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Zardnaar said:
Heres a few. What are the main ethnic minorities in Iran. I know theres around 100 000 christians and 25000 Jews in the country and I they have a Church in Tehran (synagogue as well?) and have read that some have differnet laws regarding them- ie Christians can buy Alcohol, Jews aern't allowed to travel to Israel. What other groups/laws are there or can you confirm the above? We have a local Iranian cafe here I go to and I think they're Muslim but I'm not sure- not that I care.
main ethnic in Iran are:
1- persians speak persian or farsi
2- Turks speak turkish and most live in north west of Iran
3- Kurds speak kurdish and live in west of Iran
4- Arabs speak arabi and live in south west of Iran
5- baloch speak balochi and live in south east of Iran
6- Lor speak Lori and live in west
7- Turkaman speak turkeman and live near border of Turkmenitan
and can say Bakhtiari and many others
All of them can find in capital of Iran Tehran
and each ethnic can find in other places overe places I say
about religions I must say that u find over 10 churchs in Tehran and in my city That I have more information there was at least 3 church including 1 for Armenies, Protestan and Catolic(obey Pope I mean) and also some religious places for other religions like jews
Jews and Christians have thier unions and magazines
Jewish organization website: http://www.iranjewish.com/
Armanie organization website: http://www.arir.org/
u can ask them yourself about others
 
there is an holy place for Jews in my city named Star and Mordkhai and Iran's government keep it as a national heritage and jews manage it
before Islamic revolution Jews and others have very much influnce in Shah and his near ppl
but after revolution their in flunce is decreased but not freedom
they can build buy sell and drink all they want but in front of street in thier private Cafes, cermonies and house
also not in public places they be able to buy or sell alcohol but in private they easiely can
I don't know holy places for praying for Jews but I'm sure they have some Kenisa or like that
we Muslims beleive in Muses and Jesus and so respect their ppl who beleive in them but muslims say that after them Mohammad had come as a messenger of God and religions in Islam like same software with diffrent versions:
Jewish is version Number 1
Christian is version number 2
and finnaly Islam is version Number 3
Like this civilization that have I, II, III, IV
I prefer to Play with civilizationIV because it's the last version of message from God
 
PersianBoy, what does the average person the street think of the U.S.A.? Do people think that they will attack you?

Does the average person on the street think that you are entitled to have nuclear weapons?

Do you think they will be used against Israel?
 
don't think Iran build a problem for world
better think of North Korea
they test missile out of its border and don't allow international athorities to view its nuclear sites and others
but no one attack them

but Iran only wanna more time to think about west recommendation
u don't beleive but in Iran in hot days suddenly electrecity cut and need to electrecity is high and growing faster then building power planets
maybe answer that Iran have too much oil and can use petrolum except nuclear but what to do with pollution
Iran build various kind of power planets but electrecity is need
technology of equipment r old because USA threaten any one to sell new technologies to Iran will be punish
therefore old technologies use much energy then new technologies and think with justice when u have all new technologies like PC to play CIV why me as a Iranian youht don't have it
anyone can answer?
the only group that Iran support is hizbeallah
if u study more about Iran and Southern Lebonan, find that both of them have same religion (I don't mean Islam but Shia)
every country and nation in world have perefernces, so for Iran
when Taliban govern Afghanistan 1 time all Iranians think that war between Iran and Afghanistan would start next day because Taliban attack Iran' ministry in Mazar Sharif (I wish name of city will be true) and kill all iranians there
I remember that all ppl wanna to Iran attack Taliban and shown them who have power but government athorities don't agree because Iranians are peacefull ppl and angery of ppl had gone

