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Wednesday January 5, 2000 / Dey 15, 1378, No. 879


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Iranian of the century

Reza Shah
Internet survey

January 5, 2000
The Iranian

Reza Shah got the third highest number of votes (11%) in The Iranian survey. Voters, most of all, applaud him for trying to turn Iran into a modern state. See comments >>> GO TO FEATURE

Iranian of the century

Mohammad Khatami
Internet survey

January 5, 2000
The Iranian

The fourth highest number of votes (10%) in The Iranian survey went to President Mohammad Khatami. His supporters say he has given Iran a human face with his rational and democratic policies. See comments from voters >>> GO TO FEATURE

Iranian of the century

Mohammad Reza Shah
Internet survey

January 5, 2000
The Iranian

Mohammad Reza Shah got the fifth highest number of votes (4%) in The Iranian survey. "He infused Iranians with pride and revived our culture," one voter wrote. See comments from voters >>> GO TO FEATURE


Outlook

Soccer takes political role as Iran team flies to US

By GUY DINMORE
Financial Times (London)
January 5, 2000

TEHRAN -- Iran's national soccer team flies out today to play in the US for the first time since the 1979 Islamic revolution, another sign that ties between Tehran and the "Great Satan" are slowly improving.

At a last practice match at the national stadium yesterday Iran's players, using the language of soccer stars the world over, described the January 16 encounter with the US team at the Rose Bowl at Pasadena, California, as "just another game" >>> FULL STORY


    Anyway

Is that your final answer?

Arasta on the Iranian of the century:

Reza Shah is my final answer, and I do not need to call a friend.


More Letters

* Respect for other's opinions

Ali Parsa writes in response to Behrouz Sadigh who wrote: "Please remove my name from your mailing and subscription list. I can and will not support a publication who lists a communist ["Mohammad Mossadegh"] as its man of the century. I believe the Shah of Iran was deserving of that title, but since you own the publication and not I, it would be better if I were removed from your listing. "

I would have been happy if our friend presented some evidence as proof of his claim rather than cancelling his subscription just because The Iranian reported a piece of news. It did not appear to me that this was the Times' decision at all.

The first lesson we should learn in this free society is respect for other people's opinion and tolerance for opposing points of view. This intolerance of others is unfornunately the sign of our time. I constantly notice that more and more American readers of newspapers and journals cancel their subscription because they see something in those publications they do not like! >>> FULL TEXT

* Human rights violators

Sohrab Sepehr writes: One thing that was not mentioned about these "Men of the Century" and all their accomplices is that they took Iran to a much higher plateau that deserves the highest recognition in the field of Human Rights Violation. But who is interested in that?!

History will tell in time what these people did . To expose a blinded folded nation to light after being in such absolute darkness is bound to lead to mass blindness. Their motto has been, "If we can't see them, they can't see us".

* No relation

Simin Habibian writes: Nematollah Aghasi is not Andy Madadian's father. A lot of people make that mistake. Andy is Armenian and has become very well known specially in the Spanish community. The Los Angeles Times and People Magazine had articles about him a couple of times. Because of the rumor, the two met for the first time last year and are planning to have a concert together this year.

Editor: The mistake has been corrected. Thanks.


* Music: Persian music in Queens, New York

Queens Borough Public Library International Resource Center and The World Music Institute Present A Lecture & Musical Demonstration by Masters of Persian Music: Kayhan Kalhor, Ardavan Kamkar, & Ziya Tabassian. DATE & TIME: Saturday, January 22, 2000 3.00 p.m. PLACE: Flushing Library Auditorium 41-17 Main Street, Flushing, New York TEL: (718)661-1229/661-1230. ADMISSION IS FREE.

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Books of the Week

* Saaniyeh-yeh aakhar (1999)
Y2K issues in Iran
By Dr. Ali Parandeh

* Barandeh-haa ham baazandeh-and (1999)
A memoir by a former mayor of Tehran, with photos
By Ahmad Nafisi

* Jazireh sargardaani (2nd edition, 1998)
Novel
By Simin Daneshvar

* Mumia va assal (1996)
Novel
By Shahriar Mandanipour

* Mehr-e giaah (1998)
Novel
ByAmir Hassan Cheheltan

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Varoozhan

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Khadijeh Khatoon

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Tough match

Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) - Before leaving for the U.S., the Iranian national played a tough match against Saipa. The national team won, but just barely >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN

Americans insist

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Quote Unquote

His smile

[I choose Mohammad Khatami as the Iranian of the century] for simple reasons like his smile which won the heart of millions of Iranians, his compassionate speeches [and] his calm and peaceful demeanor...

-- Saghi Zarinkalk
"Mohammad Khatami"
The Iranian
January 5, 2000


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