[Quick Recipes] Seekh Kabab Stuffed Pizza (without oven) -...
This Seekh Kabab Stuffed Pizza recipe is just the thing you were missing. Its almost like a discovery when you find out how good it tastes....
This Seekh Kabab Stuffed Pizza recipe is just the thing you were missing. Its almost like a discovery when you find out how good it tastes. #HappCookingToYou #Monsalwa
Written Recipe: http://bit.ly/2EIRX5Q
Seekha Kabab Stuffed Pizza
Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
Chicken Filling:
-Chicken boneless cubes 250 gms
-Namak (Salt) 1 tsp or to taste
-Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) 1 tsp
-Mixed herbs 1 tsp
-Lehsan (Garlic) crushed 1 tbs
-Cooking oil 1 tbs
White Sauce:
-Makhan (Butter) 2 tbs
-Lehsan (Garlic) crushed ½ tbs
-Cream 1 Cup
-Namak (Salt) ½ tsp or to taste
-Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) 1 tsp
-Italian seasoning 1 tsp
-Fresh parsley chopped 1 tbs
-Anday ki zardi (Egg yolk) 1
-Cheddar cheese grated 1/4 Cup
-Mon salwa Chicken Seekh kabab
Pizza Dough:
-Khameer (Instant yeast) 1 & ½ tsp
-Cheeni (Sugar) 1 tbs
-Neem garam pani (Lukewarm water) ½ Cup
-Maida (All-purpose flour) sifted 3 Cups
-Namak (Salt) 3/4 tsp
-Cooking oil 2 tbs
-Pani (Water) 1/4 Cup or as required
-Cooking oil 1 tsp
Assembling:
-Mozzarella cheese grated
-Cooked chicken
-Mushrooms sliced
-Pyaz (Onion) sliced
-Lal mirch (Red chili) crushed
-Cheddar cheese grated
-Shimla mirch (Capsicum) julienne
-Mozzarella cheese grated
-Lal mirch (Red chili) crushed
-Namak (Salt) 1 pack
Directions:
Prepare Chicken Filling:
-In bowl,add chicken,salt,black pepper powder,mixed herbs,garlic,mix well & set aside.
-In frying pan,add cooking oil and marinated chicken,mix well and cook until chicken is done & set aside.
Prepare White Sauce:
-In saucepan,add butter and let it melt.
-Add garlic and mix.
-Add cream and mix well.
-Add salt,black pepper powder,italian seasoning,fresh parsley and mix well.
-In egg yolk,add 1-2 tbs of prepared white sauce and whisk well.
-Now add in saucepan and mix well.
-Add cheddar cheese and mix until cheese melts & set aside.
-Stuffed chicken seekh kabab with prepared white sauce & set aside.
Prepare Dough:
-In small jug,add instant yeast,sugar,lukewarm water and mix,cover and let it rest for 10 minutes.
-In bowl,add all-purpose flour,salt and mix.
-Add cooking oil,dissolve yeast mixture and mix well.
-Gradually add water and knead until dough is formed.
-Grease dough with oil,cover and let it rest for 30 minutes or until double in size (warm place).
-Knead dough again,sprinkle corn flour and divide into two equal parts.
-Take one part and make a ball,sprinkle corn flour and roll out with the help of rolling pin.
Assembling:
-Now place rolled dough on greased baking pan,add mozzarella cheese and stuff the edges of the dough with stuffed seekh kabab and roll dough inwards to close.
-Prick with fork and add prepared white sauce and spread evenly.
-Add mozzarella cheese,cooked chicken,mushrooms,onion,red chili crushed,cheddar cheese,capsicum, mozzarella cheese and sprinkle red chili crushed (makes 2 large pizza).
Option # 1: Baking in Oven
-Bake in preheated oven at 180 C for 15 minutes.
Option # 2: Baking without Oven
-In pot,add 1 pack of salt,place wire rack (min 2“high),cover and heat on high flame for 15 minutes.
-Place pizza,cover and let it cook on medium low flame for 15-20 minutes.
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[Quick Recipes] Chocolate Eclairs - English Urdu
Make these scrumptious Custard filled chocolate Eclairs and enjoy your weekend. #HappyCookingToYou #Rafhan
Written Recipe:...
Make these scrumptious Custard filled chocolate Eclairs and enjoy your weekend. #HappyCookingToYou #Rafhan
Written Recipe: http://bit.ly/2Vn1s4r
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Chocolate Éclair
Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
-Doodh (Milk) 500 ml
-Cheeni (Sugar) 1 Cup or to taste
-Vanilla essence ½ tsp
-Doodh (Milk) ½ Cup
-Rafhan custard powder 5 tbs
-Doodh (Milk) ½ Cup
-Pani (Water) ½ Cup
-Makhan (Butter) 100 gms
-Cheeni (Sugar) 1/4 Cup
-Namak (Salt) 1 pinch
-Maida (All-purpose flour) sifted 1 Cup
-Anday (Eggs) 3 small
-Cooking chocolate 1 Cup
-Cream 3/4 Cup
Directions:
-In pot,add milk and bring it to boil.
-Add sugar and mix well.
-Add vanilla essence and mix well.
-In milk,add custard powder and mix well.
-In boiling milk,add dissolve custard,whisk continuously and cook until custard is thick then strain with the help of the strainer and whisk continuously until cooled down (room temperature).
-Refrigerate until use.
-In pot,add milk,water,butter,sugar,salt,mix well and cook on low flame for 2 minutes.
-Turn off the flame,add all-purpose flour and mix until well combined.
-Turn on the flame and cook on low flame until dough is formed (approx. 2-3 minutes).
-Let it rest for 3-4 minutes.
-Add eggs,one by one and mix until well combined.
-In piping bag,add prepared dough mixture.
-On baking tray,place butter paper and sprinkle all-purpose flour.
-Pipe in prepared dough on to baking tray (using large nozzle).
-Bake in preheated oven at 200 C for 10 minutes then reduce temperature to 180 C for 30-35 minutes.
-Cool down completely on wire rack (makes 18-20).
-In bowl,add cooking chocolate,cream and microwave for 1 minute then mix well.
-Make hole,fill éclair with prepared custard through the bottom then dip the top into melted chocolate,allowing excess to drip off & refrigerate.
-Garnish with melted white chocolate & serve!
Recipe in Urdu:
Ajza:
-Doodh (Milk) 500 ml
-Cheeni (Sugar) 1 Cup or to taste
-Vanilla essence ½ tsp
-Doodh (Milk) ½ Cup
-Rafhan custard powder 5 tbs
-Doodh (Milk) ½ Cup
-Pani (Water) ½ Cup
-Makhan (Butter) 100 gms
-Cheeni (Sugar) 1/4 Cup
-Namak (Salt) 1 pinch
-Maida (All-purpose flour) sifted 1 Cup
-Anday (Eggs) 3 small
-Cooking chocolate 1 Cup
-Cream 3/4 Cup
Directions:
-Pot mein doodh dal ker ubal lein.
-Cheeni dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
-Vanilla essence dal ker mix ker lein.
-Doodh mein custard powder dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
-Boiling doodh mein dissolve custard dal ker musalsal mix kertay rahein aur custard garha hunay tak paka lein phir strainer sa strain ker lein aur whisk kertay hoye he thanda ker lein (room temperature).
-Use kernay tak refrigerator mein rakh dein.
-Pot mein doodh,pani,makhan,cheeni aur namak dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur halki ancch per 2 minutes kliya paka lein.
-Chulha bund ker dein aur maida dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Chulha on karein aur bohat halki ancch per dough bun janay tak paka lein (approx. 2-3 minutes).
-3-4 minutes kliya rest dein.
-Ek,ek ker ka anday shamil kertay jayein aur ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Tayyar dough mixture ko piping bag mein dal dein.
-Baking tray per butter paper laga ker maida chirak dein.
-Baking tray per large nozzle ki madad sa dough ko pipe in ker lein.
-Preheated oven mein 200 C per 10 minutes kliya bake karein phir 30-35 minutes kliya 180 C per bake ker lein.
-Wire rack per rakh ker thanda ker lein (makes 18-20).
-Bowl mein cooking chocolate aur cream dal ker 1 minute kliya microwave ker lein phir ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Hole ker lein aur eclair ko tayyar custard sa fill ker lein phir top part ko melted chocolate mein dip ker lein & refrigerate ker lein.
-Melted white chocolate sa garnish ker ka serve karein.
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[Quick Recipes] Vegetable Stuffed Chicken with Hollandaise sauce -...
Something different today Vegetable Stuffed Chicken with light & smooth Hollandaise sauce. #HappyCookingToYou
written Recipe:...
Something different today Vegetable Stuffed Chicken with light & smooth Hollandaise sauce. #HappyCookingToYou
written Recipe: http://bit.ly/2lD6vOf
Vegetable Stuffed Chicken
Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
-Cayenne powder 1 & ½ tsp
-Namak (Salt) 1 tsp or to taste
-Onion powder 1 & ½ tsp
-Kali mirch (Black pepper) crushed 1 & ½ tsp
-Cooking oil 2 tsp
-Pyaz (Onion) sliced 1 medium
-Red bell pepper julienne ½ Cup
-Mushrooms (Mhumbi) chopped ½ Cup
-Palak (Spinach) chopped 1 Cup
-Cottage cheese (Paneer) grated ½ Cup
-Chicken fillets ½ kg
-Cooking oil 1 tsp
-Makhan (Butter) 2 tbs
Hollandaise Sauce:
-Makhan (Butter) 100 gms
-Anday ki zardi (Egg yolk) 1
-Lemon juice 1 tbs
-Pani (Water) 2 tbs
-Namak (Salt) 1 pinch
-Kali mirch (Black pepper) crushed 1 pinch
-Pani (Water) 2 tbs
-Fresh parsley chopped
Directions:
-In small bowl,add cayenne powder,salt,onion powder,black pepper crushed and mix well.Spice mix is ready & set aside.
-In wok,add cooking oil,onion and mix well.
-Add red bell pepper,mushrooms,spinach and stir fry for 1 minute.
-Add cottage cheese,½ tbs prepared spice mix,mix well and cook for 1-2 minutes & set aside.
-Use a sharp knife to cut a pocket into the side of each chicken fillet,sprinkle ½ tbs prepared spice mix on both sides of fillets and stuffed with prepared filling and insert tooth pick or skewer to seal the stuffing.
-In frying pan,add cooking oil,butter and let it melt and fry stuffed chicken fillet for 4-5 minutes each side or until golden brown (cover in between).
Prepare Hollandaise Sauce:
-In frying pan,add butter and let it melt,take out in a bowl,rest it for 2-3 minutes and remove milk solids to clarify butter.
-In saucepan,add water and bring it to boil,place another bowl,add egg yolk,lemon juice and whisk well.
-During whisking,add water,salt,black pepper crushed and whisk continuously until it is light & fluffy (approx. 1-2 minute).
