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To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (95795)	4/23/2003 3:03:14 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 281500

Brian, I have had dealings with many iranians in my life and i have never met one who wasn't tolerant. I believe the masses of iranians in iran are tolerant people as well and are far more objective in their understanding of the arab/israeli conflict than most believe. When the mullahs fall, betch tolerance is the hallmark of the new regime and they may even play a pivotal role in resolving the Israel/Palestine issue. Wonder if Hizbollah would follow their lead and change direction much like IRA in Ireland?? mike

To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (95795)	4/23/2003 3:31:38 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 281500

> To the best of by knowledge the Crusaders never went anywhere near Persia. That is true...like I said, part of the issue was based on hard-line Islamic ideology, it was Jerusalem that rang of Crusaders for them. The extreme factions among the hardliners to do believe in nationality. For them it is the "ummah" and Islamic ideology which is paramount. Khomeini himself is on the records saying that nationalism was an invention of the west to divide and weaken the Muslims. Fortunately this outlook has little support in Iran. > Do the Iranians these days study their own history, by their own history I mean Persia pre-Isalm? I would think that Persia with its non-Arab heritage would be more tolerant of other religions. Of course they read their own history. Underneath it all, there is no love between Arabs and Iranians. And this goes both ways. The Arabs supported Iraq war against Iran as much out of racial bias as it was out of fear of revolutionary Iran. However, I think both sides have come to conclusions that it is best to be on friendly terms and keep their personal sentiments in check than otherwise. After all, they do have to live next to each other. As far as tolerance goes, Iranians are perhaps the most tolerant people you will meet. I read about this when I was studying post revolutionary France. There was a newspaper article discussing it (I can't remember the details, but it was by some big shot or I would not have read it). You may be interested to know that the first written charter of human rights was some 2500 years ago in Iran. It included freedom of religion, freedom of travel, abolishment of slavery, and so on. The best single book I know on the topic is this one Sandra Mackey's amazon.com