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Horrific crime
A short story
By Mehrnoosh Mazarei
June 9, 1999
The Iranian
Clara va mnn
Short stories by Mehrnoosh Mazarei
1999, Rira Publishers
PO Box 1844,
Venice, California 90294
Recently several people wrote to complain about Massud Alemi's disturbing
short story, "Midget".
Some even thought it condoned violence against women.
Just a few days later, Mehrnoosh Mazarei's book of short stories arrived
in the mail . The first story daastaan-e gham-angizeh yek jenaayat-e
holnaak (The sad story of a horrific crime) was every bit as disturbing,
only with a different twist (in Persian)... GO
TO PAGE ONE
Outlook
History of chelo-kebab
Do Donya , monthly magazine
Summary: Iranian chelo-kebab was, for the first time, prepared according
to a Caucasian recipe at the time and by the order of Naser-e-Din Shah
Qajar (1821-1900's). The first chelo-kebab restaurant, Nayeb, was inaugurated
in Tehran in the traditional bazaar 121 years ago. Haj Hassan Shamshiri
chelo-kebab restaurant, one of the most famous, was opened at the eastern
wing of Sabzeh-meydan square, in downtown Tehran, when Reza Shah was in
power (1925-1941) ... FULL
TEXT
Thanks to Laleh Khalili
Mouse eats cat in Abadan
June 9, (Tehran Times) - The Persian daily Kayhan on Monday reported
that in Zolfeqari District in Abadan a cat fell prey of a big mouse and
was eaten up.
Abadan municipality had distributed poison to cope with the ever increasing
number of mice several weeks ago. But the poison did not work and the mice
got increasingly fat and strong.
Abadani residents come to this part of the city to see how mice follow
up the cats and enjoy the rare event in their lives.
It is strange that the cats escape so as not to be caught by the mice.
But it is more strange that the same poison have killed many cats throughout
the city.
Thanks to Payman Arabshahi
More Letters
* Agassi's dad
Khashayar writes: Agassi's hatred
of Iran and Iranians is a documented fact ["Andre
the great"].
With that in mind, I wonder what is the great one giving his [Iranian]
dad on Fathers Day?
* Nothing but disdain
Farshad Zarrabian writes: By
attempting to implicitly glorify [Andre Agassi] as somewhat of an Iranian
athletic success, while knowing that he has had nothing but disdain for
his half-assed Iranian link, is tantamount to injustice against all of
our true champions, past and present ["Andre
the great"]. I urge you, as a fellow compatriot, to introspect
further prior to dissemination of an article ... FULL
TEXT
* Astronomy: Solar eclipse delegation
on goodwill mission to Iran
June 5, 1999 - Washington, DC: Dr. Alan Hale, Director of the Southwest
Institute for Space Research, and co-discoverer of Comet Hale-Bopp -- which
shone brightly in the spring skies two years ago -- will lead a delegation
of private US citizens to Iran to view the total solar eclipse on August
11th, 1999. He has just made available a limited number of positions for
astronomers, scientists or professionals to join this astronomical adventure
... DETAILS
HERE
Book of the Week
Qajar Iran and the Rise of Reza Khan 1796-1925
By Nikki R. Keddie
"Qajar Iran is a must read for anyone interested in contemporary
Iranian history." -- Fathali Qahremani Qajar ... GO TO BOOK
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grain sales
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - The Clinton administration hopes
to issue rules covering the sale of U.S. food to Iran that are simple for
exporters to use, a top U.S. State Department official said on Wednesday
... FULL TEXT
Truck bomb kills six Iranian opposition
fighters in Iraq
BAGHDAD,
June 9 (AFP) - A truck bomb killed six Iranian opposition fighters and wounded
at least 36 people near Baghdad on Wednesday, in the deadliest attack on
their group inside Iraq since 1986, the People's Mujahedeen said ... FULL
TEXT
Conversative clampdown on press
June 8, 1999 (BBC) - The conservative majority in the Iranian parliament
has introduced a controversial bill which journalists allege is intended
to restrict press freedom ... FULL TEXT
Germany says concerned at arrest of Iranian
Jews
COLOGNE, Germany, June 9 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Joschka
Fischer said on Wednesday Bonn was ``gravely concerned'' about the arrest
of 13 Jews in Iran on suspicion of spying for Israel and the United States
... FULL TEXT
Israel's Barak asks Annan to help free
Iran Jews
JERUSALEM, June 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud
Barak asked U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday to help secure
the release of 13 Iranian Jews jailed on spying charges ... FULL TEXT
Majlis postpones examination of labour
law reform bill
TEHRAN,
June 9 (AFP) - Iran's conservative-dominated parliament Wednesday postponed
detailed discussion of a controversial bill aimed at easing labour legislation
for small businesses ... FULL TEXT
Iran to hold funeral ceremony for 600 war
dead
TEHRAN,
June 9 (AFP) - Funeral ceremonies for 600 Iranian soldiers killed during
the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war will be held Thursday at the shrine of the Imam
Khomeini, Iranian state radio announced Wednesday ... FULL TEXT
Iranian, Vietnam body, share U.N. population
award
UNITED NATIONS, June 9 (Reuters) - Iran's former Health Minister,
Dr. Seyed Alireza Marandi, and the Vietnam National Committee for Population
and Family Planning were presented on Wednesday with the 1999 U.N. Population
Award. Each received a diploma, a gold medal and an equal share of the monetary
prize of $25,000 ... FULL TEXT
Government will review new publishing bill
Tehran, (Iran daily) - The Culture Ministry will introduce a bill
to the Majlis to liberalize current regulations on book publishing ... FULL
TEXT IN PERSIAN
Azizi: Some don't want me to play
Tehran,
(Iran daily) - Khodadad Azizi, who has been the hero of several key matches
for Iran, says some officials do not want him to play for the national soccer
team ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Omid meets Bahrain
Tehran,
(Iran daily) - The under-23 national soccer team will face Bahrain on Saturday,
after its shocking defeat to Lebanon earlier this week ... FULL TEXT IN
PERSIAN
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