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We Don't Understand Iran
By Micah Halpern

Sunday June 26, 2005

I've Been Thinking:

So elections in Iran are over. Results are in.
Did we learn anything from the Iranian electoral process?
We learned how poorly the West understands the Muslim world.

Why? Because in real terms, the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over Rafsanjani represents no change in Iran in terms of Western attitudes.
Why do I say that? Because change, real change as the West perceives it, is not on the Iranian horizon at this stage.
No one here is speaking about the election in terms of the Iranian voters.
We are only seeing analysis of the election vis a vis the US and the West and nuclear issues. No doubt these played a part in the election but for the Iranian people there were other very important items at play.

Although corrupt the elections tell us something significant about what is happening in Iran.

Little change is taking place vis a vis the West.

4 June 2017 12:14 PM in Thoughts


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