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In the tradition of "faal gereftan"
By Yasmine Rafii
May 25, 1999
The Iranian
Last year, I started writing short narratives
for my own amusement. The Iranian has featured a couple of them
and since my other love is images, it seemed natural to combine the two.
The six pages you see here are the first in a
series of what is to become an illuminated manuscript. I love the tradition
of "faal gereftan", and kept that in the back of my mind as I
was working ... GO
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The Kish controversy
Film directors Bahram Bayzaie and Nasser Taghvaie are angry at a decision
by the Cannes film festival to cut their contribution to "Tales of
Kish" - a collection of films about the Iranian island in the Persian
Gulf. The festival ended this weekend and the film did not win any awards:
- Bahram
Bayzaie's protest letter
- Nasser
Taghvaie's protest letter
- Cannes
festival official's letter
Also see: Daily
Variety's review of "Tales of Kish"
Women's band sing pop for Allah
By Frances Harrison in Kuala Lumpur
The Guardin, London
The Taliban in Afghanistan and the hardline clergy in Iran might regard
them as blasphemous, but in Malaysia Islamic pop groups are a hit, even
with the fundamentalist PAS party. Nasyid groups, as they are known, are
winning awards for using their talents to bring people closer to Allah
... FULL TEXT
Thanks to Laleh Khalili
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* Fight extremism by improving economy
Salman Moghaddamjoo writes:
I believe that in order to mobilize the majority who voted for Mr. Khatami,
and fully neutralize all hardline elements in Iran, the economy needs to
be fully improved ["From
revolution to freedom"].
When people feel they have enough to eat without having to hold more
than one job, then even some members of the crazy Ansar Hizbollah can be
converted to freedom fighters rather than just stay on as mercenaries ...
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TEXT
* Youth true engine of change
Asghar Mossombagi writes:
I appreciate the writer's first hand experience and the courage of
the students ["From
revolution to freedom"]. I only want to remind the writer that
no generation of Iranian youth in the past 50 years has been without courage.
That every young generation from the time of Dr. Mossadegh to anti-dictatorship
movements of the 60's and 70's to the 1978 revolution has been the true
engine of change in Iranian political arena ... FULL
TEXT
* Community: Iranian organization "most
exemplary" in Oregon
The Asian Reporter Scholarship and Awards Selection Committee has unanimously
selected the Andisheh Center for its contribution and tireless effort on
behalf of the Iranian community, as one of the community's Most Exemplary
Volunteer Organizations in Oregon. The Committee has also recognized Dr.
Malekeh Taleghani as the Community's most exemplary volunteer activist
... DETAILS
HERE
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Film, Media, and the Politics of Place
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massive shifts in how we define home and community, leaving redrawn territories
and globalized contexts. Ranging from intensely personal to highly theoretical,
the contributors explore our complex negotiation of "home" and
"homeland" in a postmodern world ... GO TO BOOK
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TEHRAN,
May 25 (AFP) - Tehran's municipal council on Tuesday postponed the election
of a new mayor for the second time in a week amid a dispute over who should
head one of the world's largest capitals. "The election of the mayor
is not on Tuesday's agenda of the city council meeting," a municipality
source told AFP, adding that members of the council had failed to reach
a consensus over the candidates ... FULL TEXT
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TEHRAN,
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campus, was in "defence of political prisoners and freedom." ...
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May
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for women police officers, in a move to improve employment opportunities
for women in the Islamic republic, the official IRNA news agency reported
Tuesday ... FULL TEXT
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TEHRAN,
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TEHRAN
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Pour-Heydari out, German in
Tehran
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Iranian national team following news that an experienced German has been
chosen to lead the team. The new coach will join the Iranian players in
Canada where they are due to take part in friendly international matches
early next month ... FULL IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Tehran
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returned to the world of soccer, this time as a coach. He has been an assistant
coach to the national team for some time. He spoke about the team's composition
as it prepares to leave for Canada ... FULL IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN
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