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The capital of swelling desire
By Soma
September 7, 2000
The Iranian
On the streets of Tehran, in the febrile heat of the summer, bodily
fluid oozing out under the opaque cauldron of the dress code, hands are
clasping in perspiring persistence of reunion. The social is inseminated
with the teeming passion of the youth. In parks, around mushrooming coffee
shops, inside crammed taxicabs, and on homespun dancing floors boys and
girls are twiddling away in liturgical commotion. Glances are stolen, lowered
or braved.
How ironic, or perhaps only too common sensical, that a society that
for years tried to affect a veritable sexual apartheid can only witness
the changing circumstances of its morality code in the public space. The
avenues of Tehran are these days scene to hand-holding couples of various
social background and religious creed >>>
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Satire
By Saeed Tavakkol
September 7, 2000
The Iranian >>>
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Khatami's concerns
BBC Persian Service
At a press conference in New York, President Khatami spoke of relations
with the US, problems at home and his concerns about freedom and security.
Here's a report by Amin Zargham from New York >>>
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Khatami seeks apology from U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) - Iran's president said Thursday that relations between
his country and the United States will improve only if the Americans apologize
for past policies in Iran - and even that may not be enough. There are
``the various sanctions. There are animosities, there are allegations against
Iran,'' said Mohammad Khatami, at a news conference. ``We need apology
for those as well as some practical measures and steps that prove that
in reality the behavior has changed
>>>
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Iran universities seek vigilante violence probe
TEHRAN, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Chancellors from five Iranian universities
have demanded a thorough inquest into last month's vigilante violence against
the pro-reform student movement, the official IRNA news agency said on
Wednesday.
In an appeal to the minister of higher education, the chancellors demanded
that those behind the attacks be identified and brought to justice, the
agency said >>>
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Former Teheran mayor may run against Khatami, reports
paper
September 7, 2000 Teheran (dpa) - Former Teheran Mayor Gholam-Hussein
Karbaschi may run against Mohammad Khatami in presidential elections scheduled
for next May, the Teheran daily Entekhab reported Thursday.
The daily quoted informed sources in parliament as saying that the moderate
G6 faction is considering Karbaschi as a suitable candidate to run against
Khatami >>>
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Taqdeem baa eshq
I registered Googoosh.com about two years ago just for fun. Now it's
been handed to its rightful owner >>>
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More Letters
* Free expression has no limit
Morteza Loghmani
(www.morteza.org) writes: In
reply to the comment made by one of the readers regarding nude art on the
cover
of The Iranian ["Hope God guides
you (or destroys you)"]: As an artist and scientist I believe
in freedom of expression, art has no limit!
I would like to remind the reader that we came to this world without
the hejab. Why should women cover their hair? Just because men can not
control their sexuality and get aroused easily by women's appearance?
Try wearing a scarf on a hot summer day and then see if you can say:
"I ask God to guide you and if not destroy you!"
God should not be feared. God does not destroy.
* Little people's history
Laleh Khalili writes:
Regarding Mr. Khodadad Rezakhani's view of how Iranian history should
be studied in the universities ["Not
too deep"]:
First off, I certainly hope that "every midwife and plumber"
*DOES* come up to you and give you the reasons why an historical event
took place. History -emphatically- *IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE* the bastion
of elite historians and researchers who get bogged down in the minutiae
of a war that took place 25,00 years ago.
History is lived everyday by all of us, we each have our own version
of it, and frankly no amount of "historical documentation" makes
the lived experience of the "midwife or plumber" down the street
any less valid than the recorded version the scholars proffer >>>
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* We forget
Simin Habibian writes:
I agree with Nicole
Radmand's comment about Shahyar Ghanbari. Unfortunately we always forget
the people behind a successful singer. In Googoosh's case, nobody denies
her talent, her voice, her appearance and the emotion and feelings she
puts in her songs.
It is interesting to know that Ghanbari started his career as a song
writer at 18 years of age and he wrote"Deegeh ashkam vasseh man naaz
meekoneh" for Googoosh. Before that, she used to sing other singer's
songs. Ghanbari wrote about 25 songs for Googoosh. Coincidentally, "Hejrat"
was the last song that Ghanbari wrote for her >>>
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Art: Seljuq and the Ilkhanid art at
the Met, New York
MANHATTAN Islamic Art Exhibit The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 82nd Street
and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, is hosting the exhibition, "Riding
Across Central Asia: Images of the Mongolian Horse in Islamic Art,"
now through Sept. 24 >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
Every day that heart-thief, love, comes out again
And throws the noose of love around my neck.
Truth planted thorns here at the door of love
To keep out those not drawn to the core of love.
