Thursday
July 27, 2000
Home
Home coming
Realizing that Tehran is the only city you have ever loved
By Khordad
July 27, 2000
The Iranian
After 21 years, Fariba found me. Unexpectedly. Found me. In a place
I had not planned to be. In Park-e Honar. In Tehran. In Iran. Where, I
had returned. Re Turned. After an absence of 20 years, decided, unexpectedly,
to stay. Stay for a little while. Stay for an undefined length of time.
Stay for as long as it felt good, for as long as it was necessary, until
life should take me away. Away. Again >>>
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Literature
By Ahmad Shamlou
July 27, 2000
The Iranian
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Wednesday
July 26, 2000
Art
The look
Drawings by Mokhtar Paki
July 26, 2000
The Iranian
Mokhtar Paki's drawings have been commissioned by Amnesty International,
BMW, The Gap, Express and Food Bank, among many others. His Ahmad Shamlou
was drawn a day after the poet's death
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Comeback
By dAyi Hamid
July 26, 2000
The Iranian
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Tuesday
July 25, 2000
Iran
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Literature
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Monday
July 24, 2000
Literature
Prophet of light
Remembering Ahmad Shamlou
By Esmail Nooriala
July 24, 2000
The Iranian
The coming to end of Shamlou's bodily life can only be considered an
inescapable natural occurrence with no direct impact on the literary history
of modern Persian poetry. But it was the inevitable force of his words
and deeds that has crept into and completely conquered modern Persian literature
and culture, rendering modern Iranian writers and thinkers a challenging
standard of excellence in humanist thought and literary achievement that
will live long after he has left his dusty shell >>>
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Cover story
No fly zone
Molavi bird market in Tehran
Photos by Ali Khaligh
July 24, 2000
The Iranian
Birds (and a variety of other animals) have been bought and sold
in the long, narrow alleys of downtown Tehran's Molavi district for ages.
Some come to buy chickens for dinner. Others are pigeon collectors. And
some are looking for love birds or parots as pets >>>
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Friday
July 21, 2000
Diaspora
Come back (and be quiet)
Iran's conditions for returing expatriates
By Khordad
July 21, 2000
The Iranian
It is absurd to imagine that Iranians living abroad would come back
to Iran to work toward economic and technical development, based simply
on good will and nationalistic sentiment, without being overwhelming tempted
to address issues of political instability and freedom. In fact, open and
upfront discussions about political and personal freedoms, the rule of
law, individual protection under the law and pluralism need to be precursors
to any attempts at regaining the trust, the cooperation and the eventual
return of Iran's expatriate community. Economic and technical development
issues then can follow suit >>>
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