We praise democracy most of the time, but we practice it as if we had accepted every argument against it, as if we believed it must depress the level of culture and of public life
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Afshin MolaviAfshin Molavi is the author of Persian Pilgrimages: Journeys Across Iran (WW Norton, 2002). He has reported on Iran for the Washington Post and Reuters, and is currently a fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington. Recent articlesIran: an afternoon with a hostage-taker In an exclusive excerpt from “The Soul of Iran: A Nation’s Journey to Freedom”, just published by WW Norton, Afshin Molavi recalls a 1979 event that embitters the United States-Iran relationship to this day. An Islamic Republic? Yes or No!Iran’s regime generates anger, fear and confusion in the hearts of its young people, says Afshin Molavi |
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