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Not funny
Cartoons from a now banned newspaper
A couple of months ago these cartoons were introduced as evidence by
the prosecution to support their demand to close down the liberal "Jame'eh"
newspaper. The paper was eventually banned but its original editors and
writers started the daily "Tous." In mid-September, that paper
too was shut down for "undermining the Islamic Republic." These
cartoons were reprinted in the monthly news magazine, "Payam-e Emrooz"
in Tehran last month. Thanks to R. Khadem... GO
TO FIRST CARTOON
Anyway
Lost and found messages
* Nouriel Saedian from New York looking for my good old friend Taei
whom I went to high school with in Isfahan, Adab High School 1974-1980.
If you know of his whereabout please send me a messaqge: Email: Nouriel@worldnet.attnet
* Hi everybody, I am looking for an old close friend of mine called
Shahpour Johary (or his other first name, Ghobad). I havn't seen him since
I left Iran 1984. If any body knows him please give him my email address:
khosrow@hem1.passagen.se
. My name: Khosrow Afrasiabi.
* A friend in Iran, Homayoun Safiri, is looking for a good friend of
his that he lost contact with: His name is: MAJID ALIZADEH. If you know
anything about his or his family's whereabouts, send a message to: Homayoun
Safiri thru: Jshahbaz@shafagh.ut.ac.ir
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Revolution: 1979-1999
More Letters
* Iran's frozen assets in U.S.
Hamid N. writes: Having worked with the
special organization that continues to implement that mechanism (arbitration
at The Hague, suits in the U.S., in Iran and other forums), I would like
to hear what these "assets" are. What is the source for this
claim. I hope it is not Mr Rafsanjani's messages to reporters... FULL
TEXT
* Frankly, he's wrong
Zohreh Hosseini writes: Reading the Iraj Mirza
poem brought up some mixed feelings for me and my friends. In some
ways this poem might sound funny and cute but in some other ways harsh
and arrogant. The poet simply admits that he allows himself to be manipulative,
deceiving, and seductive to get to what he wants and meanwhile he's making
a point!? ... FULL
TEXT
* Alavi's mystical installations, Santa Clara
SEYED ALAVI: CANTICLES OF ECSTASY
Contemporary artist Seyed Alavi seeks to capture the ecstatic experiences
of poets and mystics from varied cultures and spiritual backgrounds. For
this exhibition, he has created installations using common, everyday materials
with which he hopes "to inspire thinking and contemplation."
Opening Friday, September 25, 1998 7 p.m. de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara
University. RSVP 408-554-4528
* Musical: Last
chance: "Seven Valleys" in Berkeley
* Film: "Adam
barfi" ("The Snow Man) in Berkeley
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Iranian MPs want action against liberal
media
TEHRAN, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Two-thirds of
deputies in Iran's parliament on Wednesday called for journalists who write
against Islamic principles to be put on trial for threatening national security.
The official Iranian news agency IRNA said 180 of the 270 deputies, in a
letter read out in parliament, backed supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's
call for action against newspapers he accused of ``abusing freedom of speech.''...
FULL TEXT
IRNA director, editor released
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - The deputy director and
an editor of Iran's official news agency were set free on Wednesday, and
the agency said a complaint against them apparently had been withdrawn...
FULL TEXT
IRNA staff calls for detained colleagues'
release
TEHRAN, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Senior editors
and reporters at Iran's official IRNA news agency on Wednesday called for
the immediate and unconditional release of two arrested colleagues... FULL
TEXT
Iran's Khatami seeks U.S. action, not words
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iranian President
Mohammad Khatami challenged the United States Tuesday to match its new conciliatory
tone towards his country with action to end sanctions and to change its
Middle East policy... FULL TEXT
Conviction in Iran-jet conspiracy
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- A Texas man who worked
for a multimillionaire arms dealer was convicted Wednesday of conspiring
to sell F-14 engine parts to Iran. Robert Cassidy of Houston faces up to
five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced Jan. 8 for
conspiring to violate the federal Arms Export Control Act... FULL TEXT
Iranian film festival in Paris
TEHRAN (Hamshahri) - Paris will host an Iranian film
festival for 14 days, starting October 7... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Build the national team from scratch
TEHRAN (Hamshahri) - Commentary on need for major
changes in the national soccer team... FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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The reporters, editors and chief editors of the Islamic Republic News
Agency... called for the immediate and unconditional release of the IRNA
deputy managing director in charge of news and the chief editor of its social
desk and demanded job security.
IRNA
report quoted by Reuters
Sept 23, 1998
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