No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government.

My hopes for Iran's future lies with women first and foremost. Iran's feminist movement is very strong. This movement has no leader or head quarters. Its place is the home of every Iranian who believes in equal rights. This is currently the strongest women's movement in the Middle East.

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

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.

People are fundamentally good. But conditions deteriorate them.

We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure.

Contrary to what certain governments say, human rights are universal. Arbitrary detention, torture and discrimination hurt the human dignity of anybody, whatever his or her country of origin, religion, descent, or any other ground.