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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. ↗
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 Mao's China people were wearing Mao jackets and women were not supposed to wear any makeup. ↗
#china #control #forced #ideology #instrument
The stories from Iran's present and past are reminders that freedom, democracy and human rights, or fundamentalism, fascism and terrorism are not geographically and culturally determined, but universal. ↗
Unfortunately for governments like that of Iran, when they forbid something, people become more interested. ↗
#forbid #governments #interested #iran #like
When I was teaching at the University of Tehran we were struggling against the implementation of the revolution rules. ↗
