Days of moderates numbered in Iran after revolution
The piece notes growing Iranian resentment toward the Islamic regime since 1979 with anti clerical sentiment rising in Tehran. It cites Bani Sadr's demotion, moderates losing influence, and public fear under a police state as the regime fights opposition and war with Iraq.
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Tehran
Iran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Anti-Khomeini
Antimullah
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
Bani-Sadr
Khomeini
Bani- Sadr
Hassan Nazih
Mehdi Bazargan
National Iranian Oil Co
NIOC
Bazargan
Khaliq
Moscow
Mujahedeen
Caspian
Gilan
Mazandaran
Fedayeen Khalq
Tudeh Communist Party
Iraq
Brink Sees Move Toward Peaceful Change in South Africa
Grahamstown author Andre Brink, best known for A Dry White Season, reflects on censorship, exile and a belief that change in South Africa can be peaceful. He notes Angola Mozambique and Zimbabwe sparking momentum for reform while warning against total violence. Brink plans a European sabbatical but will return to continue writing in two languages.
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Grahamstown
South Africa
Andre Brink
Soweto
Steven Biko
Breyten Breytenbach
Brink
Europe
Rhodes University
Angola
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Tion
Cape Province
Nadine Gordimer
Etienne Leroux
Samuel Becket
France
Lestigers
J.D. Vorster
United States
Burger
Soviet Union
Gordimer
Africa
Cape Town
Sincerity and the IRA in Irish politics and culture
The piece critiques charity toward the IRA and urges supporting peaceful Ireland via the Ireland Fund. It contrasts American funds for violence with calls for peace and reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants. It also comments on broader social themes and tongue in cheek observations about fame and media.
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IRA
Northern Ireland
Dublin
Belfast
Ulster Defense Association
Ireland
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