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180523
Sat, 05/07/2011 - 10:28
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Rafsanjani Calls Muslims' Awareness Root Cause of Regional Uprisings
TEHRAN, May 7 (FNA)- Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani stressed that growing awareness and vigilance among Muslim nations is the root cause of the recent popular uprisings in the region.
The issue was raise in a meeting with a group of Iranian officials and academicians in Tehran on Thursday.
The emergence of "modern information technologies, the collapse of censorship barriers and a focus on science and knowledge among the public will leave no room for authoritarian and dictatorial regimes in the future," Rafsanjani noted.
Rafsanjani, however, cautioned that the recent popular movements have "a long and perilous road" to pass.
He pointed to the experiences of the Iranian nation in fighting a dictatorship, noting that post-revolutionary efforts to establish a democratic system are much more strenuous than the revolution itself.
In recent months, a wave of revolutions and anti-government uprisings has been sweeping the Arab world.
In January, a revolution in Tunisia ended the 23-year ruling of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
In February, another Arab revolution led to the ouster of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after three decades of his authoritarian rule.
Since then, other revolutions have swept Libya, Yemen and Bahrain, while other anti-government unrests are erupting in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Oman, Kuwait and Algeria.
The issue was raise in a meeting with a group of Iranian officials and academicians in Tehran on Thursday.
The emergence of "modern information technologies, the collapse of censorship barriers and a focus on science and knowledge among the public will leave no room for authoritarian and dictatorial regimes in the future," Rafsanjani noted.
Rafsanjani, however, cautioned that the recent popular movements have "a long and perilous road" to pass.
He pointed to the experiences of the Iranian nation in fighting a dictatorship, noting that post-revolutionary efforts to establish a democratic system are much more strenuous than the revolution itself.
In recent months, a wave of revolutions and anti-government uprisings has been sweeping the Arab world.
In January, a revolution in Tunisia ended the 23-year ruling of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
In February, another Arab revolution led to the ouster of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after three decades of his authoritarian rule.
Since then, other revolutions have swept Libya, Yemen and Bahrain, while other anti-government unrests are erupting in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Oman, Kuwait and Algeria.
