Tuesday February 6, 2001 / Bahman 18, 1379, No. 1160

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Rumi translation Life If... ... the revolution had not happened By Mariam Sorond February 6, 2001 The Iranian I could have been the next Prime Minister of Iran. My wealth could have been publishable trivia. My social class would have been at the tip of the pyramid. My friends would now be among a thousand families that I could count on for past reference and present glamor >>> GO TO FEATURE Opinion Thy father's sins The Shah did not make just a few mistakes By Fariba Amini February 6, 2001 The Iranian Recently we heard the wise words of the son of the late Mohammad Reza Shah promoting a non-violent movement towards democracy. However, let us us not go backwards >>> GO TO FEATURE Opinion Can't we get along? News from Iran is not encouraging, but... By Babak Yektafar February 6, 2001 The Iranian Memo to self: With the popularity of reality-based TV series, make a quick buck or two by pitching the following ideas to network executives: Castration Island: Place a few intellectuals and proponents of democracy and free speech in the midst of a conservative-run administration and watch sparks fly as the intellectuals are hunted down one by one, put on sham trials, and sent to internal exile. Will they survive Castration Island? >>> GO TO FEATURE Book His red-robed highness Exposing Iran's dirty secrets By Akbar Ganji The Iranian Eye operation and... >>> GO TO FEATURE Outlook Iran MPs refuse privileges for supreme leader TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) -- Iran's pro-reform parliament on Saturday spurned mounting conservative pressure to extend a special budgetary privilege to state bodies controlled by the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei >>> FULL TEXT Guardian Council wants more power BBC Persian Service Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, former head of Iran's Judiciary and a member of the Guardian Council, has spoken about the council's plans to carry out a more comprehensive and accurate supervision over the upcoming presidential elections in Iran. Is it Mr Yazdi's personal view or that of the Guardian Council? A question Pooneh Afshar puts to Ahmad Salamatian, expert on Iranian politics >>> LISTEN Anyway Can't be true Dear Sir , We are a Pakistan based trade house dealing with aviation industry spare parts and specially aircraft batteries (all Aircraft - Military - Air force - Commercial - Airlines - Helicopters) for supply of these aviation Parts to Iran from renownend Manufacturers of the world >>> HERE Nostalgia .. "Do aaqaa-ye baa shakhsiyat" (2) .. More Letters * Need discipline R. Nafisi writes: Reading your piece ["Theater of deception"], you mention acquiring "civility" in the school with a smirk. One may feel that you guys might have needed some "civility" after all, although you seem to want to blame your rebellion on the school's overblown sense of discipline and racism... All we Iranians can use some structure and discipline, as we need to enter modernity culture >>> FULL TEXT * Something inherently wrong Arya Abedin writes: I never thought Iranians would be so overly blind and reactionary as to reconstitute a deposed monarchy ["Our demands"]. Every Iranian has his/her own critique on the old and new order, but the overwhelming number of worthy Iranians agree that there was something inherently wrong with a disillusioned dictator who left his country on two occasions, with little hope of returning on both >>> FULL TEXT * Piece of my heart Shady Javan writes: Mr Samiei's "The mirror and the book" is great. The more we stay out of Iran, the harder it seems to go back. I feel every time I come back from there I have left a piece of my heart. I hope, one day, there is just "to meet" and not "to part". * Captivating Ardalan writes: Thank you. Your writing ["The mirror and the book"] captivated me for reasons beyond my comprehension. I could still smell the morning air when I took that ride 16 years ago. Zendeh baashi hamvatan. * Longer, please F. Abbassian writes: I just read your article ["The mirror and the book"]. It's good, very good. But too short. Write a longer piece next time. Stay in the clouds a bit more. It was getting good. But then you touched down. Write a longer piece next time... please. Satire .. Khorsandi's Khar-e andeeshmand .. Community News Event: Qajar conference in Holland Books this week Poem Translation of today's poem by Zara Houshmand: As long as I live, this is my work and my trade. No hunter am I, but I live to stalk this prey. This is what fills my life, this is what fills my day, My calm rest, my relief, my companion in grief. * Also see more Rumi translations Rumi book Rumi: The Life Teachings and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi By Frankin D. Lewis Staff * Publisher/Editor: Jahanshah Javid -- jj@iranian.com * News & the Web: Payman Arabshahi -- payman@neda.com * The Web: Pedram Missaghi, webmaster "Iran Media" -- info@nima3.com Copyright © Abadan Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. May not be duplicated or distributed in any form

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