Iran's supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei talks openly about Jesus Christ and Iranian leaders express their willingness to support new textbooks for Muslim and Christian schoolchildren, as well as a joint history of both religions. Christianity Today,By Jonathan Luxmoore, 8th March,2001

Victory for reformists in Iran:A new law grants unmarried women the right to study abroad. BBC online,8th,March,2001

35 people were killed during the gathering of 2 Million people for the annual Hajj in Mecca BBC online 5th March,2001