Tuesday January 23, 2001 / Bahman 4, 1379, No. 1150
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Rumi translation
Nostalgia
Satire
Poem Translation of today's poem by Zara Houshmand: She made my night more splendid than the day, Made body into spirit melt away. My lips sought hers, but found their honey's bliss Was far too sweet to make room for my kiss. * Also see more Rumi translations Rumi book
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Ganji warns of political explosion TEHRAN, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Iranian journalist Akbar Ganji, who recently received a 10-year jail sentence for dissent, warned on Monday of a political explosion unless conservatives eased pressure on the reform movement. In his first interview since his conviction with six other activists earlier this month, Ganji said he was honoured to stand up for his ideals in the face of what he called dictatorship and religious intolerance >>> FULL TEXT Iranian students in hi-tech protest BBC World Service, 1/22/01 -- Students are demanding the release of political prisoners For the first time in the history of the Iranian student movement, a group of students has set up an interactive web site in support of a protest against the detention of political prisoners >>> FULL TEXT Judiciary reject appeal in Jews' spy case: lawyer TEHRAN, Jan 23 (AFP) - The judiciary has rejected an appeal by 10 Jews convicted last year of spying for Israel to get their sentences overturned, one of their lawyers told AFP on Tuesday. "We have received unconfirmed reports that the prosecutor-general has denied our request," attorney Mostafa Mandegar said from the southern city of Shiraz where the trial was held last year >>> FULL TEXT Police gatecrash party, arrest 37 drinkers and dancers TEHRAN, Jan 23 (AFP) - The anti-corruption police arrested 37 people for drinking and dancing together when they raided a party in the southern town of Shiraz, the Jomhuri-Eslami newspaper said Tuesday. Police arrested 22 men and 15 young women, "most of whom had been drinking and dancing together," the paper said. It described the women as dressed in a "disgusting manner >>> FULL TEXT Deputy interior minister out on bail, facing vote-rigging charges TEHRAN, Jan 23 (AFP) - The embattled deputy interior minister was freed on bail Tuesday after a court hearing on charges of vote-rigging in last year's parliamentary elections, judicial sources said. Mostafa Tajzadeh was allowed to go by the Tehran administrative court after paying some 12,500 dollars in bail at the end of the closed-door hearing, they said >>> FULL TEXT Syria's President Assad to make first official Iran trip Wednesday TEHRAN, Jan 23 (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is due in Tehran on Wednesday for his first official visit to Iran since taking over power in Damascus last July, the Iranian government newspaper said Tueday. Assad, who will be heading a large Syrian delegation, will meet with Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mohammed Khatami, the paper said, without specifying how long the visit would last >>> FULL TEXT Parliament speaker calls for referendum on Palestine AMMAN, Jan 23 (AFP) - Parliament Speaker Mehdi Karubi on Tuesday said Jews, Christians and Muslims who lived in Palestine before the creation of Israel in 1948 should take part in a referendum on its future. "We demand a referendum that would involve the three monotheistic religions that lived in Palestine before 1948," Karubi told a news conference in Amman at the end of a three-day visit to Jordan >>> FULL TEXT Several Mujahedeen killed, arrested in western Iran: TV TEHRAN, Jan 23 (AFP) - Several members of the armed, Iraqi-based People's Mujahedeen opposition have been killed and others arrested in western Iran near the Iraqi border, television reported Tuesday. "These members of the terrorist group were killed or arrested as they attempted to enter Iran from Iraq to carry out terrorist acts," the report said, adding that further details would be provided later >>> FULL TEXT Armenia, Iran to discuss boosting economic ties during visit YEREVAN, Jan 23 (AFP) - A delegation headed by Iran's economy and finance minister Hossein Namazi is due in Yerevan on Tuesday to discuss boosting economic ties and developing joint projects, the Armenian foreign ministry told AFP. The delegation officials and their Armenian counterparts will hold talks on building gas and oil pipelines between the two countries, constructing an oil refinery in Armenia's southern Megri region and a joint power station on the border river of Araks >>> FULL TEXT
First: Iranian women's choir perform abroad Tehran (Hayat-e No) -- For the first time since 1979, an Iranian girls' choir has performed abroad with official approval >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
"Horses" nominated for Inde award Tehran (Hayat-e No) -- Bahman Qobadi's "Time for Drunken Horses" has been nominated for an Independent film award in the U.S. >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Box office hit Tehran (Hayat-e No) -- "Aynak-e doodi" (Sun glasses) has been selling more tickets than any other film during the past week -- 5.5 million tomans a day >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Daei: Berlin blues Tehran (Tamashagaran) -- Ali Daei still has the support of Berlin fans. But he is having problems with his teammates and coach >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
FIFA: Beh maa marboot neest Tehran (Tamashagaran) -- FIFA chief says the organization does not get involved in the internal soccer affairs of member countries. So naturally he had no comment when he was asked why women are not allowed in Iranian stadiums >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT BBC History of Iranian performing arts A seven-part program produced by filmmaker Shahrokh Golestan. Here's PART NINE >>> LISTEN HERE
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