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Fiction
Flight 603
A different perspective on exile
By Siamak Kiarostami
April 21, 2000
The Iranian
"Ay, Tony, how I anticipate the day I can drive you around and
show you your homeland. These Americans call Florida their paradise, and
their old come here to spend their last days. But Tony, it's different
here. Not like Cuba, m'ijo. Let me tell you, in Cuba we have the whitest
sand, the bluest water, and all four winds kiss you as you walk. Every
where you go, music is in the air, and the laughter of women is around
you, in my paradise."
After a while, Papí would get excited, caught in the mystic powers
of his memories. His passion was contagious! He knew how to keep my attention
for hours. It was with my grandfather, in those early days, that I knew
I wanted more than the stories, I wanted to have it for myself. I would
ask him when we were going back, back home to Cuba and smiling, he would
start to speak in a rhythmic tone, clutching his glass of rum and rattling
the ice in it for effect when he was talking. >>>
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Novel
Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel
By Bernace Charles
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Outlook
Berlin conference reports
Iran's pro-conservative state television service (IRIB) showed late
Tuesday what it described as "anti-Islamic" scenes of a recent
Berlin conference attended by supporters of President Mohammad Khatami.
The reformists who took part in the conference have been summoned to the
Islamic Revolutionary court. Provocative portions of the conference have
been posted online at the IRIB site >>>
WATCH HERE
Thanks to Payman Arabshahi
Also:
Sadeq Saba of the BBC Persian Service presents the first of three reports
on the Iran after the Election Conference, held in Berlin, Germany on April
7-9, 2000 >>>
LISTEN HERE
Christian schools
Please advise if there is a list of private Christian schools functioning
in Iran, particularly in Tehran area? Have any Christian schools been closed
by the government during the past year? Does the government confiscate
private school property for its own usage or to develop Islamic schools?
Thanks!
Joann Mallick
More Letters
* Bitter, angry woman
Ramin Adlparvar writes:
This is a reference to a letter sent by one of your readers ... in
regard to a letter titled "Khodeti"...
I had the opportunity to meet this girl in person. We both live in the
same city. When I saw her, she made a very nice impression and we both
became good friends.
She told me about her past and how she has survived a harsh life. Unfortunately,
this harsh life has made her a bitter, angry woman who becomes hostile
toward any kindness. She has experienced everything you could imagine about
a lonely single girl in a city...
I found out she had been on Prozac. She had abused controlled substances
when she was younger, and she was an alcoholic. She had been with many
different abusing men. I could not believe the things I was finding out...
>>>
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* Anything but pure
Nargess Shahmenesh
writes: I will leave this short and simple. I will not waste the readers'
time arguing against Mr Raafat's chauvinism; such arguments are just too
basic ["Real
Iranian girls?"]. But, the extremely naive Mr. Raafat should be
aware of a simple little fact: many of those pure Iranian girls back home
are anything but pure! The only difference is that they are trained from
birth to hide the truth well and fool the likes of poor Mr Raafat who for
a variety of reasons needs to believe that there is some "purity"
left in the world.
I don't condemn them at all. Unfortunately in the present structure
of Iran, lies have become commonplace. Girls in Iran, as young and 13-14
are so much shrewder than their Western counterparts. This is definitely
not meant in a negative way, but they have had to deal with a lot and have
become pretty tough indeed.
Good luck Mr. Raafat.
* Great resource
Lesley B. Foss
writes: I would just like to thank you for a great website with incredible
resources. I am a Georgetown University student who is doing a class project
on the 1979 Iranian Revolution, and your site provides some great resources
["Revolution: 1979-1999
"]. Thanks again!
Academic: Outstanding graduates of Iranian
heritage
On Saturday April 22, the Association of Professors and Scholars of
Iranian Heritage will be holding its third annual event at the University
of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles recognizing academic achievements
by students of Iranian heritage >>>
DETAILS HERE
Books & Music from Iran
Check our fourteen new books from Iran including an authoritative history
of the Achamenid empire, writings by leading reformists, Forough Farrokhzad's
complete works, exquisite books of classical poetry with miniatures, Manichaean
psalms and more! >>>
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New music albums
* Taherzadeh, Manochehr: Aakharin
barg * Eyvazi, Mohammad Reza. : Rangin
kamaan * Banan.: Shaakh-e
gol (2) * Ta'rif, Sadiq: Maah
baanoo * Lachini, Fariborz: Paaeez-e
talaaee ... >>>
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of Iranian National Soccer Team, covering Iran's soccer history from 1978-2000.
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Translation of today's poem by Zara Houshmand:
All the waters of life are a drop in your pool
And the heavens' moon a mere trace of the light of your face.
