America.gov- http://www.america.gov/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:11:13 -0400 <![CDATA[دانسته های پایه در مورد انواع روادید آمریکا]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/September/20090901121857CMretroP0.4377863.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/September/20090901121857CMretroP0.4377863.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:02:54 -0400 This item from the August 2009 electronic journal Campus Connections describes the basic steps for pursuing a visa and corrects some commonly circulated misconceptions about the process of obtaining one.



[1] Student and Exchange Visitor Information System

]]> <![CDATA[رهبران مسلمان و یهودی اروپایی از آمریکا دیدن می کنند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/September/200909011212202sademahom0.6485254.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/September/200909011212202sademahom0.6485254.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:12:22 -0400 A delegation of European imams and rabbis spends five days in Washington and New York in July for visits to promote interfaith understanding. This group included influential Jewish and Muslim spiritual leaders from Britain, Belgium, France, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, Norway and Russia.

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<![CDATA[فیلم مستند جدید به بررسی تجربۀ مسلمانان در آمریکا می پردازد]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/200908281119032sademahom0.6659052.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/200908281119032sademahom0.6659052.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:19:08 -0400 A new documentary film, Journey into America, portrays the experience of Muslim Americans and explores American identity through a Muslim-American lens. The filmmakers visited more than 75 U.S. communities and more than 100 mosques to deliver a portrait of how Muslims fit into American society.

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<![CDATA[مرکز جامعۀ اسلامی موجب آرامش معنوی مردم است]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090827180245kcsniggih0.6058161.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090827180245kcsniggih0.6058161.html?CP.rss=true Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:03:09 -0400 The Muslim Community Center of Portland, Oregon, has established a prison outreach program to serve the small population of Muslims in the county jail. Imam Shaheed Hamid says he hopes through his work inmates will start to see Islam “as a complement to what’s good in humanity.”

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<![CDATA[گوناگونی و ایمان، شاخص هویت در حال تحول آمریکایی های مسلمان]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090825140120xjsnommis0.3281977.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090825140120xjsnommis0.3281977.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:01:27 -0400 Muslims in the United States come from 80 different countries. Diversity and faith define the evolving identity of Muslim Americans, and taken together they constitute part of a remarkable community that in large measure mirrors the diversity of the United States.

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<![CDATA[سخنان پرزیدنت باراک اوباما - پیام به مناسبت آغاز ماه رمضان]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090821165942eaifas0.3573572.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090821165942eaifas0.3573572.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:59:47 -0400 The White House releases a Ramadan message from President Obama extending best wishes to Muslims around the world.

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<![CDATA[دیدار ماه ژوئن اوباما از قاهره و گوناگونی مذهبی در آمریکا]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090820171608wltsruh0.3609125.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090820171608wltsruh0.3609125.html?CP.rss=true Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:16:18 -0400 Freedom of religion is a core value of the United States. It is also one of the most respected and revered parts of the U.S. Constitution, and there are large populations of Muslims and other faiths present across the country. President Obama’s speech in Cairo on June 4th 2009 emphasized that fact.

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<![CDATA[ماه رمضان: چشم اندازی مصری-آمریکایی]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090818163618maduobbA0.5416986.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090818163618maduobbA0.5416986.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:08:06 -0400 Mustafa Abdullah, an American-Egyptian Muslim and a student at Wake Forest University, writes about his observation of Ramadan both in the United States and in Egypt. Across cultures and peoples, the principles of Ramadan remain the same, he writes, but the celebrations are different.

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<![CDATA[اولین روزه]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090818163851maduobbA0.5525934.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090818163851maduobbA0.5525934.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:06:42 -0400 Saleha Mallick, who was raised in Chicago by her Pakistani parents and attends Northwestern University, says Ramadan brings a mixture of emotions: hope for the feelings of renewed faith, nervousness for the long fasts, and excitement for the month of her mom’s delicious iftar food.

