Some Criticize Me, Thinking I'm Too Tolerant

The Government Of Iran Claims That Every Two Years There Are Elections. But None Of Them Are Free.

Whenever Women Protest And Ask For Their Rights, They Are Silenced With The Argument That The Laws Are Justified Under Islam. It Is An Unfounded Argument. It Is Not Islam At Fault, But Rather The Patriarchal Culture That Uses Its Own Interpretations To Justify Whatever It Wants.

Some Criticize Me, Thinking I'm Too Tolerant Of The Clerical Regime In Iran. In Response, I Have To Say, I Have Served Time In Prison, I Have Lost My Position [as A Judge]. Do I Need To Prove That I Am Brave? Do I Need To Be Killed?

There Is A Verse [in The Koran] That Says God Swears By Time. Anything You Gain In Life, You Pay For With Your Time. Time Is The Most Important Thing That Has Been Given To Man.

North Americans Do Not Understand That You Do Not Throw Down Human Rights Like Bombs On The Iraqis.