
"I have no religion, but if I were to choose one, it would be that of Shariati's."
Jean-Paul Sartre
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My Lord, grant me success in struggling during failure, in having patience in disappointment, in going alone, in Jihad without weapons, in working without pay, in making sacrifice in silence, in having religious belief in the world, in having ideology without popular traditions, in having faith (Iman) without pretensions, non-conformity without immaturity, beauty without physical appearance, loneliness in the crowd, and loving without the beloved knowing about it.
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HAJJ: Reflection on Its Rituals, by Ali Shariati

photos: Farshad Palideh & Ehsan Mohammadi
jonolan said
And so, if it comes to widespread bloodshed as it likely will, would you accept aid from America and/or Israel? How much is your democracy and freedom worth to you? Would you fight in the trenches next to an American and a Israeli?
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No! Never! Our People will never ask help from US, and we don’t consider the criminal and illegitimate Israelis as a government.
jonolan said
So your democratic freedoms don’t mean that much to you it seems. Good luck with the revolution in any case. Hopefully it won’t be too much of a bloodbath.