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Art
Only trees
Paintings by Farhad Ostovani
May 17, 2000
The Iranian
Sometimes it seems that the motto of The Iranian should be: All
unusual things fit to print. This latest unusual feature is on the works
of Farhad Ostovani. They're not just unusual, they're bold, they're original.
They're only trees >>>
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Tehran Times
The red ribbon
Hatamikia's new film goes right to the heart
By Najmeh Fakhraie
May 17, 2000
The Iranian
Once in a while you leave the movie theater not only laughing about
the weird hairdo of the person who sat in front of you, but actually "thinking"
about the film. How these moments occur and what causes them I am not sure,
but one thing I do know is that it takes courage and much brilliance to
make people think.
I had such a moment a week ago when I went to see Ebrahim Hatamikia's
wonderful film "The Red Ribbon" >>>
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Outlook
In Iran, the Rivers of Reform Run Deep
Liberalization, Modernization Draw Wide Support, Even Among
Clerics
By Howard Schneider
Washington Post
May 17, 2000
KHALKHAL, Iran -- The riot started one evening last month, just after
the nightly news.
Residents of this remote northwestern village had learned that the reformist
candidate they thought they had chosen in February's parliamentary elections
had been disqualified. Instead, conservative authorities in Tehran had
awarded the seat to a local cleric who has held the office for 16 years--an
establishment figure, in the voters' eyes, if ever there was one>>> FULL TEXT
On Sexual Violence
A personal account
Bad Jens
May 13, 2000
We were approached by a young woman who offered us the following account,
suggesting we publish it. The local press, she explained, only dealt with
testimonies whose authors gave up their anonymity, which she wasn't prepared
to do. Rape and sexual abuse are topics that have yet to find their way
into the public sphere in Iran. The internet, and its highly ambiguous
legal status, may make it easier to take some first steps in the near future
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TEXT
Left hook
Hosseini vs. Hassani
Two strategies are being followed in Iran: Ayatollahs Khamenei and Rafsanjani's
"Hosseini" strategy vs. President Khatami's "Hassani"
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Anyway
Leave my mama out
Someone who visited The Iranian today made it clear that he
(couldn't have been a she) did not appreciate the registration
form:
City: Wherever your mom lives
Name: Your mom
From: me@yourmomshouse.com
More Letters
* I am not a sheep
Neda Kamranpour
writes: I found the story intriguing ["The
up-star woman"], not so much for the way it ended, but for the
spirit of questioning. For the realization that as a person, and as a woman,
we do have as intelligent a mind as anyone, and should utilize our powers
to investigate truth.
This story envisioned the sad reality that some people tend to follow
blindly, like a flock of sheep. They elevate a person into thinking himself
superior, and they feed this vanity by accepting themselves as ignorant
souls, which will not attain a higher station..
The story depicts beautifully that it needs daring to stand up, to open
the eyes, and to say:
"I am not a sheep.
I am as intelligent a being as any one creation of God can be.
I am equal,
I question truth and reality with my own wisdom,
Not with yours..."
* Bad taste
Mohammad Taslim writes:
I find your cover
picture in bad taste and insulting to those who are forced to wear
the chador and those who do it because they like to (like my 75-year-old
grandmother). What do you accomplish by pictures like these?
Award: Journalism in the Middle East
Search for Common Ground and the European Centre for Common Ground request
submissions for their annual competition to recognize and encourage journalism
that contributes to better understanding between people in the Middle East
>>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
Your love stirs the oceans into reckless storms.
At your feet, the clouds drop their pearls.
Dark smoke rises in the sky; a fire burns
Where your love's lightning strikes the earth.
