Both Yassi and I know that we have been losing our faith. We have been questioning it with every move. During the Shah's time, it was different. I felt I was in the minority and I had to guard my faith against all odds. Now that my religion is in power, I feel more helpless than ever before, and more alienated.' She wrote about how ever since she could remember, she had been told that life in the land of infidels was pure hell. She had been promised that all would be different under a just Islamic rule. Islamic rule! It was a pageant of hypocrisy and shame. .Azar Nafisi
About This Quote
One of the most important things about faith is that it can go through periods of doubt and questioning. To be a true follower of the Lord, one must not only believe in the Lord and his teachings, but also respect and follow those teachings. This quote speaks to how Yassi lost her faith and what she has been going through during the time of the Islamic Revolution. She mentions how she has questioned her faith and lost it as she was forced to live under this regime. This shows us that even with pure intentions, we can still lose our faith as we are exposed to such atrocities such as those experienced by Yassi throughout her own lifetime.
Source: Reading Lolita In Tehran
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