-- Rumi
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Khatami says Iranians expect too much reform
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A chastened President Mohammad Khatami
said on Thursday that Iranians' expectations of reform were too high and
his country had to avoid extremes in the name of freedom or security. He
also said conditions were not yet ripe for dialogue with the U.S. government
despite some positive steps, and Washington should take ``practical measures''
such as apologizing for past interference in Iran, ending sanctions and
dropping opposition to Caspian oil export pipelines across Iranian territory
>>> FULL TEXT
Iran reports Clinton "attentive"
during Khatami's speech
TEHRAN,
Sept 7 (AFP) - Iran Thursday seized on US President Bill Clinton's decision
to listen to the speech by his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Khatami at the
United Nations millennium summit, calling it a pointer towards warming relations
>>> FULL TEXT
Putin meets Khatami, calls Iran Russia's
strategic partner
UNITED
NATIONS, Sept 7 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Iranian
counterpart Mohammad Khatami on Wednesday that he viewed Teheran as Moscow's
strategic partner and a key player in the Middle East >>> FULL
TEXT
Jordan's King Abdullah, President Khatami
hold first meeting
AMMAN,
Sept 7 (AFP) - Jordan's King Abdullah II has met Iranian President Mohammad
Khatami for the first time on the sidelines of the United Nations' Millennium
Summit, the official Petra news agency reported Thursday >>> FULL
TEXT
President Khatami calls for equal dialogue
between nations
UNITED
NATIONS, Sept 7 (AFP) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said Wednesday
the United Nations should treat all members equally and not yield to the
"quest of power." >>> FULL TEXT
Iranian authorities urged to help Armenian
community amid exodus
TEHRAN,
Sept 7 (AFP) - An Iranian Armenian leader called late Wednesday on the authorities
of the Islamic republic to assist Iran's Armenian community, amid a continued
exodus from the country >>> FULL TEXT
Iran, German firms ally on refinery
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A German engineering firm and an Iranian conglomerate
have won a $158.4 million contract to build what both companies say will
be the world's largest natural gas refinery. The two companies, Germany's
Linde and Iran's Nargan, signed the contract with Iran's Pars Petrochemical
Company in Tehran on Wednesday >>> FULL TEXT
Japan to help Iran grow more rice: diplomat
TEHRAN,
Sept 7 (AFP) - Japan will help develop Iranian rice paddies along the Caspian
Sea, a Japanese diplomat said Thursday at the groundbreaking for a Japanese-Iranian
agriculture training center in the northern city of Amol >>> FULL
TEXT
Panahi's Venice dream
Tehran, (Hamshahri) -- Jafar Panahi's "Daayereh" (The
Circle) is contending for the Golden Lion -- the top award at the Venice
film festival, the oldest in the world >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
2000: The year of Iranian cinema?
Tehran, (Iran daily) -- If Iranian films win awards at the Venice
film festival following their success at Cannes, 2000 may turn out be the
most successful year for Iranian cinema >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Book. Eyewitness to Constitutional Revolution
Tehran, (Hamshahri) -- There's a new book out on the role of Tabrizi
freedom-fighters in the Constitutional Revolution, written by an eyewitness.
Also Ali Dehbashi has published a book to commemorate the late historian
Abdol-Hossein Zarrinkoub >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Persepolis thrash Al-Wakreh
TEHRAN, September 7 (Iran Sports Press) - With video: Persepolis
thrashed Qatari club side Al-Wakreh 5-1 on Thursday in Azadi Stadium. Persepolis
managed to dominate Al-Wakreh throughout the game and could have walked
away with an even bigger win over Qatar's 1999-2000 League champions, had
its fowards not wasted several perfect goal scoring opportunities in the
second half >>> FULL TEXT
Talebi should look ahead
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) -- National soccer team coach Jalal Talebi
should put Vienna behind him and think about the upcoming match against
Lebanon >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Iran's standing slides after loss to Austria
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) -- Iran plunged five steps in the FIFA standing
following the loss to Austria >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
BBC
Iran-U.S. relations
Khatami's visit to UN might ease Iran-US ties.
President Khatami's trip to New York to attend the Millennium Summit has
particularly created hopes for Iran-US rapprochement. A former member of
the US National Security Council, Gary Sick, comments on the impact of the
visit on Iran-US ties >>>
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Extremism
[Extremism in any form or direction is unwanted, whether
in the name of freedom and supporting people's rights or in the name of
security and suppressing people's rights... Let me remind you that I did
not come in the name of reform... I will never be disloyal to the hopes
and aspirations of our people. It would be easy for me to sit back and take
no responsibility, but it is not easy for me to give up what I believe in.
-- President Khatami at a press conference in New York
Reuters
September 7, 2000
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