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Hot air
Where are you from honey?
By Daniel Zangeneh
December 13, 2000
The Iranian
The flight attendant came by and asked what we would like for lunch.
The woman next to me asked what was being served. "We have a choice
of chicken, seafood or sandwiches," the attendant said. "Oh I
love chicken! But I better get my pill," said the woman and started
laughing. She grabbed her bag and took out a bottle of Gas-X. Then she
turned to me >>>
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Masoud Behnoud on trial
BBC Persian Service
A prominent Iranian journalist, Massoud Behnoud has appeared in court
in Tehran accused of disturbing public opinion, spreading lies and making
propaganda against the Islamic system. Here is a report from BBC's Tehran
correspondent, Jim Muir followed by an interview with Mr Behnoud's lawyer,
Amir Hussein Abadi >>>
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DNA Helps Unravel Ancient Persian Riddle
By Michael Theodoulou
The Christian Science Monitor
December 8, 2000
A shiver of excitement rippled through the team of Egyptian oil prospectors
when they chanced upon human bones, daggers, and arrowheads scattered across
the shifting sand dunes. But it was nothing compared with what Egyptologists
felt when they learned of the discovery >>>
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Thanks to Farzam
Poetic journey
By Michael Wilmington, Movie Critic
Chicago Tribune
December 8, 2000
Abbas Kiarostami's "The Wind Will Carry Us" is a film poem
of sometimes humbling beauty: a movie that opens up a new world to us --
in the mountains of Iranian Kurdistan -- with an enchanting freshness and
austerity of vision. It's about the collision of the sophisticated and
the primitive, the misunderstandings that ensue when a modern city man
is plunged into the ancient rhythms and rituals of an isolated mountain
village >>>
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Kayhan: Mohammad Salamati is the real incompetent politician
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International Haftegi: Khatami says criticize but don't overthrow
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Certain je ne sais quoi
If I sat down and made a list of the top ten worst films I've ever seen,
Abbas Kiarostami's "The wind will carry us" would probably be
on it. But the funny thing is I actually liked the film. Can't explain
it.
More Letters
* Controversial opinions open eyes
Setareh Sabety writes: I read
your squabble with Termeh Rassi ["Drawing
the line"]. I agree with you that controversial opinions open
our eyes to the wrongs that sprout in our community. Whether or not they
are signed is irrelevant. You reminded us by publishing the letter that
indeed there are Iranian racists that are alive and thriving in cyber space.
That reminder, however hurtful to the people, involved is rendering a service
>>>
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* Unfairly burnt
Keyvan Kazemi writes:
I was very surprised to see the iranian.com print that letter from iraani
["Married
a Black man?!!"]. Although I completely agree with both T.R. and
J.J.'s points of view ["Drawing
the line"], I do hope that the letter was first brought to the
attention of Maryam
and Daryl before it was published >>>
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* Balmed for holding a mirror
Ramin Tabib writes:
With enormous respect for Ms. Rassi, I think she has set a bad precedent
by what is basically a manifesto condoning censorship ["Drawing
the line"]. Why is Ms. Rassi punishing the messenger for the message?
Iranian.com's editor is being blamed for holding up a mirror in front of
the Iranian community and exposing its racism ["Married
a Black man?!!"] >>>
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* Pedestrian ignorance
Massud Alemi writes:
Just finished reading your back and forth with Termeh Rassi about someone
commenting on an Iranian woman's marrying a black man ["Drawing
the line"]. Then I reread the comment ["Married
a Black man?!!"] and my first thought was: how disgusting. The
dry and vile sentiment stopped me but for a moment. What shocked me is
that somewhere within I could understand where all that hatred was coming
from >>>
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* Make something good out of it
Ali Sajjadi, publisher
of Par Magazine writes: I enjoyed
your comments about racism among us ["Drawing
the line"]. I have no doubt that we Iranians are racist, not only
against Blacks, but also against Arabs, Afghans, Indians, Turks, Usbeks,
and.... JJ might have made a misjudgment in publishing that picture ["Maryam
and Daryl"], but let's turn the table and make something good
come of it >>>
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Event: Peyvand and Shapi Khorsandi's
comedy hour
"How to be Iranian" -- Peyvand and Shapi Khorsandi's stand-up
comedy show -- is back for one week only! At Camden People's Theatre in
London. 12-17 December, , 8PM, with freshly grown organic gags >>> DETAILS
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Poem
Translation of today's poem by Zara
Houshmand:
He who's never tasted wine sleeps soundly,
But, tasted once, will never sleep again.
