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Radio days
Serving the "Finglishy" community in Virginia and on
the Net
By Babak Yektafar
It started slowly as a one-hour, once-a-week show about three years
ago. The first few shows where truly fun. I had no idea what I was doing,
but I didn't care because I had no listeners. Aside from producing the
content and performing, I had to run the audio mixing board as well. I
was going to be irreverent and wild. I would speak perfect Finglish (Farsi-English)
since this was to be a program for the Finglishy generation. I would play
cool, on-the-edge music of the world. I would talk about Morad Barghi,
Live Aid, Motel Ghoo, Lesbian Dial-A-Date, Chattanooga, Planet Hollywood,
Gol Gov Zaboon and Chai Latte. I would be the Iranian (albeit less controversial)
Howard Stern. Little did I know ... GO
TO FEATURE
Outlook
Spectre of nationalism haunts Iran
By Jonathan Lyons
AHMADABAD, Iran, March 11 (Reuters) - The spectre of secular nationalism
is stalking the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Nowhere is this more evident than in the accelerating revival of the
late Mohammad Mossadeq, the former prime minister who nationalised British
oil interests, advocated a policy of non-alignment and steadily undermined
the pro-Western shah only to be brought down by a CIA coup in 1953.
Mossadeq, a seasoned politician with royal blood, has long posed a problem
for Iran's clerical establishment: his nationalist and anti-colonialist
credentials were impeccable but his lack of religious zeal and open clashes
with senior clerics have seen him banished to revisionist limbo.
Now his ghost has returned to the political scene, particularly among
young people, forcing a re-evaluation of the Mossadeq legacy to contemporary
Iran ... FULL
TEXT
More Letters
* She didn't apologize
K. Manavi writes: I think sending harsh, impolite and indecent rhetoric
to U.S. Senator Boxer for her insult is the least and most instinctive
fair response ["U.S.
senator has "deep admiration" for Iranians"]. After
all if we were Jews we could have accused her of anti-semitism and would
have sued her for billions of dollars.
According to her, we are such an unimportant nation that she decides
to correct herself not by apologizing but by some formal routine non-sense
of reminding us of our heritage! We leave this to the conscience of the
world and do not really need people reminding us of our bright past ...
FULL
TEXT
* Lecture: Biennial Ehsan Yarshater
Lectures Series, UCLA
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA Presents
The Third Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lectures Series Given By J.T.P. de Bruijn
Professor Emeritus of Persian Literature, Leiden University on "Aspects
of the Persian Masnavi" ... DETAILS
HERE
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The Hague oil producer cuts dea
THE HAGUE,
March 12 (Reuters) - Following is the full text of the statement released
at the end of the oil producer talks on Friday: 1) In response to an invitation
by HE Youcef Yousfi, the Minister of Energy and Mines of Algeria and President
of the OPEC Conference, the Minister of Petroleum of Iran, Bijan Namdar
Zangeneh; the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia,
Ali Al-Naimi; and, the Minister of Energy and Mines of Venezuela, Ali Rodriguez,
met at the Algerian Embassy in The Hague ... FULL TEXT
Oil prices soar as producers agree new
cuts
LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - World oil prices gained nearly a dollar
on Friday, soaring after an emergency meeting of key oil powers agreed to
remove more than two million barrels per day (bpd) from a glutted market
to support prices ... FULL TEXT
Khatami gives upbeat view of Italy trip
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami described
as ``positive'' his landmark visit to Italy this week, saying he managed
to put across his country's new direction and ambitions, state television
reported Friday. But a prominent Iranian official criticized the West for
seeking to portray the trip as a result of Iranian weakness ... FULL TEXT
Italy visit a breakthrough for Khatami
LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - He came, he saw, he conquered. Iranian
President Mohammad Khatami achieved a foreign policy triumph with his three-day
state visit to Italy, impressing Pope John Paul, charming Italian leaders
and reaching out beyond Rome to the rest of Europe and the United States.
On the first visit by an Iranian head of state to a Western capital since
the 1979 Islamic revolution, Khatami sought to reassure the West by pledging
to promote democracy, fight terrorism and combat the spread of weapons of
mass destruction ... FULL TEXT
Iran, Italy conclude $2 billion deals
TEHRAN,
Iran, March 12 (UPI) -- An Iranian official says his country has signed
economic agreements worth $2 billion with Italy during a visit by Iranian
President Mohammed Khatami to Rome this week. Minister of Mines and Metals
Eshaq Jahangiri, who is also the head of the Iran-Italy Joint Committee,
said today) initial accords were reached to execute numerous economic projects
by Italy in Iran ... FULL TEXT
Makhmalbaf to be honored in France
Tehran
(Ettela'at) - Film director Mohsen Makhmalbaf will be awarded France's highest
cultural award ... FULL TEXT
"Arash" going abroad
Tehran
(Ettela'at) - "Arash" a play by Bahram Baizaie and directed by
Qotobodin Sadeqi will be performed in several countries, including in Switzerland
next fall ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Pardis Ariazand in U.S. women's under-17
soccer team
Palo Alto, (Sportestan) - Pardis Ariazand is the first Iranian-American
soccer player in the U.S. U-17 national team. Her dedication to the sport
is one more proof of Iranians' passion for soccer. Here's her interview
with Sportestan ... FULL TEXT
$ Rate
Updated March 12
The
dollar now offered at 780-810 tomans in the U.S. and 820 tomans in Iran
Source: Sehaty Exchange (U.S.) Tel: 602-595-0777
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This week's online screenings include
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Quote Unquote
Iranians
Question: How many Iranians does it take to screw in a light bulb? Answer:
257. One to screw in the bulb, 255 to stand around and criticize the bulb
and the screwing method, and one who says we don't even need a light bulb.
Babak Yektafar of Radio Velayat in Fairfax County, Virginia
"Radio
days"
The Iranian
March 12, 1999
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