Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.gozaar.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.gozaar.org/files.php?file= http://www.gozaar.org/ http://www.gozaar.org/english/articles-en/Iran-s-Civic-Movement-One-Year-On.html Articles Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Those who possess political power in Iran have acquired it relatively recently and are still intoxicated with the taste of power. For this reason, they will be persistent in maintaining their position of power and will not give in to the demands of the civic movement overnight. Yet Iran’s civic movement is even more resilient because it knows that the social structure and political discourse inside Iran and the global attitude have changed in its favor. Since the present movement in Iran is civic and not revolutionary in nature, it can show those in the regime who have remained relatively honorable and reasonable, especially among the rank and file, that by participating in the democratic process they can receive their legitimate share of power in a free country. A Forum on Human Rights and Democracy in Iran - Gozaar