Tuesday, October 13, 1998 / Mehr 21, 1377, No. 582

Khayyam Iranians People of extremes Iranians are really interesting people. Do be careful though By eRoTuS TIn essence, yes, Iranians are a people of extremes where one can find the best of people and the worst. In nature, this is truly the case -- The capacity for good equals the capacity for evil. The greater good something can do, it can in turn do the equivalent level of harm. Let us now examine your comments as well as that of Mrs. Mohammadi. Mrs. Mohammadi says "Iranian people, in general, are on the surface overly hospital and friendly. However, underneath they are power hungry, money hungry, backstabbing, critical, and extremely superficial." I would say that this is only partially true and it does not apply to all Iranians. Iranians are hospitable and friendly by most standards and exhibit this friendliness genuinely. I do agree, that there is a segment of Iranian society that is definitely not genuine underneath and this segment, not the whole, is what we are discussing... GO TO FEATURE New section Books Iran-U.S. relations Looking for books on Iran-U.S. relations? We have listed several of them which can be bought directly from Amazon.com. If you have any suggestions on recent books on this topic, let us know and we will include them in this section. GO THERE Anyway Gold Rush TEHRAN, Sept 27 (AFP) -Gold rained down on the streets of the capital after an explosion ripped through a jewelry shop in a southern suburb, an Iranian newspaper reported Sunday. Passers-by rapidly overcame their shock at the blast and "scrambled to pick up the pieces of gold that had been thrown onto the street," the daily Iran said, citing witnesses. The explosion was caused by a gas-cylinder in the basement of the jeweler's shop which was used as a goldsmith's workshop. Two shopkeepers were injured in Saturday's blast. History Revolution: 1979-1999 Farah and the kids Letters * In honor of Sharekord Mehrdad writes: I notice that you put a name of an Iranian city as a part of the WEB address for the Times. Have you ever put "Shahrekord" there? Shahrekord is the capital of Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari. I am originally a Bakhtiari and might send you some pictures from there soon. Thanks REPLY: Your wish is my command! This week's Iranian city for the Times URL will be Shahrekord. jj   Satire Election posters "aaji maji laa taraji...poof!" Community * Film: Dariush Mehrjui in Columbus, Ohio * Play: Berkeley play based on Hedayat's story * Politics Iranian American Republican fundraising, San Diego * Mehregan: In Washington * Course: Introduction to Hafez, in Virginia * Conference: Dialogue of Civilizations ? * Conference: Challenges for Iranians abroad, Indianapolis New section Music CDs Persian and general music CD store * Persian Classical Melodies, Volume 1 Maroufi & Khorram/ Audio CD / Released 1996

News... one click away $ Rate (Last update Oct 9) Now offered at up to 622-627 tomans Sehaty Exchange (U.S.) 602-595-0777 Quote Unquote Death defying A Persian garden is above all else a story of water passing through the halls of life, defying death. Gerard Grandval "The Persian Garden: Echoes of Paradise" The Web Center for Persian Classical Music Teaching and running research on the literature and history of Iranian music in Vienna under the direction of Nader Majd. Photo of the Day Lavashak Musician of the Week Vigen Baaroon baarooneh... Music artists index Book of the Week Blind Owl By Sadegh Hedayat Translated by D. P. Costello THE IRANIAN Bookstore New! Bestsellers New! Books on Rumi

Staff

* Publisher/Editor: Jahanshah Javid -- jj@iranian.com
* News & the Web: Payman Arabshahi -- payman@neda.com
* The Web: Pedram Missaghi, webmaster "Iran Media" -- pmissagh@ucsd.edu

Copyright © 1997 Abadan Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. May not be duplicated or distributed in any form

Web Site Design by Multimedia Internet Services, Inc

Internet server by Global Publishing Group.