My country is a place of various ethnicities with a variety of cultures. Convergence and peaceful coexistence of the ethnicities residing in this land is the fundamental advantage and characteristic of Iran in the region. In light of the above, ethnicity, race etc doesn’t eventuate in superiority or privileges. Consequently, discriminatory approach has no effect on the laws, regulations or the existing policy-making processes of the country. Under the existing laws, all students irrespective of their race, language, ethnicity and nationality are equally entitled to educational facilities in the country. In this respect the Islamic Reublic of Iran's Constitution stipulates that the government is obliged to provide free educational facilities for the whole nation until the end of the secondary school and extend free higher education to the extent that the country meets its own needs. In view of the principles of the Constitution of I.R. Iran (Article 30) which ensures equal access for all to education, all the decisions are based on the principles of equality and justice. In this regard Ministry of Education is responsible for eradication of illiteracy through formal and informal means for expansion of basic education through involvement of community in order to prepare and pave the way for development and promotion of human rights of all Iranians. It is worth mentioning that two decades of successful experiences by Iranian Literacy Movement which is considered as a governmental

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