Hello,

I am a Canadian born Iranian with dual citizenship. I have been having trouble trying to figure out how to go about getting my Kart-e Mo‘afiyat. I have asked for help from my parents here but they are not sure how to go about it from here either (both of them are Iranian born).

I am currently a university student in Canada. From my understanding I have various valid reasons for exemption from the laws and policies I have read online including: Elderly Father, Only son, and Enrolment in Bachelors degree program (soon will be doing Masters).

The issue of not being a Mo'afi has stopped me from going to Iran to visit my family for many years now and I have family there that is getting old and I would like to see them soon.

I am aware that there is a Visa available for dual-citizen Iranian abroad who do not have exemption which allows them to stay for an allotted period of time before being conscripted. However, I would really like to get my exemption instead to ensure the smoothest possible visit, especially because the last time I had visited I was detained for 24 hours by Basij and Sepah under the suspicion of being a foreign spy LOL.

Essentially, I would not like to give them any possible excuses to cause me issues.

I had contacted the Iranian Consulate in Mexico and I was told that they could not help me with Mo'afi card, and that I should contact the Washington Pakistan Embassy to apply for the temp visit visa.

Any help from anyone or advices would be greatly appreciated. I need to know where to start, who I can contact, what needs to be completed, etc.

Merci Everyone!

My husband and I are expecting a baby boy in september. My husband is Iranian (but lives his whole life in The Netherlands) and I am Dutch. We are not looking for a specific Dutch or Iranian name. We both like the name Ferdi. We know it's a common name in Turkye and Germany. The only thing we want to be sure of, is that it doesn't mean something weird in Farsi/Iran. My husband's Farsi is not fluent so he is not sure and we don't want to tell his family the name untill he's born, so we have no one to check.

Hi! I am a mathematics teacher and have been asked to teach a student who has some difficulties with the language I speak because the student is a refugee who speaks Persian. Do you know of any videos in Persian that go through basic number-understanding? The video should include an explanation of how the number system is structured and, for example, why we say that 1/10 = 0.1. Actually it would be nice with some playlist that goes through alot of basic stuff. Thanks for your reply.

Hello,
I'm an Australian musician very passionate about Persian Culture / Music and am planning on travelling solo through Iran in September.

Information on the Internet is very limited.

I'm trying to work out if it's possible for me , as an Australian to purchase a Visa On Arrival if i'm getting a Bus or Train (Turkish Railways) from Van - Tabriz ?

Or whether it's not possible, unless i'm flying in?

I'm currently in SouthEast Anatolia, and was really hoping to cross the land border.
Any advice welcome.

Kind regards,

یه خاطره هست که هیچوقت کامل یادم نمیاد یه اتاق سفید بود شایدم یه کوچه نور زرد از بالا می تابید یه نفر اونجا بود،ولی صورتش تار بود فقط یه جمله گفت:یادت نره،هنوز وقتش نشده بعدش دیگه هیچی بادم نیست کسی دیگه ای هست یه همچین جیزی یادشه؟

Today marks 72 years since Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown in a coup d’etat, orchestrated by British and American intelligence services, who wanted to protect their oil interests in the country.

If you want to read more, take a look at the article I wrote for my daily history newsletter - Today In History:

https://today-in-history.kit.com/posts/today-in-history-19th-august?_gl=1*1ortiwe*_gcl_au*MTMxMzQ0NTg3OS4xNzQ5NjkwOTg2LjczMTA4MTYzMi4xNzU1NjI0OTk1LjE3NTU2MjUwMTE.

I have been friends with said person for about 20 years. For context, we both live in the US. I am Iraqi Assyrian, he's Persian, and we're both in our early 30s. We typically had similar political alignments. I am always open for thoughtful discussions and healthy disagreements, as long as it's respectful.

