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* Name: Delband o Delavar
* Politics :-) Chapaki
* Novel: Conspiracy at Desert One - Chapter 42

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* Photography: Life in death
* Novel: Conspiracy at Desert One - Chapter 42
* Opinion: Deli diplomacy at Purim
* Hostage: Who to blame
* Novel: Conspiracy at Desert One - Chapter 40 & 41
* Fiction: The Herbalist
* Art: Wonders of Persia
* Novel: Conspiracy at Desert One - Chapter 39
* Cover story: Beam me there
* Opinion: Not so bright
* Opinion: Ball in Iran's court
* Novel: Conspiracy at Desert One - Chapter 38


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Friday
March 24, 2000

Names

Delband o Delavar
Going back in time to pick a poetic name

March 24, 2000
The Iranian

Her voice shaking with joy, my friend shared her happiness with me. After eight long years waiting to become a grandma, she had just learned that her daughter was expecting ...

We talked for a while, sharing experiences about being a mom for the first time, enjoying our children, and things we wished we had done! She then asked if I could give her some ideas about names. Her daughter was looking for a bi-cultural name that was not too common, such as Sara, Layla or Mona. >>> GO TO FEATURE

Politics :-)

Chapaki
"Left" and "right" in Iranian politics

By Mohandes
March 24, 2000
The Iranian

Usually right-wingers are pro-American and left-wingers are against foreign investments. In Iran, it's the opposite (in Persian) >>> GO TO FEATURE

Novel

Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel

By Bernace Charles
The Iranian

Chapter Forty-Three >>> GO TO FEATURE

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Thursday
March 23, 2000

Photography

Life in death
Walking through a cemetery in London

Photographs by Jami
March 23, 2000
The Iranian

These incredibly rich photographs were shot in London's Highgate cemetery a few months ago. The images of ghostly angels, fallen leaves and lonely trees are so powerful that they they don't give sadness a chance. They make you think. They don't glorify death but remind us of the value of life >>> GO TO FEATURE

Novel

Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel

By Bernace Charles
The Iranian

Chapter Forty-Two >>> GO TO FEATURE

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Wednesday
March 22, 2000

Opinion

Deli diplomacy at Purim
Iran, America & Iranian Jews

By Guive Mirfendereski
March 22, 2000
The Iranian

The story of Noruz is one of renewal, of the triumph of light over darkness. The story of Purim is about triumph of negotiation over obstinacy, of good over evil, of getting along. Where is the next Esther? Is there an Ahashuerus in the house? Perhaps, Iran and the United States next should appoint each a negotiator to meet periodically in a third country to define and review further areas where tension may be reduced between the two countries. The Deli Diplomacy at Purim is in a dire need of a sequel. >>> GO TO FEATURE

Hostage

Who to blame
Can Iran be solely responsible for hostage ordeal?

By Bradley J. Hernlem
March 22, 2000
The Iranian

On 17 March 2000, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced the partial lifting of import embargoes against Iran. This policy decision has been criticised by Terry Anderson, former Associated Press reporter and hostage in Lebanon, who has an outstanding lawsuit against the Iranian government. The following is a letter that I sent to Mr. Anderson almost a year ago when I learned of his decision to sue Iran under the 1996 Antiterrorism Act >>> GO TO FEATURE

Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel

By Bernace Charles
The Iranian

Chapter Forty-One >>> GO TO FEATURE

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Tuesday
March 21, 2000

Fiction

The Herbalist
The crowning achievement of his life was his treatment of gonorrhea and syphilis

By Massud Alemi
March 21, 2000
The Iranian

Every family has an anchor, a source of light, mantle of honor. Ours came to Tehran at the turn of the last century, amid the rumors of the Qajar demise and the sparks of the Constitutional Revolution. It was 1906 when my family began to be uprooted.

A week after his arrival, Taghi went to Hakim Akhtar's house, on Ark Street, behind frisky elms and spirited plane trees. Directions in hand, he found it, a modest house of learning in a prime neighborhood, with white columns and elaborate windows that opened to the sun, something out of a storybook. The front yard tiles were rinsed as they were every morning, and the flowers' musky perfume sent its invitation to the farthest beehives. >>> GO TO FEATURE

Art

Wonders of Persia
First Iranian children's art show in the U.S.

By Maryam Ovissi
March 21, 2000
The Iranian

About two years ago, Nazli Irani Monahan had a vision to bring artwork from children in Iran to the International Children's Art Museum (ICAM) in San Francisco. As a volunteer at ICAM, Nazli noticed that artwork from children all over the world was in ICAM's collection, but none from Iran. She decided to spearhead a project to bring children's art from Iran and she did.

During the process of obtaining the work, ICAM closed temporarily and has yet to reopen. Nazli was still determined to realize the first exhibition Iranian children's artwork in the U.S. Her dream is about to come true. The exhibit, "Wonders of Persia", will open from tomorrow until April 20 at The Presidio Alliance Building in San Francisco. >>> GO TO FEATURE

Novel

Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel

By Bernace Charles
The Iranian

Chapter Thirty-Nine >>> GO TO FEATURE

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Monday
March 20, 2000

Cover story

Beam me there
Capturing the beauty and serenity of nature in Iran

Photographs by Elahe Moghadam
March 20, 2000
The Iranian

Elahe Moghadam's serene photographs of nature in Iran have a most calming effect. They seem to say that despite all the political upheavals, the breathtakingly beautiful essence that is Iran remains intact and will live on.

The images transport us on top of majestic mountains, under a grand old tree, in a field of wild flowers, and on the edge of turquoise blue lakes. I wish I could say, "Beam me there, there and there, Scotty!">>> GO TO FEATURE

Opinion

Not so bright
Secretary Albright's olive branch has neither leaves nor olives

By Guive Mirfendereski
March 20, 2000
The Iranian

The speech by the U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, before the American-Iranian Council in Washington D.C. on Friday, March 17 was more of an occasion than an event. The real story is not in what she said, did not say, or should have said, but rather that she would even consider addressing the group and in a city where the pro-Israel lobby and other perennial Iran haters have the run of the store. Kudos to the organizers for their courage, tenacity, sense of purpose, and resourcefulness.

Mrs. Albright's statement on the state of Iran-U.S. relations was long on history and characteristically short on the future. That is because the Clinton adminsitration is near-sighted and even then it is not very good at strategic thinking. The speech was then the mark of a bankrupt foreign policy toward Iran >>> GO TO FEATURE

Opinion

Ball in Iran's court
Will Iran grasp the opening offered by the U.S.?

From Iranians for International Cooperation
March 20, 2000
The Iranian

This past Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright finally gave an appropriate response to President Khatami's address to the American people two years ago, and by that, clearly put the ball in Iran's court. In an impressive speech, she made it CLEAR once and for all, that any concerns that the U.S. may have with Iran are best addressed through dialogue, and not sanctions...

Although a full lifting of the sanctions would have been better for both Iranian and American firms, this was nonetheless a step in the right direction. And as Secretary Albright declared herself, the pace of this process is secondary to its direction >>> GO TO FEATURE

Novel

Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel

By Bernace Charles
The Iranian

Chapter Thirty-Eight >>> GO TO FEATURE

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