Does anyone on this list know Babak Jabbari, the Iranian student who allegedly set himself on fire and is now in Breach Candy hospital in a dangerous condition. I don't know him myself, but he was gay and several people know him from parties.
I don't know how this story is going to play out - though it does look like the gay angle is going to come out - but if anyone has any information that might indicate why he did it, if it was a suicide attempt, or who might have done it, if it was an assault. For the record, I'm a journalist, though I'm not covering the story, though I know people who are. I just want to make sure (a) if it was an assault, perhaps gay related, then the police get whatever information they need and (b) in the absence of other information, the police or the more irresponsible media don't go to town and make a Pushkin of this sad case. So if you have information, please mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED], Vikram Nobel laureate's interpreter sets himself afire Cause is a mystery. Iranian Babak Jabbari is Xavier's student Prachi Jatania Mumbai, June 7: WITH 75 per cent burns, Babak Jabbari, Nobel Peace prize winner Shirin Ebadi's interpreter in Mumbai, may not survive. On a ventilator, struggling for life in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Breach Candy Hospital, Jabbari was admitted late on Monday night after he allegedly tried to immolate himself. According to the Gamdevi police, the 25-year-old Iranian national now unconscious set himself ablaze after an argument with close friend Dr Shabnam Kadri at Kadri's residence. ``We are yet to take Jabbari's statement, so details aren't clear. Prima facie, it appears it's a suicide attempt,'' Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone II) Pradeep Dighavkar told Newsline. Jabbari, a student of Islamic religion at St Xavier's College, graduated with a first class this year. The shy multi-linguist—he can speak French, Persian (Farsi) and Urdu— accompanied Ebadi (56) at various events during the World Social Forum in January last year. Besides authoring papers on religion, sexuality and freedom, he also assisted the Iran Culture House on research topics. Meanwhile, the Consulate of Iran didn't divulge information on the Teheran native. ``He's a student here and he's been injured. That's all we know,'' said a consulate official, refusing to be named. As the police wait for Jabbari to regain consciousness, doctors at the hospital suspect some foul play. ``He was assaulted on his back and it doesn't appear to be self-immolation,'' said the ICU doctor on duty. Officials at the Iran Culture House said his family in Teheran had been been informed. ``He's an intelligent boy,'' said Yusuf Ali, director of the Iran Culture House, Charni Road. ``He was a young boy, alone in the city. We always asked him if he was in trouble,'' said Ali. The Ebadi Link * Babak Jabbari was Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi's official interpreter for the World Social Forum held at Goregaon in 2004 * Whenever Jabbari visited Teheran, he always got in touch with Ebadi * Jabbari once told Newsline that he was a religious liberal and was disturbed with the political scenario back home [EMAIL PROTECTED] Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info ========================== NEW CLASSIFIEDS SECTION SEEKING FRIENDS? VISIT www.gaybombay.info click on classified section and type your message in the post section once the link opens This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking "Reply") will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. For Parties and events go to: http://calendar.yahoo.com/YYY,04497/srt,0/gaybombaygroup/?v=42&POS= Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
