Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium
Johns Hopkins University
Ladies and Gentlemen, good evening.
I am delighted to be here with you this evening, and to have this opportunity to address the Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium. I especially want to thank the MSE Co-Chairs Mohammed Elsayed, Danielle Calderone and Nikki Ackerman for welcoming me to speak tonight.
The focus of this year’s Symposium series is particularly important to me and my compatriots in Iran. As your series explores how technology and communication allow for new interaction; as you discuss how the progressive youth of today are affecting political movements – these matters are being put into practice by the youth of Iran today to express their discontent and push for a change of regime.
We are here tonight to discuss a fundamental aspiration of millions of Iranians: The quest for freedom, democracy and human rights. This is an issue of epic proportions, but given our short time together this evening, I wish to share with you my thoughts on the path, rather than the obvious merits of our collective desire to achieve this goal.
However, before we discuss the future of my nation, I would like to briefly review with you some its recent, tragic history.
The cataclysmic shift the clerical... >>>
Person | About | Day |
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نسرین ستوده: زندانی روز | Dec 04 | |
Saeed Malekpour: Prisoner of the day | Lawyer says death sentence suspended | Dec 03 |
Majid Tavakoli: Prisoner of the day | Iterview with mother | Dec 02 |
احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Prisoner of the day | 46 days on hunger strike | Dec 01 |
Nasrin Sotoudeh: Graffiti | In Barcelona | Nov 30 |
گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
محمد کلالی: یکی از حمله کنندگان به سفارت ایران در برلین | Nov 29 | |
Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |
UNITE WITH REZA PAHALVI II
by afshinazad on Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:10 AM PDTHe is true leader of iranian for freedom and all freedom seekers should unite with him to restore the honor and dignity back to Iran.
SARGORD PISS: YOU ARE STILL BARKING AS ALWAYS?
Talk about the usual snore
by Sargord Pirouz on Wed Oct 13, 2010 07:02 AM PDTTalk about the usual snore fest.
Listening to RP is like taking a tranquizziler- the kind that instantly puts you to sleep.
IRI's leaders couldn't hope for a better figure to make occasional, minimalist efforts toward the middle-aged exile scene. RP really is made-to-order as a guaranteed loser.