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By Yasmine Rafii
July 10, 2000
The Iranian
Six episodes in the second series of "talking
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Mainstream Iran joins student protests
By Geneive Abdo
The Guardian
July 10, 2000
A new challenge to President Mohammed Khatami's government has emerged
in the wake of demonstrations at the weekend in central Tehran, where thousands
of Iran's poor joined university students in a bloody battle with Islamic
extremists. The spontaneous coalition on Saturday night of students and
ordinary Iranians demanding improved social conditions marked a turning
point in the struggle to redefine the Islamic Republic.
A year ago, it was primarily students who demanded more freedom and
political reform, as they spilled their blood on the nation's campuses
and city streets. Now, the cries for profound change are coming from mainstream
society >>>
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Peace rally in Iran turns wild
By Scott Peterson
The Christian Science Monitor
July 10, 2000
TEHRAN, IRAN The hopes of students for a peaceful protest in Iran this
weekend wilted in clouds of tear gas. By midnight Saturday, several hundred
right-wing vigilantes armed with clubs and lengths of electrical cable
had taken over Tehran's Revolution Square. They hunted down suspect stragglers,
chasing them on motorcycles in displays of mob mentality >>>
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Sharp edge
In an editorial a day after the violent protests in Tehran, the reformist
Bahar newspaper warned that the conservative establishment is walking
on the sharp end of the knife and President Khatami may be the majority's
last hope for reforming the Islamic Republic >>>
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Claswon: Chaos theory "silly"
BBC Persian Service
Iran analyst Patrick Clawson has denied promoting "chaos theory"
in Iran (go to eight minutes and 57 seconds) >>>
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He's back: Nixon tapes offer insights on Shah
By James Warren
Chicago Tribune
July 9, 2000
Upon his death in 1980, the shah of Iran was termed "the bloodsucker
of the century" by the magnanimous souls who had taken over government
radio in Tehran. As previously undisclosed Oval Office conversations of
Richard Nixon remind, he was very much our bloodsucker.
After a long layoff and prodded by Nixon-obsessed readers, I spurned
the inspirations of presidential politics and middle-manager tasks such
as personnel reviews, and I returned to the National Archives for a few
salutary hours >>>
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Ehm, it's DOCTOR Sheikh
TEHRAN, July 8 (AFP) - The head of the Lebanese Shiite Muslim movement
Hezbollah, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, was awarded an honorary degree by the
teacher training faculty of Tehran University at a ceremony Saturday, Iranian
state radio announced >>>
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More Letters
* Part of Persian music
SOS9SOS writes: I
was viewing your website and I noticed that you do not include the Persian
lyricists in your Music section. The likes of Leila Kasra, Iradj Janati
Attaie, Ardalan Sarfaraz, Masood Amini, Amir Farrokh Tajalli, Homa Mir
Afshar, etc.
If this is an oversight, well, please do pay attention and if not, then
please have a category for the Persian song writers, as they are as much
part of the texture of Persian music and artist society as anyone else
in your category.
* The last khan
Ferial Mosharaf Ol Molk
writes: Few days ago I heard the news that the last khan in our family
has died. This might surprise many of you. We come from the Chahar-Mahal
Bakhtiari. For those Iranians who are not familiar with their country,
it is situated in south west of Iran and it is relatively close to Isfahan
.
Chahar-Mahal Bakhtiari is located by the Zagroos mountain and it has
the most beautiful virgin scenery in the country.
Well getting back to Agha Khan, he was, after my father, one of the
most well known people in the region. He was powerful, loved and respected
by the people. And his real name was truly Agha Khan.
My father and him were cousins and used to get together and talk for
hours about the land they loved so much and their children's future abroad.
I had the pleasure of knowing Agha Khan. He reminded me of my father
and therefore he had a special place in my heart. I shall miss the last
khan in our town.
* Babolsar square
Jabbar writes: Babolsar
has got a new statue in middle of the city. This is a statue of Balal Habashi.
Everybody in Babolsar is laughing about it. They say we didn't have enough
muezzins and they brought us a new one.
The first statue in the famous square in Babolsar was of Reza Shah.
Then it was replaced with name of Allah on a cloth. Then there was a portrait
of Khomeini. And now Balal Habashi has replaced all of them ["Babolsar zoo"].
What or who will be next?
Film: "Color of Paradise"
in DC
Majid Majidi's highly-acclaimed film, "Color of Paradise"
is being shown in Washington DC at the Cineplex Odeon (Foundry) >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
Since the day I may join my beloved is nowhere in sight,
Slowly, slowly I must turn away from this love.
'Impossible!' my heart cries out, 'impossible!'
My head shakes 'No,' and laughs at my heart's plight.
-- Rumi
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Youth, elderly join Iran students in angry
outburst
TEHRAN,
July 9 (Reuters) - Out-of-work youth, women and old men joined angry students
in Iran's worst outburst of social unrest in the past year, creating a combustible
mix that has left reformers scrambling to keep up with society's demands.
