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Appeals court reduces sentences against Jews
BBC Persian Service
The appeals court in Shiraz gave its verdict in the case of 10 Iranian
Jews convicted of spying for Israel. Here is a comprehensive report including
reactions from the Jewish community inside and outside Iran >>>
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Khatami underlines need for peace on Iran-Iraq war
anniversary
TEHRAN, Sept 21 (AFP) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on Thursday
said that although Iran won the 1980-1988 war with Iraq, it never was and
is still not in favour of wars, the official IRNA news agency reported.
"We won the war because the aim of this war was the destruction
of the Islamic republic, but the enemy did not win," Khatami said
during a speech to mark the 20th anniversary of the bloody war with Iraq
in Tehran >>>
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An Iranian Director Enters a Circle of Women
By Joan Dupont
International Herald Tribune
September 21, 2000, Thursday
TORONTO -- Jafar Panahi, director of ''Dayereh'' (The Circle), which
made its North American debut at the festival, also thinks that the strength
of Iranian film is rooted in an ancient storytelling culture: ''We are
thousands of years old, like China; we ruled once,'' he said. ''Things
have changed and will change again. Ours is a cinema of humanity that people
all over the world can recognize. It stands out from the mountain of commercial
cinema.''
''The Circle'' won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival, an astonishing
coup for a movie made without stars, special effects, sex or violence.
Panahi, 40, born in Mianeh to a working-class family, meted out his words
carefully. For him, success abroad is an uncertain blessing; the film has
yet to be released in Iran >>>
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Boxing ring
Kayhan: Those who criticize the handling of the Iran-Iraq war
want to weaken Iran's defenses >>>
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Rah-e Kargar: Message on the start of the new school year >>>
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Anyway
Marhabaa!
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More Letters
* If Arabs had not invaded Iran?
Sassan Behzadi writes:
Regarding dAyi's article "Okay,
I'm a racist", it never seizes to amaze me when Iranians wonder
"what would have happened to us if the Arabs never invaded Iran?"
Well, let's see...
India was not invaded by the Arabs. China and Greece were never invaded
by the Arabs, and by any yardstick these ancient civilizations were at
least equal to - and in the case of China and Greece far more superior
to - Persian civilization.
As far as I can tell, China, India and even European Greece haven't
turned into social, scientific or cultural centers of modern world >>>
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* Narrow-minded chauvinism
Cyrus Kadivar
writes: I read the article "Okay,
I'm a racist" with a pinch of salt... Being engaged to a beautiful
Iraqi of Kurdish-Arab blood I realised how narrow-minded our Persian chauvinism
can be. The modern Arab - Egyptians, Iraqis, Jordanians, Lebanese, etc
- have a high appreciation of Persian culture and in my dealings with them
they have all quoted Hafez and Saadi to me whilst to my shame I was hard
pressed to quote any of their great poets until my fiancee handed me Nizar
Qabani's (Syrian diplomat) poetry books which in parts was influenced by
our culture. In fact despite the initial shock of the Arab invasion, many
Persians were to form the cultural backbone of the Islamic empire >>>
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* Extreme poor taste
An avid reader writes:
I find the item in your Anyway
section Wednesday in extreme poor taste. What is disturbing is that
the humor is lost on me and certainly the title leaves me perplexed. "Good
taste in bad taste"? What on EARTH do you mean SIR?! I thought
The Iranian was above toilet humor.
Poetry: Lecture on Hafez, Matyland
Dr. Mohammad Estelami, a prominent expert on Molavi & Hafez and
professor of Iranian studies at McGill University in Canada, has accepted
the Iranian American Cultural Society of Maryland's invitation to give
a speech on the life and works of Hafez under the title of "The Key
to the Divan of Hafez".
All interested in the Persian literature and Hafez in particular, are
cordially invited. When : Saturday 30, 2000 at 4:00 PM. Where
: Towson University, Smith Hall, Room 245.
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
I went to my love on a moment's thought.
She said, "Go away from my door. You are drunk."
"Open the door," I said, "I am not."
"Go away," she said, "You are what you are."
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Jews' lawyers unhappy with appeal verdict
SHIRAZ,
Iran, Sept 21 (AFP) - Lawyers defending 10 Iranian Jews convicted of spying
for Israel said Thursday they were unhappy with an appeal court verdict
on the case, even though it cut several years off jail sentences imposed
in July >>> FULL TEXT
U.S. says Iran should free Jews jailed
for spying
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it was
disappointed by Iran's decision to merely reduce jail terms on 10 Iranian
Jews for spying for Israel, saying they should be released as their trial
was unfair >>> FULL TEXT
Iran test-fires first missile
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran has successfully test-fired its first
solid-liquid fuel missile, the official Iranian news agency reported Thursday.
