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| Iran Dissident Gives Speech: W Inst for Near East Policy |
| 2022-11-23 |
| [WashingtonInstitute] Alinejad: I have to say that the revolution—a historical revolution—is taking place in Iran, which is being led by women but supported by men. For years and years, I have been warning about the dangers of morality police and the hijab laws, but the brutal death of Mahsa Amini, a twenty-year-old Kurdish woman, created huge anger because she was not part of a civil disobedience protest; she was not even unveiled. She was just wearing an "inappropriate" hijab. Can you believe that? All you women here, you paid a lot of attention to your hair to make yourself look beautiful before coming here, no? For such a simple thing, in Iran, women are getting killed. That is what is happening in Iran right now, it is a revolution. Yes, it started because of protesting against compulsory hijab laws and protesting against the brutal death of Mahsa Amini, but it is all about getting rid of a gender apartheid regime. The compulsory hijab is not just a small piece of cloth when it is in the hands of the Islamic Republic or the Taliban or ISIS—it is one of the most visible symbols of oppression and the main pillar of religious dictatorship. So that is why the Iranian people are getting killed every day: they made up their mind, and they are taking back to the streets every single day to end such a barbaric regime. This is all I can say to you. More than 300 people have been killed and 15,000 have been arrested. Schoolgirls are in prison. Teenagers are in prison. But the more people that the Iranian regime kills, the more people are determined to end this regime. This is just the beginning of the end, the end of one of the most dangerous regimes, which is called "Islamic Republic." You know, I have to say this. Jews and Iranians are historical friends. Jews came to Iran thousands of years before Islam came to Iran. We have common friends, the great Kourosh Kabir, the great Cyrus. We are all fighting for the same goal. We want to have a country where Bahai, Jews, minorities, men, women, Kurds, Turks, Baluch, and everyone has dignity and freedom. That is what is happening in Iran right now.... |
| Posted by:Lord Garth |
| #1 The mullahs can kill a lot more to stay in power |
| Posted by: Daffy Grumble8611 2022-11-23 04:41 |