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Things you'll never hear
Interview with Noam Chomsky
June 14, 2000
The Iranian
Ramin Jahanbegloo's interview with Noam Chomsky, one of America's
most provocative intellectuals who is professor of linguistics at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. Jahanbegloo is associate professor of political
science at the University of Toronto. The interview was conducted in April.
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Outlook
Khatami seen installing more liberal cabinet
TEHRAN, June 14 (AFP) - Political circles are buzzing with rumors that
reformist President Mohammad Khatami will reshuffle his cabinet within
a week to install a more liberal team, a source close to the government
said. Reformers are also seen pushing for a quick remodeling of the recently
passed and highly restrictive press law and for the liberation of political
prisoners >>>
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Amnesty International: Annual Report 2000 on Iran
Issues relating to freedom of expression dominated the year. Journalists
began to address in print the political, economic and social problems facing
Iran and broached issues that had previously been taboo. As the year progressed,
a pattern of intimidation, harassment and administrative detention emerged
as a mechanism for silencing a range of opinion >>>
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Left hook
30th of Khordad
Rah-e Kargar: In memory of those who were executed follwoing
the 30th of Khordad uprising 19 years ago >>>
FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Anyway
Zekki!
A limited edition "Album of Miniatures and Illuminations"
from the Baysonghori manuscript of the Shanameh of Ferdows is being auctioned
on eBay, with the first bid at $50,000. Well, I dunno. A friend of mine
called this morning and said he had bought the same book at a used book
store in Washington DC for $400 >>>
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Thanks to Ramin
More Letters
* Don't forget Azar-Yazdi
Nima Aryan writes:
I read the story "The
donkey's gone!" I also checked the book on the Amazon website.
I believe the story is a word by word translation from one of the stories
in a book written by Mehdi Azar-Yazdi. Mr. Azar-Yazdi wrote a series of
books titled "Gheseh-haaye khoob baraaye bacheh-haaye khoob"
(Good Stories for Good Children).
As far as I know, he wrote seven such books, each of which is adapted
from a classical book in Persian literature and re-written for children
in an easy- to-understand prose in Persian. Two or three of the books in
the series won UNESCO prizes, and in my opinion, each of them is a masterpiece
of children's literature.
It is curious that Mr. Azar-Yazdi's name is not at all mentioned on
the cover of the book you have on your website. I believe that Mr. Muhammad
Nur Abuds Salam is committing a fraud by claiming that he has translated
and adopted the stories from Persian.
Editor: The introduction to the book does mention that the stories are based
on Mehdi Azar-Yazdi's adaptation. The excerpt has been amended to include
this fact.
* Why, for God's sake?
Maryam writes:
In your latest issue you have a feature about "women" titled
"Sisters".
What for God's sake are you going to say by showing two women in their
pajamas! I impatiently followed the links to read the main article! But
surprisingly I saw the phrase "Page one" at the bottom of the
last picture.
I think readers of The Iranian expect you, as a well-recognized
Iranian online magazine, to publish articles or pictures that make some
sense, not a private photo album of two sisters before breakfast! The fact
that the pictures were taken by the publisher makes the issue especially
more annoying.
Music: "Probe" in concert
in Washington
The Smithsonian Institute is sponsoring a world music concert by "Probe" on Thursday, June 15
at 6:30 p.m at the Freer Gallery of Art, Meyer Auditorium (Metro: Orange,
Smithsonian Stop, mall exit). Admission: FREE passes will be handed out
one hour prior to concert. Said Amintinat: Guitars, Roya Bahrami: Santur,
Barry Dove: Percussion, Humayun Farzad: Vocals, Harmonium, Debu Nayak:
Tabla.
Books & Music from Iran
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of the Achamenid empire, writings by leading reformists, Forough Farrokhzad's
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New music albums
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kamaan * Banan.: Shaakh-e
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
Sadness to me is the happiest time,
When a shining city rises from the ruins of my drunken mind.
Those times when I'm silent and still as the earth,
The thunder of my roar is heard across the universe.
