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Fiction
Across broken glass
Unrequited love
By Padideh Jan
June 22, 2000
The Iranian
Perhaps I ought to say here and now that the most worrying sentence
in the world to me is, "I'd like to have a word with you about something."
It leaves you in the agonizing doubt about what exactly. The feeling of
anxiety that started with Saeid's telephone call on that January morning
had increased during what seemed like a very long, and slow fifteen-mile
drive down Interstate 101 to Palo Alto. It'd been just over a month since
he'd privately presented me with a diamond solitaire, and I'd felt that
all my anxieties about our relationship had been put to rest >>> GO
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Son denies Tehrani's suicide attempt
The son of Sheikh Ali Tehrani has issued a statement denying a report
that his father had committed suicide. Bahar newspaper in Iran reported
that the dissident cleric had tried to kill himself by swallowing dozens
of pills. Mahmoud Tehrani, who lives in Paris, described the report as
a "lie." - >>>
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Reformists See Room for a Better Iran
By ROBIN WRIGHT
Los Angeles Times
June 21, 2000
TEHRAN--The once-bustling offices at 15 Taheri St. are eerily silent,
the corridors empty of life, the computers shut down, the lights off. Gone
are the young reporters who defiantly worked here for two years--through
constant criticism by conservatives, frequent charges by the judiciary,
occasional jailings of the editor and publisher and, finally, five renamed
versions of the same paper banned over and over again. One version lasted
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Dead Ringers
By Ann Marsh
FORBES Magazine
July 3, 2000
HADI PARTOVI WAS HEAD OF PROGRAMMING IN Microsoft's Internet Explorer
unit when he heard about a Netscape conference on browsers. As much as
he wanted to go -- this was 1997, when the browser war was heating up --
Netscape was blocking admission to anyone from Microsoft. So Partovi did
what he has done many times when the situation demanded it: He assumed
the identity of his twin brother, Ali, who at the time was working at a
small software company -- and walked right in. Hey, you do what you gotta
do. "I was a spy," Partovi smiles >>>
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Left hook
Workers protest
United Fadaie Communists: Melli Industrial Group workers took
to the streets once again to demand their rights >>>
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Anyway
Not a fan
Roozbeh writes to
Googoosh.Com:
Googoosh! You're a witch. I mean it. Dare to answer back.
More Letters
* One-sided view of Afghans
Nematullah Mohammady
from Maidstone, England, writes: I read some letters
from Iranians about Afghan refugees who lived in Iran. First of all
I must say that I am an Afghan and I am 22 and I have lived in Iran for
more than 10 years. I finished high school in Iran and I know a lot about
Iran.
But I feel sorry when I see someone saying that Afghans must leave Iran
because they are a problem for Iran. They say Iranians are hospitable but
if you ask an Afghan who has spent a few days in Iran he would give you
a negative answer.Why?>>>
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* Fussy
ZM writes: You didn't send a special email about the feminist Iranian women
who were freed on bail, but made such a fuss about Googoosh ["Khosh
oomadi"]. Oh well...
* Age has nothing to do with it
Anahita writes: I
have taken offense to the categorization of Googoosh as a middle-age woman
past her prime who should just stay out of the limelight to save herself
the embarrassment of looking foolish ["Khosh
oomadi"]. Stay home and watch Britney Spears's belly button on
MTV then.
I happen to think middle-age women are much more attractive, beautiful,
and capable than any women in their twenties. They are confident of who
they are, and boy is that intimidating to the men who want to control them.
PLEASE! >>>
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* Let's produce better programs
Mohammad Ali writes:
I am a radio & TV guy myself but
I totally understand and clearly can see the frustration of Sadaf while
listening to the radio or watching TV in the U.S ["Yekshanbeh-ye
Irooni".
Those who cannot fulfill their financial obligations through commercials
and/or sponsors, should NOT put the burden on folks who just want to listen
or watch for a few hours. Let's produce better programs and people will
help automatically.
* Loaded with feelings
AT writes:
I just wanted to tell you that I found your black & white pictures
of that "sandoogh-e nooshaabe" (although it seems to be a "tasht"!)
simply fantastic ["Taabestoon"].
I don't know how to put it, but it was so loaded with feelings and memories.
The picture says it all. thank you for making my day. :-)
Conference: Call for papers: CIRA 2001
The 19th annual conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis
(CIRA) will be held at the University of Toronto, Canada, on April 28-29,
2001. The theme of the conference is"Iran : Between Tradition and
Modernity". Submission of papers and proposals for complete sessions
on all topics related to Iran, the Middle East, and Central Asia are encouraged.
Topics of interest include
>>> DETAIILS
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Book
Forty
Fortunes: A Tale of Iran
By Aaron Shepard
1999, Clarion Books
From Horn Book: Frustrated by her husband's meager earnings,
Jamell convinces Ahmed to become a fortuneteller. After Ahmed unwittingly
fools forty treasure thieves into believing he knows their identities,
he is rewarded handsomely by the king. The story, adapted from a traditional
Iranian folktale, is clever and funny, and the book is well designed: the
text is ostensibly printed on scrolls, and the illustrations are the colors
of gemstones >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
Over and over my lover torments my weary heart.
Hers is hard as stone, or else my own remains unknown.
I've written my heart's story on my face until it bled.
My lover sees the writing, but the words remain unread.
-- Rumi
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in the city, said a security statement released Thursday. The General Directorate
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The defense had said previously the charges do not carry the death penalty,
but it was the first time an Iranian official representing the prosecution
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Khatami protested against silencing papers:
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TEHRAN,
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of pro-reform newspapers, the Iranian press reported Thursday. Khatami "supported
the newspapers" and "sent a message in the form of a constitutional
warning" to Ayatollah Mahmud Hashemi Shahrudi, said new pro-reform
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VIENNA,
Austria (AP) -- By raising its official production ceiling by 3 percent,
OPEC hopes to avoid a confrontation over high oil prices with the United
States while ensuring that it doesn't stifle long-term demand for crude.
OPEC members agreed Wednesday to boost output by 708,000 barrels a day.
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Exporting Countries voted to raise its quota in an effort to stabilize prices
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Iran: Shell awaits early production bids
for Soroush/ Nowruz scheme
Middle
East Economic Digest, June 23, 2000 -- Offshore engineering and construction
firms are preparing to submit bids by 10 July for the early production package
for the Soroush and Nowruz offshore oil fields. The Royal Dutch/Shell Group,
which has the $ 850 million contract for Soroush/Nowruz, plans another round
of tenders by September for full development of the two fields
Iranian wins prize in French film fest
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Reza Sobhani has won the special jury prize in another French
film festival for his "Raahbaan" >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Cinema: Spring 2000
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- Detailed analysis of Iranian films screened this spring.
The reviewer believes their quality proves that the film industry has matured
>>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Films get okay for production
Tehran
(Hamshahri) -- The Culture Ministry has issued permits for the production
of seven films in various categories >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Soccer: Iran vs. Kazakhstan
Tehran
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Hejazi: No job offer
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(Iran Varzeshi) -- Nasser Hejazi does not have a job offer. Why? Is his
asking price too high? Does he want full control of any team he is asked
to coah? >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Parvin: weighing old and new players
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Tehran in a one-day meeting to discuss the shortcomings and problems encountered
in the judicial system of the Islamic Republic related to human rights issues
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Forget the view
So, that was it. It was over. Every word was like a barefoot across broken
glass and I had no wish to stand still discussing the view.
-- Padideh Jan
"Barefoot
across broken glass"
The Iranian
June 22, 2000
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