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Abu Saeed
Memory
A moon of our own
I walk closer, almost without thinking, and sit on the bed
by her side
By Hossein Samiei
December 1, 1999
The Iranian
Niloofar is getting restless and is now openly pestering me. She pinches
my arm. I pull her hair. She screams and dad looks at me sternly, but not
at her. Niloofar runs away inside, straight to my room. I fear for my books.
I follow her. She is sitting on the edge of the bed, holding in her hand
(and casually flicking through) my only grown-ups' book, History of
Science, which, I own to show off rather than read. If I get any closer
the book will have a lot fewer pages and, as a result, science a much shorter
history. I just stand and stare at her, trying to look unconfrontational.
A few silent moments pass ...
She's now half lying on the bed, her skinny arms supporting the top
part of her body, her legs dangling by the side of the bed, her feet not
reaching the floor. At the age of 9-and-a-half she's a few months more
of a child than I am. She's wearing a loose sleeveless pale olive dress
with tiny little white flowers on it. Her hair is tied on the sides, making
the outline of her neck visible, and her eye lashes partially cover the
gleam in her eyes ... GO
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Special courts for the clergy: legitimate?
December 1, 999: Commentary by Sadeq Saba of the BBC Persian Service
on the trial of Abdollah Nouri and the special clerical court which sentenced
him to five years in prison (RealAudio) ... LISTEN
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BY: DAI HUYNH
The Houston Chronicle
September 05, 1999, Sunday
Food carries a deep meaning for Persians because it's reflective of
so many things in life, says Yadi Mosadegh, owner of Garson restaurant.
Take love and marriage. For thousands of years, Fessenjan, or grilled chicken
breast with pomegranate sauce, has graced wedding-banquet tables throughout
his homeland of Iran ... FULL
TEXT
More Letters
* Lengesh kon!
Alireza S. writes:
Mr. Qezelbash's commentary on recent events in Iran ["It's
over"] is very valid and lands a bull's eye! What a shame for
the rest of us to sit back here in the comfort of our new found homes and
criticize the snapper-head hard-liners in Iran. I have to admit that I
am indeed one of those folks.
I continually wish for a better Iran for the Iranians who live there
and can't get out. I continuously wish for a better Iran for the rest of
us Iranians living abroad and have never been back to Iran since the revolution.
I continuously wish for a better Iran for me to return, visit and come
to a closure. I continuously wish to do something to make things the way
they were.
But, hey, what the heck, I'm the one living outside and saying "lengesh
kon!"
* Top ten
Mohtaj e Doaa writes in response to, "What are you thankful
for?"
I am thankful to be in the U.S. for the following reasons:
1. It saved me from seeing Ayatollahs on the TV everyday
2. I was not killed in the war, or arrested and tortured, or killed by
Emami
3. I can get together with friends and family and celebrate Thanksgiving,
etc.
4. I can drive in straight lines (mostly)
5. Officials are not rude to me; they don't call me "to" instead
of "shoma"
6. I can live by myself, being divorced, and not perceived as weird
7. I am not awakened by the wonderfully loud call to prayer in the morning
8. I don't have to believe in a logic that has not advanced beyond the
thirteenth century
9. I can go out in T-shirt and shorts
10. I can watch movies undubbed...
If you need more reasons let me know and I'll send you another ten reasons
immediately.
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Books of the Week
* Saaniyeh-yeh
aakhar (1999)
Y2K issues in Iran
By Dr. Ali Parandeh
* Barandeh-haa
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A memoir by a former mayor of Tehran, with photos
By Ahmad Nafisi
* Jazireh
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By Simin Daneshvar
* Mumia
va assal (1996)
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Prestige
[Abdollah] Nouri's conviction by the illegitimate and unlawful Special
Court for Clergy was a service to him which increased his prestige and is
a source of pride for free-thinking clerics.
-- Ayatollah Hosseinali Montazeri
Reuters
December
1, 1999
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