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Rumi
Identity
Stop or go?
Thoughts on identity and change
By Kayvan Alikhani
September 21, 1999
The Iranian
A couple of days ago I was talking to a friend and all of a sudden,
a vivid memory of my grandfather flashed before my eyes...
As a man, he learned to survive, traveled the world, managed vineyards,
became a tailor and taught the Koran to his neighbors and friends. In the
middle of all that, he built a great home and raised seven children with
my grandmother Khanoom-Jan (rest in peace) whom I so dearly loved.
And I? Will I ever hold my head up high and stop living like a guest
in someone else's house? I'm facing constant dilemmas as to what tomorrow
will bring. Small and insignificant issues mostly add to one -- and only
one -- thing: Conformity ... GO
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Akhbar-e Eghtesad
Sept 21, 1999
Akbar Ganji comapres Iran (indirectly) with corrupt South American regimes
as well as former dictatorships in other parts of the world. Only a free
civil society can rid itself of corruption, he argues ... FULL
TEXT IN PERSIAN
Electrifying idea
Javid Afrasiabi in Santa
Monica , California, writes:
In old Parsi we know kahrobaa means electricity and mail or post was
called chaapaar. So we can use these words and call email as chaapak in
Parsi.
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* Genuine debate
Mehran writes: I think that
a genuine debate on this issue is needed especially since many Iranians
think they are progressive and open-minded until they are faced with gay
and lesbian issues.
I have many gay and lesbian friends, and they are great people who have
done no harm to anyone. Most of them tell me that they did not choose their
homosexuality. In the face of such hatred and cruelty, why would they?
... FULL
TEXT
* Head spinner
Amir Sadri writes: My head is spinning.
I just got done reading another one of Laleh Khalili's rambling reviews;
her ostensible critique of fast paced modernization in her article "New
is good". Wieuuuuh!
What is it about her writing? Reading it has the same effect as popping
high-powered speed pills. No introduction. No main theme or body. No conclusion.
Just an endless, rapid fired, breakneck speed stream of harsh, ideologically
laced opinions and observations. Like a diesel locomotive raging ahead
with no breaks.
And to what end this stringing together of multisylabic sixteen inch
words? Hard to say! But then again, modern writing is often characterized
by its schizophrenic qualities!
* Music: Shahin & Sepehr in southern
California
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Sepehr LIVE in Laguna Beach and in Hollywood on Sep 30th & Oct 1st
at Odessa Jazz Club and on Oct.2nd at the Hollywood Athletic Club. Tickets
available thru Ticket Master. Tel: 213-365-3500 in Hollywood, 714-740-7878
for Laguna Beach. Looking forward to seeing you there ... DETAILS
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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran prefers to strengthen ties with Europe
rather than with a United States bent on dominating the world, Iranian supreme
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on Tuesday told visiting Austrian President Thomas Klestil his country "asks
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We take long time
``We have today marked a further significant step forward in our relations,''
the British minister said, calling the visits ``milestones on a long road.''
But he added: ``A thaw can take a long time. This is not going to be a process
of suddenly turning on the blowtorch.''
-- British Foreign Minister Robin Cook on agreeing to visit Iran
Reuters
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