Hi Jadi,
I came across this news item on BBC news channel, about the iranian brain drain.
Do you also consider living or studying in another country...?
Best,
Eva
And I think today is the best day to answer this question cause yesterday once brave reporter asked a same question from our president Ahmadi-Nejad. Ahmadinejad answered This brain drain is not true cause I am here ! I am one of the intellectulas of the country and I am an professor and I AM STILL IN IRAN; so there is no brain drain ! Poor man.
My answer is: Yes, there is a HUGE brain drain in Iran. Some say more than 90% percent of our international winners of scientific olympiads had left the country and I know at least 10 of my best friends who are living abroad for a better life. Those are most educated and intellectual Iranians.
But what about myself? I think I have to do my best in the world. It is good to help others and this is the most joy in life. So I try to be at the place in which I can do best. I have born in Iran and raised here; so I know the culture, the language, the people and the problems. I am more useful here. Specially these days, we have to be in our country to courage other people. Everybody is leaving the country so we have to stay here to show to others that BEING HERE AND WORKING IS POSSIBLE. You hear "nothing can be done", if I leave my country other people will say "another one left this poor country, I hope my turn will come soon". So I am not going to be another PROOF for this "nothing can be done". I am here, doing something and I am sure that one day I will be able to say "Those days I did'nt left the coutry. I stayed and did my best".
For sure if I feel that leaving the country will be more helpful to others I will leave but nowadays Leila (my wife) and I must be here to show that "working is possible".
