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" It's bizarre to be given an award for being empathetic and kind, which is what we all should be. "
Nazanin Boniadi
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" Medicine, anything academic, is a very Persian Iranian route to take in life, in one's career. "
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" The people of Iran have had to endure repressive laws that have stifled their freedom of speech and religion for too long. "
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" For me personally, I'm an activist, so I see a lot of turmoil and heartache in the world and tragedy. "
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" In real life, too, women love to be that girl who tames the bad boy. "
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" Artists often become vocal advocates of freedom of expression because we depend on it so heavily in our work. But it is an inalienable right that belongs to everyone on an equal basis. "
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" Belgian chocolate is my weakness. I like over 72 percent cacao, which shows you how much of a dark chocolate snob I am. "
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" Clothes are a big part of a free society, I think, and what you wear is so indicative of the political climate you're living in. "
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" As far as the 2009 elections go, there has been a serious crackdown on human rights in Iran, a clampdown on the media and the wrongful imprisonment of journalists. So it seems what's happening is the government is going after people who have a voice, people who change society or public opinion. "
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" A celebrated and hugely popular actress in her native Iran, Ahangarani first landed on the radar of the Iranian authorities for her open support of opposition figure Mir-Hossein Mousavi, which led to her arrest in July 2009 in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election in Iran. "
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" I think a culture can really be elevated through the arts, and it's always a dream come true when I come across roles that enable me to fuse my love of storytelling with my passion for activism and raising social awareness. "
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" As an actress, I value and rely on peaceful self-expression, not only in my daily life, but also in my professional work. This is particularly true, as my commitment to the promotion of human rights is an integral part of my calling as an artist. "
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" I do think faith is important when it introduces positivity into your life and you see it with love in your heart because there's so many people who unfortunately use faith for detrimental things or to justify detrimental actions. "
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" In my role as a spokesperson for Amnesty International U.S.A. and as a supporter of various charitable causes including Unlock Iran, a campaign to release prisoners of conscience in Iran, I have never been faced with the threat of intimidation or arrest. "
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" The thing that I love about 'Scandal' is every character, it's not clear if they're good or bad. Everyone is both good and bad. "
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" It's nice to see different dimensions of a character. A love interest and family life are always, I think, important in creating layers and textures. "
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" To have art suppressed is very dangerous to society. "
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" For me, the struggle for women's human rights began the moment I was born in Tehran at the height of the Iranian Revolution, a time when the status of women was quickly deteriorating. "
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Time
" Frances Conroy - brilliant, brilliant actress. "
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" When you or your loved ones escape repression, you often find yourself committed to ensuring that freedom prevails. "
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" Dance connects us to the musicality of life and to one another. No one should be denied such basic pleasures. "
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" When President Hassan Rouhani was elected in Iran in 2013, he welcomed back the far-flung children of Iran. But one by one, they have been arrested and imprisoned upon their return, a fate that has made me increasingly reluctant to risk going back to a homeland I've not seen since 1992. "
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" History's lesson, of course, is that attempts to suppress free expression have merely confirmed the caricaturists' original critique of heavy-handed and objectionable actions of overreaching governments. "
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" Old-school Dire Straits songs are on heavy rotation: 'So Far Away,' 'Romeo and Juliet' and of course 'Sultans of Swing.' "
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" Our rights are interconnected and inseparable. When freedom of expression is threatened, the rights to freedom of association and assembly, of thought, conscience and religion, are also compromised. "
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" As an Iranian woman and activist, Sotoudeh's plight resonated with me on a deeply personal level. "
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" I was very successful, and I graduated with honors. And then I called my dad, who still lives in London, and I said, 'Dad, thanks for college, but I'm going to go act now.' It didn't go over very well. "
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" First of all, I'm Middle Eastern; I'm Iranian, so to be playing a leading role in a big Hollywood movie, I think, is possibly one of the first times. "
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" I decided to start acting in my mid-twenties. I studied pre-med, and I have a bachelor's degree in Biology, so when I decided to pursue a different career, I got a lot of, 'What on earth are you doing?' But, I gave myself a year and thought, 'You know what, I'm going to just beat the odds.' "
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" I was always fascinated with science, and being Persian, it's instilled in us at a young age to follow something very academic in our career. "
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