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Against gravity
Photographs by Jila Nikpay
February 8, 2001
The Iranian
A recipient of numerous awards for her photographs, Jila Nikpay's recent
work, "Against Gravity," has been awarded fellowships by the
McKnight foundation and the State of Minnesota >>>
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Reply
It's official
PWC's reply to Guive Mirfendereski
February 8, 2001
The Iranian
In response to the editor's note in "Persian Watch Dog",
the public relations office of Persian Watch Cat (PWC) has sent the following
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Legal
The judicial way
Do as Americans do: fight for your rights in court
By Abolala Soudavar
February 8, 2001
The Iranian
In America one should do as the Americans do: one should fight for one's
rights in court. Minorities and foreigners however, are generally reluctant
to do so. They are unaccustomed to legal proceedings and find it difficult
to challenge authority in a way that their cultural heritage ill-prepared
them for >>>
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Life
Lili
Lili came and awakened dreams
By Bakhtiairi Rose
February 8, 2001
The Iranian
Lili came out of the blue. It burned at first. We hadn't seen each other
in years. A single purple star. Memories poured out of the past in broken
pieces. Our temples were like parchment. Listening >>>
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Book
His red-robed highness
Exposing Iran's dirty secrets
By Akbar Ganji
The Iranian
Critique of Rafsanjani: Why and how? >>>
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Outlook
Guards general lashes out at reformists
BBC Persian Service
The acting commander-in-chief of Islamic Revolution's Guards Corps,
General Mohammad Baqer Zolghadr, has attacted reformists' rhetoric including
the discourse on civil society and freedom. Behrouz Parsa talks about General
Zolghadr's remarks to Ahmad Salamatian, political analyst >>>
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Royalty in Exile Mideast
By SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON
Los Angeles Times
February 6, 2001
The son of the shah of Iran uses the Internet, radio and TV to urge
fellow expatriates to push for a new government in their homeland. But
whether he is 'majesty' or 'citizen,' unity is elusive >>>
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LETTERS ARE PUBLISHED AS RECEIVED.
THEY ARE NOT SELECTED
* Freedom & responsibility
Khodadad D. Sharif,
Executive Director, Persian Watch Cat (PWC) writes: Freedom of any
sort is not freedom if it fails to protect the rights and freedom of others.
Freedom is prophylactic, in that it is protection against those who wish
to take away our rights. Some people think of freedom, let's say freedom
of speech, as an open door permission to say whatever comes to their minds
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* Childish infighting
Ashkan Yekrangi
writes: It is true that Dr. Kalantar, a hard working activist whose
goal is to stop Iranian-American discrimination, was misrepresented by
exaggerations and misunderstandings in Mr. Mirfendereski's article. However
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* Pussies
Amoo Sam writes: The editor of Iranian.com has been caught in
the middle of a cat fight between members of Persian Watch Cat ["Persian
Watch Dog"]. Why don't you pussies leave the guy alone? >>> FULL
TEXT
* Am I the only stupid one?
H. Hakimi writes: The
more I read the letter of Mr. Shahin Karimi the less I understood what
he wanted to say ["Persian
Watch Dog"]. If I am stupid for not catching his points, I would
like to know how many more stupid people, such as myself, are among your
readers? It is depressing to be alone! You know? >>>
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* Everything your group opposes
S. Sabety writes: Tour
letter to The Iranian ["Persian
Watch Dog"] was so reactionary it made me realize why I left Iran
in the first place. I can not stand bigots like you. Your letter is a shining
example of everything your group opposes >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
I'm grasping your feet, but can't reach your hand.
You hold the cure; it's your kindness I need.
You taunt me; you say that my heart runs dry.
If so, then why does it flow from my eyes?
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House and office of jailed pro-reform Iran
journalist searched: wife
TEHRAN, Feb 8 (AFP) - The wife of a jailed reformist journalist
said Thursday that plainclothes men with a court warrant had searched her
home as well as the office of her husband's banned progressive review. Farideh
Saber told AFP that during her absence Wednesday afternoon, five plainclothes
men came to her house with a warrant from the judiciary and searched the
house in the presence of her two sons aged 12 and 17 >>>
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Network of Khatami allies working against
revolution, court boss charges
TEHRAN, Feb 8 (AFP) - The head of Iran's clerical court
has accused backers of a leading dissident of financing an illicit network
working to undermine the nation's Islamic system, a conservative paper reported
Thursday. The accusation targets several close allies of embattled reformist
President Mohammad Khatami, including some who are in prison for attacking
conservatives who have stymied Khatami's programme of liberalising reforms
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Schroeder only to make Iran visit "when
conditions are right"
BERLIN, Feb 8 (AFP) - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder
told Iran's Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi on Thursday that he would only
make a proposed visit to Iran when there are "the conditions for a
successful visit", a government statement said >>>
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Khamenei pardons prisoners to mark revolution
anniversary
TEHRAN, Feb 8 (AFP) - Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
pardoned Thursday an unspecified number of prisoners to mark the 22nd anniversary
of the Islamic revolution, the state news agency IRNA reported. Other prisoners
had their sentences reduced, IRNA said. Their was no indication whether
10 Iranian Jews convicted of spying for Israel, who were reported earlier
to have asked Khamenei for a pardon, were among the number >>>
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Cuban president to visit Iran this year
HAVANA, Feb 8 (AFP) - Cuba's President Fidel Castro is
to visit Iran in the course of 2001, Iranian diplomatic sources said Wednesday.
Several dates have been proposed for the trip, including during the visit
to Tehran by Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque last month. Iran's
Ambassador to Cuba Seyed Davood Salehi told press >>>
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A year ago, my youngest daughter asked me a question: "Baba,
if Iran is so dear to us, if you like it so much, how come we're not there?"
How do you explain to a 6-year-old why we can't be there?
-- Reza
Pahlavi
Los Angeles Times
February 6, 2001
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