While Living In Exile I Have Become

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.

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

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.

We Must Not Enable Anyone To Impose His Personal View Regarding Religion On Others By Force, Oppression, Or Pressure.

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.