THE IRANIAN
TIMES
Tuesday, March 17, 1998
Esfand 26, 1376
No. 436
Abu Saeed
Tonight's the night! Happy chaarshanbeh soori!
Headlines
* Top mathematicians killed in bus crash
* U.S. lauds oil smuggling crackdown
* Farah Pahlavi: From empress to net surfer
* Majlis Who's Who
* Satire: The White Harem
* Women: Steps to the moon
* Aabeeye-teh! Esteghlal homepage
* Nostalgia: Soot soot! Who's that?...
Oh my GAD!!
* Job opening: American-Iranian Council
Index
| * Iran-U.S.:
Crackdown lauded * Features: Mathematicians killed * News: Environmental pact * Success: Azamian at Micron * Economy: Total seeks more pacts * Dollar: Unchanged * Women: Steps to the moon * The press: PEN's Noruz message * Persian Gulf: Kaar-e engelisihaast * Sports: Esteghlal homepage * Noruz: Noruz cards * Darvag Theater: Noruz show * Help: Videographer needed |
* THE IRANIAN:
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THE WEB
* Majlis Who's Who - Netiran has all Majlis members listed with a brief bio of each. There will be a handful of new members after upcoming run-off by-elections.
IRAN-U.S.
* U.S. lauds oil smuggling crackdown, (AP) - State Department officials on Monday noted a decrease in the amount of Iraqi oil being smuggled along the coast of Iran and called the trend ``a good sign'' of support for U.S. economic sanctions against Saddam Hussein's regime.``We welcome all efforts by the international community, including Iran, to enforce U.N. sanctions against Iraq,'' State Department spokesman James Rubin said at a news briefing... full text
FEATURES
* Top mathematicians killed in bus crash in Iran, (AFP) - Seven award-winning mathematicians were killed and several others injured when their bus turned over on a road in western Iran, radio and television said. The victims, including one who had won the gold medal at an international olympiad, were students at Tehran's Sanati-Sharif University, a high-caliber technical school in Iran. They were returning from a mathematics contest in the northwestern city of Ahvaz. The bus driver and the driver of another vehicle were also killed in the accident. The Iranian media gave wide coverage to the event after Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent a message of condolences over the "painful loss." "Undoubtedly, the absence of such distinguished and bright talents is a big loss for the country," he said.
* http://www.help-I-am-hopelessly-addicted, (The Times, London) - FIVE million Americans now suffer from serious addiction to the Internet. According to the latest issue of Psychology Today these addicts constitute one out of every nine Internet users in America. The addiction can lead to divorce, child neglect, the sack, debt, dropping out of school and legal trouble. Although the syndrome is not yet included as an ailment in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - the American "shrinks' bible" - experts believe that it is only a matter of time before Internet Addiction Disorder joins the list of identified psychiatric problems... full text ... Thanks to Reza Farahani <davood@ix.netcom.com>
NEWS
* Persian Gulf ministers sign environmental pact, (IRNA) - The protocol on the control of marine transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous wastes and other wastes was signed Tuesday in Tehran by ministers and ranking officials from the Persian Gulf countries. The document titled 'Tehran Protocol' was signed by representatives from the member countries of the Kuwiat-based Regional Organization for Protection of Marine Environment (ROPME)... full text
* Sadeq Kharrazi appointed special aid to foreign minister: paper, (IRNA) - Sadeq Kharrazi has been appointed special aide to Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi, the English daily 'Iran News' reported Tuesday quoting an informed source. Sadeq Kharrazi was deputy of Kamal Kharrazi when the latter was Iran's permanent representative to the U.S. in New York. Sadeq Kharrazi was chairman of the organizing committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Tehran in December.
