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Big brown eyes
I wished I could be his mother
By Maryam Joseph
December 20, 2000
The Iranian
One Friday, early in the morning on a cold winter day, I was supposed
to meet one of my friends at a bus station in Gisha. We were going to go
to Darakeh.
I was late, and in a hurry. I paid the taxi driver and ran under the
Gisha overpass towards the bus station. As I was running I saw a little
boy (he might have been about five-years old) coming toward me >>>
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Robbery
By Saeed Tavakkol
December 20, 2000
The Iranian
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His red-robed highness
Exposing Iran's dirty secrets
By Akbar Ganji
The Iranian
Kayhan, Akbar Khoshkoosh & Mohsen Ejehie >>>
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Boycotting trial
BBC Persian Service
Relatives of the victims of the serial political killings say they have
dismissed their lawyers and have no intention of attending the trial which
is set for 23 December. Lara Petrossian talks to Siavosh Mokhtari, son
of Mohammad Mokhtari, one of the victims who explains why they have made
such a decisio >>>
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2015 Outlook: Enough Food, Scarce Water, Porous Borders
By ELAINE SCIOLINO
The New York Times
December 18, 2000
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 ó In a sweeping projection of what the world
will look like in 2015, the intelligence community has concluded that issues
like the availability of water and food, changes in population and the
spread of information and disease will increasingly affect the national
security of the United States.
The assessment, contained in an unclassified report called "Global
Trends 2015," also makes a number of predictions about the political
landscape of the world.
One is that strategically important countries like Iran and Nigeria
and even strategic allies of the United States like Israel could fall victim
to internal religious or ethnic divisions, "and crisis ensues."
Another is that China, India and Russia "form a de facto geo-strategic
alliance in an attempt to counterbalance U.S. and Western influence."
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Hayat-e No: Esmail Tatatri, the Majlis deputy from Kermanshah,
wants to run for president >>>
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Cherik-haye Fadaie-ye Khalq: Analysis of recent political develoipments
in Iran >>>
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The point
Maraym Joseph's "Big
brown eyes" is just the kind of stuff I would love to see more
of. It's simple. It could have happened to any one. It has no Hollywood
ending. It's honest. It shows that we are not always noble, but human.
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* Soaal-e saadeh
Zartosht, az Italia writes:
Yek soaal-e besyaar saadeh az Nariman
Neyshapouri: Aayaa ishaan midoonand keh saakenaan-e sarzamin-e Iran
az bish az 30 ghom va nejaad-e motefaavet tashkil shodeh?Dar in soorat
manzoor ishoon az "Iranian racial characteristics" chist? Besyaar
jaaleb ast keh ishoon khodeshoon raa "racist" nemishenaasand!
* Best disinfectant: Free debate
Tony F. Soltani
writes: I applaud Mr. Javid's courage and respect for free and open
debates ["Drawing
the line"]. The right to be heard only matters when it is granted
to those with whom we disagree. Perhaps the most unpopular ideas deserve
the most lattitude in being aired.
Race relations is an explosively tough issue. To tackle it , it takes
a lot of intestinal fortitude. But not to address it is arrogant and in
many ways oppressive. My experience is that the best disinfectant against
bad ideas is to allow them to be debated -- freely.
* A lot of hypocracy
Ali A. Parsa, Ph.
D. writes: I know you will ot print this but I just have to get it
out of my chest. With all due respect for you, I think you are exercising
some hypocrisy. As a person who admires you for a lot of good work to provide
a forum for Iranian-Amricans I am compelled by my conscience to offer you
some constructive criticism. I do my part even though you have often choosen
not to print what I sent you because you personally don't agree with me
>>>
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* Censorship, just like in Iran
Cyrus Raafat writes: Dear Nariman,
Your
point of view of there being absolute censorship by the iranian.com
is validated and true. I am usually one who accepts all different opinions
and as a law student am most definitely used to two, three, or four sides
of an issue. It really disturbs me that there are indeed people who call
themselves "progressive liberals" yet who reject freedom of ideas
and expressions WHEN THOSE IDEAS CONTRADICT THEIR VIEW POINTS >>>
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Art: Iranian art show in Toronto
A multidisciplinary exhibition in Tornoto (January 13 - February 17,
2001) , Trans/Planting brings together nine Iranian artists whose works
engage the problematics of nationality, history, gender and sexuality through
diverse practices ranging from photography and painting to installation
and digital media >>>
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Poem
Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
The nightingale comes to the garden, no more the crow.
