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Word: kuchesfahan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1959-1959
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...shouted to the crowd: "He wants another ring!" He twisted his bound hands sufficiently to draw out a second ring from his pocket. The crowd broke into ululations of "Salavat!" Someone shouted for Mahmud to sing a song, and he obliged. A peasant stepped forward, cried: "I am from Kuchesfahan. I don't know this man and don't know why they are hanging him. Let them hang me in his stead." Others cried: "He is young-have pity!" and "Let him live...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAN: Paying the Penalty | 11/23/1959 | See Source »

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