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He's history
Hashemi Rafsanjani has lost respect
By Maryam Farahvashi in Tehran
February 23, 2000
The Iranian
Regarding the "demise" of Mr Hashemi Rafsanjani much has already
been said. What has happened, of course, was no surprise to me at all.
I had predicted it exactly as it happened. The only unknown premise was
the amount of success he might have in influencing the vote in his favor
through his old connections.
As things stand right now, Rafsanjani is still trying. He may eventually
succeed because he has had twenty years of experience. So he may still
get a seat in parliament and could even become its speaker. What is important
here, however, is the fact that he has lost the little respect this nation
still had for him >>>
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Dialogue among ourselves
An email to Mohammad Khatami
By Roozbeh Shirazi
February 23, 2000
The Iranian
Mr. President,
I write you tonight because I have a very strong dream. This dream of
mine is to one day visit my motherland, Iran. I have never been there and
my parents have not gone back for 25 years now...
In the 25 years that my parents have been here, both of my grandfathers
passed away, and my grandmother recently passed away in November. My parents
never got to go home to say goodbye because of the policies in place at
the time. My father has not seen his brothers and sisters for 25 years
now, and there is a whole family I only know through the telephone >>>
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Novel
Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel
By Bernace Charles
The Iranian
Chapter Sixteen, Seventeen & Eighteen >>>
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Outlook
Change in Iran slow but assured
By Gelareh Asayesh
USA TODAY
February 23, 2000
I know a young woman in Iran who got into trouble for eating a cheese
puff. It came from a bag held by a member of the opposite sex. Those running
the film club where this moral calamity occurred told her to make sure
it never happened again.
I know a civil servant in his 20s who had to answer complicated questions
on what circumstances would invalidate a fast in the eyes of God -- in
order to get a job ...
These were the people who went to the polls Friday in the first round
of the Iranian elections for parliament: women tired of restrictions large
and small, the unemployed young and average Iranians inspired by the promise
of change. >>>
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Yaa hazrat-e Abbas
Letter to The Iranian:
My name is Michael Chessman. I am the founder of The Coalition for a
Humanistic British Canada ...
I have recently been asking (in national radio interviews as well as
newspapers) for a recognition that Iranians are in fact a European peoples
and deserve to be accorded this respect. Further that they are a really
loving people, and ones that do not practice being whores as they do in
North American culture where "families are disposable" and sex
is the basis for morality ... >>>
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More Letters
* Insightful
Haleh Vaziri writes:
I wish to congratulate the The Iranian for publishing the articles
by Laleh Khalili and Rasool Nafisi, who offered two equally insightful
pieces on the Islamic Republic's parliamentary elections.
Ms. Khalili's comparison of Iran's majlis race and the U.S. Republican
primary in South Carolina is elegantly written and witty ["So
alike"]. Although I think that she overstates the point that "we
are all the same," I applaud her for underscoring our common humanity
and long for more authors with the courage to stake out such bold positions.
Dr. Nafisi's essay ["Road
to vicotry"] also resonates with me, for -- even at the risk of
appearing cynical -- he reminds readers that President Khatami and his
newly elected pro-reform allies in the parliament have a long road to hoe
before Iranians can enjoy both the method and substance of democracy.
Another lucid piece that cautions readers not to become swept up by
the appearance of change because the reality of enacting reforms requires
the citizenry's patience and participation.
* Airy
Richard Sinkfield
writes: Laleh Khalili's piece ["So
alike"] was a bit airy, but points well-taken.
* Not worth it
Najmeh writes: I read your artical on "Persian
work ethics" in Iran, and I agree with it completely. But one
thing that has always made me mad as hell is the idea that we're lazy in
Iran but work hard here in America, Canada, England or any other foreign
country.
I've seen that in so many places, that Iranians who might work 10 hours
a day somewhere else are all lazy bums here. Because they think "this
damned country isn't worth it". Go Figure.
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Critics' awards
Tehran (Asr-e Azadegan) - Iran's film critics' association has
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Didn't the Shah say that?
The poor showing of the right-wing candidates was due to a coordinated
campaign by reformist newspapers and foreign radio stations. A wave of lies
is responsible for this situation.
-- Kamal Daneshyar, outgoing Majlis deputy
AP
February 23, 2000
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