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Khayyam
The Iranian of the century
36 other notables
Internet survey
January 7, 2000
The Iranian
From Abdbul-Baha to Googoosh to Khodadad Azizi to ... The following
(in alphabetical order) are all other Iranians nominated by our readers
as the Iranian of the century. All received less than one percent of the
vote, but none can be ignored for their impact on Iran and Iranians in
the 20th century -- even individuals we may never have heard of >>>
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* Also the top five
1 - Mohammad
Mossadegh
2 - Ayatollah
Khomeini
3 - Reza
Shah
4 - Mohammad
Khatami
5 - Mohammad
Reza Shah
Music
Anoush Khazeni
The Iranian
January 7, 2000
Anoush Khazeni is a fanatic Beatles fan and you
can see that the Fab Four have definitely had an impact on his music. Anoush,
who lives in San Francisco's Bay Area, has recorded some catchy tunes in
his home studio and offered them on the MP3 site under the name "Chordaholic".
"I've been a music fan all my life,"
Anoush says, "and ever since I picked up the guitar as a teenager,
I've hardly been able to put it down. I literally became a 'chordaholic'
.. : - )" >>>
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Outlook
The City of Berkeley and Oakland Declare
Welcome Proclamation for Iran's National Soccer Team
Press Releas
The Persian Center
Berkeley, California
Iran's National Soccer Team, visiting the United States for a series
of friendship games will receive formal welcome proclamations from the
City of Berkeley and the City of Oakland on Saturday, January 8th, 2000.
Representatives from the offices of Berkeley Mayor, Shirley Dean and Oakland
Mayor, Jerry Brown will attend a Saturday Brunch at Persian Center in Berkeley,
California on Saturday, January 8 >>>
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Adoption
Jennifer Diglaw writes
to The Iranian:
Iranian father/American mother want to adopt child from Iran. Any suggestions?
More Letters
* Really really mad
NS writes: I
just read that Iranians have chosen Khomeini for the second Iranian
of the century. I cannot believe it... I am really really upset right
now. I am mad at those Iranians who are living abroad and having the best
fun and do everything they want to do and then they claim that they love
Khomeini. Why do they live abroad if they love Khomeini? They have to go
back to Iran and live in that country that he has made for Persia ...
People of Iran deserve what they get. They do not deserve a leader who
does everything for his country. They do not deserve a leader who is proud
of being an Iranian. They deserve poverty, high prices, boring lives, many
mollas, no joy, tears, and graves. They deserve to sit there and whatch
the development in the Arab countries. They deserve to move to other countries
and be called primitive, fundamentalist and terrorist >>>
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* Meaningless
Peyman Milanfar
writes: Regardng your survey of the iranian of the century, you note
that the survey was mailed to 16,600 people, of which 363 replied. Please
note that your response rate is so low (about 2 percent) that your results
are quite likely statistically meaningless and hence of little interest.
Since your surveying technique as I understand it does not make a random
sample anyway, you are better off simply making an editorial decision as
to the "person of the ...." in your future issues, and then invite
people to send in their reactions and their own choices. Major publications
like Time magazine have obviously already tuned in to this idea.
* Not 2000 yet
Saeid Mahmoudi writes
in response to the Iranian of the century >>>
FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
* Book: Partow Nooriala's book signing,
Los Angeles
Partow Nooriala, Iranian poet and literary critic will sign her latest
book entitled "Art & Awareness" (a Collection of Essays &
Literary Critiques) on Sunday, January 9, 2000 at 3:00 p.m. at Kolbe Ketab
Bookstore (1518 Westwood Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90024) Tel: (888) 220-0022
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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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Video of the Week
Through
the olive trees
This is Abbas Kiarostami's most romantic film (English subtitles). It
is the third part of a trilogy set in northern Iran. For other Kiarostami
videos, click here.
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Iran soccer team visits U.S.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Sprinting and passing, dodging and diving,
the Iranian soccer players scrimmaged on the field. Nearby, a huge red billboard
extolled ``Bud, King of Beers'' - a potent symbol of the American lifestyle
condemned by Iran's ayatollahs. Farshid Asad held a simpler sign, a handmade
cardboard placard proclaiming ``Welcome to U.S.A.'' and featuring green
and white Iranian flags. For Asad, the visit of his nation's team was a
reason for optimism >>> FULL TEXT
Conservatives accuse reformers
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A powerful Iranian hard-line council has accused
reformists of seeking to create tension ahead of key parliamentary polls
next month, Iranian radio reported Thursday >>> FULL TEXT
Hardliners demand cancellation of minister's
landmark London visit
TEHRAN,
Jan 7 (AFP) - Several hundred hardline students demonstrated in central
Tehran Friday to demand that Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi cancel a landmark
visit to Britain next week because of an "insulting" article in
the London Times >>> FULL TEXT
Ethnic Azeris say 17 injured in Iran demonstration
BAKU, Jan 7 (Reuters) - An Azerbaijan-based group representing
ethnic Azeris from Iran said 17 people were injured when police broke up
demonstrations in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz on Friday >>>
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Iranian man in the US gets life for deadly
fire that killed wife and six children
PASADENA,
California, Jan 6 (AFP) - An Iranian immigrant who killed his wife and six
children by setting fire to the family's apartment nearly four years ago
was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole >>> FULL
TEXT
Khamenei pardons more than 1,000 prisoners
TEHRAN
Jan 7 (AFP) - Iran's supreme guide, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has decided
to pardon 1,026 prisoners to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month of
Ramadan, state radio said Friday >>> FULL TEXT
Russia close to three billion dollar aviation
deal with Iran
MOSCOW,
Jan 6 (AFP) - Russia is preparing to sign a three billion dollar deal with
Iran to provide Tupolev 334 planes, Sergei Ivanov, secretary of Russia's
Security Council, announced Thursday >>> FULL TEXT
Women in films
Tehran
(Iran daily) - More detail: Women have not found their rightful place in
Iranian cinam, says Fereshteh Taerpour, a member of the International Youth
Films Organization >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
State TV
Tehran
(Mosharekat) - Iranian state TV has a problem with showing ads for films
that have popular appeal. A commentary >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Play
Tehran
(Hamshahri) - "Dar faraagh-e Farhad" is a complicated play. A
provincial woman, who is a college graduate, is getting ready to leave the
country >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Mexico is tough
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) - Detailed analysis of the Mexican national team -- Iran's
first opponent in the U.S. The match will be played in Oakland this Sunday
(pdf file) >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Goalie
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) - Hadi Tabatabaie, Iran's starting goalie, feels the result
of the friendly matches in the U.S. will largely depend on his performance
>>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
U.S. wrestlers
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) - U.S. wrestling team will arrive in Tehran
January 16 >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Quote Unquote
People of the century
The Iranians of the century are those women and men who dedicated their
mind, soul, and life to make a better Iran for all of us, and left no name
behind for us to commemorate them.
-- Dariush Asfari
"Notables"
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January 7, 2000
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