THE IRANIAN
TIMES
Friday, March 13, 1998
Esfand 22, 1376
No. 434
Abu Saeed
Index
| * Iran-U.S.:
Reaction * Features: Deaths since 1979 * News: Cina arms scuttled * Sports: Women's football * Economy: Caspian oil * Dollar: Unchanged * Women: Don Juan * Grant: "New Americans" * Film: International Channel * Noruz: Electronic cards * Darvag Theater: Noruz |
THE WEB
* Treasury of Iranian photography: Gathered by Iraj Afshar and posted on the Tamasha.com web site. Very nicely done... go here
IRAN-U.S.
* Iran lashes out at U.S. court compensation decision, (Reuters) - Iran on Friday called a U.S. federal court decision to pay $247 million to the family of an American student killed in a 1995 bombing ``irresponsible in the extreme'' and politically motivated. In a statement released by its U.N. mission, the government said the allegations raised in the court's proceedings were ``without a shred of substantiation, have no basis in fact and fail any standard of evidence.'' ... full text
* Clinton meets wrestlers who wowed Iranians, ()-In a direct signal of his administration's interest in resuming relations with Iran, President Clinton met Thursday with U.S. wrestlers who made a groundbreaking visit to Tehran and encouraged other Americans to participate in exchanges with Iranian organizations. hite House Press Secretary Mike McCurry said Clinton was "encouraged by the warm reception" that Iran extended to the American wrestling team last month and welcomes increased contact between citizens of the two long-standing adversaries. "People-to-people contact," McCurry added, "is something useful for both nations."... full text
FEATURES
* More than 200,000 deaths since 1979 revolution, (AFP) - An Iranian religious foundation has released comprehensive statistics on the number of "martyrs," people died for the cause of Islam and the country's 1979 revolution.A total of 213,000 people died during the revolution and the 1980-1988 war against Iraq or fell victim to political assassinations, the figures showed. The war accounted for 85 percent of the "martyrs," with the clergy paying most dearly... full text
* Iran says 60,000 exposed to chemical attacks during Iraq war, (AFP) - Around 60,000 Iranians were exposed to chemical weapon attacks during the 1980-1988 war against Iraq, according to statistics published Friday... full text
* KURDISTAN: In the Shadow of History, (The Nation) - "No friends but the mountains," Kurds say. Kurds aren't walking up out of the surf on Long Island or Cape Hatteras, not yet. But arriving now by boatloads in Greece and Italy, Kurds are the Fertile Crescent's canaries, escaping national cages, refusing to be poisoned again. Iraqi Kurds know another Western attack on Saddam Hussein will further impoverish them, already caught between Saddam's embargo and the West's sanctions. Turkish Kurds can smell signs of further military repression in Turkey's recent crackdown on Islamic parties. Americans don't have to befriend Kurds to hear their warnings or understand the prison states they're fleeing... full text
NEWS
* U.S. scuttles China-Iran arms dealings, (Los Angeles Times) -Weeks after winning a Chinese pledge to halt assistance to Iran's nuclear programs, the Clinton administration discovered and protested secret negotiations between the two governments for hundreds of tons of material used in enriching uranium to weapons grade, according to officials with access to U.S. intelligence... full text
* Argentina: Iran attache unwelcome, (AP) - Argentina has asked an Iranian cultural attache suspected of involvement in two deadly anti-Semitic attacks to stay out of the country, an official said Thursday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said an Argentine diplomat in Tehran told cultural attache Moshen Rabbani not to return to Buenos Aires. The attache had left Argentina eight months ago... full text
ECONOMY
* Russia: U.S. wants multiple pipelines for Caspian oil, (RFE/RL) - One of the senior U.S. officials participating in this week's meeting of the Gore-Chernomyrdin Russia-U.S. binational commission, Jan Kalicki, has been working feverishly in recent months to assure that there are at least two main pipelines built to carry Caspian Sea oil to world markets. The point is an important one for Russia, which has the largest existing pipeline running from Baku, Azerbaijan north to Novorossisk on the Black Sea. Russian officials naturally want that to be the main line to carry the expected gusher of oil to come from the region in coming decades.... full text
* Tehran Stock Exchange daily index
DOLLAR RATE
Unchanged
* To send money to Iran, the rate is 503-508 tomans per dollar, depending on how much you wish to send.
* To send money out of Iran, the rate is 514 tomans per dollar.
