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Persepolis 1
Persepolis 1






persepolis 1

The regime had absolute power.and most people, in search of a cloud of happiness, had forgotten their political conscience. Or had fled the country any way possible. And then, there wasn't any more opposition. We no longed needed to line up with our food ration coupon.the rest mattered little. We were finally able to sleep peacefully without fear of missiles. After our own war, we were happy that Iraq got itself attacked and delighted that it wasn't happening in our country. No one lifted a finger! Because Afghanistan is poor! The worst is that the intervention in Kuwait is done in the name of the human rights! Which rights? Which humans?"Īt the time, this kind of analysis wasn't commonplace. There were 900,000 dead and today the country is still in chaos. Iran was referred to as Persia its Greek name until 1935 when Reza Shah, the father of the last Shah of Iran, asked everyone to call the country Iran.

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Just look at Afghanistan! They fought there for ten years. He established what became one of the largest empires of the ancient world, the Persian Empire, in the sixth century B.C. Personally, I hate Saddam and I have no sympathy for the Kuwaitism but I hate just as much the cynicism of the allies who call themselves "liberators" while they're there for the oil." Between one's fanaticism and the other's disdain, it's hard to know which side to choose. That's where our reputation as fundamentalists and terrorists comes from." “Don't let it get to you, mom! The Western media also fights against us.








Persepolis 1