Photo here The trouble began on Saturday after student rallies to mark the
first anniversary of the bloody suppression of a pro-democracy rally turned
into a general expression of social discontent >>> FULL TEXT
Khamenei blames unrest on Western plot
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
blamed Western powers Sunday for the country's worst social unrest in the
past year, saying they planned to destroy the Islamic republic as they had
the Soviet Union. Khamenei summoned senior officials, including reformist
President Mohammad Khatami and members of parliament to his residence a
day after the unrest in a show of unity at the top >>> FULL TEXT
Security forces make more arrests at dorms
incident rally
TEHRAN,
July 10 (AFP) - Six people were arrested in the northwestern city of Tabriz
Saturday during a gathering to mark the anniversary of the police storming
of Tehran University dormitories, reports said Monday >>> FULL
TEXT
Khatami starts German visit amid tight
security
BERLIN,
July 10 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami arrived on Monday
for a landmark visit to Germany, where his hosts took extraordinary steps
to contain protests by emigre opponents of the Islamic government >>>
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Khamenei gathers rival factions together
TEHRAN,
July 9 (AFP) - Ayatollah Ali Khameini, Iran's supreme leader, gathered the
heads of the country's reformist and conservative movements Sunday to encourage
mutual understanding, state television said >>> FULL TEXT
Reformist newspaper boss goes on trial
in Tehran
TEHRAN
July 10 (AFP) - The publisher of the banned reformist daily, Arya, went
on trial Monday following complaints filed by Tehran's Chief Justice and
Armed Forces Intelligence Unit, the conservative Kayhan daily reported
>>> FULL TEXT
Arrest of head of Jewish spy ring ordered
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has issued an arrest warrant for an Iranian
Jew, believed to be in the United States, for allegedly leading an Israeli
spy ring, 12 of whose members were jailed recently, a judicial official
said Monday >>> FULL TEXT
Woman sentenced to death by stoning for
murder and adultery
TEHRAN,
July 9 (AFP) - An Iranian woman has been sentenced to death by stoning for
adultery after murdering her husband and burying his body with the help
of her lover, the press reported Sunday >>> FULL TEXT
Italian firm ENI about to sign major gas
contract in Iran: official
TEHRAN,
July 8 (AFP) - The Italian company ENI is about to sign a 2.5 billion dollar
contract with Iran to develop gas reserves in the Persian Gulf, one of the
country's largest gas agreements, an Iranian official has announced. The
agreement is due be signed in about two weeks between ENI and the Iranian
government and the Iranian firm Petro-Pars, Saturday's edition of the state-run
daily Iran quoted the official as saying >>> FULL TEXT
Caviar exports seen below 90 tonnes this
year: official
TEHRAN,
July 9 (AFP) - Iran is expected to export less than 90 tonnes of caviar
this year as the country's caviar industry continues to decline, the head
of the National Fishing Society said Saturday. "This decline is caused
particularly by illegal fishing of sturgeon fish in seaside countries,"
Khodakaram Jalili said >>> FULL TEXT
Mandani-Pour: Book reading habit gone
Tehran
(Bahar) -- Short story writing in Iran has greatly progressed in recenet
years, post-revolutionary author Shahriar Mandani-Pour says. But the rest
of the story is not too encouraging >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
War movies on 20th anniversary of Iraqi
invasion
Tehran
(Bahar) -- "There's nothing more dramatic than war," says Abdol-Hossein
Barzideh, the head of the center for the promotion of war movies. He's hoping
that major war scenes will re-enacted for films marking the 20th anniversary
of the Iraqi invasion >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Ershad resumes book purchases
Tehran
(Bahar) -- The Culture Ministry will purchase books by new authors for distribtuion
in national and local libraries >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Wrestling: Iran second in world championships
NANTES, July 9: The Iranian Youth Freestyle Wrestling Team took
second place at the World Youth Championships which ended in Nantes, France,
on Saturday. Iran clinched second place with 1 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze
medals (67 points). Russia took first place >>> FULL TEXT
Boroumand competing with Tabatabaie
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) -- Esteqlal goalie Parviz Boroumand is competing
with his more famous colleague Mehdi Tabatabaie for the team's starting
line-up >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Home for national teams
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Iran's national soccer teams have never had a permanent home.
Now an exclusive training camp has been opened >>> FULL TEXT IN
PERSIAN
BBC
Germany visit
President Khatami started his three day official
visit to Germany today, amid tight security after the Iranian exiled opposition,
mainly the Mojaheddin Khalq promised a large turn out in protest to his
visit. However, this did not materialise due to the increase in security.
Sadeq Saba looks at what President Khatami hopes to achieve by this visit
>>> LISTEN HERE
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Final notice
"The clerics live like kings, while the people are
reduced to poverty," shouted the crowd. Other chants followed: "Khatami,
Khatami, show your power or resign," and "Khatami, Khatami, this
is the final notice".
-- Tehran protesters
The Guardian
July 10, 2000
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