SUCCESS
* Azamian named Micron Electronics vice president, (Business Wire) - As part of its emerging new business strategy, Micron Electronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MUEI), today announced it has appointed Nemo Azamian, 48, to head up its service and support organization. Azamian will report directly to recently appointed President and Chief Operating Officer Joel Kocher."Nemo Azamian's leadership and extensive experience at both Compaq and Monorail will help Micron Electronics further segment and build upon the company's award-winning service and support programs," said Joel Kocher, president and chief operating officer of Micron Electronics. Azamian brings to Micron more than 20 years of service, technical support, and operations experience in the high-tech industry, including six years with Compaq Computer Corporation... full text
Thanks to Linda Azamian <nemoa@mindspring.com>
ECONOMY
* Total seeks more pacts with Iran, despite threat of U.S. sanctions, (Wall Street Journal) - Less than six months after signing a $2 billion oil deal with Iran, Total SA is back looking for more of the same in that country, despite the continuing threat of U.S. penalties."We don't intend to stay [in Iran] with just these two contracts," Thierry Desmarest, Total's chief executive, said Monday in an interview. "We look to [sign] additional contracts in Iran," he added, shrugging off the notion that the U.S. would act to penalize his company for ignoring its sanctions against Tehran, or succeed if it tried. Besides signing a deal at the end of September to develop Iran's giant South Pars oil and gas field, Total has contracted to develop the country's Sirri field. The Sirri contract predated the August 1996 U.S.-sanctions law against oil investments in Iran... full text
DOLLAR RATE
Unchanged
* To send money to Iran, the rate is 503-510 tomans per dollar, depending on how much you wish to send.
* To send money out of Iran, the rate is 514 tomans per dollar.
Source: Sehaty Foreign Exchange, call in U.S.: 602-595-0777 or 500-288-8881. Preferntial rates for readers of The Iranian Times. Mention this code: BAJ 07
NORUZ
* Noruz cards... here, there and everywhere!... IRNA has 180 Noruz cards which you can send electronically to anyone with an email address.... also you can find Noruz cards at Myiran.com site.
* Noruz in Bay Area: The Persian Center in northern California invites families and friends of all generations to gather around our Haft-Sin table and begin our countdown to Persian New Year at 11:54:31 a.m.The celebration will last from 11-3 p.m. at the Cubberly Community Center 4000 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, CA. For information please call 408-260-2838 or send an email to Persian@CCnet.com.
* All you need to know about Noruz: Persian Outpost has a special page on Noruz. It has a link to detailed information on Noruz traditions. Good read... Click here
* Noruz in Seattle: The association of Iranians in Washington state will host a celebration of Noruz, the Persian new year at the Seattle University's Campion Tower ballroom on March 22 at 6:00 PM. An unlimited buffet of delicious Persian foods and desserts will be served. Amoo Noruz will come and bring gifts for children. A fabulous Haft Seen will be on display. Also, there will be dancing, Persian music and a dance performance as well. This is a very successful annual event and tickets go fast! Tickets are on sale at most Persian stores and restaurants. Bijan Elahi <BElahi@InControl.com>
HELP
Videographer needed in Bay Area
Videographer and photographer needed for Shahrzad Dance Academy's Noruz dance concert on March 28, 1998. Must have experience in creative arts (not just commercial work), and good equipment (or access to it). If interested contact Shahrzad Dance Academy at shahrzad@pacbell.net or call at (510)724-2425 ASAP! Thank you.
DARVAG THEATER
Darvag's Noruz fundraiser in Berkeley
Saturday March 21, 1998 at 7pm at The UC Berkeley International House. Corner of Piedmont and Bancroft Way, Berkeley. Reservation/Information: (510) 466-5299. Traditional dinner catered by The Vault Restaurant (7:15-9 pm). Menu includes Sabzi-polo & Mahi (YEAH!!!!), Vegeterian dish, salad, tea & desert Traditional (upbeat!) music by Barbod Traditional dance by Shahrzad Dance Academy, including a rare dance performance by the memebers of Darvag theatre group!!!!! Dance until midnight to the sound of Bay Area's most popular DJ, H.K.!!!! Tickets: $30 adults, pre-show purchase $15 children (5-12) $35 purchased at the door. Children and families are welcome!
