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Marmalade
U.N. volunteer recalls learning Farsi
By Chris Linney
April 26, 2000
The Iranian
I first arrived in Tehran in early January 1971 and was surprised to
find snow on the ground. In my small mind anywhere south and east of England
was supposed to be warm and sunny. I was a 27 year-old United Nations volunteer,
full of naïve idealism, but then, that is what being 27 is all about...
After a few days of formalities at the United Nations head office, we
flew to Shiraz. Soon I was installed with twenty or so other volunteers
in an out station of the University of Shiraz in a small village called
Marvdasht. Here, for the next five weeks I was to learn Farsi! >>>
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Reformers Say Iran's Hard-Liners Plan Revolt
By Jonathan Lyons
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's reformers say they have learned of a ``master
plan'' by hard-liners in the security forces and their allies to crush
the movement for change and even topple the government of moderate President
Mohammad Khatami.
They say some elements of the elite Revolutionary Guards, the police
and the state broadcast monopoly have formed a ''crisis committee'' to
fan social, political and religious tensions and pave the way for a possible
coup d'etat >>>
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Abolfazl Insurance
From a joke circulated on the Internet.
New York (AP) - As many analyst are puzzled by continued correction
and drop in stock market, senior analyst of Goozman Partners, James Hassanberg,
has made several remarks that might be beneficial to some investors.
For example, he noted, " if investors had paid close attention
in the past few weeks, they would have realized that April 13th and April
14th coincided with Taasooaa and Aashooraa. This is the time when Imam
Hossein was brutally killed by Yazid's army. As the spirit of Imam Hossein
has survived for hundreds of years, so will the stock market." >>> FULL
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* Mehrjui: The director & and the man
Faramarz Kaviani
writes: On Saturday April 22, Dariush Mehrjoui was at New York's Lincoln
Center to have a talk. I thought, "What else could a middle-age Iranian
guy living in the U.S. ask for on a Saturday afternoon?" I love Iran's
blooming movie industry and Mehrjoui in particualr. But wait a minute.
Don't get too excited! Always expect the unexpected!...
However, it seems like Mehrjoui the person is not as impressive as Mehrjoui
the director ... Why doesn't Mr. Mehrjoui have that respect toward Iranian
movie directors in general as well? Why exclude Kiarostami and attack other
directors and even Fardin who died less than two weeks ago? >>>
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* Azizi still respected
Armin Khalili
writes: I remember the times when Iran would get worldwide attention
in sports: Takhti in wrestling, soccer players Ali Parvin, Hassan Roshan,
Andranik Skandarian (who played for New York Cosmos in Major League Soccer),
and many more great athletes.
Today here in San Francisco's Bay Area we have Khodadad Azizi who plays
for the San Jose Earthquakes. Two weeks ago he received
a red card and a three-week suspension. But yellow or red cards are
part of the game. I don't know how to express myself but after all these
years of playing soccer I can understand how a player could react in heated
situations. It is just part of the game! >>>
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Conference: CIRA in Washington DC
Center for Iranian Research and Analysis (CIRA) will hold its next annual
conference on April 28-29, 2000 in Washington DC area. It is a comprehensive
two day conference on contemporary Iran. It is about current Iranian problems
and opportunities. It includes paper presentations on economics, politics,
religion, Persian literature with participants from Iran, etc >>> DETAILS HERE
Books & Music from Iran
Check our fourteen new books from Iran including an authoritative history
of the Achamenid empire, writings by leading reformists, Forough Farrokhzad's
complete works, exquisite books of classical poetry with miniatures, Manichaean
psalms and more! >>>
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New music albums
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When your love drives me crazy, that day
I dare things, madly, that demons would not
Your eyelash alone does to my heart
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TEHRAN,
April 26 (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei proclaimed
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Khatami, state radio reported. "The president is a defender of Islam
the revolution," the radio quoted Khamenei as saying in a speech to
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Pro-reform cleric rejects charges against
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the accusations as "strange and incredible" >>> FULL
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Iranian Jews trial to reopen May 1
TEHRAN,
April 26 (AFP) - The trial of 13 Iranian Jews accused of spying for Israel
will re-open May 1 at the revolutionary court in Shiraz, an official from
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Four Iranian immigrants charged with Sweden
disco arson
STOCKHOLM,
April 26 (Reuters) - Four young immigrants to Sweden from Iran were charged
with arson on Wednesday in connection with a Gothenburg discotheque fire
in which 63 youngsters died and 250 were injured, some seriously >>>
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U.S. critic pays tribute to ``overlooked''
films
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Reuters) - Movie critic Roger Ebert, whose thumbs-up
is coveted by Hollywood studios, championed films from Iran, India, and
the silent era Wednesday at the opening of his second annual ``overlooked
film festival.'' >>> FULL TEXT
New books and book fair
Tehran
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the Tehran international book fair. Here's some of the new books just entering
the market >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Golestan's film withstands test of time
Tehran
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lately, including Ebrahim Golestan's "Khesht o Ayeneh" (Brick
and Mirror), which was heavily criticized when it was made way before the
1979 revolution. But time is the best critic >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Berlin conference: The movie!
Tehran
(Mosharekat) - With all the fuss over the Berlin conference, why not make
a film about it? That's exactly what Hamid Bahmani wants to do >>>
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Asia cup: Next round
Tehran
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Palestine and Syria in the next round of the Asian cup preliminaries. Here's
the schedule of matches which will be held in Amman, Jordan >>>
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Persepolis getting younger?
Tehran
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some of the older Persepolis players with younger ones >>> FULL
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Bagheri: The quiet man
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) - Karim Bagheri is a quiet, modest man. He left his German
club without making a fuss and joined UAE's al Nasr without any hesitation.
Now he may be considering joing an English club >>> FULL TEXT IN
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Berlin conference reaction
Following comments by a number of conservative Ayatollahs
on the showing by state television of several scenes from the Berlin Conference
in which a woman was seen dancing and a man stripping in order to disrupt
the conference was today, April 26, 2000, branded controversial and against
Islamic values. Ayatollah Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi, lecturer at Qom seminary
and former state prosector talks to Daryoush Homai >>>
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Certain persons are interpreting the sincere remarks of some of the country's
leaders as being directed against the president. This interpretation is
false, and I, relying on fundamental principles, give my strong support
to the president.
-- Ayatollah Khamenei
AFP
April 26, 2000
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