The Iranian Features
January 4-7, 2000 / Dey 14-17, 1378
Today
* Iranian
of the century: Notables
Recent
* Poem: Sipping
chai at Starbucks
* Iranian
of the century
- Reza Shah
- Mohammad Khatami
- Mohammad Reza Shah
- Ayatollah Khomeini
- Three men
* Cover
story: Iranian of the century
* Mossadegh:
Looking back
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Friday
January 7, 2000
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
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Thursday
January 6, 2000
Poetry
Sipping chai at Starbucks
Poem in response to "Sipping
lattes in diaspora"
By Korosh Khalili
January 6, 2000
The Iranian
Next to me
At this cafe in Toronto
Are my friends, each different
One Chinese, with a warm smile
One Indian, with infinite patience
One Arab, with a lively persona
We all grew differently, in different places, with different tongues
Here we are sharing life, sipping tea, talking about chai >>>
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Wednesday
January 5, 1999
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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Tuesday
January 4, 1999
Iranian of the century
Ayatollah Khomeini
Internet survey
January 4, 1999
The Iranian
The second highest number of votes (14%) in The Iranian survey went
to the late Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini. Many of those who picked him
as the Iranian of the century did not do so because they agreed with what
he did but because of his enormous impact -- good or bad. See comments
>>>
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Iranian of the century
Three men
... who shaped Iran in the 20th century
By Farhad Koohkan
January 4, 2000
The Iranian
In this century there were three men who affected the fate and the form
of the Iranian people in various degrees. Chronologically : Reza Shah,
Mohammad Mossadegh and Ayatollah Khomeini.
Mossadegh's time was short, and his outright aim was narrow -- sharp
and narrow like the tip of an arrow. His success -- and it was a success,
no doubt -- was in feeling the minds of the people who had become a closely
connected assemblage, developed and brought about, even if perhaps blindly
and forcefully by Reza Shah >>>
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Monday
January 3, 2000
Cover story
Iranian of the century
Internet survey
January 3, 2000
The Iranian
More than 16,600 people on The Iranian mailing list were asked to
name a person as the Iranian of the century. There were more than 40 different
selections from 363 respondents >>>
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Mossadegh
Looking back
Mohammad Mossadegh in photographs
January 3, 2000
The Iranian
Photos from "Musaddiq's Memoirs" edited by Homa Katouzian
(1988, JEBHE National Movement of Iran) >>>
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