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Come back (and be quiet)
Iran's conditions for returing expatriates
By Khordad
July 21, 2000
The Iranian
It is absurd to imagine that Iranians living abroad would come back
to Iran to work toward economic and technical development, based simply
on good will and nationalistic sentiment, without being overwhelming tempted
to address issues of political instability and freedom. In fact, open and
upfront discussions about political and personal freedoms, the rule of
law, individual protection under the law and pluralism need to be precursors
to any attempts at regaining the trust, the cooperation and the eventual
return of Iran's expatriate community. Economic and technical development
issues then can follow suit >>>
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Khatami's brother elected head of reformist party
TEHRAN, July 21 (AFP) - Mohammad-Reza Khatami, a parliamentary deputy
and brother of Iran's reformist president, was elected Friday as leader
of the Islamic Iran Participation Front (IIPF), the pro-reform party that
swept legislative elections earlier this year >>>
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Secular leftist movements in Iran
BBC Persian Service
Why is the secular left not involved in Iran's political scene? A roundtable
discussion with M Behrouz, M Meshaiekhi, T Atabaki >>>
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Pursued by Demons: A Stalker, a Husband and a Repressive
Society
The New York Times
July 21, 2000
Although it bears the title "Two Women," Tahmine Milani's
film is really about one. And her name is legion.
While "Two Women" is set in Iran, the suffering woman at its
compassionate heart may be found wherever those like her are denied a right
to education and work, are oppressed and abused by husbands, are stalked
by violent, obsessive men and are denied recourse in court >>>
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The reclusive queen of Persian Pop returns to stage
Mike Theodoulou
The Christian Science Monitor
July 19, 2000
She has not performed or recorded a song since 1979. Yet Googoosh remains
the unrivaled queen of Persian pop, the Elvis of the East, who brought
Western-style glamour to prerevolutionary Iran .
Now to the delight of her fans from Tehran to Toronto, Googoosh is making
a historic comeback. The Iranian government has decided to return her passport,
and she has left the country for a series of concerts in Canada, the United
States, and Europe.
"Googoosh is back. No need to rub your eyes. It's not a dream,"
trumpeted an ecstatic Washington-based Iranian newsletter >>>
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Viagra chewing gum?
Yet another classic prayer-leader story, this one in Ahvaz, where prostitution,
"decadent" music, and "sex enhancement gum" has caused
an uproar >>>
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* Not fair
Tafreshi writes:
The new sanctions proposed by Congressman Sherman are not fair ["Dumb
and dumber", "Due
process"]! It is a depressing scene when we have the November
Elections in front of us. Who are we to vote for? It seems like the members
of both parties (Democrats and Republicans) are competing with each other
on punishing Iranians! It is not fair!
Why should 70 million people be punished for the decision of a minority
(hardliners) in Iran? Hardliners in Iran are losing their credibility and
their influence not because of sanctions against Iran but because of the
reform movement's non-violent, civilized approach towards starting political
chang in Iran >>>
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* I assure you
Zara Houshmand (A very
mature Iranian-American woman) writes: I assure you that this is not
typical Iranian male behavior ["Typical
Iranian male behavior?"]. You answered your own question when
you said he is "a very immature young man who happens to be Iranian."
* I like your work. A lot
Amelia Adhami writes:
So this chic that I consider way more "irooni" than myself
has attached two links. The first was about learning to love Iranian men
["Loving
an Iranian man"], and the second was for your article about Iranian
women ["Loving
an Iranian girl"]. I clicked on the first one first (duh! logically),
and I almost trashed the email after reading most of the article, but for
some odd reason, I clicked your link. It was well worth it >>>
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Politics: Roundtable in DC: US-Iran
financial possibilities
The American Iranian Council
(AIC), in association with Internews, invites you to participate in their
first Congressional Roundtable, "US-Iran Relations: Financial Impediments
and Possibilities" on Monday, July 24, 2000, 9:30am-11:30am at 2128
Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC >>>
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Houshmand:
He came to me all angry, as if to say 'Enough!'
