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Blind date
With an Iranian feminist
By Siamack Baniameri
October 17, 2000
The Iranian
Okay, it's a blind date. Not exactly my style but I figured what the
heck? Things haven't been going my way lately. I'm getting older. My self-esteem
is low. The front of my hair is getting closer to the back of my neck;
belly's pushing down on the belt, and there's hair growing on parts of
my body that would even make a monkey laugh. I admit it; I'm growing out
of style. I'm not exactly Brad Pitt. Who am I kidding? I'm not even Danny
DeVito.
"So, is she good looking?" I asked Nasser.
"That all depends on your definition of good looking." >>>
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Hejab
By Saeed Tavakkol
October 17, 2000
The Iranian
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Outlook
Serial murder case shortcomings revealed
BBC Persian Service
Parastoo Forouhar, daughter of Daryoush and Parvaneh Forouhar who were
murdered in a chain of poitical killings about two years ago, says that
she has found ambiguity in the file which is to be presented to the court.
This is the fisrt time a vistime's relative has acess to the file. Daryoush
Homai talks to Parastoo Forouhar >>>
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Ganji shares international Press Freedom Award
October 11, 2000, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), Toronto
- A journalist who was kidnapped in Colombia and another who is in jail
in Iran will share the honours at this year's international Press Freedom
Awards dinner in Toronto next month.
The awards by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) recognize
journalists who demonstrate a commitment to freedom of expression and who
overcome enormous odds simply to produce the news >>>
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Reza Parsa: "Before the Storm"
By Jonathan Holland
Variety
October 16, 2000 - October 22, 2000
Exploring the unexpected ways in which the past can haunt you and a
world rife with incompatible moralities, "Before the Storm" is
an emotionally loaded, accomplished feature debut from Reza Parsa. This
strongly scripted and well-played treat convincingly employs thriller elements
to make its heavyweight agenda palatable. Born in Iran but based in Sweden
for 20 years, director Parsa, still in his 30s, is ideally placed for a
dispassionate take on the traumas of a bicultural existence >>>
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Shariati's remains may be returned to Iran
The remains of the influential Islamic thinker Dr. Ali Shariati may
be buried in his hometown of Mazinan, in Khorasan Province, accoding to
a senior official. Higher Education Minister Mostafa Moin has made the
proposal to President Khatami. Shariati died in London before the 1979
revolution and was buried in Damascus >>>
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Someone claiming to be Osama Bin Laden has been sending me email about
bomb attacks in the U.S. If someone is playing a joke, it isn't funny.
I have reported it to the FBI. Don't be stupid.
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* Reminds me of Keith Haring
Iran Javid Fulton
writes: I like Reza Kassi's paintings ["Vacation
on Mars"]. They are really nice. Kind of reminds me of Keith Haring's paintings
(the artist that did a lot of grafiti looking paintings-started in the
New York subways-familiar with him?). Anyway, very nice.
* Something to laugh about
R. Javadi writes:
It's good to see stories on the lighter side like "A
private matter". Some people take their politics, ideas, and opinions
too seriously. And some stories are purely depressing. Thanks for giving
the rest of us (non-political) folks something to read and laugh about.
* Shah should be fully blamed
Kambiz Ameli
writes: I believe you have misunderstood why we are all vomiting when
we hear the Pahlavi name ["Requiem
in Cairo"]. First of all we are all in full agreement with you
that Khomeini and his fellow villager mollas, their families and cronies
have utterly ruined our nation. However Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi is to
be fully blamed for this calamity.
Firstly, the Shah was completely out of touch with "his" nation
as he insisted on promoting a Western life style to a conservative Middle
Eastern society. Secondly Iran was one the largest producers of oil on
the planet, yet the country's infrastructure was similar to a backward
African country >>>
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Rights: Open society seminar in Frankfurt
Supporters of an open society in Iran are organizing a seminar in Frankfurt
on Sarurday October 28. Speakers are Hossein Bagherzadeh, Saeed Payvandi,
Ali Shirazi, Ali Keshtgar and Behzad Karimi >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
All day, Saqi, I was drunk on you.
God knows, all day I waited for you.
Give me the wine, let the world keep its traps.
I stalked you all day, tonight I will too.
