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Iran's Galileo
Readers choose Iranians of the year
April 3, 2000
The Iranian
Abdollah Nouri received the most votes in the Iranian of the year
survey. Nearly 21 percent of the readers of The Iranian who took
part in the survey chose the former interior minister as the most significant
Iranian personality of the past year. See comments from readers >>>
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Queen's pyramid discovered
BBC World Service
French archaeologists have discovered the 4,000-year-old remains of
an ancient queen's pyramid near Cairo.
The pyramid of Queen Ankh-sn-Pepi, wife of King Pepi I, lies in Sakkara,
an ancient royal cemetery just 32 kilometres (20 miles) south of Cairo.
Archaeologists, led by Jean Leclant, found a stone in the queen's burial
chamber bearing special prayers to protect the dead and ensure sustenance
in the afterlife. Until this discovery, such texts had only been found
in pyramids of kings. Why they were placed in the Queen's chamber remains
a mystery. >>>
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Payman Arabshahi's April Fools news
Iran Eases Import Restrictions in Overture to U.S.
By Jonathan Schwartz
TEHRAN, April 1, 2000 (DPA) - In a major overture to the U.S., the Iranian
government offered on Saturday to let in a select category of U.S. foodstuff
and household items, promised to work harder to settle financial claims
and recognized grievances against Iran's U.S. policy since 1979...
The centerpiece of the initiative is ending 1981 import restrictions
on U.S. products such as peanuts, peanut butter, portabello mushrooms,
marshmellows, breakfast cereals, and waterbeds >>>
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Comments on April
Fools article
* 10-minute laugh
Abbas Abbaspur Tamijani
writes: Excellent ["Albright
in Tehran"]! It was really amazing, especially pictures of Maedeh
wearing that scarf was very funny. I had really believed it in the beginning
and could not understand how I had been so behind the news!! I had a lot
of fun and was laughing at that story for 10 minuets.
* Disgusting
A. Leissner writes: Your April Fools day article is extremely
silly and stupid ["Albright
in Tehran"]! Although Americans are naive and confused enough
to resume relations with the oppressive regime of Iran, anticipating such
foolishness and elaborating it is the most disgusting thought one could
have!
* MY girlfriend
M. Shariati
writes: Jafar, the interviewer, is lying ["Albright
in Tehran"]. Albright was MY girl friend in Shiraz!
* Tokhm-e jen
Aref Erfani writes:
boro tokhm-e jen ["Albright
in Tehran"]. bAz ham April 1 shod?!?!?!? :-)
* Stupid
Michael Mullins
writes: Pretty Stupid! Nothing better to do? ["Albright
in Tehran"]
* Enjoyable
Jamshid Bastani writes:
Thoroughly enjoyable! Well-done! ["Albright
in Tehran"]
Music: Sima Bina in Washington DC
SIMA BINA Saturday April 8, 2000 GW Lisner Auditorium 730 21st St. NW
Washington, DC 20052
A captivating vocalist, Sima Bina is one of the leading exponents of
the traditional music of Khorasan in Eastern Iran. For two decades she
has done extensive research on Persian folk songs, collecting, recording,
writing and re-interpreting popular regional music. By traveling to many
remote areas, she has been able to gather and revive a collection of almost
forgotten songs and melodies. In 1994, she became the first female Iranian
vocalist to tour the West since the revolution.
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and a top pro-reform politician, his lawyer said Sunday >>> FULL
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TEHRAN,
April 2 (AFP) - Iran may hold yet another recount of votes in February's
legislative elections in which reformists behind President Mohammad Khatami
ousted their conservative rivals, an election official said Sunday.
Judge suing journalist for book on slayings
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who wrote that the judge was involved in a series of murders of intellectuals
and opposition figures in 1998, the Ham Mihan newspaper said Monday
Iran eases curbs on foreign currency exchanges
TEHRAN,
April 2 (AFP) - Iran's central bank has authorised transactions in foreign
currency by the country's banks of up to 5,000 dollars each at a special
rate, easing restrictions set up five years ago, the government daily Iran
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Kharrazi says Tehran's "solid"
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solid relations with Russia were crucial to the Middle East and central
Asia, the official IRNA news agency reported Saturday >>> FULL
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Authors invited to Germany
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Films on elections
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Italian painter of Iranian desert scenes
dies
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Iran 1, Syria 0
Iran Sports Press - With video clip: The Iranian National Football
Team defeated Syria 1-0 in the Asian Cup qualifiers despite a lackluster
performance. Iran's star striker Ali Daei kept his promise of scoring a
goal against Syria, when in minute 57 he headed a pass from Hasheminasab
past Syrian keeper Beiruti >>> FULL TEXT
Iran next opponent: Bahrain
Iran Sports Press - The Iranian National Team will meet Bahrain
at 5:00pm Tehran local time on Tuesday. This is the last game in the first
leg of the Asian Cup qualifiers. The Iranian National Team will return to
Tehran on April 7 for the second leg of the qualifiers >>> FULL
TEXT
Mansourian's club close to relegation
Iran Sports Press - Ali Reza Mansourian's Greek first division
club, Apollon Athens, are on the verge of relegation to the Greek second
division. During its past three games against Panahaiki Patras Club, Proodeftiki
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with Mahsa Shekarloo, one of its founders (go to 13 minutes and 13 seconds
>>> LISTEN HERE
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Nouri
You cannot enforce the 'hejab' with clubs and batons... You cannot claim
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-- Abdollah Nouri, defense in court last November
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