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The child of bazaar
Short story
By Reza Ordoubadian
September 14, 2000
The Iranian
It was getting late, and his father had already decided he must work
for his keeps. Most boys his age were already working, earning money for
their families, but Abby was his mother's boy and had an easy childhood.
Slight of body, his honey-green eyes sparkled with life and abundant energy,
ready for any mischief - or, serious work as his father required. Two generations
of trading and a long history of tribal blood had hardened the men into
starting work early and earning money for the collective good of the extended
family >>>
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Fiction
By Namdar Nasser
September 14, 2000
The Iranian
A short story from "Khaaneh siaah ast" (The House is Black)
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Poetry
Never to be called mom
By Sheema Kalbasi
September 14, 2000
The Iranian
One day,
my eyes
were looking deep
into the blue sea
of my heart,
a monster of salty tears
rose from the waves,
I stopped laughing
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Outlook
Khorramabad report criticised
BBC Persian Service
The State National Security Council in a statement criticized a report
prepared by the State Inspectorate General Oraganization on recent unrests
in Khoramabad and described it as inaccurate and misleading. Saeed Yekta
reports >>>
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Conoco risks US wrath by aiding Iran's oil industry
By GUY DINMORE
Financial Times
September 14, 2000
TEHRAN -- Conoco, the US oil company, has collaborated with Iran on
work to develop one of the world's largest oil fields, despite the risk
of being accused of breaching US sanctions against Iran.
Senior Iranian officials told the Financial Times that Conoco helped
analyse data collected last year by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)
during its exploration of the Azadegan field, on the understanding that
Conoco would be given priority in developing the new field once the US
sanctions are lifted >>>
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Authorities hunt down US green card application forms
TEHRAN, Sept 14 (AFP) - Iranian officials are seizing US green card
residence permits that have appeared in Tehran shops and hunting their
distributors, a newspaper said Thursday, adding that a link with the CIA
was suspected.
The forms that have turned up in supermarkets, book stores and newspaper
stands promise Iranians a better life in the United States, Iran's arch-foe,
the conservative Jame-Jam daily said >>>
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Boxing ring
Ettehad-e Chap Kargari: Opposition groups' suit on 12th anniversary
of prison massacre >>>
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Kayhan: Why aren't reformist students worried about liberal infiltrators?
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Anyway
Darling
Mina Javid writes:
Here is a preview of little Kasra Javid Orumchian, born on Saturday
September 2nd, 2000 in San Francisco's Bay Area >>>
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More Letters
* Be a little less cruel
Mashhadi writes: In reply to Bardia Saeedi ["Want
to throw up"], My dear friend, it seems we have also lost our
compassion and sense of occasion. Be a little less cruel. I never liked
the Pahlavis but the fact that some guy still gets emotional about it ["Requiem
in Cairo"] is really not worth throwing up.
We all have our cultural baggage we carry. So what if the author has
someone in the family who has influenced him. Is it a crime not to be a-political.
Or has all the TV we watch here numbed us to the point that we can not
harbor any ideology or any sence of history? Are we to only get emotional
about pop singers? Ex-kings are somehow too old fashioned to be icons >>>
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* Utterly pathetic
Babak Aminian
writes: In response to "Where's your
decency?" by Hojabr, I must also admit that I also truly felt
like throwing up when I read "Requiem
in Cairo". That article was so utterly pathetic that I even felt
ashamed of wasting my time reading it!
* Aryan, German, Iranian "kinship"
Heidi writes: Regarding
the article "Qaziyeh-ye
nejad" by Mohandas, and the letter
by Nick, I think Nick missed the point. Mohandas didn't say that Germans
don't think we are Aryans--just that they don't believe we Iranians are
related to them >>>
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Theater: War experiences, New Orleans
Kathy Randels is a theatre artist based in New Orleans whose work is
extremely powerful and challenging, and has been very well received by
critics and audiences. A solo show that she toured to San Francisco was
hosted by Darvag Theatre for a special performance in Berkeley, and opened
an Iranian connection. She is hoping to meet Iranians (and Iraqis) living
in the New Orleans area who are willing to talk about their experiences
related to the war, and to participate in the project. You can reach her
at krandels@hotmail.com.
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Poem
Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
I went to my doctor, said, 'Hey, Zein al-Din,
Please measure my pulse and check my urine.'
'It's bad,' he said, 'Your bile is mixed with insanity.'
'That's fine,' I said, 'That's fine, just let it be.'
* Also see more Rumi
translations
Rumi book
Rumi:
The Life Teachings and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi
By Frankin D. Lewis
Copyright © Abadan Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved.
May not be duplicated or distributed in any form
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Dalai Lama: Help drought victims
September 14, (Water Aid) -- The Dalai Lama has called on the world
community to help drought vicitims in Iran. UN monitors say the country
is facing its worst drought since the mid-60's >>> FULL TEXT
Cleric shot for second time in three months:
paper
TEHRAN,
Sept 14 (AFP) - An Iranian cleric, Mohammad-Reza Bozorgi Araqi, was shot
and wounded by two unknown motorcyclists earlier this week, just three months
after another assassination attempt against him, a newspaper reported Thursday.
