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Persian Male Syndrome
By Siamack Baniameri
December 27, 2000
The Iranian
My ex-wife called the other day. She wanted me to sign more papers prepared
by her lawyers. I don't care anymore. I don't even ask; just bring it on.
She gave me her typical indifferent attitude and rash of guilt trip. The
woman has taken my house, my car, my kid, my savings accounts and everything
else, and she still manages to make me feel guilty.
She wanted me to meet her at this trendy coffee shop on New York's Fifth
Avenue to sign the papers. This is the place where Iranian Generation Xers
get together once a month and read poetry >>>
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from February 1994 to January 1997. He is now a partner in the law firm
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Mohamad writes to The Iranian from the UAE: You look pretty.
If you're not married, please let me know about your willingness to know
about me.
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Dokhi Fassihian writes:
In response to Bahram ["Terrorize
women..."] and Mr. Yamini ["Iran
has seen worse..."]:
Nothing but goodness and love can bring love. Women are just as deserving
of love and fulfillment as men are, and everyone on earth should thank
god that more and more women have the freedom every day to find love and
fulfillment. The more women can love, the more love there is on earth.
I am all for Iranians marrying Iranians, but I resent your defense of
these oppressive and chauvinistic cultures in the name of perserving Iranian
culture and nation. Your ideas are a disgrace to all Iranian men, to Iranian
culture, and to humanity. I'm just waiting anxiously to hear the responses
of Iranian men who read The Iranian >>>
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* Typical politician
Setareh Sabety-Javid
writes: Mr. Amirahmadi ["Optimism..."]
in the typical manner of politicians did not answer one of my questions.
His argument for optimism in forgien policy has no substance and does not
even mention what effect the terrible events in Palestine and Israel portend.
The fact that we are further away from recognition of Israel than before
does not seem to occur to him. I ask Mr. Amirahmadi once again what is
he, as president of this American-Iranian Council, going to do about all
the setbacks to democracy taking place in our country?
I think a mere acknowledgement of these things would do a lot to win
our confidence.
* Misled by Democratic Party machine
Dr. Kambiz Ameli
writes: As a non-partisan 'call it like it is' observer, I am compelled
to ask, have you ever heard of the U.S constitution, wherein there is an
amendment referring to the Electoral College ["And
the winner is..."]. I am disappointed to see that like some people,
you have been effected by the misleading and inaccurate statements spread
by the Democratic Party machine.
The fact of the matter is that it was the same people like Jesse Jackson
and Bill Daley who tried so hard to fix this election by manipulating poor
inner-city African Americans, who had never voted before, couldn't care
less about Bush or Gore, or the issues, and had no intentions of voting
in this election >>>
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* Feeling of being jailed
Sima writes: I went to see your work ["Never
to repeat"], on the last day of the exhibition at the Metropolitan
Museum of Photography in Tokyo. I really liked it very much. I was very
much impressed by the last scene of the tombstone, the temple bell and
the AZAN. I couldn't stop crying. It was a beautiful combination >>>
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January 10, 2001 8:30 10:30 a.m. Long Beach, CA World Trade Center
Long Beach Conference Theatre, One World Trade Center Long Beach, CA 90831
Tel 1+ 562-495-7070 >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
I'm the wind, you're a leaf. How can you not tremble,
Or do just what I ask? I threw a stone,
And broke your pitcher: How can you not be
Worth a hundred precious stones, a hundred seas?
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PMS
Ladies and gentlemen, what we have here is a fortysomething
Persian man who has difficulties adjusting to his environment. This man
still thinks his ex-wife is his maid and even though she's not his wife
any more, he has problems accepting the fact that she's with someone else...
I call this PMS or Persian Male Syndrome.
-- Siamack Baniameri
"PMS"
The Iranian
December 27, 2000
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