PrintAugust 12, 2007
Iran's Restive Populace
We now have a much better picture of the Iranian people's political attitudes, thanks to a poll sponsored by the Center for the Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights. Popular discontent with the mullahs' rule has created an opportunity for regime change, if we have the wit and the will to exploit it.This survey has some degree of credibility. The study hired students in Iran to carry out face-to-face interviews, and questioned some 600 people from Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, Shiraz and Mahabad, with a gender divide of 320 males and 280 females. A long list of experts, activists, labor union leaders, , lawyers, journalists, women's groups, economists and ethnic minority leaders were consulted in planning it. But as the study itself cautions, "...due to its nature, neither CFPD's staff and officers, nor the staff of our RC were able to provide personal monitoring and supervision during the selection of population samples or the interviews. Therefore, it is recommended that this and...(Read Full Article)
