Letters
May 22-26, 2000 / Khordad 2-6, 1379
Today
* Language:
- Pinglish
* The Iranian:
- Most interesting
Previous
* Mossadegh:
- Candle in the wind
* DAyi Hamid:
- Chee, deevounam?
* Celebrity:
- Let's not forget
* Politics:
- Year of destiny
- Refresher course in history
* The Iranian:
- Annoying ads
* Jews:
- Identify with Arabs or Israel?
- Questionable
* Fiction:
- Thoroughly enjoyable
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Friday,
May 26, 2000
* Pinglish
Before I go into the pros and cons of EuroFarsi,
I would like to mention that I had given this topic some thought in the
past and also done some research on the matter ["Eenjoori
beneveeseem?"]. I would also like to point out that I was born
in London, I am fluent in Persian/Farsi but I can read and write to a
very basic level and this I learnt mostly at home as a child.
Recently I visited Iran after four years. On my return to the UK, I
kept in touch with my cousins through email. My cousins can read/write
and speak basic English from what they learn at their private lessons although
it would be difficult and time consuming for them to write in English everytime.
We adopted our own method of writing to each other which we call 'Pinglish'!
(Persian English)...
We cannot change and should not change what has evolved through years
and years of history. We cannot adopt IPA for several reasons. The main
one is that it would be difficult to begin re-educating the entire population
of Iran, then again if Turkey did it, we surely can too, anyway most children
now learn English at school..
Those living abroad or born abroad will be able to communicate with
other persians there and in Iran. Recently I had difficulty applying for
an Iranian passport as the Iranian Embassy in London required me to fill
out the application forms in Farsi. If we adopt this phonetic alphabet,
then people like me will no longer have these problems >>>
FULL TEXT
Sima Elli
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* Most interesting
I would like to take the opportunity to complement you on this most
interesting and informative website. I am a student in England, and currently
in the process of creating a study into the
revolution and the events in Iran during the late 1970's. Your site
provided has me with much needed information, pictures and biographies
of key individuals. Once again I would like to thank you very much for
your help!
Russ Colven
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Thursday
May 25, 2000
* Candle in the wind
For the majority of our planet's freedom-loving people a sad but hopeful
fact is that democracy is not an eternal flame, but a candle in the wind.
Thanks to a few "special" people, some of these candles resemble
the comical birthday candles which are blown out but then suddenly ignite
as if by magic.
That "magic" is the ideas, emotions, words and deeds of the
likes of Dr. Mossadegh ["Iranian
of the century"]. It lies in the hearts and minds of people, often
dormant for years, as it waits for the winds of oppression to calm and
give it at least a fighting chance for survival. But it never dies >>> FULL
TEXT
Amin
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* Chee, deevounam?
As an Iranian who came to the U.S. at the age of 1 1/2, I don't remember
much of Iran. I'm 17 years old, and haven't been back, and at the rate
of things, I don't think I'll be going back unless I want to be in the
sarbaazi. Chee, deevounam?
Either way, I have managed to maintain some sense of Iranian culture,
even in the U.S., and I find your mini-stories ["dAyi
Hamid index"] to be quite interesting and comical, and I can still
relate to them. Well, that's pretty much it, so thank you for your time,
and your stories.
Behrooz Tavakkol
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Wednesday
May 24, 2000
* Year of destiny
I have just returned from my second journey to Iran in three years.
The latest amusing yet ominous saying amongst the Tehranis is 'For every
akhoond there is a tree '.
With unemployment realistically over 35% and the poverty rate similar
to that of the obscure third world African countries, the Iranian people
have finally realized that they are indeed in a depression.
The consensus amongst the people is that the sixth parliament will directly
move to reverse many of the laws passed by the fifth parliament and further
move towards eliminating the present unelected institutions and judiciary
system within the government, thus forcing the ruling akhoonds to shut
down the new parliament, leaving no choice for the people but to secure
their rights through another major upheaval. Clearly this year shall be
a year of destiny for Iran as was 1357 >>>
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Kambiz Ameli
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* Thoroughly enjoyable
I have thoroughly enjoyed Reza Ordoubadian's stories in your publication
["The
up-star woman"]. I especially look forward to reading more stories
of his family or fictionalized family.
Jeff Sandvig
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* Let's not forget
I saw the Farzaneh
Taiedi's picture in the Nostalgia section (one of my favorie sections
in this site). Let's remember and never forget the fact that she had a
role as an actress in the movie "Not without my daughter". I
want all the Iranians to remember how "khaaen beh vatan" a person
can be.
Faramarz Kaviani
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Tuesday
May 23, 2000
Reference to Mrs.
Pahlavi's letter:
First paragraph: false.
Second Paragraph, false: Political and economical deterioration threathened
Iran in 1953 because the profit of countries such as Great Britain, the
U.S and others was threathend due to the nationalization of the oil industry
and the movemet that Dr. Mossadegh had started toward a democratic government.
So instead we got the Shah's dictaorship, which naturally protected the
interests of those countries particularily the U.S.
Third paragraph, false: When the Shah fled Iran before the coup, the
majorty of Iranians didn't care if he returned or not . It was the will
of the U.S. which didn't think Dr. Mossadegh was going to be a good serven.
So they planned and implemented the 28th of Mordad coup >>>
FULL TEXT
F. Rafat
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* Annoying ads
You have given in to lust for money. You should at least leave the front page of your site free from annoying
and flashing advertisement. It has reduced the prestige and the importance
of your site.
Iradj Forootan
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Monday
May 22, 2000
* Identify with Arabs or Israel?
I enjoyed reading Massoumeh Price's review of Judaism in Iran ["Ups and
(mostly) downs"]. I always thought it very interesting that Iranians
(Elamites, Medes, Persians, etc.) are one of the few ancient people portrayed
as "good guys" in the Old Testament.
Clearly religion plays an important role when identifying with one side
vs the other, and hence Islamic Iran's support for anti-Israeli causes
among Moslem Arabs. But had Saddam Hussein not invaded Kuwait and fallen
from his Arab Nationalist glory (and international support), would we Iranians
still be identifying more with the Arabs who, with very few exceptions,
all supported his atrocities against Iran? Or would we be identifying more
with Israel who, like Iran, was on the target list of Iraq's growing chemical,
biological, and nuclear weapons? I guess we will never know-- but it's
worth thinking about.
Ramin Abhari
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* Questionable
The article by Ms. Massoume Price creates a considerable amount of room
for questions ["Ups
and (mostly) downs"]. Of course Ms. Price did put a lot of effort
in preparing this article which has informative qualities to it, however
the emphasis or lack there-of on presenting history from a, as it seems
, fair point of view leads me to believe that the article deserves the
attention for additional follow-ups in opinions, the facts, and one's view
towards a people's history (in this case, people of the Jewish faith in
Iran).
Kaveh Tashakori
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