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Elections
All is calm. For now.
The council elections showed a desire for change
By Laleh Khalili
Something is simmering under the surface. The recent Council Elections
and the extraordinary campaign period leading up to it has been affected
by the quiet and not so quiet gathering of forces unseen. While the Tehran
elections were a major reflection of the politics at national level, once
one steps outside the capital, the election in other cities and towns and
villages becomes far more interesting not as political events but as sociological
or anthropological ones. I have been keeping in touch with the Tehran elections
from afar via the increasingly more brilliant and chaotic "lefty"
newspapers, but these papers ("Khordad", "Sobh-e-Emrooz"
and "Neshat") take a day to get to Shiraz from Tehran and as
such, the temporal distance allows some emotional distance as well, which
in turn leads to me paying much more attention to the local elections here
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Italian university to honor Rushdie during Khatami
trip
TURIN, Italy, March 10 (AFP) - The British writer Salman Rushdie, condemned
to death by Tehran in 1989, was to receive an honorary degree from the
University of Turin on Wednesday, in a ceremony coinciding with a state
visit by Iran's president.
The Indian-born writer arrived in Turin on Tuesday and was to make an
address Wednesday on Roman and Italian authors and artists who have influenced
his work, including Ovid, Machiavelli and director Federico Fellini. ...
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concert in San Francisco ["Welcome
back"]. The only thing I can say is RIGHT ON BROTHER. When I was
young in the 70s in Tehroon, Farhad was GOD and he still is. Thanks for
your well written piece.
* Hope some day...
Melba Block writes: It's a great
pleasure to read your elections are going well. Maybe some day we'll see
American and Iranian friendship develope politically, culturally, and accademically.
The feeling that some day the American embargo on Iran will be lifted is
a dream. Hope our ties can be a genuine sincere relationship.
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"Celebrating International Women's Day" sponsored by: "Radio
Havayeh Tazeh" and "Iranian Cultural Group at UC Berkeley"
(Saturday March 13)
Guest Speaker: Dr. Zahra Taheri,
Topic: "Women in Persian Literature"
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* Philosophy: Hossein Nasr lecture,
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George Washington University: The Foundation of Iranian Studies Presents:
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Book of the Week
A Taste of Persia
An Introduction to Persian Cooking
By Najmieh Batmanglij
A Taste of Persia is a collection of authentic recipes from one of the
world's oldest cuisines, chosen and adapted for today's lifestyle and kitchen.
Here are light appetizers and kababs, hearty stews and rich, golden-crusted
rices, among many other dishes, all fragrant with the distinctive herbs,
spices, or fruits of Iran. Each recipe offers clear, easy-to-follow, step-by-step
instructions. Most take less than an hour to prepare; many require only
a few moments; many others can be made in advance. Besides its 100 recipes
and 60 photographs, the book includes a useful dictionary of Persian cooking
techniques and ingredients.
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Pope to hold landmark meeting with Iran's
Khatami
VATICAN CITY, March 11 (Reuters) - President Mohammad Khatami,
blazing a trail of a new openness in Iran, takes his message of peace and
dialogue to the home of the Roman Catholic faith on Thursday in an historic
meeting with Pope John Paul. In Italy, Khatami made the first state visit
by an Iranian president to the West since the 1979 Islamic revolution. At
the Vatican, he becomes Iran's most senior religious leader to visit the
Pope, who was elected a year before the fall of the Shah ... FULL TEXT
Khatami's speech at Florence University
ROME,
March 10 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, sounding a theme
of peace and reconciliation on his state visit to Italy, was expected to
discuss human rights with Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema on Wednesday. D'Alema,
a former communist, has signalled that while he believes the West and Iran
should push harder towards a firm rapprochement, he will also make clear
to Khatami that more must be done to combat human rights abuses ... FULL
TEXT
Khatami, Italy PM to discuss rights
ROME, March 10 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami,
sounding a theme of peace and reconciliation on his state visit to Italy,
was expected to discuss human rights with Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema
on Wednesday. D'Alema, a former communist, has signalled that while he believes
the West and Iran should push harder towards a firm rapprochement, he will
also make clear to Khatami that more must be done to combat human rights
abuses ... FULL TEXT
Protestors hurl paint at Iranian leader's
car, 13 arrested
ROME,
March 10 (AFP) - Thirteen people were arrested Wednesday after protestors
hurled paint at a car carrying Iranian President Mohammad Khatami through
central Rome, police said. (See photo) Their identities and nationalities
were not immediately disclosed. Police said some were in possession of eggs
filled with paint when they were detained. At least two eggs filled with
yellow paint hit Khatami's car in the protest ... FULL TEXT
Students call for boycott over liberal
cleric's arrest
TEHRAN,
March 10 (AFP) - Iranian university students called for a boycott of classes
Wednesday to protest the arrest of popular liberal cleric Mohsen Kadivar.
The Students' Unity Movement called on students across the capital not to
attend classes as a show of solidarity with Kadivar, who was jailed last
month by order of Iran's powerful Supreme Court for Clergy (SCC) for spreading
propaganda "hostile" to the Islamic republic ... FULL TEXT
Conservatives, reformers battle over meaning
of Iran vote results
TEHRAN,
March 10 (AFP) - Iran's conservatives on Wednesday tried to play down sweeping
victories by reformers in the Islamic republic's first-ever municipal elections
as both sides battle over interpreting the results. "Only 30 percent
of those eligible participated in the local elections in Tehran," where
reformers backing moderate President Mohammad Khatami swept all 15 council
seats, the conservative Tehran Times said ... FULL TEXT
No decision imminent on US farm sales to
Iran - sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite growing pressure from farm-state
lawmakers, the Clinton Administration is not close to a decision on a request
to waive trade sanctions that would allow Iran to buy more than $500 million
in U.S. farm goods, administration officials said Wednesday. The waiver,
requested by Niki Trading Co., is seen by farmers and grain traders as an
important step in opening up new export markets for overflowing American
grain bins ... FULL TEXT
Permits issued for nearly 500 books in
past WEEK
Tehran,
(Hamshahri) - Permits were issued for the publication of 471 books during
the past week. Average print run: 5,000. Less than a third are translations
... FULL PERSIAN IMAGE TEXT
New members elected to House of Theater
Board
Tehran,
(Hamshahri) - New members have been voted to the board of directors of the
House of Theater in Tehran. There names are ... FULL PERSIAN IMAGE TEXT
Dinmohammadi: Asian Player of the Month
Tehran (Iran Daily) - Siroos Dinmohammadi, a mid-fielder for Esteqlal
and the national team, has been chosen as the Asian Player of the Month
... FULL PERSIAN IMAGE TEXT
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Fountain or volcano?
There has been a reconfirmation of the desire and will of the people
-the poor, the supposedly "uneducated"- to participate, and a
warning that things are changing. Whether the slow simmer under the scar
tissue of Iran will become a volcanic explosion or a gentle fountain of
steam remains to be seen.
Laleh Khalili
"All
is calm. For now"
The Iranian
March 10, 1999
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