Posted on 07/06/2009 9:38:10 PM PDT by deks
[TEHRAN BUREAU] Caspian Makan 37, boyfriend of Neda 27 (Q&A 24 June 2009)
Neda was a very happy girl, she was, how can I put it, a simple person, innocent, sweet. She was the sort of girl that when we went somewhere together, everyone liked her, people were drawn to her. She was very kind with people, she had a really sweet personality, very sweet, innocent and open. People were drawn to her.
She was not at all into politics nor was she a protestor or part of this ‘green wave’ movement. She didn’t support any of the candidates. She just wanted democracy and a little freedom, a little freedom in a logical reasonable way, that was what she wanted — just the basic rights of the Iranian people which this regime wants to take away from them.
We knew each for just three months. It was not long enough…
It’s not true we were engaged. We were talking about it but we wanted to know each other better.
We didn’t meet in Iran, we met in Turkey three months ago, we were both on holiday. Turkey is one of the few places Iranians can go to without a visa and we had both signed up with a tour. She was with a girlfriend — she wanted to see the world as much as was possible to her — and I had decided to take a break, to go somewhere where I could breathe a little free air. We met at the airport of Izmir. We happened to be sitting next to each other, she was with her girlfriend and we started talking. I was attracted to her smile and her lovely way of speaking and being. The holiday was 8 days long and we spent all the time together.
(Excerpt) Read more at tehranbureau.com ...
I should have mentioned that there is a graphic photo of Neda’s death at the top of the linked article. Sorry if anyone was offended.
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