TEHRAN (Iran News) He was born on September 12, 1943, in Colombo, Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon). In 1954 he migrated to England, and then in 1962 moved to Canada, where he became a Canadian citizen. He began his career with poetry and published his first collection of poems in 1967. Gradually, he moved toward novel writing, though poetry has always remained present in his works. He is one of the main members of the group of writers known as the “Toronto School,” which had a major influence on postmodern Canadian literature.

His most famous work is the novel The English Patient, published in 1992, which in the same year won the prestigious Booker Prize. In 1996 it was adapted into a successful film by Anthony Minghella, which won 9 Academy Awards. This book has also been published in Iran under its true title, The English Patient.

The central themes of the novel revolve around four aspects: Love and loss, Identity and national belonging, The impact of war on human beings, and Memories of the past.

The psychological dimensions of the characters in this book are adapted by the author to their environmental circumstances, and the causes of their inclination toward betrayal of their fellow human beings are explained. This same type of psychological–behavioral tendency had always been the basis of MI6 operations in Iran even before the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

It should be mentioned that the “manufacturing of traitors” by this intelligence service began throughout the region with Britain’s control of the East India Company — and it has continued for almost 200 years.

After World War I, Britain’s looting and colonialism across the world became increasingly troubling for the newly rising power of the United States. Perhaps the most sensitive president of the U.S. in this regard was Thomas Woodrow Wilson (Democrat). His sensitivity led to interference in the political affairs of other countries by inciting people to form organizations against British interests, namely “the National Front.”

In response, Britain resorted to deception. As Mahmoud Mahmoud points out in The History of Iran–Britain Relations, in order to maintain its influence in various countries, Britain established neocolonialism — replacing the presence of its own blue-eyed officials with locally trained and subservient individuals. This was done solely to deprive the rising United States of any pretext to accuse Britain of colonialism.

Those who join Britain’s circle of alliance generally have a few characteristics:

Religious Weakness: Either they have no religious beliefs at all, or they show weakness in this domain.

Lack of National Identity and Patriotism: They do not feel true loyalty to their homeland.

Moral/sexual vulnerability: They are weak in sexual matters and, as the saying goes, provide “leverage” (Leverage or ammo) for the enemy.

Economic Insecurity: They lack financial self-confidence, so either they depend on foreigners and become paid agents, or they fall into corruption — and this corruption becomes another source of leverage for the enemy.

In The English Patient, such individuals are always searching for a “sugar daddy” or some kind of external figure to rely on.

To avoid prolonging this article, let me summarize: The root of treachery lies within the individuals themselves, but foreign intelligence services manage to exploit these weaknesses and successfully turn them into traitors against the interests of their own nation.

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Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks on the 27th day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Tuesday in an address to a group of university students and campaigners of student movements.

“Student activities should not polarize the student community and the country. Polarization is the will of the enemy. Students’ demands must be accompanied by realism and providing scientific and practical solutions,” the Leader said.

Ayatollah Khamenei dismissed the idea that any dismay about the resolution of the country’s problems has an internal origin, saying it is the enemy’s strategy to make the Iranian nation feel disappointed about itself.

“Hardships do not demoralize a motivated young student. He studies and fights to solve problems,” he said.

Emphasizing that “everyone should be up-to-date in getting to know the enemy’s plan and strategy,” the Leader said, “Whether we understand it or not, the enemy is constantly working against the ‘righteous front’ by spending money and resources.”

The Leader also said the ill-wishing media insist that the Iranian nation has turned away from religious beliefs and revolutionary ideals, but this year’s Laylat al-Qadr, which marks the night when the Holy Qur’an was revealed to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), and international Quds Day were more vibrant than last year.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution called making Iranians pessimistic about themselves is the enemy’s updated strategy, while giving examples of this strategy, added that the correct response by the pious, resistant and knowledgeable young people to these measures is to study and fight to resolve the problems.

Another example of inducing pessimism that Imam Khamenei pointed to was the insistence of malicious foreign media on suggesting that the Iranian people have turned away from their religious beliefs and revolutionary sentiments. He said these insinuations are made while this year’s Qadr Night gatherings were livelier than last year, and the crowd was denser than last year on Quds Day, and the turnout at 22nd of Bahman celebrations were twice of last year. Nevertheless, he went on, they still place their perverse temptations in others’ way.

Responding to a question about the possibility of holding referendums on the country’s issues, the Leader said, “Is it possible to hold referendums on various issues in the country? Where in the world do they do this? Do all the people who have to participate in the referendum have the ability to analyze that issue?”

Ayatollah Khamenei called on the Iranian youths to resolutely follow the path of the Islamic Revolution and Islam while keeping hope and rationality alive, and warned, “Enemies hold a grudge against the Iranian youths” as they are afraid of the Iranian young generation’s presence, work and motivation.

The Leader further pointed to the existence of defects and problems in the country and said: “My expectations and demands from the authorities to eliminate the defects are more than yours, but at the same time, we see that the country is progressing, thank God, and there are hundreds of thousands of young, pious, motivated and innovative people in it who did not exist before.”

“The Iranian youth is the target of intense hatred of the enemies, and all our youths should know this fact,” he said.

Expounding on the reason behind the spitefulness of the Arrogant Powers and the Zionist cartels dominating America and Europe toward the Iranian youths, Ayatollah Khamenei said: “The Zionist cartels that dominate the US and Europe clearly hate the Islamic Republic’s officials and will tear them apart if they can get ahold of them. But they hate the Iranian youth even more. Why?  Because officials cannot do anything without the youth and their motivation.”

He also mentioned the young believers who were martyred after shining brightly in different fields such as management, military and science, adding, “That luminous streak still continues, and in your contemporary period, the martyrs Hojaji, Sadrzadeh, Aliverdi and Ajamian, and today, the many responsible Iranian youths, are the driving force of the country.

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In a message to the fifty-third meeting of the Union of University Students Islamic Associations in Europe, Ayatollah Khamenei stressed: It is a jihad in the path of Allah for Iranian students —anywhere in the world—who join the movement of contributing to the development of the country, moving it towards independence from foreigners.

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Deputy Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami said that IRGC will make its utmost effort to solve current problems facing people the country.

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