Thursday
April 20, 2000
Editorial
For God's sake
Conservatives need more than divine intervention to stop
reforms
April 20, 2000
The Iranian
Are the conservatives closing in against the reformist government of
President Khatami? It certainly appears that way. Ayatollah Khamenei has
lashed out against the independent press and denounced "American-style"
reforms; leading reformist journalists have been summoned to the Revolutionary
Court; the out-going Majlis ratified a law putting new limits on freedom
of the press; reformist victories in the Majlis elections in at least eight
cities have been overturned; election results in Tehran, where the reformists
handed the conservatives their most embarrassing defeat, have been called
into question; the Expediency Council has forbidden investigations against
offices controlled by the leadership; and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards
have openly threatened the reformist press with "Islamic violence."
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A novel
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Wednesday
April 19, 2000
Opinion
Lost opportunities
Limits of U.S. support for constitutionalism in Iran
By Charles Kurzman
April 19, 2000
The Iranian
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Iranian pro-democracy movement
looked to the United States for cooperation. The U.S. Congress laughed
at the constitutionalists' appeal. Are we witnessing a repeat of this scenario
in the early 21st century? I'd like to make four brief points about the
limits of U.S. support for Iranian democracy in the early 20th century,
then suggest how the U.S. government might avoid a repeat of this sad history
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Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel
By Bernace Charles
The Iranian
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Tuesday
April 18, 2000
Women
Second class
The legal status of Iranian women
By Mehrangiz Kar
April 18, 2000
The Iranian
In many ways, the Iranian revolution has brought to the fore the discrepancy
between reality and mental perceptions. But in no other respect has the
inconsistency been more apparent than in the private and social lives of
women ...
As will be pointed out below, because of the revolution, women have
gained greater influence and power to the extent that religious leaders
have been persuaded to legitimize female participation in social and political
processes. Yet because of the attitude that dominates the legislative circles
and preserves the laws based on gender discrimination, women have continued
to be treated as second class citizens. >>>
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Immigration
Green Card violations
How you could lose your U.S. residency
By John Manley
April 18, 2000
The Iranian
The re-entry permit in the U.S. is often known simply as the White Passport.
A common scenario for its use could include an Iranian Green Card holder
who wants to go back to Iran for a period of time. This person typically
obtains the re-entry permit and leaves the country for a year or two.
I have noticed these people often leave under the assumption that the
re-entry permit will grant them entry back into the United States. In most
cases it does. However, the permit does not prevent the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS) from inquiring into whether the Green Card
holder has abandoned his permanent residency.>>>
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A novel
By Bernace Charles
The Iranian
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Monday
April 17, 2000
Cover story
Present in the past
Shadafarin Ghadirian's photographs
April 17, 2000
The Iranian
We live in the 21st century. But in some ways, Iranian society has not
progressed for centuries. Many of our habits and beliefs have not caught
up with the times. This is the immediate impression from Shadafarin Ghadirian
photographs, which have were recently exhibited in London and featured
in the February 2000 issue of Index for Censorship. >>>
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Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel
By Bernace Charles
The Iranian
Chapter Sixty-One >>>
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Friday
April 21, 2000
Fiction
Flight 603
A different perspective on exile
By Siamak Kiarostami
April 21, 2000
The Iranian
"Ay, Tony, how I anticipate the day I can drive you around and
show you your homeland. These Americans call Florida their paradise, and
their old come here to spend their last days. But Tony, it's different
here. Not like Cuba, m'ijo. Let me tell you, in Cuba we have the whitest
sand, the bluest water, and all four winds kiss you as you walk. Every
where you go, music is in the air, and the laughter of women is around
you, in my paradise."
After a while, Papí would get excited, caught in the mystic powers
of his memories. His passion was contagious! He knew how to keep my attention
for hours. It was with my grandfather, in those early days, that I knew
I wanted more than the stories, I wanted to have it for myself. I would
ask him when we were going back, back home to Cuba and smiling, he would
start to speak in a rhythmic tone, clutching his glass of rum and rattling
the ice in it for effect when he was talking. >>>
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A novel
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