Middle east iran president in ny campus row bbc news. Mahmoud ahmadinejad made a difference as the 6th president of iran but. Iranian president mahmud ahmadinejad delivered a speech and took questions from u. Ahmadinejads columbia speech stirs protest voice of. Columbia university president and onceharvard presidential candidate lee c. United nations, new york, sept 24 worthy news the following is the full text of iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad s speech delivered to the 65th annual meeting of united nations general assembly in new york on thursday. Ahmadinejad s speech at columbia university was repeated in geneva. Columbia president lee bollinger has some questions before introducing iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad as a speaker at the university, september 24 2007. Irans president mahmoud ahmadinejad addresses the 67th u.
His father, ahmad, was a grocer and barber, and was a religious shia who taught the quran. The speech lacked the characteristic columbia and world leaders forum branding that typically characterizes such events, perhaps because the university feared the potential such a visual connection between itself and ahmadinejad might have. Iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad spoke at columbia university today. General assembly in new york, i am here for the eighth time and to voice the divine and humanitarian message of his country. New york columbia university president lee bollinger confirmed plans to go forward with a speech by mahmoud ahmadinejad aimed at helping the progressive academic community better to understand their role in the global war on u. Columbia president bollinger introduces ahmadinejad youtube. Politicians from both parties have lined up to condemn the event. In a speech on june 2, 2008, the iranian presidential website quotes. The zionist regime is in a total dead end and, god willing, this desire will soon be. Group of columbia university students to dine with.
Iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad at columbia university monday 24 september 2007 fair use nonprofit, educational purposes in. His mother, khanom, was a sayyida, an honorific title given to those believed to be direct bloodline descendants of the islamic prophet muhammad. Iranian president and holocaust denier mahmoud ahmadinejad showed up at columbia university yesterday to give a speech. Ahmadinejad lectures at columbia university 25 sep 07 youtube. During his columbia speech, more than once, he said things to the effect that.
It has the highest level of participation in elections. Iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad questioned the official version of the sept. Ahmadinejad, at columbia, parries and puzzles the new. And bollinger can take out a full page in the nyt, just like did and make his points. One soundbyte tonight will be the strong words from columbia s president bollinger calling ahmadinejad a petty tyrant and cruel dictator and questioning irans treatment of women and gays. President ahmadinejad of iran is involved in heated exchanges during a speech at a new york university. Iranian president speaks at columbia university after blistering. Mahmoud ahmadinejad biography life, family, children.
As one of the more famous quotations about free speech goes, it is an experiment, as all life is an experiment. Watch reaction to ahmadinejad speaking at columbia university. The iranian president comments are those of his interpreter in english. Mr ahmadinejad was invited to columbia university to address its students at the universitys world leaders forum. Newt gingrich reacts to ahmadinejad s controversial speech. I highly commend jeremy hammond for his efforts in presenting the text of this speech by ahmadinejad s speech to the u. Mike wallace conducted an interview with iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad at his presidential compound in tehran. Mahmoud ahmadinejad was born on 28 october 1956 near garmsar, in the village of aradan, in semnan province. The following is the full text og presidents speech. Iranian president ahmadinejad speaks at columbia university.
Full transcript of ahmadinejad speech at columbia university. President ahmadinejad addresses students at columbia. September 26, 2007 ahmadinejad s real agenda by clarence page. Ahmadinejad, big man on campus the iranian leaders visit to columbia provoked outcry, support and a twist on free speech. Hundreds of students have gathered on the southeast lawn of the columbia university campus in morningside heights, where the university has set up a live telecast of the speech by president mahmoud ahmadinejad of iran, who is scheduled to speak shortly, at 1. The president is reciting verses from the holy koran in arabic. Full transcript of iranian president ahmadinejad speech at the united nations. Video and full transcript below iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad delivered a 34 minute speech to the united nations general assembly on wednesday morning. Iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad s speech at columbia university created a furor in new york city. The english version of the presidents official website.
Full transcript of ahmadinejads visit to columbia university. Realclearpolitics articles ahmadinejads real agenda. Yays and nays after ahmadinejads columbia speech the. Energy agency 22 feb 2007 report by the director general pdf version. Invited to participate in a debate at columbia university during his visit to new york city this week to address the united nations general assembly, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad engaged. Victoria cavaliere reports from voas new york bureau protests reverberated all the way to u.
