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Rumi
Identity
Bukhara blues
Layers of history one on top of another
By Shahriar Zahedi
August 25, 1999
The Iranian
His name is Mahdi Ibodov. To us, he could be Mehdi Ebadzadeh, or Ebadpoor.
Who knows what would have been?
His face, darkened and weathered by the intense rays of the steppe sun,
is an amalgam of racial features; Turkman, Iranian, Hindu, Greek, Uzbek,
Tajik, Maybe even the Arab has contributed to his make up. This is how
people are in this part of the world. Layers of history are deposited one
on top of another, each group dominating and at the same time embracing
the one that came before it ... GO
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* Marvelous, enchanting
Carolyn Dabirsiaghi writes:
I am delighted that The Iranian has featured Ms. Nahai's marvelous
new book, Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith ["The
night before"]. After reading her first book, Cry of the Peacock,
many times, I was eager to read a second by the author.
I think Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith is enchanting ... I
read passages that made us both marvel at Ms. Nahai's talent and insight,
not only into the psyche of the characters, but also the English language.
When it came to the last pages, I refused to share anymore. My rephrasing
the passages would have been an injustice to her work. I felt everyone
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* I went through the same
Hamid Beykzadeh
writes: The story was realy touching ["The
night before"]. Every memory I have had since I came to the U.S.
in 1976 came back to me. I went through the same things and had the same
feelings as the writer.
I still feel the same way every time I go to visit my family in Iran.
Sometimes I think I should not go to visit my family because I get so emotional
that I regret my visit.
Sometimes I feel like going back to Tehran and not come back again,
because I do not know how much more I can take these emotional roller coasters.
But I can not go back. I have two sons here.
* Music: Shahram Nazeri, North Carolina
In celebration of Rumi, Shahram Nazeri & the Dastan Ensemble will
perform on Saturday September 25 at the Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University,
in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Amir Rezvani, 919.967.3718
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