* Also see more Rumi
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Car bomb blasts Iran mosque, injures several:
TV
TEHRAN,
Oct 17 (AFP) - A car bomb exploded overnight in a city of southeastern Iran,
injuring several people and badly damaging a mosque, state television reported
Tuesday. The provincial security council of Sistan-Baluchistan blamed US
and Israeli agents trying to cause dissension between Muslims for the explosion
in the provincial capital of Zahedan, where Sunnis are a majority unlike
Iran as a whole >>> FULL TEXT
Mideast summit deal greeted with relief
and scorn
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe gave a guarded welcome to news of a summit
deal Tuesday to end Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed that has jeopardized years
of peacemaking, but Iran and most Arabs dismissed it as a travesty. Iran
called the pact as ``an imposed peace that has given the Palestinians nothing,''
and its defense minister urged Islamic countries to use oil as a weapon
-- that is, curb supplies -- to bolster the Palestinian struggle for a viable
state >>> FULL TEXT
Defence minister proposes oil pressure
to back Palestinians
TEHRAN,
Oct 17 (AFP) - Iran's defence minister said Tuesday that oil could be used
to bring international pressure to help support the Palestinians, the official
IRNA news agency reported >>> FULL TEXT
Thousand new schools in Iran to be named
after Palestinian "martyrs"
TEHRAN,
Oct 17 (AFP) - A powerful Iranian charity association announced plans Monday
to build 1,000 schools and name them after Palestinian "martyrs"
in the West Bank and Gaza Strip >>> FULL TEXT
Report: Gore kept Russian deal secret
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Al Gore (news - web sites) kept
Congress in the dark about details of Russian nuclear cooperation with Iran
after receiving a letter from then-Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin urging
him to keep the deal secret, The Washington Times reported >>>
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Khatami invited to Russia
TEHRAN,
Oct 17 (AFP) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has been invited to make
a state visit to Russia by President Vladimir Putin, state radio announced
here Tuesday. The head of Russia's powerful advisory Security Council, Sergei
Ivanov, who began a three-day visit to Tehran on Monday, delivered the invitation
to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani >>> FULL TEXT
Iran hangs two men for "sexual perversion"
TEHRAN,
Oct 17 (AFP) - Two Iranians found guilty of "sexual perversion"
have been hanged at Qom to the south of the capital, Kayhan newspaper reported
Monday. The two men were hanged Sunday and Monday, the afternoon paper said,
without giving details of the alleged perversion -- a term which in Iran
can cover rape, adultery or homosexuality >>> FULL TEXT
Iran seeking eight billion dollars in construction
tenders at fair
TEHRAN,
Oct 17 (AFP) - Iran is offering some eight billion dollars in housing and
infrastructure projects to foreign firms at a two-day construction fair
beginning Tuesday, the state IRNA news agency said. Some 30 international
firms will join 90 Iranian companies for the two-day event at which 7.84
billion dollars in projects are up for grabs, it reported Monday >>>
FULL TEXT
Iran says no OPEC plans to cut oil exports
over Mideast crisis
TEHRAN,
Oct 17 (AFP) - OPEC has no plans to "punish" supporters of Israel
by lowering exports to the West in reatliation for the latest Middle East
violence, Iran's representative to the cartel said in Tuesday's press. But
Hossein Kazempour Ardebili warned the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting
Countries would be "forced to take action" if the bloodshed continues,
the Hambastigi paper reported >>> FULL TEXT
Kish documentary film fest
Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- Fofty-four of the best documentary films
of the past 40 years will be shown at the Kish film festival. The event
will also be an opportunity to discuss serious issues facing documentary
filmmakers >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Twelve film festivals each year
Tehran
(Aftab-e Yazd) -- Twelve festivals with different themes will be held every
year, says Deputy Culture Minister Seifollah Dad. Filmmakers are also showing
more interest in making comedies, he adds >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
The theater scene
Tehran
(Aftab-e Yazd) -- A report on the theater scene... Mehdi Hashemi, who's
a succeful film actor, is directing a play which is currently number one
at the box office >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Euphoric Japan rout Uzbeks, move to quarter
finals
Sidon, Lebanon, Oct. 17 (Iran Sports Press) -- A majestic performance
by Japan today shot them to the quarter-finals stage of the Asian Cup finals,
after routing Uzbekistan 8-1, their second consecutive win in group three
following last Saturday's 4-1 thrashing of Saudi Arabia. Akinori Nishizawa
and Nachiro Takahara voted the game's most valuable player scored
a hat-trick each >>> FULL TEXT
Press target Mahdavikia
Beirut - Oct. 17: Iranian full-back Mehdi Mahdavikia saw himself
targetted by local press media for "Saving his legs for his club HSV
Hamburg, instead of performing his best for the national team." Another
moderate display by Mahdavikia on Monday, during Iran's surprising 1-1 draw
with Thailand, prompted one of the leading sports daily papers to comment:
"Has he eaten Hamburger or just what? He is surely dreaming of Hamburg,
having his legs for them." >>> FULL TEXT
Sturm Graz: "Minavand not needed"
Oct. 17 (Iran Sports Press) -- Today Sturm Graz' chairman Hannes
Kartnig confirmed what manager Schilcher had said yesterday. He said that
Sturm Graz will do without Iranian midfielder Mehrdad Minavand for the remainder
of the season. Minavand can leave the club as soon as he gets an offer.
Until then he will train with the amateurs >>> FULL TEXT
BBC
Leaders discuss reforms with the supreme
ledaer
President Khatami, along with the head of
Judiciary, Speaker of the parliament and the head of Expediency Council,
met the Supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei to discuss ways of realising
views of the leader on reforms. Mohammad Matin asks Ahmad Salamatian about
the significance of the meeting >>>
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