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October 31, 2000
The Iranian
Khorramshahr after liberation from Iraqi occupation in 1982 >>>
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Friends
Bachehaa
Boys, boys, boys
Photos by Hamed Behravan
October 31, 2000
The Iranian
Hamed Behravan came back from Iran this summer with a bundle of photos
he took of his pals in Tehran >>>
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Outlook
Now Iranians can sue Washington
BBC Persian Service
The Iranian parliament has passed urgent legislation which allows citizens
who regard themselves as victims of American interference in Iran to sue
Washington in the Iranian court. Behrouz Parsa talks to Ebrahim Bay Salami,
member of parliament >>>
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An Evolving Form
By VICTORIA LOOSELEAF
The Los Angeles Times
October 29, 2000
The single-named Jamal can claim a wealth of talents: architecture,
costume design, painting and, increasingly over the last decade, choreography.
Since 1995, the Iranian-born artist has been co-director of Avaz International
Dance Theatre, L.A.'s leading Middle Eastern folk troupe, with its founder,
Anthony Shay. Now, as Avaz prepares for its 25th anniversary next year,
Shay is stepping back and Jamal is assuming the reins of the company. When
the troupe performs Saturday at Japan America Theatre, it will still carry
its founder's name (Anthony Shay's Avaz International Dance Theatre, for
legal reasons), but the torch, in effect, will have been passed >>> FULL
TEXT
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Here's one for you all, classic: Question: Why did the chicken cross
the road? Answer:
VICE PRESIDENT GORE
I fight for the chickens and I am fighting for the chickens right now.
I will not give up on the chickens crossing the road! I will fight for
the chickens and I will not disappoint them >>>
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Forwarded by Setareh Sabety Javid
More Letters
* Unequal in the eyes of America
Sepehr Haddad writes
letter to The Washington Post: I am an Iranian-American living in Washington
and was quite upset with the dollar amounts quoted in the article on Sunday
Oct 22, "Terrorism
Victims Set Precedent".
In one part of your article you state that Terry Anderson and the rest
of the families of the former hostages will receive approximately $161
million from Iran for their time in captivity in Lebanon... Once again,
based on this formula American lives are always worth more than non-Americans
>>>
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* You insulted all of us
Masood writes: I read your response ["Mind
your own business"] with regard to hejab "Hal-e
moshkel-e hejaab". By calling all Iranians who have left the country
escapees, you have insulted all of us.
The only reason we left our beloved Iran has been people like you who
think forcing women to have hejab is not a problem. We left and stayed
away because there are people like you who think it is their God's given
right to tell other people what to do, what to wear, what to read, what
to listen to, and what to drink. It is because of people like you that
our country has been destroyed >>>
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* Some people don't get it
Farzan Navab
writes: Some people just don't get the humor in a humorous essay ["Curbing
men"]. Mr. Hovayda's piece was both fun to read and reflective
of our recent past. His remark about "the general" being a Muslim
has more to do with Iranian attitudes toward sexuality than religion as
an individual choice. I, for one, enjoyed Mr. Hovayda's wonderful piece
and hope to see more like it. We should all lighten up a bit.
* MAN-made issue
Mina writes: Being of the female species, I can relate to your
article about curbing men's sexual desire ["Curbing
men"]. However, I believe this is a universal problem.
Female victims of rape for example, are put on the defense even in the
most liberal cultures. Many movies have been made on the subject in the
West. I like to find out when it all started, this inequality!
If one is a believer of the Bible, I guess God started it. But I'm hoping
this is a MAN-made issue. Thanks for caring.
* Iranian of the year
Reza F. writes: Begoo aks-e
Hassan Agha ro dar haal-e jish kardan beferesteh keh Iranian of the
Year besheh :-)
Heritage: Persian mummies must be returned
to Iran - Letter
Please provide your comments regarding the following letter. Moreover,
if you are interested in signing the final version of this letter, please
send an e-mail to Professor Mohammad Ala (mala@calstatela.edu):
Recent
news of five mummies in their sarcophagus which were stolen from Iran,
and at present time are in Pakistan, concerns us a great deal. These mummies
with the jewels and other valuable artifacts must be returned to Iran.
>>>
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The eye that even glances at that flower
Will fill the heavens with its groaning roar.
