mercoledì 20 giugno 2012
[S]he Talks Android: How To Root Your SGS2 With CF Root, ICS Edition
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mercoledì 13 giugno 2012
AZADI: Songs of Freedom for Iran
On the anniversary of the 2009 uprising, honoring the ongoing struggle
United4IRANis thrilled to announce the release of the Azadi: Songs of Freedom for Iran, a free downloadable mixtape album with messages of resistance and inspiration for Iranians continuing to push for democracy and human rights.
Download/share the free album: www.azadimusic.bandcamp.com
Renowned Iraniam artists on the album include Mohsen Namjoo, Rana Farhan, Fared Shafinury, Eendo, Abjeez and Kiosk. The album also includes a song from imprisoned activist Bahareh Hedayat; former prisoner Sarah Shourd; Libyan Masoud Bwisri who played guitar on the front lines of conflict; Rush and MC Amin of Egypt; and Salome MC, Iran’s first female rapper.
Help raise awareness about the struggle for human rights and democracy in Iran! In solidarity, please listen to this free downloadable album, read the lyrics, and SHARE it!
mercoledì 30 maggio 2012
Mahtab Parsa: "For What Sin?"
Iran Press Watch received this open letter form an individual. It is translated form its original Persian http://iranpresswatch.org/
Editor
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My words are addressed to you — you who see yourself as the noblest of creation, you who take pride in your status of being called human. My words are addressed to you, who call yourself Iranian, who are an inheritor of a rich and exalted culture. My words are addressed to you, who are proud to believe in the holy Faith of Islam, who follow the Holy Prophet Mohammad. My words are addressed to you, regardless of where you reside on this earth, who observe a variety of beliefs and insist on your system of belief.
I am also a human, of your kind; I am Iranian, your fellow-countryman. I also believe in the One True God, as do you. I also respect that which is held sacred in this world, as you do.
I am a Baha’i; I do not see myself as different. I believe in my human rights, although for years I have been deprived of them (the right to education, the right to work, the right to peace and comfort, the right to express my views, the right to defend myself against false accusations, the right to…).
I am steadfast in my beliefs, and for this steadfastness I have tasted numerous acts of unkindness; sometimes imprisonment, at times banishment, sometimes loss of dear ones and at times exposure to innumerable acts of cruelty. But now I want to share with you about life’s unkindness; acts that the mere mention of which oppress the heart and rush a lump to my throat — perchance you will be a soothing balm to my wounds and a healer of my woes. Now I write about the ugly face of prejudice which so clouds the eyes of men that it even ignores the white hair, the wrinkled face, the weak body of old age, and striking with the hand of tyranny against this disabled old man; a kind old man who for years lived in one of the unknown villages of this land, who always bestowed on his fellow countrymen the gifts of kindness, honesty and trustworthiness. An old man, who despite his advanced age, weak eye-sight and inability in many areas still preferred living in his fatherland to leaving for other lands and living in comfort and peace — not even to be a guest to his children in far-off lands. He considered staying to be a sign of fidelity and faithfulness to this holy land and its people. His name is Muhammad Hossein Nakha’i. He has lived close to 24 years in Khosf, near Birjand. Other than serving his fellow man, he has thought of nothing. In spite of the challenges of his old age, he has been caring for his disabled wife, who is afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease; one disabled caring for another, as the saying goes.
Please tell, for what sin should his home, his abode of peace and security, be invaded, his belongings seized, his heart broken and his love reciprocated with enmity, his fidelity with faithlessness? How can this 85 year old man be thrown in jail without regard for his physical condition, his need for medicine and his 88 year old disabled wife’s need for his love and care? How can his loved ones be kept in the dark completely, during the past few days?
How is it that those who believe in the Holy Faith of Islam do not act in accordance with the dictates of their belief? Have they not heard what His Holiness the Prophet said?
‘ The aged are the source of good fortune and abundance. Their existence among you and among their families is like a prophet among the believers’ (a prophetic hadith)
Do they not believe what His Holiness Ali, upon Him be the blessings of God, has said:
‘ The knower is to be respected for his knowledge, and the aged for his age’ (from Ghurar al-Hikam)
If we believe that we are all human beings, we should remember that as descendents of Adam we are all members of one body, and we can not be indifferent about each other.
If we believe that we have an ancient culture, we should remember that love and kindness, wishing well and being human are among the attributes of that culture.
