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Thursday September 28, 2000 / Mehr 7, 1379, No. 1074


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Shirin Neshat's art at UC Berkeley Museum

By By Maryam Ovissi
September 28, 2000
The Iranian

The beauty of communicating a personal experience is when it crosses a fine line, unveils the human condition and becomes universal. This is Shirin Neshat's genius.

Many contemporary artists dream to be where Neshat is now. She is recognized around the world as one of the most innovative, thought-provoking and exciting contemporary artists of our time. She aggressively and poetically explores a taboo topic -- religion, and more specifically, Islam >>> GO TO FEATURE

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The Iranian

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Outlook

Two Human Rights lawyers sentenced

BBC Persian Service

Shirin Ebadi and Mohsen Rahami, two of Iran's leading human rights' lawyers have been given suspended prison sentences and banned from working for five years. They have been accused of producing a defamatory video tape, alleging that prominent conservative figures supported the actitivies of violent right-wing vigilante groups. Jim Muir, reports >>> LISTEN HERE

The best director in the world?

The Daily Telegraph
September 21, 2000

Cinema's golden age is not quite over - thanks to the Iranian Abbas Kiarostami. He talks to SF Said By SF Said

The cutting edge of cinema today is not in Los Angeles, Paris or even Tokyo. Instead, a film industry that has survived revolution, war and censorship is reinventing the movies, producing something rare and beautiful: a cinema of life.

Surprising as it may seem, the film industry in question - the most vibrant and exciting in the world - is in Iran. Abbas Kiarostami is its most renowned director. "So many films today send you out empty-handed," he reflects. "While you are watching, you may laugh or weep - but when they end, you are empty. I think my films leave an impression that lasts a bit longer." >>> FULL TEXT

World Taekwondo Champion in Shock Defeat

By Barnaby Chesterman

SYDNEY (Reuters) - World champion Hadi Saeibonehkohal of Iran suffered a shock defeat in the semifinals of the men's 68 kg Olympic taekwondo competiton on Thursday.

South Korean (news - web sites) Sin Joon-sik, 20, out-pointed, outfought and outwitted his more experienced opponent to score a 5-3 victory and progress to the final later in the day >>> FULL TEXT

Last month was the fifth anniversary of The Iranian (the first issue dated September 1995, came out that August). F-i-v-e years... holy cow! See the first three issues (1) (2) (3)



More Letters

* Backward mentality

Mohammad Ali Yamini writes: I think that your article is symptomatic of the backward mentality present in the Iranian communities in many parts of the world ["Doctor... Doctor..."]. In Los Angeles this mental backwardness seems to be all the more accentuated...

I have seen many charlatans amongst these so-called doctors. They are very good actors. They look at people and are eager to see how dumb people are to squeeze them out of money. It is quite common to see that they make patients come and go to their offices unnecessarily just to charge the government or the insurance companies till they reach their income ceiling >>> FULL TEXT

* Killer article

Alireza writes: Awsome job at humoring the true spirit of most iranians in Los Angeles ["Doctor... Doctor..."]. Killer article.

* Try Prozac

Daniel Zang writes: After reading "Okay, I'm a racist" and looking at Mr. dAyi Hamid picture for a few minutes, I really had a hard time accepting a person with such facial characteristics AND I tried hard to stop laughing...

The problem is, racist people, like Mr. dAyi Hamid, can not comprehend their own history, culture, literature or country. Iranian racists attack Kurds, and the funny thing is many German racists say that Kurds are among the purest "Arayans" in Iran......they can't even keep their own story straight! They want to use anything and everything to further their racist argument! Just like what Hitler did during WW2, when he tried to use the Bible to further his racist propaganda. The irony is, he was a half Jew who hated Jewish people and others!

Last but not least, I would like to add that MAYBE, just may be, Prozac can help Mr. dAyi Hamid and people like him! >>> FULL TEXT


Film: Iranian film in New Yor Film Festival

"SMELL OF CAMPHOR, FRAGRANCE OF JASMINE" (Iran), directed by Bahman Farman-ara. Saturday September 30, 2000 at 3. pm and Tuesday October 3, 2000 at 9. pm.


Books

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Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran
By Elaine Sciolino

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Din, injaa, aknoon
By Majid Mohammadi

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    Poem

    Translation of today's poem by Zara Houshmand:

    How long will I keep burning in your flame?

    How long will I keep pulling at your skirt?

    How many friends will turn from me in shame?

    How long will you be distant? How long will I still hurt?

    * Also see more Rumi translations

    Rumi book

Rumi: The Life Teachings and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi
By Frankin D. Lewis



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Tourism up

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Saee takes bronze in Sydney

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Saipa on top

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State Security Council reports on Kharramabad riot

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