The Iranian Times

Tuesday August 31, 1999 / Shahrivar 9, 1378, No. 796


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Life

Modern khaastegaari
I always thought this game was a set up for disaster, but...

By Halima Asad
August 31, 1999
The Iranian

After being away from Iran for more than twenty years, I didn't expect to return to the U.S. with a husband. However, everyone seemed to think that the ancient Iranian marriage ritual was awaiting me.

It all started at the airport when I arrived at Tehran's Mehrabad International. The passport control officer looked at my documents, including the fact that I entered the country without a valid passport. Then he smiled gently and said, "You are returning after 23 years in America? Are you coming to get married?" ... GO TO FEATURE


Outlook

Iran's new gateway makes steady progress

BY: Gunter Endres
Jane's Airport Review
September 1, 1999

By the end of 2000, Tehran, capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, will have a new US$1 billion airport capable of handling 4.5 million passengers and 120,000 tonnes of cargo. Work on the new Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA), being built 35km to the southwest of Tehran between the Qum and Saveh highways, started in 1994 and Phase I construction work is more than 60% complete ... FULL TEXT

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    Anyway

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More Letters

* Can men cook rice?

Yasaman Mottaghipour writes: I enjoyed reading your article in The Iranian ["Rice, Iranian style"], even though I was warned (feminist?) not to read on.

I found a lot of similarities in my own life. Every night straight to the kitchen after work and most of the time cooking rice. Here in my home everybody thinks preparing rice with a rice cooker is just fine (under cover work has been done!). Also my friend calls when it is time to wash dishes, so I get away from it (organized feminism?!).

The main difference between us is that when I was twenty, surprisingly, I did not want to change the world. Now, my only concern is your son. When he grows up you could call him and ask him what he is cooking for dinner. Is it realistic to expect this from a man?

* Cat out of the bag

Cyrus writes: Just wanted to tell you that I liked the piece you wrote in defense of the Jews ["I must be a Jew"]. Its about time the cat come out the bag!

How can we Iranians claim we deserve a democracy back in our motherland when even overseas we have our prejudices against this group or that group!?

When people like you shed light on anti-Semitism and prejudice, in time, it helps the whole Iranian community to think about this issue and hopefully, someday, do away with prejudice all togeter.

So, keep up the good work!


* Trade: Pre-Millennium mixer in Washington, DC

The Iranian Trade Association would like to thank all of its valued members, patrons, and friends in Washington, DC for the generous support we have received over the past year. So we are inviting you to a special "Member Appreciation & Pre-Millennium Mixer", open to the general public. Come and enjoy fine refreshments and good company while discussing what to expect from ITA, Congress, and U.S.-Iran engagement in the next millennium. We want to hear from you! Date/Venue Thursday, September 9, 1999 at the Hyatt Regency Capital Hill 400 New Jersey Ave., NW , Washington DC 20001. Tel: 202-737-1234. Time: 5:30 pm7:30 pm, complimentary mixer in The Main Lobby Bar, 7:30 pm.9:30 pm, optional dinner at the Park Promenade Restaurant ($30+ per person, payable at the door).


Books of the Week

* Do gharib (1998)
Letters from two friends in Iran and abroad
By Farideh Golbou

* Yek ruz maandeh beh eid-e paak (1998)
Novel
By Zoya Pirzad

* Istgaah-e aabshaar (1999)
Back when we were just kids...
By Parviz Davaie

* Talkhaak (1998)
Love story, best selling novel
By Nasser Karami

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In this day and age, women do not get married because the husband has a lot of horses or is able to protect the tribe.

-- Asad
"Modern khaastegaari"
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