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From: mack@isl.Stanford.EDU (mack)
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Subject: soc.culture.iranian: Frequently Asked Questions [monthly posting]
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Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions
(and their answers) about soc.culture.iranian. It should be
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Last-modified: 1993/10/7
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Introduction to the
Soc.Culture.Iranian Frequently Asked Questions (with answers)
The charter of SOC.CULTURE.IRANIAN is to serve as a discussion group
for issues related to Iran and Iranian things. This monthly posting of
frequently asked questions (FAQ), with answers, is intended to prevent
the recurrence of specific questions or types of questions that are
either unanswerable, or are asked seemingly weekly. The information
contained here is based on the best postings from the net on these
subjects, and thanks are due to the netters who provided them.
Information from international sources would be a welcome addition.
As with any newsgroup, it is best to read it for a few weeks before
posting anything, in order to see what topics are currently being
discussed.
It may be that some of the information in this file is outdated. If
you want to add, delete or change any information in this FAQ, please
email to:
mack@isl.Stanford.EDU
with "Iranian FAQ" as subject.
Whenever possible, please include the entire paragraph before and
after modification, this will help me in avoiding misunderstanding
when applying your suggestions.
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Contents of this FAQ:
===================================================================
1q. Where is the anonymous FTP site for soc.culture.iranian?
What's available there?
2q. Where is/how can I contact the closest Iranian
consulate/embassy/interests secion?
3q. What are the Persian word processors? What are some of their
features? Where can I get them? How much do they cost?
4q. What are the radio frequencies and broadcast times of Farsi
speaking radio programs and/or programs originating from Iran?
5q. How do I tranfer money to/from Iran?
6q. What is the latest on military service/exemption?
7q. Where can I find/how can I contact an Iranian travel Agency?
8q. Where are the Persian/Middle Eastern stores/supermarkets in my
area?
9q. Where can I find a Persian restaurant?
10q. What are the various Farsi magazines and newspapers, and how
can I subscribe to them?
11q. What are the Iranian organizations around the world? How can I
contact them?
12q. If there is not a Persian store in the area that I live, how
can I purchase some of the items that are likely to be found
in Persian stores? Is mail order possible?
13q. Where can I get books in Farsi?
14q. How do I watch a video cassette that was made in
Iran/US/Europe? Where can I convert such videos from one
system to another?
15q. If I or a friend do(es) not have access to USENET, but
have(has) access to e-mail, how can I (s/he) read articles
from soc.culture.iranian?
16q. How can I post to soc.culture.iranian if I don't have posting
capability, but have e-mail access? How can I post
anonymously?
17q: I have heard one can send/receive e-mail to/from Iran. Is this
correct?
18q. Can people in Iran read/post to SCI?
===================================================================
And here are the answers:
===================================================================
1q. Where is the Anonymous FTP site for soc.culture.iranian?
How do I access it? What's available there?
1a. Tehran.Stanford.EDU [36.28.0.189] is the main ftp site
for soc.culture.iranian. A lot of useful information can be
found by browsing through it. Whenver anonymous ftp is
mentioned in this file, it is implied anonymous ftp to
tehran.Stanford.EDU. Please use the following guidelines when
using the ftp service:
o use login name anonymous
o enter your e-mail address as password
o in order not to increase the load on tehran, try to use
this service after business hours, Pacific Standard Time
If you don't have access to ftp, you can get all the above via
e-mail. Here's how it works:
o send mail to sci-ftp@tehran.stanford.edu and in the
Subject line write: "send info" (without the quotes).
You will receive a mail from Mr. Background (daemon) at
tehran with all the information and list of the files.