As if I feared the wrath of those in charge.
The heart of a bird that knows no cage
Is not afraid of anyone, so don't show me your rage.
-- Rumi
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Mohammad Reza Khatami to head reform party
July 21, 2000 (BBC) -- Iran's largest political force, the pro-reform
Islamic Iran Participation Front, has elected President Mohammad Khatami's
younger brother as its leader. Mohammad Reza Khatami was chosen by the party's
central council at its first congress in Tehran. The party issued a statement
saying it would continue to push for reform regardless of the pressures
it faced. The council had originally chosen a close advisor of the president,
Saeed Hajjarian, who recently survived an assassination attempt >>>
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Putin's special envoy for the Caspian to
visit Iran
MOSCOW,
July 20 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's special enovy on Caspian
affairs will make a two-day visit to Iran at the end of the month, the Russian
foreign ministry announced Thursday. Viktor Kalyuzhny, who is also Russia's
deputy foreign minister, will be in Tehran July 31 and August 1, but no
details were given of his programms >>> FULL TEXT
Tehran to gain more German cover
Middle
East Economic Diges July 21, 2000 -- Germany plans to raise export credit
cover to DM 1,000 million ($485 million) and may offer more help to German
firms taking part in big projects. Germany's improved terms for trade and
project finance were announced on 10 July during President Khatami's visit
there (see Seven Days). A decision on insurance cover is likely to be made
on 20 July at an inter-ministerial meeting which will be attended by Hermes,
a private agency acting for the government in assigning export cover. "The
economy of Iran is growing and we want to dynamically expand our economic
relations. We will expand Hermes export credit guarantees from 200 million
marks to 1 billion marks," Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on 10
July >>> FULL TEXT
Kuwait welcomes drinking water offer from
Iran
KUWAIT
CITY, July 21 (AFP) - Kuwait has welcomed an Iranian offer to supply up
to 200 million gallons (760 million litres) a day of drinking water from
the river Karun which flows by Abadan in south-west Iran, a newspaper reported
Friday. "Kuwait has no objection to the offer, provided the price of
the water is right," Electricity and Water Minister Adel al-Sabih told
Al-Rai Al-Aam daily >>> FULL TEXT
Maybe men would like several wives -- review
Tehran
(Jam-e Jam) -- The reviewer of a film shown on Iranian TV about polygamy
says the husband's hypocritical love for his first wife and the OTHER woman
is bad wnough, but Fatemeh Motamed-Arya's acting is also weak >>>
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Actor: Busy but lonely
Tehran (Jam-e Jam) -- Farrokh-Leqa Houshmand, who's in her late
sevcenties, is a busy actor. She is currently acting in three different
TV series. But she says when she goes home, nobody visits her. "I want
to go to an old people's home." >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Cousteau on Iranian TV
Tehran
(Jam-e Jam) -- A 23-episode series of Jacque Cousteau's marine adventures
is just one of several programs being dubbed in Persian for Iranian TV >>>
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Esteqlal back home
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Esteqlal is back in Tehran after its training camp in Yugoslavia,
including two friendly matches with top Yugoslav teams. Here are some comments
from the coach and plyers >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Wanted: Goal scorers
Tehran
(Iran daily) -- Esteqlal is still talking with top palyers. But with too
many defenders and halfbacks, the club is zeroing in on forwards >>>
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Pour-Heydari: Player evaluation
Tehran
(Iran daily) -- Game results in Yugoslavia were not important, rather what
Esteqlal head coach Mansour Pour-Heydari was looking for was player evaluation
and finding the right line-up for next season >>> FULL TEXT IN
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Why is the secular left not involved in Iran's
political scene? A roundtable discussion with M Behrouz, M Meshaiekhi, T
Atabaki >>>
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How can the IRI commit to protecting the rights of expatriate
Iranians living abroad or returning to Iran, when it has failed so miserably
to protect the rights of its own citizens living in Iran?
-- Khordad
"Come
back (and be quiet)"
The Iranian
July 21, 2000
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