12Oct 2026 by Yaashaar
Thanksgiving 2026

Thanksgiving 2026

Blog
I still find myself surprised, every single day, by the beauty of all that You have created. Sometimes in the grandest of things, and sometimes in the smallest moments we so easily overlook. This Thanksgiving, my heart is full of gratitude. For the gift of health and safety, for my family, for the beautiful circles of friends who make this journey so much more meaningful, and for the progress, lessons, and milestones that the company I’ve been building has been blessed with over the past year. Not everything has been easy, nor has everything unfolded as I once imagined. But looking back, I see so much to be thankful for, and looking ahead, so much to have faith in. For all that has been, all that is, and all that…
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15May 2026 by Yaashaar
EkipMate – New Series of Releases

EkipMate – New Series of Releases

Blog, Business, Notes
I haven’t shared much recently about this project here , so I thought it was time to post a brief update on what has been happening with my company and its product. Since the company website, at this point, is still only accessible to private beta testers, I decided to share this update here as well for now. André Gide once wrote, "Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore" After relocating our headquarters from Yerevan, Armenia, to Vancouver, Canada; establishing EkipMate Hub Inc. as our new business entity; and spending months rebuilding the platform’s core for scalability, we are excited to release our first internal version on a completely new foundation. We are starting this new series of releases with version…
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18Feb 2026 by Yaashaar
On Anxiety, Iran, and Where My Energy Truly Matters

On Anxiety, Iran, and Where My Energy Truly Matters

Blog, Notes
Lately, the potential of a U.S. strike on Iran has been a source of deep stress, especially for those of us in the diaspora who aren’t physically there but carry all the weight of what’s happening. It’s easy to form a distorted picture of the atmosphere back in Iran when all you see are headlines, clips, and endless opinions. Judgment becomes unclear, anxiety becomes constant, and reality feels distant. Last night, I found myself doom-scrolling again, driven not by curiosity, but by stress. And then it hit me: the tragic events in Iran have occupied my mind far more than they should have for the past couple of years. I’m so wrapped up in them that I’m not giving the focus I need to my job. I’m pouring energy into…
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24Jan 2026 by Yaashaar
When Silence Finally Breaks

When Silence Finally Breaks

Blog, Freedom, Politics
Revolutions don’t happen out of the blue, and we Iranians are not naïve or uneducated enough to believe this is the best form of power transition. Iranians have tried many times, at different stages of their history, to reform the system. When there is orchestrated fraud in the so-called voting system and people peacefully protest, whether about that fraud, their basic human rights such as the right to choose what they wear in public, or the country’s disastrous economic situation, which is a direct result of mismanagement, they are brutally suppressed, killed, and slaughtered under religious orders. What other choice does a nation have? Those in power are armed, while the people are defenseless. The most devastating part is that dictators have hired many PR firms, lobby groups, and media…
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