Monday, September 28, 1998 / Mehr 6, 1377, No. 571
Khayyam
Cover Story The nice artist There's a lot of truth in the popular impression that artists are an unusual lot. They are also often seen as be bad tempered, frequently depressed and arrogant. I saw none of that when I met Behnam Farahpour last month. He was as pleasant as can be, smiling, and modest about his talent. But he has plenty of time to change, I guess. He's not even 20-years old yet. He's in his first year of art school at Pittsburg's Carnegie Mellon University, one of top American art schools. While still in high school in Bethesda, Maryland, Behnam's work were displayed in a number of art shows. Here are some of his best... GO TO FEATURE New section Books Iran-U.S. relations Looking for books on Iran-U.S. relations? We have listed several of them which can be bought directly from Amazon.com. If you have any suggestions on recent books on this topic, let us know and we will include them in this section. GO THERE Anyway An Iranain magazine publisher recalls: An Iranian employee of the International Monetary Fund told me that on a recent visit to Iran he was stopped at Tehran's Mehrabad airport as he was about to catch a flight back to the U.S. He was told he was not allowed to leave Iran and had to go to the Intelligence Ministry to clear up the matter. The IMF employee was terrified even though he knew he had done nothing wrong. He made an appointment to see someone at the Intelligence Ministry. The intelligence officer was a polite young man who asked a series of questions about IMF policies, the world economy and Iran's role in the IMF. The man answered the questions as much as his knowledge allowed. Finally, the officer thanked him and said he was free to leave the country. The IMF man was confused. He said he wanted to know why he was prevented from leaving the country. The young officer's reply was that he had to write a paper for his economics class at the university and needed some expert opinion. History
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