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Tehran Times
Tehran's good side
It's there. Just have to look for it
By Najmeh Fakhraie
June 20, 2000
The Iranian
When I think of Tehran the first things I remember are drug addicts,
homeless children, heavy traffic and rude people. Not a good sign. But
no matter how awful it might be, no matter how polluted or dirty, it's
still MY city and therefore it deserves to be loved. If there's a million
things going wrong with it, if things aren't going too well, the only ones
responsible are the people who live in it. Me included.
Unlike what most think, Tehran is really a beautiful place. Anyone whose
looked up at the sky on a clear day know's what I'm talking about >>>
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Outlook
Oh, What a Fine Plot We Hatched. (And Here's What to
Do the Next Time).
The New York Times
June 18, 2000
WHEN the Central Intelligence Agency helped overthrow Mohammed Mossadegh
as Iran's prime minister in 1953, ensuring another 25 years of rule for
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, the C.I.A. was already figuring that its first
effort to topple a foreign government would not be its last... The history,
which remains classified, was recently obtained by The New York Times;
excerpts were published this spring and a more complete version is now
available on the Times Web site. >>>
FULL TEXT
Sex-change Iranian hates life as woman
The Guardian (London)
Geneive Abdo in Tehran
June 20, 2000
Maryam took one hard first-person look at life as a woman in Iran and
made a decision: "she" wanted out. Born Mehran, the 25-year-old
Iranian, then a man, had earlier swept aside strong parental objections
and undergone a sex change operation last year. But in female form, Maryam
soon found it impossible to cope with the constraints imposed by the Islamic
republic - so impossible that she now wants to reverse the operation >>> FULL
TEXT
Left hook
Analysis
Cherik-haaye Fadai-ye Khalq: On 30th of Khordad, the new Majlis,
press reform >>>
FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Anyway
Lancaster, PA (THE ONION) -- After centuries of enduring harsh, spare
living conditions and voluntarily shunning modern amenities such as microwave
ovens and red clothing, Amish leaders announced Monday that Amish across
the country will abandon their traditional ways >>>
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More Letters
* Wanted in Australia: Googoosh
A.K. from Australia
writes: Earlier this week we heard the news of Googoosh's departure
from Iran and her upcoming Amercian, Canadian and European concerts ["Khosh
oomadi"].
Although delighted and ecstatic about the news, I among hundreds of
thousands of other Iranians living in Australia felt outraged and most
disappointed to find out that Googoosh's tour did not include a visit to
Australia >>>
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* Royalties?
Niloo Soleimani writes:
I recently bought a video of Googoosh. I own all her CDs. Do these
major CD and video distribution companies pay her any royalties? Every
month hundreds and hundreds of Googoosh's CDs and videos are sold. Are
they paying her anything?
We claim we love her. But are we honoring her? It is not fair if Pars
Video, Caltex and all other distributors are making money off of her life's
work.
* We did not chose the Shah
A.Forati writes:
I would like to thank F.
Rafat for responding to Farah Pahlavi's letter, "Shah's
Return in 1953". There are some good points. I will add some more.
The facts are that we Iranians did not choose our leader (Shah). He
was given to us by the British and then the U.S. He came back in 1953 by
the WILL of the U.S. and for the price of $60,000 and NOT the will of the
majority of the people, unless you call Shaaban Bimokh and his gang of
hoodlums the majority of the people! >>>
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* Afghans threaten national security
Cyrus Raafat writes:
Bravo, very well said ["Higher
priority for Iranian interests"]! Your expressed opinions were
exactly my same sentiments too!
Although I was hopeing you could have mentioned that these Afghans are
not only a threat to Iran's national security and economic vibrancy, but
they -- all the Afghan people -- are responsible for the eventual political
turmoil within Afghanistan by neglecting to remove the backward and savage
Taliban >>>
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Rights: Pro-students vigil in Washington
DC
Alliance for Defense of Human Rights in Iran: Saturday, July 8th 2000
marks the first anniversary of the student movement in Iran... To commemorate
this day and to voice our support for the students, the Alliance for Defense
of Human Rights in Iran will stage a silent vigil in front of the Interest
Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Washington DC on July 7 >>> DETAIILS
HERE
Book
Black
on Black: Iran Revisited
By Ana M. Briongos
2000, Lonely Planet
From Booklist: When the shah of Iran was deposed in the late
1970s after 2,000 years of continuous government by shahs, it marked the
beginning of a new era in everyday Iranian life as well as in politics.
