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...opposition has revolved around two figures: Mehdi Karroubi, a moderate cleric who was once Speaker of Parliament, and Rafsanjani, the powerful former President, who prizes economic growth over democracy and Islamic ideology. Ahmadinejad also has problems outside Tehran. In the holy city of Qum, south of the capital, Ahmadinejad has offended the grand ayatullahs, who act as the country's spiritual leaders. Most irritating have been his frequent allusions to his connection to the Hidden Imam, the last in a line of descendants of the Prophet Muhammad, who Shi'ites believe will return at the end of the world...
...controversial speaker accused of furthering malicious ideas is coming to campus, and students and faculty have vowed to protest and boycott the speech. Others on campus preach the need for tolerance of speakers who put forward opposing viewpoints regardless of their extremity. Meanwhile, the administration plans to go forward with the speech as planned. Alhough this may sound like a description of former Iranian President Mohammed Khatami’s address at Harvard last September, it actually applies to the reception that former University President Lawrence H. Summers will likely receive tonight just up the road at Tufts University. When...
Tufts Dean of Undergraduate Education James M. Glaser said that the former president will be a "provocative and exciting" speaker...
...feel way too young to be a speaker at any Harvard event,” Kristof said in a phone interview yesterday. “I’m flattered, and I’ll try to walk with a stoop and a few wrinkles for that...
Judy F. Kugel, assistant dean and deputy director of degree programs at the Kennedy School, said that Kristof’s focus on human rights made him an attractive choice for the school’s graduation speaker...