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Azar Nafisi
Azar Nafisi

Azar Nafisi is an Iranian-born American writer and scholar, renowned for her experiences during the Islamic Revolution in Iran and her work 'Reading Lolita in Tehran'. She taught English literature at the University of Tehran and was forced to leave Iran after the revolution. Nafisi later moved to the United States and earned a Ph.D. from Georgetown University. more

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“When we stop reading, we pave the way toward book burning; when we stop caring, we make way for someone else to take over control; when we prefer personality to character, and reality show or virtual reality to reality itself, then we get the kind of politicians that we deserve.”

“Να διαβάζεις, να μοσχοβολά η καρδιά σου λέξεις. Να διαβάζεις, να πλημμυρίζουν τα μάτια σου εικόνες να κολυμπούν τα δάκρυα. Να διαβάζεις, να γεννιούνται κόσμοι στο μυαλό σου. Να διαβάζεις, να εξαϋλώνεται μια στιγμή το σώμα σου να ελευθερώνεται η ψυχή σου.”