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From: ramin@bahal.csd.sgi.comramin ghazi
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: S.J LIONS WON THE FREINDSHIP CUP
Date: 9 Sep 92 21:07:51 GMT
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.


 SOCCER:
  S.J lions( ALBORZ) has won the  5th annual iraninan friendship cup tournoument
  which was held in SAN DIEGO this labor day weekend.

  There were about 22 teams, in a perfect soccer setting in UCSD fields
  and went on until monday sept 7th.

  Most of the teams were from california and the rest from all over the 
  united states.(chicago, dallas,new york, ....)
  
  We went to final against the (ARYA of SAN DIEGO) whom they have won 
  the championship twice on 88 and 91, and beat them in the shoot out after
  the score was tied in the regulation and over time.

  We played a total of seven games in 3 days to win the championship.
 
   There were bunch of (PISH KESVATAN) legends of iraninan soccer there,
   to name a few:

   HOSSIEN KALANI  (HE COACHED ONE OF THE LA TEAMS)
   JALAL TALEBI    (HE COACHED THE PARS OF SAN JOSE) WHICH INCIDENTDLY
                    DID A GRAET JOB AND LOST IN THE SEMI FINALS.PARS HAS
                    ALSO WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP ONCE)
   SAEED BAGHVARDANI   HE WAS PLAYING IN THE DALLAS TEAM
   MAHMOOD ETEMADI      HE WAS PLAYING IN THE CHICAGO TEAM
   AND A FEW OTHER KNOWN PEOPLE THAT I FORGOT THEIR NAME.

  All and all it was a great tournoument. A class act by the people who
  handeled the logistics, and etc...

  Noone has won this tournoument back to back, we hope to do it next year.
   

--
Ramin Ghazi  (ramin@sgi.com)   "There is only one reason that we are all" 
sgi product support                  gathered here and that is 
					    "GRAVITY"
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: bes@cco.caltech.edu (Behnam Sadeghi)
Subject: Re: Women, Choice and Change
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 09:46:03 GMT

In article <1992Sep11.233135.10062@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com> eshghi@hplabsz.hpl.hp.com (Kave Eshghi) writes:

>Prior to the advent of the Islamic
>Republic, women (specially in Tehran and big cities) commonly wore modest
>western style dress. Those who lived in Iran in those days (as I did)
>remember their mothers, school teachers, etc. in shirts, skirts and uncovered
>hair. 

Not really.  The proportion of hijab-less women was significant only 
in Tehran (and they were not even the majority in Tehran).  In other
Iranian cities, the overwhelming majority observed hijab (while 
hijab-less women were tolerated too).

In Tehran, according even to Western secular-feminist writers,
in the year before the revoultion many of the women who did not have
hijab began wearing proper Islamic dress.  Western writers express 
surprise that so many educated and professional women who had formerly
not worn hijab began wearing it and participating by the millions
in pro-revolutionary, anti-Shah demonstations.  But, of course, I
don't see anything surprising or contradictory about this.

>Mash Bagher

Behnam Sadeghi

P.S.  Perhaps you did not pass by the more Southern parts of Tehran
before the revolution!

Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian,soc.culture.arabic,soc.rights.human
From: kamrani@ifi.uio.no (Kamran)
Subject: Re: Repression of women has been escalated in Iran
Organization: Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo, Norway
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 08:11:22 GMT
Originator: kamrani@svea.ifi.uio.no


Behnam Sadeghi writes:

>1.  Requiring people to pay taxes even though they may have moral
objections to the way it's spent.  

> stuff deleted



Dear Behnam , would you please be more explicit about the connection
between Mr. Goodarzi and Mrs Shaghayegh.
From: abbasa@ul.ie
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: Munafeghin
Date: 15 Sep 92 11:07:42 GMT
Organization: University of Limerick, Ireland

In article <saied.716512300@cwis>, saied@cwis.unomaha.edu (Saied*) writes:
> <U60001@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
> 
>>Munafeghin-a zed-a khalqh are known to everybody entirely for their
>>participation in anti-revolutionary activities against the khalqh-a
>>IRAN. They are weak and can not propose themeselves socially or
>>politically to the people of Iran. They are defeated politically,
>>socially, and more obvious one militarily.
> 
> You've got your "facts" badly garbled. Existing records show that
> it has been the illegitimate Khomeini regime that has been badly
> defeated in the above three areas. In particular,
> 
> 	1. Khomeini was forced to drink the peace poison, ending
> 	his warmongering and destructive "war, war, until ..."
> 	slogans, thus accepting a military defeat and forgetting
> 	about capturing Karbala, Najaf, despite having sophisticated
> 	Israeli arms.
> 


