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Nezami
Opinion
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Four scenarios for Iran's future direction
By Majid Tehranian
September 28, 1999
The Iranian
One way to predict the future is by setting up different scenarios.
Politics is not an exact science. But by examining each possible scenario,
researchers can come to reasonable conclusions.
If we use this method to predict Iran's future, we will be faced with
four possible scenarios (in Persian) ... GO
TO PAGE ONE
Letter
Take a stand
Open letter to President Khatami
September 28, 1999
The Iranian
Hossein Baqer Zadeh's letter (in Persian) to President Khatami (17
September 1999) callling for a firm stand against anti-democratic forces.
Baqer Zadeh is a founding member and chairperson of the Iranian
Human Rights Working Group. His recent
column in Iran's Neshat newspaper on the need to abolish the
death penalty was partly responsible for a ban imposed on the newspaper
... GO
TO PAGE ONE
Outlook
FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW
A Spiritual Vision Imbues The Trials Of a Blind Boy
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
The New York Times
September 25, 1999
In one way or another, the cinema of every nationality addresses the
tenuous relationship of man and nature (in the United States it tends to
be through bloated disaster epics like "Twister"). But in Iran
this grandest of themes is almost a national obsession. And in Majid Majidi's
stunningly beautiful film, "The Color of Heaven," that relationship
is evoked with an ecstatic sensuousness along with an awed awareness of
nature's destructive power that are nothing less than extraordinary ...
FULL TEXT
Sarah Shahi is a Dallas Cowboy cheerleader. She says her biggest mistake
was "not learning... Farsi". She's the one standing in the middle
of the second row. Click on her image and read about her ... GO
HERE
Thanks to Mehran Azhar
More Letters
* Right to be homophopic
Sultan Mehrabi writes: This is in
response to the article about Iranian attitudes towards homosexuals ["Acceptance"].
Just like those people made a decision to be homosexuals, the rest of
us have the right to make our own decisions about our own opinions and
actions. If we wish to dislike homosexuals it is our right. If we are homophobic
it is our right to be. You can't tell us how to be.
I hold the opinion that homosexuals are destroying society with their
actions and those who accept them and welcome them with open arms are helping
them do that.
I don't believe homosexuality is right or should be accepted. However
I don't believe cruelty is right either. So therefore I personally, don't
ask, don't support and don't want to know if a person is homosexual.
Freedom of opinion seems to apply to everybody except those who wish
to practice it these days.
* Chic?
Morteza Anvari writes: So,
now I have seen everything! I mean every door in Abyaneh ["Doors wide
shut"]. Chic? The beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
* Politics: IARC Semi-Annual National
Convention
The Iranian American Republican Council's semi-annual convention will
be held in Washington DC September 29th and 30th. The highlight of the
event is a briefing session organized by the National Republican Congressional
Committee (NRCC) for the benefit of IARC members and guests ... DETAILS
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TEHRAN,
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday announced its biggest oil find in 30
years, a giant 26-billion barrel field discovered as the country drives
to revive exploration activities and foreign firms compete for big deals.
Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said the oilfield in the prolific southwest
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"This year is the year of the Imam (Khomeini)," read slogans on
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Tehran ... FULL TEXT
Kuwait to compete with Dubai for transit
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that it hopes will compete with Dubai for the transit trade with Iran, the
official news agency KUNA said yesterday ... FULL TEXT
"Ay Iran" in Tabriz
Tehran (Iran daily) -- A music festival in Tabriaz ended the first
night with a performance of "Ay Iran" -- a patriotic/nationalist
song. If that's not surpring, get this: the festival commemorates Ayatollah
Khomeini's birth 100 years ago ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Maleki's show
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First medal in eight years
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in eight years ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Khodadad: no chance
Tehran (Iran daily) -- Khodadad Azizi's interview with the BBC
in which he complained for not being selected for the national team, has
worsened his relationship with the team managers. More soccer briefs ...
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[Majid Majidi's "Color of Heaven" is] a devastating movie and
yet another gem to spring from one of the world's most vital national cinemas.
-- Stephen Holden
The
New York Times
September 28, 1999
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