-Add water and whisk again.
-Remove from heat,gradually add melted butter and whisk continually until well smooth.Hollandaise sauce is ready!
-On serving plate,place fried chicken fillets,drizzle hollandaise sauce and garnish with fresh parsley & serve!
Recipe in Urdu:
Ajza:
-Cayenne powder 1 & ½ tsp
-Namak (Salt) 1 tsp or to taste
-Onion powder 1 & ½ tsp
-Kali mirch (Black pepper) crushed 1 & ½ tsp
-Cooking oil 2 tsp
-Pyaz (Onion) sliced 1 medium
-Red bell pepper julienne ½ Cup
-Mushrooms (Mhumbi) chopped ½ Cup
-Palak (Spinach) chopped 1 Cup
-Cottage cheese (Paneer) grated ½ Cup
-Chicken fillets ½ kg
-Cooking oil 1 tsp
-Makhan (Butter) 2 tbs
Hollandaise Sauce:
-Makhan (Butter) 100 gms
-Anday ki zardi (Egg yolk) 1
-Lemon juice 1 tbs
-Pani (Water) 2 tbs
-Namak (Salt) 1 pinch
-Kali mirch (Black pepper) crushed 1 pinch
-Pani (Water) 2 tbs
-Fresh parsley chopped
Directions:
-Chotay ball mein cayenne powder,namak,onion powder aur kali mirch crushed dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.Spice mix tayyar hai & side per rakh dein.
-Karhai mein cooking oil aur pyaz dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
-Red bell pepper,mushrooms aur palak dal ker ek minute kliya stir fry ker lein.
-Paneer aur ½ tbs tayyar spice mix dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur 1-2 minute kliya paka lein & side per rakh dein.
-Knife ki madad sa chicken fillet ko beech mein sa cut ker ka pocket bana lein,tayyar spice mix ½ tbs sprinkle karein aur tayyar filling sa stuff ker lein aur tooth pick or skewer laga ker stuffing ko seal ker lein.
-Frying pan mein cooking oil aur makhan dal ker melt ker lein aur stuffed chicken fillet ko 4-5 minutes (each side) ya golden brown hunay tak fry ker lein (bech bech mein cover ker lein).
Prepare Hollandaise Sauce:
-Frying pan mein makhan dal ker melt ker lein aur bowl mein nikal lein,2-3 minutes kliya rest karein aur milk solid particles ko remove ker lein.
-Saucepan mein pani dal ker ubal lein,ek aur bowl rakh ker anday ki zardi aur lemon juice dal ker ache tarhan whisk ker lein.
-Whisking ka doran,pani,namak aur kali mirch crushed dal ker musalsal whisk kertay rahein yahan tak ka light & fluffy hohaye (approx. 1-2 minute).
-Pani dal ker dubara whisk ker lein.
-Chulhay sa hata lein aur melted makhan dal ker musalsal whisk kertay rahein.Hollandaise sauce tayyar hai!
-Serving plate mein fried chicken fillets rakh ker hollandaise sauce drizzle ker lein aur fresh parsley sa garnish ker ka serve karein.
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[Quick Recipes] Cinnamon rolls without oven - English Urdu
This is probably one of the most requested recipe in the history of Food Fusion. So finally your request is fulfilled, here is the perfect Cinnamon...
This is probably one of the most requested recipe in the history of Food Fusion. So finally your request is fulfilled, here is the perfect Cinnamon rolls recipe with and without oven. Watch the complete video for storage instructions, without oven baking and more, please share your feedback. #HappyCookingToYou
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Cinnamon Rolls
Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
-Brown sugar ½ Cup
-Darchini (Cinnamon powder) 2-3 tbs
Cream Cheese Frosting:
-Cream cheese ¾ Cup (room temperature)
-Makhan (Butter) salted ¼ Cup (room temperature)
-Cheeni (Sugar) powdered 1 & ¼ Cups
-Vanilla essence ½ tsp
-Doodh (Milk) 1 tbs
Prepare Dough:
-Neem garam pani (Lukewarm water) ½ Cup
-Cheeni (Sugar) 3 tbs
-Instant yeast 2 & ½ tsp
-Anda (Egg) whisked 1 (room temperature)
-Makhan (Butter) melted 4 tbs
-Namak (Salt) ½ tsp
-Doodh (Milk) warm 3 tbs
-Maida (All-purpose flour) sifted 3 Cups
-Maida (All-purpose flour) sifted ½ Cup
-Cooking oil ½ tbs
-Makhan (Butter) salted ½ Cup (room temperature)
-Chocolate syrup
Directions:
-In grinder,add brown sugar and grind well.
-In bowl,add grinded brown sugar,cinnamon powder,mix well & set aside.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
-In bowl,add cream cheese,butter,sugar (half quantity),vanilla essence and mix well.
-Add remaining sugar and mix until well combined.
-Add milk and whisk until smooth & refrigerate until use.
Prepare Dough:
-In lukewarm water,add sugar,instant yeast and mix well,cover and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.
-In bowl,add egg,butter,salt,milk and mix.
-Add dissolve yeast mixture and mix well.
-Add all-purpose flour and mix well.
-Add all-purpose flour and knead until dough is formed.
-Grease dough with cooking oil,cover and let it rest for 1 hour or until double in size at warm place.
-Grease hand with oil and knead dough again.
-Sprinkle all-purpose flour and knead dough again until smooth and roll out with the help of rolling pin in rectangular shape (12 x 18”).
-Spread butter over the dough and sprinkle generously brown sugar+cinnmaom powder mixture.
-Gently rub the sugar+cinnamon mixture into the butter.Beginning at one long side,roll up dough tightly like a jelly-roll then gently pinch the seam down to seal and cut the dough into slices (1 & ½ inch).
-On baking tray (9x13”),lined with butter paper and place cinnamon rolls,cover and allow to rise for further 30-40 minutes or until doubled in size.
Option no.1: Baking with Oven
-Bake in preheated oven at 180 C for 12-15 minutes.
Option no 2: Baking Without Oven:
-On baking tray,lined with butter paper,place cinnamon rolls cover and allow to rise for further 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
-In pot,add 1 pack of salt,place steam rack (min 2“high) and preheat on high flame for 15 minutes.
-Place baking tray and bake on medium flame for 12-15 minutes.
How to Store?
-Can be stored for up to 2 weeks in freezer then place them on baking tray,cover and thaw for 2 hours & bake in oven or without oven.
-Spread cream cheese frosting over cinnamon rolls & serve.
-Drizzle chocolate syrup & serve!
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[Quick Recipe] Caramel Rasmalai - (Ramzan Special) - English...
A new twist of fusion to our favorite Rasmalai Recipe. This Caramel Rusmalai is a must try recipe. #OlpersDairyCream #FoodFusion #HappyCookingToYou...
A new twist of fusion to our favorite Rasmalai Recipe. This Caramel Rusmalai is a must try recipe. #OlpersDairyCream #FoodFusion #HappyCookingToYou @Olper\'s Cream
Written Recipe: https://bit.ly/3gfw15R
Caramel Rasmalai
Serves 8
Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
Prepare Caramel Sauce:
-Sugar 1 Cup
-Water ¼ Cup
-Olper’s Dairy Cream 200 ml
-Vanilla essence 1 tsp
-Namak (Salt) 1 pinch
-Makhan (Butter) 1 & ½ tbs
Prepare Rasmalai:
-Taza doodh (Fresh milk) 1 & ½ litre
-Sirka (Vinegar) 3 tbs
-Water 3 tbs
-Water as required
-Maida (All-purpose flour) 1 & ½ tsp
Prepare Sugar Syrup (Sheera):
-Water 3 & ½ Cups
-Sugar 1 Cup
-Hari elaichi (Green cardamom) 2-3
-Maida (All-purpose four) 1 & ½ tsp
-Water 3 tbs
-Fresh water as required
Prepare Caramel Milk:
-Taza doodh (Fresh milk) 1 litre
-Elaichi powder (Cardamom powder) 1 tsp
-Pista (Pistachios) sliced 2 tbs
-Badam (Almonds) sliced 2 tbs
-Sugar 3-4 tbs (if required)
-Chandi warq (Edible Silver leaf)
-Dry nuts chopped
Directions:
Prepare Caramel Sauce:
-In a saucepan,sugar,water & mix well.
-Turn on the flame and cook on low flame until sugar melts & turns brown.
-Turn off the flame,add cream while whisking.
-Add vanilla essence,salt & butter,turn on the flame & whisk until well combined.Caramel sauce is ready!
-Let it cool.
Prepare Rasmalai Balls:
-In a pot,add fresh milk & bring it to boil.
-Add vinegar in water & mix well.
-Gradually add in milk & stir gently until milk is curdled.
-Turn off the flame & let it rest for a minute.
-In a bowl,place strainer,muslin cloth and strain the curdle mixture through the strainer to separate whey and rinse thoroughly with water and squeeze out excess water and enclose curdle with muslin cloth and place heavy weight to drain excess moisture (30 minutes).
-Place prepared cheese on a clean working surface & mash it for 8-10 minutes using your palm.
-Add all-purpose flour,mix well & mash again for 5-6 minutes.
-Take a mixture (1 tbs) (15g each) and make smooth rasmalai balls with no cracks then flatten the balls on your palm (makes 10-12).
Prepare Sugar Syrup (Sheera):
-In a wok,add water,sugar,green cardamom & bring it to boil and cook until sugar is dissolved.
-In water,add all-purpose flour and mix well.
-Now add dissolved all-purpose flour in sugar syrup & bring it to boil until froth comes on the surface (don’t stir or use any spoon).
-Add prepared rasmalai cheese balls & cook on medium flame until double in size (6-7 minutes).
-Take out rasmalai balls from sugar syrup and add in water,rest them for 6-8 minutes then gently squeeze out excess water & set aside.
Prepare Caramel Milk:
-In a wok,add fresh milk & bring it to boil and cook on low flame until 1/4th milk is reduced (approx. 12-15 minutes) and keep mixing in between.
-Add cardamom powder,almonds,pistachios,half quantity of caramel sauce & mix well (reserve half quantity of caramel sauce for garnishing).
-Add sugar & whisk well until sugar is dissolved.
-Let it cool completely.
-In serving dish,add rasmalai balls,add prepared caramel milk and soak for 3-4 hours in refrigerator.
-Garnish with reserved caramel sauce,edible silver leaf,dry nuts & serve chilled.
Tips:
-Knead the cheese curdle for at least 8-10 minutes to make rasmalai soft.
-Note that after a proper kneading,curdle mixture should not stick to your hands or with spoon.
-After adding dissolved all-purpose flour in sugar syrup,don’t stir or use any spoon.
-Always prepare sugar syrup in wide wok/pot.