Until now, followers of Khalq organisatiion have been denying
this accusation that they fought on the side of Saddam against Iran.
Now Mr. Saeed is proclaiming so-called Saddami victory as the
victory of Khalq Organisation.  Thus, the Khalq Organisation is
directly responsible for the destruction of half a million Iranian 
people in the Gulf war.  This admission also proves the accusation
that Khalqis are playing at the hands of Saddam very true.
Iranians Governement must try Khalqis on the charges of killing of 
hundreds of thousands of innocent Muslim on the basis of Islamic Law
and award them the punishment which islam gives to a murderer. 

Thank you saeed for confirming these accusations.

regards,

Asad.
From: scemg@thor.cf.ac.uk (M.G)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: I.R.IRAN and FREEDOM
Date: 9 Sep 92 09:43:21 GMT
Organization: University of Wales College of Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales, UK
X-Mailer: Cardiff Computing Maths PP Mail Open News Gateway

From: marshall@seas.gwu.edu (Christopher Marshall)
Subject: Re: Repression of women has been escalated in Iran

Christopher Marshall writes:

Do you all think there is any hope for Iran in the near (~10 years)
future?  What would it take to free Iran?
---------------------------------------

FREE ? Iranians are FREE since 1979.

I think you mean what the C.I.A do and how long it take to bring 
somebody like SADDAM or FAHAD to rule Iran ? 
this is the freedom in your dictionary. 


M.G
Cardiff, Wales, U.K.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: psc@sei.cmu.edu (Peter Capell)
Subject: Insult?
Organization: Software Engineering Institute
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 13:04:27 GMT



By the way, in case any of you have been taking insult at my remarks towards
hijab, I ask that you consider my perspective.

I am fully aware of how messed up *we* are here in the U.S.  One of the
features I despise most about our environment is the amount of advertizing
dedicated to mixing sex and drugs (alcohol).   It's all very stimulating of
course, that's the problem.  And Americans are mostly like moths before the
fire in this regard.  They sit witless before the television (I am no
exception) watching hours of this drivel.  It is an awful fate.

But even with all of that, I would not restrict the broadcaster's right to
broadcast, as long as I have the ability to turn machine off--as long as I
too have a choice.

[This has been a public service announcement] :-))

Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: mahin@reg.triumf.ca 
Subject: Dogmatism
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: TRIUMF: Tri-University Meson Facility
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 22:32:00 GMT


    Reading "Unpopular Essays", by Bertrand Russell, the famous British
philosopher, I came across an interesting paragraph which I thought would
be appropriate to post and share with everyone.  
BTW, don't worry, it's not very long. :-)  

"... The demand for certainty is one which is natural to man, but is
nevertheless an intellectual vice.  If you take your children for a picnic
on a doubtful day, they will demand a dogmatic answer as to whether it will
be fine or wet, and be disappointed in you when you cannot be sure.  The
same sort of assurance is demanded, in later life, of those who undertake to
lead populations into the Promised Land. "Liquidate the capitalists and the
survivors will enjoy eternal bliss." "Exterminate the Jews and everone will
be virtuous."  "Kill the Croats and let the Serbs reign." "Kill the Serbs
and let the Croats reign." These are samples of the slogans that have
won wide popular acceptance in our time.  Even a modicum of philosophy
would make it impossible to accept such blood_thirsty nonsense. 

BUT SO LONG AS MEN ARE NOT TRAINED TO WITHHOLD JUDGEMENT IN THE ABSENCE
OF EVIDENCE, THEY WILL BE LED ASTRAY BY COCKSURE PROPHETS, AND IT IS
LIKELY THAT THEIR LEADERS WILL BE EITHER IGNORANT FANATICS OR 
DISHONEST CHARLATANS.

To endure uncertainty is difficult, but so are most of the other virtues.
For the learning of every virtue there is an appropriate discipline, and
for the learning of suspended judgement the best discipline is philosophy. ..."



