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Zand Historical House, a museum of anthropology (PHOTOS)

October 21, 2015

Zand Historical House at the heart of the city of Qom dates back to the late Qajar era. The 130-year-old building which is now a museum of anthropology displays is a manifestation of original Iranian architecture.

The historical house has two yards, 14 rooms, 36 wooden doors and windows and 14 stone pillars.

Stones, woods, bricks, adobe and stucco have been used in the construction of the building. Although the house has been restored a few times, its original structure has remained intact.

The following are images of the house mizanonline.ir has posted online:

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Highlights of Ettela’at newspaper on October 21

Emad Askarieh

October 21, 2015

♦ “There are no government red lines in the fight against corruption,” the first vice-president told a meeting of the anti-corruption commission.

Eshagh Jahangiri further said what is important in the case involving Babak Zanjani [a young billionaire on trial for corruption] is the return of the money which has been siphoned off.

♦ The Environment Protection Organization has said that satellite signal jammers and benzene are carcinogenic.

A deputy director of the organization has said that production of motorcycles with carburetors will stop as of September 2016.

♦ The defeat of the ruling Conservative party in Canada, a political seismic shift.

In the same elections, two candidates of Iranian origin and one of Afghan descent won parliamentary seats.

♦ The grandson of the architect of the Islamic Republic has said that collective wisdom should be tapped in teamwork.

Seyyed Hassan Khomeini further said he’ll make a decision “in due time” on whether to run for the Assembly of Experts.

♦ The Energy Ministry is ready for a harsh winter.

The energy minister has urged water and electricity companies to brace for a bitterly cold winter.

♦ Bahraini forces have attacked Shiite mourners.

The attack by the security forces left a few worshippers injured.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Oct. 21

Emad Askarieh

October 21, 2015

The comments of the first vice-president and the trade minister in a ceremony to mark National Exports Day dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday. Also on the cover of reformist dailies was the response of the grandson of the late Imam Khomeini to a question as to whether he plans to run for the Assembly of Experts.

Ettela’at: “There are no government red lines in the fight against corruption,” the first vice-president told a meeting of the anti-corruption commission.

Eshagh Jahangiri further said what is important in the case involving Babak Zanjani [a young billionaire on trial for corruption] is the return of the money which has been siphoned off.

Highlights of Ettela’at newspaper on October 21

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Oct. 21

Abrar: The European Union has expressed willingness to contribute to Iran’s safety system, said the director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.

Abrar: The refugee crisis is a Turkish lever to put pressure on the EU to admit Turkey.

Afarinesh: An ad hoc session of the National Security Committee has reported that 36 Iranian pilgrims are still missing and 29 have been laid to rest in Saudi Arabia following the deadly stampede in Mina on September 24.

Aftab-e Yazd: The young Khomeini did not rule out running for the Assembly of Experts.

Aftab-e Yazd: Why should the public always back down?

In reviewing the policies of the government to lift the economy out of recession, the daily wonders why manufacturers are not willing to be cooperative and prop up the economy by offering discounts.

Arman-e Emrooz: The deputy minister of roads has revealed that there has been massive reclamation in mountainous areas in the west.

Arman-e Emrooz: The chairman of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has said Roknabadi [Iran’s former ambassador to Lebanon who has been missing since the deadly stampede in Saudi Arabia in September] was spotted alive after the incident.

Asia: A politician who favors [better] relations with Iran has been elected prime minister in Canada.

Asr-e Rasaneh: Within years, exports of LNG to global markets will hit 10 million tons.

Asrar: “We need to dispose of individualism and go-it-alone approaches,” said the grandson of the late Imam Khomeini.

Asrar: “The dark days of painting a dark image of Iran have come to an end,” said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Ebtekar: The election of a liberal prime minister in Canada has raised hopes of an improvement in Tehran-Ottawa relations.

Emtiaz: The director of the State Prisons Organization has said nearly 6,000 cell phones and 20,000 bladed weapons have been seized from inmates in detention facilities across the country.

Etemad: The first vice-president has vowed Iran’s economy will rally fast after the sanctions have been lifted.

He said [during the presidency of Ahmadinejad] $159 billion of the Foreign Reserve Fund was wasted.

Hemayat: An economic police division is to be set up to prevent corruption.

Iran: Government Spokesman Mohammad Bagher Nobakht has said that the Rouhani administration will stand up for the rights of the public in the upcoming elections.

Javan: The Zionist pawn in Canada was ousted.

The decade-long reign of Stephen Harper came to an end.

Javan: The winter-based disagreement between Iran and the US.

The US National Weather Service says the Middle East and Iran are in for a harsh winter.

