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Paintings by Farideh Esfandi
October 9, 2000
The Iranian
"Ever since I was a little girl," Farideh Esfandi says, "my
mother and grandmother taught me how to see beauty in all the simple things
in life. My Grandmother's garden was my first color palette with apricots
as my yellow, grapes my green and cherries my red. I know now why I always
like to paint women dressed in clothes showered with colorful flowers."
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Serial political killing trial postponed yet again
BBC Persian Service
The trial of several secret agents accused of killing at least four
dissident intellectuals and activists two years ago has again been postponed.
The announcement comes one month after another senior judicial official
said that the trial of eighteen suspects would begin soon. Sadeq Saba reports
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Forgotten chapter of history buried in Polish graves
in Iran
By ANWAR FARUQI
Associated Press Writer
October 7,2000, TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - From time to time, the lone caretaker
at the dreary cemetery gets a letter from abroad asking him to light a
candle at one of the hundreds of identical headstones at the far end of
the walled, unmarked graveyard. A forgotten chapter of World War II is
buried in this Roman Catholic cemetery in a poor neighborhood of Tehran.
The occasional candles are the only flickers of remembrance for these 1,892
Polish men, women and children far from home and for the calamity that
befell them >>>
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Iran's pop diva Googoosh returns to the world stage
after two decades
See video clips of Googoosh's first face-to-face interview
in the United States
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Before the Iranian revolution, Googoosh
was revered as the Persian pop diva, a Madonna-type performer whose every
move was watched by her adoring countrymen. But all that ended in the Islamic
coup in 1979, when she was forbidden to perform in public.
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H.S.H. Prince Sovereign of Madeira
writes to The Iranian: Why doesn't the monarchy return to Iran? The
only regime that can make something for the people, the democracy, the
happiness?
God Save His Imperial Majesty, Cyrus Reza Pahlevi II
God Save Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress-mother Farah Diba
God Save the people of Persian
More Letters
* Go Bush!
Farzad writes: This
article in itself ["Go
Gore"] gives unconditional support to the fact that we should
all vote for George W. Bush and NOT for Al Gore.
To summarize: Gore has an Orthodox Jew as his running mate, Dick Cheney
has repeatedly called for better relations with our homeland, IRAN.
The one point that has been totally ignored is that the majority of
Iranians living in the United States are professionals who enjoy financial
stability. This has been gained primarily by hard work and is a tribute
to our genius and has had nothing to do with the government.
Now, someone tell me why anyone or particularly any Iranian should vote
for someone who wants to overtax and basically take away a bigger portion
of this hard earned financial stability?
* Head exam
Ramtin Diba
writes: With all due respect, the person who authored the article "Go
Gore" needs to have his head examined. Mr. Gore will most probably
be the second worst disaster since that sinister man, Mr. Jimmy Carter.
On another note, watching the goings on in Belgrade, I found myself
praying to god for a similar incident in Iran. Could the kind lord possibly
bless us with such gift after 22 years of imprisonment.
* Khejaalat ham khoub cheezee-ye
Roubik writes:
I found your Sep 20th "Anyway"
section patently offensive and distasteful.
Could it be that you published it because you were oblivious to your
Christian readership's miniscule size? Or you were just following the "sensationalism
sells" formula, in which case you managed to lower your otherwise
respectable and first-rate magazine to the level of "Hustler".
I've lived most of my life in both pre- and post-revolutionary Iran
and cannot recall a single instance of desecration of other religions of
this magnitude.
Khejaalat ham khoub cheezee-ye.
Art: Scholarship for artists
Gallery Ovissi, private art Gallery in Northern California, & Evolving
Perceptions, Iranian art organization based in Washington DC are proud
to announce:
IRANIAN ARTIST SCHOLARSHIP -- $1000 Cash Award
Scholarship is open to all Iranian and Iranian-American students, 18-30
years of age, studying and living in the United States If eligible please
submit the following >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
A rare catch has come my way, what am I to do?
She's put my head in such a daze, what am I to do?
I'm a hypocrite, a phony When a beauty
Gives a kiss like this, what's a holy man to do?
