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Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman and Iranian to win Fields Medal, has died

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Re: Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman and Iranian to win Fields Medal, has died

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cylinder wrote: post #18
0xFFC wrote: post #6

Iranian here, one point I really want to mention is following despite our theocratic regime, really I have to mention, Iran is not Suadi Arabia or anything like that. Girls and Boys do get the almost exactly same education, they have great opportunity to be a successful scholar in any branch of science they want (yes, It is like USA, your parent demographic will decide which university you most like end up into. But…

Iranian-American here ... I think the days where Americans hold anti-Iran sentiments are long past. At least, amongst educated types. There's a lot of curiosity about Iranians and the culture. For example, I just went to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas and was surprised to see an exhibit of contemporary Iranian art (i.e., modern art made by young artists recently living in Tehran, NYC, London, etc). The Ira…

Iran supports terrorist organizations: both Hamas (considered by US, EU, and Israel as a terrorist organization) and Hezbollah (considered by US, Arab League, France, Canada, Israel, and the Gulf Cooperative Council as a terrorist organization. The military arm of Hezbollah is a terrorist org according to the entire EU).

Iran is developing nuclear weapons that threaten not only Israel (where the govt. has said it will destroy Israel) but also Saudi Arabia, Gulf States, Egypt, Turkey which are Suni Muslim states -- Iran is Shia Muslim).

Re: Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman and Iranian to win Fields Medal, has died

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Post by davidf18 »

acjohnson55 wrote: post #10
carsongross wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

More and more Americans understand that anti-Iranian sentiment here is mainly due to propaganda, not any rational considerations. Iran should be a natural ally of the US.

The Iranian hardliners do a lot to stoke that flame too. Much like us, they have a polarized society. Their support for Hezbollah, Hamas, and other problematic groups complicates things too. Add to that the fact that it would be tough to repair the rift with Iran, while managing our Saudi relationship. All that said, I think it's a worthy undertakings to normalize relations with Iran. And selfishly, I look forward to…

> "Their support for Hezbollah, Hamas, and other problematic groups complicates things too"

Both Hamas and Hezbollah are terrorist organizations. This is true according to the US, EU, Israel, Saudi Arabia, ...). Iran is developing nuclear weapons which they said will be used against Israel, but Suni Arabs states such as Saudi Arabia are very, very worried as well.

I was just a few miles away from 9/11 when it happened. Please, never, never minimize terrorism and state sponsorship of terrorist organization.

Re: Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman and Iranian to win Fields Medal, has died

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Post by thinkfurther »

0xFFC wrote: post #6

Iranian here, one point I really want to mention is following despite our theocratic regime, really I have to mention, Iran is not Suadi Arabia or anything like that. Girls and Boys do get the almost exactly same education, they have great opportunity to be a successful scholar in any branch of science they want (yes, It is like USA, your parent demographic will decide which university you most like end up into. But…

How would you imagine an Iranian traffic jam? Picture it in your head.

Now watch this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-RjSXqUpSM

Re: Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman and Iranian to win Fields Medal, has died

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Post by davidf18 »

davidf18 wrote: post #21
cylinder wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Iranian-American here ... I think the days where Americans hold anti-Iran sentiments are long past. At least, amongst educated types. There's a lot of curiosity about Iranians and the culture. For example, I just went to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas and was surprised to see an exhibit of contemporary Iranian art (i.e., modern art made by young artists recently living in Tehran, NYC, London, etc). The Ira…

Iran supports terrorist organizations: both Hamas (considered by US, EU, and Israel as a terrorist organization) and Hezbollah (considered by US, Arab League, France, Canada, Israel, and the Gulf Cooperative Council as a terrorist organization. The military arm of Hezbollah is a terrorist org according to the entire EU). Iran is developing nuclear weapons that threaten not only Israel (where the govt. has said it wil…

Why down voting a true comment about Iran supporting terrorist organizations.

If what I stated is not true, down vote and please correct me.

I was a few miles from 9/11 when it happened. Please, never, never minimize terrorism nor state sponsorship of terrorist organizations.

Re: Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman and Iranian to win Fields Medal, has died

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Post by [deleted] »

jacobkg wrote: post #7

I remember how excited I was when she received the award as a role model for women and immigrants, and a reminder of how great minds can come from places the US considers enemies. My wife (33) spent most of last year being treated for Breast Cancer (now in remission). This news makes me profoundly sad.

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Re: Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman and Iranian to win Fields Medal, has died

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Post by carsongross »

davidf18 wrote: post #22
acjohnson55 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Iranian hardliners do a lot to stoke that flame too. Much like us, they have a polarized society. Their support for Hezbollah, Hamas, and other problematic groups complicates things too. Add to that the fact that it would be tough to repair the rift with Iran, while managing our Saudi relationship. All that said, I think it's a worthy undertakings to normalize relations with Iran. And selfishly, I look forward to…

> "Their support for Hezbollah, Hamas, and other problematic groups complicates things too" Both Hamas and Hezbollah are terrorist organizations . This is true according to the US, EU, Israel, Saudi Arabia, ...). Iran is developing nuclear weapons which they said will be used against Israel, but Suni Arabs states such as Saudi Arabia are very, very worried as well. I was just a few miles away from 9/11 when it happen…

The majority of 9/11 attackers were Saudi:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hijackers_in_the_September_11_...

Iran is our natural ally in the region.

Re: Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman and Iranian to win Fields Medal, has died

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Post by davidf18 »

curiousgal wrote: post #16
acjohnson55 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Iranian hardliners do a lot to stoke that flame too. Much like us, they have a polarized society. Their support for Hezbollah, Hamas, and other problematic groups complicates things too. Add to that the fact that it would be tough to repair the rift with Iran, while managing our Saudi relationship. All that said, I think it's a worthy undertakings to normalize relations with Iran. And selfishly, I look forward to…

Honest question, how does Iran's support for Hezbollah and Hamas directly affect Americans? I'd argue that Saudi Arabia's support for ISIS and Al-Qaeda had more/actual negative effects on Americans.

I was miles away from 9/11 when it happened. I could see the smoke from the WTC buildings when looking south on Broadway Ave.

Hezbollah and Hamas are terrorist organization according to the US, EU, and Israel. Iran is a state sponsoring terrorist groups. There must be zero tolerance for terrorism and terrorist organizations. There must be zero tolerance of state sponsorship of terrorist organizations.

Re: Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman and Iranian to win Fields Medal, has died

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Post by _delirium »

mrkgnao wrote: post #11

I hope to study (non-inter-universal) Teichmueller theory some day, as a side quest on my own journey (which is vaguely directed in some sense toward number theory at present). It's the best way I can think of to honor her memory: to learn to appreciate the ideas that she devoted her life to understanding better. Here is a picture of her drawing on one of her vast sheets of paper. https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upl…

Interesting, I don't think I've run into another mathematician who sketches on large sheets of paper like that (not that that means there aren't any). I do know some architects who like to work that way, and it used to be common in engineering (rarer in recent years), but mathematicians seem to always be depicted working either in notebooks, on the backs of napkins, or on whiteboards/blackboards.
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