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Present in the past
Shadafarin Ghadirian's photographs
April 17, 2000
The Iranian
We live in the 21st century. But in some ways, Iranian society has not
progressed for centuries. Many of our habits and beliefs have not caught
up with the times. This is the immediate impression from Shadafarin Ghadirian
photographs, which have were recently exhibited in London and featured
in the February 2000 issue of Index for Censorship. >>>
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Novel
Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel
By Bernace Charles
The Iranian
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Outlook
1953 coup official history
Introduction: Historian's
overview
Summary: Overthrow
of Mossadegh
Appendix A: Initial
Operational Plan
Appendix B: "London"
draft
Appendix C: UK
Foreign Office memorandum
Revolutionary Guards: Warning
The elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards have warned pro-reform leaders
and writers that any attempt to undermine the country's Islamic ideology
would be met with "Islamic violence." >>>
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literature such as Richard Kipling's The Jungle Book, once ranged from
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More Letters
* Absolutely fascinating
Nima Faghihi
writes: Fereydoun Hoveyda's rendition of the events leading to the
invasion of Iran in World War II was absolutely fascinating ["Mystery
Report"]. In fact, it inspired me to look more into the matter.
From what I've learned the day of the invasion was one of the darkest
in Iranian history. Aside from the bloodshed, Iran's national sovereignty
was completely overlooked by the superpowers of the time.
It was probably the second ugliest ordeal concerning Iran and foreign
powers in the twentieth century, the first being the 1953 CIA-led coup.
* Pathetic, miserable...
Issa Hajjizadeh writes:
My heart-felt congrats to Khaanoom-e Shadafarin Ghadirian for her excellent
taste in photography ["Present
in the past"].
But, in responce to the article about those photos, you are such a pathetic,
miserable, narrow-minded person that no matter how hard an artist tris,
you still have this negative thing to say. Shame on you.
I have been living in the U.S. for the past 28 years. The last 14 here
in Las Vegas. And I have seen "it" all. So, I don't want to hear
crap from you bad-mouthing our Iranian way of living.
* Take out Googoosh
Abbas Soltani writes:
Would you like it if someone was to take your personal photo and post
it on a Web site for the world to see?
You must take this picture
of Googoosh off of your site because it was taken to be in a personal
photo album and the person who distributed it should be ashamed of this.
If Googoosh had wanted her current picture to be posted, I am certain
she would have come to the U.S. and done the whole celebrity profile in
Los Angeles.
I hope you do the right thing!
Panel: U.S.-Iran youth dialogue, DC
The School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and Columbia University
are pleased to invite you to the United States and Iran Youth Dialogue,
a panel session involving students and youth from Iran, SAIS, and Columbia
on Thursday, April 20, 2000 from 5:30-6 pm in the SAIS Kenney Auditorium
at 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington DC. The panel discussion will
cover the nascent civil society in Iran and the forces behind its evolution
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ageh mohaafezehkaar-haa meetoonestan dolat-e Khatami ro sarnegoon
konan taa haalaa kardeh boodan. eenaa nemitoonan digeh aashi ro keh mardom
pokhtan bereezan. tanhaa kaari keh meetoonan bekonan eeneh keh toosh beshaashan.
(If the conservatives were able to get rid of Khatami's government, they
would have done so by now. They can't spill the stew that has been cooked
by the people. All they can do is pee in it.)
-- Anonymous journalist reacting to the Revolutionary Guards's warning
against reformists
April
16, 2000
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