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Those eyes
Cartoons of chadori women
Cartoons by Saman
January 2, 2001
The Iranian
Saman has been drawing cartoons for iranian.com for more than a year.
He has developed quite a following especially with his trademark wide-eyed
chadori figure.
The year-end holidays gave Saman time to work on a whole series of cartoons,
many of them featuring chadoris. There was enough to put together this
feature, including new and previous works >>>
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His red-robed highness
Exposing Iran's dirty secrets
By Akbar Ganji
The Iranian
The old tricks of the special interrogator for Saeed Emami >>>
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Outlook
Ministry of Culture follows Khatami's Platform
BBC Persian Service
Deputy Minister of Culture and the Islamic Guidance for the Press and
Publicity Affairs Sha'ban Shahidi has said that the ministry follows President
Khatami's cultural policy, Shahidi said that the Justice Department didn't
substantiate thier negative views on 132 applicants for press permit. He
said if the department didn't provide the Press Supervisory Board with
reasons, the entity would take decisions on the applicant by voting. Lara
Petrossian asks Mohammad Hasan Alipour a journalist in Tehran, if this
is a confrontation with the judiciary? >>>
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As Zoroastrians Enter a New Era, Assimilation Becomes
a Concern
By GUSTAV NIEBUHR
The New York Times
January 1, 2001
HOUSTON, Dec. 29 - The cities listed on name tags worn by men and women
at a hotel here offer evidence that a highly international gathering is
taking place. People have come from Toronto, Los Angeles, London, Bombay
and Tehran, Iran. Yet they share a common bond as Zoroastrians, members
of a monotheistic faith whose long history includes centuries of glory
as the religion of classical-era Iran >>>
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Aabiyeteh...
Personally, I'm a Sanat Naft fan. But I was so glad Esteqlal did not
LOSE to Persepolis the other day (those Persepolis players and fans are
so arrogant). We could have done without the big fight, though. Watch the
goals, and the fight >>>
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More Letters
* Woman with metal half-mask
Aaron Chapman writes:
About two months ago, I happened to be flying from Amsterdam to Minneapolis
and I noticed a group (I suspect a family) of Saudis on the same flight
as myself... There were a number of women who were all dressed in the long
black gown-like chador (although their faces were not covered completely.)
One of the women, however, sported a thin metal frame on her face -- at
least it looked metal >>>
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* Romanticizing Iranianness
Bijan Arman Ali Pingili
writes: Let me begin by saying that Iranians often talk very loosely,
especially those outside of Iran. Our emotions often overwhelm us, and
some ways of zealosuly emphasizing our identity is to vehemently distinguish
ourselves from our neighboring Arabs, to emphasize our "Aryaness",
and of course to object to romantic relationships with Blacks. Let's not
make any more of this than what it is - romantic images of our Iranianess
that help us identify with our nationality... >>>
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* Embrace all humankind
Lisa writes:
Regarding intolerance, first I think it is important, at least for the
sake of future generations, to realize that globalization is inevitable.
We are headed in that direction, at least as long as there exists places
like America. And let's not forget the original vision in creating this
'America', which was to embrace all peoples and create a melting pot from
which every individual is allowed an opportunity to freedom of expression
and prosperity >>>
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* Persian pride
Satrap writes: Neveshteh
aghaye baniameri ra ba lezat khandam ["Persian
warrior"]. Albateh agar yek roydad waghei bashad dar hade yek
komedideram ast.(va taasof avar) Ma iraniyan ejazeh darim keh beh meliyat
khod eftekhar konim va albateh in hagh ra baraye tamame melale dighar niz
ghayel bashim >>>
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Business: Trading with Iran, Long Beach
The Iranian Trade Association & the World Trade Center Association
Los Angeles-Long Beach Present "Trading With Iran: A New Beginning"
January 10, 2001 8:30 10:30 a.m. Long Beach, CA World Trade Center
Long Beach Conference Theatre >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
Love's blazinf fire will turn cold into hot;
Love's brilliant light will soften hardest rock.
Don't judge the sins of lovers harshly, friend:
Love's wine will leave us shameless in the end.
