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Autumn 1998 (AI 6.3)
Front cover: Legends - Tales that Shape Society. Legends are stories based on tangible facts from the past, such as geographic location, extraordinary accomplishments or charismatic figures. Though the tales often become exaggerated over time, they identify social values and thus provide insight into contemporary life. Art work: Courtesy 1997 AIOC Calendar featuring Dada Gorgud, Artist: Ismayil Mammad, Studio: (99-412) 95-36-20, 76-17-59, Design: Pirouz Khanlou. Back cover: Fruits of Autumn - quince and
pomegranate for sale at a roadside stand outside of Baku. Photo:
Betty Blair, Design: Pirouz Khanlou; Graphics: Mitra Vatankhah 9 President Aliyev's Visit to the U.K. 11 Editorial: Legends - Tales that Shape Society 12 Presidential Elections: 1998 - Adil Bagirov 13 New Election Laws in Azerbaijan 16 Baku Diary: Coming Back Home 20 Dada Gorgud: Mother of All Books - Anar 22 Dada Gorgud: A Bride for Khan Turali 24 Remembering Gara Garayev: 80th Jubilee - Azad Sharifov 33 The Legend of Leyli and Majnun - Jean-Pierre Guinhut, French Ambassador 39 Eric Clapton: Crazy About "Layla" - Jean Patterson 40 Making Sense of Azerbaijan's Legends - Tahir Talibli, Ahmad Oghuz and Jala Garabova 42 Loyalty, Bravery and Passion: Personal Names from Legendary Heroes - Jala Garabova 44 The Bibi-Heybat Mosque: When Legends Shape Reality - Azad Sharifov 46 The Bird in Your Hand - Toni Morrison's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech (1993) 51 The Legend of Sumgayit - Fuad Akhundov 56 Dr. Michael DeBakey Visits Azerbaijan - Jean Patterson 57 Viewpoint: Legends and the Soviet Period - Vagif Samadoglu 58 Mir Jalal: 90th Jubilee - Hafiz Pashayev (Azeri in Latin script, 60-61) 59 Used to Scoldings: A Short Story - Mir Jalal 63 Sattar Khan: Contemporary Legendary Hero - Abulfazl Bahadori (Azeri in Arabic script) 64 Azerbaijan's Refugees: Boxcars, Dugout Shelters and Promises to Keep - Elin Suleymanov 67 Linguistic Milestones: Azerbaijani-English Dictionary - Oruj Musayev 68 Transitioning to a New Mentality - Urkhan Alakbarov 70 Just for Kids: Azerbaijan, Land of Flames - Maharram Gasimli 73 Business and Opportunities 76 New Faces / New Places 81 SOCAR Section: Britain, Baku Oil and the Cycle of History - Terry D. Adams 85 SOCAR Contracts: Kurdashi, Araz, Kirgan Daniz (85), Southwest Gobustan (87), Inam (89), Alov, Araz, Sharg (91), Muradkhanli (93) 97 Shah Daniz-Istiglal Drilling Rig Rebuilt 98 NAOC: Humanitarian Developments 100 AIOC: Current Developments - Tamam Bayatly 102 First Days: - An Interview with John Hoholick, Exxon's Technology Manager
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