Thousand-year-old wine won't send you insane
As much as love that's spent a year in vain.
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Khatami arrives in Japan
TOKYO (AP) - Iran on Tuesday dismissed concerns by Japan that it
is developing missiles with technology provided by North Korea (news - web
sites), a Japanese official said. Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono told
his Iranian counterpart, Kamal Kharrazi, that Tokyo was worried about the
similarity between Iran's ballistic missiles and those of North Korea, according
to the Japanese Foreign Ministry >>> FULL TEXT
Sentences of Jews to be reviewed
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's prosecutor general will review the sentences
of 10 Iranian Jews convicted of cooperating with Israel, and his decision
on the spy case will be final, a judiciary official said Tuesday. ``If the
prosecutor general decides that the final sentences passed by the courts
are contrary to the law, he would demand reconsideration,'' said Hossein
Ali Amiri, the judiciary chief of the southern Fars province, where the
Jews were tried >>> FULL TEXT
Parliament moves to close loophole that
helped press crackdown
TEHRAN,
Oct 31 (AFP) - The Iranian parliament made a bid Tuesday to block further
press closures by passing a motion to wipe out a legal loophole used by
the conservative courts to shutter a number of papers >>> FULL
TEXT
IIran says its missile programme is independent
TOKYO,
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Iran's missile programme is purely defensive and was
developed independent of foreign powers, including North Korea, Iranian
Foreign Affairs minister Kamal Kharrazi told his Japanese counterpart, Yohei
Kono, on Tuesday >>> FULL TEXT
Iranian ballistic missile test fails, says
Jane's
LONDON,
Oct 31 (AFP) - Iran's third flight test of its Shahab-3 medium-range ballistic
missile was a failure, according to the specialised British monthly Jane's
Intelligence Review (JIR) >>> FULL TEXT
Japan-Iran oil negotiation rights deal
near-MITI
TOKYO,
Oct 31 (Reuters) - Japan is close to a deal to acquire negotiation rights
for developing Iran's Azadegan oil field, the world's biggest undeveloped
field, the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)
said on Tuesday >>> FULL TEXT
Iran to give Japan negotiating rights to
develop major oil field: reports
TOKYO,
Oct 31 (AFP) - Iran agreed in principle Tuesday to give Japan preferential
negotiating rights to develop one of its largest oil fields, press reports
said >>> FULL TEXT
Syria-Iran pipeline to be reopened in November
- MEES report
October
31, Nicosia (dpa) - Iraq and Syria were reported Tuesday to have agreed
to reopen next month a strategic oil export pipeline in a step that will
initially add 200,000 barrels per day to supplies on the international market-besides
making another significant dent in U.N. sanctions against Iraq >>>
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Bahmanara & Golshiri
Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- Bahman Farmanara, the celebrated director
of "Smell of camphor, scent of jasmine", will make a film based
on a story by Houshang Golshiri >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Mehrjouie going with locals
Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- For the first time ever, Daryoush Mehrjouie
will not make a film with professional actors. His next film, "Bemani,"
is going to be made in Ilam province with a scrip he wrote with Mohammadi-Pour
>>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
One out of five "excellent" -
Taqvaie
Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- Film director Nasser Taqvaie, a jury member
at the short films festival, says 20 percent of the 50 films submitted are
"excellent", but many of the the documentary films are not very
good because they stray from the truth >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Talebi out, Brazilian coach in?
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Football federation head Mohesen Safaie Farahani has accepted
the resignation of national team coach Jalal Talebi. Now there's a possibility
that a Brazilian coach may be hired to take over -- at least for now >>>
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Let's put Lebanon behind and get on with
it
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Commentary: There's no point in beating ourselves to death
over the national soccer team's disappointing performance in the Asian Cup.
We have important matches coming up very soon. Let's get our act together
>>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Basketball player with the pros in Italy
Tehran (Hamshahri) -- Did you know Behnam Mahmoudi, the national
basketball team member, plays for a professional Italian team? >>>
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BBC
Judicairy's new rule on revelation of state
secrets
The Judicial Organisation of the Armed Forces
has been instructed to prosecute those accused of revealing state secrets.
The move comes after former intelligence minister commented on the serial
political killings in which he implied that the main ring leader in the
case was killed and did not commit suicide as was officially announced >>> LISTEN
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