The entirety of this discourse was such that it encouraged the kind of ascendancy for a man like Ayatollah Khomeini.
AKBAR GANJIIn the West, when all of these reactors, nuclear reactors, are matters…part of the public domain, there are all kinds of supervision over them.
More Akbar Ganji Quotes
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Recently, we witnessed massive demonstration by Iranian woman in the 7th of Tir square, and it was brutally suppressed.
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The number of the opposition has certainly increased [in Iran].
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We recognized that the justice we expected and hoped for was not about to be achieved.
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Khomeini obviously had many problems, but he had one clever side to him.
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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
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When I’m speaking, I’m speaking only for myself. At the same time, I know that these ideas have wide support among the Iranian population.
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It is not clear what they have bought, how many secondhand materials they have bought. I am very worried that something like Chernobyl will happen to Iran.
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The modern infrastructures that exists in the world all contribute to the advancement of human rights and democracy.
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Iran is going to get between $50 to $55 billion in oil revenue, which is unheard of in the history of the revolution.
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When I talk about secularism, I’m talking about theories today. To give you for example, one example: Those who consider themselves followers of Mosaddeq today are adamantly against federalism.
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There are varieties of theories of revolution. According to one of these theories, only one of these theories, revolutions occur when there is an explosion of rising expectation.
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When women push their headscarf back an inch or two, this is interpreted to be a political act.
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I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.
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It was universal pressure on the regime to secure my release. International pressure was certainly helpful in my release.
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The Revolutionary Guard was created to help defend the revolution, but it soon was diverted from its initial path.
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