When A Person Is Humiliated, When His

The People Of Iran Have Been Battling Against Consecutive Conflicts Between Tradition And Modernity For Over 100 Years... Some Have Tried And Are Trying To See The World Through The Eyes Of Their Predecessors And To Deal With The Problems And Difficulties Of The Existing World By Virtue Of The Values Of The Ancients... Many Others...seek To Go Forth In Step With World Developments And Not Lag Behind The Caravan Of Civilization, Development And Progress.

There Is No "true Islam," Just Different Interpretations. Since I Brought Up Patriarchy, Let Me Make One Thing Clear. I Am Not Singling Out Men; I Am Addressing The Issue Of Inequality Of Genders. A Patriarchy Does Not Only Not Accept The Equality Of The Sexes, It Also Has A Hard Time Understanding The Principles Of Democracy And Its Essence. Women Are The Victims Of This Patriarchal Culture, But They Are Also Its Carriers. Let Us Keep In Mind That Every Oppressive Man Was Raised In The Confines Of His Mother's Home. This Is The Culture We Need To Resist And Fight.

Akbar Ganji Was In Prison For Six Years, And That Was It...for Six Years, And It Was Finished. Of Course The Iranian Government Could Make Up Some Stories And Accuse Him Of Some Other Things, But The International Support Didn't Let The Government Do That.

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

Every Time I Am Fearful I Think To Myself, The Reason They Do This Is To Discourage Me From Doing What I Do. Hence, If I Discontinue My Work I Will Have Succumbed To My Fears.