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September 6-10, 1999 / Shahrivar 15-19, 1378
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September 10, 1999
Internet
Viryal community
Iranians and the Internet
September 10, 1999
The Iranian
Since the 1979 revolution in Iran, Iranians have learned to live with
a varity of restriction of their freedom of expression. In 1996 Iranians
were the first global citizens to be denied access to the Internet -- not
by their own government but by the United States. Roshanak Khadivi, an
Iranian journalist based in London, reports (RealAudio, 14 minutes) ...
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Thursday
September 9, 1999
Iran
New is good
Hunger for modernity discards of history
By Laleh Khalili
September 9, 1999
The Iranian
In Mashhad, a large diameter around the Imam Reza shrine has been cleared
for a vast cement park in order to accommodate the millions of pilgrims
who are the bread and butter of the city. In Shiraz, I saw the remains
of gorgeous old homes demolished between the shrines of Shah-Cheragh and
Astaneh to make room for a gargantuan mosque complex which I can't even
begin to imagine whether and how would ever be filled by human bodies.
On my visit, the sensuous arches and old brickwork of the scarce walls
that remained were sad reminders of all that once was and no longer is
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Wednesday
September 8, 1999
Literature
Ali Amoo, aka Afash ol Motekalemin?
Ali Amoo
Was he the true father of modern Persian literature?
September 8, 1999
The Iranian
On July 8, 1999, the daily Neshat in Iran published an article
by the late literary scholar Siroos Tahbaz. It turns out that this was
one of the last articles Tahbaz wrote and its implications are quite important.
He argued that based on a new research, the father of modern Persian literature
may not be Mohammad Ali Jamalzadeh, as is widely believed but, perhaps,
Ali Amoo ... GO
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Tuesday
September 7, 1999
Art
Emotions on glass
Reverse-glass painting by Mahin Azima
September 7, 1999
The Iranian
Since 1973 Mahin Azima has been trying to revive and modernize "reverse-glass"
(posht-e shisheh) painting in Iran.
Reverse-glass painting is an ancient art form that originated in China
and was first seen in Iran during the 15th century. It is unique in the
sense that the top layer finish is painted first, while the background
and built-up colors come second. She has tried to use this form to give
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Monday
September 6, 1999
Cover story
I was once an Iranian
Now I must grasp what it means to be an American
By Massud Alemi
September 7, 1999
The Iranian
Many Iranian expatriates subscribe to the notion that their Iranianness
is separate from their humanity. They form consciousness raising "cultural"
groups to reach an understanding about what constitutes Iranianness. They
hold meeting after meeting (with a stiff, almost un-Iranian regularity)
to emphasize an affair that passed away many years before the revolution.
It is worthy of note that it had been through a similar search for an original
self, sans any foreign impurities, that the old country was pushed on the
path of cultural suicide, cutting itself off from the wellspring of civilization.
Therefore, despite all their posturing, I see the Iranian intellectuals
still bound to the double tyrants of fundamentalism and inept nationalism.
Meanwhile, waiting to be addressed, lurk the great questions, Who are we?
What are we doing here? ... GO
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