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Remembering Forough on the
anniversary of her death, Feb. 14th. (click
to read)
Disappearance
Siamak Pourzand, aged 70, intellectual and manager of Majmue-ye Farhangi-ye Honari-ye Tehran (The Tehran Cultural
Centre) disappeared in Tehran on Saturday, 24 November, at around 9 o'clock in the evening. He left his sister's apartment in 'Abbas Abad, central Tehran, taking his
medicine, shoes and keys. He has not been heard from since.
Siamak Pourzand had reportedly stated to friends and family that he had been followed by motorcycles and one or two cars in the
two weeks before he disappeared. His disappearance may be connected to the fact he runs
Majmue-ye Farhangi-ye Honari-ye Tehran (The Tehran Cultural Centre), which has provided facilities for artists, writers and other intellectuals, including well-known
women's rights activists, for performance and to discuss their work.
He is 70 years old and he in a poor physical condition. The judiciary, Ministry of Intelligence and police have not, as far as Amnesty
International is aware, announced his arrest.
Hassan Rangraz from Iran tries to turnover Brandon Paulson (front) from the U.S. in their 54kg category final match of the 46th World Greco Roman wrestling championship in Patras' National Athletics stadium December 8, 2001. Rangraz won the gold medal.
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FARAH KARIMI ELECTED TO THE NETHERLAND PARLIAMENT
By being elected to the Netherlands's Parliament, the Iranian born Farah Karimi
has now become the highest-ranking democratically elected Iranian politician.
Born in Iran, he has lived in The Netherlands since 1989 and studied International Relations at the University of
Groningen. In 1998, she was allowed
to vote for the first time in the elections for the Lower House (House of
Commons) and was at the same time elected herself. At present, she is
spokesperson for Development Aid and European Affairs. In the Lower House, Farah Karimi is spokesperson for
* Development Aid
* European Affairs
* Foreign Affairs (Africa, Surinam, Latin-America)
She has been a member of the Lower House since May 19, 1998.
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The Contemporary Persian Art Festival
Honoring Movlana Jalalludin Molavi, in San Francisco, on
December 14th, has been most successful. In this
event some of the most acclaimed, were:
PROFESSOR SHEHAB (Baraka Foundation/Baboon) + PIKI
DJ SOULSALAAM (SKIN/Bongo Madness/New Conception)
LUMIN featuring Fariba Mizban
MOSHE D'AVID KUSHA / Host & Poetry Recitations
DJ SEP (Prakruti/Dub Mission)
ALAN KUSHAN / Musical Tones (Axiom of Choice)
KOOROSH ANGALI / Rumi Recitations (XDot 25 Records)
ALI DADGAR / Live Painting
Love Spells by ANGELIC AROMAS
Floor decor by NOMAD RUGS
Massage by JONATHAN GAVZER
Director Tahmineh Milani in Person At
a gathering at Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley,
Tahmineh Milani, the director of the Hidden Half, the most controversial
recent Iranian movie, appeared in person and
responded to the questions of the audience. The
question and answer started after the playing of her
last film, Hidden Half. (Nimeh Penhan). Ms.
Milani, seemed very well prepared and answered to all the
questions in detail and with no reservations. The
event was a full house and the audience paid their respect
to her by standing ovations several times. Ms. Milani was jailed earlier this fall
in Iran on charges relating to this very same film, HiDDEN
HALF. Her arrest has sparked expressions of solidarity from prominent filmmakers around the
world. HIDDEN HALF, depicts the political struggle
within Iran soon after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Although she has been released on
bail, the severe charges against Ms. Milani of supporting counter-revolutionary and armed opposition groups have not
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