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The Iranian Features
October 9-13, 2000 / Mehr 18-22, 1379

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* Iranians: The twelve rules
* Cemetery: Dust to dust

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* 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 >>> GO TO FEATURE

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 >>> GO TO FEATURE

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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": >>> GO TO FEATURE

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 >>> GO TO FEATURE

    Agriculture

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 >>> GO TO FEATURE

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Tuesday
October 10, 2000

Tehran

By Sadaf Kiani Abbassian
October 10, 2000
The Iranian
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    Culture

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 >>> GO TO FEATURE

 

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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." >>> GO TO FEATURE

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