WOMEN
* Steps to the moon: I would like to inform you of a website, steps to the moon, that was created in November 1997. It is an example of how the web can be used as a creative medium. Steps to the moon documents the on-going effort by two iranian women, one in isolation in iran and the other in exile, to re-build their connection over the internet and through many years and thousands of miles of forced separation. parallel to this, the sitemaker turns her gaze inside to document her own thoughts as they surface in the process of her work on this project. Combining the personal, the political and the poetic, Steps to the moon is about two women, three collaborators and four presences in a single document. Mina Haque <metalibra@hotmail.com>
THE PRESS
* PEN's Noruz message (March 15, 1998) - Together with the 2,700 writers who are members of PEN American Center, we send you our very best wishes on the occasion of the Iranian New Year. With its symbols of hope and promises for the future, we welcome Noruz and recognize this as a moment of great opportunity in Iran. As writers dedicated to freedom of expression, we affirm our heartfelt solidarity with the Iranian literary community in its pursuit of unfettered literary endeavor. We believe this is a most noble pursuit, worthy of Iran's rich literary heritage. Our thoughts are with you as you celebrate Noruz.
Best wishes,
Edward Albee, Anthony Appiah, Homero Aridjis, Paul Auster Nadine Gordimer, Arthur Miller, Edward Said, Michael Scammell
PEN is an international organization of writers dedicated to protecting the freedom of expression. For further information, contact Diana Ayton-Shenker at PEN at (212)334-1660.
PERSIAN GULF
* (Another) British conspiracy, (Jomhuri Eslami)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand. Thanks to Pedram Missaghi <info@nima3.com>
* The Persian Gulf is the Persian Gulf, (Focus on Iran) - There are those who are unaware of the historical truths and while they do not bother to study the history of the region, they unintentionally contribute to a psychological warfare against the Iranian people. Among them, are certain elements in the U.S. Defense Department, specially those who serve in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain. In order to appease local sensitivities, "they" use "Arabian Gulf" instead of the "Persian Gulf" simply to please their hosts, unaware that they are refusing to accept historical facts and international usage. Indeed they are offending the national feelings of the Iranian nation... full text...Thanks to Farhad Sepahbody<sepa@sedona.net>
THE IRANIAN
Farah Pahlavi: From empress to net surfer
By Farhad Sepahbody
A few days back I was in New York. Between the United Nations and other places, this white-haired ex-Iranian diplomat-turned-reporter for the French press had the occasion of a brief encounter with Farah Pahlavi in her two-room diminutive office in Manhattan.
"You know," she said. "I like surfing the Net and look at all the Iranian sites. The many opinions of my compatriots interest me most." ... Go to feature
NOSTALGIA
* Soot soot! Who's that?... Oh my GAD!!
SPORTS
* Aabeeye-teh! Esteghlal Homepage - Esteghlal's News room, Discussion Board, Chat Room... fun!
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SATIRE
The White Harem
* King Abdul Bill Jaber ibn-Clinton welcomes you... click here
Got something to make us smile?
Send it to Times@iranian.com
POETRY
Contest
Omar Khayyam Poetry Society invites you to enter our poetry contest. Prizes: First place $100, Second $75, Third $50. Winners will be announced and printed in THE IRANIAN in June 1998.
Subject: Longing places, memories, love
Format: Poems must be in English and emailed to <matteof@msn.com>. Include your name, address and phone number.
Deadline: May 10, 1998
Entry fee: $5 for up to three poems. You may send cash or check payable to R. Macroberts. Send to 1045 Walnut Grove, Rochester Hills, MI 48306, USA.
JOB
Job opening: American-Iranian Council
Position: American-Iranian Council, Inc., a non-profit research and educational think tank, is seeking a dynamic full-time Executive Director. AIC is a 501 (C) 3 New Jersey Corporation with offices in Princeton, New Jersey. It seeks to promote, through free exchange of ideas, sustained dialogue and a comprehensive understanding between the peoples and governments of the United States and Iran, with the goal of promoting cooperation and enhancing relations between the two nations. The affairs of AIC are managed by a Board of Directors who receive counsel from an Advisory Board.... for more information... click here
LETTERS
Sue the U.S.
