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Once we know of atrocities we cannot remain silent, and knowledge

Once we know of atrocities we cannot remain silent, and knowledge inevitably leads to an urge to protect the innocent. – Azar Nafisi

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Religion was used as an ideology, as a system of control. When they forced the veil upon women, they were using it as an instrument of control in the same way that in Maos China people were wearing Mao jackets and women were not supposed to wear any makeup. – Azar Nafisi

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Religion
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America was based on a poetic vision. What will happen when it loses its poetry? – Azar Nafisi

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