Everytime I see news about afghans status in Iran I feel somewhat ashamed of how we have treated them. I do not buy that this IRI's fault. I think strategically IRI has not had a policy to deal with afghans in Iran. And That might have been part of the problem they failed to build the culture of welcoming immigrants in our country.
I though feel most of blame lies on shoulder of us iranians who treated afghan truely terrible. I remember neighbors complaining when you were planning to rent your house out to afghans. People were always looking for afghan workers because they worked harder but they refused to treat them equally. My Dad was constructing our house when I was just seven years old and that's why I have such pleasant memory of afghani workers.
I also have had great memory of poor old old afghan men sitting on corners of intersections under some tree shade fixing people shoes for very little money.
unfortunately I remmeber the very fews afghan kids were always ill treated by other kids and that was tolorated by school staff.
Sometimes when I get furstrated with american right and the bad publicity about iran in the news, I wonder whether as a nation we have the moral right to complain.
I think to be fair every one of us who has lived in iran at some point or time has witnessed an injustice toward poor afghanis.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/afghanistan/story/2007/05/070501_ag-afghan-workers-pics.shtml
I though feel most of blame lies on shoulder of us iranians who treated afghan truely terrible. I remember neighbors complaining when you were planning to rent your house out to afghans. People were always looking for afghan workers because they worked harder but they refused to treat them equally. My Dad was constructing our house when I was just seven years old and that's why I have such pleasant memory of afghani workers.
I also have had great memory of poor old old afghan men sitting on corners of intersections under some tree shade fixing people shoes for very little money.
unfortunately I remmeber the very fews afghan kids were always ill treated by other kids and that was tolorated by school staff.
Sometimes when I get furstrated with american right and the bad publicity about iran in the news, I wonder whether as a nation we have the moral right to complain.
I think to be fair every one of us who has lived in iran at some point or time has witnessed an injustice toward poor afghanis.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/afghanistan/story/2007/05/070501_ag-afghan-workers-pics.shtml