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Many believed the election results were preordained, if not precooked. For months it had been a foregone conclusion that the next President of Iran would be Ali Akbar Nateq-Noori, the Speaker of the Iranian parliament, a staunch conservative backed by the country's most powerful political machine. He even had the implicit support of Iran's Supreme Leader, the Ayatullah Ali Khamenei, successor of the Ayatullah Khomeini...
...ultimately paralyze Khatami. He calls himself an independent, although he is a member of a clerical group aligned with leftists, including those who held American diplomats hostage for 444 days in 1979-81. Khatami's advisers say he hopes to benefit from a partnership with outgoing President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who will remain a major influence as head of the Expediency Council, which advises the Supreme Leader...
TEHRAN, Iran: The future of Iran stood at a crossroads as millions of citizens flocked to the polls to choose between Mohammad Khatami, a moderate who promises a more open society, and Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri, a conservative who has vowed to strictly enforce the nation's traditional social code. Khatami, a cleric who formerly headed Iran's culture ministry, is immensely popular with the nation's youth, who want the government to ease restrictions on western media and laws mandating rigid adherence to traditional conduct. Nateq-Nouri, the current parliamentary speaker, has the backing of Iran's hard-line...
...life and sufferings. Attending services at a religious institution gives you a chance to get social support by relating to others and to God at difficult times. A strong sense of spiritual and social ties would surely eliminate the role of many Dr. Jack Kevorkians from this planet. IRFAN AKBAR Pittsburg, California...
...called to Islamic prayers, and bulletin boards announce courses about the Koran. The army's 3rd Corps even established a separate brigade composed entirely of devout Muslim soldiers and trained by fighters from Islamic countries. Troops marched under the green banner of Islam, charging into battle shouting, "Allahu Akbar!" The army's only remaining non-Muslim general, Jovan Divjak, a Bosnian Serb, holds no real authority and refers to himself as an "Ikebana," a decorative flower...