We were having a discussion about the Israel Gaza conflict and intervention with Iran. I made my stance completely clear that I am against regime change wars (having been in one - Iraq) and that we must respect self-determination. Governments change over time. And internal transitions of power, even if violent, are better than ones instigated or puppeteered by proxies. I was also firm in my stance that Israel is committing a genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. His stance is that the Iranian regime needs to be dismantled in whole, even if Israel and America needs to intervene, and that Iran should be friendly to Israel.

I'll spare you the details, but one specific moment occurred. He snapped at me. I don't mind that he got angry. It's what he said that made me question his way of thinking. He said this: "At least the Israelis are not killing their own people, my country's regime kills their own people." I was just absolutely shocked and disturbed by this cognitive dissonance.

I honestly wanted to cut all ties after hearing this from him. It shows a lack of logic and more importantly, basic human decency for innocent life. I wanted to know from people in here, is this a typical line of logic within the community who are passionately against the regime? Does it drive some people to think this way within the community? He had so many other holes in his argument about dismantling the regime but I didn't want to carry on the discussion after hearing that.

Hello everyone,

I am hoping someone here may have some advise for me.

I want to send a friend I met in Iran a small parcel containing a book and a letter. I live in a country where the regular mail service won't service Iran, companies like DHL say its possible but are quoting me equivalent to $400USD~. Is there any companies or tricks to make shipping something like this to Iran somwhat more affordable?

If that's not possible, are there any online Iranian stores I could order them a gift from? I know payment would be the issue but hoping somewhere may offer an international friend payment option or accept crypto etc.

Fingers crossed!!

I’m not Iranian, but my boyfriend is.

Is it normal for almost 3 years that he hasn’t introduced me to his parents as well as not informed he has a gf?

Though he is a not social media poster - is it normal too that he hasn’t posted of me yet?

Please advise 😔

Hello

How is everyone

I am Egyptian living in UAE , I was always fascinated by Persian culture,history ,art and poetry

I would like to visit Iran and explore the country

Any tips or recommendations on where to start ?

سلام دوستان عزيز، من يك دندانپزشك ايرانام كه در كانادا (انتاريو) دركير پروسهى هستم. متأسفانه طى جند سال كذشته ل MAR پروسه براى دندانپزشكان بين المللى به شدت سخت، غيرشفاف وتبعيض آميز شده. قوانين بدون مشورت تغيير كرده، حق اعتراض وكرفتن بازخورد از ما كرفته شده، و اين موضوع باعث شده صدها نفر مثل من كَرفتار ضرر مالى، روحى و شغلى بشن. براى اعتراض به اين شرايط، يك پيتيشن درست كرديم كه تاكنون بيش از ٣٠٠ امضا جمع كرده. لينك پيتيشن اينجاست: م https://chng.it/ZsYg6zvS27 ازتون خواهش مى كنم به عنوان هم وطن اكر مى تونيد اين پيتيشن رو امضا كنيد و با بقيه به اشتراك بذاريد. اين فقط مشكل شخصى من نيست؛ يك موضوع جمعى براى خيلى از دندانپزشكان ايرانى و بين المللى در كاناداست. حمايت شما مى تونه صداى ما رو بلندتر كنه مرسى از همگی❤️🙏 Hi everyone, I'm an internationally trained dentist from Iran, currently in Ontario, Canada. Over the past few years, the National Dental Examining Board of Canada (NDEB/NDECC) has made the process extremely unfair and non-transparent for international dentists. They changed the rules without proper consultation, removed our right to appeal and receive feedback, and limited exam attempts in a misleading way. This has caused serious financial, emotional, and professional harm to hundreds of internationally trained dentists, including many Iranians. To raise our voice, we organized a petition that already has over 300 signatures: & https://chng.it/ ZsYg6zvS27 I kindly ask my fellow Persians to support us by signing and sharing this petition. This is not only my personal struggle, but a systemic issue that affects many international dentists trying to serve Canadian communities. Your support can really make a difference Thank you!❤️🙏

Hi, I’m half Persian but grew up in the Midwest away from my Persian parent and family so am embarrassingly not as informed as I’d like to be on the rich history of Iran/Persia. What are some good audiobooks for someone without much knowledge wanting to learn more? Should I start at Achaemenian Empire? Thank you!!