According to the conservative Qods daily, Araqi was shot at twice late Sunday
by two unidentified men in Tehran. The first bullet entered his back, close
to the spinal cord, and exited from his stomach. The second bullet missed
him >>>FULL TEXT
U.S. judge faults feds on terror data
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge said Thursday he is ``greatly
disappointed'' in the Treasury Department for destroying documents sought
by victims of a terrorist bombing. Lamberth ruled in Flatow's favor and
ordered Iran to pay $247.5 million in damages. More than two years have
passed, however, and Flatow has not collected a cent. The U.S. government
has opposed his efforts to collect the judgment by laying claim to frozen
Iranian assets >>> FULL TEXT
Kuwait and Iran to sign accord to combat
drugs
KUWAIT
CITY, Sept 14 (AFP) - Kuwait and Gulf neighbour Iran will this month sign
a security agreement to combat drug smuggling, the emirate's interior minister
announced in Thursday's newspapers. "Iranian Interior Minister Abdolvahed
Mussavi-Lari will visit Kuwait on September 30 to complete joint security
efforts to combat (drug) smuggling and infiltrations and sign an agreement,"
Sheikh Mohammad Khaled al-Sabah said, quoted in Al-Qabas >>> FULL
TEXT
Conservatives blame reformists for unrest
TEHRAN,
Sept 14 (AFP) - A conservative investigative body blamed reformist politicians
Thursday for last month's unrest in Khorramabad, western Iran, but its conclusions
were promptly rejected by the National Security Council headed by reformist
President Mohammad Khatami. The State Inspectorate Organisation singled
out Deputy Interior Minister Mostafa Tajzadeh, a bete noire of conservatives,
and the local branch of the reformist Islamic Iran Participation Front (IIPF),
which is headed by Khatami's brother Mohammad-Reza >>> FULL TEXT
Rely less on prisons, head of judiciary
says
TEHRAN,
Sept 14 (AFP) - Iran's overcrowded prisons should be considered only a last
resort for criminals as the country looks for other ways to bring down crime,
judiciary chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi-Shahroudi said, as cited Thursday
by the official IRNA news agency. Pointing to the "negative social
consequences" of imprisonment, Shahroudi said he did not recommend
the jailing of criminals, calling on officials to make "exhaustive
efforts to prevent the bad results of imprisonment." >>> FULL
TEXT
Iran hangs five for murder
TEHRAN,
Sept 14 (AFP) - Five people were hanged this week in Iran after being found
guilty of murder, press reports said Thursday. Masoud Eslami, a drug addict
who killed his 53-year-old aunt last year and stole her gold, was hanged
in Tehran's Qasr prison Wednesday >>> FULL TEXT
Conoco helped U.S. embargo target Iran-FT
LONDON,
Sept 14 (Reuters) - Oil giant Conoco has given Iran assistance in developing
one of the world's largest oil fields, despite the risk of being accused
of breaching U.S. sanctions against Iran, the Financial Times said on Thursday.
Senior Iranian officials told the paper that Conoco helped analyse data
collected last year by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) from the
Azadegan oil field on the understanding that the company would be given
preference to develop the field once U.S. sanctions were lifted, the FT
reported >>> FULL TEXT
Iranian cinema: Dead end?
Tehran (Iran daily) -- Parviz Sabri makes popular films that do
relatively well at the box office. But critics don't like his work. Here's
an interview in which he believes Iranian cinema is at a dead end >>>
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Bani-Etamad: Thanks to Khatami
Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- Rakhshan Bani-Etemad says filmmakers should
have a good understanding of current events. "Mr. Khatami's thinking
has helped bring down walls. The closed atmosphere of the past cannot re-emerge
that easily." >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Mahmoud: Censors want changes
Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- Ahmad Mahmoud is waiting for permission
to reprint two of his books which were first published 20 years ago. But
censors want see some changes in the text first >>> FULL PERSIAN
TEXT
Esteqlal humbled by Al-Wahdah
(Iran Sports Press Forum) -- Esteqlal will need some serious
soul-searching after Thursday's surprise defeat by UAE's Al-Wahdah. Esteqlal's
3-2 loss could be avenged in the return match in Tehran. Esteqlal would
only need a 1-0 score to move to the next stage of the Asian championships.
But...
Mahdavi-Kia scores in Hamburg draw against
Juventus
Hamburg (Iran Sports Press) -- Three goals by Italy striker Filippo
Inzaghi saved Juventus from defeat against Hamburg on Wednesday in the Champions'
League with the last of his three goals, an 88th minute penalty, ensuring
a 4-4 draw >>> FULL TEXT
Comprehensive Guide to Iran in Sydney 2000
Olympics
Tehran (Iran Sports Press) -- Click on athletes name for detailed
information about the athlete. Click for Complete List and Details of Athletes
>>> FULL TEXT
BBC
Crisis in Central Aisa: An Analysis
Continued attacks by militant Islamic groups
in the Central Asian states of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikestan has
caused concern in the region. A think-tank organisation >>>
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since 1995 in the hope that US sanctions would be lifted at some point and
we would be allowed to do business.
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