Light of my eyes, to the garden with you I will go.
Like lilies, like roses, we'll open out in blossom,
And we, like water running through gardens, will flow.
* Also see more Rumi
translations
Rumi book
Rumi:
The Life Teachings and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi
By Frankin D. Lewis
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former culture minister Ataollah Mohajerani, who stepped down from office
last week amid sharp conservative criticism >>> FULL TEXT
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December 20, Berlin (dpa) - Germany on Wednesday condemned charges
made against 17 Iranian nationals who attended an Iran conference in Berlin
earlier this year sponsored by the Greens Party >>> FULL TEXT
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TEHRAN,
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President Mohammad Khatami was in court Tuesday to answer questions about
the allegation, the state IRNA news agency said >>> FULL TEXT
MKO demands arrest of 15 top leaders, including
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WASHINGTON,
Dec 20 (AFP) - A controversial exiled opposition group on Wednesday demanded
the arrest and prosecution by an international tribunal of 15 leading members
of Tehran's Islamic government alleging their complicity in a 1988 purge
of dissidents >>> FULL TEXT
Thief has fingers chopped off in punishment
TEHRAN,
Dec 20 (AFP) - A serial thief has had the fingers of his right hand chopped
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Islamic, law, press reports said Wednesday >>> FULL TEXT
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TEHRAN,
Dec 20 (AFP) - Iran will send some 30 tonnes of medical supplies and other
humanitarian aid to the Palestinians, the official IRNA news agency reported
on Wednesday >>> FULL TEXT
Iran suspends imports of EU beef over mad
cow disease scare
TEHRAN,
Dec 20 (AFP) - Iran has suspended imports of beef from all European Union
countries over concerns about the dangers of bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(BSE), or mad cow disease, the press reported Wednesday >>> FULL
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Iran says would buy Boeing if U.S. sanctions
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TEHRAN,
Dec 20 (Reuters) - Iran's civil aviation organisation said carriers were
willing to procure Boeing (NYSE:BA - news) aircraft to upgrade their fleets
if U.S.-imposed sanctions were lifted, the semi-official Iran newspaper
said on Wednesday >>> FULL TEXT
Bush Wants OPEC to Raise Oil Production
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect George W. Bush (news
- web sites) said on Wednesday he hoped to convince OPEC (news - web sites),
which has hinted it may be time to cut oil production, to pump more oil
to help lower energy prices >>> FULL TEXT
Recent poetry described as "she're
harekat"
Tehran
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that most of the poems of the past ten years can be categorized as "she-re
harekat" (poetry of movement/action) >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
House of Cinema: Biased?
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complaints that their decisions are biased >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Folk music fest in Kerman
Tehran (Hamshahri) -- A special feature on a very special folk
music festival held in Kerman >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Iranian players not paid what they deserve
Tehran (Iran daily) -- Many Iranian soccer players are now playing
in Europe. But they make far less money than you think >>> FULL
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Ali Daei in World team
Tehran
(Iran daily) -- Ali Daei will play for the World team against Japan and
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Language Barrier Big Problem for Shy Bagheri
London - December 20: The English premiership these days is full
of foreign players. Some are undoubtedly stars, and some lets face it are
very ordinary. You can think of any nation, and the chances are, they are
represented. One of the less known foreign player in the premiership is
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Reactions to new UN sanctions against Taleban
The Taleban have angrily rejected new sanctions
imposed by the United Nations, accusing the organisation of being an enemy
of Islam. There have been reactions to the new sanctions from other quarters.
Here is a report >>>
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I know now that there is nothing redeeming in iranian.com,
and I am saddened by this fact, because [it is] just like the censorship
laws during the pre and post-revolutionary Iran...
-- Cyrus Rafaat
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to The Iranian
December 20, 2000
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