An Iranian Icon on Today's Protests
The Daily Beast / Reza Aslan
09-Jul-2009 (3 comments)

The 18 Tir uprising involved only students who were asking for greater freedoms of speech and the press. However, the current uprising in Iran is not made up only of students but of people from all parts of society. That has partly to do with how many people participated in this election. They all feel as though the government owes them something.

Perhaps the biggest difference between 1999 and 2009 is that the people are wiser and far more experienced at dealing with the regime. In 1999, we were hot and angry and unfocused. The protesters of today are much more calm and purposeful, more experienced. They know how to deal with the government, how to embarrass it through nonviolence and civil disobedience.

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Ali P.

Hamsade Ghadimi

by Ali P. on Thu Jul 09, 2009 07:40 PM PDT

Hamshahri:

Batebi spent 8 years in Evin.

People with 1% of what he has suffered, claim all kinds of leadership roles.

Ahmad Batebi is one of the nicest, and most down to earth people I have ever met.

He has never claimed any special position for himself.

An icon, nevertheless, in my book.

Thanks for reminding us.

Yours,

Ali P.


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hamsade ghadimi

if you made...

by hamsade ghadimi on Thu Jul 09, 2009 01:31 PM PDT

...even an iota of sense, i would give you a longer anwer so that you understand what iconic means, who batebi is and how pathetic you are. but you don't and i won't. :)


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wgm1919

someone who ....

by wgm1919 on Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:20 AM PDT

Someone who was brought to USA after fleeing Iran with the private plane of Mr Dick Cheny is no Icon for Iranians. Lets find a better one.

 

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