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[Quick Recipe] General TSO Chicken - English & Urdu/Hindi
General TSO Chicken a quick and easy recipe perfect for iftar. #HappyCookingToYou #FoodFusion
Written Recipe: https://bit.ly/32KOwXY
General...
General TSO Chicken a quick and easy recipe perfect for iftar. #HappyCookingToYou #FoodFusion
Written Recipe: https://bit.ly/32KOwXY
General TSO Chicken
Serves 3-4
Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
-Chicken fillets ½ kg
-Namak (Salt) ½ tsp or to taste
-Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) ½ tsp
-Soy sauce 1 tsp
-Maida (All-purpose flour) ½ Cup
-Cornflour ¼ Cup
-Safed mirch powder (White pepper powder) ¼ tsp
-Baking soda 1 pinch
-Anday ki safedi (Egg whites) 2
-Water 2-3 tbs
-Cooking oil for frying
-Cooking oil 1-2 tbs
-Lehsan (Garlic) chopped 1 tbs
-Adrak (Ginger) chopped ½ tbs
-Dried red chillies sliced 3-4
-Chicken stock 1 Cup
-Brown sugar powdered 3 tbs
-Soy sauce 2 tbs
-Rice vinegar 2 tbs (substitute: Vinegar (Sirka) 2 tbs)
-Hot sauce 3 tbs
-Dark soy sauce 1 tsp
-Namak (Salt) ½ tsp or to taste
-Safed mirch powder (White pepper powder) ½ tsp
-Cornflour 1 & ½ tsp
-Water 2 tbs or as required
-Dried red chilli 2
-Safed til (Sesame seeds)
-Hara pyaz (Green onion) leaves
Directions:
-Cut chicken into small cubes.
-In a bowl,add chicken,salt,black pepper powder,soy sauce & mix well,cover & marinate for 15 minutes.
-Add all-purpose flour,cornflour,white pepper powder,baking soda,egg whites & mix well.
-Add water & mix well.
-In a wok,heat cooking oil and fry marinated chicken on medium flame for 2-3 minutes & take out from oil & rest for 3 minutes.
-Heat up oil and fry again on high flame until golden brown & set aside for later use.
-In a wok,add cooking oil,garlic,ginger,dried red chillies & fry until light golden.
-Add chicken stock,brown sugar,soy sauce,rice vinegar,hot sauce,dark soy sauce,salt,white pepper powder,mix well & bring it to boil.
-In cornflour,add water and whisk well.
-Now add dissolved cornflour,mix well & cook until thickens (1-2 minutes).
-Now add fried chicken,mix well & cook for a minute.
-Add dried red chilli and mix well.
-Garnish with sesame seeds,green onion leaves & serve with fried rice.
Recipe in Urdu:
Ajza:
-Chicken fillets ½ kg
-Namak (Salt) ½ tsp or to taste
-Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) ½ tsp
-Soy sauce 1 tsp
-Maida (All-purpose flour) ½ Cup
-Cornflour ¼ Cup
-Safed mirch powder (White pepper powder) ¼ tsp
-Baking soda 1 pinch
-Anday ki safedi (Egg whites) 2
-Water 2-3 tbs
-Cooking oil for frying
-Cooking oil 1-2 tbs
-Lehsan (Garlic) chopped 1 tbs
-Adrak (Ginger) chopped ½ tbs
-Dried red chillies sliced 3-4
-Chicken stock 1 Cup
-Brown sugar powdered 3 tbs
-Soy sauce 2 tbs
-Rice vinegar 2 tbs (substitute: Vinegar (Sirka) 2 tbs)
-Hot sauce 3 tbs
-Dark soy sauce 1 tsp
-Namak (Salt) ½ tsp or to taste
-Safed mirch powder (White pepper powder) ½ tsp
-Cornflour 1 & ½ tsp
-Water 2 tbs or as required
-Dried red chilli 2
-Safed til (Sesame seeds)
-Hara pyaz (Green onion) leaves
Directions:
-Chicken fillets ko small cubes mein cut ker lein.
-Bowl mein chicken,namak,kali mirch powder aur soy sauce dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur dhak ker 15 minutes kliya marinate ker lein.
-Maida,cornflour,safed mirch powder,baking soda aur anday ki safedi dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Pani dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
-Karahi mein cooking oil garam karein aur marinated chicken ko darmiyani ancch per 2-3 minutes kliya fry ker lein aur oil sa bahir nikal lein aur 3 minutes kliya rest dein.
-Oil ko garam ker lein aur tez ancch per dubara golden brown hunay tak fry ker lein & side per rakh dein.
-Karahi mein cooking oil,lehsan,adrak aur dried red chilles dal ker light golden hunay tak fry ker lein.
-Chicken stock,brown sugar,soy sauce,rice vinegar,hot sauce,dark soy sauce,namak aur safed mirch powder dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur ubal anay dein.
-Cornflour mein pani dal ker ache tarhan whisk ker lein.
-Ab dissolved cornflour dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur garha ho janay tak paka lein (1-2 minutes).
-Ab fried chicken dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur ek minute kliya paka lein.
-Dried red chilli dal ker mix ker lein.
-Safed til aur hara pyaz leaves sa garnish karein aur fried rice ka saath serve karein!
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[Quick Recipe] Chicken Jalapeno Naan Pizza without oven - English Urdu
You are all up for a treat today. A finally a desi touch to pizza, Chicken Jalapeno Naan Pizza without oven without any fancy ingredients....
You are all up for a treat today. A finally a desi touch to pizza, Chicken Jalapeno Naan Pizza without oven without any fancy ingredients. #HappyCookingToYou #FoodFusion #PakolaFullCreamMilk
Written Recipe: https://bit.ly/3H7nQ6t
Recipe in English:
Ingredients:
Prepare Dough:
-Warm water ¼ Cup
-Sugar 1 tbs
-Khameer (Instant yeast) 1 tsp
-Maida (All-purpose flour) sifted 3 & ½ Cups
-Namak (Salt) ½ tbs
-Baking soda 1 & ½ tsp
-Dahi (Yogurt) 4 tbs
-Cooking oil 2 tbs
-Pakola Full Cream Milk lukewarm ½ Cup
-Cooking oil 1 tsp
Prepare Chicken:
-Lal mirch powder (Red chilli powder) ½ tbs or to taste
-Namak (Salt) 1 & ½ tsp or to taste
-Onion powder 1 tsp
-Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) ½ tsp
-Paprika powder 1 tsp
-Lehsan powder (Garlic powder) 1 tsp
-Dried oregano 1 tsp
-Boneless chicken cubes 400g
-Cooking oil 2 tbs
-Salt water (Mix 2 tbs salt in ½ cup water to make salt water)
Assembling:
-Pizza sauce 2 tbs
-Pyaz (Onion) sliced
-Tamatar (Tomato) deseeded & sliced
-Pickled jalapeno slices
-Mozzarella cheese grated
-Cheddar cheese grated
-Dried oregano
-Lal mirch (Red chilli) crushed
Directions:
Prepare Dough:
-In a jug,add warm water,sugar,instant yeast & mix well,cover & let it rest for 4-5 minutes & set aside.
-In a bowl,add all-purpose flour,salt,baking soda & mix well.
-Add yogurt,cooking oil & mix well until it crumbles.
-Add yeast mixture & mix well.
-Gradually add milk & knead until soft dough is formed.
-Add cooking oil and knead again,cover & let it proof for 1 & ½ hour at warm place.
-Sprinkle dry flour,stretch & knead dough for 2-3 minutes then divide the dough into 6 portions.
-Make a small dough (130g),sprinkle dry flour & roll out dough in oval shape with the help of rolling pin.
-Make gashes with the help of finger tips,flip the naan & apply salt water on the other side of naan.
-Heat iron griddle,place naan (wet side down) and cook on low flame until it starts to bubble and bottom turns brown then flip the griddle and cook top side on direct flame until it’s charred.
Prepare Chicken:
-In a bowl,add red chilli powder,salt,onion powder,black pepper powder,paprika powder,garlic powder,dried oregano & mix well.
-Add chicken,mix well & set aside.
-In a frying pan,add cooking oil,chicken,mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes,cover & cook on low flame for 4-5 minutes then cook on high flame until oil separates & set aside.
Assembling:
-Place naan on a pizza rack.
-Add & spread pizza sauce,add cooked chicken,onion,tomato,pickled jalapenos,mozzarella cheese,cheddar cheese,dried oregano & red chilli crushed (makes 6).
-In a pot,place steam stand/wire rack,cover & preheat on medium flame for 15 minutes.
-Place naan pizza on rack,cover & bake in pot on medium flame until cheese melts (5-6 minutes).
-Cut into slices & serve!
Recipe in Urdu:
Directions:
Prepare Dough:
-Jug mein neem garam pani,cheeni aur khameer dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur dhak ker 4-5 minutes kliya rest dein & side per rakh dein.
-Bowl mein maida,namak aur baking soda dal ker ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Dahi aur cooking oil dal dein aur crumble hunay tak ache tarhan mix ker lein.
-Khameer mixture dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
-Thora thora ker ka doodh shamil karein aur ghond ker naram dough tayyar ker lein.
-Cooking oil dal ker dubara ghond lein aur dhak ker 1 & ½ hour (warm place) proof hunay kliya rakh dein.
-Maida chirak dein,dough ko 2-3 minutes kliya stretch aur knead ker lein phir 6 portions mein divide ker lein.
-Small dough (130g) lein,maida chirak dein aur rolling pin ki madad sa oval shape mein bail lein.
-Finger tips ki madad sa gashes laga lein,naan ko flip karein aur salt water ko naan ki dosri side per laga dein.
-Iron tawa garam karein aur naan (wet side down) ko halki ancch per paka lein yahan tak ka bubbles ajayen aur bottom se brown ho jaye phir tawa ko flip karein aur top side ko directly chulay per charred hunay tak paka lein.
Prepare Chicken:
-Bowl mein lal mirch powder,namak,onion powder,kali mirch powder,paprika powder,lehsan powder aur dried oregano dal ker ache tarhan mix karein.
-Chicken dal ker ache tarhan mix karein & side per rakh dein.
-Frying pan mein cooking oil aur chicken dal ker ache tarhan mix karein aur 2-3 minutes kliya paka lein aur dhak ker halki ancch per 4-5 minutes kliya paka lein phir tez ancch per oil alag ho janay tak paka lein & side per rakh dein.
Assembling:
-Pizza rack per naan rakh dein.
-Pizza sauce dal ker pheela lein,cooked chicken,pyaz,tamatar,pickled jalapenos,mozzarella cheese,cheddar cheese,dried oregano & lal mirch crushed dal dein (makes 6).
-Pot mein stream stand/wire rack rakh dein aur dhak ker darmiyani ancch per 15 minutes kliya preheat ker lein.
-Rack per pizza naan rakh dein aur dhak ker darmiyani ancch per cheese melt ho janay tak pot bake ker lein (5-6 minutes).
