Azadi ('Freedom') Tower in Tehran. (Credit: Suzanne Maloney)
Blog Post
If Iran's Supreme Leader Wants "Heroic Flexibility," He Should Meet Iran's Real Heroes
September 20, 2013, Suzanne Maloney
In recent days, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has sparked an intense conversation surrounding the significance of the phrase "heroic flexibility," which he used to endorse the efforts of Iran's newly-installed president, Hassan Rouhani, to alter Iran's approach to the world. It is heartening to see the early signs of a thaw between Washington and Tehran, and I hope that the Supreme Leader's words about "heroic flexibility" indeed prove true, particularly on the policy issues of greatest concern to Iranians and to the international community. But no one should ever lose sight of Iran's real heroes: the journalists, advocates, and dissidents who have fought for justice and a better life for Iranians. Iran @ Saban profiles one such hero, renowned human rights lawyer Mehrangiz Kar.