Source: Sehaty Foreign Exchange, call in U.S.: 602-595-0777 or 500-288-8881. Preferntial rates for readers of The Iranian Times. Mention this code: BAJ 07
NORUZ
* Noruz in Bay Area: The Persian Center in northern California invites families and friends of all generations to gather around our Haft-Sin table and begin our countdown to Persian New Year at 11:54:31 a.m.The celebration will last from 11-3 p.m. at the Cubberly Community Center 4000 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA. For information please call 408-260-2838 or send an email to Persian@CCnet.com. Call for children's Noruz art: In conjunction with the Persian Center's Noruz celebration in California's Bay Area, there will be a children's art exhibition. This is a wonderful opportunity for children to share their art work about Noruz. Children up to the age of 12 may submit works that relate to the theme: WHAT DOES NORUZ MEAN TO ME? First 25 submissions will be displayed at the Celebration in Palo Alto on Friday, March 20, 1998. PLEASE CONTACT HOMA HANJANI FOR MORE INFORMATION: 415-861-5714 OR EMAIL movissi@mfa.org
* All you need to know about Noruz: Persian Outpost has a special page on Noruz. It has a link to detailed information on Noruz traditions. Good read... Click here
* Noruz in Seattle: The association of Iranians in Washington state will host a celebration of Noruz, the Persian new year at the Seattle University's Campion Tower ballroom on March 22 at 6:00 PM. An unlimited buffet of delicious Persian foods and desserts will be served. Amoo Noruz will come and bring gifts for children. A fabulous Haft Seen will be on display. Also, there will be dancing, Persian music and a dance performance as well. This is a very successful annual event and tickets go fast! Tickets are on sale at most Persian stores and restaurants. Bijan Elahi <BElahi@InControl.com>
* Call for children's Noruz art: In conjunction with the Persian Center's Noruz celebration in California's Bay Area, there will be a children's art exhibition. This is a wonderful opportunity for children to share their art work about Noruz. Children up to the age of 12 may submit works that relate to the theme: WHAT DOES NORUZ MEAN TO ME? First 25 submissions will be displayed at the Celebration in Palo Alto on Friday, March 20, 1998. PLEASE CONTACT HOMA HANJANI FOR MORE INFORMATION: 415-861-5714 OR EMAIL movissi@mfa.org
* Send us news/annoucements about Noruz events in your community and we will post there here. Email to Times@iranian.com
DARVAG THEATER
Darvag's Noruz fundraiser in Berkeley
Saturday March 21, 1998 at 7pm at The UC Berkeley International House. Corner of Piedmont and Bancroft Way, Berkeley. Reservation/Information: (510) 466-5299. Traditional dinner catered by The Vault Restaurant (7:15-9 pm). Menu includes Sabzi-polo & Mahi (YEAH!!!!), Vegeterian dish, salad, tea & desert Traditional (upbeat!) music by Barbod Traditional dance by Shahrzad Dance Academy, including a rare dance performance by the memebers of Darvag theatre group!!!!! Dance until midnight to the sound of Bay Area's most popular DJ, H.K.!!!! Tickets: $30 adults, pre-show purchase $15 children (5-12) $35 purchased at the door
WOMEN
* Iranian women beat Don Juan husband unconsious, (AFP) - An Iranian man has been in and out of prison for the past year, sued alternately by his three wives, a secret former spouse and several other people he cheated, a newspaper reported Thursday. A year ago, Saeed's three wives sued him after learning they had a common husband, the daily Iran said. But in front of the court they started fighting "tooth and nail," and when their husband tried to intervene, they "beat him unconscious." ... full text
GRANT
Fellowship for "New Americans"
* The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans offers grants for up to two years of graduate study, at $20,000 each year, to 'New Americans', defined as any individual who has applied for naturalization, has been naturalized as a U.S. citizen, or is the child of two parents who are both naturalized citizens.
To be eligible, you must be at least twenty and not older than twenty-eight years of age as of Monday March 30, 1998, have a bachelor's degree or be in your final year of undergraduate study, and demonstrate the relevance of graduate education to your long-term career goals.
The deadline for completed applications is March 30, 1998. For more information contact Warren F. Ilchman at 212-333-9741, email pdsoros_fellows@sorosny.org.
THE IRANIAN
Nostalgia: Miss Iran finalists, 1978
"Nostalgia" is a new section we're working on. We have in our possession three folders full of clippings from teen and women's magazines in the 1970s. They were collected by one of our dear readers when she was living in Tehran in her early teens. She's very shy about this and does not want to get credit for it. All I will say is: Thank you Sussan We will post these wonderfully silly pictures once or twice a week for your pleaure.
We start with Miss Iran finalists in 1978, including their names. Obviously beauty was not a major requirement for this contest - one more proof of how much we Iranians value women for who they are, not how they look, I guess :) ... click here to see full image
SPORTS
* Iran's senior clergy agrees to women's football matches, (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) - Senior clergymen have agreed to allow women's soccer matches to take place in Iran where a strict Islamic code of conduct has so far prevented female participation in the sport, the weekly magazine Etelaat Haftegi reported in its latest issue Thursday... full text
* Vote for Khodadad Azizi as one of the best 11 players in the world. Azizi's the only player from Iran who qualified as a candidate (clcik on midfielder2)... click here...Thanks to Nima Nikuie <mnikuie@cisco.com>
"Dream Team" IRAN -- World Cup tickets now available!
