Neda Agha-Soltan Becomes a Symbol of Iran Protests Through Video - NYTimes.com
Commentary from Roger Cohen in the NY Times:
Martyrdom is a powerful force in the world of Shia Islam. Mourning on the third and seventh and 40th days after a death form a galvanizing cycle. Hers is already another name for the anger smoldering here, whose expression, in my experience, has been bravest and most vivid among women.
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