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Not presidential material
But your votes on November 7 will still be important
By Babak Yektafar
October 18, 2000
The Iranian
Did I learn anything about the candidates at the conclusion of these
debates? Well, I learned that Mr. Bush is the governor of a "big"
state (he emphasized that in every debate, as if size matters -- in this
case). I also learned that he likes to use the word "fuzzy",
and that he does not trust the government and if we trust him by voting
for him, then he would turn around and trust us back by giving us all the
money we want to do with it as we please.
If I had the chance to ask a question from Mr. Bush, I would want to
know why he is spending millions of dollars to head an entity that he does
not trust? >>>
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Terminology
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October 18, 2000
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Eshkevari "not an apostate"
BBC Persian Service
Ayatollah Mohammad Sadeghi Tehrani of Qom Seminary says that accusing
Hassan Yusefi Eshkevari of apostasy is wrong.He adds that bringing such
charges would have many negative consequences. Behrouz Parsa talks to him
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Iran's last chief of staff under Shah dies in France
PARIS, Oct 19 (AFP) - General Abbas Gharabaghi, the last chief of staff
under the Shah before he was toppled by the 1979 Islamic Revolution in
Iran, has died in France, his daughter announced Wednesday.
Gharabaghi died at a Paris hospital last Friday, at the age of 82. The
general was named chief of staff on January 4, 1979, in the final days
of the rule of the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi >>>
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Women and personal law in Iran
Editorial: Asghar Ali Engineer
The Hindu
October 19, 2000
WOMEN HAD played a very active role in Iran's Islamic revolution from
the beginning. The Shah had imposed modern secular reforms and had abolished
the veil and western dress was encouraged. However, these reforms were
quite superficial as women had no freedom to participate in political activities.
It was more an imitation of western culture than true freedom for women.
Women too, therefore, joined the Islamic revolution.>>>
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New Mexico Business Weekly has named Multimedia
Internet Services (MIS, Inc.) the top web design company in New Mexico.
Karim Ardalan, the company's president, helped launch The Iranian in
1995 and did all of the magazine's Internet work for first couple of years,
with the help of Hossein Mashhadi, MIS' vice president >>>
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More Letters
* Punk with bad manners -- not feminist
Mashadi writes: Maybe the "feminist" Blind
date was reacting to a father like the one in your previous piece who
wanted her daughters virginity swone up ["A
private matter"]!
Plus I can stomach a little exaggeration for the sake of good prose
but out right lying in the name of describing a "type", i.e "Iranian
feminist" is kind of sophomoric.
Too bad that we can not ask you for any proof. Maybe the iranian.com
should give your date equal time. Then we could at least see if she existed!
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* Zoroastrianism first monotheistic religion
Esfandiar Kiani writes:
I can't agree with Mr. Reza Sami objections
to Elaine Sciolino ["The
twelve rules"] where he tries to prove that Zoroastrism is not
a monotheistic religion. I think his opinion comes from the wrong interpretations
of Zoroastrism by some Islamic and Western orientalists.
I don't believe he has read any Zoroastrian writings especially "The
Gathas" holy book. Actually there is no contradiction between Ahura
Mazda and Ahriman and darkness and light. >>>
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* Below the belt
Ravia Basri writes
from Damascus: In response to ["At
least he's a man with an opinion"], There doesn't seem to be anything
intelligent about this Cyrus Rafaat whose articles "Real
Iranian girls?" and his letter about Afghan
refugees all revert to only one thing: his obsession with below the
belt.
His political analysis is not serious -- he inevitably comes to prostitution
: he probably thinks that the Taliban are part of the conspiracy rendering
Iranian women incapable of controlling their purity >>>
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Academic: Iran in Journal of Democracy
This October's edition of the Journal of Democracy has a revealing
collection of articles on democracy and pluralism in Iran. Contributors
include Ladan and Roya Boroumand, Haleh Esfandiari, Ramin Jahanbegloo,
and myself. In addition, there is an interesting selection of essays from
the Iranian press, including pieces by Mahmoud Fazeli Birjandi, Hassan
Youssefi-Ashkevari, and Ali-Reza Dast Afchan.
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The way you spoke left me speechless,
Helpless in the face of your sweetness.
I ran from your trap, home to my heart,
But trapped in my heart I'm your captive.
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Montazeri defends reformist cleric
TEHRAN,
Oct 19 (AFP) - Ayatollah Ali Montazeri, one-time designated successor to
the founder of Islamic Iran, defended Thursday an ailing reformist cleric
accused of blasphemy and possibly facing the death sentence. In a fax to
the wife of Hassan Yussefi-Eshkevari, a copy of which was obtained by AFP,
Montazeri, who has lived under guard in Qom, south of Tehran, since 1989,
said he was "very sorry about the unfounded accusations." >>>
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German politicians, scientists slam Iranian
cleric's trial
BERLIN,
Oct 19 (AFP) - German political, religious and scientific community leaders
have joined in condemning a closed-door trial in Iran of a pro-reform cleric,
Hassan Yussefi-Eshkevari, a German political foundation said here Wednesday.
