The Iranian Features
July 31-August 4, 2000 / Mordad 10-14, 1379
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At war with your people
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Better for business
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Bepaa laal nashi
* Sociology:
Get real real
* Art:
Many me
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Kodaam bamdaad?
* Requiem:
Fish out of water
* Funeral:
Only ey Iran
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Standing ovation
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Friday
August 4, 2000
Militia
At war with your people
What good is peace if you have to kill and destroy for it?
By Najmeh Fakhraie
August 4, 2000
The Iranian
They usually carry worry beads in their hands; they always have really
long beards and a ring on their finger. The army boots are also a must.
I don't know why but it seems as if the memory of war must linger on and
on forever. Some call them basijis, some call them eesaargars and most
don't call them anything. The dirty looks on their faces when they see
one in the street or talk about one in low whispers is enough.
They're mysterious creatures who seem to be controlling almost everything,
if they are smart enough to get themselves into the system. Some are truly
terrifying. Anyone who has seen photos of Masoud Dehnamaki's office knows
what I am talking about. Pictures of dead people stuck to the walls, dirt
and grenades all over the room, exactly like a war-zone. Makes you shudder
to see what kind of people are controlling your country >>>
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Thursday
August 3, 2000
U.S.-Iran
Better for business
Republican vice-presidential nominee has opposed unilateral
sanctions
By Gary Sick
August 3, 2000
The Iranian
Dick Cheney, George W. Bush's vice presidential running mate in the
US presidential race, has a long history of involvement with Persian Gulf
affairs. In early 1990, as Secretary of Defense, Cheney signed the (classified)
Defense Policy Guidance that drastically revised the Cold War scenario
that envisioned a Soviet invasion of Iran, followed by an immediate clash
between NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in Central Europe. Instead, the new
plan scaled back the scenario to the goal of defending the oil fields of
Saudi Arabia and the Arab sheikhdoms from an unspecified aggression, largely
on the grounds that a US defense effort in Iran was unrealistic >>>
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Art
"Learing" English and "forgetting" Persian
By dAyi Hamid
August 3, 2000
The Iranian
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Wednesday
August 2, 2000
Sociology
Get real real
Stereotypes & perceptions
By Poopak Taati
August 2, 2000
The Iranian
Many of us have heard stereotypical comments. We have heard, for example,
Americans stereotyping Iranian women as "uneducated homemakers,"
and Iranian men as being "sexually and emotionally aggressive"
toward women. These stereotypes are sometimes confused with prejudice and
discrimination and attempts at defamation of character. Interestingly,
however, Iranians are not free from their own stereotypes of Americans
either. Iranians stereotype Americans as "politically naïve,"
"unsophisticated," and "parochial," to mention just
a few >>>
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Art
Many me
Having fun with Photoshop
By Nina Habibi
August 2, 2000
The Iranian
I was learning Photoshop the other day by altering my own photograph.
Here's what I came up with. The first set is titled "Self-study",
the second set is "Energy, Death, Resurrection, Thaw" >>>
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Tuesday
August 1, 2000
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Requiem
Fish out of water
A moment to remember Shamlou
By Asghar Massombagi
August 1, 2000
The Iranian
So I'm on the phone with this friend in Tehran a few days ago and after
the obligatory pleasantries he casually says "oh, Shamlou died today"
and I feel a cringe in some buried region of my brain; the region where
long forgotten memories of childhood resides and the snap shots of old
neighborhoods and the first days of school and the crisp bills you got
for Noruz >>>
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Funeral
Only ey Iran
Nationalism at Shamlou's funeral
August 1, 2000
The Iranian
Email is from a friend in Iran who was at Shamlou's funeral. I found
it beautiful and informative. It shows an atmosphere very different from
the kind you read in the papers. -- Sourena Mohammadi >>>
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Monday
July 31, 2000
Cover story
Like holding my pillow
Googoosh's first concert in 21 years brings back memories
By Termeh Rassi
July 31, 2000
The Iranian
I have deliberately stayed away from knowing anything about all the
raucous surrounding her. I haven't read her interviews. Was she rude or
insensitive in her comments about the LA music scene? I have no clue and
I don't care. That issue, is another article in itself. We have just gotten
back from Toronto and I know one thing for sure this is not going
to be a regular review of a concert. I have just walked away from having
one of the most emotionally intense experiences of my life and I have to
frame that around Air Canada Center in Toronto, 15,000 Iranians and Googoosh
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Cover story
Standing ovation
Googoosh is a smash hit -- again
By Pedram Moallemian
July 31, 2000
The Iranian
Googoosh was doing what she does best, entertaining a near capacity
crowd at Toronto's Air Canada Center. The stage was decorated with pillars
replicated from those at Persepolis. Before she walked on stage, the entire
stage area was drowned in green, white and red lights and her entrance
will surely be remembered for a long time by all the fans. The standing
ovation went from a minute to five to ten and if she hadn't made people
stop, it may have never ended. She was back. >>>
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