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Baba Taher
Prostitution
Nice ladies, amigo?
Iranians have cornered the brothel business in Tijuana
By Kamran Behzadian
January 27, 2000
The Iranian
So I went down to southern California for a week. I was to hang out
at a cousin's, go to the Iran-USA soccer game at the Rose Bowl and check
out a trade show.
The game was cool. There were over 50,000 Iranians of all sorts there
from an old lady in a chador to cute teens dressed like Los Vegas show
girls and boys eyeing each other. Amazing how peacefully Iranians can live
together in California. No one cared if the other guy was a Jew, Muslim,
or whatever. They were all Iranians.
But hey, I am not writing this to tell you about the game. Nor am I
going to lecture on democracy. I am here to tell you about the most popular
brothel in Mexico. Why would you be interested? Well ... >>>
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The Caravan
By Roxanne Varzi
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When the caravan comes for Azi at 3 in the morning, she is too excited
to be tired. Decked out in skiwear, her hair wrapped in a bandanna, she
run-walks out into the dark morning to the van without her required Islamic
windbreaker. The Islamic police, or Komiteh, have given special permission
to women to wear windbreakers, which cover the crotch area, instead of
the usual longer Islamic covering, "for skiing flexibility."
When Azi returns in the early evenings she is sunburned, exhausted and
in a bad mood when faced with homework.
"Arggghh, I have a pimple," Azi says, looking in the mirror
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So far, so good
Khodaaya, Khodaavandaa,
So far today, I am doing all right. I have not gossiped, lost my temper,
been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish, or self-indulgent. I have not whined,
cursed, or eaten any tokhmeh or chocolate. I have not charged on my credit
card or flashed my Mercedes S-series.
However, I am going to get out of bed in a few minutes, and I will need
a lot more help after that.
Amen
Thanks to Mamali
More Letters
* Fantasy
Bahman writes: All
I want to know is how much was Robin Wright paid to write this ["The
last great revolution"].
Was she actually writing about Iran? It seems like she has written about
a fantasy land that the Islamic government keeps insisting that it exists
but nobody believes them.
Well, now they have found someone that believes in that fantasy.
* Load of bullocks
Nomehead writes: The
result of your survey is a load of bullocks ["Iranians
of the century"]. The Shah of Iran tried to turn Iran into a normal,
free country and people like you survey religeous freaks and name some
shithead ["Mohammad
Mossadegh"] as the Iranian of the century.
* Abandon emotionalism
Arash Salardini
writes: I am afraid I have hurt Mr Tabib's feelings more than I intended
to, assuming that he is of a more robust stock than is the case ["Blind
patriotism"]. My contempt is not for Mr Tabib's person but for
his opinion. I am sure he is a valuable member of society who contributes
in his own way.
Now to the crux of the argument: there is some talk of patriotism in
the opening passage of Mr Tabib's letter. It amuses me that he did not
get my point last time. Whether Christmas is of Persian or not has no bearing
on my national pride so that his quote, as touching as it may be is superfluous.
As for juxtaposition of my obligation to respond and my perceived harshness,
I merely invite him to look up the difference between etiquette and politeness.
I also invite Mr Tabib to abandon his emotionalism and speak factually
instead of plead for sympathy >>>
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The Persian Student Association & Bechtel International Center at
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, in Palo Alto, California, present: IRANIAN FILM SERIES
2000.
* 5 Iranian films with English subtitles shown weekly
* Begins Thursday, January 27, 2000 - 7PM
* Bechtel International Center, Stanford University (directions below)
* Admission is FREE. Tea and pastries provided >>>
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indicating that the government's five-year plan was on track. Quoted by
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Manam meekhaam
The former head of the CIA recently came here as a tourist with a suitcase
full of dollars for our cultural centres and certain newspapers. He made
contact with various newspaper chiefs and gave them dollars.
-- Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
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January 27, 2000
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