Word: revolutionization
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From Imam Hussain Square to Freedom Square, from east to west along Revolution Street, the political and religious symbology of Iran's Islamic regime was turned on its head on Sunday, Dec. 27. Hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters brought Shi'ite tradition to bear against an increasingly brutal government...
"This month is a month of blood. Yazid will fall!" came the cry from the steady stream of thousands of opposition supporters filing down Revolution Street - Yazid referring to the unjust Caliph now equated with Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei.
Farther west but still to the north of Revolution Street, Farmers' Boulevard was heavy with traffic and alive with the constant monotonous din of honking horns. The junction of Workers' Street was the scene of possibly the largest gathering of the day.
Thousands were already marching toward Revolution Square directly to the south. In the middle of the road, protesters were encouraging a crowd just as large to join the main crowd farther down. On the traffic island, six men considered cutting the wires to the traffic lights to induce further chaos...
That crowd never made it. Ripples of fear prompted a stampede after a concerted police charge. Tear gas and batons held the day once more. But word later came through that many had in fact reached Revolution Square and some had even gone to Tehran's iconic Freedom Monument.