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Nezami
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Reconstructing dreams
Designs by A. Reza Rowhani
October 18, 1999
The Iranian
A. Reza Rowhani's art is electrifying. He cuts and alters images of
what would ordinarily be considered desirable, sexy, tastey or just plain
good. But the result is not sad or cynical as such. There's an immense
amount of vitality and confidence in his work. Hopes and dreams are alive,
only their meanings have changed ... GO
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Outlook
Iranian Candidates Ready For Key Parliament Race
By Afshin Molavi
The Washington Post
October 17, 1999
TEHRAN - Mahmoud Hossein Vaezi, an Iranian parliament member, cornered
a couple of journalists and rattled off a list of his legislative accomplishments
over the past four years...
Vaezi, a white-turbaned cleric educated in an Islamic seminary, is getting
a crash course in pre-election anxiety. He is not alone. Iran's 270 parliament
members must put their records on the line in February in what is shaping
up to be the most critical parliamentary election since the 1979 revolution.
... FULL
TEXT
Universal symbol for stress
Thanks to Ezraeel
More Letters
* Muslim first
Kazem Mansouri writes: In response
to Maziar Shirazi's "Shah
let people hold hands," the foremost thing that is completely
wrong is the notion that Arabs gave "their God" to Iranians...
ISLAM WAS NEVER AN ARAB RELIGION. IT IS A UNIVERSAL ONE ...
There is an abudance of evidence that Islam DID NOT flatten cities and
force conversions, yet the people who claim that it did happen present
absolutely NO evidence that it did. Islam ENRICHES Iran. Despite the political
and idiologial differences in Iran today, look at our education. The CIA
has named Iran as being in the top 40 educational systems in the world
in 2 categories: math and science. No other modern Muslim country has done
this.
And why shouldn't I be a Muslim first and a Persian second? All of us
will face death...you and I. I will tell Allah I am Muslim. Why? Because
when death befalls me my nationality, money, weapons, and friends will
not help me when I stand before Allah. Only my deeds matter. Iran can't
help me them ... FULL
TEXT
* Beechaareh Pakistanis
Ramin Tabib writes: In response
to Shar Zori's "We're
not lazy", first of all, beechaareh Pakistanis and Indians. And
I hope your words don't reach their ears because they are notorious for
getting back!
Secondly, here are some of the English equivalents of Persian words
you thought did not exist:
mohabat: kindness, compassion, sympathy
vafaa: faithfulness, loyalty, devotion
doosti: friendship, camaraderie
erfaan: transcendentalism
mardaanegi: altruism, selflessness
* Nothing wrong
Hossein, writes: In response to Saghie Zarinkalk "Khodeti",
even though you are totally entitled to your opinions, you can not say
that Iranian men who go back to get married in Iran are doing anything
wrong. They have the right to choose who they want to get married to just
like you do.
I have seen many Iranian women who marry White, Black, etc. and even
though I wouldn't personally do that, it is none of my business. I will
never judge them because of who they decided to marry. You cannot say every
Iranian man getting married in Iran will end up paying for it, just like
I don't say every Iranian woman marrying an African American male will
end up the same.
* Literature: Literary voices of Iran
- New York
Some of Iran's most distinguished literary figures gather for the first
time in the U.S. Authors include Simin Behbehani, Mahmoud Dolatabadi, Mohammad
Ali Sepanlou, Javad Mojabi, and Shahriar Mandani will read and discuss
their work at New York's Asia Society on November 1 at 6:30 p.m.