-Slices mein cut ker ka serve karein!
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Journeying with God | Agha Ali Reza Panahiyan | Farsi Sub English
Get up at dawn and confess your faults to God.
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With all God’s power in designing and managing, He doesn’t have anything to do other than taking us on a journey! You just need to know and declare your faults to God at dawn [when praying]. Sit in the car for the rest of the day and God will take you.
If you pay attention to your faults for a while, it will become easy for you. You’ll see the enjoyable results and won’t fear seeing your faults. Then you’ll see more of your faults. And you’ll see God hasn’t asked you for anything other than for you to see your faults. Get up at dawn, review your faults [before God] and see how He will manage your life till night. God won’t let you make mistakes. He will allow you to do some deeds to uplift yourself. He’ll take you to the paths where less bad events will happen for you. Your life will be fun.
Have you seen how some people join tours that take them around? The tours ask people to join their group and they charge them too. People easily pay for such things and ask these tours to take them around. [They say,] “We don’t know which parts of this city are fun to see.” Tour leaders say, “I’ll take you around.” They stop at different places and explain for them. [In the same way,] Almighty God makes a person’s life like going on a picnic. You only need to know and declare your faults [to God] at dawn. Sit in the car for the rest of the day and God will take you. He says, “I have planned this for you today.” You yourself will start to realize what’s going on.
It’s like you’re sitting in a personal trailer, not in a bus with forty other people. I mean a recreational vehicle that’s like a complete house. It’s a nice house. Imagine if someone is there who explains for you, “I want to take you to these places today. I saw that you have that certain problem and this herb is good for you. So I’m taking you to the farm where they have it. Also, I see you need this certain kind of exercise. So I’ll take you to a mountain for climbing, and this will help heal your leg pain. You also have that other problem, and there is a place for mineral water on our way.” “How beautiful you design everything for me!”
God doesn’t have anything to do other than this! With all God’s power in designing and managing,
He doesn’t have anything to do other than taking us on a journey! [In the Qur’an] when God wants to say He’s giving the worst punishment to a person, He says, “I abandoned him.” The Holy Prophet of Islam would constantly pray, “O God, don’t ever leave me on my own for even the blink of an eye.” Don’t leave me on my own. Plan for me. Take me on a picnic. Take me like a tour leader who takes people around and shows things to them.
How does this come about? I swear this is the result of a person getting up at dawn and seeing and knowing his faults. With all God’s power in designing and managing, He doesn’t have anything to do other than taking us on a journey! Get up at dawn, review your faults [before God]
and see how He will manage your life till night.
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President Ahmadinejad Interview Sept 08 with Democracy Now - Part 1 -...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the Threat of US Attack and International Criticism of Iran’s Human Rights Record
In part one of an...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the Threat of US Attack and International Criticism of Iran’s Human Rights Record
In part one of an interview with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks about the threat of a US attack on Iran and responds to international criticism of Iran’s human rights record. We also get reaction from CUNY Professor Ervand Abrahamian, an Iran expert and author of several books on Iran.
JUAN GONZALEZ: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the United Nations General Assembly this week, while the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, is meeting in Vienna to discuss Iran’s alleged nuclear program. An IAEA report earlier this month criticized Iran for failing to fully respond to questions about its nuclear activities.
The European Union told the IAEA Wednesday that it believes Iran is moving closer to being able to arm a nuclear warhead. Iran could face a fourth set of Security Council sanctions over its nuclear activities, but this week Russia has refused to meet with the US on this issue.
The Iranian president refuted the IAEA’s charges in his speech to the General Assembly and accused the agency of succumbing to political pressure. He also welcomed talks with the United States if it cuts back threats to use military force against Iran.
AMY GOODMAN: As with every visit of the Iranian president to New York, some groups protested outside the United Nations. But this year, President Ahmadinejad also met with a large delegation of American peace activists concerned with the escalating possibility of war with Iran.
Well, yesterday, just before their meeting, Juan Gonzalez and I sat down with the Iranian president at his hotel, blocks from the UN, for a wide-ranging discussion about US-Iran relations, Iran’s nuclear program, threat of war with the US, the Israel-Palestine conflict, human rights in Iran and much more.
Today, part one of our interview with the Iranian president.
AMY GOODMAN: Welcome to Democracy Now!, President Ahmadinejad. You’ve come to the United States. What is your message to people in the United States and to the world community at the UN?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] In the name of God, the compassion of the Merciful, the president started by reciting verses from the Holy Quran in Arabic.
Hello. Hello to the people of America. The message from the nation and people of Iran is one of peace, tranquility and brotherhood. We believe that viable peace and security can happen when it is based on justice and piety and purity. Otherwise, no peace will occur.
JUAN GONZALEZ: Mr. President, you’re faced now in Iran with American soldiers in Iraq to your west, with American soldiers and NATO troops to your east in Afghanistan, and with Blackwater, the notorious military contractor, training the military in Azerbaijan, another neighbor of yours. What is the effect on your country of this enormous presence of American forces around Iran and the impact of these wars on your own population?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] It’s quite natural that when there are wars around your borders, it brings about negative repercussions for the entire region. These days, insecurity cannot be bordered; it just extends beyond boundaries. In the past two years, we had several cases of bomb explosions in southern towns in Iran carried out by people who were supervised by the occupying forces in our neighborhood. And in Afghanistan, following the presence of NATO troops, the production of illicit drugs has multiplied. It’s natural that it basically places pressure on Iran, including costly ones in order to fight the flow of illicit drugs.
We believe the people in the region are able to establish security themselves, on their own, so there is no need for foreigners and external forces, because these external forces have not helped the security of the region.
AMY GOODMAN: Do you see them as a threat to you?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Well, it’s natural that when there is insecurity, it threatens everyone.
JUAN GONZALEZ: I’d like to turn for a moment to your domestic policies and law enforcement in your country. Human Rights Watch, which has often criticized the legal system in the United States, says that, under your presidency, there has been a great expansion in the scope and the number of individuals and activities persecuted by the government. They say that you’ve jailed teachers who are fighting for wages and better pensions, students and activists working for reform, and other labor leaders, like Mansour Ossanlou from the bus workers’ union. What is your response to these criticisms of your policies?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] I think that the human rights situation in Iran is relatively a good one, when compared to the United States and other countries. Of course, when we look at the ideals that are dear to us, we understand that we still need to do a lot, because we seek divine and religious ideals and revolutionary ones. But when we compare ourselves with some European countries and the United States, we feel we’re in a much better place.
A large part of the information that these groups receive come from criticisms coming from groups that oppose the government. If you look at it, we have elections in Iran every year. And the propaganda is always around, too. But they’re not always true. Groups accuse one another.
But within the region and compared to the United States, we have the smallest number of prisoners, because in Iran, in general, there is not so much inclination to imprison people. We’re actually looking at our existing laws right now to see how we can eliminate most prisons around the country. So, you can see that people in Iran like each other. They live coexistently and like the government, too. This news is more important to these groups, not so much for the Iranian people. You have to remember, we have over 70 million people in our country, and we have laws. Some people might violate it, and then, according to the law, the judiciary takes charge. And this happens everywhere. What really matters is that in the end there are the least amount of such violations of the law in Iran, the least number.
So, I think the interpretation of these events is a wrong one. The relationship between the people and the government in Iran is actually a very close one. And criticizing the government is absolutely free for all. That’s exactly why everyone says what they want. There’s really no restrictions. It doesn’t necessarily mean that everything you hear is always true. And the government doesn’t really respond to it, either. It’s just free.
JUAN GONZALEZ: Let me ask you in particular about the question of the execution of juveniles. My understanding is that Iran is one of only five or six nations in the world that still execute juveniles convicted of capital offenses and that you—by far, you execute the most. I think twenty-six of the last thirty-two juveniles executed in the world were executed in Iran. How is this a reflection of the—of a state guided by religious principles, to execute young people?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Firstly, nobody is executed under the age of eighteen in Iran. This is the first point. And then, please pay attention to the fact that the legal age in Iran is different from yours. It’s not eighteen and doesn’t have to be eighteen everywhere. So, it’s different in different countries. I’ll ask you, if a person who happens to be seventeen years old and nine months kills one of your relatives, will you just overlook that?
AMY GOODMAN: We’ll continue our interview with Iranian President Ahmadinejad after break.
[break]
AMY GOODMAN: We return to our interview with the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
JUAN GONZALEZ: I’d like to ask you, recently the Bush administration agreed to provide Israel with many new bunker buster bombs that people speculate might be used against Iran. Your reaction to this decision by the Bush administration? And do you—and there have been numerous reports in the American press of the Bush administration seeking to finance a secret war against Iran right now.
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Well, we actually think that the US administration and some other governments have equipped the Zionist regime with the nuclear warhead for those bombs, too. So, what are we to tell the American administration, a government that seeks a solution to all problems through war? Their logic is one of war. In the past twenty years, Americans’ military expenditures have multiplied. So I think the problem should be resolved somewhere else, meaning the people of America themselves must decide about their future. Do they like new wars to be waged in their names that kill nations or have their money spent on warfare? So I think that’s where the problem can be addressed.
AMY GOODMAN: The investigative reporter Seymour Hersh said the Bush administration held a meeting in Vice President Cheney’s office to discuss ways to provoke a war with Iran. Hersh said it was considered possibly a meeting to stage an incident, that it would appear that Iranian boats had attacked US forces in the Straits of Hormuz. Do you have any evidence of this?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Well, you have to pay attention to find that a lot of this kind of stuff is published out there. There’s no need for us to react to it.
Of course, Mr. Bush is very interested to start a new war. But he confronts two big barriers. One is the incapability in terms of maneuverability and operationally. Iran is a very big country, a very powerful country, very much capable of defending itself. The second barrier is the United States itself. We think there are enough wise people in this country to prevent the unreasonable actions by the administration. Even among the military commanders here, there are many people with wisdom who will stop a new war. I think the beginning or the starting a new war will mark the beginning of the end of the United States of America. Many people can understand that.
But I also think that Mr. Bush’s administration is coming to an end. Mr. Bush still has one other chance to make up for the mistakes he did in the past. He has no time to add to those list of mistakes. He can only make up for them. And that’s a very good opportunity to have. So, I would advise him to take advantage of this opportunity, so that at least while you’re in power, you do a couple—few good acts, as well. It’s better than to end one’s work with a report card of failures and of abhorrent acts. We’re willing to help him in doing good. We’ll be very happy.
AMY GOODMAN: And your nuclear program?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Our time seems to be over, but our nuclear program is peaceful. It’s very transparent for everyone to see.
Your media is a progressive one. Let me just say a sentence here.
I think that the time for the atomic bomb has reached an end. Don’t you feel that yourself? What will determine the future is culture, it’s the power of thought. Was the atomic bomb able to save the former Soviet Union from collapsing? Was it able to give victory to the Zionist regime of confronting the Palestinians? Was it able to resolve America’s or US problems in Iraq and Afghanistan? Naturally, its usage has come to an end.
