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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (222257)	3/3/2007 3:20:02 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

Population doubling in 20 years isn't remarkable. Asians in Asia and Hispanics in America populations double in ten years. In contrast, Muslim population in America doubles in 20 years. Overall American population grows much slower, doubles in 100 years according to census bureau in 2000.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (222257)	3/3/2007 11:54:46 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Nice try...Here was the actual quote: "In mid- and late 1980s, the Jewish population of Iran was estimated at 20,000–30,000. The reports put the figure at around 35,000 in mid-1990s[24] and at less than 40,000 nowadays" IF you had actually bothered to think about it and look it up on the same page as the quote, you'd have noticed that "nowdays" was in 2000. You'd have gotten bonus points for noting that during that time, the Iranian population growth rate was ~1.1%. In other words, the Jewish population grew at 3x the national average between mid-1990s and 2000. Significantly, it grew even at much higher rate relative to the normal birth rate for the Jewish community, given that they typically have smaller families than the national average. So, no, they chose to return; and that is the best evidence against your religious persecution charge.