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Rumi
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Ashk-haa va Labkhand-haa
(Sound of Music)
Music and lyrics prepared by Pedram Missaghi
The Iranian film industry, especially before the revolution, was well-known
for its exceptional ability to dub foreign films. One of the very best
examples of this was "The Sound of Music".
The Persian version of the film -- named "Ashk-haa va Lankhand-haa"
(Tears and Laughter) -- was simply amazing because all the songs were translated
and beautifully sung in Persian. As a result, the film was not only a huge
success, but also the tunes remained forever recorded in the minds of an
entire generation of Iranian children. Remember "do, do shab nakhaabeedam..."?
... GO
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Outlook
The Internet's 'Open Sesame' Is Answered Warily
By DOUGLAS JEHL
The New York Times
March 18, 1999
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Ever so gingerly, the Internet is being allowed
across some final frontiers, into restrictive parts of the Islamic world,
under the wary eye of governments used to playing Big Brother.
In places like Saudi Arabia, where access was barred until two months
ago, the change is being hailed as a belated revolution. Internet cafes
have sprung up in Teheran, Iran, and here in Riyadh, and novices are being
dazzled by sites like yahoo.com.
Still, the authorities are trying to have it both ways.
In Iran, users -- who are monitored by some providers -- must promise,
among other things, that they "will not contact stations against Islamic
regulations," a reference to sites with sexual content. Violators
are warned that they could lose Internet privileges ... FULL
TEXT
The boys next door
Bruce Bahmani writes:
As I was trying to access iranian.com I missed a key and look what happened:
//www.uranian.com/
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* Between East and West
Amir Sadri writers: Laleh Khalili's
ostensible description of Iranian women and men ["To
live or to be alive?"] is a brilliant
exposition of the confusion that reigns supreme in the minds and hearts
of those of us who are lost in the wasteland between the East and the West.
* Intriguing photos
Darcy Brennan writers: I would
just like to write to you and say that these photographs are beautiful
and intriguing to examine ["Women
in Iran:Tradition meets today"]. I am writing a senior thesis
about women in Iran, and these photographs have helped me visualize what
it's like.
* Iranian Academic Association conference, New York
Dear colleague:
It is a great pleasure to invite you to submit papers for the 4th IAA
(Iranian Academic Association) Annual Conference. The meeting will convene
at the City University of New York, New York City, on September 18-19,
1999. The theme of this scientific gathering has been chosen as: Oil, Petrochemicals,
Energy and the Environment ... DETAILS
HERE
* Noruz: New Year celebrations in Sunnyvale
On Sunday, March 21st, 1999, Bonyad-e-Towhid i proudly presents a festive
celebration of Persian New Year in honoring the ancient Persian heritage
of Noruz in a series of cultural enrichment programs for the Iranian Community
in Northern California's Bay area ... DETAILS
HERE
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TEHRAN,
March 18 (AFP) - The results of Iran's February municipal elections will
not be approved by the conservative-dominated supervisory board until late
April, press reports said Thursday, amid a continuing bid to annul the election
of five leading reformers in Tehran ... FULL TEXT
U.S. senator, expert urge more contact
with Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. senator and former senior State Department
official Thursday urged Iran to consider broadening a people-to-people dialogue
with the United States by including members of the U.S. Congress. They made
their comments to an Iranian Cabinet official, Zahra Shojaie, whose visit
to Washington marked another step in the long slow march toward improved
relations between two countries who have been enemies for 20 years ... FULL
TEXT
Iranian dissidents dispute charges on immigration
LOS ANGELES, March 18, 1999, (Los Angeles Times) --An Iranian dissident
group denounced as a "sheer lie" allegations by federal prosecutors
in Los Angeles that members of the Mujahadeen Khalq organization used the
services of an immigration fraud ring to gain entry to the United States.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran, an umbrella organization, said
in a statement from its Washington headquarters that the allegations are
"apparently intended to please the religious, terrorist dictatorship
ruling Iran." ... FULL TEXT
Khatami cancels visit to Saudi -newspaper
TEHRAN, March 18 (Reuters) - An Iranian newspaper said on Thursday
that President Mohammad Khatami had cancelled a planned visit to Saudi Arabia
over Riyadh's support for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a territorial
dispute with Iran. ``Subsequent to...Riyadh's wrong stance on the three
Iranian islands of Abu Musa, the Greater and the Lesser Tunbs in the Persian
Gulf, President Seyed Mohammad Khatami cancelled his visit to Saudi Arabia,''
the English-language Tehran Times said ... FULL TEXT
Iranian says women making gains
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iranian President Mohammad Khatami's adviser
on women's affairs sought today to depict a rising tide of moderation in
the country, particularly in the way women are treated. Zahra Shojaie, who
is in the United States to attend U.N. sessions, said ``women are by no
means a passive part of society'' in the Islamic republic ... FULL TEXT
Mahdavi-kia raises team hopes in Germany
Tehran,
(Iran daily) - Mehdi Mahdav-kia scored for his second-division German team
Tuesday, raising the team's hopes of moving up to the first division ...
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``There are many of my colleagues who would be interested in going to
Iran and welcoming others from Iran and my question to you is what could
be done to try to facilitate visits by Americans including members of the
U.S. Congress to Iran?''
U.S. Senator Arlen Specter's question posed to Iranian Cabinet official,
Zahra Shojaie in a gathering in Washington
"U.S.
senator, expert urge more contact with Iran"
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March 18, 1999
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