It’s very wrong to spend people’s money building new atomic bombs. This money should be spent on creating welfare, prosperity, health, education, employment, and as aid that should be distributed among others’ countries, to destroy the reasons for war and for insecurity and terrorism. Rest assured, whoever who seeks to have atomic bombs more and more is just politically backward. And those who have these arsenals and are busy making new generations of those bombs are even more backward.
I think a disloyalty has occurred to the human community. Atomic energy power is a clean one. It’s a renewable one, and it is a positive [inaudible]. Up to this day, we’ve identified at least sixteen positive applications from it. We’re already aware that the extent to which we have used fossil fuels has imbalanced the climate of the world, brought about a lot of pollution, as well as a lot of diseases, as a result. So what’s wrong with all countries having peaceful nuclear power and enjoying the benefits of this energy? It’s actually a power that is constructively environmental. All those nuclear powers have come and said, well, having nuclear energy is the equivalent of having an atomic bomb pretty much—just a big lie.
AMY GOODMAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Tomorrow, part two of our conversation. But right now, we’re joined by Ervand Abrahamian. He’s an Iran expert, CUNY Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College, City University of New York, author of a number of books, most recently, A History of Modern Iran.
Welcome to Democracy Now! Can you talk about both what the Iranian president said here and his overall trip? Was it a different message this year?
ERVAND ABRAHAMIAN: No, it’s very much the same complacency, that, you know, everything’s fine. There may be some problems in Iran and in foreign relations, but overall, Iran is confident and is—basically the mantra of the administration in Iran is that no one in their right senses would think of attacking Iran. And I think the Iranian government’s whole policy is based on that. I wish I was as confident as Ahmadinejad is.
JUAN GONZALEZ: And his dismissing of the situation, the human rights situation, in Iran, basically ascribing any arrests to some lawbreakers? Your sense of what is the human rights situation right there?
ERVAND ABRAHAMIAN: Well, I mean, he basically changed the question and talked about, you know, the probably two million prisoners in America, which is of course true, but it certainly changes the topic of the discussion.
Now, in Iran, you can be imprisoned for the talking of abolishing capital punishment. In fact, that’s considered blasphemy, and academics have been charged with capital offense for actually questioning capital punishment. So, he doesn’t really want to address those issues. And there have been major purges in the university recently, and of course the plight of the newspapers is very dramatic. I mean, mass newspapers have been closed down. Editors have been brought before courts, and so on. So, I would find that the human rights situation—I would agree with the Human Rights Watch, that things are bad.
But I would like to stress that human rights organizations in Iran don’t want that issue involved with the US-Iran relations, because every time the US steps in and tries to champion a question of human rights, I think that backfires in Iran, because most Iranians know the history of US involvement in Iran, and they feel it’s hypocrisy when the Bush administration talks about human rights. So they would like to distance themselves. And Shirin Ebadi, of course, the Nobel Peace Prize, has made it quite clear that she doesn’t want this championing by the United States of the human rights issue.
AMY GOODMAN: Big protest outside. The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, the Israel Project, UJ Federation of New York, United Jewish Communities protested. They invited Hillary Clinton. She was going to speak. But they invited—then they invited Governor Palin, and so then Clinton pulled out, so they had had to disinvite Palin. And then you had the peace movement inside, meeting with Ahmadinejad.
ERVAND ABRAHAMIAN: Yes, I think—I mean, the demonstrations outside are basically pushing for some sort of air strikes on the premise that Iran is an imminent threat and trying to build up that sort of pressure on the administration. And clearly, I think the Obama administration would not want to do that, but they would probably have a fair good hearing in the—if there was a McCain administration.
AMY GOODMAN: Well, we’re going to leave it there. Part two of our conversation tomorrow. We talk about the Israel-Palestine issue, we talk about the treatment of gay men and lesbians in Iran, and we talk about how the Iraq war has affected Iran with the Iranian president
President Ahmadinejad was interviewed recently in New York by Democracy Now
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President Ahmadinejad Interview Sept 08 with Democracy Now - Part 2 -...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the Threat of US Attack and International Criticism of Iran’s Human Rights Record
In part one of an...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the Threat of US Attack and International Criticism of Iran’s Human Rights Record
In part one of an interview with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks about the threat of a US attack on Iran and responds to international criticism of Iran’s human rights record. We also get reaction from CUNY Professor Ervand Abrahamian, an Iran expert and author of several books on Iran.
JUAN GONZALEZ: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the United Nations General Assembly this week, while the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, is meeting in Vienna to discuss Iran’s alleged nuclear program. An IAEA report earlier this month criticized Iran for failing to fully respond to questions about its nuclear activities.
The European Union told the IAEA Wednesday that it believes Iran is moving closer to being able to arm a nuclear warhead. Iran could face a fourth set of Security Council sanctions over its nuclear activities, but this week Russia has refused to meet with the US on this issue.
The Iranian president refuted the IAEA’s charges in his speech to the General Assembly and accused the agency of succumbing to political pressure. He also welcomed talks with the United States if it cuts back threats to use military force against Iran.
AMY GOODMAN: As with every visit of the Iranian president to New York, some groups protested outside the United Nations. But this year, President Ahmadinejad also met with a large delegation of American peace activists concerned with the escalating possibility of war with Iran.
Well, yesterday, just before their meeting, Juan Gonzalez and I sat down with the Iranian president at his hotel, blocks from the UN, for a wide-ranging discussion about US-Iran relations, Iran’s nuclear program, threat of war with the US, the Israel-Palestine conflict, human rights in Iran and much more.
Today, part one of our interview with the Iranian president.
AMY GOODMAN: Welcome to Democracy Now!, President Ahmadinejad. You’ve come to the United States. What is your message to people in the United States and to the world community at the UN?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] In the name of God, the compassion of the Merciful, the president started by reciting verses from the Holy Quran in Arabic.
Hello. Hello to the people of America. The message from the nation and people of Iran is one of peace, tranquility and brotherhood. We believe that viable peace and security can happen when it is based on justice and piety and purity. Otherwise, no peace will occur.
JUAN GONZALEZ: Mr. President, you’re faced now in Iran with American soldiers in Iraq to your west, with American soldiers and NATO troops to your east in Afghanistan, and with Blackwater, the notorious military contractor, training the military in Azerbaijan, another neighbor of yours. What is the effect on your country of this enormous presence of American forces around Iran and the impact of these wars on your own population?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] It’s quite natural that when there are wars around your borders, it brings about negative repercussions for the entire region. These days, insecurity cannot be bordered; it just extends beyond boundaries. In the past two years, we had several cases of bomb explosions in southern towns in Iran carried out by people who were supervised by the occupying forces in our neighborhood. And in Afghanistan, following the presence of NATO troops, the production of illicit drugs has multiplied. It’s natural that it basically places pressure on Iran, including costly ones in order to fight the flow of illicit drugs.
We believe the people in the region are able to establish security themselves, on their own, so there is no need for foreigners and external forces, because these external forces have not helped the security of the region.
AMY GOODMAN: Do you see them as a threat to you?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Well, it’s natural that when there is insecurity, it threatens everyone.
JUAN GONZALEZ: I’d like to turn for a moment to your domestic policies and law enforcement in your country. Human Rights Watch, which has often criticized the legal system in the United States, says that, under your presidency, there has been a great expansion in the scope and the number of individuals and activities persecuted by the government. They say that you’ve jailed teachers who are fighting for wages and better pensions, students and activists working for reform, and other labor leaders, like Mansour Ossanlou from the bus workers’ union. What is your response to these criticisms of your policies?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] I think that the human rights situation in Iran is relatively a good one, when compared to the United States and other countries. Of course, when we look at the ideals that are dear to us, we understand that we still need to do a lot, because we seek divine and religious ideals and revolutionary ones. But when we compare ourselves with some European countries and the United States, we feel we’re in a much better place.
A large part of the information that these groups receive come from criticisms coming from groups that oppose the government. If you look at it, we have elections in Iran every year. And the propaganda is always around, too. But they’re not always true. Groups accuse one another.
But within the region and compared to the United States, we have the smallest number of prisoners, because in Iran, in general, there is not so much inclination to imprison people. We’re actually looking at our existing laws right now to see how we can eliminate most prisons around the country. So, you can see that people in Iran like each other. They live coexistently and like the government, too. This news is more important to these groups, not so much for the Iranian people. You have to remember, we have over 70 million people in our country, and we have laws. Some people might violate it, and then, according to the law, the judiciary takes charge. And this happens everywhere. What really matters is that in the end there are the least amount of such violations of the law in Iran, the least number.
So, I think the interpretation of these events is a wrong one. The relationship between the people and the government in Iran is actually a very close one. And criticizing the government is absolutely free for all. That’s exactly why everyone says what they want. There’s really no restrictions. It doesn’t necessarily mean that everything you hear is always true. And the government doesn’t really respond to it, either. It’s just free.
JUAN GONZALEZ: Let me ask you in particular about the question of the execution of juveniles. My understanding is that Iran is one of only five or six nations in the world that still execute juveniles convicted of capital offenses and that you—by far, you execute the most. I think twenty-six of the last thirty-two juveniles executed in the world were executed in Iran. How is this a reflection of the—of a state guided by religious principles, to execute young people?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Firstly, nobody is executed under the age of eighteen in Iran. This is the first point. And then, please pay attention to the fact that the legal age in Iran is different from yours. It’s not eighteen and doesn’t have to be eighteen everywhere. So, it’s different in different countries. I’ll ask you, if a person who happens to be seventeen years old and nine months kills one of your relatives, will you just overlook that?
AMY GOODMAN: We’ll continue our interview with Iranian President Ahmadinejad after break.
[break]
AMY GOODMAN: We return to our interview with the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
JUAN GONZALEZ: I’d like to ask you, recently the Bush administration agreed to provide Israel with many new bunker buster bombs that people speculate might be used against Iran. Your reaction to this decision by the Bush administration? And do you—and there have been numerous reports in the American press of the Bush administration seeking to finance a secret war against Iran right now.
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Well, we actually think that the US administration and some other governments have equipped the Zionist regime with the nuclear warhead for those bombs, too. So, what are we to tell the American administration, a government that seeks a solution to all problems through war? Their logic is one of war. In the past twenty years, Americans’ military expenditures have multiplied. So I think the problem should be resolved somewhere else, meaning the people of America themselves must decide about their future. Do they like new wars to be waged in their names that kill nations or have their money spent on warfare? So I think that’s where the problem can be addressed.
AMY GOODMAN: The investigative reporter Seymour Hersh said the Bush administration held a meeting in Vice President Cheney’s office to discuss ways to provoke a war with Iran. Hersh said it was considered possibly a meeting to stage an incident, that it would appear that Iranian boats had attacked US forces in the Straits of Hormuz. Do you have any evidence of this?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Well, you have to pay attention to find that a lot of this kind of stuff is published out there. There’s no need for us to react to it.
