Word: motamedi
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...Rajab Motamedi, 45, is a shopkeeper in Tehran's central bazaar, focus of some of the most violent anti-Shah protests. Like other small merchants, Motamedi has been hurt by Iran's cruel inflation (currently 50% annually) more than he has been helped by the prosperity that has expanded the country's middle class, and he believes that the Shah's drive to make Iran a modern industrial state has led to foreign domination. Jailed three times for anti-government activities, he has closed his shop and vows not to reopen until the Shah is overthrown...
...blame "foreign saboteurs" for Iran's troubles is nonsense, Motamedi insists: "This is a heaven-sent movement. What we want is an Islamic republic. The aim is freedom and true independence...
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