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Article: Two young Iranians, two disparate ideologies: Saleh loves jeans and parties. Hamed worries that his country is becoming morally bankrupt.(World)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- June 18, 2001
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Byline: Michael Theodoulou Special to The Christian Science Monitor
TEHRAN, IRAN -- Toddlers at the time of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Saleh and Hamed, are now university students in their 20s. They inhabit the same city, but live in different worlds.
Saleh, the son of a factory owner, comes from a privileged background. He is clean-shaven, wears blue jeans, a Timberland T-shirt, and wraparound sunglasses. He enjoys parties and Western pop, and watches Hollywood videos, but he also loves classical Persian music and poetry.
Hamed, who asked to go by a pseudonym, is the son of a Revolutionary Guards officer. He sports a beard and wears a ...