The Iranian Features
October 9-13, 2000 / Mehr 18-22, 1379
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* Iranians:
The twelve rules
* Cemetery:
Dust to dust
Recent
* Poetry:
Water for love
* Poetry:
Sangsaar
* Opinion:
Four more years?
* Agriculture:
Uneven crops
* Tehran:
Khalvat-e paeez
* Culture:
Distractions
* Cover
story: Evil eye
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Friday
October 6, 2000
Iranians
The twelve rules
... of surviving Iran & Iranians
By Elaine Sciolino
October 13, 2000
The Iranian
Over the years, I have developed a code of twelve rules that have helped
me survive the setbacks and embrace the surprises of Iran.
RULE ONE: NEVER SAY NO TO AN INVITATION
Iranians by habit operate in two worlds, the public and the private.
Traditionally just about everything meaningful in both social and political
life happens behind closed doors. That is the way Iran has always been,
whether its leaders were kings or ayatollahs.
The contrast is much sharper, however, under the ayatollahs, who have
set strict limits on what constitutes acceptable behavior in public and
sometimes even in private spaces. An outsider can't just open the door
and peer in. The only way to get the door to open is to be invited in first
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Cemetery
Dust to dust
Zahiroddoleh cemetery
By Nader Davoodi
October 13, 2000
The Iranian
Photographs of Zahiroddoleh cemetery, the resting place of some of the
most famous politicians and artists. Click on images to see larger photos
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Thursday
October 12, 2000
Poetry
Water for love
Poems by Roya Hakkakian
October 12, 2000
The Iranian
Roya Hakkakian is the author of "Beh khaater-e aab" ("For
the Sake of Water"), a widely-acclaimed book of poetry first published
in 1993 (Tasveer Publishers; second edition 1998 Par Books, Virginia, tel:
703-533-1727). She is looking for a publisher for her second book of poems,
"The Second Book": >>>
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Poetry
Poem by Morteza Mirbaghian
October 12, 2000
The Iranian
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Wednesday
October 11, 2000
Opinion
Four more years?
Raised expectations have turned into deep frustrations
By Mehdi Ardalan
October 11, 2000
The Iranian
As Mohammad Khatami approaches the end of his first term as president,
his supporters are reflecting critically on the achievements of his administration.
Khatami himself has showed signs of unease when he got his top adviser,
Mohammad Abtahi, to convey the "President's concern about the difficulties
facing the realization of his promised plans and objectives."
It isn't clear whether Khatami will succeed in enticing the public's
sympathy for his predicaments. Many believe his steady retreat in the face
of conservative pressure became complete with the resignation of his pro-reform
Culture Minister, Ataollah Mohajerani >>>
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Uneven crops
Agricultural production & the government
By Mehrdad Valibeigi
October 11, 2000
The Iranian
Iran imported 5.5 million tons of wheat and became the largest wheat
importing country in the world in 1998. This figure is expected to increase
in the year 2000 as the result of a severe draught affecting most of the
country. Increased wheat imports has brought the Islamic Republic's long
advocated and pursued policy of self-sufficiency in food and active support
of the agricultural sector vis-à-vis other sectors of the economy
under question. This is particularly important as the direction of economic
policy under the reform-minded President Khatami is not yet clear >>>
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Tuesday
October 10, 2000
Tehran
By Sadaf Kiani Abbassian
October 10, 2000
The Iranian
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Distractions
"Contraband" movies & CDs make us forget real
issues
By Najmeh Fakhraie
October 10, 2000
The Iranian
Haven't seen the latest movie? The one your cousin who lives in the
States told you about? No problem. Just ask. Mornings, evenings or even
late at night. You can get anything you want from these guys. Some own
newspaper kiosks and just as you are about to pay them for a magazine they'll
say, " I've got a lot more stuff down here you might want to look
at. I've also got movies and some pretty cool music videos. I've even got
Kourosh's new song." "No thanks," I reply and I leave wondering:
who in the world is Kourosh?...
Well, I'm very very curious. I finally risk danger and ask one to show
me what he has. He takes me down into a bookstore, yells something to the
salesman and opens a door leading into a room full of boxes >>>
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Monday
October 9, 2000
Cover story
Evil eye
Paintings by Farideh Esfandi
October 9, 2000
The Iranian
"Ever since I was a little girl," Farideh Esfandi says, "my
mother and grandmother taught me how to see beauty in all the simple things
in life. My Grandmother's garden was my first color palette with apricots
as my yellow, grapes my green and cherries my red. I know now why I always
like to paint women dressed in clothes showered with colorful flowers."
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