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Cover stories
December 1997
* Class
act -- Ebi in concert. Written and photographed by J. Javid (Dec
30)
* Ho
ho no more -- Kissing Christmas good-bye. By Hamid
Taghavi (Dec 22)
* Christ
and the Persian magi -- Marco Polo on Persia's "Christian" fire
worshippers (Dec 22)
* Welcome
back -- Farhad's first concert tour since 1979
brought him to San Francisco. Written and photographed by J. Javid (Dec
15)
* The
Gun and the Gaze -- "The history of Shirin
Neshat's bodily portrayals of this 'Islamic woman' is the unwritten chronicle of
a mute and concealed femininity. Her photographs show and tell what has been forbidden
to show and tell." (Dec 8)
* We
were here -- As we sat in a cafe in Berkeley,
listening to The Match on the radio, we rose from the depths of despair to the heights
of ecstasy. By J. Javid (Dec 1)
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November 1997
* Harmony -- Elegance and spirituality in perfect balance in the old homes
of Isfahan. Photos by N. Kasraian (Nov 24)
* Taraneh
-- Another (brilliant) Bay Area artist (Nov 17)
* Ovissi
-- A glimpse at the remarkable success of contemporary artist Nasser Ovissi (Nov 10)
* Bridge
to victory -- Importance of Iran as a supply route in World War II. By Robert
D. Burgener (Nov 3)
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October 1997
* The
Bird & The Whale -- She and he finally meet in a far-away land... By
J. Javid (Oct 27)
* Gentle
Storm -- What's brewing inside the calm artist, Yari Ostovany (Oct
20)
* In
Black & White -- The -- almost -- hypnotic photographs of Morad Boroomand
(Oct 10)
* Dinner
in Paris -- Remembering Paris, other than the buildings and cafes. By Iran
Javid Fulton (Oct 3)
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September 1997
* Three
thousand butterflies -- You want art? Seyed Alavi will give you art. (Sept 26)
* Hard
feelings -- Avideh Zahedi's ceramic statuettes are explosions of emotion.
(Sept 22)
* Room
with an inner view -- Seeing Shahab La'al's paintings brought excitement
and relief . (Sept 18)
* In
spite of -- Ben Bagheri's photos from a recent visit to Iran. (Sept
16)
* Absence
-- Home is still the now-vague-image of Iran. By Laleh Khalil (Sept
11)
* Persepolis:
Up close and Personal -- Photographs by Afshin Bakhtiar. (Sept
3)
* Shiraz
-- Taking my daughter to my second home, and Persepolis. By J. Javid (Sept
1)
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