History
Surprise
Nobody saw the revolution coming
By Maziar Behrooz
February 22, 2001
The Iranian
The February 1979 revolution in Iran was a surprise to all its participants,
both domestic and foreign powers trying either to bring the situation under
control or to take advantage of it. The rapidity in which the last shah
of Iran and his imperial regime were delivered to the archives of history
stunned the superpowers of the time, paralyzed the shah and his mighty
imperial armed forces, and was an unexpected victory, when compared to
other revolutions, for the ad hoc coalition which had formed against the
imperial regime >>>
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Literature
Commotion
Novel
By James Buchan
February 22, 2001
The Iranian
For years now, I have sought to feel again the sensation I felt, if
only for a moment, one day during the Iranian Revolution. It was 5 November,
1978, the day they burned the banks in Tehran and paper money fluttered
here and there in the hot draughts above Ferdowsi Square. The sun was dissolving
in dirt and smoke as I set off, going nowhere in particular, except downhill,
under the force of my own gravity. I knew I must be off the street because
of the curfew. I came into Lalehzar and the reek of alcohol made me swoon
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Literature
Unparalleled genius
That is Nizami Ganjavi
By Kamran Talattof and Jerome W. Clinton
February 22, 2001
The Iranian
The work of Nizami Ganjavi, one of the great Persian poets, has achieved
enduring significance. The five long poems, known collectively as the Khamsa
(Quintet) or Panj Ganj (Five Treasures), composed by Nizami in the
late twelfth century, set new standards in their own time for elegance
of expression, richness of characterization, and narrative sophistication
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Outlook
A crack in Iran's right wing?
BBC Persian Service
As the moderate wing of Iran's powerful conservatives is getting increasingly
closer to the country's reformist president Mohammad Khatami, radical right
wing elements particularly at the influential Fayziah seminary in Qom are
getting worried about their political future. Yesterday they harshly criticised
President Khatami, likening him to Macciaveli and calling him a hypocrite
in their official publication, Fayziah. Mehdi Sharif reports >>>
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and techniques for getting the perfect smile (and keeping it for a lifetime)
By Amy Synnott
In Style Magazine
March, 2001
Page 337
Experts say the best toothbrushes have small heads and soft bristles.
"Hard bristles and large heads are rough on your gums and can wear
down the enamel," says New York City cosmetic dentist Ziba Yaghmai
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For God's sake his father moved to the U.S. about what? Half a century
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in America. He has never been in Iran and most likely he will never go.
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My love does not intend my heart to gain
Its happiness. When she sees my distress
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