Vitalux
17th October 2013, 00:04
I guess things are changing in Iran, and they appear to be quite favorable by Western standards.
I thought this would be of Interest here on Avalon :o
Iran's President stepped up his challenge to hard-line factions on Monday, calling for the lifting of restrictions on academic freedoms and for granting Iranian scholars more opportunity to take part in international conferences.
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/images/stories/people/Rouhani_official_portrait_Iran_president.jpg
Rouhani, who took office in August, has previously called for lifting curbs on social media access and urged police not to crack down on perceived violations of Islamic dress codes for women.
(READ the AP story from NPR (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=234357366))
I thought this would be of Interest here on Avalon :o
Iran's President stepped up his challenge to hard-line factions on Monday, calling for the lifting of restrictions on academic freedoms and for granting Iranian scholars more opportunity to take part in international conferences.
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/images/stories/people/Rouhani_official_portrait_Iran_president.jpg
Rouhani, who took office in August, has previously called for lifting curbs on social media access and urged police not to crack down on perceived violations of Islamic dress codes for women.
(READ the AP story from NPR (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=234357366))