Of course, Mr. Bush is very interested to start a new war. But he confronts two big barriers. One is the incapability in terms of maneuverability and operationally. Iran is a very big country, a very powerful country, very much capable of defending itself. The second barrier is the United States itself. We think there are enough wise people in this country to prevent the unreasonable actions by the administration. Even among the military commanders here, there are many people with wisdom who will stop a new war. I think the beginning or the starting a new war will mark the beginning of the end of the United States of America. Many people can understand that.
But I also think that Mr. Bush’s administration is coming to an end. Mr. Bush still has one other chance to make up for the mistakes he did in the past. He has no time to add to those list of mistakes. He can only make up for them. And that’s a very good opportunity to have. So, I would advise him to take advantage of this opportunity, so that at least while you’re in power, you do a couple—few good acts, as well. It’s better than to end one’s work with a report card of failures and of abhorrent acts. We’re willing to help him in doing good. We’ll be very happy.
AMY GOODMAN: And your nuclear program?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Our time seems to be over, but our nuclear program is peaceful. It’s very transparent for everyone to see.
Your media is a progressive one. Let me just say a sentence here.
I think that the time for the atomic bomb has reached an end. Don’t you feel that yourself? What will determine the future is culture, it’s the power of thought. Was the atomic bomb able to save the former Soviet Union from collapsing? Was it able to give victory to the Zionist regime of confronting the Palestinians? Was it able to resolve America’s or US problems in Iraq and Afghanistan? Naturally, its usage has come to an end.
It’s very wrong to spend people’s money building new atomic bombs. This money should be spent on creating welfare, prosperity, health, education, employment, and as aid that should be distributed among others’ countries, to destroy the reasons for war and for insecurity and terrorism. Rest assured, whoever who seeks to have atomic bombs more and more is just politically backward. And those who have these arsenals and are busy making new generations of those bombs are even more backward.
I think a disloyalty has occurred to the human community. Atomic energy power is a clean one. It’s a renewable one, and it is a positive [inaudible]. Up to this day, we’ve identified at least sixteen positive applications from it. We’re already aware that the extent to which we have used fossil fuels has imbalanced the climate of the world, brought about a lot of pollution, as well as a lot of diseases, as a result. So what’s wrong with all countries having peaceful nuclear power and enjoying the benefits of this energy? It’s actually a power that is constructively environmental. All those nuclear powers have come and said, well, having nuclear energy is the equivalent of having an atomic bomb pretty much—just a big lie.
AMY GOODMAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Tomorrow, part two of our conversation. But right now, we’re joined by Ervand Abrahamian. He’s an Iran expert, CUNY Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College, City University of New York, author of a number of books, most recently, A History of Modern Iran.
Welcome to Democracy Now! Can you talk about both what the Iranian president said here and his overall trip? Was it a different message this year?
ERVAND ABRAHAMIAN: No, it’s very much the same complacency, that, you know, everything’s fine. There may be some problems in Iran and in foreign relations, but overall, Iran is confident and is—basically the mantra of the administration in Iran is that no one in their right senses would think of attacking Iran. And I think the Iranian government’s whole policy is based on that. I wish I was as confident as Ahmadinejad is.
JUAN GONZALEZ: And his dismissing of the situation, the human rights situation, in Iran, basically ascribing any arrests to some lawbreakers? Your sense of what is the human rights situation right there?
ERVAND ABRAHAMIAN: Well, I mean, he basically changed the question and talked about, you know, the probably two million prisoners in America, which is of course true, but it certainly changes the topic of the discussion.
Now, in Iran, you can be imprisoned for the talking of abolishing capital punishment. In fact, that’s considered blasphemy, and academics have been charged with capital offense for actually questioning capital punishment. So, he doesn’t really want to address those issues. And there have been major purges in the university recently, and of course the plight of the newspapers is very dramatic. I mean, mass newspapers have been closed down. Editors have been brought before courts, and so on. So, I would find that the human rights situation—I would agree with the Human Rights Watch, that things are bad.
But I would like to stress that human rights organizations in Iran don’t want that issue involved with the US-Iran relations, because every time the US steps in and tries to champion a question of human rights, I think that backfires in Iran, because most Iranians know the history of US involvement in Iran, and they feel it’s hypocrisy when the Bush administration talks about human rights. So they would like to distance themselves. And Shirin Ebadi, of course, the Nobel Peace Prize, has made it quite clear that she doesn’t want this championing by the United States of the human rights issue.
AMY GOODMAN: Big protest outside. The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, the Israel Project, UJ Federation of New York, United Jewish Communities protested. They invited Hillary Clinton. She was going to speak. But they invited—then they invited Governor Palin, and so then Clinton pulled out, so they had had to disinvite Palin. And then you had the peace movement inside, meeting with Ahmadinejad.
ERVAND ABRAHAMIAN: Yes, I think—I mean, the demonstrations outside are basically pushing for some sort of air strikes on the premise that Iran is an imminent threat and trying to build up that sort of pressure on the administration. And clearly, I think the Obama administration would not want to do that, but they would probably have a fair good hearing in the—if there was a McCain administration.
AMY GOODMAN: Well, we’re going to leave it there. Part two of our conversation tomorrow. We talk about the Israel-Palestine issue, we talk about the treatment of gay men and lesbians in Iran, and we talk about how the Iraq war has affected Iran with the Iranian president
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President Ahmadinejad Interview Sept 08 with Democracy Now - Part 3 -...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the Threat of US Attack and International Criticism of Iran’s Human Rights Record
In part one of an...
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the Threat of US Attack and International Criticism of Iran’s Human Rights Record
In part one of an interview with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks about the threat of a US attack on Iran and responds to international criticism of Iran’s human rights record. We also get reaction from CUNY Professor Ervand Abrahamian, an Iran expert and author of several books on Iran.
JUAN GONZALEZ: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the United Nations General Assembly this week, while the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, is meeting in Vienna to discuss Iran’s alleged nuclear program. An IAEA report earlier this month criticized Iran for failing to fully respond to questions about its nuclear activities.
The European Union told the IAEA Wednesday that it believes Iran is moving closer to being able to arm a nuclear warhead. Iran could face a fourth set of Security Council sanctions over its nuclear activities, but this week Russia has refused to meet with the US on this issue.
The Iranian president refuted the IAEA’s charges in his speech to the General Assembly and accused the agency of succumbing to political pressure. He also welcomed talks with the United States if it cuts back threats to use military force against Iran.
AMY GOODMAN: As with every visit of the Iranian president to New York, some groups protested outside the United Nations. But this year, President Ahmadinejad also met with a large delegation of American peace activists concerned with the escalating possibility of war with Iran.
Well, yesterday, just before their meeting, Juan Gonzalez and I sat down with the Iranian president at his hotel, blocks from the UN, for a wide-ranging discussion about US-Iran relations, Iran’s nuclear program, threat of war with the US, the Israel-Palestine conflict, human rights in Iran and much more.
Today, part one of our interview with the Iranian president.
AMY GOODMAN: Welcome to Democracy Now!, President Ahmadinejad. You’ve come to the United States. What is your message to people in the United States and to the world community at the UN?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] In the name of God, the compassion of the Merciful, the president started by reciting verses from the Holy Quran in Arabic.
Hello. Hello to the people of America. The message from the nation and people of Iran is one of peace, tranquility and brotherhood. We believe that viable peace and security can happen when it is based on justice and piety and purity. Otherwise, no peace will occur.
JUAN GONZALEZ: Mr. President, you’re faced now in Iran with American soldiers in Iraq to your west, with American soldiers and NATO troops to your east in Afghanistan, and with Blackwater, the notorious military contractor, training the military in Azerbaijan, another neighbor of yours. What is the effect on your country of this enormous presence of American forces around Iran and the impact of these wars on your own population?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] It’s quite natural that when there are wars around your borders, it brings about negative repercussions for the entire region. These days, insecurity cannot be bordered; it just extends beyond boundaries. In the past two years, we had several cases of bomb explosions in southern towns in Iran carried out by people who were supervised by the occupying forces in our neighborhood. And in Afghanistan, following the presence of NATO troops, the production of illicit drugs has multiplied. It’s natural that it basically places pressure on Iran, including costly ones in order to fight the flow of illicit drugs.
We believe the people in the region are able to establish security themselves, on their own, so there is no need for foreigners and external forces, because these external forces have not helped the security of the region.
AMY GOODMAN: Do you see them as a threat to you?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Well, it’s natural that when there is insecurity, it threatens everyone.
JUAN GONZALEZ: I’d like to turn for a moment to your domestic policies and law enforcement in your country. Human Rights Watch, which has often criticized the legal system in the United States, says that, under your presidency, there has been a great expansion in the scope and the number of individuals and activities persecuted by the government. They say that you’ve jailed teachers who are fighting for wages and better pensions, students and activists working for reform, and other labor leaders, like Mansour Ossanlou from the bus workers’ union. What is your response to these criticisms of your policies?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] I think that the human rights situation in Iran is relatively a good one, when compared to the United States and other countries. Of course, when we look at the ideals that are dear to us, we understand that we still need to do a lot, because we seek divine and religious ideals and revolutionary ones. But when we compare ourselves with some European countries and the United States, we feel we’re in a much better place.
A large part of the information that these groups receive come from criticisms coming from groups that oppose the government. If you look at it, we have elections in Iran every year. And the propaganda is always around, too. But they’re not always true. Groups accuse one another.
But within the region and compared to the United States, we have the smallest number of prisoners, because in Iran, in general, there is not so much inclination to imprison people. We’re actually looking at our existing laws right now to see how we can eliminate most prisons around the country. So, you can see that people in Iran like each other. They live coexistently and like the government, too. This news is more important to these groups, not so much for the Iranian people. You have to remember, we have over 70 million people in our country, and we have laws. Some people might violate it, and then, according to the law, the judiciary takes charge. And this happens everywhere. What really matters is that in the end there are the least amount of such violations of the law in Iran, the least number.
So, I think the interpretation of these events is a wrong one. The relationship between the people and the government in Iran is actually a very close one. And criticizing the government is absolutely free for all. That’s exactly why everyone says what they want. There’s really no restrictions. It doesn’t necessarily mean that everything you hear is always true. And the government doesn’t really respond to it, either. It’s just free.
JUAN GONZALEZ: Let me ask you in particular about the question of the execution of juveniles. My understanding is that Iran is one of only five or six nations in the world that still execute juveniles convicted of capital offenses and that you—by far, you execute the most. I think twenty-six of the last thirty-two juveniles executed in the world were executed in Iran. How is this a reflection of the—of a state guided by religious principles, to execute young people?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Firstly, nobody is executed under the age of eighteen in Iran. This is the first point. And then, please pay attention to the fact that the legal age in Iran is different from yours. It’s not eighteen and doesn’t have to be eighteen everywhere. So, it’s different in different countries. I’ll ask you, if a person who happens to be seventeen years old and nine months kills one of your relatives, will you just overlook that?
