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Rumi
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Troubled waters
Tripple track diplomacy in the Persian Gulf
By Majid Tehranian
April 12, 2000
The Iranian
In the past week Iran has stopped about a dozen ships allegedly carrying
smuggled Iraqi oil. Meanwhile U.S. Secretary of State William Cohen has
visited regional capitals, warning American allies of the continued threats
posed by Iran, even though Washington is litself looking to improve ties
with an increasingly democratic Iran. And finally, for the first time in
20 years, Iran's defense minister is planning to visit Saudi Arabia. The
following essay was written for the International Commission for Security
and Cooperation in West Asia (Comprising Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Oman,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen) held in Istanbul,
Turkey last month >>>
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Art
Blue
Paintings by Ladan Moaddeli
April 12, 2000
The Iranian
I don't remember when or how I found Ladan Moaddeli's paintings. I had
saved her Web site in my files, waiting to feature her work on just the
right day. Beautiful, aren't they. I think "Earth"
and "Blue" (above) are my favorite >>>
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Novel
Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel
By Bernace Charles
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Chapter Fifty-Seven >>>
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Outlook
Losers haven't learned their lesson
April 12, 2000 (Asr-e Azadegan) -- Political columnist
Massound Behnoud looks at the history of imprisoning writers and journalists
in Iran and points out the significance of the latest one: the imprisonment
of Asr-e Azadegan's editor, Mashallah Shamsolvaezin >>>
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Kambiz: Ancient mystery
CAIRO, April 11 (Reuters) - Archaeologists head into Egypt's Western
Desert next month to try to solve an ancient mystery -- the fate of the
lost Persian army of Cambyses.
Mohamed al-Soghayer, head of the Pharaonic Antiquities Department, told
Reuters the team of eight will spend up to a month camped in the desert,
excavating a remote site where remains of weaponry and human bones have
been discovere >>>
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More Letters
* High & low art
Kasra A. Ebrahimi writes:
Mr. Vakili's
commentary just reminded me of an argument I have been having with
my fellow Iranians precisely about the dichotomy (as he appropriately put
it) between high art and low "mobtazal"
art. Allow me to expand on his piece since even though he touched on
all subject matters: "Culture is a living organism, making its own
rules as it goes through history."
Progress is made with freedom to explore in all direction. Picture water
flowing down an unpaved slope. It will fill in the lower parts which are
ready to accept it and eventually flow to higher grounds. This is a rule
of nature.
This reminds me for some reason of another rule: Thesis and antitheses
both have to be present to result in a healthy synthesis- of innovations
and of creativity. All elements that are in existance constitute the framework
of art- of real art not idealistic art. So if we overrule any part of our
culture, will we just fail to understand it.
Real art is non-existant without deep understanding of your culture
and society. There is a lot more that can be said...
* Iran's John Wayne
Mahmoud Asadi writes: I read through your essay about Fardin
["Farewell
to Fardin"]. I agree with you. Reading news about Fardin's death,
I am sure that all Iranians have some feelings for Fardin. After all, he
entertained us for more than four decades.
We all grew up with him and his fame. He was our hero. As one newspaper
said, Fardin was the "John Wayne of Iran." As a kid, I used to
keep an album full of Fardin's pictures. Now, I have a limited collection
of his movies and am looking for the ones I do not have.
* It's riveting! But...
Farhad Bani writes: I read Salar Abdoh's recent novel, The
Poet Game ["No
freedom fighters"]. As an avid reader of literature, and especially
thrillers, I must say that I was pretty amazed by this fellow Iranian's
dexterity and writing power. He has entered an arena few of us have entered
before.
But I have a problem with something: why does a writer this good have
to cast Middle Easterners in the guise of terrorists and whatnot? Why doesn't
Salar Abdoh use his considerable talent to promote Iranian culture at its
best?
I hope it doesn't sound as if I'm trying to tell this writer what he
should write about. But then again, maybe I am. I think Mr. Abdoh has a
duty as a professional to cast his compatriots in the best form possible.
Aside from that, I highly recommend it... it's riveting!
Film: Dariush Mehrjui in New York
The Asia Society presents "Inside Iranian Cinema: A Conversation
with Dariush Mehrjui" Saturday, April 22, 2000, 3:00 p.m. at the Stanley
H. Kaplan Penthouse, The Samuel B. and David Rose Building, 165 West 65th
Street, 10th Floor, New York City. Internationally acclaimed director Dariush
Mehrjui talks with Richard Peña, program director, The Film Society
of Lincoln Center, and Hamid Dabashi, acting chair, Middle East and Asian
Languages and Cultures, Columbia University. Free Admission. Advance Registration
recommended. Call 212-517-ASIA (2742).
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memories and on bootleg videos. Some 15,000 fans, among them Iranians too
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Paris protest planned to support 13 Iranian
Jews accused of spying
PARIS,
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For his own good
Ayatollah Khamenei [is the Iranian of the year] because his curiousity,
wise realization, and timely intervention against the excesses of the hardliners
since last summer allowed for the reform movement to blossom. After all,
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