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No way back
Ebrahim Nabavi is confident about the reform movement
By Pedram Moallemian
May 3, 2000
The Iranian
Whether you agree with his point of view or not, there is no doubt that
Ebrahim Nabavi has single handedly brought back a long tradition of political
satire to the Iranian print media...
Ebrahim Nabavi was in Toronto in response to an invitation from Shahrvand
publication and Vazhe cultural group... A small man with a grand moustache
that reminds many of the 60's era radicals, Nabavi is sharp, funny, witty
and calculating >>>
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Outlook
Iran prepares for decisive vote
By Guy Dinmore in Shiraz
Financial Times, London
May 3, 2000
Iranians will vote on Friday in the second and final round of parliamentary
elections that will determine whether the conservatives, heavily defeated
by reformists in the first stage, can secure enough seats to block crucial
legislation. Under Iran's electoral system, the ballot will take place
in 66 of the 290 constituencies where the leading candidate failed to win
more than 25 per cent of the vote >>>
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Iranian Heritage
Excellence in education awards
The Association of Professors and Scholars of Iranian Heritage (APSIH)
conducted its third annual graduation ceremony for outstanding graduating
students of Iranian background on April 22, 2000 at the University of Southern
California (USC) in Los Angeles, recognizing academic achievements by students
of Iranian heritage. The event was attended by about 300 friends and family
members of the graduates WINNERS
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Mobaarakeh
New York, May 3, 2000 --The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released
its annual list of the Ten Worst Enemies of the Press today, calling to
account those whose actions make them personally responsible for the abysmal
press conditions of their countries. Sierra Leone's Foday Sankoh, Iran's
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Yugoslavia's Slobodan Milosevic head this year's
list FULL TEXT
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* Ban on discussion
Mamad Rastgoo writes:
In response to your letter's section "Newspaper
ban is right" by Mr. Murtaza Sarwary, I would kindly disagree.
What the newspapers did was a service to the people and helps educate
everybody and find religious solutions to problems and changes in a modern
world. religious beliefs have always been questioned and adapted over time
to comply with new necessities >>>
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* Lucky dog
RR writes: I held my breath while reading your piece. ["Beh
salaamati"] Thank God you got away with it. You don't even know
how badly they treat you if you are over the limit. Suffice to say that
they will not let you even pee or burp before being tested again in the
station. They treat like a criminal, and it is very costly too. The reason
you were below the limit is the duration of time in which you had your
beers. Lucky lucky dog!
* Drunk down under
Yazdaneh Amiryazdani
writes: Here in Australia, police just stop you, givesyou a breath
test, and fine you if you have exceeded the limit ["Beh
salaamati"] . The limit here is actually 0.5. None of this bull
crap talk ("Why did you lie?"), physical tests, or intimidating
behavior will occur.
* Noble Drew Ali
C.E. Lewis writes:
I just happened to run across your page and read your comments about
Noble Drew Ali and The Moorish Science Temple of America ["Islam in America"].
Since your comment about Moorish Science being a "combination on
eastern philosophies and religions, Christianity, anti-white racism, and
metaphysics," is incorrect, what I do suggest is that you actually
read the Holy Koran of the Moorish Science Temple of America >>>
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Conference: Caspian studies mailing
list
The International Institute for Caspian Studies has created two mailing
lists for the Caspian Region. Both mailing lists are open for all and we
invite you joing our free mailing list and contribute to the discussion
group >>>
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I was in the garden picking flowers just the other day.
