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Speechless
Gol Aqa's ideas on the rights of the press
Last December, Gol Aqa, Iran's most popular satirical magazine,
published what it called a proposal to replace current press laws. The
piece was published while several moderate newspapers and magazines had
been ordered closed by the press court, new prposals were being considered
by conservatives in parliament to put further restrictions on the press,
and dissident journalists
were being "mysteriously" murdered. Meanwhile, Abdulkarim Soroush,
a leading critic of the religious establishment, had written an open letter
to President Khatami urging him to take firm action to protect the press.
You can start reading Gol Aqa's proposed press bill by going
to the introudction. But I would recommend going straight to the bill itself
(in Persian): ... GO TO FEATURE
Outlook
Satirical magazine takes cautious stab at politics
TEHRAN, Jan 27 (AFP) - Iran's most popular satirical magazine, Golagha,
takes a lighthearted look at politicians, but continues to steer safely
clear of the all-powerful clergy two decades after the Islamic Revolution.
In a country where humour is both indispensable and a potential cause
of trouble, Golagha has been treading a thin line since it appeared eight
years ago.
So far, the illustrated weekly has achieved its goal of making the public
laugh and ensuring its survival at the same time.
But the magazine has appeared to have tested the limits on a number
of occasions ... FULL TEXT
Family meets murky end
TEHRAN, Nov 12 (AFP) - Three members of an Iranian family and a neighbour
died after sinking into a sewage pit, newspapers said.
The 50-year-old head of the family died when the sides of a well he
was digging in his house in Qazvin, west of Tehran, gave way and covered
him in sewage, they said.
His son rushed into the well to rescue him, but was himself suffocated
by poisonous gases from the sewage.
The tragedy was repeated when the man's wife entered the well to save
the two men and a neighbor who responded to cries for help also met the
same fate.
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* Shared oil
G.H. Massiha writes: Mr. Mirfendereski as usual is great in choosing
the right topic in the right time ["Pretend
we have no oil"]. I agreed with most of his article except for
the part when he wrote: "A barrel of oil left in the ground is one
saved for future."
I am not sure but many of Iran's oil reseves in south and the Caspian
Sea are shared by other countries as well. It is a good possibility we
lose all our oil even if we stop production in many locations. I hope I
am wrong! Would some petrolium engineer comment in this regard?
Thank you Mr. Mirfendereski for your contribution.
* Key az roo miri?
"Ansaar Hezbollaah" writes to Googoosh:
Salaam. Raasti khejaalat nemikeshi? Key az roo miri?
* Sponsorship: Learn Persian in Iran
From: William Hanaway <whanaway@mec.sas.upenn.edu>
The American Institute of Iranian Studies (AIIrS) hopes to sponsor an
eight-week course in the Persian language this summer at the International
Center for Persian Studies of the Dehkhoda Institute in Tehran. The course
would be open to U.S. citizens who have had at lease one academic year
of training in Persian and who are enrolled in a doctoral program where
a knowledge of Persian is essential to the student's research. AIIrS hopes
to be able to provide travel, tuition and maintenance for each student.
The course would begin on about July 1.
Interested students should apply to the below address, describing the
general topic of their dissertation research and giving their reasons for
wishing to attend such a course. They should also supply names, addresses
and email addresses of two referees, one of whom should be the student's
academic advisor.
Dr. Brian Spooner
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Philadelphia, PA 19104
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. . . These seemingly simple stories disclose a rich culture in a time
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TEHRAN, Jan 27 (AFP) - Iran's intelligence ministry said Wednesday
it had arrested several of its agents, accusing them of clandestinely distributing
political leaflets. "Several agents who were involved in distributing
underground letters and counterfeit documents have been arrested and handed
over to the judiciary," an unnamed intelligence official said, quoted
by the official IRNA news agency ... FULL TEXT
Speaker opposes ``enemy'' U.S. wheat
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's conservative parliament
speaker Wednesday opposed any imports of U.S. wheat, saying Tehran should
not become dependent on its arch-enemy. But Iran's Foreign Minister referred
to the possible imports as a sign that U.S. sanctions against Iran had failed.
They were reacting to reports that U.S. officials were considering a sanction
waiver allowing $500 million of U.S. farm goods to be exported to Iran ...
FULL TEXT
Iran demands U.S. apology over stray missile
TEHRAN, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Iran on Wednesday
demanded an apology and compensation from the United States over a missile
which hit an Iranian city this week after apparently going astray during
a U.S.-led strike on neighbouring Iraq. ``America must apologise to compensate
for the violation of the airspace of the Islamic Republic of Iran,'' said
Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi, quoted by Tehran radio. ``Iranian public
opinion...will not allow such violations of Iran's airspace by foreigners,
and Iran's armed forces will surely defend the country against any aggression,''
he added ... FULL TEXT
Iran, U.N. sign accord on fighting drugs
TEHRAN, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Iran and the United
Nations have signed an accord on fighting drug smuggling, the official Iranian
news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday. It said that under the accord -- signed
between Iran and the U.N. International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) in
Tehran -- the United Nations will set up an office in Tehran for the first
time for the drug campaign programme ... FULL TEXT
Taleban says ready for talks with Iran
KABUL, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taleban
movement said on Wednesday it was prepared to hold talks with neighbouring
Iran to try to end disputes between the countries ``The foreign ministry
of the Islamic Emirate (of Afghanistan) while welcoming any positive step
in improving relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, announces its
full readiness for holding talks with Iranian authorities for solving all
of the contentious issues,'' a statement from the Taleban's foreign ministry
said ... FULL TEXT
Novels by women in high demand
Tehran (Hamshahri) - Books written by Iranian women
have become very popular in recent years. Why? Here's one look into the
phenomenon ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Architecture bids: Issues
Tehran (Hamshahri) - The public knows little about
architectural bids in Iran and its failures. A feature from Hamshahri ...
FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Abedzadeh's troubles not over
Tehran (Iran) - Persepolis coach Ali Parvin has called for help
to drop the charges against goalie Ahmad-Reza Abedzadeh. The police in Isfahan
are refusing to dismiss charges that he incited the local crowd during a
match. ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Khaak bar sar-e kasi keh alay-he maa nafas bekeshad.
Gol Aqa's "Press Bill"
"Speechless"
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January 27, 1999
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