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> [As a child, I used to feel much more American than Iranian. Like everyone else at school, I pledged allegiance to the flag. However, after returning to Iran, sadly, I learned about a very different America, an America that most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/as-a-child-i-used-to-feel-much-more-american-than-iranian-like/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

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## More by Mohammad Marandi

> [If one were to claim that the U.S. occupation forces in Iraq have been provided with "keys to heaven" by the Pentagon, would that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/if-one-were-to-claim-that-the-u-s-occupation-forces-in-iraq-have-been/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [The students often like to talk about movies that they feel are Orientalist like 300 or Babel. They talk a lot about the possibility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/the-students-often-like-to-talk-about-movies-that-they-feel-are/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [It is difficult for Iranian scholars and universities to retain their independence and to be seen as doing so, when cultural warfare is being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/it-is-difficult-for-iranian-scholars-and-universities-to-retain-their/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [Our focus is not on current politics, but students seem to be naturally drawn to this topic. This is understandable, when the U.S. is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/our-focus-is-not-on-current-politics-but-students-seem-to-be/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [Post World War II America draws a great deal of interest, but the students also seem to know quite a bit about American exceptionalism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/post-world-war-ii-america-draws-a-great-deal-of-interest-but-the/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [Hence, when some members of the Iranian diaspora, especially women at the moment, use different tropes including the trope of the veil and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/hence-when-some-members-of-the-iranian-diaspora-especially-women-at/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [In general, Iranians believe that all Palestinians have the right to return home and that there is no chosen people on this earth, whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/in-general-iranians-believe-that-all-palestinians-have-the-right-to/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [President Ahmadinejad said that the Zionist state of Israel should no longer exist as a political entity. This has always been the policy of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/president-ahmadinejad-said-that-the-zionist-state-of-israel-should-no/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [Americans should know that Iranians are just as decent, human and rational as other human beings. Sadly, the mainstream media in the U.S. regularly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/americans-should-know-that-iranians-are-just-as-decent-human-and/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [I was born in the U.S. Why should anyone who has an unfavorable view of the American government renounce his or her citizenship? Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/i-was-born-in-the-u-s-why-should-anyone-who-has-an-unfavorable-view/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [I do believe that the Iranians are a good neighbour. The Iranians have supported the people of Yemen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/i-do-believe-that-the-iranians-are-a-good-neighbour-the-iranians-have/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [As a child, I used to feel much more American than Iranian. Like everyone else at school, I pledged allegiance to the flag. However,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/as-a-child-i-used-to-feel-much-more-american-than-iranian-like/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [However, unlike some of my friends and students, I don't think it's a laughing matter. I think it is frightening to see what outrageous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/however-unlike-some-of-my-friends-and-students-i-don-t-think-it-s-a/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [The fact that the American government has formally set aside an enormous yearly budget of nearly $75 million to increase cultural exchanges in order…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/the-fact-that-the-american-government-has-formally-set-aside-an/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

> [In my opinion, the continued popularity of these gross distortions of Iran in the U.S. seems to reveal more about certain aspects of America…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohammad-marandi/in-my-opinion-the-continued-popularity-of-these-gross-distortions-of/)

[Mohammad Marandi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohammad-marandi/)

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