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Like a movie star
Special hospitality for an American in Iran
By Nicholas Lore
September 27, 2000
The Iranian
Excerpt from a letter by best-selling author Nicholas Lore after
returning from his first visit to Iran.
Once, at the cultural fair, I was in the tents of Lors, an ancient tribal
people from a part of Iran that was totally remote until modern times.
Back at home, I have this running joke when I meet new Iranian Americans,
and they ask where I come from, that I come from Loristan. All this was
being translated to the Lors, who were in the process of dressing me in
their traditional costume. Naturally, there was a great deal of jocularity
and laughter from all of us, Lore and Lor. Outside the tent a large crowd
of people watched. Apparently this was a bit too much levity for the Islamic
smile police. An overly serious looking man with a dark suit and a walkie-talkie
came over and told us to tone it down. This was the only time anybody told
me to cool it >>>
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Poetry
By Esmail Nooriala
September 27, 2000
The Iranian
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Outlook
A prison within prison
BBC Persian Service
A number of jailed reformist journalists have been deprived of telephone
contacts and visits by relatives since last Wednesday. Fatemeh Kamali,
the wife of Emadeddin Baghi says the journalists are in a prison within
a prison: Behrouz Parsa talks to her >>>
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Book review
Finding the seeds of hope in a society of paradoxes
By IRA LAPIDUS
The New York Times
September 22, 2000
For many Americans, Iran conjures up the hostage crisis, terrorism,
the crowds chanting "death to America" and the fierce Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini denouncing the United States and Israel. Elaine Sciolino
shows a different Iran. More than 20 years of visits, interviews, encounters
and analyses have given Sciolino, a senior correspondent in the Washington
bureau of The New York Times, her deep and wide-ranging insights. Her perceptive
book "Persian
Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran" conveys the diversity of Iranians
and the subtleties, dilemmas and contradictions of their society today
>>>
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Willow and the wind
By Dennis Harvey
Variety
September 25, 2000
Those who can't get enough of winsome Iranian kids and their parabolic
quests will experience warm 'n' fuzzy deja vu with "Willow and Wind."Mohammad
Ali Tabeli's latest feature is appealing enough on its very modest terms,
but given its obvious resemblance to several, more memorable recent Iranian
titles (some by pic's scenarist Abbas Kiarostami), slight effort looks
likely to travel mostly as a fest and broadcast item >>>
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Boxing ring
Kayhan: Islamic students associations have deviated from Imam
Khomeini's path >>>
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Sosiaalist-haaye enqelaabi-ye iraan: Overthrowing the regime
or accepting the status quo? >>>
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Iranian models
Roxann
Iran & Sogol
Asadpour
Thanks to Mehran Azhar
More Letters
* Literary theft rampant
Guive Mirfendereski writes:
As one whose doctoral thesis was abridged in Iran and then shamelessly
printed and distributed in the United States under the name of another
person, I have something to add to Mr. Haddad's story ["What
goes around..."].
Literary theft too is rampant in Iran. A traveler recently arriving
from Tehran recounted that he had seen the gist of one of my postings on
iranian.com translated and published in Bahar Noe, a Tehran newspaper,
under the byline of a person writing from the United States.
One of the items on any agenda that leads to the renewed commercial
relations between Iran and the United States must be the issue of copyright
and other intellectual property protection in Iran for works created in
the United States.
* Tackle your resentments
Alireza writes:
In response to "Okay,
I'm a racist", I must agree with dAyi Hamid on the fact that most
of us don't like Arabs... Now hate me as you may. I really don't give a
damn. Not to feel obligated to explain myself or anything, but the main
reason why I still don't like Arabs is because every single one I've conversed
with tries to completely justify the actions of their filthy ancestors
by giving me a load of crap about the glory of Islam and how lucky we should
feel that we were BLESSED with the gift of Islam. Really? Seems more like
a bunch of horny Arabs lusting after some fresh "loot" to me...
Pinpoint the emotional hangup and tackle it with some intense conversations
with the subjects of your resentment. And if you feel like it takes more
than just conversations to settle your disputes, by all means be my guest.
Just don't call me from the county house and don't get your ass kicked>>>
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* Creative genius
Cyrus Kadivar
writes: Bravo Mr Hoveyda for sharing with us the creative genius of
Iranians abroad who are our real heroes for having stretched beyond the
walls of exile and diversity and found their inner calling ["Salt desert
tree"].
Mehregan: Mehregan in Washington DC
PLAN AHEAD! MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE IACA'S MEHREGAN FESTIVITIES!
The Iranian American Cultural Association invites you to celebrate the
bounty of Autumn during its Mehregan pgarty on Saturday evening, 7 October
2000.
* At the elegant, historic Crowne Plaza in the heart of downtown Washington,
D.C. at 14th and K Streets, N.W.
* 8:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m., in the Hamilton Ballroom >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
You could string a hundred endless days together,
My soul would find no comfort from this pain.
You laugh at my tale? You may be educated
But you haven't learned to love till you're insane.
