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July 14, 2000
The Iranian
Washington, D.C.-based musicians Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia
and Sharam are Deep Dish -- couple of the hottest DJs and producers of
house music on the plant! They are wildly popular especially in Europe
and Japan. Their new Yoshiesque
double CD is simply magnificent -- nonstop (literally, there are no breaks
between tracks) mind-bending dance music perfect for twenty and thirtysomething
parties. Here are eight selected tracks >>>
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Some interesting emails registered at The Iranian. (A)
-- a_Fakhabikasezadehalnajafishafapay@, afshoon1@,
anni@, Ahrimman@, akhoondboogandoo@, ali12eli@, alirocks@ >>>
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Outlook
Children of the revolution
By Jonathan Jones
The Guardian
July 14, 2000
From the pimply, sweaty miseries of Todd Solondz's Happiness to Harmony
Korine filming himself being beaten up, realist film has returned to contemporary
cinema with a vengeance. Nowhere is this more evident and more successful
than in the new Iranian cinema with the triumph at western film festivals
of films like The White Balloon and The Apple.
In fact there has never been a national school of film that so exclusively
staked its appeal on reality as contemporary Iranian cinema not since the
heyday of Italian neo-realism anyway. The films from Iran that reach the
west are drastically lacking in fantasy. They are fixated on the small-scale,
the intimate and the inconsequential. Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry, with
its potential suicide driving around meeting people, is about as eventful
as it gets >>>
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Iran's war on Bahais
By Justin Huggler
The Independent
July 14, 2000
IN THE corner of one of Iran's many museums, a man steps into the shadows
and tells of his life as a member of the Islamic Republic's most persecuted
minority. One of his friends was beaten to death by vigilantes who never
had to answer before the courts. The whole community was threatened with
the same unless it renounced its religion. But, he says, things are getting
better under the reforms of President Mohammad Khatami.
Musa Ahmadi - it is not his real name - is a Baha'i, a member of a faith
that originated in Iran, and is today the largest religious minority in
the country - but whose beliefs are regarded as blasphemy by the authorities
>>>
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Thanks to Akbar Mahdi
Pop Diva's return strikes a popular chord in Iran
By Tom Hundley
Chicago Tribune
July 7, 2000
TEHRAN -- In Iran, she is a star of Elvis magnitude. What's more, she
is very much alive and apparently coming out of retirement.
Googoosh, a 50-year-old Iranian pop diva who has not sung in more than
20 years, will break her silence with a series of performances later this
summer in Canada and possibly the United States. Her fans, from Azerbaijan
to Anaheim, are ecstatic >>>
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Thanks to Laleh Khalili
For the record
These are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken
down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying
calm while these exchanges were actually taking place. Thanks to Farzaneh
Rohanizadeh:
Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July fifteenth.
Q: What year?
A: Every year. >>>
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More Letters
* We can only try
Mahmoud Shafiabady
writes: I have been reading a lot of articles about the reform and
democracy that is sweeping Iran. Almost everyting seems to be about superficial
freedoms. I would like to emphasize that those who are risking their lives
are more concerned about real change that would:
A) Improve the economic situation
B) Bring about more and better jobs
C) Eliminate crime
D) Educate people to understand and learn tolerate and diversity
E) Bring better relations will all countries
F) Give freedom to a responsbile press to guard over freedom and point
the finger at corrupt politicians by any means
G) Allow peaceful transition from one political party to the next when
people change their mind, and
H) Make sure all segments of society are positively affected by the
laws (especially the disabled).
We would like to see all the benefits that exist in other countries
around the world without their negatives. But I am not sure if this is
possible in a short time. We have so much to overcome; centuries of abuse
and tyranny. We can only try.
* What a surprise!
N. Prissygrl writes: Hhhm. Interesting "articles"?
I went to the link in the Anyway section on
Thursday expecting to read an article on a Persian fitness instructor.
You know, like I thought here's an article on a Persian woman who is not
a doctor, engineer, or lawyer, but look how she still enjoys her job. You
know, just an interesting story.
Hhhm. I was a little surprised because it's a link to a London Escort
service where for money, this Persian princess can be purchased! What a
surprise!
* Persian Super Race
Reza Vatandoust writes:
The Persians from Iran, are a splendid, gentle, clever, charismatic,
powerful, noble race of people who have been running the show for almost
7000 years.