Mahin, (a Russell fan)







Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: assist@unocss.unomaha.edu ( )
Subject: Re: Is Iran/Iranians terrorist ?
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 19:58:25 GMT

mtaghavi@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Amir Taghavi) writes:

>In article <Bu8A9x.F7x@acsu.buffalo.edu> sepehr@acsu.buffalo.edu (Ramin S.) writes:
>>
>>Why is it that everytime the name Iran comes up the word terrorist follows
>>it? I know that Iranians are very calm people and not like some nations are
>>bloodthurst. 
>>
>>Well we should thank our "dearest" government for leading the terrorism 
>>in the world, so wherever we go we are known as terrorists.
>>
>>I heard that the crulest and best terrorists come from Germany, where
>>Labanees are second best. But we are better known to the world than others.
>>So , thank you mr. Ayatollah and mr. Rafsinjani and all others who
>>contribute to this successful achievment of title " Terrorist ".
>>
>>Ramin S.
>>  
>>*****************************************************************************

> 
>Ramin;

>I see you are a victim of Western media. Western media pretend there is an
>ultimate Freedom here in U.S. of A. but don't let that fool you either. I 
>don't buy a thing they say about themselves and Iranians. So don't let the
>Westerners confuse you by calling you a 'terrorist'.

>It is just the way they(NOT ALL, but some) think. Have a fate in yourself.


I don't think Ramin or any other Iranians (who isn't associated
with the ruling akhounds in Iran) is fooled to think that he or
she is a terrorist just because the media may use such a term.

Ramin's point, as I take it, is that, thanks to 13 years of reactionary
akhoundism system in Iran, there has been countless incidents of
fatal terrorism in Europe, Turkey, Pakistan, many hostage-takings
in both Iran and Lebanon, etc., that have been sponsored and
financed by Khomeini and akhounds like Mohtashemi and Rafsanjani.
(I am now ignoring the larger kind of terrorism and repression taking
place inside Iran. That by and in itself is another major issue, small
pieces of which, like execution of pregnant women, has been reported
here and there.) These terrorism acts, as well as death sentences
issued for Salman Rushdie, participants in Arab-Israeli negotiations,
etc., by akhounds like Rafsanjani is why the media has been using the
term "terrorism" with respect to Iran.

The media's problem is in attributing terrorism acts with Iran
instead of more explicitly attributing them to Khomeini, his
akhounds, and supporters of the regime who have ordered, committed,
or supported such crimes.

Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: bes@cco.caltech.edu (Behnam Sadeghi)
Subject: Re: Akhound Khamenei and Women
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 04:26:15 GMT


Here's an article that amused me!

Anonymous:

>I was watching a videotape last night. It is called "Two Faces
>of the Iranian Woman" ("do chehreh zan-e Irani"). There is a
>scene in it that is truly gross and deplorable. In that scene,
>akhound Khamaenei is sitting down with a blanket (or sheet)
>over his feet and hands. Women (wrapped in black covers from
>head to toe) pass by and touch/kiss Khamenei's hands and feet
                          ^^^^^      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>from over the blanket. 

Anything wrong with shaking hands 'indirectly'?  You know, Islam
does not permit touching the opposite sex (except for near relatives).

>The worst part is that, Khamenei
>occasionally takes something from his mouth (looks like his
>mouth water) and gives to women. 

Looks like you're describing "indirect" kissing. (another form 
of blowing kisses!!!).   The stuff about the "thing" that Khamenei
took out of his mouth is obviously the figment on your imagination.
You are known in this newsgroup for fabrications.  He probably just
touched his lips the way people do before blowing kisses.

If you think that's gross, I wonder what you would have thought
if Ayatollah Khamenei had French-kissed the women!  (Sorry, bad
joke...)

>Even worse is when women
>hand over their babies and he touches their head presumably
                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>to cure their illness.  

I know.  The fact that "he touches their [babies'] heads" is
an unforgivable atrocity.    

>This is gross and deplorable! 

I know.  God forbid if anybody shows affection to a child. Nothing
could be more "gross and deplorable."

>I like to see how Khomeini
>apologists justify this kind of repugnant, hideous and
>disgusting acts by their "leader." 

There's no way I can justify such "repugnant, hideous, and
disgusting" behavior.   The fact that I support **SOME** aspects
of the Islamic Revolution dosn't imply that I condone atrocities
such as caressing babies' heads.

Behnam Sadeghi
From: sepehr@acsu.buffalo.edu (Ramin S.)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: One more thing , GRE
Date: 9 Sep 92 23:02:00 GMT
Organization: UB



One more thing , Fellas ...

What is gonna be covered in GRE general and/or specific exam ? Any hints
all you mighty Grad/professionals may have would be greatly appreciated.