(but PLEASE do not reply to daemon@tehran)
o After you choose the file you want, e.g. gerdsooz.c just
send mail to sci-ftp with subject line: "send gerdsooz.c"
and Tehran will send you a uuencoded file, gerdsooz.c
All you need to do is, save your mail in a file and then
run uudecode filename.
o There is another feature that may be helpful. The list
of files are too long and annoying, so Farhad has
created a catalog of lists, to get the catalog menu,
you use: "send info catalog"
then you can choose from the menu of catalogs.
i.e. if you want a list of Noor publications then you
use: "send list Noor"
o remember capitalization is very important and All
catalogs start with a capital letter (but there can be
more than one capital letter, except pub).
o Here is the list of catalogs:
Archive Recipes Farrokhzad
Calendar Yellow_Pages Kadkani
Conferences Shariati Mazaheri
Converters Biographies Moshiri
Editors Book_Reviews Naderpoor
Gerdsooz Hafez Sayeh
Misc Khayyam Sepehri
Schools Molavi Shamloo
TEX NaserKhosrow Soltanpoor
Fonts Qobadiani SourinShaker
ISI GolAghA Yoshij
Images Farshid_Far Others
Dispiscii Hafez Pictures
Peik Azizpour Sounds
Noor Behbahani pub
Poetry Etesami GIF
o Currently all files greater that 150K are under
construction and you can not retrieve them via email but
they all are available through the normal anonymous ftp
to Tehran.
o Please if you find any problems or have better ideas
then let me know (farhad@tehran.stanford.edu).
o Also if you want to put new files into anonymous ftp
then send mail to sci-ftp-request@tehran.stanford.edu
and it will be put there.
A partial list of what's available on Tehran follows [this
list will continue to expand on a daily basis --mack].
===============================================================
- Gerdsooz
Path: Iran_Lib/Gerdsooz/
Keeper/Maintainer: ali@mti.sgi.com
o get and read the files sci_announce.gerdsooz and
README.gerdsooz in the above directory.
===============================================================
- dispISCII
Path: Iran_Lib/Dispiscii/
Keeper/Maintainer: anoosh@sgi.com
o The dispISCII package provides for a methods of
display Persian text on workstations which support
the X11 Graphical User Interface. As stated by its
name, dispISCII displays bilingual text encoded with
the Iranian National Standard, ISCII.
o get, uncompress, extract (tar) the file that suits
your hardware from the above directory.
===============================================================
- khayyam
Path: Iran_Lib/Calendar/
Keeper/Maintainer: ali@mti.sgi.com
o The 'khayam' program allows you to convert the
Jalaali and Gregorian calendars into each other.
The first is official in Iran (and surrounding areas
like Afghanistan, Central Asian Republics and
Kurdish Mesopotamia) and the second in the west. The
Jalaali calendar is named after Jalaal-ol-Din
Malek-shaah-e Saljuqi by the great Iranian
poet/mathematician Omar Khayyam who re-worked it in
late fifth century hejri. The Gregorian calendar is
named after Pope Gregory XIII who introduced the
latest changes in the calendar in 1582 AD. The two
have more or less the same year-length, but are
based on completely different systems. They differ
in both structures and in the way they deal with
leap years.
o get and read the file README.khayyam in the above
directory.
===============================================================
- LaTeX-TeX text formatting software
Path: Iran_Lib/TEX/
Keeper/Maintainer: mack@isl.stanford.edu
o get and read Nehar-announce in the above directory.
===============================================================
- persian poetry
Path: Iran_Lib/Literature/Poetry/
Keeper/Maintainer: bashir@cs.buffalo.edu
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o Classical poems by famous poets such as Khayyam,
Molavi, and Qobadiani, as well as modern poems by
poets such as Sepehri, Moshiri, and Shamloo are
included in the above directory. In addition comic
poems such as those by Gol-Agha and a few poems by
unknown poets as well as some poems by SCI
subscribers are included in this directory. Some
poems are in Gerdsooz format.
===============================================================
- book reviews
Path: Iran_Lib/Literature/Book_Reviews/
Keeper/Maintainer: bashir@cs.buffalo.edu
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o A brief review on the following books are available
in the above directory:
after_you_marco_polo
dance-of-life
foreigner
in_xanadu
mantle_of_the_prophet
masquerade_an_adventure_in_iran
noon_val_ghalam
paintings-Katoozian
persian_adventure
persian_nights
roots_of_revolution
savushun
the_road_to_oxiana
o Also, the following files contain references to
numerous books about Iran and/or Persia:
books_about_iran
books_about_persia
===============================================================
- biographies of famous Iranians:
Path: Iran_Lib/Literature/Biographies/
Keeper/Maintainer: bashir@cs.buffalo.edu
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o Summaries of biographies of famous Iranians as
published in various publications are included in
the above directory.
