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* Writers union takes a stand
* Zhazeh active as ever
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* National Orchestra to perform in Isfahan
* Protests have impact on performing arts
* Pop star
* Orang Khezraie: Disrespect
* What's playing in Tehran?
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Friday
July 16, 1999
* Araynpour on language & culture
Tehran, (Hamshahri) - If you are looking for an
English-Persian or Persian-English dictionary, nine out of ten you will
end up with one compiled by Manouchehr Aryanpour Kashani. Aryanpour, who
is also an authority on translation, speaks to Hamshahri about language
& culture ... FULL
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* Rival film festival?
Tehran, (Hamshahri) - The Third Great Iranian
Film Festival is currently screening Iranian films produced in the past
year. Various prizes will be handed out by the jury soon. Is there a rivalry
with the Fajr Film Festival or ... FULL
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* Publish at home / new books
Tehran, (Hamshahri) - Slow business forced some
publishers to set up shot at home, illegally. Now the publishers guild
has made it official: a pubisher can be based at home. Also news about
new and notable books ... FULL
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Thursday
July 15, 1999
* Remembering one of the students killed at
the dorms
Tehran, (Neshat) - Ezzatollah Ebrahim-Nezhad was
one of the students killed at the Tehran University dorms last week. He
was a friend of the poet Ali Salehi, and a bit of a poet himself... a gentle
soul ... FULL
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* Writers union takes a stand
Tehran, (Neshat) - The Iranian writers union has
issued a statement condemning the attack on students. This is one of the
first political statements by the grup since it was officially recognized
a few months ago ... FULL
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* Zhazeh active as ever
Tehran, (Neshat) - Contemporary artist Zhazeh
Tabatabaie never seems to stop creating magnificent art. He has just published
a book of drawings "Shir zan-haa va khorsheed khanoom-haaye Zhazeh"
(Zhazeh's linonesses and lady suns) ... FULL
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Wednesday
July 14, 1999
* New York University's taziyeh expert in Iran
Tehran, (Neshat) - Peter Chelkowski is a renowned expert on Islamic
religious plays, particularly taziyeh. Chelkowski who teaches at New York
University, visited Iran to take part in taziyeh arts festival. He spoke
to Hamshahri's arts correspondent ... FULL
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* National Orchestra to perform in Isfahan
Tehran, (Hamshahri) - The 95-member Iranian National Orchestra will
perform in Isfahan on July 20th. The lead vocalist will be Mohammad Reza
Shajarian. This is only the second time since the revolution that orchestra
is doing a public performance ... FULL
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Tuesday
July 13, 1999
* Protests have impact on performing arts
Tehran, (Neshat) - The student protests have had
a noticeable effect on the performing arts. Ticket sales for various shows
have been quite low ... FULL
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* Pop star
Tehran, (Neshat) - Ali-Reza Assar is a pop star.
His latest album, "Kuch-e Asheqaaneh" (Lovely Migration) has
been a best-seller in recent weeks ... FULL
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Monday
July 12, 1999
* Orang Khezraie: Disrespect
Tehran, (Neshat) - The family of the poet Orang
Khezraie who died last week, was not able to bury him at the special cemetery
for literrary personalities in Isfahan. Municipality officials were demaning
a million tomans ... FULL
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* What's playing in Tehran?
Tehran, (Neshat) - There are at least a dozen
plays currently on stage in Tehran. Here's a list of their names, directors
and ... FULL
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