'Can't Destroy The Spirit': Iranian Math Professor Holds Algorithms Lesson From Ruins Of Bombed Classroom Amid War
Amidst the escalating war in Iran, a video has surfaced showing a Math professor holding a 'Randomized Algorithms' online class from a heavily damaged, rubble-strewn classroom of Sharif University that was attacked by American missiles on Monday.
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Tehran: Amidst the escalating war in Iran, a video has surfaced showing a Math professor holding a 'Randomized Algorithms' online class from a heavily damaged, rubble-strewn classroom of Sharif University that was attacked by American missiles on Monday.
The video showed Dr. Alireza Zarei sitting amidst ruins and imparting knowledge to students. A huge crack was seen on the wall behind the professor.
Further, huge slabs were seen lying on the desks and chairs in the room, with furniture also broken due to the impact of the strike.
‘Won’t Abandon This Place'
Amidst the chaos, the professor was seen dressed in a neat blue shirt, sitting perfectly straight before his laptop and working with unwavering focus, seemingly untouched by the extreme situation unfolding around him.
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The video of the teacher is symbolic to the resistance of the civilians of Iran amidst daily bombings and strikes from Israel and USA.
“I will not abandon this place; this is our university. They can demolish the building, but they cannot destroy its spirit,” Dr. Alireza Zarei said.
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The incident resonated deeply with netizens, one of whom said, "It breaks my heart watching this. I really hope the US and Israel administrations are prosecuted for all the war crimes they are committing." A teacher said, “As a teaching faculty in university, I can totally relate to this kind of situation. I sincerely hope that prosperity and peace will come to the Iranian people in the near future.”
Sharif University in Tehran is one of the leading scientific institutes of Iran and is often compared to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in USA.
Earlier, the Shahid Beheshti University, Iran University of Science, and Technology and Pasteur Institute were attacked by US airstrikes.
Iran War
The United States of America and Israel launched joint airstrikes on Iran on February 28 in a massive military operation, codenamed ‘Operation Epic Fury’ by the US and ‘Operation Roaring Lion’ by Israel. Iran retaliated and launched attacks on US military bases located in different countries in the Middle East, including the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Iran codenamed its retaliation 'Operation True Promise IV'.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said, “This operation against the positions of American-Zionist terrorists in the heart of the occupied territories and American terrorist bases began with massive explosions under the blessed code name 'Ya Hassan ibn Ali (peace be upon him)'.”