Tuesday January 16, 2001 / Dey 27, 1379, No. 1145

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Rumi translation Cover story Still elegance Life from a different camera angle Photos by Mohammad Tehrani January 16, 2001 The Iranian Tehrani's photos make us look at life from a different angle and maybe see things we would normally overlook. We see flowers and nature scenes all the time. But just look at Tehrani's plants. They are so much more elegant, peaceful ... and silent >>> GO TO FEATURE Identity Hell no I see young Iranians gradually loosing their identity By Babak Nikain January 16, 2001 The Iranian Every year that passes I lose more and more patience. I hear how Iran calls for me and I can no longer stand out, to listen but not respond. I would give every thing I have to be able to go back. I want to walk in the streets, as long as it is in IRAN. I want to be in IRAN and see the sun rise and set. I want to walk in the forests in IRAN. I want to wake up and hear Farsi. I want to feel the SUN burning my face in IRAN. No other place is good enough. AND I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU SHARE MY DREAM. I CAN FEEL YOUR PAIN >>> GO TO FEATURE Book His red-robed highness Exposing Iran's dirty secrets By Akbar Ganji The Iranian The weakness of the moderation theory: A look at the moderation of his red-robed highness >>> GO TO FEATURE Outlook Woman to be stoned to death BBC Persian Service Awoman, accused of adultery, is to be stoned in Iran. The court that delivered the sentence did not clarify what the man with the same charges received. In this report Daryoush Homai talks to Ayatollah Mohammad Mousavi Bojnordi, former member of Supreme Judicial Council and Elahe Hicks of Human Rights Watch >>> LISTEN Verdicts in Germany case increase dilemma for undecided Khatami TEHRAN, Jan 16 (AFP) - Embattled Iranian President Mohammad Khatami's decision whether to run for re-election has been complicated by the stiff jail terms handed down to reformist allies over an "un-Islamic" meeting in Germany, analysts say. Khatami's strongest supporters, such as parliamentary speaker Mehdi Karubi, have been pressing him to make public his intentions for the June elections >>> FULL TEXT Iran holds landmark fashion show By ALI AKBAR DAREINI The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Wearing brightly colored dresses of silk and cotton, two dozen teen-age models have been strutting the catwalk this week in Iran - the first fashion show in this country since the Islamic revolution more than two decades ago >>> FULL TEXT Boxing ring Kayhan: Reformists cry over newspaper closures but not factory shut downs >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT Iranian Revolutionary Socialists: Reformists shy away from backing jailed supporters >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT Anyway Foreign policy George W. will need a lot of help in understanding foreign policy >>> SEE HERE Thanks to Farzaneh Rohanizadeh Nostalgia .. Nadia on the Caspian, 1975 .. .. More Letters * Shocked & saddened Kamiar Kallaantar writes: I am profoundly puzzled by your very recent letter in iranian.com ["Complain to..."] in that you support the anti-Iranian regulations of fingerprinting and luggage searching of Iranian passengers at U.S. airports. The more I read your letter, the more frustrated and deeply saddened I feel by what you wrote. ... When a member of the board of PWC, a U.S. based "Iranian American Anti-Discrimination Council", defends so boldly the historical discrimination and humiliation of his hamvatans, then I am just speechless >>> FULL TEXT * Missing the point Max Rofougar writes: Being searched at the airports is very humiliating but I think most of us are missing the point Mr. Mirfenderesky is making ["Complain to..."]. I do not think he is happy about being humiliated either. From what I understand from his letter, he is just stating that these searches and fingerprinting are not illegal. He certainly is not supporting them >>> FULL TEXT * Not shying away VN writes: Regarding your news on Saviz Shafaii, I think it is wonderful that you don't feel you need to shy away from homosexual issues. Yet another reason to be proud of your publication! * Way too nice Massud Alemi writes: Dear Martikeh Aldang ["Please stop"], I love you and love your emails. I love what you write about. Can't help loving your emails and your tasteful comments and your beautiful website. I think what you're doing with Iranian.com is phenomenal and historic. Only history will be able to judge your undertaking. 20, 30, 50 years from now, when historians sit down to write the history of the Iranian diaspora, they have no choice but to acknowledge Iranian.com and it's founder. Keep up the good work and don't let the nay-sayers bring you down. Satire .. Doctor, could you please... .. More Community announcements Art: Tanavoli's lecture & books, Vancouver Renowned sculptor Parviz Tanavoli will be holding a lecture at the Vancouver Museum on Sunday January 21 from 3-5 pm entitled: Lion in art and culture. Tanavoli also has two new books: "Parviz Tanavoli Sculptor Writer & Collector," (2000, Iranian Art Publishing) a comprehensive book with some 360 color plates, and "Persian Flatweaves" with 300 illustrations. Books     Unveiled One Woman's Nightmare in Iran By Cherry Mosteshar     Aalijenaab-e sorkhpoosh By Mousa Najafi THE IRANIAN Bookstore Music store Poem Translation of today's poem by Zara Houshmand: My heart will never seek another heart, Or smell another flower, knowing you. Your love has made heart's field a desert waste; No love other than yours grows in that place. * Also see more Rumi translations Rumi book Rumi: The Life Teachings and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi By Frankin D. Lewis Staff * Publisher/Editor: Jahanshah Javid -- jj@iranian.com * News & the Web: Payman Arabshahi -- payman@neda.com * The Web: Pedram Missaghi, webmaster "Iran Media" -- info@nima3.com Copyright © Abadan Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. May not be duplicated or distributed in any form   Web Site Design by Multimedia Internet Services, Inc   Internet server by Global Publishing Group.

