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Oct. 30th, 2006 01:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hathycolSo, I don't really have time to write this, but I thought I should mention it, so I have.
A few days ago, I applied to go and see the lecture by Mohammad Khatami, who will then get an honourary doctorate of law and officially open the new Iranian Studies department. Fair enough, you might say, but who is this chap?
The former president of Iran.
I have no truck with this man, nor, to be honest, any Iranian politician. This is mostly because any of them with any shred of sanity are weeded out by the Council of Guardians early on in the process, and only the hardline nutters can get in. However, the university reckons this bloke is a paragon of liberalism and has invited him over. Having a wee bit of time on his hands now he's been replaced, he agreed to do so.
Many newspapers are a bit cross about this.
Our slightly wanksome President is a bit angry that the NUS butted in.
It is like fandom wank, but about international politics.
But, well, I thought. How can I do the following things:
1. Have a chance to witness what is admittingly a historic event and refuse to go on hazy principles (I know little of Iran, I must admit)?
2. Not actually stand up for my actual principles and give both sides of the argument a chance?
Today, I got me the invitation through the post. It's highly security guarded, which means I have to go very early and not take a bag or anything, and presumably if I'm very lucky I'll get searched (I'll resist the urge wear big boots, then) and also miss my ME2001 tutorial which I'm suspecting that she'll kill me over because I'm all "I'm not going because I'm off to voluntary lecture BUHBYE" but such is life, I suppose.
I am now in the process of waiting for a phonecall about my MOT and an e-mail informing me that I haven't been kicked off the history course. It is very nerve-wracking.
~Hathy_Col~
A few days ago, I applied to go and see the lecture by Mohammad Khatami, who will then get an honourary doctorate of law and officially open the new Iranian Studies department. Fair enough, you might say, but who is this chap?
The former president of Iran.
I have no truck with this man, nor, to be honest, any Iranian politician. This is mostly because any of them with any shred of sanity are weeded out by the Council of Guardians early on in the process, and only the hardline nutters can get in. However, the university reckons this bloke is a paragon of liberalism and has invited him over. Having a wee bit of time on his hands now he's been replaced, he agreed to do so.
Many newspapers are a bit cross about this.
Our slightly wanksome President is a bit angry that the NUS butted in.
It is like fandom wank, but about international politics.
But, well, I thought. How can I do the following things:
1. Have a chance to witness what is admittingly a historic event and refuse to go on hazy principles (I know little of Iran, I must admit)?
2. Not actually stand up for my actual principles and give both sides of the argument a chance?
Today, I got me the invitation through the post. It's highly security guarded, which means I have to go very early and not take a bag or anything, and presumably if I'm very lucky I'll get searched (I'll resist the urge wear big boots, then) and also miss my ME2001 tutorial which I'm suspecting that she'll kill me over because I'm all "I'm not going because I'm off to voluntary lecture BUHBYE" but such is life, I suppose.
I am now in the process of waiting for a phonecall about my MOT and an e-mail informing me that I haven't been kicked off the history course. It is very nerve-wracking.
~Hathy_Col~