in Iran every athority and governer who work badly says USA r responcible to these casualities because USA banned Iran and casualities accured due to this reason
but see China after others accepting China, everyday gone signs and color of commonism is losing and capitalism is growing
IMO Taliban was the most fundamentalist group of world but remember where they gain power and govermnet, Afghanistan one of the most undevelopod countries of world
IMO USA by banning Iran support fundamentalism in Iran but if allow to new technologies come to Iran and economic growing of Iran will accure, power of fundamentalism in Iran decreases
today there was in Iran 2 mainstream dialougue:
1- fundamentalism
2- modernism
USA by banning Iran cause fundamentalism gain more power and modernism lose its power in favour of fundamentalism
I accept that our president threaten Israel but this lose his popularity between modern thinking ppl and in turn increase his popularity between fundamentalists
there is today situation in Iran
these 2 groups in Iran try to advertize between ppls
because number of these 2 groups r small and usal ppl who don't care about Israel or any thing else that not related directly to their life r greatest
5 or 10 percent for each group and others r usal ppl
every group who can attract usal gain power for 4 years
maybe u know Akbar Ganji
he is one of the modern favour in Iran
Musharecat party (www.mosharekat.com/) who winned in exelection favoured west
many examples like these, exit in Iran
and so for fundamentaism like ansare hezbollah (www.ansarehezbollah.org/)
but I think thier site be only in persian and u cannot understand them

"I think this had something to do with the north being able to wipe out Seoul in about half a hour, and/or that they have nuclear weapons."

this kind of thinking encourage Iran to build to gain some nukes because after that Iran can wipe out Tel Aviv in half of hour or maybe Paris of Rome or anywhere u say
this kind of thinking is favoured by extrimly fundamentalists
they say look NK nobody attack them because they have nukes
but modenists say look at them thier ppl is starving so we must don't make things to be like them cooprate with west
ppl only look and don't say anything

yes in islamic rule every thing that kills all of ppl (childern, women, solder and ...) is prohibited
mass killer I mean like chimical, nuclear and ...
and every thing that kill someone who wanna kill u is encouraged ( this is personally not socially)
I think talk about hizbeallh

Alghaede and Sunni fundamentalists are not supported in Iran and ppl of Iran also don't like them except some extrime fundamentalism or Sunni Iranian who wish to kill other Shia Iranians like in south east of Iran that kill innocent ppl
Palestinian don't favour in Iran as Hizboallah because most of palestinians are Nassebi (a majotr of islam who say bad Things about Shia'a Imams)
they gain favour because they are enemy of enemy but hizboallah are Shia muslims and many ppl like them.
Palestinaians has favour between Iranians but not as much as Hizboallah

Iran's president is now a fundamentalism favour president and belong to fundamentalism group
but ex president Khatami can say that belong to modernism group
he tried to talked with west by civilization's dialogue and his group try to modernize Iran but in their process forgot poors and in ex election Ahmadi nejad by attracting poor ppls gain the majority and win in ellection
some thing is intresting in middle east is that only nations and countries that have real republic and elections are Iran and Turkey and newly Afghanistan after Taliban
rest of others except Israel and palestine and lebonan have not confirmed elections
Israel never count as a ME country (at least in Iran) and its charastristics make this
and so can say that Turky count as a non ME country (although in Iran count as a ME country) and maybe in future will be a member of UA
remaining countries that have election can be list as
Iran, lebonan and Afghanistan (palestine democrasi and elections has preformed only some weeks ago that Hammas win)
Afghanistan after attack of USA performed real election and two other countries remained are Lebonan and Iran
Most muslims of these countries are Shia muslims and I wanna to say that
willings of ppl of these countries are opposire of willings of Superpower the USA
I don't think about this yet but WHY?
 
warpus said:
PersianBoy, what does the average person the street think of the U.S.A.? Do people think that they will attack you?

Does the average person on the street think that you are entitled to have nuclear weapons?

Do you think they will be used against Israel?

