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Saturday, June 10, 2006
World Cup Tests Iranians' Ability to Have Fun in Public - New York Times
World Cup Tests Iranians' Ability to Have Fun in Public - New York Times: "As Iran's team prepares to step onto the field of the World Cup for only the second time since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the soccer fever gripping the country reveals many of the pressures reshaping Iranian society. While Iran confronts the West over its nuclear program and its president promotes Holocaust denial, the country is also struggling with something far more fundamental: how to have fun together in public."
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