KATH2012
OCTOBER 30, 2012
MY ENCOUNTER WITH IRANIANS FIRST TOOK PLACE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN 1982-1985 AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI FROM 1985 - 1997. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A POSITIVE TYPE OF INTERACTION WITH IRANIANS SINCE FIRST MEETING THEM AT THE UNIVESITY OF FLORIDA AFTER THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION OF 1979. OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR SOCIETY AND CULTURE, RELIGION AND POLITICS, WHICH HAS BROADENED MY PERSPECTIVE ABOUT THEY AS AN ETHNIC GROUP AND ABOUT THEIR COUNTRY AS WELL. THEIR DIFFICULT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, VERY INTERESTING AND FOR ME SUCCESSFUL, STRUGGLE AND/OR EXPERIENCE, THROUGHOUT THE YEARS SINCE THE REVOLUTION, WOULD MAKE MANY FACSINATING FILMS OR DOCUMENTARIES FOR SURE. I SHOULD HAVE STUDIED FOREIGN LANGUAGES, AND WOULD LOVE TO LEARN FARSI EVEN TODAY. HOWEVER, MY UNIVERSITY STUDIES PERTAIN TO POLITICAL SCIENCE AS AN UNDERGRAD FOR THE BA AND INTERNATIONAL REALATIONS/STUDIES AS A GRADUATE STUDENT FOR THE MA AND PH.D., THE LATTER LEFT 2/3 COMPLETED AS OF 1997. (THE PH.D. TOPIC WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE MA THESIS TOPIC, BUT ALSO WAS TOO SENSITIVE TO CONTINUE WITH REGARDING THE DISSERTATION AND RESEARCH.) I FOCUSED ON LATIN AMERICAN AND US FOREIGN POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES, BUT AS A MINOR OF SORTS, FOCUSED ON MIDDLE EASTERN ISSUES AND ATTEND MANY LECTURES AND SEMINARS IN THIS REGARD. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT IRAN AND IRANIAN ABROAD FROM THE INTERNET.
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO PERSIAN.COM ON THE INTERNET ANYWAY. MY FRIENDS ARE FROM TEHRAN AND SHIRAZ ORIGINALLY. ONE CAN LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE WORLD FROM THE INTERENT WITHOUT EVER LEAVING HOME. GOD BLESS. MA SALAM
MY ENCOUNTER WITH IRANIANS FIRST TOOK PLACE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN 1982-1985 AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI FROM 1985 - 1997. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A POSITIVE TYPE OF INTERACTION WITH IRANIANS SINCE FIRST MEETING THEM AT THE UNIVESITY OF FLORIDA AFTER THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION OF 1979. OVER THE YEARS, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR SOCIETY AND CULTURE, RELIGION AND POLITICS, WHICH HAS BROADENED MY PERSPECTIVE ABOUT THEY AS AN ETHNIC GROUP AND ABOUT THEIR COUNTRY AS WELL. THEIR DIFFICULT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, VERY INTERESTING AND FOR ME SUCCESSFUL, STRUGGLE AND/OR EXPERIENCE, THROUGHOUT THE YEARS SINCE THE REVOLUTION, WOULD MAKE MANY FACSINATING FILMS OR DOCUMENTARIES FOR SURE. I SHOULD HAVE STUDIED FOREIGN LANGUAGES, AND WOULD LOVE TO LEARN FARSI EVEN TODAY. HOWEVER, MY UNIVERSITY STUDIES PERTAIN TO POLITICAL SCIENCE AS AN UNDERGRAD FOR THE BA AND INTERNATIONAL REALATIONS/STUDIES AS A GRADUATE STUDENT FOR THE MA AND PH.D., THE LATTER LEFT 2/3 COMPLETED AS OF 1997. (THE PH.D. TOPIC WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE MA THESIS TOPIC, BUT ALSO WAS TOO SENSITIVE TO CONTINUE WITH REGARDING THE DISSERTATION AND RESEARCH.) I FOCUSED ON LATIN AMERICAN AND US FOREIGN POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES, BUT AS A MINOR OF SORTS, FOCUSED ON MIDDLE EASTERN ISSUES AND ATTEND MANY LECTURES AND SEMINARS IN THIS REGARD. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT IRAN AND IRANIAN ABROAD FROM THE INTERNET.
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO PERSIAN.COM ON THE INTERNET ANYWAY. MY FRIENDS ARE FROM TEHRAN AND SHIRAZ ORIGINALLY. ONE CAN LEARN A LOT ABOUT THE WORLD FROM THE INTERENT WITHOUT EVER LEAVING HOME. GOD BLESS. MA SALAM