The gardener appeared; he gave me a fright
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Culture minister grilled in Majlis
TEHRAN,
May 3 (AFP) - Iran's embattled Culture Minister Ataollah Mohajerani came
under renewed attack Wednesday as a conservative MP charged he misused government
money to subsidise the pro-reform press. Ahmad Nejabat told parliament
that Mohajerani, blamed repeatedly for laxity over the pro-reform press,
much of which was shut down last week, had unfairly distributed funds to
reformist papers >>> FULL TEXT
Journalists mark press freedom day
TEHRAN,
May 3 (AFP) - Iranian journalists have marked international press freedom
day by setting up a fund to help colleagues thrown out of work by recent
press closure. The day falls less than two weeks after the conservative-dominated
courts closed much of the reformist press >>> FULL TEXT
Iranian Jews admit to spying for Israel
SHIRAZ, Iran (Reuters) - Three suspects in Iran's Jewish espionage
case Wednesday admitted to spying for Israel, with two of the accused telling
Western reporters they were motivated primarily by love of the promised
land. The alleged ringleader, Hamid ``Danny'' Tefileen, told Reuters in
a brief interview he had spied out of religious conviction as well as financial
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espionage confirmed on Wednesday that their clients had admitted passing
material to Israel. But they challenged the state to prove that the information
was classified, making the accused spies under Iranian law >>>
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Iran assassination trial reopens
TEHRAN,
May 3 (Reuters) - Suspects in the assassination attempt against pro-reform
strategist and presidential aide Saeed Hajjarian returned to court on Wednesday,
one day after their alleged victim was released from hospital. The official
IRNA news agency said the case resumed in a Tehran Revolutionary Court in
the trial of eight young men, including the accused triggerman in the gangland-style
shooting on March 12 that left Hajjarian with a bullet lodged near his spinal
chord >>> FULL TEXT
Swedish arson suspects go on trial
GOTEBORG, Sweden (AP) - Survivors and relatives of the 63 victims
of Sweden's deadliest fire listened intently Wednesday as prosecutors described
how four young men, upset about the entrance fee to a dance, set the building
on fire. Charged with aggravated arson were Shoresh Kaveh, 19; Housein
Arsani, 19; Mohammad Mohammadamini, 21; and Meysam Mohammadyeh, 19 - all
Iranian-born Swedish residents >>> FULL TEXT
First Saudi passenger flight to Iran in
twenty-one years
TEHRAN,
May 3 (AFP) - The first Saudi passenger plane to travel to Iran in 21 years
landed in Tehran Tuesday, the official news agency IRNA reported Wednesday
>>> FULL TEXT
Firms submit gas utilisation study to Iran
Dubai
(Reuters) - A consortium of nine foreign energy firms have presented Iran's
National Iranian Oil Co (NIOC) with a proposal for a 25-year gas utilisation
plan for the country, an Iranian industry official said yesterday. Nasser
Tofighi, managing director of NIOC subsidiary Oil Industry Engineering and
Construction (OIEC), which is supervising the plan, told Reuters the nine-month
study would cost $2 million >>> FULL TEXT
Romeo, oh Romeo!
Tehran
(Ham-Mihan) - A production of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Julliet"
will go on stage in Tehran in late June >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Kimiaie may start filming abroad
Tehran
(Ham-Mihan) - Masoud Kimiaie might make his next film in Mexico or Canada
>>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
House of Cinema elections
Tehran
(Ham-Mihan) - Touraj Mansouri has been elected as the new director of the
House of Cinema. Fereshteh Taerpour has been chosen as his deputy >>>
FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
IIranian women conquer new heights in Nepal
(Iran Sports Pres) - The Iranian Women's Mountain Climbing Team
set new heights this week after they successfully climbed Mount Mira Peak
in Nepal, climbing over 6,461 meters to reach the peak of the mountain >>>
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Six soccer players suspended
(Iran Sports Pres) - The Disciplinary Committee of the Iranian
Football Federation had its hands full this past week as six players were
suspended for breaking the federation's 'rules of conduct' >>>
FULL TEXT
Zobahan defeats Iraq's air force basketball
team
(Iran Sports Pres) - Iran's Zobahan basketball team defeated Iraq's
air force team 79-77 at the Asian Club Basketball Qualifiers (West Asia)
in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday >>> FULL TEXT
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Ayatollah Yusuf Sane'i, regarding his views on the assassination attempt
on Hajjarian. Hear the discussion on whether fatwa is an Islamic act or
not? >>>
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