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Drawings by Mokhtar Paki
July 26, 2000
The Iranian
Mokhtar Paki's drawings have been commissioned by Amnesty International,
BMW, The Gap, Express and Food Bank, among many others. His Ahmad Shamlou
was drawn a day after the poet's death >>>
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Comeback
By dAyi Hamid
July 26, 2000
The Iranian
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Outlook
Khatami: Four more years
BBC Persian Service
President Khatami has said he will run again for in next year's presidential
elections. In his first response to the heated debate about the direction
and nature of reforms initiated by the conservatives, President Khatami
defended his reform programme and said he is committed to carrying them
out because that is what the people want. Saeed Laylaz, Iranian analyst
elaborates in conversation with Sima Bahrami >>>
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Statements on Shamlou
Statements in Iran on Shamlou's death (in Persian):
* Writers
Association
* Islamic
Students Association at Sharif University
* Culture Minister
Ataollah Mohajerani (mokhtasar, mofid!)
Unprecedented drought in Iran dries out three major
lagoons
TEHRAN, July 26 (AFP) - Three important lakes in the northwestern region
of Mahabad have dried up as a result of this year's unprecedented widespread
drought, the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday.
"The drying of the Qoupi-Baba'ali, Kaniberazan, and Dargesangi
lakes which cover an area 320 hectares situated in the Mahabad region,
has endangered the life of many migratory and endemic birds," said
Jafar Sediqi, local director of the environment-protection organisation
cited by IRNA >>>
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Marhaba
Reza Mahjoub's "King of Hearts" is the best selling CD on
MP3.Com's latin chart >>>
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More Letters
* Gay rights not discussed
Homan LA, Iranian
gay and lesbian rights group, writes: Thanks for publishing the article
[from
Rah-e Kargar] written by Mr. Babak Moshtagh on homosexual rights
in Iran. Homosexuality is a topic that is not discussed much in the Iranian
community. We need more education and discussion on this issue.
* More respect
Arthur Aunch writes:
Please consider changing the front-page
photo of The Iranian (the foot and the chicken) with something
that represents our culture better. I was commented by some Americans on
this. Please represent our culture with more respect.
* Witty gems
Narguess Farzad writes:
How could I have missed all his witty gems until this morning? I thoroughly
enjoyed his spot-on observations and relished the delivery: damet garm,
dAyi Hamid.
However, I notice that his last missive is dated September 1999. Where
is he now? Maybe the "Two
Stripes" were not a false alarm after all and he is in some supermarket,
contemplating the benefits of Pampers versus Own Brand of nappies, and
wishing those stretch marks would just disappear. Or, have I simply missed
his latest?
By the way, I saw this quote in the paper yesterday: "Do not follow
where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a
trail." (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Interpret it as you wish!
Poetry: Commemorating Shamlou at UCLA
Please attend a commemoration ceremony for the late poet of Iran, Ahmad
Shamlou (A. Bamdad). Moslem Mansouri will show parts of his documentary
"Shamlou: The Poet of Freedom" along with poems from Shamlou
with his own voice recorded in Iran. We will talk about Shamlu's last years
of life in Iran. Time: Saturday, July 29t, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Place:
1200 Rolfe Hall, UCLA (North side of the campus- use parking structure
2 or 3). The program will be in Persian.
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
I'm tangled, like the curls of my love's hair;
Like a snake encharmed, I turn and twist.
What is this knot, this dizzy maze, this snare?
All I know: if I'm not tangled here, I don't exist.
-- Rumi
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Khatami seeks re-elections
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's President Mohammad Khatami said on Wednesday
he will seek re-election next year in a challenge to hard-liners trying
to stifle his reforms >>> FULL TEXT
Media wage war of attrition
TEHRAN,
July 26 (AFP) - An unprecedented war of words between Iran's official news
agency IRNA and the conservative daily Kayhan, two of the leading news providers
in the Islamic republic, is escalating into a war of attrition >>>
FULL TEXT
Iranian asylum-seekers on hunger strike
in France
July
26, 2000, (From International Federation of Iranian Refugees) -- Some 250
Iranians seeking asylum in France have gone on a hunger strike. They are
being held in inhuman conditions at a camp near the port of March (?) >>>
FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Iranian, Russian FMs underline urgent need
to clarify Caspian sea legal status
TEHRAN,
July 26 (AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi and his Russian counterpart,
Igor Ivanov, discussed Wednesday the urgent need to clarify the legal status
of the Caspian sea, Iran's state radio reported >>> FULL TEXT
Road workers discover 3000 year-old cemetry
TEHRAN,
July 26 (AFP) - A cemetery dating back some 3000 years was recently discovered
in southern Iran during construction work on a road, the official IRNA news
agency reported Wednesday >>> FULL TEXT
Zanganeh says Iran open to selling gas
to Kuwait
TEHRAN,
July 26 (AFP) - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar-Zanganeh said Wednesday
that Iran is open to selling natural gas to Kuwait, the official IRNA news
agency reported >>> FULL TEXT
Kuwait denies knowledge of Saudi oil hike,
stresses OPEC unity
TEHRAN,
July 26 (AFP) - Kuwait's oil minister said here Wednesday he had no confirmation
of reports that Saudi Arabia has hiked its oil output, adding he hoped the
skittish market would right itself in the coming days >>> FULL
TEXT
Pari Zangeneh excites Shirazis
Tehran
(Iran daily) -- Shirazis (women only?) are eagerly awaiting Pari Zangeneh
concert. Tickets (2000 tomans each) for her performance at a 950-seat hall
have been sold out >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Red Apple: lacking color
Tehran
(Iran daily) -- Saeed Assadi's latest film "Seeb-e Sorkh" (Red
Apple) only deals with superficial issues between couples. The film's main
message -- money doesn't bring happiness -- is repetitive >>> FULL
TEXT IN PERSIAN
Beheshti's philosophy on architecture
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Interview with Mohammad Beheshri, an architect who heads
the Cultural Heritage Foundation. (He used to be the head of the Farabi
Film Foundation in the 1980s and earlu 90s where he encouraged the participation
of Iranian films in international film festivals) >>> FULL TEXT
IN PERSIAN
Baqeri to practice with UK's Charlton
BBC Persian Service -- Audio: Karim Baqeri is leaving for Britain
on Friday to practice with FC Charlton. If all goes well he hopes to reach
a deal by Wednesday. Here's an interview (go to
11 minutes and 19 seconds)>>>
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Alidoosti will bring harmony to Paykan
TEHRAN, July 25 (Iran Sports Press) -- With less than ten days
to the start of the 2000-2001 Azadegan League season, Hamid Alidoosti, is
preparing Paykan for their season opener against favorites Esteghlal >>>
FULL TEXT
Iran fourth in Asian cycling
SHANGHAI, July 24 (Iran Sports Press) -- Iran clinched fourth place
at the Asian Cycling Championships which were held in Shanghai, China. Iran
took 1 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze medals at the Championship. South Korea
took first place while China and Japan took second and third place respectively
>>> FULL TEXT
BBC
Khatami's reforms
President Khatami stands by his reforms: In
his first response to the heated debate about the direction and nature of
reforms initiated by the conservatives, President Khatami defended his reform
programme and said he is committed to carrying them out because that is
what the people want. Saeed Laylaz, Iranian analyst elaborates in conversation
with Sima Bahrami >>>
LISTEN HERE
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Ageh saayt-haaye digeh nimroo baashan, [the] iranian
Pamela Andereson-e.
(Better not translate)
-- dAyi Hamid
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