"Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness……" — Azar Nafisi
"Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness of laws against women in countries like Iran, no matter how benign their intentions, present a condescending view not just of the religion but also of women living in Muslim majority countries, as if the desire for choice and happiness is the monopoly of women in the west."
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74 Quotes by Azar Nafisi
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Only curiosity about the fate of others, the ability to put ourselves in their shoes, and the will to enter…
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I believe in empathy. I believe in the kind of empathy that is created through imagination and through intimate, personal…
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I believe that it is only through empathy, that the pain experienced by an Algerian woman, a North Korean dissident,…
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Living in the Islamic Republic is like having sex with someone you loathe.
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A bad author can take the most moral issue and make you want to just never, ever think about that…
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America was based on a poetic vision. What will happen when it loses its poetry?
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Every culture has something to be ashamed of, but every culture also has the right to change, to challenge negative…
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For more than 30 years the Islamic regime and its apologists have tried to dismiss women's struggle in Iran as…
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I finally returned to Iran in 1979, when I got my degree in English and American literature, and stayed for…
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