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Rumi
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Summer of 78
Abadan - the way it was
Photographs by Hamid Arjomand
I guess it would be romantic to think that I had some subconscious feeling
that I would not go back to Abadan for a long while. It was the summer
of 1978, right before the Cinema Rex fire. I borrowed my mother's camera,
put on my Ray Bans, and jumped on my Honda moped on a hot afternoon. So
it was that I documented as many of the streets of Braim as the two rolls
of film permitted ... GO
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Outlook
Brother of supreme leader assaulted
TEHRAN, Feb 13 (AFP) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami called Saturday
for an investigation into the assault of one of his advisers, the brother
of supreme religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid an escalation
of political violence in the Islamic republic.
Khatami directed the intelligence and interior ministries to launch
an investigation into Thursday's assault on Hadi Khamenei, publisher of
the radical pro-Khatami daily Jahan-e-Islam and an adviser to the president
... FULL TEXT
Khorsandi Online
Hadi Khorsandi's is finally online. This is his
own official site, full of cartoons and satirical pices on Iran today.
You will not stop laughing.... GO
THERE
History
Revolution: 1979-1999
Nationalists
The provisional government & Mossadegh
In August 1979, Parkhash, a nationalist
newspaper in Iran, ran photographs of senior officials from the Mosssadegh
era and the post-revolutionary government. The feature was titled "From
August 1952 to August 1979: What it was then, what it is now." Here
are the photogrpahs... GO
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More Letters
* Farsi-speaking tourist
Hosain writes: Very funny, sad,
and true ["Traffic
immitating life"]. The best way of transport in Iran for people
visiting is public transportation. If you wish to be a big spender you
may raise your hand. Most cab drivers in Tehran understand you are a visitor
and stop by you. You can jump in and give the address. It has been my experience
you can get anywhere but the airport by offereing about 600 tomans. Iran
is a great place to visit but you have to be patient. Remember you are
just a tourist who can speak Farsi.
* Film: Iranian film
festival in Houston
The series offers three powerful feature films from the quality cinema
made by veteran directors Mehrjui and Panahi and by newcomer Parviz Shahbazi.
It also features a remarkable full-length documentary co-directed by an
Iranian anthropologist and a well-known British filmmaker. Together, these
films offer affectionate and devastating glimpses of contemporary life
in Iran... MORE
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Book of the Week
Women Without Men
A novella
By Shahrnush Parsipur
(Kamran Talattof Jocelyn Sharlet, translators)
The significance of Parsipur's work transcends the realm of literary
activities. Her works were among the first feminist-conscious enunciations
that appeal in the postrevolutionary period in response to limitations
imposed on women by the state ideology... The following stories [reflect]
the role that the rise of feminist-consciousness may play in the course
of cultural change in Iran." -- Introductuon
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Amir-Entezam to be put on trial Tuesday
TEHRAN,
Feb 15 (AFP) - A minister in Iran's first post-revolutionary government
is to go on trial here Tuesday charged with slander, his wife told AFP.
Abbas Amir-Entezam, regarded as a liberal, was detained last September after
making critical statements about the former head of the Evin prison near
Tehran, Assadollah Ladjevardi, who was assassinated in August ... FULL TEXT
Police issue account of German's murder
TEHRAN,
Feb 15 (AFP) - Iranian police issued a detailed account Monday of the murder
of a German businessman following mounting criticism of the authorities'
handling of the affair and suggestions that "invisible hands"
were behind it. Police insisted a lone fugitive from justice was reponsible
for Saturday's murder of the former Tehran representative of Deutsche Bank,
Heinrich Lambert Heimes ... FULL TEXT
Tehran wants "drastic reform"
following dissident murders
TEHRAN,
Feb 15 (AFP) - Iran's reformist government launched a campaign for a thorough
overhaul of the secretive intelligence services Monday following last month's
shock admission that "rogue" agents were involved in the murder
of dissidents. The intelligence ministry, which is "responsible to
ensure the security of citizens," had "become the home to a coterie
of murderers," said an editorial in the government newspaper Iran Daily
... FULL TEXT
Interview with Moshiri
Tehran
(Iran daily) - Iran's only newspaper for the blind has done an extensive
interview with poet Fereydoun Moshiri ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Iran 2 - Kuwait 1
Tehran
(Irna) - Iran defeated Kuwait in a friendly match in Kuwat City today ...
IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN
Karimi suspended for a year
Tehran
(Iran daily) - Attacking a referee has cost national soccer team player
Ali Karimi a year's suspension from all domestic and international games
... IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN
U.S. senator
Senator Boxer & Iran: The "terrorist
nation"
In an interview on Larry
King Live on February 10, Senator Barbara Boxer referred to Iran as
a "terrorist nation." Is the use of the adjective "terrorist"
together with "nation" appropriate? Did she really intend to convey
that all persons of Iranian origin are terrorists? I think we should ask
her. Her email address: Senator@Boxer.senate.gov
$ Rate
Updated Feb 15
The
dollar now offered at up to 800-820 tomans
Source: Sehaty Exchange (U.S.) Tel: 602-595-0777
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Club
Daryaa
Kenaar
Join The Iranian online club where you can chat,
communicate privately with friends, exchange images, and much more. It's
a fun and civilized way to interact on the internet.
The Web
Iran
Iran Trade Point Network
"The Trade Point is a center for Facilitation of foreign
trade in such a way to situate the traders , exporters / importers , in
a suitable position in the intensive international competitive arena."
Beyond Iran
FunTrivia.com
An online celebration of the "Did
You Know" facts of the world. Browse the collection by category, or
search by keyword.
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Quote Unquote
Justice
We are asking for justice, that is all we want.
Elaheh Amir-Entezam, wife of Abbas Amir-Entezam who is going on trial
"Amir-Entezam
to be put on trial"
AFP
February 15, 1999
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Googoosh
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