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Khayyam
Fiction
Shokouh Mirzadegi
An excerpt from Beegaaneh-ee dar man (An Alien in Me), a novel
by Shokouh Mirzadegi (third edition, 1996, Ketab Corp) (in Persian) ...
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He's one of Iran's new generation of Pop singers. But he sings in the
old style -- if you consider Dariush old... LISTEN
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* Not ALL Iranian women selfish
Jessica Asgari writes: I am a 21-year-old
female, half-Persian and half-American. I agree on many points of your
opinion and disagree on others ["I'm NOT a rug"]. I tell people that I am Persian,
not because I am ashamed of where I was born and raised for half of my
life, but because I think it sounds beautiful (Iranina/Persian its all
the same).
I believe that it is great that you are trying make people stop to think
of who they are and what they are doing. However I believe that you are
also closed minded, you just labeled all Iranian females as selfish, disrespectful,
degrading people with low self esteem, and I did not appreciate being labeled
as such... FULL
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* Kayf kardam
Rod Jalali writes: Good job ["Iraj Mirza poem"]... Kayf kardam... Dast-e shomaa dard
nakoneh... Keep-up the good work...
* Alavi's mystical installations, Santa Clara
SEYED ALAVI: CANTICLES OF ECSTASY
Contemporary artist Seyed Alavi seeks to capture the ecstatic experiences
of poets and mystics from varied cultures and spiritual backgrounds. For
this exhibition, he has created installations using common, everyday materials
with which he hopes "to inspire thinking and contemplation."
Opening Friday, September 25, 1998 7 p.m. de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara
University. RSVP 408-554-4528
* Musical: Last
chance: "Seven Valleys" in Berkeley
* Film: "Adam
barfi" ("The Snow Man) in Berkeley
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Rushdie: "Sounds like it's over"
LONDON, (BBC) - Audio clip of Salman Rushdie's
reaction to Iran's announcement that it will not hurt him or support those
who have put a price on his head...LISTEN HERE
UK, Iran raise ties after Rushdie agreement
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Britain and Iran
sealed a landmark agreement to restore full diplomatic relations on Thursday
after Tehran formally dissociated itself from a death edict against British
writer Salman Rushdie. British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook described the
deal with Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi as historic. It was reached
more than nine years after the late revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah
Khomeini condemned the author of ``The Satanic Verses'' to death for blaspheming
Islam... FULL TEXT
PEN asks for release of Tous reporters
"Our letter to you today comes with a grave sense of urgency
as we are disturbed by reports that that the daily newspaper Tous was banned
on September 16, 1998, on charges that it published articles in conflict
with Iran's national interests and security"... FULL TEXT
Stricter press law in the works?
TEHRAN (Hamshahri) - Conservative members of the
Majlis are considering an amendment to the press law giving prosecutors
greater power to shut down liberal papers ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Iran #2 in Asian Judo
TEHRAN (Hamshahri) - Iran took second place in Asian
Judo championships ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
New soccer coach on future plans
TEHRAN (Hamshahri) - Mansour Pourheydari says the
national soccer team will begin training in three weeks. He says he's against
"player-worshipping," ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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It means everything - it means freedom.
Salman Rushdie, after hearing Iran's latest assurances that
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BBC
Sept 24, 1998
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speech to Iranian in U.S.
To go to Khatami's speech, delivered to about 800 Iranians
at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept 20, 1998, fast forward to30.30
minutes. RealAudio by persianradio.com.
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