Archive for January, 2010

Revolutionize Your Minds!

A brilliant video prepared by OL! Media for the Democracy Video Challenge organized by the US Embassy in Azerbaijan. Please watch and share![ READ MORE ]

Mehriban Afandiyeva

The first person I thought of, when the Women’s Forum told me about the new column Azeris Abroad, was Mehriban Afandiyeva. You probably wonder why. Well, you know how while being a junior in high school, you always remember the elder classes. People there seem more confident, attractive, smart, and lucky. However, I’m sure you’ll [ READ MORE ]

Rise and Fall: January 20, 1990

On March 7th 1990 my dad was filming my brother’s 5th birthday – a small family event at my grandparents’ place. As we were very talky and want-to-act-for-the-camera kids, everyone would ask us questions: “Rustam, can you count all the players of “Spartak Moskva”?” “Sure!”, replies my brother and starts counting names.  Then go several [ READ MORE ]

Slightly Violated

What is the difference between Iran and the real wolrd? *** At 1:00am January 1, 2009 I  was in the office of Radio Liberty Azerbaijan, surrounded by youth, intellectuals, public figures and employees of RFE/RL. An hour before that, the radio they were working for was taken off the FM, and from that moment on, they [ READ MORE ]

Funny Parrots and Talking Lions or Why Far Far Away Is Better Than Here.

One of my favorite childhood books was the one in a green cover smelling like our old bookshelves left after my grandfather. It was Gianni Rodari’s Rome Fantasies. I remember the small funny parrot and the sun shining behind it, pictured on the cover, the feeling of happiness every time I opened it and the [ READ MORE ]

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