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The tale of the elusive octopus
Poem
November 8, 2000
The Iranian
Once upon a time
There was a little octopus
With long elegant tentacles
When she whirled in the water
The starfish gazed >>>
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Relationship
The rules
... of dating Iranian women
By Siamack Baniameri
November 8, 2000
The Iranian
Dating an American woman is like a game of tennis. It's one on one.
Chances are pretty good that her parents lived in some far away state and
she has limited contact, if any, with her immediate family.
However, dating an Iranian woman is like a game of football. You constantly
bump into other players. It's a full contact sport. Unexpected slide tackles;
violent kicks, tripping, pushing and shoving are all common >>>
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Relationship
Happy without you
Last thing on my mind is an Iranian husband
By Banafsheh Pirasteh
November 8, 2000
The Iranian
I have encountered a variety of Iranian men in the U.S. and my view
of them, well, for the most part you are all a joke. While you all thrive
for money and status, you seem to forget that money can not buy class.
You throw cash on high tuition colleges, yet you have gained no knowledge.
You are all confused souls afraid to be challenged by Iranian women here
>>>
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Four more tried in connection with Berlin conference
BBC Persian Service
The fourth session of the Berlin Conference trial was held today in
Tehran. Jamileh Kadivar, Ali Afshari, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi and Mohammad
Ali Sepanloo were accused of crimes such as acting against state security.
All denied the charges. Lara Petrosian asks Mahmoud Dowlatabadi about today's
proceeding >>>
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Nader Haghighi, pennyless refugee
By Darius Sanai
The Independent (London)
November 8, 2000
There must be, if the records are correct, at least three people called
Nader Haghighi. One of them lived in the ancient city of Shiraz during
the time the Shah still ruled Iran. In the early 1970s, as a child from
an impoverished family, he set up a street kiosk selling bric-a-brac at
the age of nine, becoming the family's sole breadwinner >>>
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Short and to the point
-- Daughter: "Who's winning?"
-- Father: "Looks like it's going to be Bush."
-- Daughter: "Aamrikaaeeaa cheghadr kharan."
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* No matter who's president
Mohammad Ala writes:
It looks like George W. Bush is going to be elected as the next president
of the United States. A friend said the following about the president-elect:
George W. has his father's charisma, his mother's intelligence and ex-president
Reagan's Alzheimer...
Iran and Iranians should take care of themselves. Regardless of who
is elected, Iranians must participate peacefully in the democratic process
and voice their opinions. Our contributions must be recognized regardless
of who is in the office >>>
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* Iran has done nothing about stolen mummies
Bahman writes: I
am both concerned and also very sad about the theft
of royal mummies from Iranian soil and their eventual recovery in Pakistan.
One man was arrested in Pakistan and another in Iran...
Now we know if it was an "aftaabeh" that belonged to some
fake imamzadeh, the akhoonds would have invaded Pakistan by now. But sadly
they have always tried to separate us from our past >>>
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* Iranian of the day
Shirley Mirzayoff writes:
I don't have a photograph of her, but I nominate Mahdiyeh Javid as Iranian
of the Day. Among other things, I find her to be highly intelligent, affectionate,
witty, an excellent writer ["Hoosh
o zekaavat-e irooni"] and photographer ["Azadeh",
"Voter"].
Charity: Raising funds for children
in Irvine
Fundraising Gala 2000 Saturday November 18, 2000 for the Child Foundation
Chapter of Southern California. Dinner, Danc, Live Auction and Live entertainment
with; Sattar & Lailla Forouhar. Master of ceremony : Mrs. Shoreh Aghdashloo
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Poem
Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
Longing for her, at times you tell sad tales
To your sore heart, or wash your hands of life.
Why do you search the world, confused and weak,
For one who's inside you? Who do you seek?
* Also see more Rumi
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Judiciary denies German citizen arrested
in Iran
TEHRAN,
Nov 8 (AFP) - The Iranian judiciary denied Tuesday that a German citizen
had been arrested for plotting against the Iranian government in a case
being pursued by a revolutionary court here, the radio announced. Iran's
state IRNA news agency reported Monday that five people residing abroad,
including a German national, had been indicted in the case and would be
tried in absentia >>> FULL TEXT
Reformist decries hard-liners
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A leading Iranian lawmaker on Tuesday urged
President Mohammad Khatami to condemn the tactics of his hard-line opponents
in closing liberal newspapers and trying to roll back democratic reforms.
