After the rigged Iranian presidential elections in 2009, the Islamic regime attacked the 'humanities' as the main source of protests, the most effective tool used by the West, especially America, to corrupt and incite Iranian youth, and finally closed down all the Humanities departments in Iran's universities.
Azar NafisiEvery great work of art ... is a celebration, an act of insubordination against the betrayals, horrors and infidelities of life.
Azar NafisiWhen I first left Iran at the age of 13, Iran had become such a shining star - it was the point to which all my desires and dreams returned.
Azar NafisiUnfortunately for governments like that of Iran, when they forbid something, people become more interested.
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