Cosponsored by PEN American Center, Columbia University's Department
of Middle Eastern and Asian languages and Cultures and Center for Iranian
Modern Arts. $7 members and PEN members; $10 nonmembers; limited number
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Books of the Week
* Parishaadokht-e
she'r (1998)
A tribute to Forough Farrokhzad
By M. Azad
* Jaa-ye
khaali-ye solouch (1998)
A novel
By Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
* Aashofteh-haalaan-e
bidaar bakht (1998)
A novel
By Gholamhossein Saedi
* Mossadegh:
Saal-haaye mobaarezeh va moqaavemat, Vol 1 & 2 (1997)
A detailed account of Mossadegh's political struggles
By Gholamreza Nejati
* Daastaan-haaye
masnavi (1995)
Stories from Rumi's Masnawi
By Yazdanbakhsh Qahraman
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Abbas Amir-Entezam, has been released from
prison
TEHRAN, Oct 18 (AFP) - A liberal Iranian opposition figure, Abbas
Amir-Entezam, has been released from prison after spending most of the past
two decades years in jail, the government-run Iran newspaper reported Monday
... FULL TEXT
Court sentences student to two and a half
years over July unrest
TEHRAN, Oct 17 (AFP) - Tehran's revolutionary tribunal has sentenced
a student to two and half years in jail in connection with six days of bloody
riots which rocked the capital in July, a reformist daily reported Sunday
... FULL TEXT
Nuri says Iran hardliners fighting Islam,
history
TEHRAN, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Reformist cleric Abdollah Nouri on Monday
dismissed any attempt to halt Iran's move toward greater pluralism as a
vain effort to stem the tide of Islam and world history ... FULL TEXT
Court orders liberal editor jailed
TEHRAN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - An Iranian court on Saturday ordered
the arrest of a leading pro-reform editor whose newspaper was recently banned
for questioning Islamic principles, his colleagues said ... FULL TEXT
Iran rejects overture from 'bully' U.S.
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
railed against the United States Sunday, accusing it of being an international
bully, as Tehran rejected the latest offer of direct talks with Washington
... FULL TEXT
Cohen: Iran still a threat
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - Despite President Mohammad Khatami's efforts
to modernize Iran, the country continues to sponsor terrorism and remains
a threat to its neighbors, U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen said here
Monday ... FULL TEXT
Khatami to visit Germany after clear-up
of Hofer case
BERLIN, Oct 17 (AFP) - Iran's President Mohammed Khatami will visit
Germany when the case of detained German businessman Helmut Hofer has been
resolved, the head of the chancellor's office indicated in an interview
published Sunday ... FULL TEXT
U.S., Russia review nuclear treaty
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials hope the lure of American assistance
with radar technology will get Russia to agree to amend a landmark anti-nuclear
treaty so that both nations can develop limited systems to defend against
potential threats from Iran and North Korea ... FULL TEXT
INTERVIEW -Iran eyes move to market economy
TEHRAN, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Iran is taking major steps towards becoming
a market economy, to help the country tackle its formidable social and economic
challenges, a senior economic official said on Thursday ... FULL TEXT
Iran seeks industrial cooperation with
EU
TEHRAN, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said
on Thursday Iran wanted to expand industrial cooperation with EU countries
and would in turn provide investment opportunities to European firms ...
FULL TEXT
Culture minister wants more schools instead
of mosques
TEHRAN, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Iran's liberal culture minister said
on Monday it would be more useful to build schools and technical institutes
in the Islamic country instead of yet more mosques, state television reported
... FULL TEXT
Learning more about Hassan Sabbah
Tehran (Iran daily) - Hassan Sabbah's fort (Qaleh Alamut) , where
the legendary "assassin" commanded his guerrilla operation for
35 years, will be studied by archaeologists ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
7th in computer olympiad
Tehran
(Iran daily) - Iranian university students have taken 7th place in the international
computer olympiad ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Why Baqeri didn't play
Tehran (Iran daily) - Karim Baqeri was invited to joing the national
soccer team in the game against Denmark. But he declined because of injuries.
He's upset about the reaction in the Iranian press ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Stronger lineup
Tehran (Iran daily) - Mehrdad Minavand, Siroos Din-Mohammadi and
Alireza Mansourian will probably be called on to joined the national team
to play in three umcoming friendly games in the U.S ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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No one, no matter how powerful, can stop the free flow of ideas. Islam
gives complete freedom for the free flow of ideas, whether others like it
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-- Abdollah Nuri, publisher of Khordad
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