Word: torabi
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...breathe cleaner air," quipped Ahmad Hozzar, a Tehran grocer, when asked how the war had changed his life. "The war taught me I was not as helpless as I thought," said Hassan Torabi, the owner of a tea shop. "I never thought I could still ride a bicycle until I tried it two weeks ago. I had to-after 23 years." Because of rationing, Torabi has temporarily stopped using his car, a locally assembled Peykan. Every motorist is entitled to 30 liters of gasoline a month, but getting the ration involves several hours in line at filling stations. Even then...
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