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Obayd Zakani
Shah
By the pale-green stone
I blinked at a portrait in a gold frame: a saluting monarch
in white
By Cyrus Kadivar
November 9, 1999
The Iranian
It was my second day in Cairo and my taxi driver was eager to show me
around. Domes and minarets rose above the streets. I asked him if he knew
the Al Rafai Mosque. "Of course," he smiled. "You want to
see the tombs of King Farouk and the Shah? No problem."
When he discovered my Iranian origin he really opened up reminding me
of the old ties between Egypt and Iran. "We liked the Shah,"
he said turning a corner. "We felt sorry for him when the world closed
its doors on him. Only Sadat, a brave man, stood by him. He forced open
another door so that the Shah could die in peace here." It was midday
when I reached the side entrance of the Al Rifai Mosque ... GO
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Former Neshat editor blasts judge
Mashallah Shamsolvaezin's defense in court (PDF file) ... FULL
TEXT IN PERSIAN
Benaazam beh een qaazi
TEHRAN, Nov 9 (AFP) - Iran's press court judge jailed a defence lawyer
of reformist newspaper editor Mashallah Shamsolvaezin Tuesday at the end
of the second day of the journalist's trial here.
Judge Said Mortazavi ordered Mohammad Seyfzadeh to prison for five days
for contempt of court as he adjourned the trial until Saturday.... FULL TEXT
More Letters
* Becoming stronger
Gelareh Asayesh writes:
Termeh Rassi's piece ["The
plaid sofa"] was lovely -- direct and moving. She writes about
an experience that is defining for Iranians of this day and age -- the
experience of diaspora.
Through more of such writing, we can try to understand and come to terms
with our experience as Iranians; in the hopes of becoming a stronger, more
rooted community wherever our journeys have taken us.
* Tired of chants
Alex Bettesworth writes
in response to Mr.
Beeler's letter: Take it easy. I too am an American who gets angry
when I hear about the flag burning and the death chants going on in Iran,
but you got to remember not all Iranians are like that, and many of them
are getting tired of marching to the drum of certain mollas well.
You are right in that hatred has a tendency to breed further hatred
but that is something we all have to work on. Thank goodness there exist
forums such as The Iranian where frustrations and differences of
opinion can be expressed. There are some discussion groups which won't
allow anything like this and that is unfortunate.
I firmly believe that as long as people are allowed to have dialogue,
openly and honestly, without fear of repercussions, a good majority will
come to appreciate and learn to co-exist with those who differ. And that
is what is needed most in this world right now.
* Taking credit
Ashkan Yekrangi ,
Webmaster of CyberIran writes:
I am writing in regards to your Persian web link of the day. Apparently
this "Payam"
guy is taking credit for my hard work.
No, he did not put up 1,000 Persian songs in RealAudio format. I did.
He simply linked to them. And by the way, it's not 1,000 songs, it's 800.
Editors note: The description for this web site has been corrected.
* Medicine: * Dr. Ghajar at Stanford,
N. California
From Art to Science: The New Era of Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment,
a lecture and presentation by distinguished Iranian neurosurgeon: Dr. Jamshid
Ghajar , Monday, November 22, 1999, 7 PM Kresge Auditorium, Stanford University,
Palo Alto, California. Admission: Free with Stanford ID, $5 general admission
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rival demonstrations
TEHRAN,
Nov 9 (AFP) - Reformist and conservative students in Tehran staged separate
demonstrations Tuesday for and against liberalisation of the press, against
a background of judicial action against journalists ... FULL TEXT
Abdollah Nouri calls for end to silence
over past leaders
TEHRAN,
Nov 9 (AFP) - Reformist firebrand Abdollah Nuri broke new ground in his
defiance of Iran's conservatives Tuesday by demanding rehabilitation of
two historic nationalist leaders and "civic rights" for a disgraced
cleric long under house arrest ... FULL TEXT
Shamsolvaezin's trial continues amid press
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TEHRAN,
Nov 9 (AFP) - Reformist newspaper editor Mashallah Shamsolvaezin appeared
as defiant as ever on the second day of his trial here, as Iran's journalists
protested against continuing crackdowns on the press ... FULL TEXT
Majlis backtracks in holiday dispute
TEHRAN, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Iran's parliament on Tuesday backtracked
on a decision taken three months ago to drop a national holiday, a move
which had provoked a nationalist uproar across the country ... FULL TEXT
Cook regrets death of Iran's anti-drugs
officers
TEHRAN, Nov 8 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook
sent a message of condolence to his Iranian counterpart on the death of
38 policemen killed by drug traffickers, state radio reported on Monday
... FULL TEXT
FOCUS-Huge Iran oilfield to be open to
foreigners
TEHRAN, Nov 8 (Reuters) - A top Iranian official said on Monday
foreign oil companies would be given the opportunity to participate in the
development of a recently-discovered giant oilfield in Iran's southwest
... FULL TEXT
Iran urged to ease stiff energy investment
rules
TEHRAN, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Iran risks losing out in a regional race
for billions of dollars in foreign capital unless it eases stifling restrictions
on investment in its vast energy industry, Western executives said on Monday
... FULL TEXT
Play makes 50 million
Tehran
(Iran daily) - Davoud Mir-Bagheri's play "Dandoon talaa" has turned
out to be a gold mine, breaking all boxoffice records. In 64 shows, the
play has made more than 50 million tomans ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Italian archeologists to resume digging
in Iran
ROME,
Nov 9 (AFP) - Italian archeologists will be able to resume work in Iran
after a 20-year lapse following the Islamic revolution, Iranian Culture
Minister Ataollah Mohajerani announced in Rome ... FULL TEXT
Nassrdin Shah "palace"?
Tehran
(Iran daily) - The abandoned "Nassrdin Shah Palace" in the Shahrestanak
district of Karaj will undergo recontruction. It's not clear if the building
was actually used by the Shah but it is from the Qajar era ... FULL TEXT
IN PERSIAN
Bezan bezan in Shiraz
Tehran
(Iran daily) - Bad refereeing and rough plays by Esteqlal exploded into
crowd violence in Shiraz ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Barzegar gets top job
Tehran (Hamshahri) - Wrestling great Mansour Barzegar has been
appointed headcoach of the national freestyle wrestling team to prepare
for the 2000 Sydny Olympics ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Beh saayeh-ye khodetun ham etminaan nakonin chon vaqti havaa abri
misheh un ham gheybesh mizaneh.
(You can't even trust your shadow, because he won't be around either
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