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endless wellspring of delusionsReader comment on item: The End of Two Illusions Submitted by David (United States), Jun 2, 2022 at 23:19 Am I mistaken or is Dabashi the genius who pronounced, on the occasion of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Columbia University in 2009, that there are indeed no homosexuals in Iran, as homosexuality is entire a "Western construct?" It was either him or another one of the members of his "sorry gang of minions," or shall I say, brilliant superstars. Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments". Daniel Pipes replies: It was Ahmedinejad himself who said that. He meant by that not to deny homosexuality but that no Iranians identify themselves as homosexuals. Reader comments (8) on this item
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