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Frozen in time
A 30-year-old ad brings back memories
Esmail Nooriala
July 5, 2000
The Iranian
Thank you for surprising me this morning by putting that time-infested
ad in your Nostalgia section. Also my thanks to Mr. Kamal Noori, the sender
of this ad, whom I do not remember to have known before. What he has come
up with is a piece of history from 30 years ago, frozen in time and faded
away in memory. I cannot believe how we (me and my generation) managed
to do so much in a short span of time that is, between the ages of
20 and 30 >>>
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Vice on the rise
BBC Persian Service
Newspapers in Iran say a new report has, for the first time, acknowledged
that prostitution and drug taking are widedspread among many young Iranians.
One of Tehran's senior officials, Mohammad Ali Zam said that there had
been a sharp rise in the number of prostitutes. Sima Bahrami spoke to Gholam
Abbas Tavassoli, a leading sociologist in Iran and asked what are the reasons
behind such a drastic increase in prostitution >>>
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Also a report in Bahar newspaper >>>
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Abadan protests
BBC Persian Service
Abadan protests as described by the head of the chamber of commerce
in Abadan (go to five minutes and 48 seconds). >>>
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Also a report in Bahar newspaper >>>
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Jews of Iran
BBC Persian Service
"The Jews of Iran" by Habib Levi has been translated into
English. An interview with the editor Houshang Ebrami (go to eight minutes
and 11 seconds) >>>
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Also a report from Radio Free Europe >>>
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Good news
If you are an Iranian, and a Christian AND in South KOREA you should
stop by at these churchs. They have programs for you on every Lord's day
>>> HERE
More Letters
* Serious omissions
Farshid Jamshidian
writes: There are some serious omissions that undermine the objectivity
if not authenticity of your article "Wake-up
call".
You say "In 1991, Abdolkarim Soroush complained of lack of intellectual
and ideological creativity and activism among Muslim students in universities,"
without mentioning that he was himself THE chief architect and executioner
of "the cultural revolution," granted full mandate from Khomeini.
Crucially, you fail to mention that not only Khamanei but also Khatami
ordered the ban and the crack down on the student demonstration - in fact
Khatami used very harsh words like they will be crushed, as they indeed
were in the two days that followed >>>
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* Need a revolution
Mohandes writes: I read Dr Jim's letter ["Solidarity
& strikes"] with some dismay. He compares Iran with Poland
and the UK. The UK has a parliamentary democracy and the British have a
very advanced respect for other people's opinion. Whereas the Iranian mentality
is to supress anyone that has a differing opinion.
The Iranian people will not achieve anything of real significance through
reform and strikes. Whatever it becomes under reform, it will still be
the Islamic Republic of Iran. What we need is a revolution and please don't
say "who's gonna be leading it?" That will become clear when
the time is right, maybe next year, maybe in 10 years time.
* Complete outrage
Al-Amin writes:
What the hell is happening to Iranian morals? You print such an outrageous
article [in the Boxing ring section "Aazaadi-ye
jensi va as-haab-e kahf"] about sexual freedom in Iran from a
down to earth idiot who prabably hasn't had a proper family and as Iranians
put it "maloom-e posht-e kodaam booteh amal oomadeh".
This is a matter which doesn't have anyhting to do with politics but
lies deep within Iranian culture. You can clearlyy see, for example, what
a dump the U.S. has turned into (from the social aspect) and you're trying
to play the same prank on Iran?
This is a complete outrage, and you share responsibility for printing
such crap.
Conference: Second US-Iranian Agricultural
Conference
Last year the Iranian Trade Association hosted the first US-Iranian
Agricultural Conference in Washington, DC featuring US Senator Chuck Hagel.
On July 25th, ITA will assemble another panel of experts, organizations,
and policymakers to address the status and future prospects of this dynamic
market. Agribusiness II panelists will include >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
I asked, 'What should I do?' He said, 'That's it.
Keep asking what to do.' I asked, 'That's it?
Is that the best that you can do?' He turned to me:
'Truth seeker, stick to this: What should I do?'
-- Rumi
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Students plan peaceful protests to mark
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TEHRAN,
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Iranian Jews in Israel call for solidarity
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200,000-strong community of Iranian Jews, the mood is grim and angry after
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Opposition mounts in Germany against president
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Iranian, Egyptian presidents to meet at
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TEHRAN,
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Kuwait's FM to visit Iran soon for border
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Iran blasts Saudi plan to hike oil production
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Foreign companies to finance bulk of major
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Remembering Shahid-Sales
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Mohammad Ali writing "polici"
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Tehran
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Iran bars friendly visit by U.S. soccer
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TEHRAN,
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said on Tuesday. The foreign ministry move retaliated for attempts by U.S.
immigration officials to fingerprint Iranians visiting the United States,
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Pass defender off to France?
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Pour-Heydari: We'll do with what we've
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Newspapers in Iran say a new report has, for
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Islamic Republic
Drug addiction is the rage among schoolchildren, prostitution
has increased 635 percent among high school students and the (growth) rate
of suicide in the country has exceeded the record by 109 percent" in
the two years 1998 and 1999
-- Hojatoleslam Mohammad-Ali Zam, head of Tehran's cultural
and artistic organization
AFP
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