Conservative supporters of Iran's leader Ayatollah Khameneie call the U.S. "World Arrogance." I can see this ring SO true when a U.S. court ruled in favor of the family of a woman who was killed in a bus bombing in Gaza.Iran was ordered to pay $275 million for the death of one American by the hands of a Palestinian group. Now shouldn't the U.S. pay Iran $68.7 billion for 250 Iranians killed DIRECTLY by the U.S. navy? ($275 million for each death). This brings up another interesting idea. Can Iran sue the U.S. for supporting Iraq during its unprovoked invasion of Iran? This should bring in some big money. Siyavash <Ordibehesht@digicron.com>
Insulting
Is this for real or are you making fun of a truly tragic event in world history (the shooting down of the Iran Air plane by the U.S. navy)? I am not at all amused at the name of the news agency "Twisted" News Network. I felt like that you were insulting all the people that tragically lost their lives, by starting off with a sarcastic name. Aref Eghbalian <ATakeshian@aol.com>
LOST & FOUND
Shiva & Shida Alizadeh Rasekhi
I am looking for two friends of mine : Shiva & Shida Alizadeh Rasekhi. We were living in Istanbul, Turkey (1984-1987) and were going to the Iranian school in Istanbul. I don´t know where they live now, maybe in the U.S. or Canada. If you have any information please contact me, Shirin Heidari: shhe@labd01.hs.sll.se
BOOKSTORE
Book of the week
Zanaan Saraayandeh-ye Mo'aaser -- Biography and review of the poetry of 15 women poets in 871 pagesby Parvin Shakiba. See feature in THE IRANIAN. Click here
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EVENTS
* From Nezami to Puccini: The Foundation for Iranian Studies (FIS) Announcement of the 1998 Noruz lecture by a distinguished scholar of Iranian studies: The FIS 1998 distinguished lecturer is Professor Peter Chelkowski, Hagop Kevorkian center, New York University. The topic is "Seraching for Turandokht: From Nezami to Puccini." Time and Place: Monday, March 23, 1998, 7pm - 8:30pm Ballroom, Marvin Center The George Washington University 800 21st Street, N.W., Washington, DC. All welcome, attendance is free. G. R. Afkhami <gafkhami@pipeline.com>
* Iranian film festival organized by Stanford University's Persian Students Association will run through mid-March... click here for details
PHOTO OF THE DAY
Zoorkhooneh
* Entrance to a humble zoorkhaaneh or traditional gym in Tehran... full image
Got any interesting photos?
Send them to Times@iranian.com
MUSIC
Lily Afshar
Guitarist Lily Afshar, hailed by the Washington Post as "remarkable, impecable," is head of the guitar program at the University of Memphis. Chosen to play for Segovia in his 1986 master classes at the University of Southern California, Afshar also won top prize in the 1988 Guitar Foundation of America competition, grand prize in the 1986 Aspen Music Festival, and first prize in both the 1984 MTNA and the 1983 ASTA competitions.
The clips that will be featured here this week are from her CD, "24 Caprichos de Goya." Composed in 1961 and published in 1970, the 24 Caprichos de Goya is one of the most original and monumental works for solo guitar. The pieces are inspired by Los Caprichos (1799), a series of 80 satirical prints in etching and acquatint by Francisco Goya, one of the great figures in Spanish painting.
In today's selection, "El amor y la muerte", the theme of passion and tragic futility of dueling is movingly illustrated by a Tempo di Tango.
* Go to Lily Afshar's web site
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QUOTE UNQUOTE
I'm just a mirror
What's it to me if everyone looks down on me
And where I've one fault hundreds are suspected?
I'm just a mirror, and all those who frown on me
Are only seeing what's in them -- reflected.
Amir Shahi
15th century Persian poet
Translated by Dick Davis
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