===============================================================
- speeches by famous Iranians:
Path: Iran_Lib/Speeches/
Keeper/Maintainer: mack@isl.stanford.edu
o English translations of important speeches by famous
Iranians are included in the above directory.
===============================================================
- gif files
Path: Iran_Lib/Images/GIF/
Keeper/Maintainer: farhad@tehran.stanford.edu,
anoosh@wildcat.mti.sgi.com
o persian miniature drawings/paintings
o photos
o old/new maps of iran
o get and read image.toc under /Iran_Lib/Images/
===============================================================
- jpg files
Path: Iran_Lib/Images/JPG/
Keeper/Maintainer: farhad@tehran.stanford.edu
o persian miniature drawings
o get and read image.toc under /Iran_Lib/Images/
===============================================================
- persian music:
Path: Iran_Lib/Sounds/
Keeper/Maintainer: farhad@tehran.stanford.edu
o Get and read binhex-help in the above directory.
Samples of Persian music in hqx format are available
in the above directory.
===============================================================
- Old/New issues of NOOR in postscript format
Path: Iran_Lib/Noor/
Keeper/Maintainer: farhad@tehran.stanford.edu
nasser@unet.net.com
o get and read README.noor in the above directory
===============================================================
- ISI (Informatic Society of Iran)
Path: Iran_Lib/ISI/
Keeper/Maintainer: anoosh@wildcat.mti.sgi.com
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o get, uncompress and print the compressed, postscript
file isi_intro.ps.Z in the above directory.
o for membership information please contact
anoosh@wildcat.mti.sgi.com
===============================================================
- SIP (Society of Iranian Professionals)
Path: Iran_Lib/Answers/sip
Keeper/Maintainer: mahyar@netcom.com
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o get and read sip for more information on SIP.
o for activities and membership information please
contact lajevard@pollux.svale.hp.com
===============================================================
- persian name list
Path: Iran_Lib/baby_names
Keeper/Maintainer: mack@isl.stanford.edu
o names contains about 200 names with Persian origin,
or commonly used names in Iran with their meaning if
known, in alphabetical order. Especially useful for
naming babies.
===============================================================
- list of Persian bookstores:
Path: Iran_Lib/Yellow_Pages/bookstores
Keeper/Maintainer: nemazie@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o bookstores contains name, phone number, and contact
address of 36 Persian bookstores, book distributors,
and publishers world-wide.
===============================================================
- list of Farsi publications:
Path: Iran_Lib/Yellow_Pages/publications
Keeper/Maintainer: nemazie@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o publications contains name, phone number, and
contact address of nearly 100 Farsi publications
world-wide.
===============================================================
- list of persian restaurants world-wide
Path: Iran_Lib/Yellow_Pages/persian_restaurants
Keeper/Maintainer: bahman@mdi.com
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o persian_restaurants contains name, address, phone
number, price range, and comment on quality of food
on 63 Persian restaurants worldwide.
===============================================================
- list of Iranian Travel Agencies world-wide
Path: Iran_Lib/Yellow_Pages/travel_agencies
Keeper/Maintainer: nemazie@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o travel_agencies contains name, address, and phone
number of 26 Iranian owned and/or operated travel
agencies world-wide.
===============================================================
- list of Persian stores world-wide
Path: Iran_Lib/Yellow_Pages/stores
Keeper/Maintainer: nemazie@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o stores contains name, address, and phone number of
14 persian stores world-wide.
===============================================================
- list of Iranian mail-order services world-wide
Path: Iran_Lib/Answers/Yellow_Pages/mail_order
Keeper/Maintainer: nemazie@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o mail_order contains address, and phone number of 14
persian stores world-wide.