And if we believe that we are Muslims, we should remember that the Commander of the Faithful has said:
‘ Treat the believers with equity, and others with justice’ (from Ghurar al-Hikam)
If the Baha’is are among the ‘others’, then it is not too much to expect justice. Verily, the best of all is justice in the court of God.”O God,… Bestow justice upon the rulers, and fairness upon the divines.” (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 104) ”
Editor
—
My words are addressed to you — you who see yourself as the noblest of creation, you who take pride in your status of being called human. My words are addressed to you, who call yourself Iranian, who are an inheritor of a rich and exalted culture. My words are addressed to you, who are proud to believe in the holy Faith of Islam, who follow the Holy Prophet Mohammad. My words are addressed to you, regardless of where you reside on this earth, who observe a variety of beliefs and insist on your system of belief.
I am also a human, of your kind; I am Iranian, your fellow-countryman. I also believe in the One True God, as do you. I also respect that which is held sacred in this world, as you do.
I am a Baha’i; I do not see myself as different. I believe in my human rights, although for years I have been deprived of them (the right to education, the right to work, the right to peace and comfort, the right to express my views, the right to defend myself against false accusations, the right to…).
I am steadfast in my beliefs, and for this steadfastness I have tasted numerous acts of unkindness; sometimes imprisonment, at times banishment, sometimes loss of dear ones and at times exposure to innumerable acts of cruelty. But now I want to share with you about life’s unkindness; acts that the mere mention of which oppress the heart and rush a lump to my throat — perchance you will be a soothing balm to my wounds and a healer of my woes. Now I write about the ugly face of prejudice which so clouds the eyes of men that it even ignores the white hair, the wrinkled face, the weak body of old age, and striking with the hand of tyranny against this disabled old man; a kind old man who for years lived in one of the unknown villages of this land, who always bestowed on his fellow countrymen the gifts of kindness, honesty and trustworthiness. An old man, who despite his advanced age, weak eye-sight and inability in many areas still preferred living in his fatherland to leaving for other lands and living in comfort and peace — not even to be a guest to his children in far-off lands. He considered staying to be a sign of fidelity and faithfulness to this holy land and its people. His name is Muhammad Hossein Nakha’i. He has lived close to 24 years in Khosf, near Birjand. Other than serving his fellow man, he has thought of nothing. In spite of the challenges of his old age, he has been caring for his disabled wife, who is afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease; one disabled caring for another, as the saying goes.
Please tell, for what sin should his home, his abode of peace and security, be invaded, his belongings seized, his heart broken and his love reciprocated with enmity, his fidelity with faithlessness? How can this 85 year old man be thrown in jail without regard for his physical condition, his need for medicine and his 88 year old disabled wife’s need for his love and care? How can his loved ones be kept in the dark completely, during the past few days?
How is it that those who believe in the Holy Faith of Islam do not act in accordance with the dictates of their belief? Have they not heard what His Holiness the Prophet said?
‘ The aged are the source of good fortune and abundance. Their existence among you and among their families is like a prophet among the believers’ (a prophetic hadith)
Do they not believe what His Holiness Ali, upon Him be the blessings of God, has said:
‘ The knower is to be respected for his knowledge, and the aged for his age’ (from Ghurar al-Hikam)
If we believe that we are all human beings, we should remember that as descendents of Adam we are all members of one body, and we can not be indifferent about each other.
If we believe that we have an ancient culture, we should remember that love and kindness, wishing well and being human are among the attributes of that culture.
And if we believe that we are Muslims, we should remember that the Commander of the Faithful has said:
‘ Treat the believers with equity, and others with justice’ (from Ghurar al-Hikam)
If the Baha’is are among the ‘others’, then it is not too much to expect justice. Verily, the best of all is justice in the court of God.”O God,… Bestow justice upon the rulers, and fairness upon the divines.” (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 104) ”
domenica 27 maggio 2012
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mercoledì 21 marzo 2012
Siris: On Subsidiarity
Siris: On Subsidiarity: The first thing to understand about the principle of subsidiarity, or the principle of subsidiary function, is that it gives exactly what the label says. It is, in Benedict XVI's words, "a form of assistance to the human person via the autonomy of intermediate bodies" (Caritas in Veritate). The word 'assistance' is key here; subsidiarity is literally helpfulness (subsidium is Latin for 'help, aid, assistance'), and if we didn't like the latinate name we could simply, and with complete accuracy, call it the Helpful Function Principle or the Helpfulness Principle. It's clearly this that's front and center with the famous passage from Quadragesimo Anno:
Just as it is gravely wrong to take from individuals what they can accomplish by their own initiative and industry and give it to the community, so also it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and disturbance of right order to assign to a greater and higher association what lesser and subordinate organizations can do. For every social activity ought of its very nature to furnish help to the members of the body social, and never destroy and absorb them.
