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Word: naserieh (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...face and the insteps of his feet, prayed with the prison mullah, and sipped tea with relatives and friends. When one of his sisters broke into tears, Mahmud told her not to worry, said soothingly that "death comes to everyone in this world." Driving in a police car to Naserieh Square, where the public execution was to be held, Mahmud sang contentedly: "O what a joy it will be to pass on to another world to hunt for a new sweetheart...

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

...traveling to eternity in peace." He submitted once more to the noose. This time the rope held, and Mahmud went to death dancing on air. Again the crowd intoned "Salavat!", and many onlookers threw silver coins at the gallows to cleanse themselves of contamination. The body dangled in Naserieh Square until evening, when it was taken down and buried in the municipal cemetery. Nothing in Mahmud's life so became him as the leaving...

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

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