``I call on the president not to remain silent,'' Behzad Nabavi, a reformist
who is deputy speaker of parliament, or Majlis, told lawmakers >>>
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Britain's Hoon Says Iran Not a Threat to
Persian Gulf
MUSCAT (Reuters) - British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon has said
that Iran is no longer a threat to its Gulf Arab neighbors, but that Iraq
could attack Kuwait again but for the no-fly zones enforced by the United
States and Britain. ``We have seen a significant and positive development
in Iran and its keenness to improve relations with the international community
(so) that we don't view them now as a threat to the Gulf countries,'' Hoon
told reporters at the end of a visit to Oman on Tuesday >>> FULL
TEXT
Iran wants "radical change" in
US policies
TEHRAN,
Nov 8 (AFP) - Iran is hoping for a "radical change" in US policies
towards its Islamic republic, newspapers reported Wednesday morning, just
hours before Republican George W. Bush won the US presidency. "US behaviour
towards our country must undergo a radical change and there must be serious
political will to modify their policies under the new presidency,"
Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi said, quoted by the government-run Iran newspaper
>>> FULL TEXT
Parliament to debate fingerprints, searches
for US nationals
TEHRAN,
Nov 8 (AFP) - Iranian MPs on Wednesday presented the reform-majority parliament
with a tit-for-tat bill that would require US nationals to be fingerprinted
and body-searched upon arrival in Iran. The move follows complaints in recent
years from a number of Iranians, including athletes who had been invited
by the United States, about being fingerprinted and searched after arriving
on American soil >>> FULL TEXT
Police make major booze haul
TEHRAN,
Nov 8 (AFP) - Iranian police seized more than 6,000 bottles of alcohol that
had been marked as vegetable oil, press reports said Wednesday. The haul
was made from a truck outside Tehran that was en route cross-country from
the western Kermanshah province to the eastern province of Khorassan, the
Kayhan paper said >>> FULL TEXT
Oil shares nudge higher
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major U.S. energy company stocks made tentative
gains Wednesday as traders anticipated a victory by Republican George W.
Bush (news - web sites) in the presidential election that could spell more
favorable decisions on domestic exploration and production. Dick Cheney,
who ran oil services company Halliburton Co. before accepting Bush's offer
to be his running mate, has opposed the U.S. government's unilateral sanctions
against large investments in Iran's energy sector >>> FULL TEXT
Iranian, French companies seek deals with
Iraq
BAGHDAD, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Former foe Iran is showing off textiles,
electrical goods, agricultural machines and food at an Iraqi trade fair
to grab a slice of a lucrative market under Baghdad's U.N. oil-for-food
exchange >>> FULL TEXT
Armenia eager to get gas pipeline construction
underway
TEHRAN,
Nov 8 (AFP) - Yerevan wants the planned construction of a gas pipeline between
Iran and Armenia to be speeded up, the defence minister said during a visit
to Tehran on Wednesday. Serge Sarkissian, in talks with Iranian Foreign
Minister Kamal Kharazi, called for an "acceleration" of the project,
which he said could "contribute to and reinforce relations," state
radio reported here >>> FULL TEXT
Hooligans confront filmmaker
Tehran (Hayat-e No) -- Hooligans prevent interaction between filmmaker
Rakhshan Banietamad and the audience in a theater in Rasht >>>
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Iranian films in Manheim fest
Tehran (Hambastegi) -- Maryam Shahriar's "Dokhtaran-e khorshid"
(Daughters of the sun) will be shown at the Manheim film festival, one of
the oldest festivals in Germany. So will Rafi Pitz's "Sanam" >>>
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Lots of films, no one can watch them
Tehran (Hambastegi) -- There are forty films waiting to be screened
and but lack of organization and... is hurting producers chance to get a
return on their investment >>> FULL TEXT
Iran under 19 defeat Korea
Tehran - November 7 (Iran Sports Press) -- The Iranian National
Under 19 Team defeated South Korea, the defending Asian champions, 3-2 in
a friendly match on Tuesday. Iran, the host country of the Asian U19 Championships,
is preparing for the Championships, where it will meet Kuwait, Japan, Oman
and Thailand in its group matches >>> FULL TEXT
Iran in Final After Defeating Kazakhstan
5-0
Taiwan - November 7 (Iran Sports Press) -- The Iranian National
Hearing Impaired Football Team defeated Kazakhstan on Tuesday 5-0 to clinch
a place in the final against Saudi Arabia in the 6th Asian Hearing Impaired
Games. In the other match Saudi Arabia, the other finalist, defeated Uzbekistan
3-0 >>> FULL TEXT
BBC
German scholar comes out in defence
of Eshkevari
Anne Marie Schimmel, the well known German
Islamic scholar, has protested against the charges of apostasy brought against
the reformist cleric, Hassan Yusefi Eshkevari. In a letter to President
Khatami, Ms Schimmel asks the president to convey her concerns to the judiciary
officials. Morteza Raissi reports from Berlin >>>
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I have encountered a variety of Iranian men in the U.S.
and my view of them, well, for the most part you are all a joke.
-- Banafsheh Pirasteh
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