To Err is Human or Hidden Agenda: Why Jimmy Carter Owes the Iranian People an Apology

Anyone who has heard of Persian pride knows they fought to remain as Persians, not Arabs. Islam did eventually displace the native Zoroastrian religion, however, the Persians held onto their identity through their language, literature and arts. The confusion between the two ethnicities seems to arise from their shared religion of Islam, Islam is not a nation, nor is it an ethnic group. It is solely a religion, much like African Americans and Japanese can be Christian, Persians and Arabs can...