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Khayyam
Revolution
The last great revolution
Early passions have been replaced by a hard-earned pragmatism
By Robin Wright
January 19, 2000
The Iranian
Like the world around it, Iran has been -- and still is -- going through
a transformation. Early passions have been replaced by a hard-earned pragmatism,
produced in part by revolutionary excesses that backfired against the clerics
and exhausted the population. Arrogance has given way to realism. The "government
of God" is ceding to secular statecraft. The passage of time has also
helped to restore perspective. The shift is visible even at the tomb of
the soulful Imam [a term of reverence given a Shi'ite religious leader
by popular consensus rather than by formal appointment or vote. Its use
is rare] who in 1979 led a widely disparate movement that ended 2,500 years
of monarchy and then, over the next decade, defined what would replace
it >>>
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New section: Art
From today The Iranian Times will have a new permanent section:
Art. Like the photo, satire and nostalgia sections, the art section will
have an image -- sort of like "Artwork of the Day", which will
be linked on the bottom of the right column. With so much great art around,
there won't be a shortage of material. Today's artwork: Tanavoli's bronze
"Hich".
Outlook
Reformists prepare candidate list
By Guy Dinmore in Tehran
Financial Times
Jan. 18, 2000
Iran's loose coalition of 18 reformist factions supporting Mohammad
Khatami, the moderate president, is close to agreeing a joint list of candidates
for next month's parliamentary elections, when they hope to overturn the
conservative-held majority.
Ahmed Bourghani, a prominent reformist candidate, on Monday denied reports
that the May 23 Front, named after the day of Mr Khatami's unexpected landslide
election victory in 1997, was in danger of falling apart over its choice
of names >>>
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BushMiyaad.com
The following is a partial list of Internet domain names registered
by Karl Rove, a strategist for George W. Bush's presidential campaign,
in an attempt to prevent others from establishing mock Web sites: georgewbushsucks.com,
georgewbushbites.net, bushsucks.com, georgebushsux.com, bushsux.com, georgebushblows.com,
bushblows.com ...
From Harper's Magazine (February 2000)
More Letters
* Swiss advice
Peter Brunold writes:
I'm puzzled about Mustafa Khan's anger
for the result of the poll concerning the Iranian
of the century. It seems you don't understand the word "poll".
A poll is the opinion of a large number of people and is set on the basis
of freedom of speach and expression.
I am a citizen of Switzerland and lived quite a long time in Iran (after
the revolution, notably). I have seen and experienced all the different
problems and upsets in your country but I have seen also the recent fruitful
developments towards a modern country. Of course those developments are
done only in very small steps but they are gradually increasing. Unfortunately
as long as such people like you will express such intolerant thouhgts,
all efforts will be in vain.
My country is a democracy since a very long time and it's still doing
very well. We learned to accept different opinions and to live with different
people. Unfortunately we also have more and more intolerant people affecting
the long lasting peace with their crazy and weird behavior.
Dear Mustafa, don't behave in the same extremist way as many people
do but try to give your constructive effort to build up your beautiful
country into a better future.
* Jealous
Manijeh Hajizadeh
writes: Thank you very much for the pictures ["Rosy
Sunday"]. You have done a great job for us who couldn't be in
Pasadena. I am really jealous of the persons who had the honor of watching
the game at close quarters.\
I am very proud of our team -- "teameh-melliyeh-Iran" -- which
always gives me and other Iranians such incredible feelings of excitement,
joy and pride. Bache-haa moteshakerim!!! Bache-haa moteshakerim!!!
* Who cares?
Alex Vaughn writes:
Please spare us from these dopey articles ["Most
polite people in the world"]. Who cares if some grease-ball Mexican
likes an Iranian girl and what he thinks of us? Is that really improtant
now. Do we have to ask every ethnicity and nationality for approval on
our behavior or culture or anything?
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Khatami appeals for fair parliamentary
poll
TEHRAN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami,
who has seen a number of his allies banned from running for parliament next
month, appealed on Wednesday for fair elections. ``If we have a correct
and clean election and the parliament is more representative of the people,
there will be a better relationship between the government and the people,''
the state news agnecy IRNA quoted Khatami as saying >>> FULL TEXT
Reformist ally of Khatami slams Rafsanjani's
candidacy for poll
TEHRAN,
Jan 19 (AFP) - One of the leading figures of the radical Iranian movement
of the 1980s and ally of reformist President Mohammad Katami hit out Wednesday
at the candidacy of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani for February's
legislative elections >>> FULL TEXT
Prosecution demands suspended sentence
for Iranian on spy charge
BERLIN,
Jan 19 (AFP) - The German prosecution Wednesday demanded an 18-month suspended
jail sentence for Hamid Khorsand charged here with espionage in Germany
against members of Iran's political opposition in exile >>> FULL
TEXT
Khatami seeks end to foreign Gulf presence
TEHRAN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami called
on Wednesday for an end to the presence of foreign forces in the Gulf, saying
regional countries were capable of policing the oil-rich area >>>
FULL TEXT
Iran begins production of Russian anti-tank
missile
MOSCOW,
Jan 19 (AFP) - Iran has begun mass production of the Russian anti-tank missile
'Concours', Russian military sources said Wednesday, cited by Itar-Tass
agency. The 9M113 Concours, patented by the military KBP factory in the
town of Tula, south of Moscow, has a range of up to four kilometres (2.4
miles), the sources said >>> FULL TEXT
Central bank intervention boosts rial to
near eight-month high
TEHRAN,
Jan 19 (AFP) - Intervention by Iran's central bank in foreign exchange markets
over the last two days has boosted the rial to near eight-month highs against
the dollar, foreign exchange dealers said >>> FULL TEXT
Censorship & theater
Tehran (Mosharekat) - Why are youngsters in charge of reviewing
(i.e., censoring) plays written by veteran theater directors? A commentary
>>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Nasser Khosro
Tehran (Hamshahri) - A new book tries to paint a more detailed
picture of the poet/travelor Nasser Khosro, based on his own writings >>>
FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Siavash
Tehran (Iran daily) - The tale of Siavash, one of the "most
important" stories of the Shahnameh, has been edited by Abdolali Adib
Boroumand. Why? >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Back home
Jan 19, (Iran Sports Press) -- The Iranian National Team arrived
in Tehran's Mehrabad Airport early Wednesday morning after its historical
trip to USA. The team was greeted at 2:00am by hundreds of soccer fans and
sports officials >>> FULL TEXT
Asian All-Stars
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) - The Iranian national team will play friendly match in
Tehran Friday against the Asian All-Star team >>> FULL TEXT IN
PERSIAN
Parvin
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) - Ali Parvin on preprations for the Asian club matches.
He also gives more comments on how he thinks the national team can improve
>>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Although thoroughly Islamic with several unique twists, Iran has become
a modern republic based on a unique blend of Islamic and European law, most
notably borrowing ideas from France and Belgium.
-- Robin Wright
"The
last great revolution"
The Iranian
January 19, 2000
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