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Paper dreams
Bookcovers
By Roshanak Keyghobadi
February 2, 2000
The Iranian
I am an art director and I work and live in New York. I also teach papermaking
and bookmaking.
I studied graphic design at Tehran University. I also studied graphic
design under the tutorship of Morteza Momayez, calligraphy and typography
with Mohamad Ehsaie, and drawing and painting with Aydin Aghdashloo. >>>
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Poetry
Calm once more
Two poems
By Shadi Assar
February 2, 2000
The Iranian
The Tear
Stick my finger in
Slowly bring out
Feel the drop
Pulled from tip
Back to mass
Slightly tense
But calm once more
Attempting another
Till boredom strikes >>>
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Outlook
Iran's reformists outline election platform
By Jonathan Lyons
TEHRAN, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Iran's leading reformist movement outlined
a radical manifesto on Wednesday that it said would recapture the democratic
promise of the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Members of the Islamic Iran Participation Front, which is close to President
Mohammad Khatami, met in closed session in Tehran to hammer out their programme
ahead of February 18 parliamentary elections.
A preliminary draft promised voters to undo years of domination of political,
social and economic life by special-interests often tied to the conservative
clerical elite >>>
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Oops!
TEHRAN, (AFP) - Three Iranian youngsters chose the wrong target when
they threw snowballs at passers-by and vehicles in a posh suburb of Tehran,
and ended up before the judge, the daily Entekhab reported >>>
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More Letters
* Amazing
Shahin Shoar writes: I am
surprised at all the fuss over this article ["Nice
ladies, amigo?"]. Is it because it touches on the subject of prostitution?
Is it because it involves some "fat, bald headed Iranian men?"Or
is it because it was not scholarly?
I agree that as far as the subject or the "literary value"
goes, it does not compare with many articles published in The Iranian.
however, it was an amuzing piece. While not all Iranian men frequent brothels,
many do; as men from all other cultures do. Iranian men also go to Dubai,
and anywhere else that offers sex for sale, incluing locations within Iran.
Have we forgotten, that there were times when women could not wait for
taxi cabs in many respectable areas of Tehran without being harrassed?
I think Mr. Mahdi is being a bit of a "molla loghati". We
all know that this article was written just for the fun of it. We all know
that The Iranian is not a refereed journal, it is merely a forum.
This article did not mean to and will not change anyone's view about prostitutes
or prostitution; about women; about Iranian men; or about Mexico and Mexican
people.
It is upsetting to ask for one's name to be removed from a list just
because of one written piece -- it is denying oneself from a feast of good
writings and information. Please get real, so to speak.
* Trashy
Iran Javid writes:
You should seriously think twice about putting trashy articles in your
magazine ["Nice
ladies, amigo?"]. You are not the National Enquirer. If
you enjoy these articles, maybe you should start another magazine specifically
with this kind of material, but it just doesn't suite The Iranian.
* CIA dad
Dave Brown writes from
Knoxville, Tennessee: I enjoyed your reading about your experiences
in Iran. Very focused and I thought your writing was awesome. I was there
in 1961 and was born there while my dad was in service for the army. I
also returned in 76-78 to live there a second time while he worked for
the CIA as engineer for our listening stations on the Caspian. I graduated
from the American high school and we have reunions etc.
