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Obayd Zakani
Life in America
Picking a president
Figuring out the U.S. presidential candidates
By Babak Yektafar
November 11, 1999
The Iranian
I realized I would have a problem voting for G.W. (as in Bush, though
he has the best first initials for a candidate). I find his constant smirk
discomforting, as if he is telling me "just wait 'til I'm elected".
I don't want to take that chance...
I had saved my best lines for Dan Quayle, but of course he somehow got
wind of it and dropped out of the race. I must admit though that he would
have made the most fascinating of presidents. True, the nation would be
marching in the same spot with no forward momentum for four years but think
of the fun we would all have marching to the beat of a drummer who is tone
deaf and thinks that he is actually playing the violin.
Despite his rough and gruff and ultra conservative exterior, Pat Buchanan
comes across as a cross dresser. I am not exactly sure why, but every time
I see him, I envision him wearing matching fur rimmed hot pink panties
and bra. Please note that I said "envision" and not "dream
of." After all, I do draw a line even when it comes to my imagination
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Iranian Women Make Strides in Desert
'We can do horseback riding without a hijab. It shows Iranian women
in an empowered position, and helps strengthen the position of women.'
By Sandro Contenta
The Toronto Star
November 5, 1999
KORDAN, Iran - They dashed off in a thundering cloud of dust, headscarves
and robes flapping in the wind, 21 female jockeys urging their horses to
greater effort as the shimmering heat of the Iranian desert swallowed them
up.
One rider, dressed all in pink with a tinsel-covered headscarf, looked
as if she had galloped out of a Persian fairy tale ... FULL
TEXT
Aaaaay nafaskesh
TEHRAN, Nov 11 (AFP) - "Drunken hooligans" attacked musicians
and actors at a theatrical performance in southwest Iran Wednesday, the
daily Kayhan reported Thursday ... FULL
TEXT
More Letters
* Say something POSITIVE
Lizzie Borden writes:
I have often wondered what explains this urge by the older generation
of Iranians to constantly bash Iran, emphasize the shortcomings while ignoring
the accomplishments, and impose their hang-ups, frustrations and psychological
baggage on the youth. Perhaps it is a good excuse to do nothing - if everything
about Iran is bad, everyone is corrupt and all the decks are stacked against
you, then there is no point in trying to accomplishing anything, right?
Perhaps it is a way of justifying one's own frustrations. Or perhaps the
answer is simply that "misery loves company."
How about having something POSITIVE to say about Iran and Iranians once
in a while then? ... FULL
TEXT
* Impressive
A. Parsa writes: The poems of Khomeini ["The
soft side"] are impressive in nature and meaning. Are these really
his poems?
* 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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* Ruzegaran
(1999)
History of Iran up to the Pahlavi dynasty
By Abdol-Hossein Zarrinkoub
* Zanaan
haramsaraa-ye Nasserdin Shah (1998)
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By Khosro Motazed and Abolghasem Tafazoli
* Baagh
(1998)
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* Qand
va namak (1998)
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Jury recommends convicting Nouri
TEHRAN, Nov 11 (Reuters) - A hardline clerical jury in Iran has
recommended conviction of leading reformist cleric Abdollah Nouri after
his trial on charges of political and religious dissent, the Iranian news
agency IRNA reported on Thursday. It quoted a court statement as saying
the jury of the Special Court for Clergy voted to convict Nouri, a former
vice-president, on 15 unspecified counts and found that there were no mitigating
circumstances ... FULL TEXT
Conservative students demonstrate againt
pro-reform students
TEHRAN,
Nov 11 (AFP) - Iranian students from the southwestern city of Ahvaz will
stage a demonstration Thursday in protest against a reformist student organization
for supporting a spirit of dialogue with the US, a press report said Thursday
... FULL TEXT
Iran welcomes efforts to mend U.S. ties
TEHRAN,
Iran (Reuters) - Iran said on Thursday it would welcome efforts by countries
with close ties to the United States to urge Washington to modify its hostile
stand toward Tehran. The remarks by Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi had
a more positive tone than earlier ... FULL TEXT
Kharrazi hopes for "top level"
ties with Egypt
TEHRAN,
Nov 11 (AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said Thursday he hoped
to see relations between Iran and Egypt soon restored at the highest level
... FULL TEXT
Iran gets Airbuses cheaply, needs more
LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Iran Air appears to have got a surprisingly
good deal for the four A330 airliners it says it has bought from Airbus
Industrie and seems highly likely to buy more aircraft from the European
consortium ... FULL TEXT
Khatami defends economic plan
TEHRAN,
Nov 11 (AFP) - Iran's reformist President Mohammad Khatami defended his
five-year economic plan Thursday, while admitting the right of the conservative-dominated
parliament to have its say ... FULL TEXT
Iraq and Iran sign oil-for-food trade deals-INA
BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Iraq and Iran signed on Thursday three
contracts to boost bilateral trade under Iraq's oil-for- food deal with
the United Nations, the Iraqi News Agency INA reported ... FULL TEXT
Short film fests
Tehran (Hamshahri) - Sixty short films are being screened at the
Ahvaz films festival. Plus young film makers have gathered (in Tehran?)
to show 55 of their short films ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
New books
Tehran (Hamshahri) - This week's new books include Mahmoud Rouholamini's
work on the history of ancient Persian ceremonies and festivals, as well
as Mohammad Reza Mohammadi-Far's dictionary of journalistic terms in Persian
... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Iran to play U.S. Jan. 16
CHICAGO Iran's soccer team will play in the United States
for the first time, facing the Americans in an exhibition game at the Rose
Bowl on Jan. 16. "When we were originally matched up against Iran in
the World Cup, it garnered a lot of attention, most of which was centered
around political tension," Hank Steinbrecher, the executive director
of the U.S. Soccer Federation, said Thursday ... FULL TEXT
Kicker on Daei
Tehran
(Iran daily) - Kicker magazine's feature on Ali Daei has been translated
into Persian. "I want to become the headcoach of my national team one
day," Daei says as he eats chelokabab. ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Cycling medals
Tehran
(Iran daily) - Iran bags two bronze medals at the world cycling championships
in Uruguay ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN\
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