The Iranian Features
May 10-14, 1999 / Ordibehesht 20-24, 1378
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* Art: Journey between
cultures
* Googoosh: Last words
Recent
* Food: Well, excuuuse
me!
* Fiction:
Jen Nameh
* Mythology: Desert refuge
* Cover
story: Casual moments
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Friday,
May 14, 1999
Art
Journey between cultures
Artists inspired by life in Iran and America
By Maryam Ovissi
May 14, 1999
The Iranian
Many Iranian artists in the United States have become integrated into
the contemporary art world. One of the most well-known is Shirin Neshat,
who has presented her Iranianess with a language that has gained wide respect
and appreciation.
In this article, I will present five other well-known and upcoming contemporary
Iranian artists in the United States. Of course, there are numerous others
that could be mentioned, but Seyed Alavi, Hadi Tabatabai, Afarin Rahmanifar,
Aylene Fallah and Maryam Javaheri will provide a glimpse as to the range
of art and styles being created ... GO
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Googoosh
Last words?
An interview with Googoosgh and her biography by a Tajik
reporter
 The last known interview with Googoosh was
done by Mohiyeddin Alempour - a Tajik journalist who visited Tehran in
February 1991.
Alempour, who was a reporter for the BBC Persian Service, was visiting
Iran following the break up of the Soviet Union...
Alempour wrote a book about his meeting with Googoosh and included the
most complete biography of her to date ... GO
TO GOOGOOSH.COM
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Thursday
May 13, 1999
Food
Well, excuuuse me!
Sushi doesn't do it for me
By Shahriar Zahedi
May 13, 1999
The Iranian
Have you ever noticed, when the plate is set down in front of us? Our
whole facial expression changes, the look in our eyes becomes one of love,
or shall I say, lust? We would eye the mound of rice, double check the
location of raw onions on the table, roll up our sleeves, and start greasing
the fluffy, separate, and slightly under-cooked rice with butter or egg
yokes. Then the sumac will be sprinkled on the kabab, and with foreplay
out of the way, the actual lovemaking would commence. This is complete
and total bliss. Even fava bean rice with lamb shank wouldn't compare,
let alone Kung Pao Chicken with salt-less, sticky rice. Give me a break!
... GO
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Wednesday
May 12, 1999
Fiction
Jen Nameh
A novel by Hooshang Golshiri
May 12, 1999
The Iranian
If you could count five of Iran's very best contemporary novelists,
Hooshang Golshiri would be one of them. But his fame comes at a cost. It
means the censors review his works more carefully.
This time Golshiri has skipped the whole official pre-publication review
process and chosen to print his novel abroad. "Jen Nameh" (Book
of Jinns) has been published by Baran Publishers in Sweden (Tel: 46-8-471-9271)
... GO
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Tuesday
May 11, 1999
By Laleh Khalili
May 11, 1999
The Iranian
This gorgeous cave with its simple candelabra and marble floors is sacrosanct
and entry into it requires bare feet and covered heads - for men and women.
Our green-eyed Zoroastrian guide, who wears a white skull-cap and a rugged
smile, throws more oud upon the fire in the center of the cave whose walls
are blackened with smoke and whose floor is wet with the spring water that
seems to seep through the rock and drips, drop by drop all over the cave
(hence the name of the village, Chek Chek, or drop by drop). Buckets are
placed here and there under the roof the cave to capture the precious clean
water that is so rare and hallowed. Three small fires burn permanently
on the ultimate wall of the cave, another consecrated space, that which
is the source of Chek Chek myth ... GO
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Monday
May 10, 1999
Cover story
Casual moments
Photos from the Qajar era
May 10, 1999
The Iranian
Court photographers of the late Qajar era mainly focused their cameras
on kings and princes, or official ceremonies. But there are also many pictures
of servants, low-ranking officials and ordinary people.
In "Ganj-e Peydaa", a collection of photos from Golestan Palce
(1998, Tehran, Cultural Research Bureau & Cultural Heritage Foundation),
the photographers are unknown and most of the subjects are unrecognized,
but the photos reveal a casual side that is rare in Iranian photography...
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