I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.
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Whenever women protest and ask for their rights, they are silenced with the argument that the laws are justified under Islam. It is an unfounded argument. It is not Islam at fault, but rather the patriarchal culture that uses its own interpretations to justify whatever it wants.Shirin Ebadi
The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that.
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My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam.
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Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.
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We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure.
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