Fast Times in Tehran. Azadeh Moaveni and others.
by Moaveni, Azadeh; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 39Family. Publisher: Time, 2005ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Iran -- Economic conditions | Iran -- Foreign relations | Iran -- Politics and government | Khatami, Mohammad | Nuclear weapons -- Iran | Rafsanjani, Hashemi | Tehran (Iran) | Youth -- IranDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Today [June 2005] young Iranians despair of political change. Resigned to the rule of autocratic mullahs, they have turned inward, settling for the opportunity to make a little more money and have a little more fun. Gone are dreams of Che Guevara and a quick, painless revolution, replaced by the allure of pyramid schemes and cheap trips to India. Although it's too late to buy the love of Iran's youth, the mullahs seem happy to settle for torpor." (TIME) The author, an Iranian-American, describes her interactions with Iranian youth on a 2005 visit to Iran. Included are excerpts from a related Time interview with former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Fast Times in Tehran, June 13, 2005; pp. 38-44.
"Today [June 2005] young Iranians despair of political change. Resigned to the rule of autocratic mullahs, they have turned inward, settling for the opportunity to make a little more money and have a little more fun. Gone are dreams of Che Guevara and a quick, painless revolution, replaced by the allure of pyramid schemes and cheap trips to India. Although it's too late to buy the love of Iran's youth, the mullahs seem happy to settle for torpor." (TIME) The author, an Iranian-American, describes her interactions with Iranian youth on a 2005 visit to Iran. Included are excerpts from a related Time interview with former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
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