Thursday
April 27, 2000
Opinion
Reform in retreat
The movement for change has suffered a set back. But...
By Rasool Nafisi
April 27, 2000
The Iranian
The reform movement in Iran has had ebb and flows, but this time it
seems to have hit a major obstacle. Mohammnad Khatami is still the president
and the sixth Majlis will open soon, but the main vehicle of reform, i.e.
the independent reformist newspapers, have nearly all been banned and many
well known journalists have been imprisoned. The main architect of the
reform movement is still struggling for his life with a bullet lodged near
his spine, and the Vali-e Faqih has unabashedly lashed out against the
press. What can the reform movement expect in the future? >>>
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Wednesday
April 26, 2000
Memories
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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Tuesday
April 25, 2000
Tourism
Thank you
We wanted to see Iran for ourselves - and we are glad we
did
By Janetta Davies
April 25, 2000
The Iranian
I am writing this article mostly to say thank you to all the many individual
Iranians who made our recent visit to Iran so interesting.
Everywhere we went as we toured round your country we were met with
a warm welcome. Before we had left for Iran some of our English friends
warned us against traveling to such a "dangerous place". Sadly,
many English people still have the view of Iran as a country of fanatics
and hostage takers, but this is changing. We wanted to see for ourselves
- and we are glad we did >>>
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Life
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Monday
April 24, 2000
Cover story
Anger & despair
Possible reactions to the political crisis in Iran
April 24, 2000
The Iranian
The following are fictional interviews about recent events in Iran,
particularly the closure of reformist newspapers by the conservatives.
Alireza, 36-year-old real estate agent living in Los Angeles since
1985:
Q: What's your reaction to the latest news from Iran?
Alireza: What news? >>>
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Novel
Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel
By Bernace Charles
The Iranian
Final chapters: Sixty-Seven & Sixty-Eight >>>
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