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Cool 16
Young artist shows great promise
Reyhaneh Jami's package arrived from London this week. She had nine
photographs from a recent art project carefully placed between orange and
yellow hard paper.
Reyhaneh is only 16. But it's already obvious she has the eye ... GO
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From a reader of The Iranian Times
I came back from Iran yesterday. I stayed two weeks. As usual, it was
great to see the family and smell Iran (as polluted-dirty Tehran smells
nowadays!).
MY BRIEF EYE WITNESS REPORT: Inflation is worse than ever and people
(especially the government employee types) are visibly frustrated and disgruntled.
You can find just about any of life's nicer things that are available in
any modern society (you name it!) but all of that is affordable only to
about 5-10 percent of Iranian society. The great economical divide frightens
me to no end. This is certainly a recipe for a social explosion that will
make the last revolution look like a UAW labor walk out!
At the same time, the politics of the ongoing power struggle are developing
even more strangely. The Intelligence Ministry scandal that was revealed
on January 5 has the classic signs of an attempt for a quarterback rush
(if you know what I mean), possibly orchestrated by the radical clergy
themselves (popular rumor/belief) who may fear that the leader Khamenei's
extreme lack of popular support may have slowly become a liability for
the entire establishment!
Anyway
Iranian "Rambo" kills seven drug traffickers
TEHRAN, Jan 13 (AFP) - Seven Afghan drug traffickers were shot dead
when the Iranian militiaman they were holding hostage freed himself and
then gunned them down "Rambo"-style, the Qods newspaper reported
Wednesday.
The unidentified militiaman, who had been held captive by the traffickers
for four days in their remote hilly hideout in Torbat-e-Heydarieh, managed
to break free and turn on the Afghans.
He shot dead seven of the 10-member gang in the battle on Tuesday while
the other three managed to escape.
The militiaman received a hero's welcome in Torbat-e-Heydarieh, a small
town in Khorasan province on the Afghan border, where the bodies of the
dead traffickers were put on public display.
The local government announced it would reward the soldier's courage
with a pilgrimage trip to Syria.
Iran, especially Khorasan province, is a major transit route for drugs
shipped from Pakistan and Afghanistan to Europe and the Gulf Arab states.
The authorities have waged a high-profile effort to fight drug trafficking
in recent years.
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* In spite of
Julian Vail writes: Stumbled onto your site. I lived in Tehran from
'70 to '73 as a child. I have fond memories of the country. Thanks for
the images. They brought back good times "IN
SPITE" of...
* Travel: Rediscover Iran: Contact beteween
Iranian-American and Iranian youth
Dear Friend,
To share my experiences of Iran with others, I have begun setting up
a non-profit organization called Rediscover Iran (RI) whose goal is to
create opportunities for Iranian-American youth to have direct contact
with the Iranian people and their culture. This summer RI will be offering
a six-week Mini-Semester Abroad in Iran where participants will engage
in cultural and educational activities in addition to receiving language
instruction. Some of the activities include: ... MORE
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The Arrest of Hoveyda
Stories of the Iranian Revolution
By Saideh Pakravan
"Besides evoking Iran's unique atmosphere [The Arrest of Hoveyda]... proves that history
can most tellingly be told when the key syllables of the word are taken
as the last two: story... This book is essential for all who want to understand
Iran." -- Peter Avery
"... a remarkable fiction. The author comes to political maturity
in the midst of the absurd and tragic events leading up to the overthrow
of the Pahlavi monarchy, the murder of her father, and the consolidation
of the power of Ayatollah Khomeini." -- Marvin Zonis
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MPs demand apology from state television
Jan 13 (BBC) - Nearly one third of the deputies in the Iranian
parliament have called on the management of the state-run Iranian television
to apologise to the people and the President for airing a programme connected
to the recent killings ... FULL TEXT ... ALSO SEE
IRNA REPORT:
Khatami to visit to France sometime after
Noruz
TEHRAN, Jan 13 (AFP) - Iranian President Mohammad
Khatami will pay a ground-breaking visit to France sometime after the Iranian
new year in March, although the date has not yet been set, the foreign ministry
said Wednesday. The ministry, quoted by the official Iranian news agency,
said the visit is "on the agenda" but will not take place before
the Iranian new year which will start March 21 ... FULL TEXT
Iran, Britain to exchange ambassadors soon:
paper
TEHRAN, Jan 13 (AFP) - Iran and Britain are to upgrade their diplomatic
relations to ambassadorial level following their agreement over the British
writer Salman Rushdie, a newspaper here reported Wednesday. The English-language
Iran News, which is considered close to Iran's foreign ministry, said the
two countries would promote their respective charges d'affaires Nicholas
Browne and Gholamreza Ansari to ambassadors ... FULL TEXT
Health concerns over lack of women's physical
activities
Tehran (Hamshahri) - Lack of sports and physical
activities is causing health concerns young women. Major feature in Hamshahri
... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Historic bath to be preserved
Tehran (Hamshahri) - The historic Sheikh Bahai public
bath in Isfahan has been registered as a national monument and will come
under the preservation activities of the Cultural Heritage Foundation ...
FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
"Waiting for Godot"
Tehran (Hamshahri) - "Waiting for Godot"
-- Samuel Beckett's classic play -- is now playing in Tehran, but Hamshahri's
review is not favorable. The Persian translation of the text is well done
- the play itself is not ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Iran vs. Egypt
Tehran (Iran) - Iran and Egypt's national soccer teams, Asia and
Africa's reigning champions, will hold official "inter-continental"
matches in Tehran and Cairo this year ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Soosk
Sooskeh beh bachash meegoft qorbooneh dast-o-paaye boloorit beram.
(The cockroach told her child: "I love your crystal hands and feet."
= The crow thinks her own birds whitest)
From Simian Habibian's "1001 Persian-English Proverbs"
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The Queen of "Koocheh Bazaari" music in the 1950s
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