===============================================================
- recipes of Persian dishes:
Path: Iran_Lib/Recipes/
Keeper/Maintainer: mack@isl.stanford.edu
o the recipe for for the following
dishes/appetizers/deserts/snacks are available in
the above directory in files with the same names:
abgousht
baghali_polo
chelo_sefeed
fereni
ghareghorout
halva
kabab_kubideh
khoresht_bamieh
khoresht_fesenjoon
khoresht_ghormeh_sabzi
khoresht_karafs
lavashak
nan_khamehie
paneer
rangeenak
tahcheen
zereshk_polo
===============================================================
- pictures of SCI subscribers in gif format:
Path: Iran_Lib/Images/Pictures/
Keeper/Maintainer: farhad@tehran.stanford.edu
o scanned pictures of some SCI subscribers is
available in the above directory.
===================================================================
2q. Where is/how can I contact the closest Iranian
consulate/embassy/interests secion?
2a. In United States:
Embassy of the Republic of Pakistan
Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran
2209 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20007
Tel: (202) 965-4990 to 94
Here's what a netter had to say about their service:
=> Thanks to all those responded to my earlier request
=> with regard to passport renewal. I contacted the
=> Iranian Interest Section in D.C. (202) 965-4990 to 94
=> and was kindly connected to an automatic fax facility
=> that sent me the forms I requested (via the touch-tone
=> interface). I was both surprised and delighted with the
=> service and the speed of transmission, i.e., as soon as
=> I hang up, the forms were coming out of my fax machine!
=> This service is available even outside the regular
=> business hours of the interest section (take advantage
=> of discount long distance times!) You can also send the
=> interest section a fax with your requests, messages,
=> etc. at (202) 965-1073.
=>
=> These are some of the three-digit codes that might be
=> of interest to this newsgroup. (use these codes to
=> punch in the form you want to order) You can get a
=> complete list of these codes by using the 700 code (is
=> 700 the lucky number? :^) )
=>
=> 100 tamdeed, tajdeed, or tafkeek gozarnameh
=> 900 similar to option 100 for students with green card
=> 055 similar to option 100 for students with F-1
=> 427 information about military service
=> 903 approval of student visa
=> 054 approval of student documents
=> 600 buying Iran-Air tickets
=> 901 request for exit stamp for students with F-1
=> 902 " " " " " " " " " " green card
=> 300 " " " " " " for people with green card
===================================================================
3q. What are the Persian word processors? What are some of their
features? Where can I get them? How much do they cost?
3a. We have a fairly comprehensive input from:
Kees van 't Hoff, CWI, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Here goes his contribution: (many thanks Kees)
--------------------------------------------------------------
Good idea!!!
I have been away quite a while myself, but I am back again, so
I'll post my list about word-processing which could be
included in such a FAQ-list.
Latest change: Prof. Lagally's LaTeX macro's latest release
(2), incompatible with previous releases.
The list that hopefully says it all about farsi word-processing.
Please feel free to make (or mail me) any corrections and/or
additions to the list.
MAC:
AlKaatib:
Is a right-to-left editor and comes with an Arabic
font, in any case bitmaps. Is supposed to run under
MultiFinder. You type your text in AlKaatib, and then
copy and paste it into your favorite application
(MacWrite, MS-Word, Excel etc.)
Personally, I've used version 1.0 from an illegal copy
back in 1986 for a while, but did not really like the
concept, so I never bought it.
Price: $199.00 retail; Alkaatib
$199.00 retail; Alkaatib Laser Font (PostScript)
$299.00 retail; Tawfiq Laser Font Family (postScript)
$199.00 retail; Ferdosi Laser Font (Postscript)
Availability: Eastern Language Systems
39 West 330 North
Provo, UT 84601
1-801-377-4558
According to recent news, the Mac line is no longer
supported, but just the MS-DOS line.
WinText:
Is a mixed left-to-right, right-to-left wordprocessor.
