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These are the top ten most read articles in the last three issues of The Iranian.

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THE IRANIAN, Issue No. 3
Jan./Feb. 1996

1. For the Flower of Freedom
   An open letter from Islamic reformist Dr. Abdolkarim Soroush.
   
2. Open Wounds
   An interview with former U.S. National Security Adviser, Gary Sick.
   
3. "Banned" and "Freed" Names (Persian)
   Iranian names you can and cannot put on your children -- officially.
   
4. Ghalam dar Ghalaf (Persian)
   Masoud Behnoud on Iranian journalism.
   
5. Searching for Us
   An Hungarian community who believe they are of Iranian origin.
   
6. Shomal: The Pleasant Reality
   An American tourist sees only green in Iran's Caspian region.
   
7. Areh Joone Ammat
   Remembering James Bond in Iran.
   
8. From Political Islam to Secular Nationalism
   Dr. Hooshang Amirahmadi believes nationalism in Iran is on the rise.
   
9. Esm man Mostaz'af (Persian)
   D. Paknezhad has a problem with banned names.
   
10. Why Change a Name
    dAyi Hamid is baffled by those who Westernize their Iranian names.
    

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THE IRANIAN, Issue No. 2
Nov./Dec. 1995

1. The Good Old Days...
   Editor's Note on his hometown (Abadan) and politics.
   
2. Masoud Behnoud: Between Extremes
   Interview with Iran's premier political analyst.
   
3. Our Boy; their Prisoner of War
   Iranian soldier recalls harsh Iraqi war camp.
   
4. Whatever Happened to Ali Parvin?
   National football star is banned from coaching.
   
5. Hazrate Fil
   On the possibilities of creating an Iranian Life magazine.
   
6. ...Who *@!*# CARES!
   E. Malekzadeh on the virtues of the Iranian newsgroup, SCI.
   
7. Writings on the Wall
   Eye-catching snap shots from Tehran.
   
8. tArof bi tArof
   dAyi Hamid has forgotten Iranian manners.
   
9. Whitney and Turkish TV
   Life's little joys in Tehran.
   
10. Like Mother Like Daughter
    Gizella and Samira Sinai on their artistic endeavors in Tehran and Budapest.
    

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THE IRANIAN, Issue No. 1
Sept./Oct. 1995

1. Satanic.Culture.Iranian?
   Harvard student gets booted for "sabotaging" SCI.
   
2. Can't Touch This... Can't do That...
   Paranoid computer-age moral dilemmas.
   
3. U.S. Sanctions Against Iran: A Break for Information
   Official U.S. statement on exchange of information between Iran/U.S.
   
4. An American in Iran
   S. Shaffer's first article about a rare visit by an American to Iran.
   
5. In the Name of the Internet
   Editor's Note on the launch of The Iranian.
   
6. Cyber Playland
   Popular children's computer center in Washington D.C. created by an Iranian.
   
7. To be or Not To be Iranian
   I'm not Iranian. I'm from the south of France.
   
8. Winning Again, on Their Turf
   Iranian senior citizen a champion in Virginia.
   
9. Center for Persian Culture
   Mani Farhadi's proposal for an Iranian center in Boston.
   
10. The Past in the Present
    Farah Osouli's modern miniature paintings.