather than the Everlasting Life? Yet the enjoyment of this life in (comparison to) the Everlasting Life is little." (Quran, translated by Qarib)

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A Young Girl, Yahya Sinwar and The Day of "Ashura"

After the martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar, I read a comment about him which was related to the last footage of him that was released by the Israeli regime. The comment had been made by a young girl:

I replied to her comment (I’ve made a few corrections):

“A few months ago, The Wall Street Journal published an article which was about the messages that Yahya Sinwar had sent, that likened the war in Gaza to a 7th-century battle in Karbala, Iraq, where in a monumental moment in Islamic history, Imam Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him and his Progeny) was martyred. To some extent, by the way he was martyred, brother Sinwar reminded me of Abbas, a brother of Imam Husayn. Abbas fought to his last breath to bring water for the children, because similar to Gaza, they had been deprived of water. And despite all his efforts and losing his two arms in the process, Abbas was not successful. This battle is a key incident in Shia Ideology (Although Sinwar was not known to be a Shia) and has already played a key role for example in inspiring Iranian people to take part in Islamic Revolution. Another example is Hezbollah; if you listen to Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, you can see how often he has mentioned The Battle of Karbala and Imam Husayn in his speeches. And we also believe that it will play a key role in the future… Read about the battle in Karbala, and remember Imam Husayn…”

I also posted a photo of a painting by Iranian painter Hassan RouholAmin, which depicts the battle of Karbala.

The Israeli-US aggression against my country - Iran - took place weeks before the month of Muharram. For Iranian people “Muharram” is synonymous with holding mourning ceremonies for Imam Husayn. And after the so called “12-Day war” started, I remember hearing something along the lines of this “These idiots attacked us right before Muharram!” And today is the day of Ashura, the tenth of “Muharram”; Imam Husayn was martyred on this day, while he was on his own; we are not going to let that happen again. We are not going to abandon our brothers and sisters in Gaza; this time around, Imam Husayn is not on his own.

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“I Won’t Go Home Until Palestine Is Free…”

A man from Texas traveled to 43 US states in his truck to express support for Palestine, refusing to return home while Palestinians are in pain.

From here: www.instagram.com/reel/DKfTQzrCc9X/

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Gaza Is Still Fighting

And We Must Too.

During the time that I was not active on this platform and after I started posting again, I have received many messages that are asking for donation. I’m from Iran and here, because of sanctions, we do not have direct access to the websites like GoFundMe or PayPal. As a result, I cannot directly donate to the people of Gaza, but instead, we have the leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khamenei, who is responsible for a fundraising campaign which is titled "sympathetic Iran" (ایرانِ همدل) and that’s where I donate. That said, God willing, I will share some of the links that I have received by the messages (that were asking for donation) in the comment section and maybe every once in a while, I repost this post with new links in the comment section. And lastly, about the video that you see in this post; the people who are running the "sympathetic Iran" campaign, have been constantly posting videos to show people what they have been doing with their donations; and this is an example of that.

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Do Not Feel Safe

It is a secondary matter that how committed is James Mangold to this notion; the point is, not yielding to the audience. But the question is: How can you keep the authenticity of this artistic rebellion? The answer is, not yielding to “one’s self”:

“Do not feel safe from the punishment of Allah even about the best man in the whole community because Allah, the Sublime, says: But no one feels secure against the plan of Allah save the people (who are the) losers. (Qur'an, 7:99). Again, do not lose hope even for the worst man of the community because Allah-, the Sublime says: Verily, despairs not of Allah's mercy but the disbelieving people. (Qur'an, 12:87).” (Nahjul balagha, Al-Islam.Org)

Let us take a look at the people of Yemen and Lebanon and the price they have paid for The Resis-tance and question ourselves; Gaza must not be left alone.

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lt's been a few months since the last time I've posted here, but now I'm back.

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How do you want to die?

Previously on this page, I have posted this note about Ozu:

"Yasujirō Ozu is an interesting case for me; I admire his work as a filmmaker, I have seen many of his films, I have watched several documentaries about him, I am still excited to watch more from him, and yet, I have never loved any of his films. I think they are all pathetic to me. As if, he is unable to accept life as it is and change his point of view accordingly. It seems to me that he even doesn’t want to try. He celebrates mundane events of life; he even celebrates mundane moments of life, like for example strolling through an alley. But it feels like he does it so that he can avoid the big picture of life, even if he can only do it just for a moment. Of course, eventually life happens in his pictures, but it happens inevitably. He doesn’t celebrate life as a whole, he doesn’t try to find the glory in it, life is just inevitable."