It uses AIS (Arabic Interface System) or PIS (Persian
InterfaceSystem), the Apple systems for use with the
Arabic script (see below).
I have been playing around with a demo-version and was
quite impressed. However, I have heard rumours that it
does not like large documents, but never seen real
proof of this.
The price was too steep for my intentional use (just
personal correspondence).
Price: 2200 FF (french francs), approx. $350-$400.
(Last year's price)
Availability: WinSoft
34 Boulevard de l'Esplanade
38000 Grenoble
FRANCE
tel: (33) 76875601
Patrick Jost's shareware Persian/Arabic text processing
capabilities.
I have no idea about this, but he announced his
package on soc.culture.arabic last year.
Price: shareware, $15 (US-price)
Availability: Patrick Jost
12228 Venice Boulevard #495
Los Angeles, CA 9006
jost@coyote.trw.com
Nisus:
Nothing as of yet, but they have announced that they
will have an Arabic version in october, based on Nisus
3.06.
Price will probably around $350, but maybe an academic
rebate ala normal Nisus.
Availability: Contact Paragon (+44) 81 642 2255)
or fax: (+44) 81 642 4621 (in Europe)
I don't know any numbers in the US)
I have heard it is out by now.
PIS, AIS:
The interface systems by Apple for the Arabic script,
AIS and PIS, are as far as I know only available
through APDA (Apple Programmers Developers
Association). You can find them on their CD-ROM's
(latest version: 6.0.7). Companies like WinSoft can
give you the interface system for an additional price,
when you buy their products.
PC's:
There must be quite a few of them around, but being a
DOS-illiterate, I have no idea about them, apart from a
shareware one (posted by Ala), and an announcement I saved
from comp.text and soc.culture.arabic.
INTEXT:
Available through ftp: vmd.cso.uiuc.edu
name: ipfs
passwd: mark
command: quote acct iran
command: binary
command: get INTEXT.ZIP
and you have the unzippable (PKUNZIP) version.
Multi-Lingual-Scribe:
Wordprocessing program supporting 5 to 10 different
languages, including arabic. Works with matrix and laser
printers.
Price: ?
Availability: Gamma Productions
710 Willshire Blvd, suite 609
Santa Monica CA 90401
Tel: (310) 394-8622
This info is two years old, so don't sue me if it does not
proof to be correct!
Nevisandeh
System requirement: PC and compatibles with EGA or higher.
Printer: Any 24 pin with at least 16K memory, HP Laser
II and higher, any Laser printer emulating HP.
File exchange: To and from Apple Macintosh, ISCII 2901
Spell Checker: Farsi and English and capability of
adding words to the main or user
defined dictionary.
Documentation: Step by Step guide and comprehensive
online help.
Price: $150.00 ($120 for students)
Availability: Optimate Ltd
18 Edmonscote
Cleveland Road
London W13 0HQ
U.K.
Tel: (+44 81) 997 1848
Fax: (+44 81) 998 8304
Email: enquiry@optimate.demon.co.uk
Universal Word
This package has ability to support any dead or living
language(depending on what options you buy), up to 16
color for text and graphics (can import PCX,TIF
files), pull down menu, mouse, EMS, unlimited document
size and winodow, (you are limited only by amount of
disk space or RAM), scaleable fonts between 2 and 100
point,dictionary,spellcheck,mail merge support.
System requirement: IBM PC,XT,AT,PS/2 computers or
compatible, with at least 7 MB
hard disk space and runs with
(Hercules,CGA,EGA,or VGA).
Printer: dot matrix,laser or postscript
Price: $297.50 (US) [1992]
Availability: 300 Corprate Pointe
Suite 410, Culver City,CA
USA
Tel: (310) 215-9645
Fax: (310) 215-9668
E-mail: aa831@freenet.carleton.ca
Various systems:
TEX:
There are at least three TEX packages I know of. Since
TEX runs on different platforms, you could probably
move it almost anywhere.
