Out & About with Some #RandomThoughts

Iran has arisen again.     The World is in awe as millions defy regime threats to continue taking to the streets in response to the call to action by Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.    There are reports that the regime's goons are refusing orders, and the infrastructure is crumbling.   Iranians have endured 47 years of thuggery, thievery, and outright corruption.     I knew the day would come

As the World is witness to the Iranian National Revolution before us here and now, I wanted to release this on the Iranian Lawyer and activist Nasrin Sotoudeh (whose husband is still in prison): 

The properties of the Daily Outsider will be featuring this courtesy of the team at the Farhang Foundation in tribute to Iran, and I wanted to close out my monthly here in my Virtual Corner with it as well:  

Iran is one of the world’s oldest civilizations and the birthplace of human rights, first articulated over 2,500 years ago by Cyrus the Great. However, Iran’s enduring importance and resilience have always flowed from something deeper: Iranians and Iranian culture. Across centuries of hardship, upheaval, invasion, and injustice, Iranians have always prevailed, not because of power or politics, but because of our art, poetry, music, philosophy, language, and collective memory. Iranian culture has been the vessel that has carried our values forward when institutions have failed. It has always preserved our identity when freedom was denied and has paved the way to self-determination, keeping meaning and coherence alive in the darkest times. Thank you to the Iranian people for what you have given the world through culture, literature, art, and for your enduring belief in human dignity. May you always shine brightly as the true representatives of our culture.