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Iran's president calls for academic freedoms
Source: Associated Press
Iran's president calls for academic freedoms
AP foreign, Tuesday October 15 2013
NASSER KARIMI
Associated Press= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's president stepped up his challenge to the country's hard-line factions on Monday, calling for the lifting of restrictions on academic freedoms and for granting Iranian scholars more opportunity to take part in international conferences.
The message from Hassan Rouhani underscores the increasing friction between his moderate-leaning camp and entrenched forces such as hard-line student organizations that have questioned the scope of the new president's overtures to Washington.
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Rouhani's Monday call, broadcast on state television, points to potential deeper political fissures. Iran's top policymaker, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has endorsed Rouhani's outreach to the U.S., but some of the forces coming under the president's criticism also are controlled by Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters.
Rouhani, who took office in August, has previously called for lifting curbs on social media access and urged police not to crack down on perceived violations of Islamic dress codes for women.
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AP foreign, Tuesday October 15 2013
NASSER KARIMI
Associated Press= TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's president stepped up his challenge to the country's hard-line factions on Monday, calling for the lifting of restrictions on academic freedoms and for granting Iranian scholars more opportunity to take part in international conferences.
The message from Hassan Rouhani underscores the increasing friction between his moderate-leaning camp and entrenched forces such as hard-line student organizations that have questioned the scope of the new president's overtures to Washington.
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Rouhani's Monday call, broadcast on state television, points to potential deeper political fissures. Iran's top policymaker, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has endorsed Rouhani's outreach to the U.S., but some of the forces coming under the president's criticism also are controlled by Khamenei, who has final say on all state matters.
Rouhani, who took office in August, has previously called for lifting curbs on social media access and urged police not to crack down on perceived violations of Islamic dress codes for women.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/11018892
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