Defense Minister Vice Adm >>> FULL TEXT
Iran celebrates Iran/Iraq war
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran on Thursday marked the 20th anniversary
of the beginning of the Iran-Iraq war with a military parade in Tehran,
calls for a just peace and - for the first time - no anti-American slogans
>>> FULL TEXT
UNHCR chief says Afghan programme extended,
cuts short Iran visit
TEHRAN,
Sept 21 (AFP) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Sadako Ogata
warned that the international community was becoming "increasingly
disillusioned" about the fate of the roughly 2.6 million Afghans who
have fled their war-torn homeland to Iran and Pakistan >>> FULL
TEXT
Party says Khatami will defeat "political
mafia" in elections
TEHRAN,
Sept 21 (AFP) - An Iranian pro-reform political party has termed President
Mohammad Khatami's conservative rivals a "political mafia" with
no chance of winning next spring's presidential elections, a press report
said Thursday >>> FULL TEXT
Khatami criticizes discrimination against
women
TEHRAN,
Sept 21 (AFP) - President Mohammad Khatami called Wednesday for Iranian
society to let go of habits which lead to discrimination against women,
the official IRNA news agency reported >>> FULL TEXT
Reformist weekly magazine banned: press
TEHRAN,
Sept 21 (AFP) - Iran's special religious court has banned the reformist
weekly magazine Khalij-e-Fars (Persian Gulf), published in the sourthern
city of Boushehr, the reformist daily Afta-e-Yazd reported Thursday >>>
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Russia freezes Laser deal with Iran
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia has frozen a deal to sell laser technology
to Iran - equipment the United States said could be adapted to a nuclear
weapons program >>> FULL TEXT
Richardson: Time for OPEC to raise production
again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said
Thursday that the United States will urge OPEC (news - web sites) to again
consider ramping up oil production to head off a supply crunch this winter
>>> FULL TEXT
Gore, Bush tangle over releasing oil
HOLLYWOOD, Md. (AP) - Democrat Al Gore (news - web sites) proposed
tapping the nation's emergency oil reserve to force down gasoline and heating
oil prices, pushing fuel costs to the front in the presidential campaign
Thursday >>> FULL TEXT
Ayari in New York?
Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- Kianoush Ayari is planning to go to New
York to shoot a film he has been wanting to make for a long time: "Dokhtar-e
sharqi" (Eatern girl) >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Bitter but real
Tehran (Hamshahri) -- Khosro Sinai's "Aroos-e aatash"
is bitter but real. It discusses social ills (traditional marriage customs
in Khuzestan) which need fundamental solutions >>> FULL PERSIAN
TEXT
Movies & social issues
Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- "Some think that movies should praise
the status quo. They don't understand that discussing social issues can
have a positive impact on society," says directior Rasoul Sadr Ameli
>>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Miran: Iran's hope for a medal
SYDNEY, September 21 (Iran Sports Press) -- With video: Iran's
only remaining hope for a medal in Judo competitions lies on the shoulders
of 26 year old Seyed Mahmoudreza Miran, competing in the Men's Heavyweight
+100kg. With Sarekhani and MirEsmaeili unsuccessful in their weight categories,
Miran is Iran's hope for a medal in Judo at the Olympics >>> FULL
TEXT
Minavand's Sturm thrash Galatasaray
VIENNA, September 20 (Iran Sports Press) -- Sturm Graz beat Galatasaray
Istanbul 3:0 on Wednesday evening. Juran, Schopp and Schupp were the scorers
in a good match. Mehrdad Minavand played the full 90 minutes and was one
of the best players on the pitch! >>> FULL TEXT
Mahdavikia's Hamburg lose to La Coruna
HAMBURG, September 20 (Iran Sports Press) -- And again the HSV
lost very important in the last minutes - in this case in the last 25 seconds.
In the last two matches vs. Juventus and Dortmund Hamburg got the deadly
goal. Iranian forward Mahdavikia was to cause several problems down the
right flank for Hamburg when they ventured forward >>> FULL TEXT
BBC
Iran's intellectuals call for banned press
to resume
In an open letter to Iranian officials, more
than 300 Iranian intellectuals have asked for the lifting of the ban on
reformist newspapers and for the immediate release of imprisoned journalists.
Habibollah Peyman is one of the signatories. Saeed Yekta talks to him: >>> LISTEN
HERE
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Real culprit
What has held Iran back is not a 1,400-year-old invasion
by the Arabs, or a 50-year-old coup by the CIA. To see the real culprit,
just take a hard look in the mirror. We've done it, it's our fault, and
only we can fix it.
-- Sassan Behzadi
Letter
to The Iranian
Sept 21, 2000
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