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.

I know of no civilization that tolerates or justifies violence, terrorism, or injustice. There is no civilization that justifies the killing of innocent people. Those who are invoking cultural relativism are really using that as an excuse for violating human rights and to put a cultural mask on the face of what they're doing.

America is not the only one who should decide about the policies toward Iran.

Maybe the words are the same, but the time is not the same. Iranians weren't working on achieving nuclear energy.

Iran is a rich country, and if the people of this country are poor, it's because of the wrong policies of the government.

A Muslim man can have up to four wives. He can divorce his wife without offering any reason, while it is quite difficult for a woman to get a divorce. The testimony of two women is equal to that of one man. Any woman who wishes to travel needs the written permission of her husband. And the number of unemployed women is four times that of men.

I am the voice of the people in Iran whose voices are silent and whose demands cannot be heard by the rest of the world.