Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Persia or Iran?
Sometimes I think about the possible reactions which people may have when they figure out I am an Iranian. Well, I am proud that I am Iranian, but in America there is a diffrence between being Iranian or Persian.
The diffrence orginates from the fact that because of the theocratic regime in Iran and hardliners policy over there, and a lot of other mistakes which they have made in the past quarter of century, Iran has been recognized as a an isolated state in the western communities. I do not condone that western people are right or they think the way it ought to be but we as the muslims have not been recognized as we can appreciate the western recognition.
Persia; a huge diffrence. When you introduce your self as Persian there is a great feel of pride in your soul, because of this name you will remember who you are a "Persian". The first superpower and the greatest civilization where it has been alwyas the melting pot of cultures and religions. Cyrus, Darus, and Zorost great names of history but unfortunately as Plato says " As the greatest civilizations will fall through out the history, the only thing which will be left from those civilizations will be their names". Are we truly one of those nations that are proud of the greatness of our ancestors? Then let the hands come together and bring back the soul of pride and power to our land "Iran" and that day I will say this loudly over the land that I am an "Iranian".