And this is how such a man has died apparently. I don’t want to die like him; I want to die like a Palestinian fighter; knowingly and willingly.

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If you don't have an enemy, If you don't know your enemy today, then I fear for you...

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Pay Attention! This is a serious message from Iran, to all the occupiers of Palestine. Do it, before it is too late.

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Hi. I'm a filmmaker and I've made a short archival documentary on the subject of "Freedom"; I've focused on Palestine, US and Iran (my country) for that purpose and I'm really curious about your opinion in regard to this film. It's titled "Exercising Freedom" and it's pinned on my tumblr. God bless you.

Hello! Thank you for allowing me to give you my views on your film :))

I watched your film and it was quite interesting in many aspects. I liked the way you clubbed various interviews, which provided different insights from multiple people. However, sometimes, the interview would end abruptly, which could lead to potential confusion amongst the viewers.

There were also parts in the film that were controversial but cut short, which could incite misunderstandings between viewers.

All in all, it was a good project you undertook, and I hope my suggestions/advice would be of use to you. God bless you too <3

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It was my pleasure; thank you for taking the time to watch it and to tell me your opinion. But would you mind giving at least one example for "ending abruptly" and also another one for "controversial parts that had been cut short"? I would be grateful 🌺🌷🌸

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Heyy! I apologize for my tardiness (deadlines are killing me). Unfortunately, I haven't gotten the chance to rewatch the movie, but from what I remember, 2 of the interviews of *2023 after Oct 7* have quite an abrupt ending and for the controversial part, as a viewer, I couldn't understand whether I should support Iran or antagonize it. Not to mention, mahsa amini and the protests following it, which is again not completely explained or understood by the majority of people (Non Iranians) and thus caused misunderstandings, which were borderline ruinous in many parts of the world.

Hope this helps :)

God bless♡

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Hello! I see. You know, Mahsa Amini and what happened in my country after her death, was not the subject of the film; the film is about "Freedom" and how it is necessary to be willing and ready to pay the price for it, which is death. And that's where the religion comes in and solves the equation! And I used the Islamic Revolution in Iran as a miraculous example for how committing to a religion can achieve victory. But at the same time, the idea of “a” religion is based on the idea of the truth. The truth is mathematical; that means there is only one truth. “You” have to adjust yourself to it, not vice versa. You don’t get to pick and choose among the commandments of “a” religion. That's why the Hijab in public is compulsory here and we've never given up on it; and also, that's why defending the oppressed people is a task for us and we've never given up on it. That's the reason I brought up the issue of Mahsa Amini in the film. Does that make sense?

Again, I'm sincerely grateful; thank you very much for taking the time. I also addressed the issue of Mahsa Amini and Iran in general in this video; it might be interesting to you:

توی این هشت ماه، صحبت‌های زیادی رو از غیرِ ایرانی‌ها درباره‌ی ایرانمون شنیدم. از بینشون یه مجموعه آماده کردم «ایرانِ ما، از زبانِ آن‌ها»: ت

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Hello once again :))

Yes, it does make sense, and I'm grateful it got cleared up! In addition, the movie above, which you shared with us, is super interesting. Thank you for this enthralling conversation. It was gripping in more ways than one.

Take care, until next time 🇮🇷 🇵🇸

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Hello Sir! It was my pleasure and my honor. And I'm really glad that the other video was interesting to you and that you found our conversation gripping. I can't thank you enough, but thank you! Very much and kindly. God bless you and your family.

[stormymind14]

Hi. I'm a filmmaker and I've made a short archival documentary on the subject of "Freedom"; I've focused on Palestine, US and Iran (my country) for that purpose and I'm really curious about your opinion in regard to this film. It's titled "Exercising Freedom" and it's pinned on my tumblr. God bless you.

Hello! Thank you for allowing me to give you my views on your film :))

I watched your film and it was quite interesting in many aspects. I liked the way you clubbed various interviews, which provided different insights from multiple people. However, sometimes, the interview would end abruptly, which could lead to potential confusion amongst the viewers.

There were also parts in the film that were controversial but cut short, which could incite misunderstandings between viewers.

