#31: Iran’s Past & Future; Islamism And the Left; Tolerance And Its Limits; Democracy or Theocracy
In this episode of Beyond the Bubble, Andras speaks with Darya Safai, a Belgian Member of Parliament born in Iran, for a direct and educational conversation about freedom, identity, and the future of Iran. Darya recounts her early activism as a dentistry student in Tehran, the 1999 student protests, her arrest and time in prison, and the decision to flee the country after becoming a target of the regime. She explains what daily life under the Islamic Republic meant for women, what she thinks about the distinction between Islam and political Islam, and how the system sustains itself through…
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