Quote by Azar Nafisi
Religion was used as an ideology, as a system of control. When the

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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Basically, fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon. In the same way that Hitler evoked a mythological religion of German purity and the glory of the past, the Islamists use religion to evoke emotions and passions in people who have been oppressed for a long time in order to reach their purpose. – Azar Nafisi

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When I first left Iran at the age of 13, Iran had become such a shining star – it was the point to which all my desires and dreams returned. – Azar Nafisi

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So I say to you, Ask and it will be given to you search, and you will find knock, and the door will be opened for you. – Jesus Christ

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The first act of religion, therefore, concerns those things which are communicated to us from God. The other concerns those things which we yield to God. – William Ames

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So much about religion has to do with rigid, sacrosanct preciousness. I dont live my life that way, and I dont feel thats what Bahaullah teaches. – Rainn Wilson

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Im not embarrassed about the novels I wrote when I was younger, but I couldnt write them today because of my religion. – Louise Mensch

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