Iran’s Meteorological Organization says that this winter will be warmer than normal.

Jomhouri Islami: “With the termination of sanctions in two months, a new chapter will open for Iran on the international stage,” said first vice-president Eshagh Jahangiri.

Jomhouri Islami: “Palestine is the most important issue of the world of Islam; it should not skip through the cracks,” Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said in a meeting with the Palestinian ambassador to Tehran.

Kayhan: The package to lift the country out of recession is like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.

The daily takes a closer look at the government’s economic plan.

Mardomsalari: The Iranian deputy foreign minister has said that British views are getting closer to realities on the ground in Syria.

Qods: “The harm IS has done to Sunnism is greater [than to Shiism],” said the intelligence minister.

Resalat: The foreign minister has said that propping up a resistance-based economy should be the country’s top priority in the post-sanctions era.

Saheb Ghalam: A 50 percent tax cut for foreigners

Shahrvand: The US and China will help redesign the reactor of Arak nuclear facility.

Sharq: The Meteorological Organization and the Energy Ministry are at odds with each other over winter weather forecasts.

SMT: The director of the Trade Promotion Organization has said that the World Trade Organization has given the green-light to Iran’s membership of the world body.

Roknabadi seen alive in S. Arabia, claims on his death not acceptable: Senior MP

Emad Askarieh

October 21, 2015

Chairman of parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi rejected claims that Tehran’s former ambassador to Beirut, Ghazanfar Roknabadi, who went missing during the recent crush in Saudi Arabia is dead, and said there is a growing body of evidence which indicates he may have been abducted in Saudi Arabia.

“Based on documented evidence, eyewitnesses have seen Roknabadi alive and being taken to a hospital, but after that there has been no reliable news about his situation and whereabouts,” Boroujerdi said on Tuesday.

He said that the Saudi government should account for the fate of all Iranian nationals missing since the Mina incident, and added given the important position of Roknabadi, his fate should come to light very soon.

Boroujerdi dismissed as “unacceptable” claims that Roknabadi has died in the Mina incident, and said, “Roknabadi’s abduction theory remains a very strong possibility as long as the Saudi government doesn’t return his body to Iran.”

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Canadian election outcome indicates demand to avoid extremism

Emad Askarieh

October 21, 2015

The Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Tuesday that the outcome of general election in Canada was the reaction of Canadian people to the radical policies of the Conservative government.

Marzieh Afkham said that the results reflected the desire of the Canadian people to refrain from radical policies and that Iran respects the choice of the Canadian people.

Canadians went to the polls on Monday for ‘Big Change’. The Liberal Party led by Justin Trudeau defeated the Conservative Party’s Stephen Harper, who pursued a tough line on Iran.

Deputy FM confirms Iran increased military advisors in Syria

Emad Askarieh

October 21, 2015

The deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs said Tuesday that the increased presence of Iran’s military advisors in Syria is aimed at the restoration of stability there and the anti-terrorism campaign comes at the request of Damascus.

“We have no combatant force in Syria, but our military advisors assist that country’s central government in its campaign against terrorism,” said Hossein Amir Abdollahian in an interview with BBC 4.

In answer to a question on the extent of Iran’s military participation in Syria, Abdollahian referred to the broad ongoing anti-terrorism campaign in Syria, including the effective presence of the Russian Air Force, and added that the increased presence of Iranian military advisors which is aimed at contributing to the campaign comes at Syria’s request.

“Those advisors have the necessary experience and military expertise for effective anti-terrorism campaign,” he said.

When asked whether Iran considers itself a strategic ally of Russia, or whether it has just joined the coalition with Russia in Syria, he said, “We have strategic relations with Moscow and Iran’s ties with Russia in the post-Islamic Revolution era have never been provisional, or for a certain period of time,” he said.

Enemy intelligence services plotting to divide Muslims: Iran

Emad Askarieh

October 21, 2015

Iran's Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi

Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi has said the intelligence services of enemy states seek to cause discord among Muslim nations and harm them.

“Since the enemy cannot harm Islam through armies and military hardware, it tries to cause discord among Muslim countries and bring them to their knees through its intelligence services,” Alavi said on Tuesday.

He added that the enemy spy agencies are securing the survival of the Israeli regime by sowing discord among Muslim countries.

Alavi said the enemy switched from deploying military to psychological warfare for protecting the Israeli regime after Tel Aviv’s defeats in its military adventures.

He said that such plots have failed to harm Iran thanks to the valuable guidelines of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, stressing the importance of maintaining unity and security in Iran.

“Irrespective of ethnicity and religion, the Islamic [Republic of] Iran has not hesitated to help Muslims every time an adversity has befallen them. [That is] because the sacred establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran knows no ethnic and religious bounds.”

