Letters
Jan 18-22, 1999 / Dey 28 - Bahman 2, 1377
Today
* Book:
- Not Without My Daughter II
Previous
* Naseredin Shah:
- Royal fake
* Crisis:
- One thumb up
* Economy:
- Lengesh kon
* Teaching:
- Stupid, disgusting
* TV:
- JAG star speaks Farsi?
* Women:
- My vicotry
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Friday,
January 22, 1999
* Not Without My Daughter II
It seems like the pictures you choose for the
cover of The Iranian ["Two-colored
lollipop"] do not necessarily tell something
about your favors for or against the subject of the picture, but they have
more to do with being somehow related to Iran.
Therefore, let me suggest that you have a photo
of Betty Mahmoody ready for the next cover; I think she, too, has once
written something about Iran.
Ataollah Togha
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Thursday
January 21, 1999
* Royal fake
The travel diary excerpts posted on your web site courtesy of Par
magazine is a fake ["Qebleye
Alam"]! I believe both The Iranian and Par owe it
to their readers to separate fiction from non-fiction, specially when it
comes to historical events.
I have to give it to Par though, for the piece seemed quite authentic.
But anybody with a slight knowledge of that era would immediately discern
its ficticious nature.
S. Zahedi
Szahedi@ENG.CI.LA.CA.US
NOTE: Since publishing this piece last week, we have learend through
the editor of Par that indeed the true author is Mr. Jalaleldin
Khaleqi and not his Royal Highness. Mr. Khaleqi's name was noted as the
author in Par's index, but not above the article itself.
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Wednesday
January 20, 1999
* One thumb up
Really funny! ["National
crisis"] Enjoyed it . I would have said "two thumbs up"
(well maybe one, gholov cheraa?) but I was afraid it might be interpreted
as a Persian thumbs up! Keep up the good work.
Mohsen Pourett
mpourett@mhs.oklaosf.state.ok.us
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* Lengesh kon
[Regarding "Just
pretend we have no oil"], it's easy to sit outside and say "lengesh
kon." does this self-professing economist have a plan that would work
to get the country out of its dependency on oil and into an industrial
track?
Agar mardeh, why doesn't he outline a plan to achieve this jump within
the confines of the current social, economic atmosphere?
Ajayebi
AJAYEBI@aol.com
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Tuesday
January 19, 1999
* Stupid, disgusting
Tell Hamid Taghavi that his "The
Sub Man" was by far the stupidest, most wasteful, useless, and
disgusting piece of writing (if you can call it that) I've ever read. The
attempt to stereotype the school kids, asking foolish questions and making
useless (unfunny) remarks..... Really!! You ought to have better writers
than that.
A Persian-American Math Teacher
Hamid Tadjvar
allende@asuwlink.uwyo.edu
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* JAG star speaks Farsi?
I just read Armin Alaemani's article entitled, "JAGged,"
and I am not very sure if Catherine Bell can really speak Farsi. My father
first pointed out that "the pretty woman on that JAG show was actually
speaking Farsi last night!"
I finally got to see a rerun of the show. However, I noticed that everytime
Ms. Bell spoke Farsi, her voice sounded completely different - as if someone
was dubbing her lines and she was lip synching. I hope this was just my
imagination, because I think it would be awesome to have a few role models
on TV with Iranian backgrounds - especially one who is as beautiful as
Ms. Bell ;-)
Mehrdad Modjtahedi
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Monday
January 18, 1999
* My vicotry
I am glad that you realized that I tried to show
the "domal"s of our culture without hiding behind symbols ["In the Ring"]. You are absolutely right; almost in all situations
concerning Iranian women, defeat is certain. But, the enlightenment of
even one mind is a victory: that is my victory.
Shirindokht Radi
khorshid@1connect.com
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