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Opinion
Who are we kidding?
We need more than just mild improvement
By Reza Razavi
July 28, 1999
The Iranian
The recent events in Iran have affected most Iranians in different ways.
There are some who really don't care one way or another what happens to
our country as long as they have their relative freedoms. These people
are the weaker ones who always find a need to go along with the system
and would much rather live a life of imprisonment in Iran rather than risking
their lives to be free. Well, whatever tickles their tummy ... GO TO FEATURE
Outlook
Shah's widow marks his 19th death anniversary in Egypt
By SALAH NASRAWI
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Accompanied by a royal entourage, the former queen
of Iran on Tuesday marked the anniversary of the death of Shah Mohammad
Reza Pahlavi amid Egyptian efforts to reconcile with the Islamic regime
which toppled the monarchy.
Before Farah Pahlavi began her annual pilgrimage to her husband's tomb,
she paid homage to Egypt's late president Anwar Sadat, who gave refuge
to the exiled monarch after he was overthrown in 1979 ... FULL TEXT
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More Letters
* Blind faith
Alex Bettesworth writes: Farina
Chaudry's letter sounds like someone indoctrinated to defend the "faith"
to the point of being blind ... Were the origins better understood, people
might not be so ready to accept them unquestioningly. Take for example
the veiling of women. Originally this was used within the Persian empire
as a way to distinguish upper class women from those of the lower classes.
It conveyed the idea that a woman's husband was well-off enough financially
that his wife did not need to work. As Muslim Arabs became the new upper
class they adopted this practice and eventually made it into Islamic law
... FULL
TEXT
* True conspiracies
Mehraban writes: Ahmad Ashraf
has a very nice interpretation of history. I admire his interest but what
he said in "Conspiracy
theories and the Persian mind" shows his lack of knowledge. The
history of Iran is a fact and far from any myth.
* Theater: Six plays in the Bay
GOLDEN THREAD PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: Six Plays- en short - A collection
of contemporary works ranging from parody to profound exploring love, death,
revolution and other trivial pursuits, organized by Torange Yeghiazarian.
AUGUST 4-28, 1999, WEDNSDAY - SATURDAY, 8pm. General Admission $15. EXIT
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Riots leave Khatami facing bitter political
struggle
TEHRAN,
July 28 (AFP) - President Mohammad Khatami has tried to smooth over Iran's
power struggle as an "illusion" but conservatives are stepping
up the attack on his reform agenda two weeks after bloody riots shook the
nation ... FULL TEXT
Students distance themselves from protesters
July
28, 1999 (he Wall Street Journal Europe) - TEHRAN, Iran -- Security officials
in Iran are using recent student riots to crack down on dissidents opposed
to the country's Islamic regime, and they are getting little protest from
student groups that favor more limited reforms ... FULL TEXT
Students file libel charges against dailies
TEHRAN, July 28 (Reuters) - An Iranian umbrella student organisation
with 50,000 members has filed suit in a criminal case against three hardline
dailies, a newspaper said on Wednesday ... FULL TEXT
Iran seen shunning U.S. wheat for now
PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) - Tension between moderates and conservatives
in Tehran and ongoing hostility toward the United States is likely to keep
Iran from buying U.S. wheat for now, European banking sources and grain
traders said this week ... FULL TEXT
Germany confirms arrest of Iranian espionage
suspect
Berlin
(dpa) - Police in Berlin have arrested an Iranian national suspected of
espionage, the federal prosecutor's office confirmed Tuesday ... FULL TEXT
Turkey seek more Iranian help against rebels
ANKARA, July 28 (Reuters) - Turkey on Wednesday urged Iran to cooperate
with it against Kurdish separatist rebels who Turkey says operate from Iranian
territory ... FULL TEXT
Russian Companies Interested in Investment
in Iran
MOSCOW,
July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia's First Vice Premier Nikolai Aksyonenko said
the participation of Russian firms in the international forum on investments
in the mining and metallurgical industry of Iran could facilitate their
familiarisation with the investment climate in Iran ... FULL TEXT
Russia pleased with Iran on Caspian Sea
MOSCOW,
July 28 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia's First Vice Premier Nikolai Aksyonenko told
journalists after a meeting with Iranian Minister of Metallurgy and Mines
Eshak Jahangiri that he was satisfied with the first signs of rapprochement
between Russia and Iran with regard to the approaches to the solution of
the question about the legal status of the Caspian Sea ... FULL TEXT
Ravani-Pour's new book
Tehran, (Neshat) - Moniru Ravani-Pour's new novel "Kowli kenaar-e
aatash" (Gypsy by the Fire) will be published next week ... FULL TEXT
IN PERSIAN
About "Siria, Siria"
Tehran,
(Neshat) - In an inteview with Neshat, novelist Moniru Ravani-Pour talks
about her other recent novel, "Siria, Siria" ... FULL TEXT IN
PERSIAN
First match
Tehran,
(Iran daily) - The first round of the Asian cup winners cup matches will
take place between Persepolis and Lebanon's Al-Ansar. Here's a preview ...
FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Pass hopeful
Tehran,
(Neshat) - After its trainting trip in Germany, Pass looks forward to the
start of the Azadehan league. Rasul Khatibi, the team's young striker, is
hopeful ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Fatemi goes to Greece
Tehran,
(Neshat) - National youth team striker Faraz Fatemi has given up on playing
for Persepolis or Esteqlal and has headed for Greece ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Let's not forget, the student movement is not after a revolution, or
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