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American academics write to President Khatami
Interview by Jahanshah Javid
March 3, 2000
The Iranian
More than one hundred prominent academics in the United States, including
the heads of more than ten universities, have written a letter to President
Khatami expressing concern over the fate of hundreds of students arrested
following last July's protests. Here's a an interview (in Persian / RealAudio)
with Amir Soltani, the director of the Blue Initiative, the original author
of the letter, followed by the letter itself. >>>
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Novel
Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel
By Bernace Charles
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Letter From Tehran
"Playing with Death"
How Akbar Ganji's fiery and courageous journalism helped
change Iran's politics
 By Scott MacLeod
With reporting by Azadeh Moaveni/Tehran
Time Magazine
March 6, 2000
With music still frowned upon,the Islamic Republic of Iran has no true
pop stars. But Akbar Ganji is mobbed like one nearly everywhere he goes
these days. When Iran's No. 1 muckraking journalist attended a lecture
at Tehran University last month, students whistled and chanted his name
until he went onstage and gave a speech. At an election rally featuring
the country's most popular reform politicians, it was Ganji who brought
down the house >>>
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A promotional photo from Iran's Free Trade Zone Service Ltd. Women with
no Hejab? Hmmm... >>>
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More Letters
* I want justice, or else
Hamid Boroumand writes:
[After the victory of the reformists in the Majlis elections] Mr. Khatami
has NO EXCUSES when people such as I and my family press for justice:
Mr. Khatami, I want those responsible for the murder of Dr. Abdolrahman
Boroumand arrested, prosecuted, and punished according to the Shari'a.
Mr. Khatami, I want those responsible for stealing and selling-off my family's
properties and assets arrested, prosecuted, and punished according to the
Shari'a... and I want compensation -- in full -- for the damages my family
has suffered. Mr. Khatami, I want a public apology for the manner in which
my family, and many other Iranian families, have been treated over the
past twenty years.
Mr. Khatami, I assure you that if this minimum of action is not instituted,
you and your reform movement will find the Iranian people pointing you
in the same direction as your predecessors- the direction of the garbage
bin. I also assure you that I will NOT remove the pressure from you until
justice has been served. Reform is not a slogan; it is a very real commitment
to change.
I also want to take this opportunity to very publicly say: Mr. Khomeini
(and everything that has followed since) has been the very worst thing
to have ever afflicted Iran's recent history. The people of Iran could
have arrived at this same point twenty years ago without pain and injustice,
if it weren't for the misguided selfishness of that old man. The truth
must be said, even if it hurts.
* Implausible
Brian Mottaghi writes:
I am sending you this email in regards to "She
changed overnight". Kasra claimst an Iranian woman married him
supposedly for Green Card and then changed overnight after she got ot.
The story has several implausible premises. But the most obvious and
amazingly stupid flaw of the story is the claim that his bride got her
Green Card less than a year after marriage! Well, unless he and the rest
of the non-immigrant population of America are dealing with two different
INS, this claim does not even qualify as a good lie.
I am not saying that a lot of Iranians do not run into trouble when
they marry virtual strangers half a world away and try to make a life with
them. But publishing an email like Mr. Kasra's does not generate any sympathy
for this group.
I guess the moral of his story is do not marry part-time prostitutes
(his words , not mine) and expect a wholesome harmonious relationship.
Politics: Another anti-sanctions letter
Iranians for International Cooperation: The following is a letter to
President Clinton urging him NOT to renew the executive orders in which
he imposed sanctions on Iran. In order to truly effect President Clinton's
decision in this regard, not only do we Iranians have to be vigilant in
reminding The US government of the negative aspects of the sanctions, but
we must also be proactive in showing the President OUR unity in opposing
this repressive policy >>>
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This week's new books from Iran include a fascinating history of the
Iranian students confederation from 1953 to 1979, Simin Behbahani collected
works,a critique of fascism in Iran by leading reform columnist Akbar Ganji
, and >>>
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and criminals. "Our increased presence is, in principle, to deal with
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have been taken, we are just continuing the old trend," Brigadier General
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LONDON,
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TEHRAN,
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music in 20 years for the visit of Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini,
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How long?
Try to take in the wide shot: a group of reform-minded figures in Iranian
politics, with varying ideologies, are talking completely candidly with
thousands of people. Nothing is off limits. NOTHING. Not even the past failures
of the panalists. In the front corner, a political prisoner is being approached
by admiring people who want to shake his hand and to chat with him. I thought,
Am I dreaming, or is this the new Iran? If it is the new Iran, how long
will it last?
-- Siamak Namazi
"High
hopes"
The Iranian
March 2, 2000
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