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Moslem gigolo
God has made us who we are
By Siamack Baniameri
January 17, 2001
The Iranian
Khalid is what you call a he-whore. He is a woman-chasing machine who
swings his bat at any female specie that comes his way without reservation
or discrimination. Born to a wealthy Arab family with ties to royalties,
Khalid roams around the globe -- contributing his sperm to human gene pool
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Iran-U.S.
There's something about Mary
Still not admitting that the U.S. embassy takeover was a
mistake
By Babak Yektafar
January 17, 2001
The Iranian
Mary has spoken, and what she had to say was nothing new, but given
the current political climate of the Islamic Republic of Iran, it is damaging
to her ally president Khatami and her nation >>>
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Iran-U.S.
Denialism
Not the right strategy
By Cyrus Samii
January 17, 2001
The Iranian
The debate over U.S.-Iranian rapprochement is on a floor as thin as
ice. The issue of rapprochement has reached a critical level so as to allow
little room for "in-between" postitions other than "for
immediate rapprochement" or "against immediate rapprochement"
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Book
His red-robed highness
Exposing Iran's dirty secrets
By Akbar Ganji
The Iranian
Hashemi Rafsanjani & democracy >>>
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Outlook
Powell hints at new overtures to Iran
WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (AFP) - The incoming administration of President-elect
George W. Bush is prepared to "nuance" its policy toward Iran
in an effort to encourage dialogue and possibly enhance commercial ties,
Secretary of State-designate Colin Powell said Wednesday >>>
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Concerns mounting over reformists' whereabouts
BBC Persian Service
In an open letter to President Khatami, 377 political activists and
intellectuals have expressed their concern over the whereabouts of Ezzatollah
Sahabi and Ali Afshari. It is three weeks since they have been moved from
Evin prison to an unknown location. Daryoush Homai talks to Parviz Varjavand,
one of the signatories of the letter >>>
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Harsh Sentences Condemned: Human Rights Watch
January 17, 2001, letter to the head of Iran's judiciary -- Human Rights
Watch condemns the arbitrary and harsh sentences handed down by a Revolutionary
Court in Tehran on Saturday January 13, 2001 against seven of the seventeen
defendants being tried for attending an international conference in Berlin,
Germany, in April 2000 >>>
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TEHRAN (Reuters) - A 20-year-old Iranian man has married a 77-year-old
virgin in a village in the east of the country, newspapers said Wednesday
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More Letters
* Overdramatization
Guive Mirfendereski writes:
Mr. Kalantar ["Shocked
and saddened"] overdramatizes the plight of the Iranians at the
U.S. airports. For him to equate the routine inconveniences of international
travel with the travails of the exterminated Jews in Germany and the detention
of Amercian-Japanese in concentration camps is an insult to the memory
of those who suffered and perished.
This form of overstating the case is precisely the reason why the American
policymakers cannot take seriously the objections made by the Iranian-Americans
such as Mr. Kalantar and delivered in such a shrill manner.
* Higher expectation
Davood N. Rahni writes:
Thank you so very much for your suggestive elaboration ["Missing the point"].
Many of us in the Iranian community take pride in having been associated
with Guive Mirfendereski ["Complain
to..."] and would let his long fine scholarly track records and
community service would speak for itself. Retrospectively, I suppose one
could say people's expectation is even higher from those among us who are
truly accomplished ["Shocked
and saddened"] >>>
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* Khomeini & Kennedy
Pedram Parsian writes:
Thanks for reminding us about Khomeini not believing in copyright law
["Shahr-e
sholoogh"].
John F. Kennedy said in his inauguration in 1961: "My fellow Americans,
ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your
country." And in the early 80's Khomeini said: "Hey nagooyeed
enghelaab baraayeh maa cheh kard? Shomaa baraayeh enghelaab cheh kardid?"
As far as I know Khomeini never paid any copyright fees to the Kennedy
family.
* Time is precious
Mariam Ispahani writes:
I find it amusing that you have taken a bunch of angry reactions and turned
them into an article! Seriously, no sarcasm intended ["Please
stop"].
Yes, time is a precious and rare commodity these days. Statistics say:
the average person spends 6-7 seconds on a web site unless it captivates
them. However, people tend to spend an incredible amount of time reading
through the exact same thing if it were on paper!
