Submitted by Dr. Laina Farha... on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 01:20
Dr. Laina Farhat_Holzman
I was at my college graduation at UCLA when the Iranian Revolution was heating up. The Shah of Iran was the guest speaker, and his talk offered a rosy view of Iran’s future. As he spoke, a plane flew overhead with a banner: “Death to the Shah.” I was shocked – and really amazed at what seemed to me both rude and ungrateful. Most of the Iranian students studying here were the beneficiaries of either government scholarships or family money courtesy of Iran’s rapid development.
What brought you here?:
Back then, it was "death to the Shah." Today, it's "death to the dictators." Who will prevail?
