THE IRANIAN
TIMES
Wednesday, March 11, 1998
Esfand 20, 1376
No. 431
Sa'di
Index
| * Iran-U.S.:
Court ruling * Features: Halabja * News: Russia Ignores U.S. * Sports: Vote Azizi * Economy: Foreign investment * Dollar: Down 3 * Human rights: Civil society * The press: "minor issues" * Film: International Channel * Noruz: Persian Outpost * Darvag Theater: Noruz |
THE WEB
* The art of Jila Hodai: The Golestan Art Gallery online is currently featuring the works of Jila Hodai. Do NOT miss it. These are terrific works well worth a few clicks... go here
Thanks to Fariba Toofanian <Toofanian_Fariba@coxpcs.com>
IRAN-U.S.
* U.S. judge orders Iran to pay $247 million, (Reuters) - In a ruling that could complicate U.S. rapprochement with Iran, a judge on Wednesday ordered Tehran to pay $247 million to the family of an American student killed in the 1995 bombing of an Israeli bus. Vowing to strike a blow against what he called ''state-sponsored terrorism'' with the huge damages award, U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth said: ``We cannot be stronger in condemning this action. It has no place in civilized society.'' ... full text ...Also see related item below:
* Twisted News Network :-) Iranian judge orders U.S. to pay $72 billion in damages: - An Iranian District Court judge ordered the U.S. Wednesday to pay $71.63 billion in damages to the families of 290 Iranian passengers whose plane was shot down by the U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf, in 1988. ``The court cannot be stronger in condemning this action. It has no place in a civilized society,'' Judge Abdolkarim Sedighi told the court. Some 290 passengers of Iran Air flight 655 were killed when the U.S. cruiser, the Vincennes, fired two anti-aircraft missiles at it on July 3, 1988, at the height of the Iran-Iraq war... full text
FEATURES
* Halabja 10 years later: Why I Went, What I Saw, (Washington Post) - We have all talked so long and so reflexively about "weapons of mass destruction" that the phrase has lost much of its immediacy and meaning. It has become, like "nuclear devastation" and "chemical and biological warfare," an abstract term of governmental memos, punditry and political debate. For many it calls forth neither visual imagery nor visceral revulsion. On the 16th of March 1988, an Iraqi military strike subjected Halabja, a Kurdish town of 45,000 in northern Iraq, to bombardment with the greatest attack of chemical weapons ever used against a civilian population. The chemical agents used were a "cocktail" of mustard gas (which affects skin, eyes and the membranes of the nose, throat and lungs), and the nerve agents sarin, tabun and VX. The chemicals to which the people were exposed drenched their skin and clothes, affected their respiratory tracts and eyes and contaminated their water and food... full text
NEWS
* Russia ignores U.S. on nuclear plant, (AP) - Russia reiterated its commitment to building a nuclear plant in Iran on Wednesday, ignoring U.S. concerns and Ukraine's refusal to take part. Russia's new atomic energy minister, Yevgeny Adamov, met with Asadulla Saburi, vice-president of Iran's nuclear energy authority, to assure him that Russia would fulfill its obligations under a $800 million deal to build a 1,000-megawatt reactor at Bushehr on the Persian Gulf coast... full text
* Two rejected Majlis dandidates (Behzad Nabavi and Azam Taleqani) complain to Guardians Council, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand. ... full text
ECONOMY
* Iranian daily says foreign investment key to new economic direction, (BBC) - An Iranian newspaper on Wednesday called on the government to give the country a new economic direction with the help of foreign investment, the Iranian news agency IRNA reported. "Encouraging the establishment of numerous industries in different parts of the country with the help of foreign investment and technical coooperation can be the best approach at solving the problems of unemployment, inflation and profiteering," an editorial in the English-language daily 'Tehran Times' was quoted as saying... full text
* Wristwatches made in Iran (finally!?), (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand. ... full text
* New investments only 2 percent of GNP, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand. ... full text
* Tehran Stock Exchange daily index
DOLLAR RATE
Dollar down about 3 tomans since Tuesday
* To send money to Iran, the rate is 502-507 tomans per dollar, depending on how much you wish to send.
* To send money out of Iran, the rate is 511 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
* 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>
* Call for children's Noruz art
In conjunction with the Persian Center's Noruz celebration in California's Bay Area, there will be a children's art exhibition. This is a wonderful opportunity for children to share their art work about Noruz. Children up to the age of 12 may submit works that relate to the theme: WHAT DOES NORUZ MEAN TO ME? First 25 submissions will be displayed at the Celebration in Palo Alto on Friday, March 20, 1998. PLEASE CONTACT HOMA HANJANI FOR MORE INFORMATION: 415-861-5714 OR EMAIL movissi@mfa.org
* Send us news/annoucements about Noruz events in your community and we will post there here. Email to Times@iranian.com
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
HUMAN RIGHTS
* In a civil society safety should replace fear - Guidance Minister, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand. ... full text
THE PRESS
* The press should refrain from reporting "minor issues" which undermine public order, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
THE IRANIAN
A very royal Noruz
The author starts with some common Noruz traditions and moves on to tell us about how Naseredin Shah's court celebrated the coming of the new year (in Persian)... full text
Related link
* The Noruz Tradition - By Mani Ardalan Farhadi
SPORTS
* Vote for Khodadad Azizi as one of the best 11 players in the world. Azizi's the only player from Iran who qualified as a candidate (clcik on midfielder2)... click here...Thanks to Nima Nikuie <mnikuie@cisco.com>
* Iran plans World Cup camp in France, (AP) - Iran starts World Cup preparations next week with a training camp in Brittany as coach Tomislav Ivic gets players ready for the tournament -- which includes a June 21 game against the United States. ``I know everybody in Iran thinks this team is able to win,'' said Ivic, hired Jan. 15 to replace Valdir Vierra... full text
* Hamshahri Sports Section, Wednesday, (Hamshahri)... Index in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
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FILM
* Iranian films on International Channel: Four Iranian films are being shown on the International Channel on U.S. cable networks, starting March 1st. The movies are: Mehrjui's Sara (March 1st) Alvand's Once and for All Forouzesh's The Jar and Makhmalbaf's The Actor All have English subtitles. Go to: http://www.nima3.com/IranMedia/Norooz.htm Thanks to Pedram Missaghi <pmissagh@sdcc13.ucsd.edu>
* Iranian films in Washington DC: A festival of some recent Iranian films is planned in Washington, DC, during March/April 1998. The films are shown at the 300-seat Meyer Auditorium of the Freer Gallery. Tickets are free and can be obtained (up to two per person) on a first-come-first-served basis one hour prior to the program. Films being shown: March 8/13: Leila (Dariush Mehrjui), March 20/22: Det Means Girl (Abolfazl Jalili), March 27/29: Gabbeh (Mohsen Makhmalbaf), April 3: Beyond Fire (Kianoush Ayyari), April 5: A True Story (Jalili), April 17: The Abadanis (Kiarostami), April 26: Taste of Cherries (Kiarostami).
* "Gabbeh", "A Taste of Cherry" in Michigan: Wed. March 11th, Gabbeh, 7:00pm; Mon. April 6th, A taste of cherry, 7:00pm; at the Michigan Theater: 603 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI.
* "Taste of Cherry" U.S. screen schedules from the official Zeitgeist Film site... click here...Thanks to Payman Arabshahi <payman@fermi.jpl.nasa.gov>
* Iranian film festival organized by Stanford University's Persian Students Association will run through mid-March... click here for details
SATIRE
* Life is not like a box of chocolates... it's like the movies
Poem/commentary on the Guidance Minister's assertion that "life is like a movie" (in Persian)... click here
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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.
LETTERS
Heart melting
I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful pictures you have posted on the internet ["Photo of the Day"]. I have been looking for a site to take me back home, and your pictures just melted my heart and made me miss family and everything else Iran has to offer. Mahsa Moussighi <mmonica@micro.ti.com>
LOST & FOUND
Habib Azarsina
I am looking for a dear friend of mine Habib Azarsina originali from Rizaiyeh. Please let me know if you have any information to where about he is at.Last I saw him was in Las Vegas. Amir Azar <aazar@equator.com>
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EVENTS
* Zoroastrianism's downfall: "Center for Dialogue" at UC Berkeley invites you to a lecture by Touraj Daryaee, Ph.D. candidate, Department of History at UCLA: "The basis for the downfall of the Sassanid empire and Zoroastrianism." Time: Friday March 13, at 7:30. Place: 2040 Valley Life Science Building University of California at Berkeley. <farnia@ix.netcom.com>
* Central Asia and the Caucasus: Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) in Tehran will hold the sixth annual seminar on Central Asia and the Caucasus on April 27- 28, 1998. The theme of this year's seminar is "Central Asia and the Caucasus: The Role of Regional Powers in Conflict Resolution and Economic Development." In this seminar, a variety of related subjects including the important issue of the Caspian Sea basin with regards to viewpoints of Iran, Russia, China, and Turkey should be discussed and explored. The Purpose of this seminar is to deepen understanding and to foster an exchange of views among specialists and scholars who are mainly interested in the appraisal of events in the region. It should be added that IPIS would arrange local hospitality for e would be any questions, please contact by fax no.: 0098-21 2710964 or by email: ipis@www.dci.co.ir
* Khuzestani Noruz in LA: This year's Khuzestani Noruz party will be on March 14 at the LAX Marriott Hotel. For more information contact Hassan Alesafar <NAKHLAK@aol.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
A little song & dance
* Boys and girls auditioning for a TV show in Abadan, circa 1966... full image
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MUSIC
Fereydoun Farrokhzad (with Shohreh): "Oomadi"(Get RealAudio)
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QUOTE UNQUOTE
Disaster addiction
Every disaster heaven sends
-- Even the ones not meant for me --
As soon as they arrive on earth
Ask, "Where's the house of Anvari?"
Anvari
12th century Persian poet
"Borrowed
Ware"
Translated by Dick Davis
Mage Publishers
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