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Stripped
Paintings
By Mehrdad Salimi-Tabar
February 26, 2001
The Iranian
In my paintings I follow a simple rule. It has to feel right. Colors,
forms and the overall composition of my paintings are a result of stripping
down the hard shell of conventional sensibility and traditional approach
to realism. I try to see a carpet from the knot, rather than the reverse
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Action
Petition by one
Write to your representative
By Guive Mirfendereski
February 26, 2001
The Iranian
On February 14, I took out pen and paper and wrote a letter to my Congressman
Barney Frank (4th District of Massachusetts, Democrat), about the mistreatment
of Iranian-origin travelers at U.S. airports. Two days later, he wrote
back >>>
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Opinion
Bring back Persia
It is not just about a name
By G. Motamedi
February 26, 2001
The Iranian
It is believed that close advisors to the Reza Shah suggested replacing
Persia with Iran (which possibly derives from "Aryan") as a show
of solidarity with the Germans. A generation after that unwise decision,
no one recognizes us as the nation that inherited the heritage of the Persian
empire >>>
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Outlook
BBC Persian Service
Listen:
- Sadeq Saba's commentary: Concerns
over Sahabi's health
- Report: Why
conservatives dislike Sahabi?
Concern mounts for Sahabi as MPs condemn "torture"
By Chris De Bellaigue
The Independent
February 26, 2001
Fatemeh Hakikatjou, an MP in the Participation Front, said that Ezzatollah
Sahabi seemed "mentally unbalanced" when he appeared at a hearing
to answer charges in connection with a speech he made last year >>> FULL
TEXT
Engineer of the Year
Dr. Hamid Ghasemi has been named the Federal Highway Administration's
(FHWA) Engineer of the Year for 2000 and has received the agency's Engineering
Excellence Award >>>
HERE
Thanks to Reza Rofougar
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* Made fools of most
Maral S. writes: In
response to "Paradox",
in a way I admire Khomeni too. He made fools of most of the Iranian population
by making empty, unrealistic promises, that not even a child would believe
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* Kings are for kids
Saman Albaloo
writes: As a 27-year-old, I have witnessed a revolution, a war and
don't have a single nice thing to say about the present regime in Iran.
However, I find it extremely difficult to understand that some people still
talk about "having a king" in Iran! >>>
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* No more, no less
Ali Towfighi writes:
In response to Farid Moghadassi's article on Andre Agassi, thank you
["Just
don't do it"]. For those who wonder what Andre's stance on his
ethnicity is, here is a hard fact. On a recent PBS special on "The
Armenians," who do you think was on there talking about his Armenian
background? >>>
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* Bunch of pothead brats
Suntana writes: I just can't believe that you made such a comparison
between the Googoosh concert and a bunch of pothead brats who don't know
a thing about music ["Better
than Googoosh"] >>>
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Film: "The
Circle", Washington
Poem
Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
When mankind gathers on that final day
And faces pale from fear of reckoning,
I'll hold your love in the palm of my hand,
And I will say, 'By this I'm saved or damned.'
* 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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Pahlavi & Barbie
I wouldn't trust Mr. Pahlavi behind a pink Barbie toy Jeep!
-- Saman Albaloo
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February 26, 2001
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