All night long, love speaks in both my ears:
'Shame on him who sleeps alone without me.'
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High-profile reformist journalist denies
all charges
TEHRAN,
Dec 13 (AFP) - High-profile Iranian journalist Massud Behnud denied Wednesday
a battery of serious charges levelled at him in Tehran's press court, including
offending public morals and acting against national security. The 52-year-old
Behnud, in jail since August, wrote for several of the pro-reform newspapers
closed by the conservative courts since a press crackdown was launched in
April >>> FULL TEXT
Kurdish students beaten, arrested in "peaceful"
Tehran demonstration : MP
TEHRAN,
Dec 13 (AFP) - A number of Kurdish students were beaten and arrested during
a peaceful demonstration at the University of Tehran, a Kurdish MP said
Wednesday. Bahaeddine Adab, who represents the principal Kurdish area of
Sanandaj and is close to the conservatives, reported the incident in parliament,
where he denounced the "secret police" for not respecting the
right to demonstrate >>> FULL TEXT
Hard-liners move vs. Khatami
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -Iran's hard-liners on Wednesday demanded the
supreme court take action against popular President Mohammad Khatami, saying
he violated the constitution by easing social restrictions and allowing
the economy to languish. The supreme court ``has the legal right to look
into the president's constitutional violations,'' said Hamid Reza Taraqi,
a leading member of the hard-line Islamic Coalition Society. Taraqi said
the group sent a letter to the supreme court last week demanding action
against the president >>> FULL TEXT
Khatami election decision key to reform
programme in Iran in year ahead
TEHRAN,
Dec 13 (AFP) - Six months ahead of presidential elections in Iran, observers
here believe that embattled President Mohammad Khatami's decision on whether
to seek a second term in office will help shed light on the future of reforms
in the Islamic republic. Khatami, whose ardent efforts to develop freedom
of speech and open-mindedness have suffered numerous major and minor setbacks
during the past three years, still remains extremely popular among most
Iranians >>> FULL TEXT
Tehran condemns constant drop in price
of crude
TEHRAN,
Dec 13 (AFP) - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar-Zangeneh Tuesday condemned
the continuing drop in the basket price for OPEC crude and hinted the 11-member
organisation could decide to cut production. "The basket price dropped
7.5 dollars between November 15 and December 11," the minister said
in a televised statement >>> FULL TEXT
Pop music gone astray
Tehran
(Hayat-e No) -- Pop music cannot be ignored, but it has gone a bit astray,
says Fereydoun Shahbazian, the head of the state TV's music division >>>
FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Tehran film fest: PR problems
Tehran
(Hayat-e No) -- The all important Tehran international film festival will
begin in about two months. Here are some of the issues journalists are worried
about >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Faridzadeh may leave his post
Tehran (Hayat-e No) -- Mohammad Javad Faridzadeh is the head of
the Center for Dialogue of Civilizations. But perhaps not for long. He suffers
from heart disease -- and he's unhappy about the lack of funds >>>
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Daei among world's best
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) -- The FIFA has named Ali Daei as the 26th best player in
the world >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
U-17 selected
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) -- Twenty players invited to the U-17 national
soccer team >>> FULL PERSIAN TEXT
Esteqlal all cheers in Isfahan
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) -- Esteqlal head coach Mansour Pour-Heydari
chears another fine win by his team -- this time in Isfahan >>>
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BBC
The conservatives and the impeachment of
Khatami
A leading reformist MP, Mohsen Armin has asked
the right wing parties to distance themselves from an article that appeared
in Shoma weekly of Coalition of Islamic Association. The article allegedly
suggested the idea of disqualifying President Khatami. Dariush Homai discusses
the issue with Hossein Alipour, a journalist in Tehran >>>
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Lileks.com
Hats off to James Lileks, humorist, writer,
and quintessential Midwesterner, an unsung hero of excellent web diversions
since 1994. Take a trip around the Lileks.com empire, give a quick click
on the Daily Bleat, "where nothing happens, and happens often,"
or have a laugh at the Institute of Official Cheer, where pop culture is
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Quote Unquote
Spontaneous
A web magazine is by its very nature interactive. It is
both a source of infromation and a public forum. Editing the way you propose
would take away from the spontaneuos nature of the medium. It would be like
trying to censor a college cafeteria discussion.
-- Setareh Sabety
Letter
to The Iranian
December 13, 2000
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