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Rumi
Immigration
Cucumbers & tomatoes
Becoming a part of the societal salad bowl
By Guive Mirfendereski
April 22, 1999
The Iranian
Because of the psycho-chemistry of transplantation, no immigrant ever
melts in the pot. Many take the dive and try, for whatever reason, but
only manage to dissolve partially before they become unconsciously defensive
just like that nasty stubborn lump which refuses to become a part of the
gravy for fear of losing it all. Even if one wished and willed to lose
one's earlier identity, there may not be acceptance by the pot itself ...
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Iran declares war on "man's best friend"
TEHRAN, April 20 (AFP) -Iran's highest judicial official, Ayatollah
Mohammad Yazdi, called for the police to keep dogs and other pets off the
streets, Kayhan paper reported Tuesday.
"This is an Islamic city, and keeping domestic animals in the house
is no problem, but their being walked on the streets is an insult to others,
and the police can intervene," said Yazdi, one of the Islamic republic's
leading conservatives.
The authorities have been calling for years for dog owners to refrain
from walking the animals in parks and streets.
In 1994, Tehran's mayor prohibited dogs from appearing in public places
for religious and hygienic reasons.
Thanks to Laleh Khalili
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* Christian Holy War
Ali Sadri writes: I read Mr. Tehranian's
comments about the genocidal war of extermination being carried out by
the Serbs ["Why
Kosovo?"]. His ability to meticulously manuever around the facts
about the horrendous atrocities being carried out against Muslim women
and children is a disgusting, yet masterful, example of obfuscation. Bravo!
... FULL TEXT
* I had three black girlfriends
Esphandyar Rohrabi writes:
In different stages of my life I had three black girlfriends and even to
this date my Iranian friends talk about them with envy, so lets not over-dramatize
& confuse the issues ["Siaah
Sookhteh"]. As with any other race, it's hard & in some cases
futile to change the elders' conservative views. But it's always good to
know that your granddad wasn't the Grand Wizard in the local KKK ... FULL
TEXT
* Lecture: Modernity in Iranian women's
poetry, Virginia
By invitation of the Iranian American Cultural Society of Maryland,
Dr. Farzaneh Milani- writer, poet, prof. of Persian Study from the University
of Virginia- talks about "From the Mirror of Venus to Weapons of Mars:
Modernity and Mobility in Contemporary Iranian Women's Poetry."
Where: Room 264, Smith Hall, Towson University
When: 4:00 P.M. Sunday, May 16.
Free Admission
Book of the Week
Book
 The Hand of Poetry
Five Mystic Poets of Persia : Translations from the Poems of
Sanai, Attar, Rumi, Saadi and Hafiz
In 13th century Persia, spiritual teaching was given in the guise of
poetry. From this vast treasury, Coleman Barks has selected a broad assortment
of poems form the works of Sanai, Attar, Rumi, Saadi, and Hafiz. These
are combined with the lectures originally given by Inayat Khan in San Fransisco
during 1923, which discuss the signifigance of the poets for our lives.
The book is quite possibly the best anthology of Persian Sufi Poets currently
available ... GO TO BOOK
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TEHRAN, April 22 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami
defended his moderate culture minister against impeachment proceedings launched
by hardline parliamentary deputies and expressed hope he would survive the
motion, newspapers said on Thursday ... FULL TEXT
Culture minister's impeachment debate next
week
TEHRAN,
April 22 (AFP) - The Iranian parliament said Thursday it would hear an impeachment
motion against moderate Culture Minister Ataollah Mohajerani next week as
the minister lashed out at the move as "totally political." Mohajerani
will be called before all 270 deputies next Wednesday to defend himself
against a censure motion launched by 31 conservative MPs ... FULL TEXT
Conservatives step up attacks on reformers
TEHRAN,
April 22 (AFP) - An impeachment bill against a key minister, pressure on
the press, the jailing of a liberal cleric -- these are just the latest
attacks on Iran's reform movement by the conservative regime. Political
tensions, already high for several weeks, reached a new crescendo Wednesday
with the submission to parliament of a censure motion against Culture Minister
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Iraq accuses Iran of attack plan
Thursday,
April 22, 1999, BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraq has accused Iran of using the
violent actions of an Iranian opposition group to justify a possible attack
against Iraq. The accusation came in a letter from Iraq's foreign minister
that was delivered to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday. Iraq's
official news agency issued a copy of the letter ... FULL TEXT
Germany, Iran look to improve relations
BONN, April 22 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer
may visit Iran in the second half of this year as part of efforts to improve
relations, his ministry said on Thursday after he met Iranian counterpart
Kamal Kharazzi ... FULL TEXT
Iran's NIOC gets $500 mln from Asia
TEHRAN, April 22 (Reuters) - The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)
secured about $500 million from Asian banks in April in exchange for guarantees
that the money would be paid back from future oil sales, an NIOC official
said on Thursday ... FULL TEXT
National team getting ready
Tehran
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friendly matches in Canada and South America. Players who are in foreign
teams are expected to be called to join ... FULL PERSIAN IMAGE TEXT
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Our children
The assimilation process which begins with the first arrival ends eventually
with the arrival of the first, an offspring born in the new environment.
Despite all parental efforts and directions to the contrary, the environment
claims the child as its own. That child is born not on the cultural island
which the parents have carved out, but rather he is born in the melting
pot. Mom and dad remain forever pieces of cucumber, tomato, or a lump, providing
the child's first brush with an incomprehensible nostalgia.
Guive Mirfendereski
"Cucumbers
& tomatoes"
The Iranian
April 22, 1999
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