“Iran is hard to understand. Although it is ruled in an authoritarian manner, it's not a state in which everything is controlled from one center. There are many forces that work in parallel: the military, the intelligence service, the Revolutionary Guard, the clergy and the government. They all share a fear of the nation's youth.” HardStatesGovernmentForceNationsShareMilitaryYouthRevolutionaryIranControlledParallelsClergyIntelligence Services Author:Shahin Najafi
“I believe in freedom, I'm for a world without borders. But that's an ideal. On a practical level, I'm for a secular state where religion only plays a minor role.” WorldBelieveStatesPlayI BelieveLevelsRolesIdealsI Believe InPracticalsBordersMinorsSecular Author:Shahin Najafi