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July 17-21, 2000 / Tir 27-31, 1379
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* Diaspora:
Come back (and be quiet)
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* Opinion:
Due process
* Opinion:
Just think about it
* Art:
Wholesome
* Editorial:
Dumb and dumber
* Protest:
Unforgettable
* Opinion:
Naa neveshteh-haaye kou-ye daaneshgaah
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Friday
July 21, 2000
Diaspora
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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Thursday
July 20, 2000
Opinion
Due process
The Sherman proposal is anemic
By Guive Mirfendereski
July 20, 2000
The Iranian
During the "trial" of the "Shiraz 13," the rule
of law, or its misrule, was evident in a variety of ways, but nothing was
as ludicrous as the charge against a few of the accused for travelling
to Israel. The Iranian Constitution guarantees freedom of worship to the
Jew, and Jews are allowed to elect their own representative to the Iranian
parliament. The Constitution also permits freedom of travel, but unless
prohibited by law. A Jew therefore is brought up on charges of treason
if he or she travels to the holy sites presently located in Israel. Does
not a Jew have the same right to travel to places of pilgrimage as does
a Moslem yearning to travel to Mecca or Medina in Saudi Arabia, or Najaf
or Karbala in Iraq? >>>
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Opinion
Just think about it
Iran's irrational judicial system
By Babak Yektafar
July 20, 2000
The Iranian
"I wouldn't want to belong to a club that would have me as a member,"
the Groucho Marx once said. This type of self-mockery along with playing
multiple personalities was the hallmark of the Marx Brothers comedy team.
The Marx Brothers are long gone, but I am glad to see that their comic
spirit is alive and well in the city of Shiraz, in the Islamic Republic
of Iran.
This spirit manifested itself recently in the controversial trial of
13 Jewish Iranians, accused of spying for the state of Israel, where the
prosecutor of the case was also the Judge. True, I am not an expert in
Islamic law. But I do consider myself a rational man and as such felt comfortable
with the idea that the whole point of a justice system was to allow an
impartial arbitrator with no connections to either side of a dispute to
sit in judgement of the opposing views in a given case >>>
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Wednesday
July 19, 2000
Art
Wholesome
Paintings by Simin Meykadeh
July 19, 2000
The Iranian
Warm and wholesome are two words that immediately come to mind looking
at Simin Mykadeh's paintings. Lovely is another.
Mykadeh is an accomplished artist who lives in San Francisco's Bay Area.
Her work has been exhibited in more than twentry solo and group exhibitions.
She won this years top award for designing greeting cards for Papyrus,
a U.S. company >>>
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Tuesday
July 11, 2000
Editorial
Dumb and dumber
New sanctions will achieve nothing, but...
July 18, 2000
The Iranian
News that Congressman Brad Sherman of California is proposing new sanctions
against Iran comes as no surprise. He's a politician. He listens to his
ouraged Jewish constituents and powerful pro-Israeli lobbyists who are
furious about the conviction of 13 Iranian Jews as Israeli spies.
Sherman will have the support of dozens of other lawmakers. In fact
it is almost certain that on voting day, not a single member of the House
of Representatives or the Senate will oppose reversing President Clinton's
decision to lift the ban on the sale of caviar, pistachios and carpets
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Protest
Unforgettable
Marking first anniversary of student uprising
Photos by Ali Khaliq
July 18, 2000
The Iranian
Photos taken near Revolution Square in Tehran on July 8, on the first
anniversary of the student uprising >>>
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Opinon
Naa neveshteh-haaye kou-ye daaneshgaah
Points about the dormitory attack case
By Reza Mirkhani
July 18, 2000
The Iranian >>>
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Monday
July 17, 2000
Cover story
Qesmat
Paintings by Asiyeh Esfandiari
July 17, 2000
The Iranian
I found Asiyeh Esfandiari's paintings by chance as I was surfing
the Persian Art web site.
People in her paintings do not have a strong presence. They seem
to be defined only as outlines or strong colors representing unpredictable
outside forces. They are a reminder of the Iranian belief in fate or qesmat.
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