-- Rumi
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Ex U.S. defense sec urges end to Iran sanctions
CALGARY,
June 14 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Defence Secretary Dick Cheney called for
an end to investment sanctions against Iran on Wednesday, saying American
energy companies should be allowed to operate there along with those from
the rest of the world. Cheney, now chief executive of the world's largest
oil field service company Halliburton Co, said relations between the two
countries were ``a tragedy'', and that it was time to put such crises as
Iran's taking of U.S. hostages two decades ago, behind them >>>
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Jews spy trial proceedings end
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Courtroom proceedings in the trial of 13 Iranian
Jews accused of spying for Israel have ended and the defense has completed
its work, a senior judicial official said Wednesday. ``There will be no
more court hearings,'' Hossein Ali Amiri, the judiciary chief of Fars province,
where the Jews are being tried, said on Iranian radio >>> FULL
TEXT
Authorities search reformists' homes: report
TEHRAN,
June 14 (AFP) - The homes of three reformist journalists, including the
imprisoned Akbar Ganji, were searched under orders of a revolutionary tribunal,
the pro-reform newspaper Bayan said Wednesday >>> FULL TEXT
Minister blames oil price hikes on US demand
TEHRAN,
June 13 (AFP) - Recent increases in crude oil prices to above 30 dollars
a barrel are due to supply shortages in specific segments of the US market
and not to a shortage of global production, Iran's oil minister said Tuesday.
Consequently, Bijan Namdar Zangeneh said there "is no question"
of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries raising crude output
until the impact is seen of a decision by OPEC countries in March to raise
production >>> FULL TEXT
Cominco in talks on Iranian zinc joint
venture
TORONTO,
June 14 (Reuters) - Canadian base metals miner Cominco Ltd. (Toronto:CLT.TO
- news) said on Wednesday it is in exclusive talks with a private Iranian
company about the possibility of forming a joint-venture partnership at
a zinc deposit in northwest Iran >>> FULL TEXT
Iran in $74 mln deal to build ferrochrome
plants
TEHRAN,
June 14 (Reuters) - Iran's private sector signed a $74 million deal with
a European consortium on Wednesday to build two ferrochrome production plants.
The consortium of Swedish-Swiss engineering group ABB and an Austrian company
is to build plants in the southern provinces of Kerman and Fara, each with
an annual capacity of 25,000 tonnes >>> FULL TEXT
Golshiri foundation for writers
Tehran
(Bahar) -- The wife of the late author Houshang Golshiri plans to form a
cultural foundation in his name to provide financial support for writers
>>>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Religious film festival in Yazd
Tehran
(Bahar) -- Eighteen films have been selected in the competition category
of the Yazd film festival which is dedicated to religious films. Abbas Kiarostami's
"Taste of Cherry" is one of them >>>> FULL TEXT IN
PERSIAN
Shortage of good screenplays
Tehran
(Bahar) -- Yugoslav critics discuss Iranian movies in Belgrade. Iranian
actor Parviz Parastooie, who was also in the meeting, said there are many
good Iranian directors but not enough good screenplays >>>>
FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Interview with Jalal Talebi
(Iran Sports Press) -- With audio: In an interview with Iran Sports
Press on June 12, Jalal Talebi, the Head Coach of the Iranian National Team,
discussed the Hussein Cup and LG Cup held in Amman and Tehran respectively
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Iranian under 20 in Inter Milan
(Iran Sports Press) -- The Iranian Under 20 Football Team will
depart Tehran on June 19 for Italy to set up a two week training camp in
Inter Milan in preparation for the Under 20 Asian Championships to be held
from November 12 to 26 in Tehran >>> FULL TEXT
Iran in 13 sports events in Sydney
(Iran Sports Press) -- The National Iranian Olympic Committee (NIOC)
announced on Wednesday the list of teams and Athletes that will represent
Iran at the upcoming Sydney Olympics >>> FULL TEXT
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Early cinema
Shahrokh Golestan's story of cinema in Iran:
Khanbaba Motazedi, educated in France, describes how he was commissioned
to film the coronation of Reza Shah Pahlavi >>>
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Oil
Madeleine Albright made a very weak apology [about the
U.S. role in overthrowing the Mossadegh government]. It's clearly a reaction
to the fact that U.S. oil companies and other business interests are not
happy with the policy. So it's kind of weak step, a response to Khatami's
gestures.
-- Noam Chomsky
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