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Rumi
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15 Bedar
Or 13 Bedar in Washington DC
Photos by Jahanshah Javid
April 5, 1999
The Iranian
We all know how difficult it is to be an Iranian out of Iran. Take yesterday's
"13 Bedar" in Washington DC, for example. It was celebrated not
on the 13th day of the New Year but on the first convenient weekend. Was
this acceptable to Ahura Mazda. Hope so. It's the thought that counts,
right?... GO
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Outlook
Iranians Bring Park Alive on Special Day
By SEEMA MEHTA
Los Angeles Times
Thursday, April 5, 1999
Spring has finally arrived in Irvine.
True, the first day of the season was March 21. But around William R.
Mason Regional Park, spring doesn't really begin until the air is thick
with the smoky smells of exotic foods and the sounds of traditional music
that accompany the celebration of an Iranian holiday. Sunday, more than
10,000 people came to the park to observe Sizdeh-Beder.
Although the holiday is rooted in an ancient Persian religion, Sizdeh-Beder
is a cultural celebration for Iranians of all faiths. Families and friends
gather at parks, beaches and other outdoor spots to renew relationships,
sing, dance and feast ... FULL
TEXT
Iranian ingenuity: Vending machines to serve Pizzas
MADRID, March 25 (AFP) - TelePizza, Spain's biggest pizza franchise
operation, announced Thursday it was about to bring out the world's first
vending machine for pizzas.
Slap in 275 pesetas (1.60 euros, 1.80 dollars) and out comes a hot pizza.
TelePizza president Leopoldo Fernandez Pujals said his company was investing
10.8 million euros (11.8 million dollars) to bring the machine to markets
in Europe, the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and Latin America.
TelePizza, which will distribute the machines through a joint venture
with their inventor, an Iranian named Massoud Zandi, plans on selling 9,000
over the next three years -- which means a total of around 96.9 million
pizzas.
Thanks to Payman Arabshahi
More Letters
* A wonderful luxury
Minou writes: I enjoyed your rather
tasteless April Fool's joke - it did make me smile but it was rather too
close to the knuckle ["Iran
is a great country"]! I really had a good laugh though when I
read the letter by Ali Hashemi-Nejad. To claim cultural and class superiority
and yet to not be able to spell invites hilarity - not sympathy.
Humor is a wonderful teaching tool - and the responses to your prank
have made me think about the incredible luxury of free speech. It is not
purely an American luxury - it is a luxury that people try and uphold everywhere
around the world ... FULL
TEXT
* Sorry for myself
Katayoun Hashemi writes: What
an awful joke ["Iran
is a great country"]. I'm really sorry for myself for being a
subscriber [to The Iranian Times]. You are running a media and these
kinds of jokes are not acceptable at all. Can we trust you anymore? Have
you ever heard the TV or radio stations in this country [U.S.] giving the
wrong information ... or just joking about it?
* Celebration: Spring at UC Davis
Iranian Student Cultural & Aesthetic Organization(ISCAO) cordially
invites you to the 2ND ANNUAL SPRING CELEBRATION at Freeborn Hall, UC Davis
on Sunday April 11, 1999. Doors open @3pm. Program Begins Promptly @ 4pm.
Students: $7 (w/ Valid Student ID). Non-Students: $15. Children Under 6.
For More Information About Our Organization And To See Photographs of Previous
Performances Which You Might Have Missed, Please Visit Our Website: www.iscao.org.
Book of the Week
Ancient Persia
From 550 Bc to 650 Ad
By Josef Wiesehofer
Josef Wiesehofer, one of the most respected scholars of the ancient
world, provides here a comprehensive survey of the Persian Empire under
the Achaemenids, the Parthians and the Sasanians. By focusing on the indigenous
sources - written, archaeological and numismatic evidence from Persia -
he avoids the traditional Western approach which has tended to rely so
heavily on foreign and sometimes prejudiced Greek or Roman sources. Part
of the freshness of this book comes from its presentation of a historical
discussion of pre-Islamic Persia from a Near Eastern perspective.
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Faezeh Hashemi cancels U.S. trip
Washington DC, April 5, (The Iranian) - Faezeh Hashemi
Rafsanjani has abruptly cancelled her trip to the United States. The Majlis
deputy and publisher of Zan newspaper was due to make a speech at the Asia
Society in New York today. But in a letter faxed to her host, the American-Iranian
Council (AIC), she said she had to postpone her trip because of "unforseen
circumstances". Hooshang Amirahamadi, president of the AIC, said Hashemi
reaffirmed her support for a dialogue between the peoples of Iran and the
U.S. and said she hoped to reschedule her trip to the U.S. in the "near
future".
Iran court upholds two-year jail term for
convicted Tehran mayor
TEHRAN,
April 3 (AFP) - Iran's supreme court has upheld a two-year prison sentence
against former reformist Tehran mayor Gholamhossein Karbaschi, moderate
newspapers reported here Saturday ... FULL TEXT
France's Elf, Canada's Bow Valley sign
Iranian oil deal
TEHRAN,
April 4 (AFP) - Two oil companies, Elf Aquitaine of France and Canada's
Bow Valley, late Sunday signed a 300-million-dollar contract with Iran to
exploit an oil deposit in the Gulf. The agreement flies in the face of the
US D'Amato law, which threatens to slap sanctions on any foreign company
investing more than 20 million dollars in Iran's oil sector ... FULL TEXT
Farah Diba's Norouz message published in
Iranian newspaper
TEHRAN,
April 3 (AP) - An Iranian newspaper published on Saturday part of a New
Year message from the country's former empress, the first time she has been
quoted here since the 1979 Islamic Revolution which toppled her husband,
the Shah ... FULL TEXT
Kadivar gets family visit for first time
Tehran
(Iran daily) - For the first time since his arrest a month ago, Hojatoleslam
Mohsen Kadivar has been visited by members of his family and they have passed
on his demands to the press ... FULL TEXT
Iran blames NATO for Kosovo misery, sends
aid
TEHRAN, April 5 (Reuters) Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
attacked NATO on Monday for its air strikes on Yugoslavia, saying they had
only exacerbated the plight of ethnic Albanian Moslems in Kosovo ... FULL
TEXT
Iranian films: plenty of awards; no revenue
Tehran,
(Hamshahri) - Iranian films have won numerous awards at international film
festivals but their celebrated makers have seen little financial reward
in return. Why? A feature... PERSIAN IMAGE TEXT
U.S. tops Iran in wrestling world cup
Sunday, April 4, SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Kerry McCoy pinned Iran's
Ebrahim Mehraban in the final heavyweight match of the 27th World Cup of
Wrestling to lead the United States to the team title on Saturday night.
Mc ... FULL TEXT .... ALSO
FULL PERSIAN IMAGE TEXT
On TV
Iran in ABC's "The Century"
ABC television has put a new/documentary series together called 'The
Century', highlighting the key events of the 20th century (from an American
perspective). Each episode, except the sixth, covers two of the above. The
sixth is exclusively about Iran. Please share this with your friends and
family ... MORE
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The presence of women teachers in classes with schoolboys over the age
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