* Also see more Rumi
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The Life Teachings and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi
By Frankin D. Lewis
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Guards, militia implicated in Khorramabad
unrest
TEHRAN, Sept 27 (AFP) - Iran's National Security Council said Wednesday
that government troops and Islamic militia played an illegal role in the
deadly unrest which marred a pro-reform student meeting last month, the
state news agency IRNA reported >>> FULL TEXT
Fallahian to be questioned over serial
killings
TEHRAN, Sept 27 (AFP) - The head of Iranian intelligence during
the 1998 murders of several dissidents and intellectuals has been asked
to appear before parliament about the case, the state news agency IRNA said
Wednesday. Ali Fallahian has been invited to "discuss" the killings,
which authorities blamed on "rogue" intelligence agents, before
parliament's national security committee, it said >>> FULL TEXT
Women may be allowed to study abroad
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - After heated debate, reformist lawmakers voted
Wednesday to lift a ban on unmarried Iranian women studying abroad. The
measure - which passed 137-74 - now goes to the hard-line Guardian Council,
which must approve it for the bill to become law. The parliament debate
and vote were broadcast live on Tehran radio >>> FULL TEXT
Majlis warns students against "traps"
by hardliners
TEHRAN, Sept 27 (AFP) - The Iranian parliament on Wednesday warned
students not to let hardliners draw them into more violence that could harm
President Mohammad Khatami's reform movement. The reform-majority legislature,
in a statement carried by the state news agency IRNA, said the current situation
was "extremely sensitive" after days of riots marred a pro-reform
student meeting last month >>> FULL TEXT
Are returning Afghan refugees properly
protected?
Sept
26, (Amnesty International) -- Afghan refugees in Iran should not be returned
to Afghanistan against their will or where they are at risk of human rights
abuses, Amnesty International said today >>> FULL TEXT
Backers of female presidential candidate
name second hopeful
TEHRAN,
Sept 27 (AFP) - An Iranian party that last week backed the first woman ever
to run for the presidency of the Islamic republic has also endorsed a second
candidate, the official IRNA news agency said Tuesday >>> FULL
TEXT
First Egyptian minister in 21 years to
visit Iran
Cairo, Sep 27 (EFE). - Egyptian Public Sector Minister Mojtar Khatab
is to travel to Iran this week, the first cabinet member to visit that country
since the Islamic revolution in 1979, Egyptian diplomats said Wednesday
>>> FULL TEXT
Khatami to pay first visit to Cuba by an
Iranian president
HAVANA,
Sept 26 (AFP) - Mohammad Khatami will pay the first visit to Cuba by an
Iranian president, Tehran's ambassador in the Cuban capital, Davood Salehi,
said Tuesday. Khatami will arrive in Havana Friday for a 48-hour official
visit, following his participation in the OPEC summit in Caracas, the diplomat
told a news conference >>> FULL TEXT
Iran's first domestically made passenger
jet rolls of assembly line
TEHRAN,
Sept 27 (AFP) - The first model of a domestically made Iranian passenger
plane, a joint venture with Ukraine, left the assembly line on Tuesday,
state radio reported. The 52-passenger Iran-140 has a maximum altitude of
26,000 feet and a range of some 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles), it said
>>> FULL TEXT
OPEC summit statement to address oil taxes:
Iran
CARACAS,
Sept 27 (AFP) - A draft final statement of the OPEC summit held in Caracas
this week addresses the issue of taxes industrialized countries impose on
oil, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh said Tuesday. Speaking after
a ministerial meeting on the eve of the two-day summit, the minister said
the taxes were in large part responsible for the high prices consumers had
to pay for oil >>> FULL TEXT
Drought leaves 40 tonnes of fish dead,
production fall-off
TEHRAN,
Sept 27 (AFP) - Forty tons of fish have died in the Iranian northwest as
three major reservoirs have dried up due to the nation's severe drought,
the official IRNA news agency reported Wednesday. It cited a fisheries official
as saying the fish had died since the beginning of the Iranian year in March,
while three other dams can no longer be used for fish farming, causing a
sharp drop-off in production >>> FULL TEXT
Films based on famous novels
Tehran (Aftab-e Yazd) -- A private food processing copmany intends
to produce six films based best-selling novels. Top directors such as Bahram
Baizaie, Dayoush Mehrjuie and others are being sought for each film >>>
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Ancient instruments revived
Tehran (Iran daily) -- Mohammad Reza Darvishi talks about his orchestra
which specializes in ancient Iranian instruments >>> FULL PERSIAN
TEXT
Sanandaj bridge registered as landmark
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Pol-e Sheikh near Sanandaj, which dates back to the late
Zand or early Qajar period, has been registered as an historical landmark
>>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Daei gives Iran a 2-1 win over Qatar
DOHA, September 27 (Iran Sports Press) -- With video: Two goals
by Iranian star striker Ali Daei gave Iran a 2-1 win over Qatar on Wednesday
in a friendly match. Both sides are preparing for the Asian Cup finals,
due to start in Lebanon in mid October. Iran did not have in its possession
some of its European based players, including Mehdi Mahdavikia (Hamburg),
Karim Bagheri (Charlton FC), and Mehrdad Minavand (Sturm Graz) >>>
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Azizi not going back to San Jose?
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) -- Khodadad Azizi may not return to the
San Jose Earthquakes. He's not happy with his pay package >>> FULL
TEXT
Tabatabaie: I'm more experienced
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) -- It looks more and more likely that Ahmadreza
Abedzadeh will rejoin the national team. But Hadi Tabatabaie is not concerned.
He's determined to keep his starting job >>> FULL TEXT
BBC
OPEC members want West to reduce tax on
oil
Heads of state from the OPEC oil-producing
nations have gathered in the Venezuelan capital Caracas for a summit meeting
-- only the second in the organisation's forty year history. Jahanshah Javid
reports >>>
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Not in Kansas
Getting off the plane in Tehran, it was obvious that we
were not in Kansas.
-- Nicholas Lore
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