Campaign Ad from Iran's Election

Got this from Andrew Sullivan, where it is attributed to Karroubi, one of the opposition candidates in Iran’s recent election:

Here’s the translation:

1 (Girl in street): Defending civil rights
2 (Boy next to old man): Counterbalancing poverty/deprivation
3 (Boy pushing away donation box): Nationalizing oil income
4 (Man standing on rooftop): Reducing tension in international affairs
5 (Boy sitting next to satellite dishes): Free access to information
6 (Girl sitting besides her mother): Supporting single mothers
7 (Girl with cast): Knock down violence against women
8 (Boy): Education for all
9 (Boy infront of man locking car): Increasing public safety
10 (Girl on rooftop): Ethnic and religious minority rights
11 (Man on rooftop): Supporting NGOs
12 (Girl in front of wall): Public involvement
13 (Boy and girl): We have come for change
14: Change for Iran

Now, a campaign ad is a campaign ad, and it’s very easy to be cynical about them. Just imagine for a minute, though, in the context of Iran, how chutzpadik–it’s a Yiddish word meaning audacious, ballsy, and it’s the only one that fit my response to seeing the ad–it was for an Iranian politician to say he wants to accomplish these things; and notice as well the prominence given to two issues related specifically to women’s status.

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