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March 10, 2000
The Iranian
There is a shuttle van which takes me from work to my car . One day
the shuttle driver suggested that I bring some music to share with him
and the other riders. I obliged, but I cheated a little. Instead of the
classical music I promised, I brought Faramarz Aslani's newest collection.
The music seemed "innocuous" at first as the sound of the Spanish
guitar filled the interior of the van, but when Mr. Aslani began singing,
I noticed sounds of shifting in the van and felt a hand on my shoulder,
"Hey, what are you doing with Persian music?" >>>
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Novel
Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel
By Bernace Charles
The Iranian
Chapter Thirty-One >>>
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Outlook
Mahmudali who?
March 9, 2000
 A court in the northern Iranian city of Tabriz has
sentenced a prominent ethnic Azeri dissident to six months in prison after
finding him guilty of smuggling. Mahmudali Chereghani was arrested last
month after running into trouble with the authorities over his calls for
more cultural rights for Iran's large ethnic Azeri minority. Although he's
not that well-known in his own country, Mr Chereghani has a lot of supporters
across the border in the Republic of Azerbaijan where he's become something
of a cause celebre. Jenny Norton of the BBC Central Asia and Caucasus Service
reports. >>>
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More Letters
* Deep emotions
Behzad Sadeghi writes:
I, too, stayed up all night searching for news about the elections
of the Majlis ["Misplaced"].
Shadi Mokhtari captures the deep emotions of quite a few more people than
she might realize. And she does this with an even-handedness, compassion,
intelligence, and honesty that is simply beautiful.
* Salty head
Neda X writes: In
your Photo
of the Day (March 9), you translated SHOORE ZENDEGI as salt of life!
Just for your information I must say that SHOOR does not mean salt. The
word SHOOR is one of the most beautiful Persian words which means sensation,
emotion, passion, fervor and enthusiasm. By your translation, the song
EMSHAB DAR SAR SHOORI DAARAM, EMSHAB DAR DEL NOORI DAARAM ..... must be
translated as, "Tonight, I have lots of salt in my head!" :-)
REPLY: Technically speaking, "Salt of life" is correct
but not common. A better translation, as a reader suggested, would be "Spice
of life". I changed it. jj
Music: Sima Bina in New York
Folk Music of Iran: Sima Bina, Saturday, March 18, 2000, 8:00 pm, Symphony
Space 2537 Broadway, New York City (212) 864-5400 Admission: $30. A captivating
vocalist, Sima Bina is one of the leading exponents of the traditional
music of Khorasan in eastern Iran. For two decades she has done extensive
research on Persian folk songs, collecting, recording, writing and re-interpreting
popular regional music.
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World Bank likely to OK Iran loans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two loans to Iran, the first in seven years,
are likely to be approved soon by the World Bank over U.S. opposition, bank
officials and representatives of other countries say. Bank and Iranian officials
plan a final round of negotiations in Paris before the end of the month
on the $231 million package, bank officials said. If the talks succeed,
the two projects will go before the bank's 24 executive directors, including
Jan Piercy, the U.S. representative, probably next month >>> FULL
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Iranians indicted for spying
Great Falls, Mont. (AP) - Eight Iranian Defense Ministry officials
are under federal indictment here for trying to obtain military secrets
and smuggle them out of the country in 1996, the U.S. Customs Service said.
Special agent Brian Buschini said the indictments, handed up in November
1996 and January 1997, remain sealed >>> FULL TEXT
Reformers start talks to build parliamentary
bloc
TEHRAN,
March 10 (AFP) - Iran's reformist politicians, fresh from February's electoral
victory, started work Friday to form a political bloc strong enough to back
President Mohammad Khatami in the new parliament >>> FULL TEXT
Mesbah denounces reformist policies
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A hard-line cleric lashed out at Iran's reformists
today, warning that the government's liberal cultural policies were more
dangerous to the nation than a military coup >>> FULL TEXT
NYMEX crude weakens on OPEC remarks, tight
mogas
NEW YORK,
March 10 (Reuters) - Crude oil futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange
slipped from the day's highs Friday, after late news that the U.S. wants
OPEC to raise output by 2.5 million barrels per day (bpd) capped the day's
drive to edge higher, traders said. NYMEX crude for April delivery settled
at $31.76, slashing the day's modest gains >>> FULL TEXT
Kiarostami to get Kurosawa Award
Thursday,
March 9, 2000 (Press release) -- Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami will
receive this year's Akira Kurosawa Award, presented for lifetime achievement
by the San Francisco International Film Festival. Kiarostami, 59, will come
to San Francisco from Tehran for the award ceremony and the U.S. premiere
of his latest film, ``The Wind Will Carry Us,'' on April 30 at the AMC Kabuki
Theatres >>> FULL TEXT
Hatami-Kia
Tehran
(Iran daily) - A review of Ebrahim Hatami-kia's latest film "Ruban-e
qermez" (PDF file) >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Mehran-Far
Tehran
(Asr-e Azadegan) - Farhad Mehran-Far has won several international awards
for his short films. He is also making the transtion to feature films. An
interview >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Azizi signs to play for San Jose
March
9, 2000, SAN JOSE, California (AP) - Former Asian Player of the Year Khodadad
Azizi has signed a multi-year deal with U.S. Major League Soccer and the
San Jose Earthquakes, which hope to have the Iranian forward in camp within
a week >>> FULL TEXT
Invitations
Tehran
(Iran daily) - Names of players invited to the national soccer team training
camp >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Fine!
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) - Ahmadreza Abedzadeh has again been left out of the national
team. He says that's fine >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
No Khodadad
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) - Jalal Talebi has also left out Khodadad Azizi from the
team. He says Azizi has not played for two months and is not ready >>>
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Frustration
[The reformist movement] is a conspiracy, a creeping coup a thousand
times more dangerous than a military coup and a thousand times more sinful
than killing a human being.
-- Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi
AP
March 10, 2000
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