Islam is not an excuse for thwarting democracy.

Usually, in any revolution people are focused on who wants to have the most power. But the most important thing is the laws that are written during that time.

People are fundamentally good. But conditions deteriorate them.

How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear.

The most important problem in Iran is that the courts have lost their independence, and they are under the influence of the Ministry of Intelligence and their people. This is why we witness a number of journalists and human rights activists, my colleagues, and a number of feminists, in prison.

I have never agreed with President Bush's argument regarding the axis of evil. Unfortunately, fundamentalists in Iran have used this as an excuse to brand us as allies of Mr. Bush.

No government can make me wear a veil, no government can force me not to wear it either