NEGAR-AFZAR
This package which will be marketed by Negar-Afzar is
a "Complete", "Fast" and highly "Integrated"
implementation of TeX and LaTeX in Farsi. The user
interface is completely in Farsi; hence the user
actually sees the Farsi text as he/she types it on
screen. This is accomplished by an advanced bilingual
text editor that has a complete on-line help and is
included in the package.
The implementation is "complete" in the sense that all
standard LaTeX style files which are
a) book
b) report
c) article
d) letter
have been converted to Farsi. "Any" LaTeX command
that can be used in English version in these different
styles can also be used in the Farsi version. This
means that the handling of footnotes, equations,
section titles, table of contents, captions, automatic
numbering, and anything else available in English
LaTex is now available in the Farsi version. The math
mode handles Farsi digits and automatic size changing
for these digits when they appear in sub or
superscripts. You can also include any bitmap (.pcx
format) picture (or EPS graphic file if using a
postscript printer) in your document or use the
LaTeX's picture environment for producing simple graphics.
You can even type the LaTeX commands in Farsi. The
implementation is extremely fast since the optimal
line breaking is determined by TeX. The implementation
has a simple Farsi GUI (graphical user interface) that
leads the user through the 4 steps of preparing a
LaTeX document There is also a complete on-line help
that can be called in case of having a question.
The package comes with Farsi Naskh font, Farsi Slanted
Naskh font, and Farsi Bold Naskh font at point sizes
from 5pt to 25pt at LaTeX standard size increments.
System requirements:
IBM PC-XT/AT, 386 and 486 (and compatibles)
DOS 3.0 or above
EGA (or VGA or higher) graphic cards
Color Monitor
HP-LaserJet+ or higher printers (all models) and
compatibles
Nearly all dot matrix and ink jet printers
All postscript printers
For more information and Negar-Afzar's address, read
the announcement file available from this ftp site.
For ftp instructions see earlier sections of this
file. The path to the file is:
Iran_Lib/TEX/Negar-announce.
ARABTEX:
This is Prof. Klaus Lagally's LaTeX extension for Arabic
writing. It consists of three packages: the actual Arabtex
package, the MetaFont package (for those interested), and
the style files used by Arabtex. Most recent version: 2
(spring 1992). The latest version has better support for
Farsi. It worked wonderfully for me, both on my
Sparcstation and on my Mac (with OzTeX, also a free
package).
Price: free
Availability:
anonymous ftp: ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23) (USA)
tex.babel.arabic.macros-lagally and
tex.babel.arabic.fonts-lagally
or
ifi.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.211.11) (Europe)
pub/arabtex
or
nuri.inria.fr (128.93.1.26) (Europe)
/TeX/tools/arabic
or
mail to FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET
and include the lines:
SENDME ArabTex.TEX
SENDME ArabTex_MF
SENDME ArabTex_STYLE
in your mail to get the complete package.
PARTEX:
A package also known as ATEX, as far as I know by Terry
Regier (regier@cogsci.berkeley.edu). The drawback is that
it needs a filter before you call LaTeX, but the filter is
relatively simple and easily adjustable. Also it uses
Yannis Haralambous (France) fonts, and I don't know
whether these are still available in the public domain. He
used to mail them to interested people, and I have a copy,
but I don't know whether I have any rights to distribute
them (see below).
It worked fine for me however.
Price: free
Availability:
anonymous ftp: ymir.claremont.edu (134.173.4.23)
tex.babel.arabic.atex
or
icsi-ftp.berkeley.edu
pub/ai/atex/atex.tar.Z
SCHOLARTEX:
A package by Yannis Haralambous ( yannis@FRCITL81.BITNET)
for Mac and MS-DOS, supposedly handling almost any language.
Price: approx. $200 (institutes pay a higher price)
Availability:
Yannis Haralambous
101/11, rue Breughel
59650 Villeneuve d'Ascq
France
Tel. (33) 20.05.28.80
Fax (33) 20.91.05.64
Bitnet: yannis@frcitl81
--------------------------------------------------------------
===================================================================
4q. What are the radio frequencies and broadcast times of Farsi
speaking radio programs and/or programs originating from Iran?
