In Iran, the minimum age required to be eligible to vote is fifteen years. This age requirement is the lowest anywhere in the world!! I guess thats the reason why they send all their kids to 'madrasas' (to get brain washed) and then ask them to vote. But then, are there as many madrasas in Iran as compared to other Islamic/Arabic nations??
By the way I attended a talk by M.J. Akbar a couple of weeks ago, and he said that people should not confuse between Arabic nations and Islamic nations!!! I did not quite get his point there, I know all Islamic nations are not Arabic (is language the only difference?) but I guess all Arabic nations ARE Islamic....don't you think so?
Wednesday, October 27, 2004