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Iran eases its social strictures - -

By Scott Peterson

from the April 15, 2005 edition

(Photograph) ""
PUBLIC DISPLAY: Even a year ago, holding hands on the street would have been taboo.
SCOTT PETERSON/GETTY IMAGES
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Iran eases its social strictures
In a political trade-off, leaders loosen harsh rules
| Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

 
Stuck in traffic, the young driver with goatee, shades, and a roving eye spots his targets - two lanes over. Oozing self-confidence, he rolls down his window and motions to the passenger in the next car to roll down both his windows, so he can deliver his pickup line directly.

The women, coiffed in head scarves, peered across at their suitor. Unmoved, they drive on.

In the Monitor
Friday, 04/15/05
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