Ahmadinejads official website omits columbia comment on. But inviting ahmadinejad to columbia is a form of speech too. Ahmadinejad, near as i can tell can broadcast any message he wants. President, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, i am grateful to the almighty god who granted me the opportunity to appear before. At the columbia university campus, those who supported ahmadinejad s appearance and the right to free speech were outnumbered and outshouted, reports cbs news national correspondent byron pitts. His depiction of irans 2009 crackdown on protests differs from the u. Invited to participate in a debate at columbia university during his visit to new york city this week to address the united nations general assembly, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. Mahmoud ahmadinejad mahmood ahmahdihneezhahd was born mahmoud saborjhian on october 28, 1956, the fourth son among seven children of a blacksmith in the town of aradan, iran, near the larger city of garmsar. Mahmoud ahmadinejad speech to columbia university 24.
Bollinger did academia and the cause of academic freedom proud this week. Part of me thinks it was a terrible idea for him to come and for columbia. Iranian leader, calling introductory remarks insulting. Mahmoud ahmadinejad has issued a number of statements claiming the holocaust as is commonly accepted is a myth, and a lie his words have been publicly repudiated by world leaders from many countries including the united states, the united kingdom, germany, france, and others, including iranian academics and expatriates in a speech given at the columbia university. Ahmadinejad left columbia after his speech before answering many questions posed to him, bollinger said. In a speech given at the columbia university on sep, 24, 2007, ahmadinejad stated that he.
It is a real shame that the representatives of many western nations walked out on what, in my estimation, was a fine speech. So the antisemite president of iran is coming to give a speech at columbia university. On the same trip, columbia university invited ahmadinejad to visit and. The presidency of mahmoud ahmadinejad consists of the 9th and 10th governments of the.
It received widespread attention in the mainstream media. Thursday during iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad s speech. Among the issues the addressed were the role of iran in the near and middle. I want to say, however, as forcefully as i can, that this is the right thing to do and, indeed, it is required by existing norms of free speech, the american university, and columbia. City room blogged on monday about the history of free speech at columbia, the ahmadinejad speech and the reaction of columbia students afterward. P resident ahmadinejad was greeted with laughter and cries of disbelief when he told students and staff at columbia university. Having mahmoud ahmadinejad speak at columbia university. Bollinger as he gave the stage to mahmoud ahmadinejad yesterday. The true novelty of mahmoud ahmadinejads appearance monday at columbia university did not, as many. You would need to have some undertstanding of shiism to kmow that what ahmadinejad has said, in the concluding paragraphs of his speech, is a statement that the time of the end of days has commenced and that the mahdi, the expected one, is now amongst us. Controversies of the former iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad included criticism after. Ahmadinejad at columbia opinion the harvard crimson. Watch iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejads address to u. I also heartily agree with his assessments of certain comments in the remarks he posted afterward.
Mahmoud ahmadinejad wikicu, the columbia university wiki. Asre iran released the full text version of ahmadinejad s speech at durban ii summit in geneva. The metropolitan transportation authority is considering two different plans for raising subway and bus fares early next year. A group of columbia university students will have dinner with iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad next week in midtown. Yays and nays after ahmadinejad s columbia speech bollinger remarks seemed to echo larger than the iranian presidents, leaving some to wonder why the university invited him in. Iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad at columbia university monday 24 september 2007 fair use nonprofit, educational purposes in the public interest. Protesters interrupted the conference before mr ahmadinejad could start his speech. Some people, like diplomats have no choice but to talk to everyone. Mahmoud ahmadinejad speaking at columbia university. Ahmadinejad at columbia, offpeak transit fares, magna. Monique dols is a student in the school of general studies and employee. Having mahmoud ahmadinejad speak at columbia university is required by existing norms of free speech, says lee c.
Candidates speak out on ahmadinejad visit cbs news. Mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president of iran, visited the prestigous columbia university in new york and gave a speech concerning the. Full transcript of iranian president ahmadinejad speech at. Some of the same people who opposed iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad s visit to columbia university usually. Guest post by drj as i began writing this, irans president ahmadinejad was speaking at new yorks columbia university. Ravanbakhsh also said ahmadinejad s speech and the insolent reactions to it resembled the speech of then president. Ahmadinejad s speech at columbia university full text from the washington post ahmadinejad through translator. Mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president of iran, aired those and other bewildering thoughts in a twohour verbal contest at columbia university yesterday, providing some ammunition to people who said. There are many truths in ahmadinejad,s speech especially about the right of palestinian people and that they should not be punished for the holocaust. Speech what afflicts humanity today is certainly not compatible with human dignity. In the name of god, the compassionate, the merciful. Columbia university s belief in free speech does not extend to. Here s the text of the speech by columbia university president lee c. Senator obama, who has pledged to meet with the president of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad, during his first year in office if elected president, said today that inviting the leader to speak at columbia university is not a choice i would have made.