Karen_B
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I guess nobody has missed the political upheaval in Iran the last week.
BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Iran
The whole affair has really touched me, and made me realize just how little I know about Iran and its history, in spite of the fairly large number of Iranians living in exile in Sweden. I have gone to school with some of them, I work with some of them, and know nearly nothing of their history.
One of my co-workers fled Iran some 20 years ago for political reasons. He is both worried and "excited" (that's the wrong word, but I can't find a better one in English) about the troubles we now see. Apparently, the regime made the mistake (luckily) to loosen the grip a little: they allowed political debates before the election, and also allowed a candidate not pre-approved by those in power to run for presidency. The people, understandably fed up with being oppressed for all these years, have seized the opportunity to demand change.
I am just thinking how lucky I am to be living in a country where I am free to say and think whatever I want, where I can make decisions about how my society is formed as well as my own life. I really hope that the protests in Iran will lead to something good, that those that have died at the hands of the Iranian regime will not have done so in vain.
BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Iran
The whole affair has really touched me, and made me realize just how little I know about Iran and its history, in spite of the fairly large number of Iranians living in exile in Sweden. I have gone to school with some of them, I work with some of them, and know nearly nothing of their history.
One of my co-workers fled Iran some 20 years ago for political reasons. He is both worried and "excited" (that's the wrong word, but I can't find a better one in English) about the troubles we now see. Apparently, the regime made the mistake (luckily) to loosen the grip a little: they allowed political debates before the election, and also allowed a candidate not pre-approved by those in power to run for presidency. The people, understandably fed up with being oppressed for all these years, have seized the opportunity to demand change.
I am just thinking how lucky I am to be living in a country where I am free to say and think whatever I want, where I can make decisions about how my society is formed as well as my own life. I really hope that the protests in Iran will lead to something good, that those that have died at the hands of the Iranian regime will not have done so in vain.