More news German chancellor plans Iran visit despite new tensions BERLIN, Jan 16 (AFP) - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Monday that he plans to visit Tehran "in the not too distant future" despite renewed tensions between Germany and Iran over the jailing of dissident >>> FULL TEXT EU expresses "deep concern" over verdicts against Iranian intellectuals STOCKHOLM, Jan 16 (AFP) - The European Union (EU) expressed concern Tuesday over the "harsh" convictions handed down against 10 Iranian reformists by Tehran's revolutionary court following an "un-Islamic" meeting in Berlin >>> FULL TEXT 10 convicted in Berlin conference case appeal verdicts TEHRAN, Jan 16 (AFP) - Ten reformists slapped with long jail terms by Tehran's revolutionary court over an "un-Islamic" meeting in Berlin have appealed the verdicts, the government-run Iran paper reported Tuesday >>> FULL TEXT Supreme court upholds stoning for woman TEHRAN, Jan 16 (AFP) - Supreme court has upheld a death sentence by public stoning for a woman convicted of murdering her husband with the help of her lover, the Khabar paper said Tuesday >>> FULL TEXT Amnesty International condemns reports of planned executions NICOSIA, Jan 16 (AFP) - The human rights group Amnesty International called Tuesday for urgent action to dissuade the Iranian authorities from allowing 16 planned executions to go ahead, including a reported mass hanging of 11 men >>> FULL TEXT Khatami says democracy essential to survival of Islamic republic SHIRAZ, Iran, Jan 15 (AFP) - President Mohammad Khatami Monday called on the people to defend democratic freedoms, which he described as essential for the survival of the Islamic republic >>> FULL TEXT Khatami says Persepolis recalls ancient "power" of Iranians PERSEPOLIS, Iran, Jan 16 (AFP) - President Mohammad Khatami has called for the restoration of Persepolis, capital of ancient Persia's Achaemenian dynasty >>> FULL TEXT Moroccan prime minister arrives in Tehran TEHRAN, Jan 16 (AFP) - Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi arrived Tuesday in Tehran on the start of a five-day official visit to Iran, state television here said >>> FULL TEXT State TV "punished" in budget for airing Berlin conference: MP TEHRAN, Jan 16 (AFP) - Reformist-led parliament will cut 28 million dollars from state television and radio's budget because they covered a controversial Berlin conference that led to jail terms for a number of liberals, an MP has charged >>> FULL TEXT Iran police seize 700 satellite decoders TEHRAN, Jan 15 (AFP) - Police have confiscated 700 satellite decoders as well as 10,000 "perverse" films on video compact discs in the southern Bushehr province, the Abrar-e Eqtessad paper reported Monday >>> FULL TEXT Factory workers rally outside parliament over unpaid wages TEHRAN, Jan 14 (AFP) - Some 150 workers at one of Iran's oldest factories demonstrated outside parliament here Sunday to protest their working conditions and months of unpaid wages >>> FULL TEXT Saudi calls for moves to halt decline in trade with Iran RIYADH, Jan 16 (AFP) - Saudi Arabia called Tuesday for measures to halt the decline in trade with Iran over the past four years, at the opening of a meeting in the Saudi capital on their joint economic commission >>> FULL TEXT OPEC's 1.5 million bpd output cut good for everyone: Iran JAKARTA, Jan 16 (AFP) - Moves by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to slash oil output by around 1.5 million barrels per day should benefit everyone, a senior Iranian official said here Tuesday >>> FULL TEXT More films & bigger audiences Tehran (Dowran Emrooz) -- The number of new films and ticket sales increased considerably in the first six months of the current year. More stats >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT Stress mentioned as complicating factor in producer's death Tehran (Dowran Emrooz) -- Kourosh Mazkouri, a producer of a number of successful childrens films, has died. Stress caused by financial difficulties is said to have contributed to his death >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT Festival-winners festival Tehran (Dowran Emrooz) -- Names of films in the interfestival category of the Fajr film festival >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT Blazevic holds press conference Tehran - January 16 (Iran Sports Press) -- With video: A press conference was held on Tuesday by the Iranian Football Federation, in which Iran's new head coach Miroslav Blazevic responded to questions by the Iranian media. During the press conference, Ranjbar, the manager of Iranian National Teams, said Blazevic has "full control over player selections and the federation will provide him anything he needs" >>> FULL TEXT BBC History of Iranian performing arts A seven-part program produced by filmmaker Shahrokh Golestan. Here's PART FOUR >>> LISTEN HERE BBC Persian Service Exchange rate Updated January 8 Buying: 790 to 794 tomans per dollar Selling: 808 to 810 tomans per dollar CALL TOLL FREE: 877-SEHHATY (877-734-4289) or 800-995-0264 Mention this code for a better rate: FA 37 B Business news The Web Iran Ghawami "A Persian homepage, written in German about interesting information on Persian culture and history." Beyond Iran Jargon-Free Web Marketers, copywriters, and corporate communicators take note -- there's a quiet crusade afoot to "just say no to jargon" on the Web. More web sites Quote Unquote Democracy or death If we, as those responsible for leading the regime, follow the way of the people, we will stay in place, but, if we try to stand against this wave towards liberty and democracy, nothing will survive. -- President Mohammad Khatami AFP January 15, 2001 Photo of the Day First post-revolution fashion show (three photos) Iranian of the Day Jalali: Friends, 1979 Music Dariush Music artists index Art Payam Mofidi Untitled