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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 >>>
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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
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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 >>>
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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" >>>
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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! >>>
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* 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
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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.
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By Ahmad Nafisi
* Jazireh
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giaah (1998)
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US welcomes Iranian soccer team
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday
welcomed a visit by the Iran ian national soccer team, saying it was a ``great
example'' of unofficial exchanges Washington is encouraging with the Islamic
state. State Department spokesman James Rubin, speaking to reporters during
Israeli-Syrian peace talks here, confirmed that the United States had relaxed
some immigration controls normally imposed on visiting Iranians >>>
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Reformers dealt election blow
TEHRAN, Iran Candidates who did not attend pro-clergy
rallies will be disqualified from Iran's upcoming parliamentary elections,
a hard-line council ruled in an apparent attempt to undercut reformers,
newspapers reported Wednesday. Two "trusted supervisors" will
decide whether candidates took part in the recent rallies to show support
for the ruling Islamic establishment, the reformist Fath newspaper reported
>>> FULL TEXT
Khatami asked to ensure fair Iran elections
TEHRAN, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Iranian reformers, fearing liberal candidates
may be barred from parliamentary elections next month, called on President
Mohammad Khatami on Wednesday to ensure the ballot is fair. The 30 dignitaries,
mainly leaders of leftist Islamist groups, reformist clerics and MPs, voiced
``deep concern'' in an open letter published by newspapers on Wednesday
over new rules imposed by the Guardian Council which could bar all but the
most devoted revolutionaries from running in the polls >>> FULL
TEXT
Kharrazi to visit Britain next week
LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi
will visit London next week on the first official trip to Britain by an
Iranian minister since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, officials said on Wednesday.
Kharrazi is due in Britain on Monday for talks with Foreign Secretary Robin
Cook. He may also meet British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the officials
said >>> FULL TEXT
German MPs to visit Iran head of businessman's
new trial
TEHRAN,
Jan 5 (AFP) - Mmebers of the German parliament are to visit Iran next week,
ahead of a new trial facing German businessman Helmut Hofer, jailed in Iran
for most of the past two years, the official news agency IRNA said Wednesday.
The Bundestag delegation, led by the chairman of the parliamentary foreign
policy committee, Hans Ulrich Klose, will meet Iranian parliamentary speaker
Ali Akbar Nateq-Nuri, his deputy Hassan Ruhani and Foreign Minister Kamal
Kharazi, IRNA said >>> FULL TEXT
Iran hopes for cooperation with Russia
under Putin
TEHRAN,
Jan 4 (AFP) - Iran looks forward to further expanding its ties with Russia
under its new acting President Vladimir Putin, said President Mohammad Khatami
said in a message Tuesday congratulating Putin on his appointment. Khatami's
message also expressed the hope that the conflict in Chechnya, "which
has been a cause of worry to all the Muslims in the world" would be
solved peacefully, the official IRNA news agency reported >>> FULL
TEXT
Iran says drug lord killed in clash with
troops
TEHRAN, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Iranian troops have killed a notorious
drug lord in a clash in eastern Iran, a key transit route for drugs smuggled
to Europe from Afghanistan, a senior army official said on Wednesday. The
official said Fazl Ahmad Barikzehi, whom he accused of having led 400 armed
drug smugglers, was killed in recent army operations, the Iranian news agency
IRNA reported. The official did not give the date of the operations >>>
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Varoozhan
Tehran (Cinema) - Musicians pay tribute to Varoozhan -- the legendary
music composer >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Unemployed
Tehran
(Cinema) - Hard to believe that there are actually unemployed actors in
Iran these days >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Pop, Pop, Pop musik!
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) - Latest news from the world of music in Iran, including
a Pop performance for Eid-e Fetr! >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Reform & censorship
Tehran
(Asr-e Azadegan) - Abbas Milani's "Tajadod va tajadod-setizi"
has reached Iran. Also there is a new book on censorship in the Pahlavi
era >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Khadijeh Khatoon
Tehran (Asr-e Azadegan) - The tomb of Khadijeh Khatoon (believed
to have been a daughter or grand-daughter of Imam Sadeq), on the road between
Qom and Isfahan, has been registered as a historcal landmark >>>
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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
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) - Although many foreign teams have cancelled
their participation in the Takhti international wrestling matches in Tehran,
the Americans still want to come >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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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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