It's Iran that sets the terms not the West. Westerners merely react
to the policies set by Iran. Because, very simply, we the Persians are
natural politicians. We are better than the mortal enemy of the Persian
race (England ), in politics. The day will come when we shall command unadulterated
respect once more.
God bless the Persian Super Race.
Literature: In memort of Golshiri and
Rahmani, Portland
Join us for a special program in memory of Houshang Golshiri and Nasser
Rahmani on Sunday July 16th, 2000 , 5 pm, Andisheh Center, 8605 SW Beaverton
Hillsdale Highway, Portland, OR 97225. Phone: (503) 297 6816. Lecture and
Poetry reading. Open forum and video presentation on freedom of expression
in Iran >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
From the outside, you see lifeless faces,
Strangers all, from Rome to Khorasan.
What's behind those faces? Look again.
To see the human ocean, look within.
-- Rumi
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PEN writes to Khatami to protest lawyers'
detention
On
behalf of the 2,700 writers who are members of PEN American Center, we write
again this time to protest the detention of Shirin Ebadi and Mohsen Rahami,
two leading pro-reform lawyers. Their imprisonment is another blow to the
course of reform underway in Iran and speaks to the precarious situation
facing writers and intellectuals >>> FULL TEXT
40,000 Afghan refugees in Iran return home
TEHRAN,
July 14 (AFP) - Some 40,000 Afghan refugees in Iran have been repatriated
since the April 8 start of a programme organised by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Regugees (UNHCR), Iranian radio reported Friday. These
voluntary departures fall with the framework of an agreement between the
UNHCR and Iran on the repatriation of some 100,000 refugees over a six-month
period >>> FULL TEXT
Iranian and Venezuelan presidents discuss
oil market
TEHRAN,
July 14 (AFP) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami discussed "the situation
of the oil market" with Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez Thursday,
local radio reported here. The report comes amid confusion over reports
from Kuwait that there will be an OPEC oil ministers meeting in Vienna next
week, with OPEC president Ali Rodriguez of Venezuela and Qatari Oil Minister
Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiya saying they are unaware of any such plans
U.S. oil prices steady as OPEC delays production
hike
NEW
YORK, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices fell slightly Friday as the OPEC
cartel failed again to reach agreement on when or if to raise crude production.
West Texas Intermediate crude futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange
lost just seven cents to $31.40 a barrel, holding within nearly three dollars
of post-Gulf War highs struck earlier this year >>> FULL TEXT
We have nothing to with the Googoosh concert
-- official
Tehran
(Bahar) -- The Culture Ministry's music division has denied any involvement
in Googoosh's first concert since the revolution. It's her private decision,
an official said >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Film: Digging into "Test Democracy"
Tehran
(Goonagoon) -- A detailed look at "Test Democracy" -- a film made
by Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Shahab Farrokhyar >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
People are in no mood to read books
Tehran
(Goonagoon) -- Books sales are usually down in the summer. But this year
it's way down. Publishers say it may even be unprecedented. Why? The general
atmosphere of the country is discouraging, they say >>> FULL TEXT
IN PERSIAN
Suddenly Esteqlal!
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) -- Persepolis look out! Esteqlal's recent player trades
could make it the strongest team in the league. The club is even trying
to sign Karim Baqeri (rumor has it that he has been offered 170 million
tomans) >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
nvitees to national team tryouts
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) -- Thirty players have been invited to the national team
training camp. Here are the names as announced by Jalal Talebi >>>
FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Some veteran players left out of national
team
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Some key veteran players will be missing from the new national
team, including Javad Zarrincheh and Hamid Estili >>> FULL TEXT
IN PERSIAN
BBC
Iran & Germany
Iranian Leader has said in a speech that enemies
of the country with an organized plan, intend to repeat the experience of
the collapse of the former Soviet Union, this time in Iran. These sharp
remarks have aroused various interpretations among observers. Mohammad Matin
looks at some of these divergent views >>>
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No fantasy
The films from Iran that reach the west are drastically
lacking in fantasy. They are fixated on the small-scale, the intimate and
the inconsequential. Kiarostami's Taste of Cherry, with its potential suicide
driving around meeting people, is about as eventful as it gets.
-- Jonathan Jones
The Guardian
July 14, 2000
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