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January 10-15, 2000 / Dey 20-25, 1378
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Friday
January 14, 2000
Literature
Great Omar
Khayyam's debt to Edward Fitzgerald
By Cyrus Kadivar
January 14, 2000
The Iranian
Several years ago whilst strolling on Charlotte Street in London I came
across a house with a blue circle which read: Edward Fitzgerald Lived Here.
For me, an Iranian living away from my beloved roses and nightingales,
this was a rather special discovery.
Few people know that Fitzgerald's "translation" into English
of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat is probably the best-selling book in the entire
history of English poetry. It exists in many editions probably more than
two hundred, according to one collector. Enjoying massive popularity throughout
the 20th century, many people have carried it around, taken it to war,
kept it in the car, ordered it for reading on a putative desert island
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Thursday
January 13, 2000
Opinion
Goal!
Normalization of U.S.-Iranian relations
By Najmedin Meshkati & Guive Mirfendereski
January 13, 2000
The Iranian
On January 16, the U.S. and Iranian national soccer teams will take
to the field at the site of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. In contrast to the
rather reserved and mostly disinterested American sentiment about the game,
the Iranian enthusiasts in southern California and the world over are in
a state of frenzied anticipation and the press in Tehran is full of reports
and commentaries.
Last time these two teams met, it was during the 1998 World Cup, when
on Sunday, June 21, 1998, in Lyons, France, the Iranian squad posted a
2-1 victory over the U.S. team. The Iranian believers rejoiced, the American
sportscasters were outright nasty and denigrating in their incredulity
and the politically correct in both Iranian and American communities were
grateful for the civility that had prevailed on and off the field. When
asked why she was cheering for the Iranian team, a Jewish American friend
commented "because the game meant more to the Iranians."
What now? >>>
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Wednesday
January 12, 1999
Multicultural
Most polite people in the world
An outsider's perspective
By Gordy Guillen
January 12, 2000
The Iranian
One evening, about a year and a half ago, my cousin and I decided to
go to a Mexican restaurant to have dinner. Little did I know that that
evening was going to be the start of a wonderful relationship, as cheesy
as that may sound.
As we sat down for dinner, I noticed this beautiful, olive-skin woman
who immediately caught my eye. Her long, onyx hair flowed like a brook
along side a snow capped mountain. Her eyes emanated sensuality and caring.
I had to meet this woman who sat two booths down from me. She was with
her overprotective, proud father. I knew by the look in his eye not to
come anywhere near their table. Luckily they both came in separate cars
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Art
Things I like
Images from down under
Drawings by Ali "Allen" Niasari
January 12, 2000
The Iranian
I was born November 8, 1985, in Tehran. We came to Australia when I
was five and since then, we have stayed here. I live with my mother
and sister in Brisbane,
the capital city for Queensland state. I like to draw things that I like
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Tuesday
January 11, 1999
Home
Here or there
Where would we rather be?
Photos by Siamak Namazi & Ali
January 11, 2000
The Iranian
It's early in the morning. Stacks of fresh, hot, delicious barbari bread
are waiting for you at the bakery around the corner (can you smell it?).
Or it's late at night. Countless Iranian restaurants and bars in Westwood,
Los Angeles, are ready to serve and entertain you.
We know where we are and why. But where would we rather be? >>>
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Monday
January 10, 2000
Cover story
Warm as morning milk
Poems
By Kambiz Naficy
January 10, 2000
The Iranian
The title for this feature is borrowed from one of Kambiz Naficy's poems,
which are truly warm, smooth and creamy as morning milk. Enjoy... >>>
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