Painting of President Barack Obama as a gift from an Iranian Organization in Cupertino

"This gift will be presented by Honorable Congressman Mike Honda."
The organization's official courier to Washington DC and office of Hon. Congressman Mike Honda is Ms. Laura Casas Frier,the president of the Board of Trustees of the Foothill-De Anza Community Colleges.

This painting is a gift from the Iranian-American organization in Cupertino, CA. The poem is by the Poet Saadi of Shiraz / Iran ,1184-1291 CE.

"Human beings are the limbs of one another as a whole,
Who in creation are of the one essence and soul.

When a limb is afflicted with pain,
Other limbs also uneasy will remain.

For one not sympathetic to others pain,
The name of human cannot be attained."

•Fine Art Artist: Fariba Nejat
•Graphic Artist: Ms. Helga Taylor
•Photographer: Alireza Rahimi
•Edit: Anooshiravan Sassanzadeh
•Coordinator: Leila Heidari
•Text: Jonathan Butcher
•Music: Mehrdad Dousti
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Canvas, Mixed media
The Art work was done on November 28, 2008.
We, the members of the Iranian Federated Womens Club and Payvand Cultural School, affirm that the contribution of all is necessary for the success of all, and that our collective success is determined by following a shared vision shared as individuals, as a community, as a nation guided by a strong leadership.
This painting symbolizes the faith we place in President-Elect Barack Obama, who manifests our hope for the unity of many diverse people groups; we wanted to present him a gift that represents our humanity, not our politics, in the cause of moving our great nation forward.
As illustrated in the accompanying video, many non-artists contributed to this work. Just as it is not easy for artists to let others touch their art, it also can be difficult to entrust our lives and our values to another. This painting is proof that when the vision is clear and the visionary remains actively engaged, the successful outcome is ensured.

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[1888junkteam]

excellent work!

[mandan9]

Mr. President,

If you think that you can sit with these fundamentalists in Iran at a table and discuss the global issues such as climate change and solar energy etc., you are mistaken. These men have never read and learned something new and are too illiterate to understand such matters. They are the same as Taleban with whom you are fighting at present. These men are terrorists, murderers and torturers, Sir! Please support Iranians to form a humane democratic government. Mandana

[teagarden8650]

Palin/Jeb Bush 2012!!

[Setoreeh]

very nice gesture :),,,

[saena11]

I like it, God bless Obama, God bless America, God Bless Iran.

[fpdsforever]

Well done! Well said!

[4dm1n15t0r]

god bless iran

obama wil fix it you see