"[Being Iranian] has been a challenge, but it also obviously is giving me plenty of material because I have been able to try and present people from Iran and other people from that part of the world, hopefully in a positive light versus what you see when they show us in the news." He points to the forced veiling of women, "discrimination against women, the discrimination against the LGBTQ community, the discrimination against religious minorities like the Baha'i's and others" as examples of that. " Iran is a cautionary tale of what happens when you mix religion with politics, and currently living in America, we are moving closer to becoming the Christian Republic of America, the same way Iran is the Islamic Republic of Iran. "
Author: Nassim Khadem
Published at: 2025-08-12 22:58:08
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