Since 1960 the Spanish author Briongos has made numerous pilgrimages to
Iran. Her chief discovery is the Iranian belief in and practice of ketman,
a traditional philosophy that allows its adherents to publicly renounce
their innermost beliefs while remaining loyal to those beliefs anyway >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
I told my heart, don't start that love business
Don't start all that suffering and sadness
My heart frowned and said go man!
Your lover is wonderful! Go, don't be coy/silly
-- Rumi
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Khatami visits China to build on already
strong ties
TEHRAN,
June 20 (AFP) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami arrives in China on Thursday
for a six-day state visit, his first since being elected in 1997, with plans
to strengthen the two countries' already close political, economic and military
ties. The length of Khatami's stay and the make-up of his entourage demonstrate
the importance attached to the trip >>> FULL TEXT
U.S. general says Iran still a threat despite
reform
ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The commander of U.S. forces in the Gulf
said Tuesday that Iran remained a threat to the oil-rich region despite
political reforms inside the country. ``We are hopeful that there is change
taking place in Iran. We certainly think it would be best for the region
if the moderates continue to gain and to control the path that Iran is taking,''
General Anthony Zinni told reporters in Abu Dhabi >>> FULL TEXT
Blast rocks southern Iranian university
TEHRAN,
June 20 (Reuters) - A blast rocked the university campus in the southern
Iranian city of Shiraz on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of
injury, local journalists said. They told Reuters by telephone the explosion
occurred in a lecture hall at the college of literature, scene on June 17
of an address by a prominent Islamic modernist who has often been the target
of hardline violence >>> FULL TEXT
Lawyers for Iranian Jews worry over trial
delay
SHIRAZ,
Iran, June 20 (AFP) - Lawyers defending Iranian Jews accused of spying for
Israel are worried by the delay in winding up the trial and announcing a
verdict in the southern city of Shiraz, their spokesman told AFP. They also
maintain that no proof has emerged to corroborate the "confessions"
of the accused, and contest their validity, said Ismael Nasseri, 40 >>>
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Iran , E.U. to hold talks in Tehran
June
19, 2000, Tehran (dpa) - Iran and the European Union will hold talks in
Teheran this week, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Assefi said Monday.
``The fifth round of comprehensive dialogue between Iran and the E.U. will
be held Wednesday in Teheran,'' Assefi told the official news agency IRNA
>>> FULL TEXT
Rafsanjani calls for legalization of satellite
dishes
Tehran
(IRNA) -- Tehran, June 17, IRNA -- Former president and current Head of
the State Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani characterized satellite
communication as a necessity in the lives of people, the press reported
on Saturday >>> FULL TEXT
Book: Mossadegh & the U.N.
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Fazlollah Nurredin-Kia, a former senior foreign ministry
official, has published a book on Mohammad Mossadegh's deliberations at
the United Nations >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Sohrab Sepehri
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Special Report: Sohrab Sepehri's poetic style >>>
FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Pour-Heydari looks to the future
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Following Esteqlal's sweet victory in the elmination cup,
head coach Mansour Pour-Heydari talks about the club's future plans >>>
FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Player sues Esteqlal
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Meanwhile, Majid Noruzi-Zadeh is filed an official complaint
against Esteqlal for selling him off to Zob Aahan without his knowledge
>>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Battle over Hashemi-Nasab
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- The battle continues: Mehdi Hashemi-Nasab is still claimed
by Persepolis which insists he signed a NEW contract with the club before
he signed with Esteqlal >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
BBC
Qajar-era cinema
In 1900, Mozafar-e Din Shah Qajar(1896-1907)
traveled to Europe for the first time. He saw a film on the international
exhibition held in Paris >>>
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Taxi talk
It's the beginning of the month and people have just gotten
their salaries. So they're all headed towards the bazaar to shop. You come
here at the end of the month and they all want to go to Behesht-e Zahra
[cemetery].
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