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Like many other Iranians, Kashani became politically mobilized by the Iranian Revolution. he blames the fall of the Shah on the kind "of people who think they're improving a country--with new values, liberal values--and end up ruining a country." One member of the IRC who had spoken extensively with Kashani about his views declared "he's afraid of revolutions." Dean of Students Archie C. Epps concurs, saying, "His conservativism is enforced by the fact that his family is from Iran, and is a reflection of recapturing the glory of Iran. These are conservatives whose ideas are rooted...
Outside of the campus, Kashani has done some "very minor volunteer work" for political campaigns. Even though he is attending Harvard Law next year, he is unsure about whether he will engage in any political action in the future: "I have to see that when I get there. I don't think there's as much activity at the Law School as with undergraduates." Kashani's politics are one of response, not initiation, attempting to balance the the debate rather than further the cause in a concrete manner, he says...
...classroom, where Kashani often appears in a three piece suit and sports a black leather attache case, he is a whirlwind, majoring in economics and chemistry. He took Chem 20 in his freshman year, five courses a semester from then on, and wrote a magna plus thesis on the chemical industry of Saudi Arabia...
Though few people agree with Kashani, everyone respects his mind and his energy. "I think Saied has been the only person on the right at harvard good at finding ways of dealing with the left, and the only one effective at attacking the left in the headlines," says Grossman from the left. "Saied should be criticized for his beliefs, but not for his being irrational," says Lagon on the right. "I have great respect for Saied, but I'm glad I'm not doing what...