AMY GOODMAN: We’ll continue our interview with Iranian President Ahmadinejad after break.
[break]
AMY GOODMAN: We return to our interview with the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
JUAN GONZALEZ: I’d like to ask you, recently the Bush administration agreed to provide Israel with many new bunker buster bombs that people speculate might be used against Iran. Your reaction to this decision by the Bush administration? And do you—and there have been numerous reports in the American press of the Bush administration seeking to finance a secret war against Iran right now.
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Well, we actually think that the US administration and some other governments have equipped the Zionist regime with the nuclear warhead for those bombs, too. So, what are we to tell the American administration, a government that seeks a solution to all problems through war? Their logic is one of war. In the past twenty years, Americans’ military expenditures have multiplied. So I think the problem should be resolved somewhere else, meaning the people of America themselves must decide about their future. Do they like new wars to be waged in their names that kill nations or have their money spent on warfare? So I think that’s where the problem can be addressed.
AMY GOODMAN: The investigative reporter Seymour Hersh said the Bush administration held a meeting in Vice President Cheney’s office to discuss ways to provoke a war with Iran. Hersh said it was considered possibly a meeting to stage an incident, that it would appear that Iranian boats had attacked US forces in the Straits of Hormuz. Do you have any evidence of this?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Well, you have to pay attention to find that a lot of this kind of stuff is published out there. There’s no need for us to react to it.
Of course, Mr. Bush is very interested to start a new war. But he confronts two big barriers. One is the incapability in terms of maneuverability and operationally. Iran is a very big country, a very powerful country, very much capable of defending itself. The second barrier is the United States itself. We think there are enough wise people in this country to prevent the unreasonable actions by the administration. Even among the military commanders here, there are many people with wisdom who will stop a new war. I think the beginning or the starting a new war will mark the beginning of the end of the United States of America. Many people can understand that.
But I also think that Mr. Bush’s administration is coming to an end. Mr. Bush still has one other chance to make up for the mistakes he did in the past. He has no time to add to those list of mistakes. He can only make up for them. And that’s a very good opportunity to have. So, I would advise him to take advantage of this opportunity, so that at least while you’re in power, you do a couple—few good acts, as well. It’s better than to end one’s work with a report card of failures and of abhorrent acts. We’re willing to help him in doing good. We’ll be very happy.
AMY GOODMAN: And your nuclear program?
PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Our time seems to be over, but our nuclear program is peaceful. It’s very transparent for everyone to see.
Your media is a progressive one. Let me just say a sentence here.
I think that the time for the atomic bomb has reached an end. Don’t you feel that yourself? What will determine the future is culture, it’s the power of thought. Was the atomic bomb able to save the former Soviet Union from collapsing? Was it able to give victory to the Zionist regime of confronting the Palestinians? Was it able to resolve America’s or US problems in Iraq and Afghanistan? Naturally, its usage has come to an end.
It’s very wrong to spend people’s money building new atomic bombs. This money should be spent on creating welfare, prosperity, health, education, employment, and as aid that should be distributed among others’ countries, to destroy the reasons for war and for insecurity and terrorism. Rest assured, whoever who seeks to have atomic bombs more and more is just politically backward. And those who have these arsenals and are busy making new generations of those bombs are even more backward.
I think a disloyalty has occurred to the human community. Atomic energy power is a clean one. It’s a renewable one, and it is a positive [inaudible]. Up to this day, we’ve identified at least sixteen positive applications from it. We’re already aware that the extent to which we have used fossil fuels has imbalanced the climate of the world, brought about a lot of pollution, as well as a lot of diseases, as a result. So what’s wrong with all countries having peaceful nuclear power and enjoying the benefits of this energy? It’s actually a power that is constructively environmental. All those nuclear powers have come and said, well, having nuclear energy is the equivalent of having an atomic bomb pretty much—just a big lie.
AMY GOODMAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Tomorrow, part two of our conversation. But right now, we’re joined by Ervand Abrahamian. He’s an Iran expert, CUNY Distinguished Professor of History at Baruch College, City University of New York, author of a number of books, most recently, A History of Modern Iran.
Welcome to Democracy Now! Can you talk about both what the Iranian president said here and his overall trip? Was it a different message this year?
ERVAND ABRAHAMIAN: No, it’s very much the same complacency, that, you know, everything’s fine. There may be some problems in Iran and in foreign relations, but overall, Iran is confident and is—basically the mantra of the administration in Iran is that no one in their right senses would think of attacking Iran. And I think the Iranian government’s whole policy is based on that. I wish I was as confident as Ahmadinejad is.
JUAN GONZALEZ: And his dismissing of the situation, the human rights situation, in Iran, basically ascribing any arrests to some lawbreakers? Your sense of what is the human rights situation right there?
ERVAND ABRAHAMIAN: Well, I mean, he basically changed the question and talked about, you know, the probably two million prisoners in America, which is of course true, but it certainly changes the topic of the discussion.
Now, in Iran, you can be imprisoned for the talking of abolishing capital punishment. In fact, that’s considered blasphemy, and academics have been charged with capital offense for actually questioning capital punishment. So, he doesn’t really want to address those issues. And there have been major purges in the university recently, and of course the plight of the newspapers is very dramatic. I mean, mass newspapers have been closed down. Editors have been brought before courts, and so on. So, I would find that the human rights situation—I would agree with the Human Rights Watch, that things are bad.
But I would like to stress that human rights organizations in Iran don’t want that issue involved with the US-Iran relations, because every time the US steps in and tries to champion a question of human rights, I think that backfires in Iran, because most Iranians know the history of US involvement in Iran, and they feel it’s hypocrisy when the Bush administration talks about human rights. So they would like to distance themselves. And Shirin Ebadi, of course, the Nobel Peace Prize, has made it quite clear that she doesn’t want this championing by the United States of the human rights issue.
AMY GOODMAN: Big protest outside. The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, the Israel Project, UJ Federation of New York, United Jewish Communities protested. They invited Hillary Clinton. She was going to speak. But they invited—then they invited Governor Palin, and so then Clinton pulled out, so they had had to disinvite Palin. And then you had the peace movement inside, meeting with Ahmadinejad.
ERVAND ABRAHAMIAN: Yes, I think—I mean, the demonstrations outside are basically pushing for some sort of air strikes on the premise that Iran is an imminent threat and trying to build up that sort of pressure on the administration. And clearly, I think the Obama administration would not want to do that, but they would probably have a fair good hearing in the—if there was a McCain administration.
AMY GOODMAN: Well, we’re going to leave it there. Part two of our conversation tomorrow. We talk about the Israel-Palestine issue, we talk about the treatment of gay men and lesbians in Iran, and we talk about how the Iraq war has affected Iran with the Iranian president
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TheMuslim.Org-Western Justification of Zionist Crimes by Zafar Bangash -...
Immediately after the Israeli onslaught on the Palestinians was under way there was also an immediate reaction from the rest of the world,...
Immediately after the Israeli onslaught on the Palestinians was under way there was also an immediate reaction from the rest of the world, particularly in the west. That reaction had been quite predictable. The outgoing US president George Bush immediately said that Israel had the right to defend itself. His outgoing secretary of state Condoleezza Rice said that she wants an end to violence but then added she holds Hamas responsible for what’s going on over there….click on the video below for full brief. By Zafar Bangash Director of the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought (ICIT)
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The Other Face of Hollywood - Part 1 - Urdu
The current century has seen a growing interest in spirituality and true essence of humanity than ever before. The new generation especially in...
The current century has seen a growing interest in spirituality and true essence of humanity than ever before. The new generation especially in Europe and rest of the world is more inclined towards its better understanding. This upward increase in recognition of truth might be a compelling factor for film industry to introduce such theological doctrines, in agreement with satanic systems like Zionism. In other words the pure seek of recognition of Ultimate Reality the Lord of universe is deceitfully met with the sorcery and technological trance.
This documentary unveils the other face of Hollywood behind the witchcrafts of cinematography and motion pictures. Coming soon in English....
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The Other Face of Hollywood - Part 2 - Urdu
The current century has seen a growing interest in spirituality and true essence of humanity than ever before. The new generation especially in...
The current century has seen a growing interest in spirituality and true essence of humanity than ever before. The new generation especially in Europe and rest of the world is more inclined towards its better understanding. This upward increase in recognition of truth might be a compelling factor for film industry to introduce such theological doctrines, in agreement with satanic systems like Zionism. In other words the pure seek of recognition of Ultimate Reality the Lord of universe is deceitfully met with the sorcery and technological trance.
This documentary unveils the other face of Hollywood behind the witchcrafts of cinematography and motion pictures. Coming soon in English....
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English Documentary on Imam Khomeini - All Language
Presstv - English Documentary on Arrival of Imam Khomeini
Dr. James B Thring, Secretary of London-based NGO, Ministry of Peace, who has come to...
Presstv - English Documentary on Arrival of Imam Khomeini
Dr. James B Thring, Secretary of London-based NGO, Ministry of Peace, who has come to Iran to take part in anniversary of Imam Khomeini\'s departure, said Imam Khomeini aroused admiration of those seeking justice for Palestine when he spoke against dependence of Shah\'s regime on foreign powers supporting Israel.
He said that Imam Khomeini is admired for presenting revolutionary objectives through diplomatic, humanitarian and noble messages.
\"He set a fine example to the rest of the world of how to improve people\'s welfare with minimum disruption.\"
The British peace activist told IRNA reporter that the US and Israeli demands for criminal immunity worldwide are another affront to the global community.
\"Their crimes against humanity and war crimes in Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq and many other parts of the world are the worst of modern times.\"
He said that Imam Khomeini deserves even greater admiration than accorded to him outside Iran, because his perceptive criticism of Israel and the Zionist lobby were not broadcast widely.
\"He foresaw the destruction of not only Palestine, but the Arab states generally, well before the devastation of Iraq.\"
Dr. Thring said that he is lobbying to mull legal action by the United Nations against the Israeli and US leaders for the crimes against humanity they perpetrated in Palestine and Iraq.
Abdullah al-Hassan made the remarks on the threshold of the 20th anniversary of the demise of Imam Khomeini.
He contended that the thoughts of that politico-religious leader were based on Islamic unity.
The ideas prompted the Ummah to withstand US and Israeli plots to divide the Ummah into conflicting groups, he said.
He always supported the oppressed people in the world and encouraged them to confront arrogant powers, the Syrian thinker said.
Imam Khomeini initiated Qods Day to bring the Muslims together on the Palestine issue, he concluded.