All in all, it was a good project you undertook, and I hope my suggestions/advice would be of use to you. God bless you too <3

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It was my pleasure; thank you for taking the time to watch it and to tell me your opinion. But would you mind giving at least one example for "ending abruptly" and also another one for "controversial parts that had been cut short"? I would be grateful 🌺🌷🌸

[stormymind14]

Heyy! I apologize for my tardiness (deadlines are killing me). Unfortunately, I haven't gotten the chance to rewatch the movie, but from what I remember, 2 of the interviews of *2023 after Oct 7* have quite an abrupt ending and for the controversial part, as a viewer, I couldn't understand whether I should support Iran or antagonize it. Not to mention, mahsa amini and the protests following it, which is again not completely explained or understood by the majority of people (Non Iranians) and thus caused misunderstandings, which were borderline ruinous in many parts of the world.

Hope this helps :)

God bless♡

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Hello! I see. You know, Mahsa Amini and what happened in my country after her death, was not the subject of the film; the film is about "Freedom" and how it is necessary to be willing and ready to pay the price for it, which is death. And that's where the religion comes in and solves the equation! And I used the Islamic Revolution in Iran as a miraculous example for how committing to a religion can achieve victory. But at the same time, the idea of “a” religion is based on the idea of the truth. The truth is mathematical; that means there is only one truth. “You” have to adjust yourself to it, not vice versa. You don’t get to pick and choose among the commandments of “a” religion. That's why the Hijab in public is compulsory here and we've never given up on it; and also, that's why defending the oppressed people is a task for us and we've never given up on it. That's the reason I brought up the issue of Mahsa Amini in the film. Does that make sense?

Again, I'm sincerely grateful; thank you very much for taking the time. I also addressed the issue of Mahsa Amini and Iran in general in this video; it might be interesting to you:

توی این هشت ماه، صحبت‌های زیادی رو از غیرِ ایرانی‌ها درباره‌ی ایرانمون شنیدم. از بینشون یه مجموعه آماده کردم «ایرانِ ما، از زبانِ آن‌ها»: ت

[stormymind14]

Hi. I'm a filmmaker and I've made a short archival documentary on the subject of "Freedom"; I've focused on Palestine, US and Iran (my country) for that purpose and I'm really curious about your opinion in regard to this film. It's titled "Exercising Freedom" and it's pinned on my tumblr. God bless you.

Hello! Thank you for allowing me to give you my views on your film :))

I watched your film and it was quite interesting in many aspects. I liked the way you clubbed various interviews, which provided different insights from multiple people. However, sometimes, the interview would end abruptly, which could lead to potential confusion amongst the viewers.

There were also parts in the film that were controversial but cut short, which could incite misunderstandings between viewers.

All in all, it was a good project you undertook, and I hope my suggestions/advice would be of use to you. God bless you too <3

[cinemafromcinema]

It was my pleasure; thank you for taking the time to watch it and to tell me your opinion. But would you mind giving at least one example for "ending abruptly" and also another one for "controversial parts that had been cut short"? I would be grateful 🌺🌷🌸

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Oh, Gaza!

"Oh, Gaza! Corpses are being brought from all sides. The blood of the 6-month-old flows in our veins. Where is Abu Mahdi? Where is Uncle Qasim? Oh, Gaza! My child is sleeping in their blood like a baby. An unlimited oppression, the call of death, there is no food or water in Gaza..."

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'Hollow hegemon': IRGC chief says Islamic Republic cripples US power

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran has over the past decades eroded the power of the US and turned it into a “small and weak” state.

Speaking in the northeastern holy city of Mashhad on Monday, Major General Hossein Salami said that the United States’ situation today is not comparable with its condition two or three decades ago.

He also referred to the takeover of the US embassy, better known as Den of Espionage, by a group of Iranian students in November 1979, saying it was beyond imagination.

“We eroded the US’s power. The United States has become small and weak, and it has gradually lost its power because of the erosion caused by [Iran’s] Islamic Revolution,” he said.

Salami also noted that enemies have failed to isolate Iran through imposing economic sanctions on the country and stealing its oil tankers as Iran has taken retaliatory measures.

“They seized our ships in Gibraltar; We confiscated their ships here and made them regret what they had done,” he said. “The embargo [imposed on us] was broken with [our] power. If you are strong, you will overcome isolation,” he asserted.

The Islamic Republic, he added, proved that “the world is much bigger than the US and that the US is much smaller than the world.”

Touching on claims about voter apathy in Iran’s recent presidential election, the IRGC chief said that the nation disrupted the enemies’ calculations by increasing its participation from 40 percent in the first round to 50 percent in the second round.

“The Iranian nation is very skillful and experienced in defeating the enemy and proving that its calculations are wrong,” he pointed out. (PRESSTV.IR)