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Fiction
A voice in the crowd
Arash heard the closing whistle of the rocket, his insides
telling him that it was close
By Babak Morvarid
March 28, 2000
The Iranian
As Arash was about to read, the power went out. This happened often
in Tehran, especially when there was an Iraqi air raid. The planes would
come and the alarm would sound. Then the lights went out, the alarm sounding
loud and louder.
Arash's neighbor's father used to become very nervous in the beginning.
"Give me a Valium, doctor!" he would ask Arash's dad, sweating
and shaking in the hand holding a cigarette. "It would be better for
it to hit us," he would say. "Yes sir. Otherwise, this way, I
will lose my mind!" He made everyone nervous. >>>
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Novel
Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel
By Bernace Charles
The Iranian
Chapter Forty-Five >>>
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Outlook
New face for Iran's ski slopes
Sign warning men not to look at unrelated women
By Andrew North
BBC World Service
March 28, 2000
There was an excited shout from behind me. Looking up the ski slope,
I could see an Iranian man making fast, expert turns, enjoying the fresh
powder snow that had fallen the night before.
Just behind him was a woman on a snowboard, his wife or girlfriend perhaps.
Both were wearing the latest figure-hugging ski gear, with wrap-around
shades. I was at Dizin, widely regarded as being Iran's premier ski resort.
>>>
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To Akbar Ganji, with lotta love
Political columnist Akbar Ganji gets a lot of fan mail and phone messages
for his attacks against conservatives >>>
HERE'S ONE
Thanks to Payman Arabshahi
More Letters
* Iran Air dreams
Captain Omid Nekouei
writes: I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed the article about
the history of Iran Air and the players involved in building what became
one of the best airlines this industry has ever seen ["The
evolution of the Iranian airline industry"]. My father worked
for Iran Air and most of the names that you mentioned in the article bring
back pleasant memories of my father talking about work over dinner those
days
Being part of the Iran Air family, inspired me since age four to become
a pilot. Unfortunately, I could not achieve my childhood dream in the cockpit
of one of those beautiful Homa birds. I currently fly for United Airlines
as a captain and everytime I see an Iran Air picture, it sends chills up
my spine and brings back tremendous memories.
My father passed away on February 19, 2000 in Iran at the young age
of fifty and every time we talked on the phone somehow we ended up talking
about airplanes and Iran Air. Though I'm sure he was proud of what I have
achieved, I know he always dreamed of me flying for Iran Air.
Well, what would life be without those memories? Thank you so much for
the great article and keep up the good work.
* Best novel
James W. Young writes:
I am still following every chapter of "Conspiracy
in desert one" with great enthusiasm. This is one of the best
novels I have read in English in recent years. Thank you for sharing your
writings with us.
13 Bedar: Seattle & Washington DC
Seattle: Iranians of the greater Seattle area will be gathering
at Lake Sammamish State Park in Issaquah on Saturday for a day of fun and
games. Bring your own picnic baskets, toys, games, balls etc. and have
a good time with your friends. This event is not sponsored by AIWS and
is held rain-or-shine! Single girls: Plenty of grass will be available
for tying knots :-) >>>
DETAILS HERE
Washington DC: Cabin John Park, Bethesda. WHEN: Saturday April
1 (13th. of Farvardin, 1378), around 10am. DIRECTIONS: From 495 take 270
North - Exit 1A Democracy Blvd. - Make left at Old Grgtwn Rd. - Make left
at Tuckerman Lane - After 1-2 miles, you will see the park's sign on your
left - Drive up the roadway - Park and join the group! It will be "ghaablemeh
sar-e khod" (i.e. bring your own food).
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Tuesday, one of the country's most historic sites, the official news agency
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cartel, is opposing any hike in production, it has its own pressing economic
reasons, say analysts. Any decision by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting
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on Tuesday it hoped for a role in Iran's oil sector in the near future if
U.S.-Iranian ties continued to improve. ``(Iran) is an area we would hope
to be involved with and obviously there are political issues for a U.S.
company,'' Robert Rossetter, general manager of the Bahrain office, told
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