One thing I noticed about Iran and Iranians.. and I mentioned that in some other thread long time ago... is that they take everything to EXTREMES!! Either they get extremely westernized as during Shah time (my parents passed through Iran before 1979 by road from Kuwait to Pakistan and they told me Iran was very modern.. and every second shop used to sell Alcohol)... or they get extremely Mullahised... Why don't you guyz take middle of the path road like Pakistan?
It is human nature that anything which is FORCED... people dont like it... they force Islam on Iranians.. and many Iranians are getting away from Islam.. on the other extreme... in U.S.A... or even in India.. as very famous Indian Muslim actress Shabana Azmi said in this video that people hurl insults on them for being Muslim and they say YES I AM MUSLIM AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO ABOUT IT!
"I have been raised in a very liberal bohemian family where religion has not played any part at all. For me being a Muslim really was about Urdu, eating Biryani and wearing Gararas on Eid, so the cultural aspect was being Muslim otherwise I am not religious the religion didn't matter... After the riots following the demolishing of Babri Mosque.. I suddenly had people saying that you are a Muslim and hurling it as an accusation... and it was because of the self consciousness that I never before experienced it was very traumatizing.. and what it made me do is made me ping my heels and say YES I AM MUSLIM AND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO ABOUT IT!"
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