Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
AKBAR GANJIWould Americans accept if we decided to come here and decide who your rulers should be? So why do you expect us Iranians to accept the idea that the United States shall come in there and decide who shall govern us?
More Akbar Ganji Quotes
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The lower strata are suffering all kinds of oppression and the injustice that is inflicted upon them has many faces and many facets.
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Well-to-do classes are using all kinds of obvious and not-so-obvious benefits that this regime has created for it.
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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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Supporters of the national front, Mosaddeq, believe that in Iran, we don’t have a nationalities problem, we don’t have an ethnic problem.
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The number of the opposition has certainly increased [in Iran].
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I went to the front, but I never participated in the war itself.
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In Iran, where everything is covert, we have no firsthand information.
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What I’m worried about is that, in case that happens [nuclear explosion], then the Iranian people are the ones who are going to pay the heaviest price. But none of the Western countries have seriously talked about this.
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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’s all kind of evidence that there is enormous corruption in the distribution of that money. For example, they gave about $100 to $150 dollars to each of the teachers. They gave about $500 dollars to those who were getting married. Through this process.
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Three of our provinces have seen mass uprisings. The three provinces are Khuzestan, Azerbaijan, and Kurdistan.
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We should put away the militaristic outlook.
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Negotiation talks are the best way to solve anything. We must replace wars and weapons with negotiations and talks.
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We’ve had 60 years of intellectual development in Iran. How can we have the same system?
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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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