Think USA is angery about Iran and try to cause problems for Iranians and now may can build some problems but in future Iran can solve problems and finally USA cannot built other problems

no they believe Iran have not nukes, but if USA countinue to build problems for Iran and if they know by having nukes, USA have less ability to cause problem for Iran, ppl of Iran support having nukes to cause USA build less problems for Iran, so can result that if USA cause less problems for Iran, less ppl supporting building nukes

NO if government use nukes agaist Israel, ppl will be angery because they other countrie have nukes and when Iran use against others, others use aginst Iran and ppl of Iran will be killed not leaders
also in Palestine there was so many religious places that prevent using nukes

ahmadi nejad in his famous speech said Isreal must wiped out out of maps means no country with the name of Israel must exist in ME and can be in other places like Germany and never uses nukes against Israel or other countries unless others use against Iran

Iran's nuclear program is for electrecity as I said
lack and shortage of electrecity is going to be a serious problem in Iran and government wanna to prevent it
 
Volum said:
Does Iran care/know anything about Norway at all?

I know its a silly question but out small nation like to think that we matter in the big world :p

yes a wealthy country that uses oil revenues and incomes properly and Iran moust learn from this country
welfare of ppl in this country is high

and I think many ppl from Iran live in Scandinavy
Is it true?
 
Do the Assembly of experts actually have the power to remove Khamenei?
Would this ever happen and under what circumstances? and if so would the IRCG become involved?

What is the relationship like between Khamenei and Ahmadinejad?

Is it true that Ahmadinejad is trying to have some control over the IRGC?

You said Khamenei was a moderate voice, this is actually the first I have heard of this, could you please give me a few examples.

Do the average person think that Israel should be moved to europe? Or is this only the hardliners that think that?
Would most people just want normal relations with Israel?

What percent of the population would be regarded as moderates and what percent would be regarded as fundamentalist shall we say?


Also you may want to insert the questions in post #25 of yours so that people know what your answering to it looks a little confusing at the moment.
 
Steph said:
Do people in Iran see the countries involved in the negociations about nuclear power differently?
What are the feelings tword UK, France, Germany, Russia? And also China?
your answer is about yes
western countries including USA, UK, France and Germany are the same but Russia and China are diffrent poeple think Russia and China by supporting Iran (mean don't agree with USA)
approch to China is better then Russia
Russia in past time invade Iran and poeple don't forgot this, so ppl say that Russia is not trustfull and may join USA
the same for China with this difffrence that in past Time they don't attack Iran and ppl more trust China
Is this enough
 
Persianboy: Do you think that Iran will be an islamic republic for a long time yet?
 
boarder said:
Do the Assembly of experts actually have the power to remove Khamenei?
Would this ever happen and under what circumstances? and if so would the IRCG become involved?

What is the relationship like between Khamenei and Ahmadinejad?

Is it true that Ahmadinejad is trying to have some control over the IRGC?

You said Khamenei was a moderate voice, this is actually the first I have heard of this, could you please give me a few examples.

Do the average person think that Israel should be moved to europe? Or is this only the hardliners that think that?
Would most people just want normal relations with Israel?

What percent of the population would be regarded as moderates and what percent would be regarded as fundamentalist shall we say?


Also you may want to insert the questions in post #25 of yours so that people know what your answering to it looks a little confusing at the moment.
yes assembly of experts have power to remove any superme leader and also select superme leader. its members by direct election af ppl selected and they always investigate about superme leader and if he have not enough condition, may remove him.
necessary condition for a leader are:
1- ability to management
2- braveness
3- knowladge in islamic rule and politics and ...
and others i don't remember. this condition have not equal weight and I don't know which of them have more wieght
after islamic revolution Iran have only 2 superme leader:
1- Imam Khomeini
2- Khameni
president have 4 years to act and adminstrative and after that next election comes
but superme leader have not time limit and when assembly of experts select him to time that they remove him or superme leader die, his leadership countinue. so you now could find that why iran have 6 president in 27 years but only 2 leader
for actual power to remove leader not such circumactance happen, like any parliment in other countries that have power to remove president or president remove parliment and another election accure
I think in many countries if parliment with majority decide to remove president, they can do that but I nver hear about a country that parliment remove the president
so no need to removing sence up now and I think if such need is feel, this assembly easiely can remove leader because the experts all are expert in religion and if they say leader must remove such things happens because of all poeples pressure although necassary condition is needed for example leader be so sick or take money from special group to support them and like this

