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Rumi
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Real fantasies
Drawings by Bidjan Asadipour
July 5, 1999
The Iranian
"How do your drawings relate to people?" Bidjan Asadipour
was once asked. "This relationship is like that between people and
their photographs. The difference is that pictures display people's physical
appearance while drawings present their inner feelings as well." ...
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Outlook
Poet Ahmad Shamlu has recovered from his latest ailments. To thank
all the worried fans, his latest poem has been published in Iran daily
for the first time ... FULL
TEXT
Hamino kam daashtim
July 5, DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A Tehran museum holds two
watercolor paintings by Adolf Hitler, given decades ago by the Fuhrer himself
to the Iranian ambassador to Germany, the museum's curator said Monday.
Mohammad Reza Javaheri said the paintings show scenes of the Austrian
capital of Vienna, where the 18-year-old Hitler applied to study art, but
was rejected. The paintings are owned by the government foundation Bonyad
Mostazafan, which runs the museum ... FULL
TEXT
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* My little daughter
Vida Razzaghi writes: I live
in Iran . When I read your article I cried ["After
all, I am Iranian"]. I am not fluent in English but I can feel
what you are saying.
In two months I will fly to Canada. I think about my little daughter
and her culture all the time. I think about the possibility that she will
forget her Farsi and never be able to enjoy a Persian poem and maybe she
would not understand who we are.
I hope that we can be Iranian and never forget our history.
* Brilliant!
Mina Mortezai writes: I know
this is probably a late letter, but I just finished reading Hamid Taghavi's
feature "L.A.
wedding". Several words come to mind: BRILLIANT! HILARIOUS!
I laud Mr. Taghavi and hope to read more of his works soon. Thank you
also to The Iranian.
* Sports: Appreciation of Iranian athletes
in Irvine
On August 5, 1999, the Network of Iranian Professionals of Orange County
(NIPOC) commemorates the life and achievements of Iranian athletes and
sports veterans. This will be a memorable event in the history of Iranian
sportsmanship, and a great opportunity to document their lifetime achievements...
DETAILS HERE
Book of the Week
During the Reign of the Queen of Persian
By Joan Chase
The novel that is sweeping the country. A beautiful story of 20th-century
womanhood, of Gram, the Queen of Persia herself, who rules a house where
five daughters and four granddaughters spin out the tragedies and triumphs
of rural life in the 1950's in the American midwest ... GO TO BOOK
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Taste
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(Ta'm-e gilaas)
Winner of the top prize at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, "Taste
of Cherry" is an existential fable of weight and clarity from director
Abbas Kiarostami. An Iranian man, Mr. Badi, is determined to commit suicide
at nightfall, but seeks a living assistant to check his hand-dug grave
the following morning. If Badi is dead, the person will fill the grave
with dirt; if not, he will help Badi out of the hole. Farsi with English
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Arab-Iranian ties
We are tied to Iran by religion and neighbourliness as well as common
interest and we are confident that officials in both countries will continue
the good steps they started based on mutual trust and respect.
-- Saudi King Fahd
Reuters
July 5, 1999
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