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Four more defendants confess in murders
trial
TEHRAN,
Jan 2 (AFP) - Four more defendants confessed in court Tuesday to involvement
in the 1998 assassinations of several dissidents and intellectuals blamed
on "rogue" secret agents, state radio reported. Three admitted
to personally carrying out some of the murders and a fourth said he had
supervised the killing of nationalist opposition leader Dariush Forouhar
and his wife Parvaneh, it said >>> FULL TEXT
Iran says security pact with Saudi ready
to be signed
TEHRAN,
Jan 2 (AFP) - Iran and Saudi Arabia have ironed out the details for an historic
security agreement as the two nations work toward moving on from their past
difficulties, Tehran's interior minister, Abdol-Vahed Mussavi-Lari, said
Tuesday. "The text of the agreement has been finalised by experts on
both sides and will be signed during a visit by Saudi Interior Minister
Nayef bin Abdel-Aziz," Mussavi-Lari told reporters >>> FULL
TEXT
Khatami sure to run for re-election: minister
TEHRAN,
Jan 2 (AFP) - President Mohammad Khatami is certain to run for re-election
in June because he is determined to keep fighting for his reform programme,
his interior minister and close ally said on Tuesday. "There's no doubt
that he will stand in the elections, so I can tell you: Khatami will certainly
be a candidate," Abdol-Vahed Mussavi-Lari told a Tehran press conference
>>> FULL TEXT
Ganji to be moved to another cell block
after murder of cellmate
TEHRAN,
Jan 2 (AFP) - A judge has agreed to transfer prominent journalist Akbar
Ganji from the cell block for common criminals to another block after his
cellmate was murdered last week, a press report said Tuesday. "With
the agreement of press court judge Said Mortazavi, Ganji will soon be transferred
to another cell block," the Aftabe-Yazd paper said >>> FULL
TEXT
Iran begins re-trial of police chief in
torture case
TEHRAN,
Jan 1 (AFP) - Defence lawyers for a former top police chief requested a
postponement Monday as his re-trial began in a Tehran military court on
torture charges, sources told AFP. Former security police chief Mohammad-Reza
Naqdi was already acquitted once for allegedly ordering the torture of detainees
during an investigation into official corruption in Tehran >>>
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Khatami government to protect political
meetings in Iran
TEHRAN,
Jan 2 (AFP) - President Khatami's government is currently working on a plan
to protect political gatherings and meetings from extremist attacks, Interior
Minister Abdolvahed Mussavi-Lari said Tuesday. "This plan is currently
being studied by the interior ministry's security council", he told
a news conference in Tehran, saying authorities were "determined to
prevent and fight against attacks on political meetings" >>>
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Iran expecting more than one billion dollars
in tourist revenue
TEHRAN,
Jan 1 (AFP) - Iran is expecting a total of more than one billion dollars
in revenue from tourism by the end of the current Iranian year in March,
the state IRNA news agency reported Monday. That figure marks a massive
jump from just over 350 million dollars in 1997, it said, as the Islamic
republic has worked to attract tourists and cut its dependence on petrodollars
>>> FULL TEXT
Iran to begin accepting private bank applications
next week
TEHRAN,
Jan 1 (AFP) - Iran will begin accepting applications next week for the establishment
of private banks with start-up capital of at least 25 million dollars, the
central bank said Monday. But private banking will still be off-limits to
foreigners as applications will only be accepted by Iranian nationals or
legal entities, it said, cited by the state broadcasting website >>>
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Rocks thrown at Mehrjuie's "Mix"
Tehran (Hayat-e No) -- Agitators throw rocks during screening of
Daryoush Mehrjuie's new film ("Mix") at three theaters in Tehran.
They were apparently protesting scenes where women are playing musical instruments
>>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Ups and dows at the box office
Tehran (Dowran-e Emrooz) -- New films for the winter season will
soon be screened. Some are in a good position to make a good profit at the
box office. But Farmanara's award-winning film has no chance >>>
FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Abadan film fest
Tehran (Dowran-e Emrooz) -- Abdan film festival will include mini
festival of Italian greats >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Esteghlal and Persepolis fight to a draw
Tehran - December 29 (Iran Sports Press) -- With video: Arch rivals
Persepolis and Esteghlal battled to a 2-2 draw on Friday in a highly physical
match. The encounter was highly charged from the beginning, as both teams
tried to cope with the tension built by over 100,000 spectators in Azadi
Stadium >>> FULL TEXT
Disciplinary committee slaps down fines
and suspensions
Tehran - December 31 (Iran Sports Press) -- The Disciplinary Committee
of the Iranian Football Federation issued its verdict on nine players and
one coach who were incolved in the chaos on Friday in the match between
Esteghlal and Persepolis >>> FULL TEXT
Blazevic and Ivanovic to guide Iran in
WC2002 qualifiers
Tehran, December 30 (Iran Sports Press) -- Miroslav Blazevic and
Branko Ivanovic will guide the Iranian National Team at the World Cup 2002
qualifiers, a reliable confirmed on Saturday. The Croatians are expecting
to begin their duties from January 17. Ivanovic will serve as assistant
coach under 65 year old Blazevic >>> FULL TEXT
BBC
Four New Cabinet Ministers
Iranian newspapers have reported that four
new ministers will soon be appointed to start working in Mohammad Khatami's
cabinet. This is despite the fact that Mr. Khatami's term of office will
end in about six months. Mohammad Matin talks to Daryush Sajjadi, Iranian
affairs analyst about the significance of these new appointments >>> LISTEN HERE
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In order to survive in a vast multitude of different races
and cultures, we had to formulate certain rules. And one of the rules is,
we have to be an exclusive community, which is borne out by our scriptures
to a certain extent.
-- Jal N. Birdy, North American Zoroastrian Mobeds Council
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