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„Challenging the widespread notion that Iranian society is split between 'good' democrats and 'evil' Islamists, the Franco-Iranian researcher argues that most citizens criticize the regime not for its religious orientation, but for its repression of freedoms.“

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/06/26/fariba-adelkhah-anthropologist-the-western-view-of-iranian-society-is-binary-and-ignores-its-increasing-complexity_6742725_23.html

Fariba Adelkhah, anthropologist: 'The Western view of Iranian society is binary and ignores its increasing complexity'

Challenging the widespread notion that Iranian society is split between 'good' democrats and 'evil' Islamists, the Franco-Iranian researcher argues that most citizens criticize the regime not for its religious orientation, but for its repression of freedoms.

Le Monde