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

Because of our youthful population, we suffer from unemployment in Iran. We need more universities and more job opportunities for the young.

The people are fed up with corruption and embezzlement. They object to censorship. The first thing that the people of Iran want is free elections.

Those who don't understand any language other than the language of force and violence don't respect human dignity. They seek violence because they will be irrelevant without it. We should not go their way.

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.

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.

Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother's home.