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Rumi
Fiction
Translated by Laleh Khalili
August 10, 1999
The Iranian
Whatever commands the King's daughter had, Quch-Ali would willingly
obey and would do such a good job that the girl had never raised a hand
on him. Quch-Ali was in love with the King's daughter. Loved her pure and
simple. In his opinion there was nothing wrong with that. For this reason,
one day he told his heart's secret to the girl.
That day, the girl was catching butterflies in the orchard. Quch-Ali
was standing under a tree watching her, and occasionally, when a butterfly
would fly away and sit on a tree, it was Quch-Ali's job to climb the tree
and pick the butterfly. Once, the girl saw a huge butterfly. She called
Quch-Ali and said, "Quch-Ali, you come get this one. I'm afraid."
Quch-Ali ran quickly, captured the butterfly and threw it in the gauze
basket. When he lifted his head, he saw that the girl was standing right
in front of him. Pure and simple, he said, "Princess, I am in love
with you. When we both grow up, please, let's marry." ... GO TO
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Oh, the life of a rock star
Travel notes by two members of the American scientific delegation
which has traveled to Iran to witness the last solar eclipse of the 20th
century (August 11, 1999) .
We are continuing to touch so many people. Alan went next and I stayed
back stage to help out with the equipment. Back stage, the students kept
trying to get me to sit down. I think I was making them uncomfortable standing
up. Then there was an intermission, which lasted I don't know how long.
I went outside to get a breath of fresh air and was immediately mobbed
by students wanting autographs and pictures. But again, they took great
care to be polite and to make sure that I got a drink of apple juice ...
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Faaaaaaje'eh
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* Allah knows best
Kazem Mansouri writes
: After reading the article "Who
are we kidding?" I realized the lack of understanding towards
Islam that was expressed ... Islam is a religion of tolerence, learning,
freedom and above all, the religion ordained by Allah. Iran, in its attempt
at a modern theocracy, should be given a chance to grow into fruition.
Political upheaval is healthy for the country, not the other way around.
Islamic government has already outlasted any other system of government
with human doctrains and laws. We look at democracy as the ideal system,
yet understand it still as a human concept, not a divine one. And Allah
knows best.
Democracy and "freedom" in the West are borderline anarchy.
We see the complete moral collapse of human beings, and as Muslims, are
we supposed to see that as the "best way?"? How is holding hands
with one's "girlfriend" on a street in Tehran freedom? Is getting
her pregnant a freedom too? How about the freedom of expression? Is badmouthing
an Imam or slandering Islam a freedom? No, no and no. These are paths to
moral decay, the same kind we see in the West. In these cases, freedom
is slavery ... FULL
TEXT
* Yeah right
Shery writes : To answer
the letter "Women
in Islam", Farina you are a retarded girl if in the 20th century
you think about the hijab. How could you say Islam gives rights to women?
I can say those rights were good enough for their time -- 1400 years ago
-- but not now.
In Islam does one woman equal one man? In my country a mother doesn't
have the right to bring up her own child after divorce. (Yeah right! Heaven
is beneath her feet!). Women don't have the right to divorce but men can
divorce any time they want and so on. Is that equality? Good for your religion!
By the way if you really like Islamic countries why don't you go back
to your country and enjoy your freedom there? please read some books and
try to think instead of repeating stuff that your grandparents told you.
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said: Following the announcement in communique No 6 of the names of the
people missing in the Tehran University hostel incident, it is hereby announced
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