Re: Class Divide in Iran (was Once Upon a time)
On Aug 24, 2006, at 12:37 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi quoted:
“We love him. We love Ahmadinejad,” says Mahnaz Dargahi, a young woman in her 20s dressed in full hijab and ankle-length chador, who is watching a rally in Nir. “He’s very popular. He does a lot for the youth. His focus is on the development of the country and on the poor people.” Her friends nod in agreement, giggle, then pull their scarves closer to their faces.
“He is a nice man,” says Nafice Mohammadzade, 10, the daughter of an Iran-Iraq war martyr, after presenting the president with a bouquet. “He asked my name and what grade I’m in. He said he hoped I would make progress in life and in Islam.” Nafice was given a plastic presidential ballpoint and a scroll.
“We welcome the president,” says Ahmad Asaadi, 40, a Turkish-speaking man in the town of Parsabad Moghan. “He’s defending our country. He cares about people. He’s hard-working. We need more jobs here. He understands the problems we have with schools, with bureaucracy, with the water. He will do something for us.”
So now you’re quoting people at a political rally? You could have
gone to a Bush campaign appearance in 2004 and gotten similar quotes
about the leader of the free world.
Doug