Seminar: U.S. senator to speak on Iran
The American Iranian Council (AIC) is pleased to announce that Senator
Arlen Specter (Republican, Pennsylvania) has accepted an invitation from
AIC Chairman Ambassador Robert Pelletreau to speak about Iran and the upcoming
Iranian elections. Senator Specter will speak at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, February
4, 2000 in Room 2168 in the Rayburn House Office Building. Senator Specter's
comments will be part of an event ("The Iranian Elections and the
Future") from 8:00 a.m. until noon which AIC has co-organized with
the Iranian Trade Association >>>
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Iran frees Jews charged with spying
TEHRAN, Iran Three of 13 Iranian Jews jailed for the
past year on accusations of spying for the United States and Israel were
released on bail Wednesday, weeks before the high-profile case is expected
to go to trial. The three were freed because the accusations against them
were less serious than those against the 10 Jews still being held, judiciary
spokesman Hossein Mir Mohammad Sadeqi told the official Islamic Republic
News Agency. Bail amounts and specific allegations were not given >>>
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Conservatives concede possibility of poll
defeat
February 2, 2000 (Financial Times) -- Prominent members of Iran's
powerful conservative coalition have started to speak openly about the prospect
of losing their parliamentary majority in elections this month, but reject
predictions of a landslide victory by reformist allies of President Mohammad
Khatami. Signals that the conservatives would accept defeat gracefully if
the February 18 vote went against them are likely to raise the spirits of
reformists, whose own coalition risks breaking apart over personality and
economic issues >>> FULL TEXT
Hardliner: Iran enemies back reform
TEHRAN, Iran A leader of Iran's hard-line conservatives
was quoted Wednesday as saying that Iran's enemies want reformists to win
in crucial Feb. 18 parliamentary polls. "Western-intoxicated intellectuals
penetrated the constitutional movement under the pretext of reforms and
deviated it from it's path," outgoing Parliament Speaker Ali Akbar
Nateq Nouri was quoted as saying by Mosharekat daily >>> FULL TEXT
Iran tapped Russia, China for weapons of
mass destruction technology: CIA
WASHINGTON,
Feb 2 (AFP) - Iran actively sought technology and equipment for weapons
of mass destruction programs last year from suppliers in Russia, China,
North Korea and western Europe, the CIA said in a report made public Wednesday.
"In doing so, Tehran is attempting to develop an indigeous capability
to produce various types of weapons -- nuclear, chemical and biological
-- and their delivery systems," said the report to Congress by the
CIA's Non-Proliferation Center >>> FULL TEXT
Khamenei says elections will be slap for
US
TEHRAN,
Feb 2 (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader Ayataollah Ali Khamenei called for a
massive turnout in this month's general elections, predicting their result
would be a slap in the face for the United States >>> FULL TEXT
Iran insists businessman in Japan arms
export scandal blameless
TEHRAN,
Feb 2 (AFP) - Iran insisted Wednesday that one of its nationals sought by
Japanese police over an arms export scandal had done nothing wrong and was
the victim of "baseless" slurs by the Islamic republic's enemies.
Accusations that Iranian businessman Masoud Momtahan requested delivery
of 33,000 dollars of targetting sights for anti-tank rocket launchers even
though he knew special permission from the Japanese government was needed
for their export are "baseless," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza
Asefi said >>> FULL TEXT
Israelis suspected of military equipment
sales to Iran remanded in custody
PETAH
TIKVA, Israel, Feb 2 (AFP) - Two Israeli businessmen suspected of selling
millions of dollars of military equipment to the Jewish state's arch-enemy
Iran were remanded in custody on Wednesday, the Israeli news agency ITIM
reported. Petah Tikva magistrates' court ordered Eli Cohen, 50, held for
eight days and Avihai Weinstein, 32, for five days following their arrest
Tuesday after a year-long investigation >>> FULL TEXT
Iranian official slams Caspian oil pipeline
TEHRAN,
Feb 2 (AFP) - An Iranian oil official slammed Wednesday US-inspired plans
to build a pipeline from the Caspian Sea to Turkey bypassing Iran as economically
unjustifiable and politically motivated. Deputy Oil Minister for international
affairs Mehdi Hosseini said in an interview with the state news agency IRNA
that the pipeline would be economically viable only if oil prices rise significantly
on the international markets >>> FULL TEXT
Old & new
Tehran (Asr-e Azadegan) - The new and old generation of film makers
compete at the Fajr film festival >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Quick look
Tehran (Asr-e Azadegan) - A quick look at two film at the festival
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Old dam
Tehran
(Asr-e Azadegan) - They are preserving everything in sight these days. This
time it's a dam in Khaf built hundreds of years ago >>> FULL TEXT
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First olympic medal
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) - Jafar Salmasi, the first Iranian to win
a medal at the Olympics has dies at the age of 85 >>> FULL TEXT
IN PERSIAN
Friday
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) - Khodadad Azizi and Karim Baqeri will be
part of Iran's lineup against Kuwait on Friday >>> FULL TEXT IN
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Interview
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) - Nasser Hejazi is happy that his team,
Sepahan, is no longer at the bottom of the league. And he still's dreams
about Esteqlal >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Rush
People are feverishly rushing to form political parties and set up campaign
centres as the cold and dry atmosphere of the past gives way to an open
environment.
-- Elias Hazrati, Majlis deputy
Reuters
February 2, 2000
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