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Because of our youthful population, we suffer from unemployment in Iran. We need more universities and more job opportunities for the young.

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Shirin Ebadi
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 21
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Unfortunately, violence begets violence. And this is how the war on terrorism seems to be going at this juncture. A lot of people are losing their lives. Many children are losing their parents. Too many houses are being destroyed. And, unfortunately, the arms industry seems to flourish.
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Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with the fear.
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We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure.
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When more and more people want something, it becomes easier to achieve that goal.
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Democracy doesn't recognize east or west and democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy there is just democracy itself.
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The role of Iran has been very destructive. As an Iranian, I apologize to the civilian people of Syria who have been killed as a result of the useless intervention of Iran in Syria.
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Maybe the words are the same, but the time is not the same. Iranians weren't working on achieving nuclear energy.
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I have said many times that I wish there was no oil in the Middle East, and more water. People would have been much happier than they are right now.
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Certainly, the fight against terrorism is a legitimate fight. And certainly whoever commits terrorism should be brought to justice.
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I am the voice of the people in Iran whose voices are silent and whose demands cannot be heard by the rest of the world.
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