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Revolution
Night has fallen
A revolution puts friends on separate paths
By Gelareh Asayesh
February 10, 2000
The Iranian
I am remembering when I first met her, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Her parents were studying there, just as mine were. They lived in university
housing, as we did. We played blindman's buff in the room she shared with
her sister, their prison-striped bunk beds identical to the one my sister
and I shared. When her family returned to Iran shortly after we did, Elham
came to Iran-Suisse. She was an instant hit among my classmates, with her
long hair and slim grace and the touch of American sophistication that
had somehow eluded me. Though we were the same age, she always seemed older
perhaps because she was the oldest of three children, used to responsibility.
Our paths separated when my family returned to America. I heard that
she organized demonstrations at school, that she had joined the Mujahedeen,
that she was on the run. When I was in college, she was in prison. When
I was working for the Baltimore Sun, she was enrolled in university in
Ahwaz, struggling to make up for lost time. She is a medical student now,
close to attaining her first year of residency. It is a wonderful achievement,
but her family rarely mentions it. The well-traveled, educated parents,
the beautiful sister, the young brother with his skeptical eyes, seem subtly
distanced from Elham. Elham and her black veil stand out in a household
that is as Western as any I have seen. But it was not the family that changed,
it was Elham >>>
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Novel
Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel
By Bernace Charles
The Iranian
Chapter Three >>>
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Outlook
Elections
Reformists hopeful despite ban
BBC World Service
Thursday, 10 February, 2000
Reformist supporters of moderate President Mohammad Khatami are still
hoping to win control of parliament despite nearly 600 candidates being
disqualified.
Since registration began two months ago, 576 reformist candidates have
been disqualified by the conservative Guardian Council prompting an apology
from President Khatami.
"If there are people who feel their rights have been violated in
some way, I apologise to them as a humble servant," the Mosharekat
daily quoted the president as saying during an official function. >>>
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* Hope to see the movie
James W. Young writes to Bernace Charles for his novel "Conspiracy
at Desert One":
Have reed the two chapters of your book, posted in The Iranian,
love your work.
I am a half American, half Iranian, and can really relate to the story
line. I will be purchasing your novel (hope to see the movie one day).
* Air & aroma
Moftaki writes to Bernace Charles for his novel "Conspiracy
at Desert One":
You have definitely mastered the art of describing the air and aroma
of the country, maybe a lot more touching than most nostalgic Iranian writers
who appear in The Iranian.
* Mistaken identity
Masoud Neshat writes:
It was a very interesting story regarding the history of wine by Mr. Cyrus
Kadivar ["High
spirits"]. However, the author had mistaken Iranians with Indians.
Iranians did not refer to the British or any other Wsesterner as "sahib."
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United States. Our generation also has the right to its own ideas.
-- Ali-Reza Nuri, leading reformist
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