Extractions: Date : 06-04-97 MASHAD, IRAN For the first time in 15 years, Persian words sang in my ears. All around me, no one was speaking English. There were no signs for McDonald's or Coca-Cola. And no woman was "exposed." I was in the holy city of Mashad, Iran, the land of the "terrorists" and "fanatics," to see my grandparents, refugees from Afghanistan. After eight months in Cairo, where American pop-culture is omnipresent, I had braced myself for the changes I would have to face. On the plane, my blonde hair was covered with a scarf knotted under my throat, Iranian style. Although I wore jeans and a blazer, I had tucked a black robe in my backpack, ready to don it once I reached the airport. The elderly Iranian woman next to me, like the other women passengers, was wearing a long, dark coat. She was telling me how she planned to smuggle a Disney videotape through customs for her grandson. Suddenly, an Iranian man dressed in a cleric's turban and robe interrupted us. "Miss, are you thinking of departing the plane in those clothes?" he asked. I took out my cloak and showed it to him. He nodded his head and smiled.
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Extractions: TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) The lawyer for an Iranian professor sentenced to death for insulting Islam and questioning clerical rule has filed an 11th hour appeal. Aghajari, a university professor, was condemned to hang last month for his outspoken remarks, which included his comments that believers in Islam should not blindly follow senior clerics "like monkeys." Aghajari's conviction and sentence have sparked the largest student protests in Iran in more than three years, with as many as 5,000 people participating in rallies and boycotts. The students, some of whom have been arrested, have called for freedom of speech and major political reform in the Islamic nation. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has threatened to unleash forces to break up the protests, but he has also called for a review of the case, saying a man's life is at stake. Word of the appeal came Monday, one day before the deadline set by the nation's judiciary.
Extractions: The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-Mail Services CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com Iranian police officers guard UK embassy earlier this year. Story Tools RELATED Iranian wanted for Argentine bomb denied bail YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Britain Iran Argentina or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? LONDON, England (CNN) Britain says it has temporarily closed its embassy in Iran's capital after shots were fired at it from the street. The Foreign Office said no one was hurt in the shooting, which comes amid tension between the countries after a former Iranian diplomat was arrested in Britain over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Argentina that killed 85. "Just before midday today local time, five shots were fired from the street at the British Embassy in Tehran," she said on Wednesday. "The bullets hit offices on the first and second floors of the building. Nobody was injured in the incident, but the embassy has been temporarily closed for business." The main building inside the embassy's one-block compound was hit by the gunfire which broke windows and caused damage, according to an embassy spokesman who was inside the building at the time of the shooting.
Extractions: The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-Mail Services CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com Sharon is concerned about nuclear ties between Russia and Iran. Story Tools YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. Create your own alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. Or, visit Popular Alerts for suggestions. Manage alerts What is this? MOSCOW, Russia (AP) Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has arrived Sunday in Moscow for a summit with President Vladimir Putin expected to focus on Israeli concerns about Iran's nuclear program and a Russian-backed U.N. resolution on a Mideast peace plan. Israeli officials traveling with Sharon said the talks on Monday would also touch on proposals for improved intelligence sharing in the international fight against terrorism. Iran has pledged to open its nuclear program to unfettered inspections and to suspend uranium enrichment. But Israeli officials fear Iran is continuing to covertly acquire nuclear arms know-how, at least some of it from countries of the former Soviet Union, possibly including Russia. The head of Israeli military intelligence told a parliamentary committee last week that, if unchecked, Iran would have a self-sufficient nuclear weapons capability by next summer.
Extractions: Iran Visitors will find it hard to reconcile their own experiences with the pronouncements that Iran is part of an 'axis of evil'. For culture seekers, Iran has magnificent ruins of ancient cities, plus glorious mosques and mausoleums, and museums so interesting they're bound to leave your feet sore. The more adventurous can enjoy trekking, budget-priced skiing, or swooping off cliffs strapped to a hang-glider. For the traveller who doesn't mind covering up (preferably not in a stars and stripes poncho) and eschewing ale and heartfelt feminist discourse, Iran has a vast amount to offer. Iran is considered safe and secure for travellers, although it's best to keep abreast of world events that might have repercussions in Iran and to avoid political demonstrations and gatherings wherever possible. Visitors wishing to travel to Bam and Kerman are advised to travel with tour groups organised by travel agencies approved by the Iranian government. Potentially perilous areas in Iran include the western border with Iraq and the eastern borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan. Overland travel to Pakistan is not recommended. Area: 1.64 million sq km
Extractions: From Iran's efforts early in the 20th century to forge its independence to President George W. Bush's "axis of evil" speech and its aftermath. New constitution limits monarchy Widespread protests by clerics and merchants against the shah's mishandling of revenues and the foreign domination of Iranian assets leads to the Constitutional Revolution. The shah signs the new constitution in December, which effectively limits royal power and establishes an elected parliament, or Majlis Russia, Britain define 'spheres of influence' The Anglo-Russian Agreement between Russia and Britain divides Iran into spheres of influence, challenging Iran's moves toward independence. Britain extends influence Britain draws up a plan to extend its influence over all of Iran, which would effectively make it a British protectorate. The agreement rouses fierce opposition in Iran's Parliament, however, and it is never ratified. Qajar Dynasty collapses; Pahlavi Dynasty begins An Iranian officer of the Persian Cossacks Brigade, Reza Khan, wrests power away from the constitutional government, signaling an end to the Qajar Dynasty. He becomes prime minister in 1923, and proclaims himself the first shah of the new Pahlavi Dynasty in 1925. The official coronation takes place in 1926, at which time the shah's eldest son, Mohammad Reza, is proclaimed crown prince. Shah Pahlavi abdicates throne Pressure from Britain and the Soviets forces Shah Reza Pahlavi, who they see as sympathetic to the Nazi regime in Germany, to abdicate his throne. His son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, becomes shah. Allied forces are then able to occupy Iran and transport munitions to Russia to push back the Nazi advances.
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Extractions: Higher Education Advisory in Canada The Higher Education Advisory of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Canada has been established to supervise the work of the Iranian students studying in Canada as well as provide Canadian universities with information they might need about the Iranian education system. Report on Education System In Iran Appendix A, Charts and details Appendix B, University informations Appendix C, Medical Universities ... PDF version of the complete Report (Get PDF viewer email: hea@iranembassy.org
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Extractions: Acknowledged world nuclear powers How Uranium is enriched ... IAEA resolution (PDF) YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Iran Nuclear Warfare International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) United States or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? WASHINGTON (CNN) The United States says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council if it discovers any more violations of nuclear non-proliferation agreements a step that has so far been opposed by U.S. allies in Europe. "The real issue now is whether the board of governors (of the IAEA) will remain together in its insistence that Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons is illegitimate, or whether Iranian efforts to split the board through economic incentives and aggressive propaganda will succeed," Under Secretary of State John Bolton said on Tuesday. Addressing Iran's nuclear program, Bolton said evidence uncovered by the IAEA establishes "beyond doubt" that the Iranians have violated nonproliferation agreements.
