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Nazr
By Zara Houshmand
November 22, 2000
The Iranian
It has been so long,
how will you know me?
I am the one standing still in the rush
scanning the screen again and again
trying to find
a believable destination.
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By Aram Gharib
November 22, 2000
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Call yourself Persian?
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November 22, 2000
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Rebirth
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November 22, 2000
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Outlook
Akbar Ganji ends hunger strike
BBC Persian Service
Akbar Ganji has ended his hunger strike. His decisionfollowed a two
hour meeting with three members of theAssociation of Journalists in Evin
prison. MahdyehMohammadi who acts as spokesperson for the families ofimprisoned
journalists gives details to Sima Bahrami >>>
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S.A. native relishes her work in Iran
By Marina Pisano
San Antonio Express-News
November 19, 2000
Like any working journalist, when Geneive Abdo heads out to an assignment,
she takes along the tools of the trade - notebook, tape recorder, research
materials. But she doesn't leave the house without donning a black, head-to-toe
garment that limits mobility and renders her suitably modest, shapeless
and anonymous: the conservative Muslim veiling called the chador >>> FULL
TEXT
Thanks to Laleh Khalili
Boxing ring
Sosiaalist-haaye enqelaabi-ye iraan: Student protests at various
universities >>>
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Kayhan: The strategy is to have no plan at all >>>
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Anyway
Bush executes Democrats
ALBUQUERQUE, NM--New Mexico's five electoral votes swung back into the
Bush column Monday when George W. Bush executed 253 Las Cruces-area Democrats
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Thanks to Payman Arabshahi
More Letters
* Grow up, for God's sake
Mojdeh Mohseni writes:
If you think there is a single "untouched piece of cake"
in Iran, you are a very dumb man ["Real
Iranian girls?"]. Generation X women in Iran are probably the
most "touched" on this earth. You will have better luck in New
York's Central Park.
You know, only dumb fucking men like you buy into that crap. Wake up
dumb Iranian men!! How long will Iranian women be able to fool you? It's
all a lie. Grow up, for God's sake, you are an embarassment to our nation
and culture!!! >>>
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* That time of the month?
Farzad Farahani
writes: As an Iranian man I resent your article ["Happy
without you"]. You were either very mad at the time you wrote
this article and/or you were on your monthly period.
I have read and listened to many such arguments and most of them were
from women who were deprived of fatherly love. Most of you suffer depression
for being overweight, ugly or suffer from lack of attention from Iranian
men who may find you less desirable >>>
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* Be a proud Persian
Tannaz Hussaini writes:
I would just like to point out how proud I feel to be Iranian. I am
half british, half Persian.
There are a lot of Iranians I know who just seem to have given up on
their country, or are ashamed to say that they are Persian. They are just
sell-outs, especiallly Iranian guys.
I`m not saying that they should walk around carrying the Iran flag,
but they should remember who and what they are, and be proud of their roots.
You should adapt to your surroundings and be broadminded and not think
backwards but, when asked where you are from, you should be proud to say
that you're Persian!!?!
Community: Get involved: Iranian-Americans
in New York
The goal of this project is to write, act out, and film/record facets
of the Iranian experience in the US. If you are smart, funny, creative,
uninhibited, and willing to get together at least twice a month, get a
hold of me. If you are all that AND you have a camcorder, definitely get
at me! >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
My heart, if you can't take the sorrow, go.
The streets are full of homeless lovers; go.
My soul, come now, if you are not afraid.
But if you fear, your work is not here: go.
