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Crooks
Aaberoo reezi
Iranian scam artists
By Ashkan Yekrangi
April 14, 1999
The Iranian
One typical Wednesday night here in southern California, I turned on
the TV and tuned to one of my favorite shows, 20/20. What I was about to
learn that night would shock me: well-to-do Iranians on welfare. Was it
possible? This group of people I had always thought of so highly was cheating
the system? How could it be? ... GO
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Excerpts from President Clinton's remarks on April 12, 1999 at a
White House gathering: "Millennium Evening: THE PERILS OF INDIFFERENCE;
LESSONS LEARNED FROM A VIOLENT CENTURY":
THE PRESIDENT: I would like to make one more point which I think is
very important in the dealings between the West and the Islamic countries,
generally -- and I will use Iran as an example.
It may be that the Iranian people have been taught to hate or distrust
the United States or the West on the grounds that we are infidels and outside
the faith. And, therefore, it is easy for us to be angry and to respond
in kind. I think it is important to recognize, however, that Iran, because
of its enormous geopolitical importance over time, has been the subject
of quite a lot of abuse from various Western nations ... FULL
TEXT
Iranians engineers: Well paid
Results of the 1998 electrical engineering salary survey in the U.S.
appeared in the recent issue of the profession's trade journal, EE Times.
The results are in different categories - including nationality:
//www.eet.com/salarysurvey/1998/salary_4.fhtml
The average annual salary of an Iranian immigrant ($86,400) surpasses
by a wide margin that of immigrants from China ($70, 100), India ($74,800),
Taiwan ($73,900), Canada ($80,900), and the US median ($71,700).
Thanks to Payman Arabshahi
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* I guess I was fortunate
Dorothy Nowroozian writes:
Being a Black female in the U.S. was not always easy, but at least my family
firmly taught me that being Black was something to be proud of. I try to
instill that same pride in my half-Black, half-Persian children ["Siaah Sookhteh"].
I guess I was fortunate. My Iranian husband knew by marrying me he would
have Black children. And he believed that would be wonderful ... FULL
TEXT
* Taught to be subservient
Gloria Malek writes: Dear
Laleh Khalili, I have read both of your articles relating to women in Iran
["To
live or to be alive?", "Not
their fault"]. I have lived more than half of my life in North
America. I am not in a position to comment strongly on the life of women
in Iran, but I should have more say than another Iranian man since I have
experienced how a girl is treated in Iran.
I was haunted by images of losing my virginity when I was a girl, since
to lose it was to take away the honor of my family. I was taught to be
subservient. Thus I hid my true desires like many did ... FULL
TEXT
* Conference: Tehran seminar on Caspain
Sea
Seventh Annual Seminar on Central Asia & the Caucasus: "The
Caspian Sea: Opportunities & Obstacles" - June 22-23,1999
Following the disintegration of the former Soviet Union,the Caspian
Sea and its surroundings have gained international attention as a highly
important region of the world. This importance is attributed to enormous
unexploited resources of energy and also its capacity as a transportation
... DETAILS
HERE
Book of the Week
 Behind the Tall Walls
From Palace to Prison
An autobiography by Azar Aryanpour
Not long after Azar Aryanpour returned home to Iran in September of
1978, following a visit with two of her children in Washington, DC, a state
of martial law was declared. Her husband-the former Minister of Health
and Welfare under the Shah and an American-trained orthopaedic surgeon
who played a role in the real-life events chronicled in Ken Follett's best-selling
book On Wings of Eagles-was subsequently and wrongfully imprisoned. Now,
nearly two decades later, Azar Aryanpour speaks for the first time in Behind
the Tall Walls, an autobiographical retrospective of the tumultuous
events that resulted in the overthrow of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi ...
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Kadivar rejects charges of spreading propaganda
TEHRAN,
April 14 (AFP) - Popular Iranian reformist Mohsen Kadivar rejected Wednesday
accusations he spread propaganda hostile to the Islamic regime, charging
that his trial was unconstitutional and the court incompetent to try his
case. The cleric told a special court for the clergy on the opening day
of his trial he rejected as "thoroughly false" the charge that
he was a sworn enemy of the Islamic state ... FULL TEXT
Kadivar's trial tests freedom limits
TEHRAN, April 14 (Reuters) - The trial of Iranian dissident theologian
Mohsen Kadivar opened before a clerical court in Tehran on Wednesday, in
a case expected to test the limits of freedom of thought in the Islamic
republic ... FULL TEXT
Ms. Kadivar denies remarks
Tehran,
April 14, IRNA -- Ms. Jamileh Kadivar, sister of Mohsen Kadivar, whose trial
began in Tehran's special court for clerics today categorically denied wednesday
afternoon the statements which were attributed to her.[She was] quoted as
saying outside the court... that the court officials are worse than the
Shah's hangmen ... FULL TEXT
U.S. lays down conditions for "productive"
ties with Iran
MANAMA,
April 14 (AFP) - A visiting US envoy said Wednesday that Washington was
seeking a productive relationship with Iran after 20 years of hostility,
provided the Islamic republic meets certain conditions ...
Iran carries out test of surface-to-air
missile
TEHRAN,
April 14 (AFP) - The Iranian armed forces have carried out a successful
test of a surface-to-air missile, the first in a new line of air defense
weapons, state radio and television said Wednesday. State television showed
pictures of the test launch but did not specify the range of the new missile,
which officials said was designed and built entirely in Iran ... FULL TEXT
Iranians seek extradition of rebels
TEHRAN,
Iran, April 14 (UPI) -- The families of victims of terrorist attacks by
the Iranian rebel group Mujahedeen Khalq are urging countries supporting
the group to extradite it militants to Iran. The Iranian News Agency is
quoting the families as calling on countries sheltering Mujahedeen Khalq
to expel them to ``prove they are against terrorism.'' ... FULL TEXT
ARCO pushes for future Iran oil deal
MANAMA, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. energy major Atlantic Richfield
Co (ARCO) said it was pressing forward with negotiations on developing oilfields
in Iran and expressed hope of clinching a deal once U.S. sanctions are lifted
... FULL TEXT
Books: Publishers demand full rights
Tehran,
(Hamshahri) - Major feature on the state of book publishing: Many publishers
demand full rights to reprint before publishing books ... FULL IMAGE TEXT
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Persepolis looking to the future: Asian
cup
Tehran,
(Hamshahri) - There's a long road ahead but Persepolis is hoping to clintch
the Azadegan cup and move on to the Asian championships ... FULL IMAGE TEXT
IN PERSIAN
Qatari team files complaint againt Persepolis
Tehran,
(Iran daily) - Qatar's Al-Rayan soccer team has filed a complaint against
Persepolis accusing it of not paying compensation for Ali Daei's transfer
to Germany ... FULL IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN
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I think it is important to recognize, however, that Iran, because of
its enormous geopolitical importance over time, has been the subject of
quite a lot of abuse from various Western nations.
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