DEATH OF A HERO
Ahmed Shah Massud
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Tribute to
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FAREWELL MARJAN...
Marjan, the one-eyed lone
lion is no longer the king of
Kabul zoo
PICTURES from the grenade attack!
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53004 "Hijab is dignity" this panel claims in Tehran, Qom square
53021 Many Shah-aged leftover cars survive in Tehran
53068 Teen-agers in fast-food restaurant
53112 Mrs. Dastjerdi, member of Majlis, the Iranian Parliament
53264 Wall painting
53050 Late-afternoon, fresh-baked bread in Tehran outskirts
53363 Khomeini Mausoleum
53318
53292 Imam Khomeini wall painting
53227 Celebrations of twentieth anniversary of the Islamic Revolution
53172 Estili (center, in red), national football team member
53160 Iraqi war (1980-1988) veterans
53009 Woman with Imam Khomeini's portrait
53134 Martyr's Cemetery
53137 Persepolis football team supporters
53163 Teen-agers supporters of President Khatami
53299 Golamhossein Karbaschi, former Tehran major and Hamshari newspaper editor
53310 Female videojournalist
53449
53324 Newsstand in Downtown Tehran
53444 Jewelry in Vali-Yé Asr avenue, Tehran
53412 Tehran, one of several highways crossing all over the town
53219 The Federation Car Race Circuit located inside Azadi Sport Complex Center in Tehran
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Maria Grazia Cutuli
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Farewell, good ol' Marjan...
The lone king of Kabul zoo succumbs to his age at 48, after surviving years and years of deprivations and symbolizing to kabulis the spirit of resiliency itself
Well.....that's sad news, indeed. To my eyes, Marjan symbolized hope.  However, in thinking about that dear old lion's death I choose to believe that when he heard the swoosh of kites flying over Kabul, heard the roars from the football stadium, experienced the renewed sounds of music in the air and heard the click-click of chess pieces being moved around chessboards....well, the old guy knew that there was plenty of hope around and it was okay for him to let go and fly off, amid kite strings, to wherever it is the spirits of animals go.
Peace to you Marjan and peace to Afghanistan.
[Diana Smith, via the Internet]
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