4a. Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
Frequencies below 3000 kHz are medium wave broadcasts and
can only be heard in areas in the immediate vicinity of
Iran (unless you have an exceptional receiver and a
special type of antenna). Receiving FM broadcasts abroad,
on the other hand, is virtually impossible.
Radio Tehran External Service Schedule:
Broadcasting Schedule: No. Nov. 91 - Feb. 92 (D91-92)
Program UTC/GMT Target Areas Frequency (kHz)
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English 1130-1230** East Asia 11790, 11930, 9685
Middle East 9525, 7215, 1224, 702
1400-1500 West Asia 702
1930-2030* Europe 9022, 15260, 6030
0030-0130** America 9022, 15260, 9720
French 0630-0730* Europe 9022, 9720, 15260
1830-1930* Europe 9022, 15260, 6030
German 1730-1830* Europe 9022, 15260, 6030
Russian 1530-1630 West Asia 9022, 11790, 1404, 1449
1930-2030 West Asia 1404
Spanish 2030-2130* Europe 9022, 15260
0130-0230** America 9022, 9720, 15260
0530-0630* Europe 9022, 9720, 15260
* For Tehran on FM (100.7 MHz)
* For Tehran on FM (97.7 MHz)
Correspondence can be addressed to
IRIB
External Service
P.O. Box 3333
Tehran 19395
Iran
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Voice of America
The following are times and frequencies of the Persian
language programs of the Voice of America and the BBC.
The information presented is at least six months old, so
there could have been some changes since then.
Time (UTC) Frequency (kHz)
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0300-0430 7651 *, 9635, 9700, 11805, 15105
1700-1900 6160, 7280, 9680, 11835
* This frequency is used for the broadcast in Single
Sideband mode (Lower). It is the frequency of the
station in the US that relays the program to Greece.
Your receiver needs to be equipped with a certain type
of circuitry in order to demodulate this broadcast. All
other frequencies originate in Greece and are in normal
AM.
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British Broadcasting Company
BBC:
Time (Tehran) Frequency (kHz)
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0600-0630 720, 1413, 9590, 11740, 15575
1945-2030 1413, 7160, 11720, 15575
2200-2230 720, 1413, 7160, 11720
Note: UTC = Tehran Time - 3.5
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5q. How do I tranfer money to/from Iran?
5a. The easiest way to transfer money from US to Iran is through
Bank Melli Iran. They have a branch in New York. You can wire
the funds from any bank in the US to Bank Melli in New York
along with the receiving party's name and address (or account
number) in Iran. For a nominal fee, Bank Melli will transfer
the funds to Iran within a few days.
Bank Melli Iran
New York Branch
628 Madison Avenue,
New York, N.Y. 10022
(212) 759-4700
They have a post office box too:
Post Office Box 1420
F.D.R. Station
New York, N.Y. 10150
Bank Melli also has a branch in Los Angeles:
Bank Melli Iran
Los Angeles Branch
818 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, Ca 90017
There are contact numbers for Bank Saderat both in New York
and in Los Angeles:
Bank Saderat Iran
New York Branch
(212) 753-6400
Bank Saderat Iran
Los Angeles Branch
(213) 489-2900
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6q. What is the latest on military service/exemption?
6a. From: bamini@athena.mit.edu
I have some info on one of the unanswered questions in the FAQ,
namely "What's the latest on millitary exemption/service?'
From what I've been told by relatives in Iran, for a nominal
fee of 8 to 10 *thousand* dollars, one can 'purchase' their
exemption from millitary service.
Also note that millitary service is mandatory for all Iranian
men above a certian age (17?), and that the government has
a rather loose interpretation of the definition of Iranian
citizenship. If your parents are Iranian, you are considered
an Iranian citizen and eligible for service ***even if you were
born in some other contry*** Even if you've lived in that other
country all your life.
Bob Amini
bamini@athena.mit.edu
[more info would be appreciated --mack]
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7q. Where can I find/how can I contact an Iranian travel Agency?
