U2start.com | Fan of the month November 2008: Ali709

djrlewis

16 years

Youre a top, top man and this is well deserved. Fascinating answers, thanks for your honesty

katherine94

16 years

Originally posted by thefly07:[..]

hopefully after Nov 4th we won't have idiots in the white house...

Hopefully lol

Ali709

16 years

Originally posted by yuri31:[..]
what do you think of Salman Rushdie?

I do not have a clear opinion of him, as I haven't read any of his work or the book in question, The Satanic Verses. All I know is that the whole Rushdie thing was just a political move by the then-leader of Iran. Like any other political move, it can be controversial, right or wrong. And it is one of those issues blocking westerners from seeing the true face of my country and it's people...

Speaking as a Muslim, about the Fatwa itself, I believe it was wrong, in my understanding of Islam and it's rules, no one can issue such an order, it is "illegal" in Islam, and those who allow themselves to do this have misunderstood the religion...

Originally posted by djrlewis:Youre a top, top man and this is well deserved. Fascinating answers, thanks for your honesty

wow...thanks Dan...you are one of the reasons I keep coming back to this place (I hope that didn't sound too romantic

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JohnnyVOXX

16 years

Originally posted by Ali709:[..]

wow...thanks Dan...you are one of the reasons I keep coming back to this place (I hope that didn't sound too romantic )

LOL!!

hahah!!
fellas... remember he's a guy!!

you're the man Ali !!!!

djrlewis

16 years

Originally posted by Ali709:[..]
wow...thanks Dan...you are one of the reasons I keep coming back to this place (I hope that didn't sound too romantic )

Nothing that isn't true

And thanks in return

U2Nick

16 years

Great interview, Ali!

I like the bit about the desert, and it not being a place where people look like the Taliban, and have camels lol

That is sad that U2 never played in any Muslim countries like yours (yet!

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anstratdubh1979

16 years

Hi Ali. Great interview. I loved what you had to say about Iran. I do think there is a huge misconception about your country. To my understanding, through Persian students I met during college, it is a perfectly great country.

Post some pictures of your city. Show us a bit more about the good things in Iran; and tell us too.

I think if each of us take a bit of time to get to know more about one another... we can eventually understand one another better and maybe there would be (at least) less fighting and war. Heaven knows that we in the U.S. are not all 'cowboys with attitude', like some would say of George Bush. I would love to hear more about your country and those of other members. We can all learn from one another, right?

Ali709

16 years

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:Hi Ali. Great interview. I loved what you had to say about Iran. I do think there is a huge misconception about your country. To my understanding, through Persian students I met during college, it is a perfectly great country.

Post some pictures of your city. Show us a bit more about the good things in Iran; and tell us too.

I think if each of us take a bit of time to get to know more about one another... we can eventually understand one another better and maybe there would be (at least) less fighting and war. Heaven knows that we in the U.S. are not all 'cowboys with attitude', like some would say of George Bush. I would love to hear more about your country and those of other members. We can all learn from one another, right?

hey, I never saw this one!! Here are some pictures mate

(warning, lots of pics coming, someone edit this if it's against the rules!)
Tehran: