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If the name Neda Agha-Soltan doesn't sound familiar, that's because the brave heroine of HBO's newest documentary is better known by a single haunting image, captured on a cell-phone camera. As we learn in For Neda, premiering tonight, Agha-Soltan wasn't merely a convenient symbol. Before being shot during the Iranian election protests last June by a presumed government sniper, the 26-year-old Read more
Family and friends of Neda Agha Soltan, the young woman brutally killed in Iran while protesting, are speaking out about persecution suffered under the Iranian government and Neda's commitment to protesting. — Jezebel Hillary Clinton is in Afghanistan for President Hamid Karzai's Thursday inauguration.— New York Times Sports fans appreciate a win more if their team almost loses. — Read more
"She only ever said that she wanted one thing. She wanted democracy and freedom for the people of Iran." — Caspian Makan, Neda Agha Soltan's boyfriend. Soltan (or Soltani), a 27-year-old philosophy student killed by a sniper this past Saturday during a protest of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial election, has become an icon in Iran. Read more
She's being called the "face of Iran," "Iran's Joan of Arc," and an "Angel of Freedom" — but no matter what she's called, Neda Agha Soltani, who was shot and killed at a protest this weekend in Tehran, will live on as a defining symbol of the segment of Iran's opposition to the controversial election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The young philosophy student was shot in the heart on Saturday, Read more
During National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, I think that it's important that we take more away from it all than anger at the fashion industry, misunderstanding and confusion. We all like to point fingers and speculate about eating disorders but the only ones who really know the truth behind it are those with eating disorders. Aimee Liu had anorexia in her 20s and conquered it, or so she Read more
Liv Tyler recently talked about dieting and motherhood. She said, "I've been on a diet my whole life." Being in the public eye, she spent years worrying about her weight, that is, until she became a mom. Many women can relate, comparing themselves to skinny models, and forever being on a diet and working out to shed pounds. The thing is, models are getting skinnier, so women think they need Read more
The trendy Bebe chain is testing a new boutique concept called Neda, which is named for Bebe vice chairman Neda Mashouf. The higher-end shop, which focuses exclusively on accessories, recently opened its first location in San Francisco—the same city where Bebe itself launched back in 1976. If it's a hit, the company could expand the Neda concept to other cities. I visited the new store the Read more
Last night at the Greystone Mansion Gala in Beverly Hills, I oohed and ahhed my way through dozens of rooms at the Greystone Mansion, all lovingly decorated by the likes of Jamie Drake, Kathryn Ireland, Lori Dennis, Kendall Wilkinson, and other amazing designers. When I wandered into the gentlemen's study and terrace on the second floor, designed by Patrick Dragonette, I was wowed by many Read more
At age four, author Jenni Schaefer felt fat in dance class. At the age of 22, when her life had become unmanageable thanks to anorexia and bulimia, Jenni committed to getting help and began the long path toward successfully "divorcing" her eating disorder. Jenni has written two books — Life Without Ed and Goodbye Ed, Hello Me — and now serves as an ambassador for the National Eating Disorders Read more