7a. Available via anonymous ftp (see 1a for more info):
-list of Iranian Travel Agencies world-wide
Path: Iran_Lub/Yellow_Pages/travel_agencies
o travel_agencies contains address, and phone number
of 26 Iranian owned and/or operated travel agencies
world-wide.
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8q. Where are the Persian/Middle Eastern stores/supermarkets in my
area?
8a. Available via anonymous ftp (see 1a for more info):
-list of Persian stores world-wide
Path: Iran_Lib/Yellow_Pages/stores
o stores contains address, and phone number of 14
persian stores world-wide.
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9q. Where can I find a Persian restaurant?
9a. Available via anonymous ftp (see 1a for more info):
- list of persian restaurants world-wide
Path: Iran_Lib/Yellow_Pages/persian_restaurants
Keeper/Maintainer: bahman@mdi.com
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o persian_restaurants contains address, phone number,
price range, and comment on quality of food on 63
Persian restaurants worldwide.
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10q. What are the various Farsi magazines and newspapers, and how
can I subscribe to them?
10a. Available via anonymous ftp (see 1a for more info):
- list of Farsi publications:
Path: Iran_Lib/Yellow_Pages/publications
Keeper/Maintainer: nemazie@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o publications contains name, phone number, and
contact address of nearly 100 Farsi publications
world-wide.
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11q. What are the Iranian organizations around the world? How can I
contact them?
11a. Available via anonymous ftp (see 1a for more info):
- list of Iranian organizations:
Path: Iran_Lib/Yellow_Pages/organizations
Keeper/Maintainer: nemazie@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o organizations contains name, phone number, and
contact address of 34 Iranian organizations
world-wide.
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12q. If there is not a Persian store in the area that I live, how
can I purchase some of the items that are likely to be found
in Persian stores? Is mail order possible?
12a. Available via anonymous ftp (see 1a for more info):
-list of Iranian mail-order services world-wide
Path: Iran_Lib/Yellow_Pages/mail_order
Keeper/Maintainer: nemazie@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o mail_order contains address, and phone number of 14
persian stores world-wide.
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13q. Where can I get books in Farsi?
13a. Available via anonymous ftp (see 1a for more info):
- list of Persian bookstores:
Path: Iran_Lib/Yellow_Pages/bookstores
Keeper/Maintainer: nemazie@usceast.cs.scarolina.edu
mack@isl.stanford.edu
o bookstores contains name, phone number, and contact
address of 36 Persian bookstores, book distributors,
and publishers world-wide.
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14q. How do I watch a video cassette that was made in
Iran/US/Europe? Where can I convert such videos from one
system to another?
14a. [someone help me with this --mack]
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15q. If I or a friend do(es) not have access to USENET, but
have(has) access to e-mail, how can I (s/he) read articles
from soc.culture.iranian?
15a. You can send mail to smortaz@handel.sun.com and be put on a
mailing list which automatically sends you sci articles via
e-mail.
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16q. How can I post to soc.culture.iranian if I don't have posting
capability, but have e-mail access? How can I post
anonymously?
16a. Mr. Shahrokh Mortazavi has been kind enough to set up a
posting service that can be used via e-mail. Here's what you
need to do:
E-mail regular posts to : sci-poster@handel.sun.com
E-mail problems to : smortaz@handel.sun.com
The features described in 15a and 16a will provide anyone with
access to e-mail read/post access to sci.
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17q: I have heard one can send/receive e-mail to/from Iran. Is this
correct?
17a. Yes, it is correct that one can send/receive e-mail to/from
Iran. The connection is made possible through a bitnet site in
Europe. However due to very limited resources, few people
(mostly universities and research institutions) get the
priviledge of having e-mail access in Iran. Therefore,
ordinary people can not get accounts on the machines that are
connected to the network.
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18q. Can people in Iran read/post to SCI?
18a. Yes! Currently SCI articles are being forwarded to a few
individuals in iran via the SCI-by-email facility outlined in
16a, and sometimes one can see articles posted by an
individuals from Iran.
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