Iran president asks clerics to tolerate Internet TEHRAN — Irans president Monday urged the countrys clerics to be more tolerant of the Internet and new technologies, which are often the target of criticism by influential hardliners. Hassan Rohani made the appeal during a meeting with clerics in Tehran, where he said that the Internet is important for aspiring students and experts trying to access new knowledge and science. In todays world, one who does not know the Internet and does not apply it is not called an expert even a student... We cannot close the gates of the world for the younger generation, he said in a speech on state TV. Rohani faces resistance from hard-liners, who oppose third generation phone network technology for example, saying that it paves the way for immoral images. — AP
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 17:33:37 +0000
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