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Changing Persian script would be harmful
Saba Ghadrboland
Not only did the [Arab/Islamic] invasions bring a change in [the Persian]
script, but also added some Arabic words and structures (especially in
the singular-plural distinction of nouns) to modern Persian. These historical
facts do not constitute solid reasoning to change the alphabet. While these
advocates of a Latin script claim to reject a script brought by foreigners,
they invite that of another group just as foreign. The purge of one foreign
element and the acceptance of another, such as a script imported from Europe,
is not an accurate removal of that which is foreign. ... GO TO FEATURE
Outlook
Little fanfare on 20th anniversary of shah's flight
from Iran
By Scheherezade Faramarzi
Jan 15, 1999, CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Iran's imperial flag flutters rather
unmajestically next to the white-marbled tomb of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
The lonely resting place of the shah of shahs - or king of kings - stands
in stark contrast to the grandeur he knew during his rule over Iran, which
ended 20 years ago Saturday ... FULL TEXT
Also:
* Mohammad
Reza Shah's last will and testament (for
text, click
here)
Read by Farah Pahlavi, shortly after her husband's death in Cairo. This
audio is on the irani.org site and you need TrueSpeech to hear it.
Anyway
Are you my man?
From ParsPage's Heart to Heart section:
Hamideh writes: A 35-year-old teacher with interests in romantic relationships
would like to meet someone romantic and handsome between 18-40. Well, here
we go. I'm sure you have been looking for me from the time you imagined
to have a beatiful and romantic woman like me to date. I'm so sorry to
know that, but forget the past, past is past, past has gone, hell with
past. Now, I'm available, but, are you my man? Let we see!
Do you really claim that you are a proud typical Iranian man, romantic,
handsome, tall, healty, muscular, educated, married, want to have secret
romance, promise to keep it that way? Do you really understand my situation?
I'm not happy with the man I married (white, Canadian and rich). We have
to stick to our marriage without sexual contact. He is dating other Iranian
women, so, I decided to get out of closet and get a very strong Iranian
man who accepts to promise to keep our relationshi p a secret. A real secret.
You got to prove it to me that your relationship with your wife is more
or less like mine. I guess, if we agree, later on, we will find similar
people, like us. I don't care about your future with her, have kids and
stick together, what I care is sometime share with me. That's all, no
questions asked. I want to date you time to time and share our happiness,
no sorrow should rise. Mutual resect and love. Iranian style, the one that
I'm missing and lagging.
Future? you never know what god has planned for us, right? So, if you
are serious and you mean it, come on, do something big you deserve. I'm
sure, I deserved your love, so, give it to me, please. I love to trust
you,what ever you do, where ever you go, go, as I said, no questions asked.
Just keep our secret and wait for better. So, go ahead and make my day.
I love you.
History
Revolution: 1979-1999
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* The good guys & the bad guys
Nariman Neyshapouri writes: I want to commend
Ali Nikseresht's letter, "Not the Arabian OR Persian Gulf."
It's about time someone brought this issue to the surface. I don't want
to reiterate his points here, but here in America you have a media and
an entertainment industry that's quick to point out who the good guys and
the bad guys are. America and its military, of course, are the good guys.
And everyone who hasn't yet made peace with Israel is the bad guy...
I am an Iranian who has grown up in America all
my life, but I'm not stupid. All you need to do is to get your information
from the right sources and keep your eyes and ears open to know what's
going on in the world; and then and only then will it emerge who the good
and bad guys really are ... FULL
TEXT
* Travel: Contact beteween Iranian-American
and Iranian youth
Dear Friend,
To share my experiences of Iran with others, I have begun setting up
a non-profit organization called Rediscover Iran (RI) whose goal is to
create opportunities for Iranian-American youth to have direct contact
with the Iranian people and their culture. This summer RI will be offering
a six-week Mini-Semester Abroad in Iran where participants will engage
in cultural and educational activities in addition to receiving language
instruction. Some of the activities include: ... MORE
DETAILS
Book of the Week
The Arrest of Hoveyda
Stories of the Iranian Revolution
By Saideh Pakravan
"Besides evoking Iran's unique atmosphere [The Arrest of Hoveyda]... proves that history
can most tellingly be told when the key syllables of the word are taken
as the last two: story... This book is essential for all who want to understand
Iran." -- Peter Avery
"... a remarkable fiction. The author comes to political maturity
in the midst of the absurd and tragic events leading up to the overthrow
of the Pahlavi monarchy, the murder of her father, and the consolidation
of the power of Ayatollah Khomeini." -- Marvin Zonis
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Rafsanjani appeals for factional truce
in Iran after dissident murders
TEHRAN, Jan 15 (AFP) - Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
pleaded with rival political factions on Friday to call a truce in their
bitter quarrel over a recent spate of dissident murders. "None of you
will benefit from this dispute. Our being at each other's throats has pleased
the enemy and prompted them to raise questions about our regime and the
(1979 Islamic) revolution," Rafsanjani said in a sermon at weekly Moslem
prayers at Tehran University ... FULL TEXT
Isfahan's Friday Prayers leader fails to
deliver sermon
Isfahan, jan. 15, IRNA 0 - friday prayers were not held in this
historical city on friday due to spate of commotions developing among a
number of worshipers against friday prayers of the city, ayatollah jalaleddin
taheri and governor general of the province ja'far mousavi ... FULL TEXT
Iran oil opening slowed by wider reforms
LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Iran's drive for
foreign energy investment has become mired in wider reforms that may delay
big-ticket deals for months or years, oil executives say. Iranian negotiators
running the biggest oil tender since the 1979 revolution have found themselves
on a roller-coaster ride of economic change driven by shifting political
forces. One victim could be a campaign to land one or two morale-boosting
showpiece agreements with Western majors by the end of the Iranian year
on March 20 ... FULL TEXT
Rafsanjani calls for up to 50 pct oil output
cut
TEHRAN, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Former Iranian
President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Friday called on oil producers to
cut output by up to 50 percent to boost weak oil prices. ``We must cut production
by a certain amount until demand outweighs supply. This amount could be
20 percent, 30 percent or 50 percent,'' Rafsanjani, who now heads a top
state body, said in a Friday prayer sermon broadcast on Tehran radio ...
FULL TEXT
U.S., Russia trade gibes over Iran
January 15, 1999 (The Washington Post) - Relations between the
United States and Russia have gotten off to a rocky start this year, as
for the second straight day officials here harshly criticized Washington
for taking Moscow to task over arms proliferation issues. In the latest
instance, the Kremlin reacted testily ... FULL TEXT
Tehran-Karaj intercity train ready
Tehran (Hamshahri) - The intercity electric train
between Tehran and Kataj (part of the Tehran metro project) will be inaugurated
next month and begin official operation in March. In the first phase there
will be three train services between 11 am and 2 pm ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Interview with Abedzadeh
Tehran (Iran) - In his first major interview after being fdropped
from the national team, goalie Ahmadreza Abedzadeh talks of joys and pains
... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
27 players invited to Omid team
Tehran (Iran) - In preparation for the 2000 Olympics in Sydny and
the upcoming international matches in Vietnam, 27 players have been called
to join the youth national team (Omid) training camp ... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Rahbar
Beh gomraah goftand naamat cheest, goft rahbar.
(They asked a lost person, "What is your name?" He said: "The
guide (leader).")
From Youssef Jamshidi-pour's "Farhang-e Zarbolmasalhaa-ye Shirin-e
Faarsi"
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