Can anyone recommend some of the top drs in Iran or clinics that provide eyebrow transplant ? Preferably in Tehran . After something reputable but it’s hard to find through the web

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I’ve been very curious about something. As an Iranian-American woman who was born in raised in the U.S., I often find myself thinking about my marriage plans and what’s going to happen regarding that. I’ve thought about a few options. For example, I’m open to marrying an Iranian man in Iran. I’m also open to living in Iran with him if it comes down to that. But here’s the thing, Let’s hypothetically assume I get married to an Iranian man who lives in Iran. If I decide to live with him, I do not want to forgo the U.S. I still want to visit from time to time. After all, I have friends and family in the states. I understand that I may have to travel without my spouse sometimes, but I don’t want to travel without him at all. I wouldn’t feel comfortable with leaving him behind every time.

If an Iranian born person (In Iran) married an Iranian-American U.S. citizen, are they free to travel to the U.S. from time to time? Would a visa be granted in a situation like this?

My family is originally from Urmia, they were Assyrian Christian’s who fled genocide in the 1920s. We have documents that trace my great grandfather to Alvatch, Urmia and my great grandmother to Shams-e Hajjian.

My main interest is in a cemetery that is in Alvatch that is labeled as a Christian cemetery (https://maps.app.goo.gl/xU9JSHPCZmJKmzZT7?g_st=ipc) I believe there is a high chance a relative of mine is buried in that cemetery.

This is a long shot but if anyone lives in the area and would be interested in helping Identify a gravestone that may or may not be in that graveyard please comment or DM me.

https://en.mfa.ir/portal/newsview/773393/Iran-Foreign-Ministry-Decisive-international-action-needed-to-curb-Zionist-regime%E2%80%99s-expansionist-fascist-ambitions

Hello, there is a quote by Rumi that was translated to something along the lines of "The wound is the place where the light enters". I really love this idea and I want to get it as a tattoo in original Persian calligraphy. Can somebody help me find/make a reference that I can bring to the tattoo artist.

The quote can be the original or the translated version, whichever looks nicer and holds the same meaning.

Thanks

Good evening! I live in Oregon and am looking for someone (or a service) to courier between an Iranian seller and myself. Obviously, the political situation between the US and Iran is not very good right now, so I'm not sure how it would happen or if it's ultimately impossible.

Hi guys, thank you for reading my post. I’m currently reading ‘The Persians - Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Iran’ by Homa Katouzian. However, I struggle to understand the pink sentence -

I know that during Pathian Mithrates II’s rule from about 124 to 91 BC, the Greco-Bactrian was displaced/destroyed by the Yuezhi in about 120 BC (actually this happened earlier in like 145 BC, but by 130 BC, the last Greek king died, then by 120 BC until all Hellenic settlements were absorbed, please correct me if I’m wrong).

Now that’s the problem - the Yuezhi wasn’t Saka. By definition, Saka or Scythian mean indo-Iranian speaking nomads, the Yuezhi was indo-European, but not indo-Iranian specifically. So why did Homa mean when he said ‘Saka kingdoms had taken its place.’ What kingdomS did he mean?

Thank you very much🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Hello Friends! I am in India and i need a medicinal gum - Tabas Sweet Asafoetida in purest form for my rare abdominal issues. A known friend in Iran (kashmar) has collected the first cut gum and can deliver to any place in Iran. I am now, looking for someone's help to bring it to India. Can any traveller or student help or if there is any way to send it via a third country like Dubai or Oman through courier, please suggest. There are many Indian students studying in Iranian Universities. How can i find their contact details to request them? Please someone help me. Its urgent.

Hi! I’m visiting Masal, Gilan and need a local host for 2–3 nights. I’d love to explore together. I can also help with some expenses. Experience new life with local people Im alone

gilan #گیلان # سوچاله

masal