Through the long night, I long for the light,
For the moon of your face in the night, the dark night of your hair. --
Rumi
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Reformists battered from all sides as Iran
political tensions mount
TEHRAN, April 20 (AFP) - Supporters of Iran's reformist President
Mohammad Khatami came under increasingly heavy attack Thursday as political
tensions mounted in the country. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei flayed
pro-reform newspapers and a hardline court summoned Khatami aides for questioning,
accusing them of making anti-Islamic statements at a recent conference in
Berlin >>> FULL TEXT
Rallies in Iran following call by Guards,
but turnout low
TEHRAN,
April 21 (AFP) - Thousands of Iranians demonstrated here Friday to denounce
reformist politicians, including allies of President Mohammad Khatami, following
a call from the regime's elite Revolutionary Guards corps. Similar rallies
were held nationwide, notably in the holy city of Mashhad, but turnout was
relatively low for the demonstrations, called by the Guards as a show of
support for supreme leader, or Guide, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei >>>
FULL TEXT
Iranian demonstrators, police clash
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Demonstrators clashed with police Friday and
at least 150 people were arrested in the third day of protests after hard-liners
annulled a reformist's election victory, a local journalist said. ``The
protesters hurled stones at anti-riot police and set one of the police cars
on fire,'' said the journalist from the town of Sarvestan in southern Fars
Province >>> FULL TEXT
Mohajerani summons newspaper chiefs for
meeting
TEHRAN,
April 21 (AFP) - Iran's culture minister called for a Saturday meeting of
Iranian newspaper chiefs amid mounting pressure on the pro-reform press,
the official IRNA news agency said. Ataollah Mohajerani, a close ally of
President Mohammad Khatami, called for the meeting following strong criticisms
of the reformist press by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday
>>> FULL TEXT
Iran rejects US remarks about freedom of
the press
TEHRAN,
April 21 (AFP) - Iran rejects remarks made by the US State Department expressing
"concern" about attacks on the press by the country's supreme
leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the official IRNA news agency reported Friday.
Iran rejects the comments by the State Department, and regards them as "flagrant
interference in Iran's internal affairs," said foreign ministry spokesman
Hamid Reza Asefi, quoted by IRNA >>> FULL TEXT
Air base remembers men killed on failed
Iran hostage rescue mission
April
21, 2000, HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AP) - A rose bush has been planted for each
of eight servicemen, including five Hurlburt-based airmen, who died in a
failed attempt to rescue American hostages from the U.S. embassy in Iran
20 years ago next week. The bushes were ceremoniously placed Thursday in
the ground outside the chapel at this Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle
as mission veterans and family members of their lost comrades looked on.
A commemorative coin, each with the name of one the deceased engraved on
it, was buried with each rose bush >>> FULL TEXT
Richardson still sees stable oil prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite a recent rise in crude oil prices,
U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said Thursday he thinks prices will
stabilize as additional OPEC oil supplies hit the market While oil prices
are now $8 a barrel lower than a month ago, this week they were at their
highest level since OPEC agreed to ramp up its production by 1.7 million
barrels per day (bpd) on April 1 >>> FULL TEXT
Iranian studies & the West
Tehran (Hamshahri) - For decades Western scholars have written
extensively about Iranian history. Now their work is being critiqued and
reviewed by Iranian scholars. In an interview, Dr. Mahmoud Ebadian explains
>>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
"Persia" published in Russia
Tehran
(Mosharekat) - The first issue of "Persia" has been published
in Moscow. The magazine is the joint effort of Iran's cultural office in
Moscow, the Russian Academy of Sciences and "Asia-Africa" magazine
>>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
"Men of God" sing in Europe
Tehran
(Mosharekat) - Performances by "Mardaan-e khodaa" (Men of God)
-- an Iranian spiritual musical group led by vocalist Mohammadian -- has
been widely received in Austria and Hungary >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Persepolis defeated in Asian cup match
Iran Sports Press - With video clip: Persepolis failed to reach
the final of the Asian Club Championships on Thursday after suffering a
2-0 loss at the hands of Jubilo Iwata. Ali Parvin, the head coach of Persepolis,
had decided to leave the goal scoring to Payam Rafat, with support from
Ali Karimi and Alireza Emamifar >>> FULL TEXT
Iran defeats Ghana in Italy
Iran Sports Press - The Iranian Under 17 national soccer team defeated
Ghana's Under 17 Team in San Marino Tournament in Italy on Thursday. Ghana
have won the World Championships at the Under 17 level in years 1991 and
1997 >>> FULL TEXT
Mahdavikia's Hamburg defeated by Frankfurt
Iran Sports Press - Eintracht Frankfurt stunned third-placed Hamburg
with a sensational 3-0 win that boosts their battle against relegation.
Frankfurt now have 35 points but are threatened with the deduction of two
points because of alleged financial irregularities >>> FULL TEXT
BBC
Berlin conference
Sadeq Saba presents the first of three reports on the Iran
after the Election Conference, held in Berlin, Germany on April 7-9, 2000
>>> LISTEN HERE
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Beyond Iran
Coyle and Sharpe
In the early sixties, two San Francisco deejays dressed
in conservative business suits conducted man-on-the-street interviews with
harried downtown professionals. These interviews, recently released on a
CD entitled "Audio Visionaries," are delightfully demented pranks.
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Jihad
Bad luck for the enemy if the Guide orders us into jihad.
-- Slogan during anti-reform demonstrations
AFP
April 21, 2000
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