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January 11, 2000
The Iranian
It's early in the morning. Stacks of fresh, hot, delicious barbari bread
are waiting for you at the bakery around the corner (can you smell it?).
Or it's late at night. Countless Iranian restaurants and bars in Westwood,
Los Angeles, are ready to serve and entertain you.
We know where we are and why. But where would we rather be? >>>
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Outlook
Khatami's camp hopeful despite ban on candidates
By GUY DINMORE
Financial Times
January 11, 2000
TEHRAN Iran's conservative-dominated Guardian Council was reported yesterday
to have disqualified dozens of reformist candidates from taking part in
next month's parliamentary elections on political and religious grounds.
But members of the loose coalition backing Mohammad Khatami, the moderate
president, said far fewer of their members had been ruled out than feared,
and they still hoped to overturn the conservative-held majority in the
February 18 polls >>>
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Bucket of Hillary
You've got to love New Yorkers! A Kentucky Fried Chicken location in
New York had a special on what they were calling the "Bucket of Hillary":
two small breasts, two large thighs and a bunch of left wings.
Thanks to Matin Karbassion
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* Mithraic roots of Christianity
Arash Salardini
writes: I am prompted by the facile and pseudo-intellectual letter of Mr
Tabib who being chuffed by his netsearching skills proceeded to aptly
demonstrate the common wisdom that little knowledge is more dangerous than
none.
The roots of Christmas in Mithraism is well known and not subject to
much debate ["Borrowed
ideas"]. The Aurelian Mithramas was on the 25th December. The
identification of Jesus with Mithras, the central figure in the Mithraic
Mysteries was more than coincidence. Mithras (originally Persian Mithra)
was also a messianic figure who was to renew life and redeem all with sacrifice.
He, like Yima, would slay the primordial bull Gush Urvan whose blood would
revitalise all. The symbol of Mithraism was in fact the cross that happily
co-incided with the mode of execution of Jesus himself >>>
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* Nice try Jack
Hossein Samiei writes:
Ms. Shashaani ["Borrowed
ideas"] argues interestingly that Christmas may have something
to do with shab-e yalda and other old Persian traditions of that
period of the year. This is a fascinating and enjoyable article and the
author obviously knows her subject matter well.
However, I must say that I find the notion of attempting to relate Christmas
to the astrological/astronomical basis of shab-e yalda rather far-fetched.
Maybe she is right, I am no expert, but sometimes things are just simple
coincidences. Would anyone, for example, try to connect the Islamic Republic's
day (Farvardin 12) with April's Fool's Day in the West? >>>
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* Still attractive
Fereshteh Golesorkhi writes in reference to 1978 Miss Iran finalists:
Nazila
Alasti: She used to be my classmate at Northeastern University in Boston.
She got her BS in electrical engineering and went to Cornel University
to get her masters. After that I have no clue.
Roya
Pegahi: I had seen her in Egypt. Her father was the military attache
at the Iranian embassy. Four years ago when I went back to Iran, I got
invited to a party at her brother's house. She is married with children.
Still very attractive!
* Still see her
Annynmous writes in reference to Nostalgia photos:
I know Haleh
used to be a commentator in one of the Iranian TV stations down in Los
Angeles and she even used to live in the same apartment complex that we
lived in (Oakwoods Apartments) in San Fernando Valley where she videod
her programs from inside her apartment. Later she moved to a bigger place
I heard and you still see her occasionally on TV.
* Art: Behnam's solo show, Reston, Virginia
See the solo painting exhibition by Sally (Sayeh) Behnam at the U.S.
Geological Survey headquarters in Reston, Virginia. The show began on January
5 and will continue until January 30. For directions and more information
call 703-648-4000 or email: Sayeh.Behnam@tma.osd.mil
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Khatami urged to act over rejection of
poll candidates
TEHRAN,
Jan 11 (AFP) - Candidates barred from standing in next month's key parliamentary
elections called on reformist President Mohammad Khatami Tuesday to end
his silence over their wholesale rejection by a vetting body dominated by
his conservative opponents >>> FULL TEXT
Kharrazi welcomes new era of warmer ties
with Britain
LONDON,
Jan 11 (AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi, on a landmark visit
to London, on Tuesday welcomed a new era of warmer relations with Britain
but reserved sharp words for the United States and Israel >>> FULL
TEXT
Britain, Iran Sign Agreement
LONDON (AP) - Couching differences over human rights in diplomatic
niceties, Britain and Iran signed a joint declaration Tuesday to fight terrorism
and drug trafficking, promote trade and strengthen ties >>> FULL
TEXT
Egg-throwing dissidents target Kharrazi,
two arrested
LONDON,
Jan 11 (AFP) - Egg-throwing Iranian dissidents hounded Foreign Minister
Kamal Kharazi on the second day of his landmark visit to Britain on Tuesday,
prompting police to move in and make two arrests, police and protestors
said >>> FULL TEXT
WAN Protests Prosecution of Iranian Journalist
Paris, 10 January (WAN) -- The World Association of Newspapers
(WAN) has protested against the prosecution of a pro-reform journalist in
Iran and called on President Mohammed Khatami to halt the trial >>>
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German invitation to Khatami still open:
MP
TEHRAN,
Jan 11 (AFP) - Germany hopes to welcome President Mohammad Khatami, but
Iran must realise that there could be demonstrations against him, a senior
German member of parliament told journalists here Tuesday >>> FULL
TEXT
Iran urges UK business to exploit closer
ties
LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi,
on the second day of a bridge-building trip to Britain, urged British firms
on Tuesday to step up investment in the oil-rich Islamic republic >>>
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France will finance Iran wheat
PARIS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - France has allowed Iran to buy 600,000
tonnes of French wheat in 2000 under a programme run by its export agency
Coface, but it was not a conventional credit line, a government source said
on Tuesday >>> FULL TEXT
Iran hopes to sign South Pars gas deals
by March
TEHRAN,
Jan 10 (Reuters) - Iran hopes to sign development contracts with foreign
companies by late March for the next five phases of its South Pars gas and
oil field in the Gulf, a senior oil official was quoted as saying on Monday
>>> FULL TEXT
Tax
Tehran
(Cinema) - This year Iranian films have made more money than ever. But the
tax man is coming after them >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Baizaie
Tehran
(Cinema) - The filming of "Sagkosh", Bahram Baizaie's latest,
is continuing. No details but here's a list of people working on the film
>>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Foreign cooperation
Tehran (Hamshahri) - Archaeologists from Britain, France, Italy
and the U.S. have offered to cooperate in a project to translate (?) tablets
from Persepolis >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Soccer: Rematch Against Iran Is Key
January 11, 2000 (The New York Times) -- The Americans are working
hard to prepare for Sunday's rematch against Iran at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena,
Calif >>> FULL TEXT
In LA
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) - The Iranian national team has begin practices in Los Angeles
to prepare for Wednesday's match against Ecuador >>> FULL TEXT
IN PERSIAN
Persepolis 2 - Qatar 0
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) - Persepolis, without the help from seven of its key players,
defeated the Qatar national team >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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