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Friday
February 25, 2000
* Tribute to Nader Naderpour
BBC Persian Service
One of the leaders of the "New Poetry" movement among all
persian speakers, Nader Naderpour passed away in Los Angeles on 18 February
2000 >>> LISTEN
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* Iranian Community Mourns an Idol
Admirers say death can't silence the voice of Persian poet Nader Naderpour.
By SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON
Los Angeles Times
February 25, 2000
Nader Naderpour's friends gently hoisted his flag-draped casket onto
their shoulders Thursday afternoon, carrying him past hundreds of tearful
mourners unwilling to grasp that their beloved idol was gone. But even
in death, the contemporary Persian poet who inspired a nation couldn't
be silenced. His booming, melodic voice rang out over loudspeakers at Westwood
Village Memorial Park, a taped recital of Persian verse that has stirred
millions of Iranian souls over the last 46 years >>>
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* Great loss
Tehran (Asr-e Azadegan) - Nader Naderpour's death
was "a great loss", Iran's Writers Association said in a statement
saying >>>
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* Fannizadeh
Tehran (Asr-e Azadegan) - Ceremony to honor Parviz
Fannizadeh, 20 years after his demise >>>
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* Books of the year
Tehran (Asr-e Azadegan) - Late news that we missed:
Book of the Year awards >>>
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Thursday
February 24, 2000
* Film & politics
Tehran (Mosharekat) - Should Iranian film makers make political films?
An interesting commentary in the age of reform >>>
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* Street plays
Tehran (Iran daily) - A look at street plays during the Fajr theater
festival. Good? Bad? >>>
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* Who's who
Tehran (Hamshahri) - Soroush publishers is about to publish the first
volume of a who's who of Iranian and world authors. A big deal? It is in
Iran >>>
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Wednesday
February 23, 2000
* Critics' awards
Tehran (Asr-e Azadegan) - Iran's film critics'
association has given out its own awards for the best films at the Fajr
film festival. The categories are unusual but the winners include Mohammad
Reza Honarmand's "Mumiaie 3" and Khosro Sinaie's "Aroos-e
aatash" >>>
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* 52 plays
Tehran (Hamshahri) - University students in Tehran
will hold a theater festival later this month and perform 52 plays >>>
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* Suicide
Tehran (Hamshahri) - Mehdi Miami, a film, tv and
theater actor, has taken his own life >>>
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Tuesday
February 22, 2000
* Iranian nominated for Oscar
February 2000 (British Iranian Business News) -- Director Mehdi Norowzian's
Killing Joe has been nominated for the Best Short Picture award at the
Oscars. He said he felt proud when he was informed that he has joined a
clutch of British talent at this year's ceremony, including American Beauty
director Sam Mendes >>>
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* Choghazanbil
Tehran (Hamshahri) - Tourists will soon be able to visit the 3,000-year-old
ruins at Choghazanbil in Khuzestan Province at night: officials plan to
set up proper lighting >>>
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* Film subjects
Tehran (Iran daily) - An interesting guide to the Iranian films at the
Fajr film festival: What were the main topics of the films? >>> FULL
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* Money
Tehran (Asr-e Azadegan) - Fajr film festival entrants will try to cash-in
from the hype surrounding the festival for several weeks >>>
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Monday
February 21, 2000
* Naderpour
Feb 21 (Par Daily) - The poet Nader Naderpour passed away in Los Angeles
Sunday >>>
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* Hotels?
Tehran (Hamshahri) - Historic estates in various parts of the country
will be turned into "hotels" -- a great idea to attract tourists
>>>
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* Music & religion
Tehran (Asr-e Azadegan) - Music is not against religion, says Culture
Minister Ataollah Mohajerani. Is there a debate going on, still? >>>
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* Actor
Tehran (Iran daily) - Mehdi Fathi won the best supporting male actor
award at the Fajr film festival for his performance in Masoud Kimiaie's
"Eteraaz". An interview >>>
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