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FILM
* Iranian films on International Channel: Four Iranian films are being shown on the International Channel on U.S. cable networks, starting March 1st. The movies are: Mehrjui's Sara (March 1st) Alvand's Once and for All Forouzesh's The Jar and Makhmalbaf's The Actor All have English subtitles. Go to: http://www.nima3.com/IranMedia/Norooz.htm Thanks to Pedram Missaghi <pmissagh@sdcc13.ucsd.edu>
* Iranian films in Washington DC: A festival of some recent Iranian films is planned in Washington, DC, during March/April 1998. The films are shown at the 300-seat Meyer Auditorium of the Freer Gallery. Tickets are free and can be obtained (up to two per person) on a first-come-first-served basis one hour prior to the program. Films being shown: March 8/13: Leila (Dariush Mehrjui), March 20/22: Det Means Girl (Abolfazl Jalili), March 27/29: Gabbeh (Mohsen Makhmalbaf), April 3: Beyond Fire (Kianoush Ayyari), April 5: A True Story (Jalili), April 17: The Abadanis (Kiarostami), April 26: Taste of Cherries (Kiarostami).
* "Gabbeh", "A Taste of Cherry" in Michigan: Wed. March 11th, Gabbeh, 7:00pm; Mon. April 6th, A taste of cherry, 7:00pm; at the Michigan Theater: 603 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI.
* "Taste of Cherry" U.S. screen schedules from the official Zeitgeist Film site... click here...Thanks to Payman Arabshahi <payman@fermi.jpl.nasa.gov>
* Iranian film festival organized by Stanford University's Persian Students Association will run through mid-March... click here for details
SATIRE
* Poetic geek
* What happens when a computer geek takes poetic license (in Persian)... click here
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POETRY
Contest
Omar Khayyam Poetry Society invites you to enter our poetry contest. Prizes: First place $100, Second $75, Third $50. Winners will be announced and printed in THE IRANIAN in June 1998.
Subject: Longing places, memories, love
Format: Poems must be in English and emailed to <matteof@msn.com>. Include your name, address and phone number.
Deadline: May 10, 1998
Entry fee: $5 for up to three poems. You may send cash or check payable to R. Macroberts. Send to 1045 Walnut Grove, Rochester Hills, MI 48306, USA.
LETTERS
Person on the street
What exactly is a point of a survey taken of urban professionals living outside Iran? It seems to be mental masturbation since everyone seems to agree. If they didn't agree they probably would not be in the United States. What is most important, one would think, is what the person on the street in Iran thinks. Now that would be interesting. Shahin Atin <ShahinS@classic.msn.com>
LOST & FOUND
Behzad Salem-Haghighi
I attended Advantist Academy from 1974 to 1977 and would love to hear from anyone who may have crossed my path at that time. Please send your response to Behzad Salem-Haghighi. <bbsalem@total.net>
BOOKSTORE
Book of the week
Zanaan Saraayandeh-ye Mo'aaser -- Biography and review of the poetry of 15 women poets in 871 pagesby Parvin Shakiba. See feature in THE IRANIAN. Click here
THE IRANIAN Bookstore
EVENTS
* Lily Afshar in San Jose: Saturday, March 14, 8:00pm: Lily Afshar At Le Petit Trianon Theater, 72 North 5th St., San Jose. Tickets $15/$10. Ms. Afshar, a native of Iran, packed LPT at her San Jose debut concert last year. Andres Segovia said of her, "She will be a great celebrity," and the GFA Soundboard called her playing "vivacious, bouyant_flawless." She earned First Prize in several international competitions and her Doctorate of Music degree from Florida State University. Come see how she is fulfilling Segovia's promise. For advance tickets and info, call (408)292-0704.
* Zoroastrianism's downfall: "Center for Dialogue" at UC Berkeley invites you to a lecture by Touraj Daryaee, Ph.D. candidate, Department of History at UCLA: "The basis for the downfall of the Sassanid empire and Zoroastrianism." Time: Friday March 13, at 7:30. Place: 2040 Valley Life Science Building University of California at Berkeley. <farnia@ix.netcom.com>
* Central Asia and the Caucasus: Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) in Tehran will hold the sixth annual seminar on Central Asia and the Caucasus on April 27- 28, 1998. The theme of this year's seminar is "Central Asia and the Caucasus: The Role of Regional Powers in Conflict Resolution and Economic Development." In this seminar, a variety of related subjects including the important issue of the Caspian Sea basin with regards to viewpoints of Iran, Russia, China, and Turkey should be discussed and explored. The Purpose of this seminar is to deepen understanding and to foster an exchange of views among specialists and scholars who are mainly interested in the appraisal of events in the region. It should be added that IPIS would arrange local hospitality for e would be any questions, please contact by fax no.: 0098-21 2710964 or by email: ipis@www.dci.co.ir
* Khuzestani Noruz in LA: This year's Khuzestani Noruz party will be on March 14 at the LAX Marriott Hotel. For more information contact Hassan Alesafar <NAKHLAK@aol.com>
* Iranian film festival organized by Stanford University's Persian Students Association will run through mid-March... click here for details
PHOTO OF THE DAY
Ashoura
* A banner for an Ashoura rally... full image
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QUOTE UNQUOTE
Politically motivated
The politically motivated ruling of the district court represents a dangerous precedent, where the dignity and reputation of an entire nation can be maliciously targeted for short-sighted political objectives.
Iran's mission to the United Nations
"Iran
lashes out at U.S. court compensation decision"
Reuters
March 13, 1998
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