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Religion is the private affair of an individual…be present in the public domain, but state has to be clearly separated from religion.

Akbar Ganji

The number of the opposition has certainly increased [in Iran].
AKBAR GANJI

Certainly Country Increase Media Number Opposition Voice
When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.
AKBAR GANJI

Crisis Damage Democracy First Harm Thing
There is no possibility of a public demonstration [in Iran] of such defiance, but these defiant acts are certainly going on.
AKBAR GANJI

Act Country Defiance Each Possible Such
When I say that I am opposed to this budget, everyone says, “Well, what do you think the United States should do?” My response is, “Why should the United States do anything?”
AKBAR GANJI

Anything Budget Everyone Oppose Say Thinking
The solutions to the problems of the distraught lower strata of society are problems that can only be solved in the context of an overall political, cultural, economic development.
AKBAR GANJI

Development Distraught Lower Political Problem Society Solution Solve Strata
The Revolutionary Guard was created to help defend the revolution, but it soon was diverted from its initial path.
AKBAR GANJI

Create Defend Divert Guard Help Initial Path Revolution Soon
Religion is separate from the institution of the state.
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Institution Religion Separate State
In the West, when all of these reactors, nuclear reactors, are matters…part of the public domain, there are all kinds of supervision over them.
AKBAR GANJI

Domain Kind Lying Matter Nuclear Part Public Reactor Tie West
We should put away the militaristic outlook.
AKBAR GANJI

Away Disarmament Nuclear Outlook Talking
They lie on railroads, they tie themselves to the gates.
AKBAR GANJI

Gate Lie Themselves
We see that the ecological movement, environmentalist movement, organizes all kinds of demonstrations against these.
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Demonstration Environmental Kind Movement Organize
In a totalitarian state, the state views any act of an individual to be political in nature. For example, the clothing that a person wears in a modern state is a private affair whereas in the Islamic Republic all women are forced to wear the hijab (Islamic attire).
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Act Affair Cloth Force Individual Islamic Modern Nature Political Private Religion State Wear Women
Of course, everyone knows that I’m also opposed to the Iranian regime and I have said that we must change the regime. But it is us, the Iranians, that must change the regime.
AKBAR GANJI

Change Country Everyone Must Oppose Regime
When women push their headscarf back an inch or two, this is interpreted to be a political act.
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Act Back Inch Political Push Two Women
I am only speaking of my own behalf.
AKBAR GANJI

Behalf Own Speak
We used to say that this is all lie, that we are lackeys of the United States.
AKBAR GANJI

All Lackey Lie Say United State Use

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