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Separation
The mirror and the book
Till we meet again, till we part again
By Hossein Samiei
January 26, 2001
The Iranian
I hear the ever-questioning, the unyielding voice from that distant
corner of mind. But time is short. I bring my head down and feel the Book's
velvet cover with my lips and smell its old age. I walk under the tray
to the other side, turn around gently, and look into the mirror again.
I kiss the Book and let my forehead touch it fleetingly, before I pick
up my suitcase and walk outside >>>
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Identity
Holiday confusion
I think I will stick to birthdays and Earth days
By Iran Javid Fulton
January 26, 2001
The Iranian
My relatives used to give me the guilt trip if I didn't call them on
Noruz and say "Eid-e shomaa mobaarak" but they have pretty much
accepted that it's not going to happen. It's hard to get into Noruz when
no one else around you is into it! >>>
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Fiction
I'll call
Short story
Kaveh Sartipi
January 26, 2001
The Iranian
I received and email from a close friend, Nooshin. She had met this
really cute girl and thought that I should give her a call. At first I
laughed.
"Come on, who are you kidding? You want me to call up a girl I've
never met?" I wrote. "I can barely talk to the girl who sits
next to me in my speech class." I pressed send and laughed some more
and went on to the next email. >>>
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Book
His red-robed highness
Exposing Iran's dirty secrets
By Akbar Ganji
The Iranian
The murder of Reza Mazlouman >>>
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Outlook
More journalists in Iranian jails than rest of Mideast
Reporters Sans Frontieres
January 24, 2001
Iran is now the Middle East country keeping the most journalists in
prison. Reporters Without Borders is launching a campaign to bring the
facts to public attention >>>
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UK lawyers protest against the Berlin Conference sentences
BBC Persian Service
UK lawyers protest against the Berlin Conference sentences The Bar Human
Rights Committee of England and Wales has expressed extreme concern at
the sentencing of a number of leading Iranian activists for taking part
in a conference held in Berlin in April 2000. Maria Sarsalari talks to
Rupert Skilbeck, an executive of the Bar Human Rights Committee >>> LISTEN
Reaction
The conservative Kayhan newspaper's commentary on Majid Tehranian's
open letter in The Iranian >>>
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No I don't
Dave & Angie Mueller
write to The Iranian: I have been searching for the answer to this
question: "What happens on May 33rd, but only in a leap year?"
Do you know?
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* Monarchy not archaic
Cyrus Kadivar
writes: Read your editorial with mixed feelings and hope it will generate
a decent debate ["Citizen
Pahlavi"]... As for the monarchy as a form of system I for one
do not see it as archaic writing from London where the country this summer
will be celebrating the Queen's Jubilee. In Spain the restoration of Juan
Carlos was not seen as backward after the dictatorship of Franco and in
Bahrain and Afghanistan talk of a return to monarchy is on quite a few
lips >>>
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* One more wake-up call
Amoo Sam writes: FLASH -- Now the Russians are poised to sell
the Mollas $7 billion in weapons.
FLASH-- The political / economic scene in Iran has become so ludicrous
that even the "Young Shah" has emerged from the basement disco-bunker
he has lived in for the past 20 years to declare a return to the monarchy
as the road to democracy and prosperity for Iran ["Citizen
Pahlavi"] >>>
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* Never claimed to be more than Citizen Pahlavi
S.B. writes: This
is in response to your editorial ["Citizen
Pahlavi"]. Reza Pahlavi never claimed to be more than Citizen
Pahlavi. He has always stated his view, as a responsible citizen. He has
never proposed different; his goal is for people to decide, even if they
decide against his inherited monarchy >>>
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* Give him a chance
Sherry writes: This
is my opinion about the editorial comments ["Citizen
Pahlavi"]: It is true that at this time and age nobody is willing
to go back to the monarchy, but between all the opposition forces which
talk about changes for IRAN, Reza Pahlavi is the only one with the education
and training for running the country >>>
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Politics: Jebheh Melli on state &
religion, Colorado
Colorado Persian Society is inviting Jebheye Melli's US representative,
Mr. Kambiz Ghaem-Magham to give a talk on Friday, Feb. 9, 2001. The title
of the talk is: "Evolution of Iranian National Front's positions towards
the relationship of state and religion". It will be held at Aurora's
Community College. This will be the first of a series of talks given in
order to study the Iranian situation as our country enters another critical
period in its history >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
Daily my head is filled with desire for your love.
Daily I'm restless, drunk with the wine of your love.
A drunkard drinks till he's drunk for all of a day.
I'm drunk on your love day after day after day.
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The Life Teachings and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi
By Frankin D. Lewis
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Ganji says remarks "distorted"
-- agency
TEHRAN, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Iranian journalist Akbar Ganji,
in prison after being convicted on dissent charges, has said remarks he
made to Reuters and two Western newspapers were "distorted," his
brother told the official IRNA news agency on Friday. IRNA quoted Asghar
Ganji as saying his brother's prison interview, carried out earlier this
week in writing through an intermediary, was misrepresented >>>
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Reformists allege violations
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Reformists in parliament have formally
accused the judiciary of violating citizens' rights by ordering illegal
detentions and prison terms for pro-democracy activists and politicians,
a lawmaker said Thursday. About half the lawmakers in the 290-seat Majlis,
or parliament, had signed a letter to the judiciary to demand that it ``reconsider
its behavior and stop violation of legal rights,'' lawmaker Mohammad Reza
Tabesh told The Associated Press >>>
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Putin voices hope for compromise
MOSCOW (AP) - Reasserting a tough stance on Russian-U.S.
relations, President Vladimir Putin (news - web sites) on Friday spoke out
against NATO (news - web sites) expansion and Washington's plans for a national
missile defense system but voiced hope for a compromise on both issues >>>
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Rumsfeld-'Raw and random violence' threatens
U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
pledged on Friday that the Bush administration will push to protect America
from new threats ranging from suitcase bombs to the ``raw and random violence
of the outlaw regime.''>>>
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