On the ski slopes of Dizin in north Tehran, hoys and girls mingle freely, listening to Madonna, Shakira and Persian pop diva Googoosh. Headseaarves are reduced to hair bands, and Mahsid Sajadi, a 25-year-old graphic designer, is sporting a Star-Spangled Banner bandanna her cousin sent her from Orange County, Calif. Sajadi, modern and cosmopolitan, has almost no opinions in common with Iran's rabble-rousing ultra-conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-except when it comes to nukes. "We have a right to have nuclear technology," says Sajadi. "We are an ancient civilization and rich culture. I think it's really hypocritical of Mr. Bush to criticize Iran for having nuclear technology while Pakistan, India Israel have nuclear bombs."
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