Iranian of the Year
Abdollah Nuri
He changed
... in favor of "real democracy"
March 26, 1999
The Iranian
The following are comments in favor of Vice President Abdollah Nuri
as the Iranian of the year. He was impeached as the interior minister by
the conservative-held Majlis. Each comment is from a different person.
Names have been withheld for reasons of privacy.
* He changed
* Neck on line
* Continuous struggle
* Alive
* My choice
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He changed
He changed his activities toward freedom and supporting real democracy.
He is brave and left the Interior Ministry with honor.
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Neck on line
From all the comments I have heard from within and out of Iran, this
man has really put his neck on the line. Here are some quotes from CNN
news:
- "Nuri, a midranking Shiite Muslim cleric despised by hard-liners,
publishes a pro-reform newspaper and heads a slate of candidates for Tehran's
15-seat council. During the campaign, he called for an 'Islam of love'
that would challenge what he said is the conservatives' distorted application
of religion to public life."
- "Islam and a supreme clerical leadership that supports ... violence
and opposes its critics, we do not believe in that Islam," he said.
"If that is your conception of Islam, then you are wrong. If that
is religion, then we do not accept it."
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Continuous struggle
Vice president Nuri's continuous struggle to work within the system
to steer Iran on the right path toward an open and democratic society.
He and many others like him are doing what is needed to be done in these
critical times.
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Alive
I was inclined to choose the murdered dissidents but on the other hand
I believe the Iranian of the Year should be someone who is alive.
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My choice
I choose Abdollah Nuri as the Iranian of the Year. A second choice,
if I may have one, would be Shamsolva'ezin [editor of the banned Jame'eh
newspaper].
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