relationship between Khameni and Ahmadi nejad is like relationship between president and perminister
president elect with direct vote of poeple and leader with vote of Experts who elect by direct vote of poeple
leader are in charge of army and revolutionary guard and other economical organization
in Iran president have not preminister and he is a administrative officail in charge of ministries
leader can claim war or accept peace and show general directions of government and parliment
thier relation is good in personal and leader always support president
generally can say that leader in charge of defance and president help him


moderate relative to ahmadi nejad but hot relative to Khatami
his voice is between fundamentalists and modernists

there is a rule in Iran that no non-civil and militarian can intervene in political matters to prevent from thier militarian actin to give power with force that is in our region is common like Pakistan
it is uasal that leader give the administrartive responsibilty of guards and army to president for security matters. maybe in film you saw that in emergency condition army come to help civilians, this is like that


average poeple don't think about Israel they think about thier life but if in news hear that some palestinians killed by Israelies maybe say "oh this eviel Israelies why don't alow this poor Palestinians to live peacefully"
in Iran everybody talk about everything like an expert but maybe he or she don't know anything about that
so average poeple maybe in some conditions talk about this matter in way that think others like. but think moving Israel to other place is only a myth or maybe in other situation think that moving Israel is a duty of every muslim.
some fundamentalist wanna but not all of poeple.
modernist is thinking about a solution like USA
relation with Israel relate to the condition of talking if he or she feel that others like to stablish relation, they like too, but if he or she feel that others wanna to remove Israel, they wish so.
today I have read in a news that in pervious development plan wrote that relation with USA and Israel is cause economic risk of Iran decrease and so this is good. but new government don't beleive this and say without relation with Israel and USA, Iran can have development but the condition is now grow worse and maybe much poeple say relation with USA is necassry.
but IMO if USA allow its companies to investment in Iran, better relation cause more jobs and better condition and worse relation cause more unemployment and less development, minority of poeple support relating with USA and after that it's Israel's turn to stablish relation.



about 5 to 10 percent are fundamentalists or modernists and remained are avergae poeple. fundamentalist do freely and modernist do restrictly because of high percent of government in economy that in past topics I said
then it's affect is greater
 
Che Guava said:
Persianboy: Do you think that Iran will be an islamic republic for a long time yet?
it will be an islamic republic while poeple be Shia Muslims
but color and signs of Islam and Islamic Republic will decrease and more western values enter socity and this relating with more economic growth and development this trend wil be faster like China and commonism
 
Thanks! What a great thread. I've always wanted to know more about life inside Iran. It's so hard to tell what actually goes on from what we hear in the west...!

Another quick question: did Iranians hear about the supposed law that required religious minorities to wear badges and dress in a particular way (link). It was a complete fabrication by a canadian newspaper (or at best, a bad translation...), but I was wondering if it made news in Iran at all...
 
PersianBoy: I highly recommend you get another friend who can speak English to join this forum and chat with us.

You'll find that we have dozens of questions and would very much like additional Iranians to talk to.
 
I think this thread should be noted for the amount of Pro Israeli anti Iran who claim that all Iranians are fundamentalist extremists who only think about nuking Israel, and there lack of contribution and/or questions.
 
An Iranian university-friend of mine said that nobody really wants the mullahs in charge, they just seem to be stuck with them. Would you agree with her at all? What's your take on the whole separation-of-church-and-state thing? Do you think it's a good idea in general, or just for some specific countries/religions?
 
boarder said:
I think this thread should be noted for the amount of Pro Israeli anti Iran who claim that all Iranians are fundamentalist extremists who only think about nuking Israel, and there lack of contribution and/or questions.
By no means "all", just the ones making the decisions.
 
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