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Renowned Iranian physician passes away in Virginia Sent by Melinda Barnhardt
Iranian-American Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, 73, died on Monday Feb 7th, in a hospital in Virginia, where he was being treated for complications from pneumonia. Batmanghelidj was an internationally renowned physician, best known for his research and publications on water metabolism and dehydration. His most famous book, Your Body's Many Cries for Water, has sold ove one million copies and been translated into fifteen languages. Batmanghelidj was born in 1931. He attended Fettes College in Scotland and St. Mary's Medical College of the University of London. After obtaining his M.D., he praticed medicine in Britain before returning to Iran. Batmanghelidj helped to develop a number of hospitals and medical centers in Iran during the 1960s and 1970s. However, his best known project was the Ice Palace, an ice-skating and sports complex in Tehran. After the 1979 Revolution, Batmanghelidj was arrested and held in the political prisoners' wing of Evin prison for two years and seven months. During his time in prison, he treated many fellow prisoners, but with access to few medications, began experimenting with the medicinal effects of water to help relieve syptoms that were aggravated or caused by dehydration. Batmanghelidj was release from prison in 1982, and soon there after fled Iran illegally via the border with Turkey. He came to the United States, where he obtained a position at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. During the past twenty years, Batmanghelidj continued his research on the natural healing power of water and the role of unintentional dehyration in various degenerative diseases. He presented papers on water metabolism at numeorous conferences in the United States and other countries, and has published articles in medical journals. Batmanghelidj created the Foundation for the Simple in Medicine and Global Health Solutions, educational ventures to promote public awareness of the health value of drinking water. His message is: "You are not sick, you are thirsty. Don't treat thirst with medication." Batmanghelidj is survived by his wife, two sons, Ardeshir of Massachusetts and Babak of Virginia, a daughter, Camila of London, and four grandchildren. Kish Island Development Project Check out these two web sites about a US $2 billion dollar project on Kish Island by a German company. It includes a luxury city called "Harbor City" built in the French Riviera architectural style and a 7-star hotel called"Flower of the East". This is only the second 7-star hotel being built inthe world. The first one (called "Burj al-Arab") was built in Dubai a few years ago.
Official
"Flower of the East" development project web site: The following excerpt is from a June 11, 2004, report
from CNN:
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Prostitution Behind the Veil repeats Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBC News world. In the '80s, documentary filmmaker Nahid Persson fled Iran for Sweden. When she returns 17 years later, she finds the divisions between the classes greater than ever, unemployment has skyrocketed and widespread disillusionment provides a lucrative market for an elderly man, Habib, who sells prophecies on the streets. Persson decided to film this "prophecy merchant" and his customers. And when she went with him to his run-down house, she was both shocked and intrigued to discover he shares his accommodation with Minna and Fariba, who are also heroin addicts.
Putting herself at great risk, Persson manages to film Minna and Fariba's customers. She even gets into cars or apartments where they discuss what services the girls are prepared to provide and what it will cost. Their children are their constant companions, and on one occasion one customer looks after Minna's child while another man has sex with her in an adjoining room. Many of the women's customers find a way to buy sex and still comply with Muslim law: they marry with the women in what is called 'sighe'-a temporary marriage legal in Shia Islam. 'Sighe' can last from two hours up to 99 years.
In the documentary, both Minna and Fariba undergo 'sighe' with customers. Habib offers his perspective on temporary marriages: to him, 'sighe' is a way of helping miserable women-an act of mercy done in the name of Allah. \ Prostitution Behind the Veil is directed by Nahid Persson; produced by Jakob Hogel. It is produced by Cosmo Film Docs in association with YLE FST, CBC, SBS & TV2/Danmark. Catherine Olsen is executive producer of THE PASSIONATE EYE. Prostitution Behind the Veil repeats Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 10 p.m.
ET/PT on CBC News world. Googoosh Recovering from back operation
According to emails sent by her fans, Googoosh has undergone a spine operation to relieve her of severe backache. For more details see Googoosh: Persia Diva. Here are get-well messages from iranian.com readers FUNNY COMIC Animation ON FIRST NOWRUZ It stars voices of : Parviz SAYAD, Shohreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog ), Ali Pourtash and Catherine Bell (JAG Heroine) http://www.babakandfriends.com/babak/index.htm
Music CD from Bay Area artist Soroush I thought you would be interested to know that I had
been working on a music album for close to 3 years - and recently
published a collection of my original compositions under the artist
name 'Soroush', entitled "Eastern and Western Harmony".
The overall mood for this first album is meditative and meant to create
a relaxing and inspirational atmosphere. I have used piano as the
primary instrument here, along with supporting strings, flute, and
some light percussion. Rostam & Sohrab puppet opera in Tehran
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Sent by: Darius Kadivar Some wonderful animation by Iranians inside
I think Iranians even in Iran are doing
some great things in terms of animation, don't you think ?This clip
on a love rendezvous is just an example. You may need a flash plugin
to see it. Website
for Helping Children Victim of War
Sixty million people have been killed
in wars during the 20th Century. As you read this, over 30 wars and
conflicts rage around the world. Some fill our TV screens with appalling
images of distress, emphasising war’s brutalising effect on man.
Many of these wars go unreported, often due to political expediency
or lack of interest. War Child stands on the twin beliefs:
that we’re not free to ignore an innocent victim’s plea for
help and that children are the seed-corn of society, its future hope. BBC Interviews
Her Majesty Farah Pahlavi
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