This is when people's basic human values change because of black-and-white thinking.

Human rights, human empathy should be universal, not conditional

The original song is about heartbreak, separation, and loyalty to a lost love.

The singer describes feeling like a "stranger" (gharib) in their own life now that their partner is gone, wandering alone with no one else to turn to.

"I will not fall in love again for a lifetime"

"Locked and loaded" - 2nd January 2026

Entire generations of families wiped out with hope in their hearts...

Brave doctors and nurses at Milad Hospital, Isfahan

I won't compromise on my ideals as a humanist. And that means being progressive - caring for the oppressed, for the marginalised in society. It means fighting against authoritarianism.

But I'm so disappointed in the proportion of fellow progressives, and in particular those posting regime stuff

There are so many Iranians (whether zero, first generation or more) who are so eloquent.

The correspondent was OK and covered some of the nuance here, but surely could have got a better speaker to provide more context, more clearly...?

Or as @kermodemovie.bsky.social calls him "Apatapatow"

How this guy feels he can take the p!ss out of other peoples' names, especially fellow directors... 🤷‍♂️

That crappy joke that Judd Apatow made was a disgrace

Absolutely mid-tier cookie cutter movie director taking the mick out of foreign names. Panahi's face lit up as he thought he had won as well...

#GoldenGlobes

Reminds me of the girl who was going out with the Patriotic Alternative fella over here...

What makes people choose these awful tattoos? 🤷🏻‍♂️