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Wednesday November 10, 1999 / Aban 19, 1378, No. 845


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Ayatollah

The soft side
Poems of Ayatollah Khomeini

November 10, 1999
The Iranian

Selected poems from Divan-e Imam (Tehran, 1998), the collected works of Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini: ... GO TO FEATURE


Outlook

Revolution on trial

Khordad publisher Abdollah Nouri's defends himself in court. Full report (PDF file) ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN


    Anyway

Head scratcher

An indonesian writes to The Iranian:

Dear brother,

We, activists of pro-democracy movement in Indonesia, need some photoes of Ayatollah Khomeini for our documentation. It's important for our journal. We Need also the picture of Reza Pahlevi and his family. For Ayatollah Khomeini, we especially need photo of him in front of his masses. Oh yeah, also photo about Ali Shariati. Thank you very much for your attention.

With greettings,

Frans FP


More Letters

* Bravo

Bahram writes: Thank you for giving us the occasion of reading this beautiful article [about visiting the Shah's tomb, "By the pale-green stone"]. Thank you to Mr. Kadivar for sharing his wonderful trip with us. I wish the young post-Islamic generation would read this little "trip to the past" especially those in Iran. Bravo, and thanks again.

* So far in the past

Reza Mousoli writes: It is like yesterday to many of us the day that the American embassy was taken. I was studying in a small town in Kent, England when a friend of mine who was a leftist sympathizer stormed to the cafeteria of the college with a big smile and waving a clinched fist to announce that the U.S. embassy had been stormed by a group of students!

There were many Iranian students everywhere in those days including in Kent. Of course we looked with amazement at this friend and all had a sneaky sense of triumph without fully understanding the full implication of this act.

Today all those events seem so far in the past in our eyes and in the eyes of Mr. Abdi, one of the hostage takers and Bruce Laingen one of the hostages ["Time to move on"]. In the political climate of Iran, it is very brave of Abdi and others to offer their regret for this act.

As one commentator said yesterday in reply to the question "what will happen if the American embassy opens tomorrow in Tehran?", the reply was " a long line will be formed for visa applications to the U.S.!" I think this sums up the true sentiment of the Iranian people.


* Rights: Human rights in Iran, Washington DC

The Alliance for Defense of Human Rights in Iran will hold a conference in Washington DC on the topic of human rights. Speakers: 1) Dr. Abdolkarim Lahidji (President of the League for the Defense of Human Rights in Iran), 2) Hassan Shariatmadari (member of the central council of National Republicans of Iran). Time: 2:00p.m. Saturday November 13. Place: Marvin Center at George Washington University Ball Room, 3rd Floor. Address: 21st and 'H' Street NW, Washington DC.

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* Baagh (1998)
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* Qand va namak (1998)
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Quote Unquote

Hejab

You cannot enforce the hejab with clubs and batons.

-- Absollah Nouri, Khordad Publisher
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November 10, 1999


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