Perhaps, if people took your news email and printed it, they would find
the time to read The Iranian Times?!
Literature: Shahrnoush Parsipour in
Boston
You are invited to two nights of Iranian literary events in Boston on
January 19 & 20 with guest writer Shahrnoush Parsipour, author of famous
novels such as Toubaa va Ma'naay-e Shab, Sag va Zemestaane Boland, Zanaan
Bedoone Mardaan >>>
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Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
Love made a deal: 'My terms,' she said, 'are long.'
Night spoke: 'Her hair is beautiful, dark, long.'
The cypress measured too: 'Like me, she's tall.'
But she is my dear life; may she live long.
* Also see more Rumi
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Conservative courts suspend leading pro-reform
monthly
TEHRAN, Jan 17 (AFP) - Conservative-dominated judiciary
on Wednesday suspended a leading pro-reform political and cultural magazine,
state radio reported. The Kian monthly, headed by Reza Kafash-Tehrani, was
charged with publishing lies aimed at disrupting public calm, as well as
insulting Islamic sanctities, it said >>>
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Iran executes six of 11 people condemned
to hang, spares three
STEHRAN, Jan 17 (AFP) - Six of 11 people due to be hanged
simultaneously in Iran were executed at dawn Wednesday, state radio reported.
Three of the condemned men were forgiven by the victims' families, and thereby
spared, while the radio said the hanging of the remaining two had been put
off till later >>>
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Moroccan PM says politics at heart of historic
Iran visit
TEHRAN, Jan 17 (AFP) - Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane
Youssoufi said here Wednesday his historic visit to Iran was aimed at strengthening
ties between the two nations. "This is the first visit to Iran by a
top official from my country since the 1979 Islamic revolution and the chief
goal is political," he told reporters after meeting with Iranian Vice
President Hassan Habibi >>>
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Parliament speaker to visit Jordan
AMMAN, Jan 17 (AFP) - Parliament Speaker Mehdi Karubi will
visit Jordan on Sunday at the invitation of his Jordanian counterpart, official
Petra news agency reported Wednesday. Karubi will be accompanied by several
parliamentary and government officials, including the minister of trade
and the assistant foreign minister, Petra said quoting the Iranian ambassador
in Amman Nasratollah Tajik >>>
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Parliament passes record budget
TEHRAN, Jan 17 (AFP) - Reformist dominated parliament approved
Wednesday the last budget of President Mohammad Khatami's current four-year
term in the face of strong criticism from the conservative minority. During
a 15-hour debate stretching over two days, conservatives attacked the finance
bill as favouring reformist-controlled bodies to the detriment of those
like the state broadcasting media in the hands of conservatives >>> FULL TEXT
Iran drops visa requirements for Persian
Gulf state citizens: TV
TEHRAN, Jan 17 (AFP) - The Iranian government has dropped
visa requirements for citizens of member states of the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) coming to the country for three months or less, Iranian television
reported Wednesday night. The GCC is made up of Saudia Arabia, Qatar, the
United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman >>>
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Did you used to own a Picasso?
Tehran (Dowran Emrooz) -- An original work by Picasso has
been identified by the Mostazafan Foundation, which manages properties conficated
after the revolution. Was it yours? >>>
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Registering musicians
Tehran (Dowran Emrooz) -- The newly-formed Khaaneh-ye Moosiqi
(House of Music) is encouraging all musicians to register >>>
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Commemorating Pirnia
Tehran (Dowran Emrooz) -- Ceremony held to mark the 100th
birthday anniversary of the creator of the Gol-haa radio program >>> FULL
PERSIAN TEXT
Italian under 21 defeat Iran
Tehran - January 17 (Iran Sports Press) -- With video:
The Italian National Under 21 Team defeated Iran in penalty shoot out following
a 2-2 draw in regulation time. The win over hosts Iran put the Under 21
Italian team in the final of the Civilizations Cup, to be held on Friday
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History of Iranian performing arts
A seven-part program produced by filmmaker Shahrokh Golestan.
Here's PART FIVE >>>
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We have serious problems in our relationship with Iran,
I'm not going to minimize that... But, at the same time, we can see in recent
years that there is change happening... To the extent that we can nuance
our policy in that regard, I think it serves our interest and the interests
of the region.
-- Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State-designate
AFP
January 17, 2001
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