-- Rumi
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Iran jails five for shooting of reformer
TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian court jailed five men Wednesday for
up to 15 years for the attempted assassination of leading reformer Saeed
Hajjarian, the official news agency IRNA reported. It said the revolutionary
court sentenced Saeed Asgar, a chemistry student who shot and seriously
wounded Hajjarian in the March attack, to 15 years in jail for endangering
national security >>> FULL TEXT
GC to allow Tehran results stand: paper
Tehran,
May 17, IRNA -- An unconfirmed report last night said that the Guardian
Council had taken a vote on whether to invalidate the election results of
the Tehran Constituency, reported the English-language `Iran News' daily
on Wednesday >>> FULL TEXT
Jewish defendant: It wasn't espionage
SHIRAZ, Iran (AP) - One of 10 Jewish defendants on trial for spying
in Iran testified Wednesday that he had collected military information and
photographs for the Israeli state, but did not consider his actions espionage,
a defense spokesman said. It was not immediately clear if Javid Bent-Yacoub's
admission amounted to a guilty plea or not >>> FULL TEXT
Albright rallies opposition to loans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Using telephone diplomacy, Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright is calling foreign ministers to try to rally opposition
to $231 million in World Bank loans to Iran. The loans, delayed in April,
are to be taken up Thursday by the bank's 24 executive directors. One, for
$145 million, would be for a sewage treatment project in Tehran. The other,
for $86.1 million, would help improve health care in urban and rural areas
>>> FULL TEXT
Iran seals border in drugs war
May 17, 2000 -- Iran is planning to seal off its border with Afghanistan
in a new move to combat drug smuggling. Walls and fences equipped with high-tech
electronic security are to be built along the 600-mile border to try to
stem the flow of heroin >>> FULL TEXT
Iran puts average oil earning at $23 a
barrel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Clinton administration said on Tuesday
it was ``nervous'' about U.S. crude oil prices topping $30 a barrel, but
said it was premature to urge OPEC to increase its production. Energy Secretary
Bill Richardson acknowledged that a steady march upward in oil prices during
the past three weeks fell short of the stability that U.S. officials had
hoped for after OPEC agreed in March to raise crude oil output >>>
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U.S. worried about high crude oil prices
TEHRAN,
May 16 (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it had earned an average of $23
from export of each barrel of crude oil since March. "The median revenue
from crude exports has been $23 since the beginning of the ( Iranian ) year,"
on March 20, Central Bank Governor Mohsen Nourbakhsh told a seminar on monetary
policy >>> FULL TEXT
Cannes: Samira might pull it off
Tehran,
(Bahar) -- Reports leaking from the Cannes film festival jury room indicate
that the majority think the top prize should go to Samira Makhmalbaf for
her "Blackboard" >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Top filmmakers form policy making body
Tehran,
(Bahar) -- For the first time in Iran a body has been formed to devise policy
for the film industry and virtually every top filmmaker in the country is
a member of the board >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Private companies to distribute videos
Tehran,
(Bahar) -- Private companies can produce at least one quarter of the country's
needs in distributing video programs, the Ministry of Culture has approved
>>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Ouuch!
(Iran Sports Press) - With video clip: The 'giants' of the Iranian
Azadegan League were held to a stand still today by determined lower ranked
teams. In Abadan, Sanat Naft thrashed visiting Persepolis 3-0 to keep its
hopes of remaining in the first division in the 2000-2001 season alive.
Persepolis' loss to Sanat Naft destroyed their 'undefeated' streak in the
Azadegan League >>> FULL TEXT
Mohannad Mehdi remains top scorer
(Iran Sports Press) - With video clip: Sanat Naft's Mohannad Mehdi
bagged another two goals against Persepolis to take a comfortable lead in
the battle for the Azadegan League's top scorers. Mehdi Mohannad scored
twice (minutes '75, and '84) to give his side a shocking victory over declared
League champions Persepolis. Mehdi has scored 14 goals this season, the
highest in the League >>> FULL TEXT
A chit chat with the 'Man of Steel'
(Iran Sports Press) - With video clip: Hamid Estili stole the spot
light from everyone when he scored that historic goal against the US in
France 98. Within a matter of seconds, he had become the center of focus
amongst football fans across the world. His picture, crying after scoring
against the US, made newspaper front pages across the world. But that was
two years ago >>> FULL TEXT
BBC
Press supervision
The Press Supervisory Body is to specify the
limits on the geographical areas in which newspapers are published. Lara
Petrossians spoke to Mohammad Atrianfar, editor of Hamshahri Daily and asked
how this will affect his newspaper >>>
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