Star student lectures Iran's Supreme Leader | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times
Mahmoud Vahidnia, a star math student at one of Iran’s most prestigious universities, took advantage of a visit by Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, to deliver a face-to-face 20-min critique of the actions of the Islamic Republic and of the institutions run by Khamenei himself. One of those institutions is the national TV network, which was broadcasting the event live but turned off the cameras when they discovered what was happening. This link from the blog of LA Times reporter Borzou Daragahi includes a photo of the event and embedded video of the response of Khamenei and of his fellow students. Despite concern for Vahidnia’s safety, he insists he has not been arrested. Heroes come from the least likely places…
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