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<![CDATA[تشویق مسلمانان آمریکایی به افزایش فعالیت های اجتماعی خود]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/200908181642142SAdemahom0.2810175.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/200908181642142SAdemahom0.2810175.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:42:19 -0400 American Muslim leaders, at the convention of the Islamic Society of North America, call on American Muslims to become more politically active in their communities and nationally. Elected officials, religious leaders and academics offer suggestions on specific community-activism opportunities.

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<![CDATA[ماه رمضان در یک خانوادۀ چند مذهبی]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090814135727maduobbA0.4111444.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090814135727maduobbA0.4111444.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:57:33 -0400 Ilana Alazzeh, the daughter of an Israeli mother and Pakistani father, is a senior at Smith College. She writes about her Ramadan experiences at college, where she says the community is small but diverse, like her family, and one of the most sincere she’s ever encountered.

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<![CDATA[آموزه های ماه رمضان]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090810121504maduobbA0.5469477.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090810121504maduobbA0.5469477.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:15:14 -0400 Ansaf Kareem, the son of Pakistani parents and a senior at Stanford University in California, writes that in a world where ethnic and religious conflict permeates the news cycle, the unity and pluralism embodied in the month of Ramadan serves as a positive reminder of the diversity of Islam.

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<![CDATA[سخنان فرح پاندیت ، نمایندۀ ویژه درامور ارتباط با مسلمانان]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090807122948xjsnommis0.2664759.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090807122948xjsnommis0.2664759.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:30:03 -0400 U.S. Special Representative Farah Pandith makes remarks on Muslim outreach.

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<![CDATA[کمپ آینده، تعطیلات ایرانی را در ماساچوست جشن می گیرد]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090805154804ISilArooN0.1776697.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090805154804ISilArooN0.1776697.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:48:08 -0400 Camp Ayandeh, a summer camp in Massachusetts, invites students to explore their Iranian-American heritage and build relations.

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<![CDATA[معلم من، دوست من- بخش سوم]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090805120109fsyelkaew0.3290522.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090805120109fsyelkaew0.3290522.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:01:12 -0400 Andrew Lam, syndicated writer, editor with New America Media, short-story writer and commentator on NPR's All Things Considered, left war-torn Vietnam and landed in America at age 11. Though ripe for bitterness and cynicism, his childhood was rescued by the kindness of his first U.S. teacher, Mr. K.

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<![CDATA[معلم من، دوست من- بخش دوم]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090805115759fsyelkaew0.3977625.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090805115759fsyelkaew0.3977625.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:58:02 -0400 Andrew Lam, syndicated writer, editor with New America Media, short-story writer and commentator on NPR's All Things Considered, left war-torn Vietnam and landed in America at age 11. Though he mourned his losses, his acquisition of English revealed a sunny personality that used the language a lot.

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<![CDATA[معلم من، دوست من – بخش اول]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090805112720fsyelkaew0.2355463.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090805112720fsyelkaew0.2355463.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:27:23 -0400 Andrew Lam, syndicated writer, editor with New America Media, short-story writer and commentator on NPR's All Things Considered, left war-torn Vietnam and landed in America at age 11. With no understanding of English, he was lost and bewildered until he met his first American teacher, Mr. K.

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<![CDATA[سرخپوستان آمریکایی به منظور ارتقاء وضعیت اقتصادی، به هویت قبیله ای خود حیات دوباره می بخشند]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090805112405cpataruk0.7046015.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/August/20090805112405cpataruk0.7046015.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:24:10 -0400 Many American Indians are working to reaffirm their sense of tribal identity in order to improve their economic fortunes. The American Indian Business Leaders group teaches American Indians to embrace their traditions and at the same time learn to function in the mainstream U.S. economy.

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<![CDATA[دو زبان در ذهن، اما تنها یکی در قلب]]> http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/July/20090729171810mlenuhret0.184292.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-persian/2009/July/20090729171810mlenuhret0.184292.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:18:24 -0400 Novelist Louise Erdrich explains the inspiration she derives from Ojibwemowin, the Chippewa (Ojibwe) language, which she began to learn in earnest as an adult. “To engage in the language is to engage the spirit,” she writes.

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