Jan-June 2005
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LIFE
Fashion
echoes
In the sixties, my mother was channeling Googoosh, who was channeling Maria Callas,
who was channeling Audrey Hepburn. I long for those kind of echoes
Jasmin Darznik
PRESS
Jal
al-Khaalegh
Insulting women and minorities in the press
Shahriar Zahedi
WOMEN
I
am a woman. I have rights.
Women demand equal rights at Tehran University gathering
Photo essay
WOMEN
Who
needs a husband?
Young women and the idea of marriage
Solmaz Separy
CELEBRITY
Two
worlds
My "dual life" as a stand-up comic and over-educated
secretary
Tissa Hami
RELIGION
The
good teachings
Monotheism & equality of the sexes,
and conversion of faith in Zoroastrianism
Maneck Bhujwala
LIFE
If
only I knew
Had the child of then known what the woman of today
knows, she would have spoken up. Glad I didn't.
Zohreh Khazai Ghahremani
REASON
Separation
of god & science
Especially on gender issues and sexual equality, religious
schools contradict society's achievements
Azar Majedi
RELIGION
Equal?
Please...
Zoroastrian women have not always been on equal footing
with men
Maziar Shirazi
RELIGION
Pouruchista
Equality of men and women
in Zarathushtra’s original teachings is well recognized
Dina G. McIntyre
PUBLIC SERVANT
A
woman for all seasons
In memory of Farrokhrou
Parsa
Ardavan Bahrami
WOMEN
So
could we
Virginity and the incredible
pragmatism of the Iranian woman
Shahla Azizi
WOMEN
Pretty
hairy
I have not removed any
of my body hair in three and a half years
Tahereh Aghdassifar
RELIGION
Not
that old hat again
From the daughter of Ahriman to the rib of Adam
Vida Kashizadeh
APPEARANCE
Staying
in place
Did a small piece of cloth on her head really make a difference?
Najmeh Fakhraie
LIFE
Ageless(ish)
How old are you? How much do you weigh?... Are
numbers really necessary?
Zohreh Khazai Ghahremani
FOOD
Between
Persian and plain pasta
I inherited my grandmother’s earnestness
about Persian cooking but none of her confidence
Jasmin Darznik
LIFE
Old
friends
I silently observe her diamond ring and the lovely
shade of pink on her fingernails and push my gardener hands deep
into my pockets
Zohreh Khazai Ghahremani
WOMEN
Mojgan's
dilemma
"To succeed in this city you will eventually have to
remove your hejab in public," I told her
Mahin Bahrami
THEATRE
Stage
presence
Acting
Kourosh Salehi
SPORTS
Iron
woman
Mehrnoush "Noushi" Barmaki shows us all how over
40 doesn't stop you from being world class
Behrouz Bahmani
BOOKS
Iran
with Lolita in Persepolis
Presentations of the Iranian Revolution by Nafisi and Satrapi
Teresa Camacho
BOOK
Lazy
lechers
Excerpt from "Lipstick Jihad"
Azadeh Moaveni
WOMEN
Westward
wind
Gender equality in the 21st century
Behshad Hastibakhsh
RELATIONSHIPS
Welcome
to the 21st century!
I wondered if at the end of the day this generation
is really that different from those of the recent past
Baharak Sedigh
FOOD
Valentine
abgoosht
Saltanat entered the apartment with her nose first
sniffing like a Bassett hound on the trail
Kaveh Aminian, Seattle
LIFE
Remarkable,
independent -- and incomplete
A taste of the 21st century female attorney
Neda
SATIRE
Wham,
bam, thank you Azam
I owe Ms. N. a debt of gratitude for love finally
coming and knocking on my door
Sima Shirazi
ALBUM
Forward & back
Personal photos
Mahshid Amirshahi
NOTE
The
toughest woman in Tehran
Iranian of the year: Shirin Ebadi
Raman Kia (Buddahead)
ACTING
Performer's
choice
The Aghdashloo controversy
Guive Mirfendereski
RELATIONSHIP
Cheating
partners
The fight against yourself
Yasaman Rohani
LOVE
Sooner
or later
I have learned in my life the tragic, but immutable
truth that love is more than passion and conquest and beauty
M. T. Maan
WOMEN
Ups and (mostly) downs
Women and freedom in Iran
Masoud Kazemzadeh
RIGHTS
Is
Canada next?
How many Islamic republics do we have to fight? One in Iran, one in Afghanistan,
fighting the creation of another in Iraq, and now one in Canada
Azar Majedi
DEBATE
Blowing
off steam
Relax. Islam is not taking over Canada
Maziar Shirazi
HAIR
Some
of us like our women hairy
My moment of real consolation came when I met Qajar women
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