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There is freedom of speech, but at a price
By Laleh Khalili
May 28, 1999
The Iranian
The newspapers may be critical, but they are also cautiously observing
boundaries set by the Islamic Republic itself and are operating within
a confined and exclusive circle, entry to which requires some sort of allegiance
to Islamic governance or at least Islam itself. While the outcry in defense
of Mohsen Kadivar by all the "lefty" newspapers was admirable,
there was no such similar outcry in defense of Abbas Amir-Entezam...
Perhaps the newspapers are testing the waters and are still afraid to
jump in whole-heartedly in defense of human rights for ALL, not just those
inside the Establishment. ... GO TO
FEATURE
Outlook
Iranian town marks anniversary of legendary Turkman
poet
By Bruce Pannier
Prague, (RFE/RL) -- Today marks the anniversary in Turkmenistan of the
birth of celebrated 18th-century poet Makhtum Kuli.
Festivities began Monday in the village of Haji-Gowshan in present-day
Iran, where the poet was born in or around 1733.
So important is the poet to the Turkmen people that President Saparmurat
Niyazov made a rare trip outside his country to attend the ceremonies.
Also in attendance was Iran's Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance
Ataollah Mohajerani ... FULL
TEXT
Ouch!
Tashkent, Uzbakistan, May 27, 1999 (Hamshahri) -- Mohammad Talaie, a
member of the Iranian free-style wrestling team, was taken to hospital
after he smashed his head against a concrete wall. He was upset because
he lost a match to a Kazakh opponent ... FULL
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More Letters
* Revolution is maturing
Laleh Khalili writes: I read
with great interest your letter in The Iranian about the death of the revolution,
and I just wanted to make a few small points in reply, which I hope you
accept as graciously as you have offered your opinions.
First off, I really don't think the revolution as an idea is dead, since
it obviously still occupies such vast tracts of the psyche of Iranians
inside Iran and outside. Revolutions are only similar to living organisms
in that they go through a lifecycle, and I believe that the Iranian Revolution
of 1977-1979 is in its maturity stage ... FULL
TEXT
* People are maturing
Ali Sajjadi , editor, Par
magazine writes: Dear Ms. Khalili, ... Revolution, by its nature, which
is nothing more than war, chaos,terror, etc., never "matures",
what you refer to as maturity is in fact the maturity of the Iranian people,
who are not looking for another revolution and want to have peaceful change.
Credit for a peaceful movement goes to the Iranian people and not to the
revolution... FULL
TEXT
* Amazing ignorance
Sepehr Sohabl
writes: Mr.
B.M.'s emotional commitment to ignorance is amazing. The statement
that not one Bahai died during the Iran-Iraq war or Bahais and Jews don't
help during hard times are so ridiculus. What is your proof and how can
you substantiate such statments? ["I
must be a Jew"]
What is well-documented is what all the minorities in Iran have been
and are going through whether there is a war going on or not: Bahais have
lost their lives since the begining of their religion, and guess who took
these lives? I rather be a Bahai than a blood-thristy nationalist.
* Class: Iranian Culture and Civilization
Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak writes: I am pleased to inform you that the Department
of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Washington
in Seattle has approved Iranian Culture and Civilization as a core departmental
offering in term "a" of its summer quarter 1999 program. Classes
run from June 21 to July 21, 1999, and meet MWF, 1:10-4:30 p. m. For more
information, contact the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization
at 543-6033 ... DETAILS
HERE
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May
28, 1999 (Middle East Economic Digest) - Full diplomatic relations were
restored with the UK on 18 May, completing Tehran's rapprochement with the
EU. The upgrading of ties could speed up insurance cover by the UK's Export
Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) for several big oil and gas projects
... FULL TEXT
Iraq, Iran to hold July meeting on POWs
BAGHDAD,
May 26 (AFP) - Iraqi and Iranian officials will exchange information on
the fate of prisoners of war at a July meeting in Baghdad, the Iraqi coordinator
of the two countries' joint committee said Wednesday ... FULL TEXT
Iranian FM receives new UN drug official
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TEHRAN,
May 26 (AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi received Wednesday
the new UN Drug Control Program chief for Iran, who presented his letter
of accreditation, the official IRNA news agency said ... FULL TEXT
Iran to witness last solar eclipse
TEHRAN,
Iran, May 27 (UPI) -- An Iranian tourist official says the last complete
solar eclipse of this century will take place in the city of Esfahan and
will attract many tourists from around the world ... FULL TEXT
Wrestling: Iran humiliated
Tehran
(Iran daily) -- Iran, Asia's wrestling powerhouse and former world champion,
only managed to muster third place in the Asian free-style wrestling championships
... FULL IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN
Esteqlal's "new" coaching staff
Tehran
(Iran daily) -- NO! Heshmat Mohajerani "will probably not" join
Esteqlal as its techinical manager. Instead the new coaching staff will
be made up of Mansour Pour-Heydari, Parviz Mazloomi and Yevgeni Sokomorokov
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