* Also see more Rumi
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Rumi:
The Life Teachings and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi
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Trial for serial killers of dissidents
to begin next month
TEHRAN,
Nov 22 (AFP) - The much-anticipated trial of the suspects inthe shock 1998
serial murders of several Iranian dissidents and intellectualswill open
in military court next month, state radio said Wednesday. The announcement
of the December 23 trial date comes a day after violentclashes between police
and protesters in Tehran following a memorialservice for two of the victims
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Students warn of political tensions
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian students have warned of potential tension
if campussecurity personnel at a Tehran polytechnic continue harassing women
students,the Iran Students News Agency (ISNA) said on Wednesday. A petition
was sent to the minister of higher education by students at the Amir Kabir
University of Technologycondemning searches of women students' bags at campus
entrances.>>> FULL TEXT
Russia to scrap Iran arms pact with Gore
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will consider sanctions
againstRussia if it cannot talk Moscow out of resuming conventional arms
sales to Iranfrom Dec. 1, a U.S. official said on Wednesday. He said Russia
intended to scrap a pact that Vice-President Al Gore (news - websites) sealed
in 1995 to waive U.S. sanctions against such exports if Moscowstopped the
contracts by the end of 1999 >>> FULL TEXT
Iran confirms Belgian arrested on spy charges:
ambassador
TEHRAN,
Nov 22 (AFP) - Iran's judiciary on Wednesday confirmed aBelgian national
has been arrested on charges of espionage, the Belgianambassador to Tehran,
Guillaume Metten, told AFP >>> FULL TEXT
Terrorism victims shun damage limits
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for American terrorism victims accused
the Clinton administration Wednesday oftrying to limit damages the victims
can collect under a law that lets the government pay part of court judgmentsthey've
won against Iran. The lawyers failed to persuade U.S. District Judge Royce
Lamberth, however, to block implementation of rulesissued by the Treasury
Department (news - web sites) this week for paying claims to terrorism victims
under a lawPresident Clinton (news - web sites) signed last month >>>
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Iran weapons programs may be slowed
WASHINGTON (AP) - China's promise to not help other countries developballistic
missiles could slow down Iran's ambitious weapons program, U.S.officials
say. But like a similar pledge by Russia, which has not blocked all assistance
to Iran,the pledge announced in Beijing and welcomed at the State Department
is only asgood as China's willingness to implement it, the officials said
Tuesday >>> FULL TEXT
Britain's HSBC extends Iran 500 million
dollar credit line
TEHRAN,
Nov 22 (AFP) - British banking giant HSBC will open a 500million dollar
credit line for Iran to finance infrastructure anddevelopment projects,
a bank official told AFP here on Wednesday >>> FULL TEXT
Tiny Canadian firm eyes huge Iranianoil
deposit
CALGARY,
Nov 22 (Reuters) - A tiny Canadian energy company is bidding for a contract
to boostoil output at Iran's Masjed Soleiman field, the oldest producing
reservoir in the Middle East, thefirm said on Wednesday.``The discovery
well was drilled in 1908 and the pool was estimated to hold six billion
barrels atthat time,'' said Terry Lawrence of Calgary-based Sheer Energy
Inc.which has teamed up with Iranian local Naftkav to bid on the project
>>> FULL TEXT
Massoud Khayyam: Busy writing
Tehran (Hambastegi) -- Massoud Khayyam is a well-known author and
researcher. He's working on several books, including a novel, a book on
Shamloo's life and "history of tragedy and comedy" >>>
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Historian's library to be donated
Tehran (Hambastegi) -- A portion of Ali Hakemi's private library
will be donated to the National heritage Foundation. Hakemi, who died 1998,
was one of Iran's most famous historians >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
"Shab-e sizdahom": Two thumbs
up
Tehran
(Hambastegi) -- A glowing review of "Shab-e sizdahom" -- a play
currently on stage in Tehran >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Iran vs. Iraq
Tehran (Hamshahri) -- Iran to face Iraq in the semi-finals of the
Asian youth soccer matches in Tehran. Japan will face China >>>
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National team update
Tehran
(Iran daily) -- Latest news from the Iranian national soccer team's preparation
for the upcoming preliminary World Cup matches in Tabriz >>> FULL
PERSIAN TEXT
Game schedule
Tehran (Hamshahri) -- Schedule of World Cup preliminary matches
between Iran, Tajikistan and Guam in Tabriz >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
BBC
Verdict on Eshkevari issued, his life not
indanger
Verdict on Hassan Yusefi Eshkevari has been
issued andpresented to his lawyer. Although the nature of thepossible sentence
has not been revealed but according tohis son, Ruhollah, Mr Eshkevari's
life is not in danger >>>
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Fallen leaves
I am the one tying poems
to the branches of a tree
whose leaves have fallen.
-- Zara Houshmand
"Nazr"
The Iranian
November 22, 2000
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