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Friday
June 2, 2000
Refugees
Not welcome
Afghan refugees being sent back to Afghanistan
Photos by Ali Khaligh
June 2, 2000
The Iranian
Imagine Germany loading tens of thousands of Iranian refugees onto buses
and sending them back to Iran. Of course, it would never happen. The international
community would be outraged. Germany would be accused of racism and intolerance.
So does anyone have a good reason why Afghans have to be expelled from
Iran? Are Afghans taking away jobs from Iranians? Are many of them involved
in crime? Aren't these the same excuses Western countries use against undesirable
refugees? What happened to that Persian hospitality we always brag about?
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Thursday
June 1, 2000
Opinion
Good luck
The reformists and the new Majlis
Interviews by Jahanshah Javid
June 1, 2000
The Iranian
The reformists have a commanding majority in the new Majlis. But
will they be able to carry out their promises? Will they be able to realize
the electorate's demand for change? Will they be able to legislate reforms
despite expected opposition from the conservative Council of Guardians?
Here are the views of two political scientists (RealAudio in Persian)
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Wednesday
May 31, 2000
Opinion
Numbers don't lie
Demography holds Iran's destiny
By Farzaneh Roudi
May 31, 2000
The Iranian
The opening of the sixth Iranian parliament on May 27 has demonstrated
that popular reforms in Iran initiated by President Mohammad Khatami are
irreversible. For the first time since 1979 revolution, supporters of the
reform movement in Iran hold a solid majority in the parliament, where
the average age of the new members is 15 years younger than that of the
outgoing members.
The demographic process is pervasive. Young Iranians were responsible
for the reformers' win in the recent parliamentary elections, as they were
in the 1997 election of moderate Khatami. One-quarter of the Iranian population
is between the ages of 15 and 25. The coming of age of a huge cohort of
young Iranians living in cities in the information age is changing the
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Tuesday
May 30, 2000
Cover story
Everywhere
Paintings
By Roshan Houshmand
May 30, 2000
The Iranian
Roshan Houshmand was born to an American mother and an Iranian father.
She grew up in the Philippines, Iran and the U.S. She now lives in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. So you can see why there is so much diversity in her style.
Being from "nowehere and everywhere" has its advantages. Look
at the painting on the top of the page. It does something to you -- no
matter where you're from >>>
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May 30, 2000
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