Efforts of two top diplomats praised on the same day

Emad Askarieh

October 20, 2015

US Secretary of State John Kerry will receive the Diplomat of the Year award from Foreign Policy magazine Tuesday night for his role in concluding the Iran nuclear agreement.

Also on Tuesday, a bust of Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was unveiled – in a ceremony in Tehran to mark National Exports Day – in praise of his efforts on the diplomatic front.

At the ceremony which was attended by the first vice president and the minister of industries, mines and trade, Dr. Zarif was also awarded an accolade.

[The timing of the award: National Exports Day shows the economic aspects of the deal in Iran outweigh its political significance.]

To secure inflow of capital, corruption and restrictive rules should be eliminated: Official

Emad Askarieh

October 20, 2015

The head of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture has said that the government’s new economic package which is meant to accelerate the growth of the national economy should be transparent as far as its implementation is concerned.

In a meeting of the representatives of Iran’s chamber of commerce, which was also attended by Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly Ali Larijani, Mohsen Jalalpour appreciated the sensible and courageous foreign policy of the government but said that the state of the Iranian economy is not strong now.

The following is the translation of part of what Mehr News Agency quoted Jalalpour as saying in the meeting on October 19:

The head of the Chamber of Commerce said that the national economy is not in a good condition now, adding that the government has moved toward inefficient economic policies thanks to the unreasonable policies of the past promoting a state-run, oil-dependent economy.

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He went on to say that in recent days the government has revealed an economic boom package which is to take effect in five months, but that the package comes with misunderstandings and lacks transparency when it comes to its implementation in five months.

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“The chambers of commerce, guilds and cooperatives will definitely monitor the way the new economic package will be implemented and submit reports to the president, parliament speaker and judiciary chief,” he said.

If the current period can help the country gain a valuable experience, it would also turn the Iranian economy around, the official said, adding that the country also needs to change its governing principles and assumptions.

Jalalpour further said that a bloated government which has [too] many mouths to feed cannot set the stage for the country to regulate a resistance-based economy.

He said that injection of oil and tax revenues [into government coffers] should not result in a bigger slice of the cake for the government, adding that these sources of revenue should be used to build infrastructure, create a good business atmosphere in the country, and give the private sector a shot in the arm. These sources should not be exploited to give the government a bigger share of the national economy.

The stage should be set for the flow of domestic and foreign capital into the economy, he said, adding to that end we need to curb corruption and rent-seeking, create a competitive atmosphere, pass new laws, and eliminate cumbersome and restrictive laws.

The role the country’s judicial system can play in this regard should not be overlooked either, he concluded.

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A public fridge in Tehran to offer free food to rough sleepers

Fatemeh Askarieh

October 20, 2015

The whole campaign started with a short message posted on a social networking platform. Then over 100 people expressed readiness to contribute to it. It was five months ago that a group of volunteers started collecting 5,000 portions of food from houses and restaurants across the city and giving them out along with tea and fruit every Wednesday at a park in southern Tehran to those who sleep rough.

Etemad daily has published a report on the initiative aimed at helping the rough sleepers in the capital. What appears next is the translation of part of that report:

There is a doctor, a hairstylist, a painter and a poet in the ranks of the volunteers. Whenever necessary the doctor treats them, and the barber trims their hair. Each week, 16 of the homeless addicts are admitted to a rehabilitation center with the financial help of the volunteers who have no idea what it is like to sleep rough in freezing cold or extreme heat.

The idea of putting a public fridge on a street corner to allow the homeless to get what they need occurred to them in one of their Wednesday gatherings. Earlier in October they got a permit from District 12 of Tehran Municipality and placed the refrigerator in a street in Tehran. They have plans to put a wardrobe and a bookcase next to the fridge so that the homeless can get clothes and books too.

The volunteers whose ranks include university students, housewives, engineers, managers and salesmen have decided to prove to the public that male and female rough sleepers in the grey metropolis of Tehran are not thieves. Like others they are just human beings.

They plan to encourage others to care about these individuals. Their efforts partly paid off when a restaurant owner in the poor neighborhood started to put 10 portions of Kebab with rice in the fridge or when a family placed the extra food of their party in the fridge one morning.

Rahman, a 20-year-old addict who has been sleeping rough for four years, has taken two portions of food: one for himself to eat and the other to sell to buy drugs. He said, “Last night was freezing and I am still chilled to the bone.”

He said he had not had lunch or dinner for six days before the fridge appeared in the corner. “I get the better of my hunger with drugs, when I am high, I lose my appetite and forget about food.”