Ramin
From: tarokh@server.uwindsor.ca (TAROKH VAHID             )
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Persian wordprocessor
Keywords: Please Help!!
Date: 11 Sep 1992 23:25:18 GMT

Hi Fellows of S.C.I.

One of my friends is desperately looking for a persian wordprocessor. If
you could please give me some informations about it so that I could transfer
it to my friend.

Thank you

Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: ahriman@wam.umd.edu (Ahoora joon)
Subject: Re: repression of women
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 22:48:51 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.030904.26751@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mtaghavi@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Amir Taghavi) writes:
>In article <8SEP199212050638@reg.triumf.ca> mahin@reg.triumf.ca  writes:
>>In article <1992Sep8.144149.18953@sei.cmu.edu>, psc@sei.cmu.edu (Peter Capell) writes...
>>..
>>
>>>1) When I consider how most men are, how ravenous we are, how rude and
>>>sexually over concerned we are, I think the full-length chador makes perfect
>>                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>sense--"out of sight, out of mind" as they say here.  I mean that I think if I
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>were a woman who understood the nature of men's minds, I would want to wear a
>>>chador just to keep the playing field equal.  For all men like to criticize
>>..
>>
>>I'm not even going to bother arguing over THIS one but I will say this to all
>>the people who want to cover women in chadors, roosaris or whatever the hell
>>else they have.  They can shove it up where it feels the best!
>>
>>Thank you!
>>
>>-Mahin (a non-believer)
>>
>>  ********************************************************************
>>  *   A woman needs only 4 animals in her life:                      *
>>  *                                                                  *
>>  *           1.  a mink on her back                                 *
>>  *           2.  a jaguar in her garage                             *
>>  *           3.  a tiger in her bed                                 *
>>  *           4.  and a jackass to pay for it all                    *
>>  ********************************************************************
>>
>
> Mahin;
>
> No one is going to argue with you and challenge you 
> on your intelligence.
>
>  
> Best of wishes for you.
>
> Amir
>
>
> P.S. I hope you find your dream jackass someday. 
>
>-- 
>        (/          /////////         * *    * *            //    (M)  //
>       (/          ((           (0)   (0)    //      ///////////////  //
> MY   (/            ///////     //////////////      //  * *          //
> TM   (///////////////////   ///                 ////               //

Mahin joon,

Ghorbooneh non-believer boodanet beram. Dardo balat bokhoreh to sareh 
baghiyeyeh fereshteha.
I will personally send you your dream jackass. I will also make sure that
your tiger is as rich as your jackass where it counts ;). Have no fear
Ahri's here. 

I'll have my lawyer draw up a standard contract. He will be in touch with your
lawyer ... oops sorry I forgot you don't have the rich jackass to pay for the
services of a lawyer yet. Gee life must be rough without a rich guy to bail 
you out. Anyway just sign the contract (don't worry about the big words or the
fine print) and we are in business.

Ghorboonam beri.
-- 
ahriman
(aka Lucifer)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: farhad@Tehran.Stanford.EDU (Farhad Shakeri)
Subject: Re: Baha'i prespective...
Keywords: None
Organization: Computer Science Department,  Stanford University, CA   USA
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 01:45:44 GMT

In article <i.716509551@home> Mohaghegh writes:

What is it with anonymous posting ?  A true muslem does not need to
hide under the curtain?  Unless you are as much a muslem as your
true beloved boss was!

Sayanara Babay! ;-)


-- 
         +----------------------------------------------------+
        /   Farhad  Shakeri         E-Mail:                  /
       /  Stanford   University     farhad@CS.Stanford.EDU  /
      / Computer Science Department (415) 7 2 3 - 0 0 0 9  /
     +----------------------------------------------------+
From: 8809787l@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Iranian flag
Date: 5 Sep 92 16:34:21 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

Salam Doostan

I would like to know if any one out there knows the significants of the colors
on the IRANIAN flag ( ie. green, white and red ).

Thank you

Yours faithfully
Peyam Pourbeik

Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: luw@mecad.uta.edu (Lu Wong)
Subject: test....
Organization: University of Texas at Arlington
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 01:29:22 GMT

uta test
From: abbasa@ul.ie
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Re: Iranian demonstrate in Tehran in support of Bosnian Muslims
Date: 6 Sep 92 11:20:38 GMT
Organization: University of Limerick, Ireland

In article <1992Sep5.203431.18596@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, mtaghavi@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Amir Taghavi) writes:
> 	Iran has sent planeloads of relief aid to Bosnia-Hercegovina, but
> last week President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said his country did not
> have the financial means to send military assistance to the Bosnians
> against the Serbs.

