THE IRANIAN
TIMES
Thursday, March 12, 1998
Esfand 21, 1376
No. 432
Sa'di
Index
| * Iran-U.S.:
Time to talk * Majlis: Boycott * Features: Joyless * News: Russian missile deals * Sports: Ping pong champ * Economy: Petrochemic * Dollar: Up 1 * Human rights: No lawyer, no trial * The press: "Panjshanbeh" * Film: Winner in Belgium * Noruz: Bay Area * Darvag Theater: Noruz |
THE WEB
* Tarbiat-e Modarres University, Tehran: Perhaps the only university site in the world with a non-smoking sign on it as well bus directions to the school of agriculture.... go here
Thanks to Payman Arabshahi, <payman@arash.neda.com>
IRAN-U.S.
* It's time for the U.S. and Iran to sit down and talk, (Bruce Laingen / Chrsitian Science Monitor) - When I was a hostage in Iran, often venting my frustration with those who held us, one of the more friendly of them would sometimes try to reassure us by reciting a Persian proverb: Nothing ever stays the same forever. It will soon be 20 years since Iran and the United States had an official relationship. While that may not rank as forever in relations between states, it is a long time. But recent signals back and forth between the two governments, however tentative, suggest that perhaps the Persian proverb may have some relevance. It should: America's interests are ill served by what prevails today... full text
* Judge: Iran liable for death , (AP) - The family of a New Jersey woman killed by terrorists still has to collect the Iranian assets awarded them by a federal judge, and that may not be easy. Acknowledging obstacles to collecting the cash, the Flatow family lawyer, Steven Perles, said the money could come either from funds frozen by the United States or from Iranian assets in other nations that have arrangements with the United States to recognize rulings by each other's courts.... full text
FEATURES
* Why do we have a problem with joy, cheer and happiness?, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
* Interior minister: differences of opinion natural, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
* Caspian Sea facing environmental disaster, (Jame'eh)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
BY-ELECTIONS
* Student groups refuse to back candidates in Majlis by-elections, but say they won't boycott, (Jame'eh)... first report in Persian... second report in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
* Pro-Khatami group backs Fatemeh Karrubi for Majlis seat in Tehran, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
* By-elections to be held Friday, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
* Behzad Nabavi calls on Khatami to challenge the Council of Guardians, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
NEWS
* Russia to restrict missile deals, (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Viktor S. Chernomyrdin has issued new promises to restrict the export of weapons technology to Iran. ``We are making tremendous progress, and I am grateful,'' Vice President Al Gore said Wednesday at the end of a two-day meeting of the science and economics commission he and Chernomyrdin chair ... full text
* Russia set to press on with Iranian nuclear plant, (Reuters) - Two Russian ministers said on Wednesday Moscow would press ahead with its project to build a nuclear power plant in Iran despite opposition by the United States. The confirmation of Russian plans could upset the U.S. government as Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin holds talks with Vice President Al Gore in Washington on issues including sales of nuclear technology to Iran ... full text
* Belarus to fix Iranian tanks, warplanes-newspaper, (Reuters) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko was quoted on Tuesday as saying the former Soviet republic would cooperate militarily with Iran despite Western criticism. ``Iran and Belarus are independent states and have a right to discuss any issue,'' the state-owned Sovetskaya Belorussiya daily quoted Lukashenko as saying during a visit to Tehran which began last Friday and ended on Monday ... full text
ECONOMY
* Shares in petrochemical industry to be offered to the public, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
* Tehran Stock Exchange daily index
DOLLAR RATE
Dollar up one toman since Wednesday
* To send money to Iran, the rate is 503-508 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 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. 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
* 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
* Chief justice says trial without a defense lawyer is illegal, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
THE PRESS
* "Panjshanbeh" will be investigated for alleged violation of press laws, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
THE IRANIAN
The Rendez-vous
By Azdeh Naderi
While Mahmoud wrestled with kids, the woman prepared breakfast. She would put fruit and snacks in their lunch boxes, and sharpen their colored pencils, and be sure that they had erasers and notebooks. She would be sure that their socks matched, and their faces were washed before they left home. After they left, she would remain. But not today. Today she would leave in a few hours to keep an appointment over the years she had occasionally thought of. On July 14, 1976, in a moment of love and ecstasy, she and a lover had promised to try to meet, and if they could not meet at least to think of one another and of the place. Now, although the woman was all but certain that only she would keep faith with the old pledge, she was determined to go... full text
SPORTS
* National table tennis champ: Mohammad Bayrampour, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
* 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>
* Hamshahri Sports Section, Thursday, (Hamshahri)... Index in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
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FILM
* Young film maker from Kurdistan wins Belgian film award, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
* More than 13 million Tehranis went to the movies in past 12 months, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
* A movie ticke in coming year: 300 tomans, (Hamshahri)... full text in Persian... Get Persian fonts from Hamshahri or Payvand.
* 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
* Waterski
... in full gear ... 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
Persepolis... forever!
Perspolis will ALWAYS remain Persepolis ["Perseplis or Piroozi?"]! I hate to combine soccer (sports) with politics, and really detest those who do. Persepolis literally means "Iranian (persian) city". Just ask any Greek what Pers means? Same goes for Polis. I was for change of Taj to Esteghlal, since it made sense to change it after th revolution, but Perspolis? Never. Anyways, ... had to let the steam out. Kamran Arasteh <kamy@execulink.com>
LOST & FOUND
Mohammad Daneshzadeh
My Name is Mahmoud Daneszadeh and I'm searching for my brother Mohammad Daneshzadeh, maybe you can find him, the last thing I know from him, is that he went to the to the U.S. If you have any information, please write me an email to speedframe.jagger@t-online.de
BOOKSTORE
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Fortune Catcher
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EVENTS
* Lily Afshar in San Jose: Saturday, March 14, 8:00pm: Lily Afshar At Le Petit Trianon Theater, 72 North 5th St., San Jose. Tickets $15/$10. Ms. Afshar, a native of Iran, packed LPT at her San Jose debut concert last year. Andres Segovia said of her, "She will be a great celebrity," and the GFA Soundboard called her playing "vivacious, bouyant_flawless." She earned First Prize in several international competitions and her Doctorate of Music degree from Florida State University. Come see how she is fulfilling Segovia's promise. For advance tickets and info, call (408)292-0704.
* 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
Shahroudi
* Reza Shahroudi fighting for the ball ... full image
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MUSIC
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QUOTE UNQUOTE
Talk to the largest Persian speaking country in the world
The challenge for serious-minded realists on both sides is how to exploit the still small openings beginning to appear. Both governments have begun lowering their rhetoric - the first essential for any attempt at dialogue. Both can benefit from greater private exchanges, to nurture the common ground they share in human terms - not least, the fact that the US is today the second largest Persian speaking country in the world.
Bruce Laingen
Last U.S. envoy to Tehran
"It's
time for the U.S. and Iran to sit down and talk"
Chrsitian Science Monitor
March 12, 1998
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