Tehran, June 5, IRNA – Eqbal Shakeri, a member of Tehran city council suggested on Sunday that a street in the Iranian capital be renamed after the late world boxing legend Muhammad Ali Clay.
Muhammad Ali Clay was the symbol of resistance to racism and US imperialistic policies in the Vietnam War, Shakeri said, speaking at a Tehran city council meeting.
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali died of respiratory disease on June 4 at the age of 74.
He had long suffered from Parkinson’s syndrome.
By IRNA
Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2016/06/05/proposal-made-rename-tehran-street-muhammad-ali-clay/
Related posts:
Baton Rouge gunman identified as former US Marine
Iran would down US warship upon any flaw
Libya: The Return of Saif Gaddafi
Turkish-ISIS Oil Trade: Kurdistan Regional Government, Israel, and UK involvement
‘Our people won’t be a testing device’: Tehran bans trials of foreign vaccines on Iranians
Photos: Iran’s Army unveils new military achievements