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The general's widow
Overnight our lives had turned upside down
By Cyrus Kadivar
February 21, 2001
The Iranian
Dressed in complete black, the general's widow has been in mourning
ever since that terrible night when her husband was shot. The circumstances
of his death have been known for many years. He was among the first batch
of pro-Shah officers to be tried and executed by a revolutionary firing
squad shortly before midnight on February 15th, 1979. Twenty-two years
after the event, the gruesome details surrounding his final moments still
exerts a powerful fascination >>>
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Iran
I'm the Shah here
Back then generals were gods, and they took our dream away
By Behrooz Parsa
February 21, 2001
The Iranian
Some day someone may come across this fact that in 1973 about 15 people
were accepted in the entrance exam (konkoor) of the College of Science
and Technology (Daaneshkadeh Elm o Sana't), but they never registered and
mysteriously vanished. People were and still are willing to give an arm
and a leg to get into this fine institution. Then how come these fifteen
or so people got accepted but never registered?
The good news is that they did not die and they were not arrested by
SAVAK. And as far as I know, they are all alive and well. But >>>
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Poetry
By Alireza Tarighian
February 21, 2001
The Iranian
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Outlook
U.S. Must Figure Out Puzzle That Is Iran
By Hugh Pope
Wall Street Journal
Feb. 21, 2001
I veil my words in curtains, friends Let balladeers tease out their
ends -- Hafez, 14th-century Persian poet
SHIRAZ, Iran -- The U.S. State Department says it's ready for talks
on renewing diplomatic relations with Iran anywhere, anytime. Little wonder:
While Iran is no longer necessary as a bulwark against the Soviet Union,
a friendlier Iran could help U.S. efforts to isolate Iraq's Saddam Hussein,
secure Persian Gulf oil supplies and promote Middle East peace >>> FULL
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Iranian cinema carries strong spirit of reform
By deborah Young
Variety
February 19, 2001 - February 25, 2001
TEHRAN Iranian filmmakers continue to push the limits of social criticism,
most recently with pics unveiled at the 19th Fajr Film Festival, held in
Teheran Feb. 1-10. The surprise was the strong show of support they received
from government cinema types >>>
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Khodemoon toosh moondeem
Dear sir,
I'm Hooman... from Tehran. It's a long time that I've started to read
your news. I've suggestin. I'm 24 years old and it's my pleasure to find
an Iranian girl who lives in U.S.A and marry with him and have a chance
to live there but I don't know any girl with this specification >>> FULL
TEXT
More Letters
LETTERS ARE PUBLISHED AS RECEIVED.
THEY ARE NOT SELECTED
* Buoyancy of spirit
Yasmine writes: These painting ["Happy"]
have the quality they do, most likely because they are painted from family
photos. People posing for pictures tend to put on their best smiles...
they want to be remembered in a certain way. The paintings also have an
"innocent" or "naive" quality to them because of the
childlike brushwork. Overall they do have a certain buoyancy of spirit.
* Sad, in a way
Chuck writes:
I just read you little article about Persia,
Iowa. I, too, am from Persia, the Iowa town. I, too, am a journalist
by training. I spent a few years as a farm magazine editor and the past
20 working in corporate communications.
When I was growing up in Persia, it was a nice, active town (1954 -
72). There were three grocery stores, a hardware store, two gas stations,
two farm grain elevators, a lumberyard, two barbers, three bars, etc. The
town had a school high on the hill >>>
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* Stop and say hi sometime
Jennifer Crozier
writes: Hello! We remember you. We were looking on the Persia web site
and saw the pictures that you took in Persia,
Iowa. And that is where we are from. Stop back and say hi sometime
-- if you are passing through.
* Divided we fall
Faryar Mansuri writes:
A well meaning group of individuals formed a group for the benefit of the
whole. But it seems their disunity brought about by the probable clash
of opinions and egos might put an end to a great effort ["Power
of one"].
May I suggest that these individuals of capacity take cue from a certain
persecuted and outlawed religious minority in Iran and learn from their
administrative principles of respect, sacrifice, consultation and unity
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Conference: CIRA,
Toronto
Poem
Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
Today's the day for boldness, tired heart.
In loving her, there's no room to be distant.
Whatever logic holds, put that aside.
Now's the time for madness, right this instant.
* Also see more Rumi
translations
Rumi book
Rumi:
The Life Teachings and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi
By Frankin D. Lewis
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Quote Unquote
Hostage
Better run along now, before I take you hostage!
-- Masood Dehnamaki, militant Islamist editor to American
reporter in Tehran
Wall Street Journal
February
21, 2001
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