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Israel to jump-start its settlement expansion - English
Israel is to allocate $ 250 million to further expand its settlements in the occupied West Bank territories over the next two years despite...
Israel is to allocate $ 250 million to further expand its settlements in the occupied West Bank territories over the next two years despite international objections.
The figure is contained in the 2009-2010 budget, which passed its first reading in the Knesset (parliament) last week, army radio said Sunday.
The move by the Knesset comes despite calls by the international community including Tel Aviv's staunch ally--Washington-- to Israel to halt its settlement expansion.
Some 125 million dollars (90 million euros) is to be used for various security expenses, with most of the rest allocated to housing construction, the radio said.
The Peace Now anti-settlement watchdog has declared that the settlement spending in the two-year budget could be far higher that by "spreading over several sections of budget."
"The official figures are nothing but the tip of the iceberg and the Israelis will pay not only a political price for the settlements, but also an economic one," the head of the group Yariv Oppenheimer said.
Israel's two-year 159-billion-dollar budget must pass two more readings in the Knesset.
Israel's settlement activities have been described as the main obstacle in the way of peace process
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Germany Headscarf Martyr - Egypt mourns headscarf martyr - English
Marwa Sherbini is being hailed as the shahida, or martyr, of the Hijab
The body of a Muslim woman, killed in a German courtroom by a man convicted...
Marwa Sherbini is being hailed as the shahida, or martyr, of the Hijab
The body of a Muslim woman, killed in a German courtroom by a man convicted of insulting her religion, has been taken back to her native Egypt for burial.
Dr. Marwa Sherbini was three-months pregnant when she was murdered in court by her molester. Her murder has sparked off angry protests around the Muslim world.
Dr. Marwa Sherbini, 31, was stabbed 18 times by Axel W, who is now under arrest in Dresden for suspected murder.
Husband Elwi Okaz is also in a critical condition in hospital, after being injured as he tried to save his wife.
Ms Sherbini had sued her killer after he called her a "terrorist" because of her headscarf.
The case has attracted much attention in Egypt and the Muslim world.
German prosecutors have said the 28-year-old attacker, identified only as Axel W, was driven by a deep hatred of foreigners and Muslims.
'Martyr'
Medics were unable to save Ms Sherbini who was three months pregnant with her second child. Her three-year-old son was with the family in court when she was killed.
Egypt funeral for stabbing victim
Egyptian woman killed in a knife attack in a Dresden courtroom is laid
Axel W and Ms Sherbini and family were in court for his appeal against a fine of 750 euros ($1,050) for insulting her in 2008, apparently because she was wearing the Muslim headscarf or Hijab.
Newspapers in Egypt have expressed outrage at the case, asking how it was allowed to happen and dubbing Ms Sherbini "the martyr of the Hijab".
Senior Egyptian officials and German diplomatic staff attended the funeral in Alexandria along with hundreds of mourners.
Media reports say Mr Okaz was injured both by the attacker and when a policeman opened fire in the courtroom.
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"People are looking for victims and Muslims are sometimes seen as a viable option"
Sulaiman Wilms,
European Muslim Union
For eight long minutes, the 28-year old German man of Russian origins continued to stab Marwa Sherbini. For eight long minutes, she suffered the stabs in full view of the panel of judges inside the Dresden courtroom. When the German police finally arrived on the scene, they shot her husband who was desperately trying to save her. The image of middle-easterners as potential terrorists, an image propagated by the media for years now, led them to the wrong conclusion that Elwy Okaz, genetic researcher at Max Planck Institute, must have been the perpetrator of the violence.
Marwa Sherbini’s Four-Year Old Son Watched his Mother Being Butchered
Four-year old Mustapha was witness to the massacre of his mother and the injury of his father. After the incident, he was left in the custody of German Authorities until his aunt arrived to take him home back to Egypt, suffering from severe shock. He will need rehabilitation to be able to cope with the trauma he experienced. In all probability, the tragedy will leave a permanent psychological scar on his whole life.
Marwa’s Body Arrived in Egypt
Marwa Sherbini probably never imagined that this was how she would return home after her years with her husband in Germany. Hosts of grieving mourners stood at 8pm on 5th July, 2009, as the body of the Egyptian pharmacist arrived at Cairo Airport. The dominant feeling was one of deep anger. Her funeral in her native city of Alexandria the following afternoon was marked by masses of people who probably never knew her. Among the mourners were young students from her old school, the EGC, who came to pay their last respects to her
Media Silence Regarding the Murder of the Muslim Woman in the Courtroom
The official stand of the German authorities has been one of muted regret. European media in general, and German media in particular, gave the brutal attack no prominence at all, regarding it as an isolated incident and presenting the attacker as a man who is mentally disturbed. The question that immediately comes to mind is where Marwa Sherbini went wrong. She sought justice and had no doubt in her mind that she would get it. The cruel irony was that she was murdered in the very place that should have protected her and afforded her the highest degree of safety and justice. She trusted the propaganda that Europe was a place of freedom and equality for all, regardless of gender, race or religious persuasion. She did not realize that in Europe some human beings are more equal than others. She had paid for her misconception with her very life.
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For eight long minutes, the 28-year old German man of Russian origins continued to stab Marwa Sherbini. For eight long minutes, she suffered the stabs in full view of the panel of judges inside the Dresden courtroom. When the German police finally arrived on the scene, they shot her husband who was desperately trying to save her. The image of middle-easterners as potential terrorists, an image propagated by the media for years now, led them to the wrong conclusion that Elwy Okaz, genetic researcher at Max Planck Institute, must have been the perpetrator of the violence.
Marwa Sherbini’s Four-Year Old Son Watched his Mother Being Butchered
Four-year old Mustapha was witness to the massacre of his mother and the injury of his father. After the incident, he was left in the custody of German Authorities until his aunt arrived to take him home back to Egypt, suffering from severe shock. He will need rehabilitation to be able to cope with the trauma he experienced. In all probability, the tragedy will leave a permanent psychological scar on his whole life.
Marwa’s Body Arrived in Egypt
Marwa Sherbini probably never imagined that this was how she would return home after her years with her husband in Germany. Hosts of grieving mourners stood at 8pm on 5th July, 2009, as the body of the Egyptian pharmacist arrived at Cairo Airport. The dominant feeling was one of deep anger. Her funeral in her native city of Alexandria the following afternoon was marked by masses of people who probably never knew her. Among the mourners were young students from her old school, the EGC, who came to pay their last respects to her
Media Silence Regarding the Murder of the Muslim Woman in the Courtroom
The official stand of the German authorities has been one of muted regret. European media in general, and German media in particular, gave the brutal attack no prominence at all, regarding it as an isolated incident and presenting the attacker as a man who is mentally disturbed. The question that immediately comes to mind is where Marwa Sherbini went wrong. She sought justice and had no doubt in her mind that she would get it. The cruel irony was that she was murdered in the very place that should have protected her and afforded her the highest degree of safety and justice. She trusted the propaganda that Europe was a place of freedom and equality for all, regardless of gender, race or religious persuasion. She did not realize that in Europe some human beings are more equal than others. She had paid for her misconception with her very life.
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Egypt cleric seeks stiff penalty for Sherbini killer
Tantawi says man who killed 'veil martyr' in Germany should receive maximum punishment.
ALEXANDRIA - A man who stabbed a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in Germany should be punished to the utmost extent of the law, Egypt's top cleric said on Monday as the woman was buried in her hometown.
"The man who killed Marwa Sherbini, the Egyptian citizen in Germany, and wounded her husband Elwi Ali Okaz should receive the maximum punishment," Grand Imam Sheikh Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi told the official MENA agency.
"The killer is a terrorist who should receive severe punishment for what he has done, something that contradicts all the values of humanity, decency and religion," he said.
Sherbini, 32, was killed in a court in the northern German city of Dresden on Wednesday shortly before she was to give evidence in an appeal lodged by her attacker.
The 28-year-old attacker, identified only as Axel W. had been convicted and fined after calling her a "terrorist" for wearing the Islamic headscarf.
According to the Egyptian press, Sherbini was three months pregnant when she was killed. She was laid to rest in her hometown of Alexandria in northern Egypt on Monday.
Her husband, a researcher in genetic engineering who was reportedly shot by German police while trying to save his wife, is still in critical condition in hospital having also been stabbed by the assailant.
Tantawi told MENA he hoped the killing of Sherbini, whom he described as a "martyr," would not negatively affect the dialogue between the West and Islam because it was "an isolated event."
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Iraqi SHIA SUNNI unite to rebuild Al Askariya Shrine - 09Aug09 - English
Al ‘Askarī Mosque or the ‘Askariyya Mosque/Shrine (Arabic: مرقد الامامين علي الهادي والحسن العسكري...
Al ‘Askarī Mosque or the ‘Askariyya Mosque/Shrine (Arabic: مرقد الامامين علي الهادي والحسن العسكري Marqad al-Imāmayn ‘Alī l-Hādī wa l-Ħassan al-‘Askarī) is a Shī‘ah Muslim holy site located in the Iraqi city of Sāmarrā 125 km (78 mi) from Baghdad. It is one of the most important Shī‘ah mosques in the world, built in 944.[1] Its dome was destroyed in a bombing by terrorists in February 2006 and its two remaining minarets were destroyed in another bombing in June 2007, causing widespread anger amongst Muslims. The remaining clock tower was also destroyed in July 2007. The remains of the 10th and 11th Shī‘ah Imāms, ‘Alī al-Hādī ("an-Naqī") and his son Hasan al-‘Askarī, known as: al-‘Askariyyain ("the two ‘Askarīs"), rest at the shrine[2]. Also buried within the Mosque are: Hakimah Khātūn, sister of ‘Alī al-Hādī; and Narjis Khātūn, the mother of Muħammad al-Mahdī[3]. Adjacent to this shrine is another mosque, built over the location where the Twelfth or "Hidden" Imām, Muħammad al-Mahdī first entered the Minor Occultation.
The ‘Askariyya Shrine is also known as the "Tomb or Mausoleum of the Two Imāms", "the Tomb of Imāms ‘Alī al-Hādī and Hasan al-‘Askarī" and "al-Hadhratu l-‘Askariyya".
CLAIMS OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE ARE ABSURD AS THE TWO MAJOR SECTS OF ISLAM, SHIA & SUNNI HAVE RESPECTED EACH OTHERS HOLY FIGURES FOR A LONG TIME. THESE SORTS OF INCIDENCES STARTED AFTER FOREIGN TROOPS ILLEGALY OCCUPIES IRAQ IN 2002 UNDER THE PRETEXT OF HAVING THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND THEN LATER THE CRUEL DICTATOR SADDAM. OCCUPYING TROOPS ARE STILL IN IRAQ CAUSING THE DISTRESS AND FEAR AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC. NOW SHIAS AND SUNNIS ARE UNITING TO EXPELL THE INVADERS FROM THEIR HOMELAND.
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