Conversations with History: Akbar Ganji

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Iranian journalist and human rights activist Akbar Ganji for a discussion of the dynamics of change in Iran. Topics covered include the Iranian Revolution in comparative context, the problem of establishing democracy in Islamic societies, power in Iran, and U.S. Iranian Relations.
Ganji also talks about his work as an investigative journalist in Iran and his political imprisonment. Series: "Conversations with History" [10/2006] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 11934]

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Iran
• US
• Revolution
• democracy

[kermekoon]

This was a great interview. What made it even better was the superb translation job of Mr. Aramesh. It takes plenty of skills to be able to interpret live, especially given the difficulty of the material.

Good job Mr. Aramesh and thanks to Harry Kreisler of UC Berkeley!

[kermekoon]

the interpreter did a fantastic job! This was no easy interview, and the translator did not even pause once!

[Blumentopf55]

از ماموریت خود در ترکیه و دپورت قاچاقی پناهندگان ایرانی به ایران بگوئید.

تو اول باید بگوئی که کی بودی تا من بگویم حالا چی هستی .

فرصت طلب ! مامور سید علی گدا!نه تو ادم فروش بی ناموس پستی بیشتر نیستی

[surena1374]

Great translation! Bravo Arash!

[dildodolik]

ganji fuck you and ur kind you and nayak keep sucking cock you fucking traitors

[AlirezaBehzadnia]

@CASEMAN57 utterly wrong, if you've been following his speeches and his work, he has never changed his way. his fundamental ideas are still there, and it has not changed abit. he has a very solid personality, i do disagree with you on that.

[CASEMAN57]

ganji's way = witchever direction the wind is blowing.

[moerfani]

Iran needs Jesus. The true color of the Iranian's flag is not green but heavily red in color. This is the color of the blood's of Jesus.

[mofarahi]

Great translation by Mr. Arash Aramesh.

ترجمه عالی‌ آقای آرش آرامش. واقعا عالی‌

[iranzad]

Marg bar hokumate jomhurie fashistie eslamie iran

[imperialnq]

This guy thinks he is smart and try to use big words to make him sound like intelligent person but he just talks bullshit he seem deluded to me he really doesn't know what's going on in the world he changed his mind once in his life I'm sure when he gets the grip of the reality he will change his mind again.

[KpopManiacSFL]

@kafir1917 Lol, Every heard of Napoleon, Cromwell, and Reagan. Two dictators and a puppet, yeah great history of democracies xD.Democracy comes from practice and learning from your mistakes. America did have an EXCELLENT ideology, democracy, superb revolution from Britain, BUT it seems like they went backwards now and not listening to their constitution. SOME AMERICANS DON'T EVEN THINK AMERICA WAS FOUNDED BY HAVING A SEPARATION OF RELIGION AND STATE! (EVEN POLITICAL FIGURES)