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New reformist daily hits Iran's newsstands
TEHRAN,
Oct 7 (AFP) - A new reformist daily close to Iran's moderate President Mohammad
Khatami hit the country's newsstands Saturday, the second newspaper launch
in a month since a crackdown on the pro-reform press. The Hambastigi (Solidarity)
paper, founded by MP Qolamheydar Ibrahimbai-Salami, said in its inaugural
editorial it was for "reflecting the people's voice and defending the
people's rights." >>> FULL TEXT
Clashes in western Iran cause deaths: witness
TEHRAN, Oct 9 (AFP) - Clashes between police and residents in the
western Iranian town of Ajabshir have caused several deaths, a local resident
told AFP Monday >>> FULL TEXT
Dissident student detained
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A dissident student leader was detained by
police over the weekend, apparently for launching a political party seeking
wide-ranging democratic reforms, his wife said Sunday after his release
on bail. Heshmatollah Tabarzadi was arrested Friday by plainclothes police
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Files on political assassinations to be
reviewed
TEHRAN,
Oct 9 (AFP) - Iran's second-highest ranking judge said Sunday that files
on the 1998 assassinations of several leading intellectuals and dissidents
would be reviewed because they have "deficiencies," state television
reported >>> FULL TEXT
Leading reformist cleric ignores summons
by hardline court
TEHRAN,
Oct 9 (AFP) - Leading reformist Iranian cleric and the editor-in-chief of
a banned reformist daily Ali Akbar Mohtashami ignored a call to appear before
a conservative clerical court in connection with his suspended paper, the
official IRNA news agency reported Sunday >>> FULL TEXT
Reform lawyer warns suspension could endanger
student rights
TEHRAN,
Oct 7 (AFP) - A pro-reform lawyer who defended students charged over last
year's deadly riots said his five-year suspension from the bar will obliterate
students' rights, press reports said Saturday >>> FULL TEXT
Iranian woman held in Venezuela starts
hunger strike
CARACAS,
Oct 7 (Reuters) - An Iranian protester detained in Venezuela said Saturday
she had began a hunger strike to call for her immediate release 10 days
after pelting a senior Iranian official with eggs during the Caracas OPEC
summit >>> FULL TEXT
Iran condemns Israeli action in Lebanon
TEHRAN,
Oct 8 (AFP) - Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Aesfi condemned
Israeli action in southern Lebanon following the snatching of three Israeli
soldiers by Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas, press reports said here
Sunday >>> FULL TEXT
Iran body calls for an Islamic security
belt to protect Palestine
TEHRAN,
Oct 9 (AFP) - The secretary general of Iran's powerful Expediency Council
called Sunday for the creation of an Islamic security belt around the Israeli
border to help protect Palestine from further attacks >>> FULL
TEXT
Japan agrees to 69 million dollar loan
for Iran suspended since 1993
TEHRAN,
Oct 7 (AFP) - Japan and Iran exchanged notes here Saturday for Tokyo to
conclude a major low-interest loan to Tehran for the construction of a hydroelectric
plant, that was suspended more than seven years ago >>> FULL TEXT
Overproduction could hurt oil prices in
2001-Iran
TEHRAN,
Oct 9 (Reuters) - Iran's OPEC governor said on Monday that current overproduction
could hurt crude oil prices in the second and third quarters of 2001 >>>
FULL TEXT
Khatami names new PTT boss to deal with
woeful phones
TEHRAN,
Oct 7 (AFP) - President Mohammad Khatami on Saturday named a new interim
post and telecoms minister after his first choice for the troubled ministry
was rejected by the reform-majority parliament. State radio said Khatami
had tapped Abdollah Mirtaheri to head the embattled ministry >>>
FULL TEXT
Russia to export less caviar
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia, one of the world's largest caviar producers,
will export 60 percent less black caviar this year than in 1999, the State
Fisheries Committee said Monday >>> FULL TEXT
Actor turned director
Tehran
(Aftab-e Yazd) -- Hamid Farrokhnejad, the star of Khosro Sinai's "Aroos-e
aatash", is getting ready to direct his own film: "Safar-e sorkh"
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Derakhshandeh's film about widows
Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- There are several new films about women.
The one everyone is talking about is Jafar Panahi's "The Circle".
Filmmaker Pouran Derakhshandeh talks about her own, "Shamie dar baad"
(Candle in the wind) >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Theater ticket sales down
Tehran
(Aftab-e Yazd) -- Tehran's municipal theater (Taa'atr-e shahr) has been
experiencing poor ticket sales for months. Here are some facts and figures
>>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Barzegar resigns
TEHRAN, October 7: Mansour Barzegar, the head coach of the Iranian
Wrestling Team, said upon arrival in Iran on Saturday that he has submitted
his resignation to the Iranian Wrestling Federation. Barzegar said he will
no longer be involved in the Iranian wrestling Federation >>> FULL
TEXT
Iran defeat Hamburg
LÜBECK, October 6 (Iran Sports Press) -- Hamburg´s coach
sent his B-team to the field against Iran, as only Anthony Yeboah, Nico
Jan Hoogma and Martin Groth were members of the first team. Iran started
very strong, in the 2nd minute Ali Daei shot the ball over the goal and
only five minutes later it was Daei again, but Schober got the ball. Iran
controlled the midfield, Ali Karimi did well as playmaker, former Bielefeld-midfielder
Bagheri played the defensive part behind the young Karimi >>> FULL
TEXT
Brazil thrash Iran
RIO DE JANEIRO, October 6 (Iran Sports Press) -- The Iranian National
Futsal Team suffered a 8-1 defeat at the hands of World Champions Brazil
in a friendly match on Friday. Brazil's goals were scored by Tobias (2 goals),
Schumacher (3 goals), Hawk, and Vander (2 goals). Iran's only goal was scored
by Ahmad Baghbanbashi >>> FULL TEXT
BBC
Iran's participation in Defence 2000 Exhibition
Athens hosted a biannual defence exhibition
last week. Thirty two countries took part in the five day exhibition, among
them, Iran's presence has been described by experts as considerable. Maria
Sarsalari asks Paul Beaver, spokesman for Jane's Defence Weekly, in London
about the exhibition >>>
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