martyr's

"University occupied by the military - martyr's body carried on the shoulders of murderers," read a headline on the Kaleme Web site after Jhaleh's coffin, draped in the Iranian flag, was carried through the streets by Basij members.

Skirmishes break out at funeral of man killed in Iranian protests Thomas Erdbrink 2011

Not the Iran with a revered tradition of deception; that during its war with Iraq pushed 100,000 young children to their deaths clearing minefields; that counts 15% of its population as "Volunteer Martyrs"; that chants "Death to America" at each session of parliament; and whose president states that no art "is more beautiful . . . than the art of the martyr's death."

The Mortal Threat From Iran Mark Helprin 2012

Locals believe a headless horseman still appears near a martyr's sanctuary on hot August nights, a shade of one of the beheaded brave Christians who refused to bow before the invading Turks in 1481.

Nina Burleigh: Remembering Too Well Nina Burleigh 2011

"The martyr's fellow students were standing against the walls watching a large crowd of strangers who had entered the university," said Sajjad Rezaie, head of the faculty's pro-government Islamic Association, according to Kaleme.

Skirmishes break out at funeral of man killed in Iranian protests Thomas Erdbrink 2011

Though I'm sure there's a martyr's message coming soon, recorded for such a contingency.

He's dead. What now? Roberto C. Garcia 2011

Locals believe a headless horseman still appears near a martyr's sanctuary on hot August nights, a shade of one of the beheaded brave Christians who refused to bow before the invading Turks in 1481.

Nina Burleigh: Remembering Too Well Nina Burleigh 2011

"University occupied by the military - martyr's body carried on the shoulders of murderers," read a headline on the Kaleme Web site after Jhaleh's coffin, draped in the Iranian flag, was carried through the streets by Basij members.

Skirmishes break out at funeral of man killed in Iranian protests Thomas Erdbrink 2011

"The martyr's fellow students were standing against the walls watching a large crowd of strangers who had entered the university," said Sajjad Rezaie, head of the faculty's pro-government Islamic Association, according to Kaleme.

Skirmishes break out at funeral of man killed in Iranian protests Thomas Erdbrink 2011

Locals believe a headless horseman still appears near a martyr's sanctuary on hot August nights, a shade of one of the beheaded brave Christians who refused to bow before the invading Turks in 1481.

Nina Burleigh: Remembering Too Well Nina Burleigh 2011

It was a martyr's death, it kept the family together, it was a visionary's death, so ultimately once we had it, we felt pretty solid about it.

Big Love: A Series Finale Postmortem with Creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer 2011