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Khayyam
Fiction
Ravaabet-e vizheh
Shahrnoush Parsipour tackles intimacy
December 22, 1999
The Iranian
Imagine Iran in the late 70s. A bubbly 19-year-old girl falls for a
tired middle-aged man. She's eager to lose her virginity and he's reluctant
and confused. What happens in the privacy of his empty house? In the absence
of an established or accepted tradition of erotica in Persian literature,
how does an author describe their relationship?
These are just some of the dilimmas raised by Shahrnoush Parsipour's
intriguing "new" novel Maajeraa-haaye saadeh va kuchak-e ruh-e
derakht, (Simple Affairs and the Spirit of the Tree) >>>
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Outlook
Iran plots cautious path to economic revolution
A new mood in a nation with mineral wealth and too few televisions
By Pete Harrison
The Times (London)
December 20, 1999
The wailing of a siren fills the Tehran night, bouncing off grey concrete
and down the wide streets. But this is no air-raid warning. Car alarms
are as much a nuisance in this city as in any other these days. Eventually,
the owner reaches his car and silence returns >>>
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Bah bah... sigaar ham bekeshin
TEHRAN, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A daughter of former President Akbar Hashemi
Rafsanjani has urged Iranian women to overcome the stigma of proposing
marriage to a man.
Newspapers on Wednesday also quoted Faezeh Hashemi, a leading reformist
parliamentarian, as calling for more freedom of dress and behaviour for
women in the Islamic society >>>
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More Letters
* Whoever your are
Siamak Masoudi writes:
The other night my son who has never been to Iran came home and told
me that he had met another Persian guy at work. He was very excited. Then
he said to me, "You know dad, I don't know what it is, I have never
been to Iran, but whenever I meet another Iranian I feel something special,
something different."
I still cry when I repeat that story. And everytime I log on to your
site I weep uncontrollably. I don't know why. I don't know you, and I don't
know what political philosophies you hold. All I know is that you are from
the land that I miss so much. I hate what has been done to my generation
and to my son's generation. I hope those responsible are brought to justice
one day.
In the meantime, I love what you have done and I am so proud of you,
whoever you are. Thank you for keeping my childhood memories alive.
* Good old days
Vida Ghahremani writes: Thanks
for reminding me of the good old days. Where did you find this
photo? I had never seen it myself! Name of the film is AATASH-O- KHAAKESTAR,
directed by Khosrow Parvizi who lives in Los Angeles. He could give you
lots of unique and first hand information about the film.
Note: Vida Ghahremani also has a web
site where she offers jewelry and greeting cards. Thanks to Ramin Tabib.
* Politics: Cyrus announces candidacy
for U.S. Congress
December 22, 1999, Rockville, MD -- Cyrus Homayounpour, a longtime County
resident, active in New Democrats of Montgomery County and the Democratic
Leadership Council (DLC), has announced his run for Congress to challenge
Republican Congresswoman Connie Morella in the 8th Congressional District
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By Ahmad Nafisi
* Jazireh
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Khatami's brother to start paper
TEHRAN, Dec 22 (Asr-e Azadegan) - A new pro-Khatami newspaper will
hit the newsstands on Saturday. "Mosharekat" (Cooperation) will
be headed by the president's brother, Mohammad Reza Khatami >>>
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Iran to release German businessman on bail-paper
TEHRAN, Dec 22 (Reuters) - An Iranian court has agreed to release
on bail a German businessman who had earlier been held on death row for
engaging in illicit sex with a Moslem woman, a state-run newspaper reported
on Wednesday >>> FULL TEXT
Israel-Syria talks causing rift between
Damascus and Tehran
TEHRAN,
Dec 22 (AFP) - The prospect of peace between Syria and Israel is straining
the long friendship between Damascus and Tehran, which both support radical
Palestinian groups opposed to the peace process >>> FULL TEXT
Tehran air pollution continues to worsen
TEHRAN,
Dec 22 (AFP) - Air quality in Tehran was slightly worse Wednesday as a yellow
cloud hovered over the city for the fifth day in a row, the official news
agency IRNA reported >>> FULL TEXT
Rabbani asks ex-communist general to return
to fight against Taliban
KABUL,
Dec 22 (AFP) - Ousted Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani has asked former
communist general Abdul Rashid Dostam to return to Afghanistan and fight
against the Taliban, a spokesman said Wednesday. Rabbani held meetings with
Dostam and Afghan Shiite Hezb-i-Wahdat faction leader Karim Khalili in Iran
during a four-day visit, said spokesman, Abdullah (only 1st name available)
>>> FULL TEXT
Oil prices fall after small US stock drop
LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Jittery oil prices fell further from
recent highs on Wednesday after a surprisingly small decline in crude stockpiles
in the United States, the world's biggest energy market >>> FULL
TEXT
Oldest bricks
Tehran
(Asr-e Azadegan) - Mud bricks dug up near Savjebalagh are the "oldest"
ever discovered. Estimated age: 9,000 years >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Azizi to join Esteqlal?
Tehran
(Asr-e Azadegan) - Some 50 rare Persian books will be reprinted in Italy
>>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Kish camp
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) - Chuncks of news from the national soccer
team training camp in Kish. Looks like the boys are having a great time
and can't wait to get to America >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Confidence
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) - Mehdi Mahdavi-Kia talks about his good
fortune in Hamburg and the self-confidence of the national team prior to
the friendly games in the U.S. >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Best
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) - Mehdi Monajati and Ebrahim Qassempour
pick their best players of the last two decades >>> FULL TEXT IN
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No shame
There is no shame about a girl proposing marriage to a boy. Why should
a girl sit at home and wait for a male suitor to knock on her door one day?
-- Majlis deputy, Faezeh Hashemi
Reuters
December
22, 1999
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