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Thursday * Behesht aanjaat... I thank Siamack Baniameri for writing on Iranian family values ["Just shoot me!"]. We need to see the reality. Although similar trends exist in other cultures to different degrees, but that doesn't mean we should complicate our lives with backwardness. The issue of minding other people's business must have been an old custom in Iran and that's why they have said: Behesht aanjaast kaazaari nabaashad / Kassi raa baa kassi kaari nabaashad (Heaven is where no one is bothered; where no one interferes with anyone's business) * One-sided I have a suggestion for F.R. ["Apologetic"]: Maybe you should read a little bit about the history of Iran before making uneducated comments. For example, take into consideration the political and social state Iran was in when Reza Shah took over; the games the political powers of those days, in particular, UK and Russia played, and have been playing in Iran. Take into consideration how our country was when he took office and how it was when he was forced to leave. Don't make such one-sided comments. I do realize for a lot of Iranians a pre-requisite to be an intellectual is to bash the Pahlavi regime. And one more thing about the democracy in Iran: February 1979 "Spring of Freedom." And that was more than 50 years after Reza Shah. * Reza Shah's achievements In response to F.R letter about Reza Shah ["Apologetic"], for how long do we want to blame foreign powers for all our misfortunes? Why are the foreign powers responsible for the destruction of Afghanistan? Are Taliban Afghan or foreign? Taliban like Mujahedin before them and the Communists before them were all Afghanis. Just as the mollas in Iran and all their fanatic supporters are Iranians. The main problem in our countries are not foreigners, but religious fanatics. This is exactly why we need a modern and secular ruler. Like Ataturk in Turkey and Reza Shah in Iran. While the Turks still admire Ataturk for bringing Turkey into the 20th century, our illiterate so-called intellectuals hate Reza Shah even more than the mollas. This is really beyond comprehension >>> FULL TEXT * Makes you wonder I wish there was a way to thank you for your article about "Persia" ["Found it"]. I am sure you know how much of a good feeling there was when I was reading it and looking at the pictures. There aren't any different from any small American town. But if you are an Iranian, you will feel a beautiful and hiden connection that makes you wonder for a long time. * She will understand Your article on finding Persia on your way to California was touching ["Found it"]. Mahdiyeh will understand when she gets older . The pictures were fantastic. I hope you will find out about the Persian who lived there. I would love to read about it. * Really, Really, Really Your article was quite refreshing ["Found it"]! You made my day! THANK YOU! You just made me feel like taking a road trip down to Iowa! I really, really, really, enjoyed reading it. It would be nice if you made another trip down there and brought us more stories about the town! * People skills I went through this Kobra Khanom section, and to my surprise I found it quite interesting and useful... she seems to have good people skills and efficient communication. The idea itself is very interesting. I must go and check that Horoscope section too now! * Close In reply to H. ["College essay"], close: that was a scholarship essay for the asia society ["Persian spriti"]. :) Good call! * My parents' era I'm a 21-year-old girl born in Iran but brought up in Sweden. Being born after the revolution has caused several problems, one of the most important ones is that I have never gotten the chance to experience the society that my parents were living in. This revolution has forced us to forget who we are, and sadly, our main roots. I have always been very very curious of the "old" times and I have never had the chance to explore the time my parents were young. Your pictures in the Nostalgia section has helped A LOT. It has brought me to tears many times. So even if it does not matter to you, I still would like to thank you! * History of hijab I am a freshman enrolled at Cornell University. I am doing a research paper about the history of the hijab in Iranian history, focusing on the Iranian Revolution. Could you perhaps email me with some information, or links to articles that have appeared in your publication? I would really appreciate it. I find the topic very interesting, and have great respect for the Iranian women of the past that have fought for the rights of women. REPLY: Check these out: //iranian.com/Books/March98/Iranians/index.html * Americanization Dear Passerby ["Fragile..."], you are very much right. Those girls & boys think that whoever does not live in America is not considered Persian or in exile. That is unfortunately Americanization of thinking that those guys can not help. They have fallen victim to their American environment, forgetting about others. Their way of thinking is sometimes so outrageous compared to ours that I am aghast. One of the Americanized Persian girls called Iraj Mirzas's beautiful poem concerning a chadori woman, rape! Can you imagine? Thank god almighty that we do not have that kind of attitude in Europe. I wonder if this kind of thinking comes out of Americanization, too much zeal or too much ignorance? I used to take them serious; not anymore. H. Hakimi,
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