Just as it is gravely wrong to take from individuals what they can accomplish by their own initiative and industry and give it to the community, so also it is an injustice and at the same time a grave evil and disturbance of right order to assign to a greater and higher association what lesser and subordinate organizations can do. For every social activity ought of its very nature to furnish help to the members of the body social, and never destroy and absorb them.
martedì 13 marzo 2012
Artesanías mexicanas adornarán el altar donde el papa ofrecerá una misa
Piezas artesanales de cerámica, vidrio soplado y metal, elaboradas en el municipio de Tonalá, en el estado de Jalisco, adornarán el altar que se instalará en el parque en el que el papa Benedicto XVI oficiará una misa masiva, como parte de su primera visita a México.
"Estas piezas son muestra del arte popular de Jalisco y van a poner el toque mexicano a la visita de su Santidad", afirmó a Efe José Guerrero Santos, el creador de las artesanías de 73 años que ha realizado otras obras de arte como regalo al Vaticano y al fallecido papa Juan Pablo II.
Según contó, han sido necesarias las manos de una decena de personas originarias de Jalisco para dar forma y color a 20 kilos de cerámica y 50 de metal, de los que salieron las piezas que comenzaron a trabajar hace tres meses, días después del anuncio de la visita papal.
Para esta ocasión y por encargo de la Archidiócesis del estado de Guanajuato, sede de la visita de Benedicto XVI, el artista creó un panel de unos cuatro metros, tallado en alpaca, adornado con espejos y pequeñas piezas de cerámica pintada en azul y toques rojos, que revestirá la mesa del altar de la catedral de León, en donde se celebrará la misa.
"Todo es en azul porque antiguamente era el color que debían llevar las piezas de arte que eran ofrecidas a la máxima autoridad de un reino", explicó Guerrero Santos, quien fue seminarista durante tres años, para luego dedicarse a la arquitectura y la artesanía.
Dos frascos de vidrio soplado, metal y ángeles de cerámica contendrán el agua y el vino durante la misa, mientras que un atril de metal brillante sostendrá el misal que guiará el acto litúrgico que el papa ofrecerá ante unas 500 mil personas, el próximo domingo 25 de marzo en la localidad de Silao, Guanajuato (centro de México).
Entre las piezas también destaca un Cristo de 50 centímetros que recubrirá el evangeliario de su Santidad y un escudo que estará colocado en la silla desde donde presidirá el acto.
Además de los artículos formales, Guerrero Santos elaboró unos "jarritos", pequeñas tazas de cerámica en forma circular y algunos otros artículos de servicio personal, que el papa utilizará durante su estancia en el colegio Miraflores.
Guerrero Santos está elaborando también un regalo personal para el papa, un medallón con el escudo del Vaticano y la leyenda "Viva Cristo Rey" que estará adornado con el águila y los colores verde, blanco y rojo, que conforman la bandera de México.
"Estas piezas son muestra del arte popular de Jalisco y van a poner el toque mexicano a la visita de su Santidad", afirmó a Efe José Guerrero Santos, el creador de las artesanías de 73 años que ha realizado otras obras de arte como regalo al Vaticano y al fallecido papa Juan Pablo II.
Según contó, han sido necesarias las manos de una decena de personas originarias de Jalisco para dar forma y color a 20 kilos de cerámica y 50 de metal, de los que salieron las piezas que comenzaron a trabajar hace tres meses, días después del anuncio de la visita papal.
Para esta ocasión y por encargo de la Archidiócesis del estado de Guanajuato, sede de la visita de Benedicto XVI, el artista creó un panel de unos cuatro metros, tallado en alpaca, adornado con espejos y pequeñas piezas de cerámica pintada en azul y toques rojos, que revestirá la mesa del altar de la catedral de León, en donde se celebrará la misa.
"Todo es en azul porque antiguamente era el color que debían llevar las piezas de arte que eran ofrecidas a la máxima autoridad de un reino", explicó Guerrero Santos, quien fue seminarista durante tres años, para luego dedicarse a la arquitectura y la artesanía.
Dos frascos de vidrio soplado, metal y ángeles de cerámica contendrán el agua y el vino durante la misa, mientras que un atril de metal brillante sostendrá el misal que guiará el acto litúrgico que el papa ofrecerá ante unas 500 mil personas, el próximo domingo 25 de marzo en la localidad de Silao, Guanajuato (centro de México).
Entre las piezas también destaca un Cristo de 50 centímetros que recubrirá el evangeliario de su Santidad y un escudo que estará colocado en la silla desde donde presidirá el acto.
Además de los artículos formales, Guerrero Santos elaboró unos "jarritos", pequeñas tazas de cerámica en forma circular y algunos otros artículos de servicio personal, que el papa utilizará durante su estancia en el colegio Miraflores.
Guerrero Santos está elaborando también un regalo personal para el papa, un medallón con el escudo del Vaticano y la leyenda "Viva Cristo Rey" que estará adornado con el águila y los colores verde, blanco y rojo, que conforman la bandera de México.
lunedì 12 marzo 2012
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