Abii
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false mate. Most Iranians outside the country moved out in the late 90s and 2000s actually. Iranians are liberal, whether they are practicing muslims or atheists. The Iranian regime wouldn't have half the opposition inside the country if it learned to respect this fact IMO. I'm not saying being Westernized is a positive. Absolutely not. The fact of the matter is that since the early 20th century till 1979, the Pahlavis were pushing Western way of life and ideals down the throat of people and to a large extent it got stuck. The fact that Iranians in general are more liberal than other people in the region also helped them.The ones you've seen are probably the ones who moved out after Shah of Iran period... Anyways, i wouldn't be surprised to see a few of them in their own country as generally there are every kinds of people.
btw according to a study I saw a few years ago, 3/5 of Iranian Americans consider themselves atheists, 1/5 agnostic and only 1/5 muslim!! I can't find the study now, but I honestly believe it. In our family, only my two grandmothers consider themselves muslims, the rest are all agnostic and atheists. I wish the Iranian regime would just tone down the shria law stuff. It would help their own cause. Right now it's only turning young people away from the religion.