I am really surprised over the statement of the President of Islamic 
Republic of Iran.  How could he say such thing when Iran is , apparantly,
buying billions dollars worth of arms for herself? Could any one confirm
this news, please? To me, it seems suspicious.  


> 	Iran has called on Muslim countries around the world to set up an
> Islamic army to help the Bosnian Muslims, but there has been no word
> from Tehran, or from other member-states of the Islamic Conference
> Organization, on whether concrete steps have been taken.
 
This call is for whom, Hosni Mubarick, or Fahad, or Hafizul Assad, or Saddam,
or Qaddafi, or King Hassan, or King Hussain ?????????????


regards,

Asad.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: lhermi@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Lotfi Hermi)
Subject: test 5 (Re: Palestiian negociator...)
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 20:54:42 GMT

Sari el-Irani worte on Mon, 7 Sep 1992 11:25:01 EDT
>Subject: Re: Chief Palestinian negociator stroms out of peace negociations amid
>
>   What kind of B.S. lies is this???
>
>--sari

I don't know what you exaclty mean :

(1)	Best Stuff
(2)	Best Story
(3)	Bull you know what
(4)	Barra Saouef b'id (go and speak some where else)
(5)	Basta Segnory 

________________(TEST 5)________________________
Mimma adraka annasu min kalami annubuwati al-ula
" Idha lam tastahi faf'al ma shi'ta"
"If you don't feel shame, then do as you wish" (HUG!)
_______________________________________________________
From: nsohrabi@athena.mit.edu (Naghmeh Sohrabi)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: Hello Again
Date: 11 Sep 92 02:17:00 GMT
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Hi people
I hope I'm not too late to join **the most interesting discussion** on
"repression of women in Iran".
I was in Iran when the whole"crack down" started, and no, it was not because
"people had asked the government to stop the way women were dressing" or any
other reason like that.  Basically the Baseejees are giving the regime a hard
time and have become a potential threat since they have fought in a bloody war
for who knows how many years and now they're unemployed and hungry.  So what's
the best thing to do in a country where there's a high rate of unemployment and
frustration?  If you're smart, as the regime is, you throw 'em at each other's
throat.  Mr. KhAmenei told them that it was everyone's religious duty to amr-e be
maarouf and all that stuff and that's when it all began.  They do arrest them by
basically throwing them all in a bus and taking them to komiteh.  I saw them stop
cars in Mohseni sq. and load a bus with people.  Several people I know where
taken to komiteh's while I was there.  Mr. Behnam Sadeghi says they weren't
arrested but rather stopped due to "their immodest dress".  What is an immodest
dress sir?  A brick colored manteau?   

Anyway, I just got back from Iran and I'd be happy to answer anyone's questions.


sincerely,
Naghmeh
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian,soc.culture.arabic,soc.rights.human
From: bes@cco.caltech.edu (Behnam Sadeghi)
Subject: Re: Repression of women has been escalated in Iran
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 02:27:00 GMT

In article <BuD8B0.8K6@acsu.buffalo.edu> bashir@acsu.buffalo.edu (Noushin Bashir) writes:

>Yes, perhaps you are right. However, one should get the hint that it
>is the imposed principle that Iranian women are and have been
>resisting for more than 13 years now. Recent arrests are an obvious
>indication of the failure of this so-called Islamic principle. 

It is not clear to me how the recent arrests of 20 people is
"an obvious indication of the failure of this so-called Islamic
principle."   

>  [rest deleted]
>						Noushin

Behnam Sadeghi
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
From: bes@cco.caltech.edu (Behnam Sadeghi)
Subject: Re: Susan Taslimi and treat from Islamic regime
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 02:13:59 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.225209.27001@donner.SanDiego.NCR.COM> zamie@zamiepcSanDiego.NCR.com (Zamie Mehraz) writes:

>I was wondering that maybe somebody can confirm this wheteher Ms.
>Taslimi is in exile at this time or not.  She also played another
>outstanding movie named: "TA Vaghteh Deegar".  

That's "Shayad Vaghti Digar."  The movie is not outstanding, it's
terrible.  It's amazing that the same Bayzai who made the wonderful
"Bashu, gharibeye kuchak" was capable of making such a ridiculous
movie.

Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian