Free University of Iran Still Free of Ahmadinejad, for Now………..
“The Leader of the Islamic Revolution has ordered the suspension of any measures regarding the Islamic Azad University at the present time. In two separate decrees to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Head of the Supreme Council of Cultural Revolution (SCCR), and Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Head of the Board of Trustees of the Islamic Azad University, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on them to maintain the status quo of the Islamic Azad University by avoiding taking any measures for the time being. The secretariat of the founding board of the university said in a statement that in the decrees, Ayatollah Khamenei ordered the suspension of any measures, stating that disputes regarding the Islamic Azad University have sparked "tedious and unnecessary discussions" among certain Iranian officials…….”
President Ahmadinejad and his conservative allies have wanted to assert control over the 'independent' Azadi (Freedom) University, where many students are critical of his government. The issue has pitted Ali Akbar Rafsanjani and others against the conservative faction around Ahmadinejad. It looks like Ayatollah Khamenei has intervened in the dispute and ordered that the status of the university, one of the largest in the world, remain unchanged, for now.
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