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Duping people was Donald’s trump card: Iranian-American author
Kolkata: For all the flak American President Donald Trump drew at a literary meet here on Wednesday, it was US-based Iranian author Firoozeh Dumas’ bruising brilliance that stood out when she underlined “duping people” as his “trump card”.Among the executive actions President Trump is set to dole out in the next few days is one where Dumas’ country of birth, Iran, stares down the barrel with six other Muslim countries deemed a “threat to national security” – namely Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Sudan and Somalia.
Dumas, who moved to US with her family when she was seven, chose late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s rhetoric to describe how the maverick former TV reality show figure “duped” people and rode on their fears to power.”There was a rumour going around in the Middle East during the Iranian revolution. If you look at the moon you could see Khomeini’s face. I was like what?” Dumas told a packed audience during a Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet session dwelling on how Trump defied pollsters to win the presidential polls.
“I feel people were duped. Trump has done a masterful job of truly duping people. About fear which they had a little bit, now he has already stoked the fire. The lack of critical thinking was the (reason behind it),” said Dumas, author of two bestselling memoirs about growing up as an Iranian immigrant in America, “Funny in Farsi” (Random House, 2003) and “Laughing Without an Accent” (Random House 2008).
In 1979, Khomeini and his agents appeared more than 400 times on foreign media, using it as a platform to gather support and get his message out.Khomeini had lived in Iraq, supported by the Ba’athist regime, as a tool against its archrival Iran. But suddenly for a man who had been out of Iran in exile for almost 30 years, the leader who overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran that year, took over the “leadership” of the revolution with the active participation and approval of leftist groups.
The two paragraphs above were earlier wrongly attributed to Dumas.”I have spent a lot of time in whole of America and literally the places I have visited I am the only Middle Easterner that these people have spoken with.”And one of the things I have discovered in going to these towns, often in the West belts, is that so many Americans have no concept of the Middle East.
“They have no concept of the history, no concept of our foreign policy in the Middle East. When I first came to America people were constantly asking me about camels, and it was a real let down for them when they found out we had a Chevrolet.”Dumas said the lack of critical scrutiny among the commoners egged Trump on.”So what happened with Trump is that he came in and played on people’s fears about the Middle East and that was a big part of his campaign.”There were a group of people who could not think critically about whatsoever he was saying. They bought it. They are so many people who blamed things on the Middle East that had nothing to do with the Middle East.”
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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