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Getting down to business
The future of Iranian assets and claims in the U.S.
By Guive Mirfendereski
March 29, 2000
The Iranian
In her speech on Friday, March 17, the U.S. Secretary of State, Mrs.
Albright, made reference to the Iranian assets that the United States froze
in the aftermath of the hostage crisis in 1979. It always had been that
any normalization of relations between these two countries had to consider
the unfreezing of the Iranian assets. What was never clear was the size
and nature of the assets. In her speech, Mrs. Albright indicated that much
of the frozen assets were turned over to Iran after 1981. Yet, she also
intimated that there is more that was not turned over >>>
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Bringing music to Iranian people
For thousands of immigrants in the southland, Persian-language
station KIRN-AM is an entertaining beacon to their homeland
By Dana Calvo
Los Angeles Times
March 29, 2000
On the ominous date of Friday, Aug. 13, a radio station premiered with
a staff of one (general manager John Paley), music (a two-hour loop of
Persian pop songs) and three commercials (recorded in one take by a Farsi-speaking
nutritionist who Paley had just met).
Several miles away from the new station, Farzad Fadai, 45, was searching
for an afternoon ballgame when his dial scratched over a familiar sound.
"Somehow I heard Persian music. I said, 'Wow!' and then the woman's
voice said, 'If you want to place advertising, call.' "
Within hours, hundreds of Persians and other Iranians in the area had
called in to the new station, KIRN-AM (670), "Radio Iran." >>> FULL
TEXT
What's happened to Kish?
John Ullathorne
writes to The Iranian:
In 1977 I worked on Kish Island as part of the Public Safety Department
and left in November 1978 when the first rumblings of the revolution were
resounding across the country.
I have also come across a web site which advertises Kish Island as a
"conference and recreation centre". Obviously after 23 years
I am very interested in knowing what actually happened to the facilities
on Kish Island i.e is the casino still there, is the Island still supplied
with de salinised water from the plant that the Israelis built. Did the
Airport ever get completed? >>>
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More Letters
* Hakim vs. doctor
Behzad Djazaeri,
M.ch , F.R.C.S writes: Wonderful story ["The
Herbalist"]. Enjoyed it very much indeed. Is this part of a book
or just a short story? Where on earth did you find out so much detail about
a hakim's practices, i.e.
"Then there were scorpion oil, snake's oil, sesame seeds, balsam
oil, grey oil, essence of turpentine, Glycerine, dried herbage, white powder
and blue liquid, humbled on the lower shelves. And on the bottom shelf
were stocky cloth bags, a cast iron scale with brass plates, stone weights
and pestles impatiently resting in rock mortars. An oil portrait of Imam
Ali adorned the adjacent wall, his daring eyes piercing the air."
I like the touch about his eyes.
My late father who was a French trained doctor used to recount these
two stories about Hakims in Iran. Apparently hakims did not like being
referred to as "doctor" by patients and used to reproach such
a patient by saying "I am not a doctor! A doctor is a man who urinates
standing up and facing the qebleh." >>>
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* Exquisite
Glayol Banaie writes:
I just wanted to let you know how refreshing it is to read your writings
in Iranian.com ["The
Herbalist"]. You truly possess great talent and your style is
so exquisite. Keep up the great work.
Conference: 2nd Iranian-American conference,
Washington DC
The Iranian American Cultural Association (IACA) of the Washington,
D.C. area will sponsor its second conference entitled "Iranian-Americans:
Passages to the Public Persona" at Georgetown University, Intercultural
Center, Room 115, on Saturday, 8 April 2000, 2:00-6:00 p.m. Please collect
your tickets at 1:00 p.m. Confirmed speakers include: * Jahanshah Javid,
founder of The Iranian. * Babak Yektafar, producer on C-Span. * Gelareh
Asayesh, author "Saffron Sky". * Farnoosh Moshiri, author of
"At the Wall of the Almighty". * Persis Karim, editor of "A
world Between: Poems Stories and Essays by Iranian-Americans". * Zohreh
Rastegar, radio and television broadcaster. >>>
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TEHRAN,
March 29 (AFP) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on Wednesday called
on Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, or Pasdaran, to fight against threats
to the country's security, the official IRNA agency reported. His latest
comments came just days after he made a similar appeal to the country's
intelligence ministry, and as other reformist leaders continued to allege
a conservative conspiracy against them >>> FULL TEXT
Clinton courting old foes
WASHINGTON (AP) - From North Korea to Iran to Libya, President
Clinton is courting former adversaries, some of them still on the State
Department's terrorism list, as he nears the end of his term and ponders
his legacy. He is attempting to rehabilitate ties with some of the same
governments and leaders long vilified by the United States. Some examples
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Zangeneh: Iranwon't surrender oil market
share
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh, defending
his country's decision to opt out of an OPEC production pact, said on Wednesday
Iran would not surrender its share of OPEC's oil export market. ``We will
not give up our share under any circumstances,'' he said. ``We will soon
decide how much (extra) to produce. This will be seen in action,'' he told
Iranian state television from Vienna >>> FULL TEXT
Crude oil prices fall
March 29, AP) -- Crude oil and other energy futures prices fell
sharply Wednesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange as the market continued
to react to OPEC's decision to increase production and Iran's decision to
go along with the other members of the cartel. Mexico, one of the leading
oil producers not in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries,
also plans to increase output. The expectation is that Norway on Thursday
will also announce a production increase >>> FULL TEXT
Seyhoun attacked in her home
Tehran
(Asr-e Azadegan) - Gallery-owner Masoumeh Seyhoun is beaten up by two unknow
assailnats in her home in Tehran. Political motives possible? >>>
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Kish in Kish
Tehran
(Asr-e Azadegan) - The controversial "Kish" trilogy will be screened
for the first time in Iran. Where? In Kish Island >>> FULL TEXT
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Soccer film in production
Tehran (Asr-e Azadegan) - Ali Akbar Saghafi is directing a film
about a boy who dreams of becoming a soccer star. Many of the actors are
real-life soccer pros >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Iranian team arrives in Syria
Iran Sports Press - The Iranian national football team arrived
in Damascus, Syria, at 3:00pm local time. The team arrived in Damascus with
the following players (club side and number of caps): >>> FULL
TEXT
Stats: Iran's opponents
Iran Sports Press - Iran is going to face Syria, Bahrain, and Maldives
for the Asia-2000 qualification starting March 31. Iran has played in front
of Maldives twice, once in Syria (17-0) and the return match in Tehran ended
9-0 for Iran. Iran has played on many occasions against Syria and only twice
against Bahrain. The following is a statistical look at the meetings between
Iran and its upcoming opponents >>> FULL TEXT
Wrestling: Sydny Olympics qualifiers
Iran Sports Press - Which countries in which categories have qualified
for free-style wrestling matches in the Sydny Olympics >>> FULL
TEXT
BBC
Hajjarian assassination attempt
Mehdi
Sharif speaks with journalist Seed Laylaz, Ahmad Salamatian, MP and former
political analyst and Taghir Rahmani, journalist and political activist,
about the motives of Hajjarian's attackers. Did their personal ideologies
motivate them or were they participants of a large mafia organised movement?
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