Eshkevari reportedly challenged, in a speech in April to a conference in
Germany on the future of reforms in Iran, whether Islamic law requires women
to keep their heads and bodies covered >>> FULL TEXT
Iran spy trial lawyers sacked
Ocotber
19, (Financial Times) -- Two lawyers in the team defending 10 Iranian Jews
convicted in Iran of spying for Israel have been dropped from the case,
raising fears in the Jewish community about the outcome of their appeal
to Iran's Supreme Court >>> FULL TEXT
Protesters block main Iran road over water
shortage
TEHRAN, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Demonstrators angered by a shortage
of drinking water blocked a main road outside the Iranian capital Tehran
on Wednesday, leaving thousands of motorists stranded, an evening newspaper
reported >>> FULL TEXT
Iran minister waiting Khatami reply to
resignation
TEHRAN,
Oct 19 (Reuters) - Iran's embattled minister of culture, accused by the
conservative establishment of being too liberal, is still waiting for the
president to accept his resignation, newspapers said on Thursday >>>
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U.S. senators to probe Gore arms pact with
Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans said on Thursday they
will hold hearings next week to probe the legality of a recently disclosed
deal struck by Vice President Al Gore (news - web sites) with Moscow that
Russia would not face U.S. sanctions if it completed delivery of certain
arms shipments to Iran >>> FULL TEXT
Iran says no tangible result from Sharm
el-Sheikh
TEHRAN,
Oct 19 (AFP) - Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said Wednesday the
Sharm el-Sheikh summit on Middle East peace had had "no tangible result"
and had raised "an enormous doubt" over the region's future >>>
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Spain's Aznar due in Tehran Saturday on
official visit
TEHRAN,
Oct 19 (AFP) - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar is to arrive in Tehran
this weekend on a two-day official visit, the first by a Spanish government
leader since the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, a Spanish diplomat said
Thursday >>> FULL TEXT
Khatami stresses right to use nuclear technology
TEHRAN,
Oct 18 (AFP) - Iran should review its relations with Pakistan,after that
country's supreme court overturned a guilty verdict against eightSunni Muslims
for the murder of an Iranian diplomat, a newspaperdemanded Wednesday >>>
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Writer's first novel named best book
Tehran, (Aftab-e Yazd) -- "Nimeh-ye Ghaayeb", the debut
novel by Hossein Sanapour, has won the book of the year award from a prestigeous
panel of writers. It tells the story of five young characters in the 1980's
>>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Best book nominees
Tehran, (Aftab-e Yazd) -- Here are the ten novels which had been
nominated for the book of the year prize >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Panahi's Circle to skip London fest
Tehran, (Aftab-e Yazd) -- "The Circle" directed by Jafar
Panahi will not be shown at the London film festival. The European distributor
is planning on a commercial release in Britain instead >>> FULL
PERSIAN TEXT
Daei: "It was a wrestling match out
there!"
Beirut, Oct. 18 (Iran Sports Press) -- "We still have long
ways to go", said Jalal Talebi at the post game press conference following
the match between Iran and Iraq on Wednesday. Talebi said, "I am pleased
with my team's performance. They did a wonderful job as a team. I hope they
continue like that in coming games. We hope to succeed after 24 years."
>>> FULL TEXT
South Korea defeat Indonesia
Beirut, Oct. 19 (Iran Sports Press) -- Korea recorded their first
victory in the Asian Cup, beating Indonesia 3-0 to claim the third place
spot and advance to the quarter-finals stage of the competition. With China
and Kuwait drawing goalless in group two other featured game up in Tripoli,
played in the same timing, Korea found themselves in a critical position,
having a titanic clash against mighty group one ultimate winners Iran in
the second round >>> FULL TEXT
China and Kuwait in goalless draw
Beirut, Oct. 19 (Iran Sports Press) -- China and Kuwait fought
out a scoreless draw in their group two last fixture for both sides to end
leaders and runners-up respectively with five points out of maximum nine,
from one win and two draws. China are paired to face the best third-placed
side in groups one and three next Tuesday in Sidon, while Kuwait take on
group three second-place outfits next Tuesday in Beirut >>> FULL
TEXT
BBC
Judiciary criticised
The Participation Front, has criticized the
Iranian judiciary for accusing intellectuals of blasphemy on political grounds.
Behrouz Parsa in this report talks to Taghi Rahmani, journalist, Hojj. Ayazi,
a cleric and Saeed Doroudi, lawyer about what this strongly worded statement
would mean >>>
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Debate
I wish that the debate organizers would consider a different
format such as a game show to attract a little interest from the general
public, and extract exact answers from the candidates. They may consider
a Jeopardy-like format for the benefit of Vice-President Gore, or a Who
wants to be a Millionaire for the benefit of Governor Bush (yes, it would
be The Dating Game format if President Clinton was running.)
-- Babak Yektafar
"Not
presidential material"
The Iranian
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