Neda: An Angel of Freedom
Submitted by Amil Imani on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 07:06
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I am so restless, I cannot cease thinking! It seems like the world we live in reveals to us incessantly, at certain moments or in certain circumstances, just how little we are and how vast the universe is. This world of ours is a very complex world. The world we live in is a world of many brutal voices. It is a world of heavy blows and delirious trances, but it is the only world that we know.
Like millions of people around the world, the tragic death of Neda has affected me tremendously. I felt a temptation to scream and run to the end of the world and say my prayers with unusual earnestness and a heavy heart. I felt like screaming for the overflowing flood of human blood. I felt like screaming for the weary eyes and innocent moans of the victims of Iranian revolution. I felt apprehensive, anxious, and fearful. And now, as I take up my pen, my hand trembles and my head swims with horror and disbelief at the magnitude of the human devastation.
What's in a name? Sometimes a name seems void of any meaning and sometimes a name embodies profound meaning, mysterious and even prophetic. Your name, our beloved Neda, the martyr daughter of Iran, literally means Divine Call, or Divine Summons, in Persian.
Dear Neda, when on the blessed day of your birth your parents hugged you joyously and named you Neda, they could hardly envision that you would be slaughtered in the prime of your life by a bullet of savage Islamists as you peacefully marched along with throngs of other Iranians seeking nothing more than what is your God-given right-the right to liberty and dignity.
Dear Neda, on the dreadful day that the bullet of a henchman of tyranny pierced your young heart, you collapsed on the pavement, gasped for air as your crimson blood painted the black asphalt. Your father tried desperately to revive you. He kept frantically telling you not to be afraid, not to be afraid. He was witnessing the death of his little girl and all he could do was to breathe encouragement in a vain hope of keeping you alive.
Our great Zoroaster, the luminous ancient prophet of Persia, spoke of the ongoing battle between the forces of good under Ahuramazda-God, and the forces of evil directed by Ahriman -- Satan. Zoroaster warned us not to fall for the enticements or be disheartened by the atrocities of the forces of Ahriman. He further informed us that evil can be recognized by the deeds of its people; people who would oppose the precepts of Ahuramazda. The turbaned murderers cloaked in the robe of religion are wolves in sheep's attire. They are indeed the agents of death (Ahriman).
But you, dear Neda, are a champion of the work of Ahuramazda. You have been destined for a great mission that required you to wing away from the loving bosom of your family into the eternal embrace of Mother Iran.
Dear Neda-O, Divine Call-O, Divine Summons-we mourn your death, yet we honor your call and summons:
A call and summons to follow in your footsteps with iron resolve.
A call and summons for the complete emancipation of millions of women, as well as men, who are suffering under the yoke of Islamic savagery.
Dear Neda, the meaning and mystery of your name was revealed to us on the dreadful day of your slaughter. You are to shine forever as a beacon of hope and a source of inspiration to all who struggle for justice, equality, and liberty.
Dear Neda, your departure broke our hearts. Yet, by your untimely tragic death, you steeled our resolve to carry on with your mission.
Dear Neda, this is our covenant with you. We will never give up. We will pay any price and make any sacrifice to achieve the mission you have entrusted into our hands.
Dear Neda, as you have joined the rarefied ranks of the immortals, I am moved to share with you a poem composed in the honor of another young Iranian heroine by the name of Mona.
Oh, you earthly angels!
You immigrating birds,
Whose only adornment
Is a bed of white feathers!
The innocent children of Iran,
Are wearing your white glowing robe,
And have left the memories of life,
To others!
I see the poor black swallows,
Flying over the ruins of our city!
I see overflowing pain,
Intertwined,
With the hearts of every human being on earth!
My heart stops palpitating!
My breath starts to dry up!
My faith simply fades away,
And my bed falls silent.
Fly, little angel! Fly!
The wake of your wings brings new breath to our people!
Well written, I highly
Well written, I highly respect the integrity of anybody that is steadfast in the fight against the supression of freedom, while some chose to hide behind the fake comfort of some religious illusion, some are out to speak the truth, while some are behind any evil dictator with a crazy agenda, girls like Neda died to defend everybody's human right, she will remain with us, she has attained immortality and represents the courage and zeal to live a life which is free of Dogmatism.
The current regime will not
The current regime will not hesitate to kill as many people they want, best is intelligent persians to do mass exodus. Take all your money, degree etc and go to western or countries like India. Those who have their sons and daughters marry them outside the country and do a exodus outside.
Let fools live in the country and with decrease in oil, there will going to be cat and dog fight within the present regime.
All persians outside iran, first of all get out of Islam and then make a strong community, as these will be the seeds to plant a new and better civilization when Islam will collapse with its shortcommings. Just hope the oil drys out or some invention to use alternate energy comes up quickly.
Yeah, may the day come when
Yeah, may the day come when the madness of this religion will be fully uncovered, I am glad to be alive and witnessing this kind of protest against misplaced leaderships such as that of the Iranian supreme leader, I saw one of the protesters holding a banner saying "we want democracy" this means that the girl holding the banner prefers democracy to the Islamic rule, great, two thumps up!
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
Neda was only 26 year old. I
Neda was only 26 year old.
I am also 26 year old and am proud that youngsters of my generation won't sit quiet and watch things happen. The young, educated and liberal Iranians shouldn't give up and should remember that its their nation which gave the world's first charter of human rights.
I don't know about the Indian government but the people of India are definately with Iranians. Indians gave refuge to Iranians when Islam conquered Iran and even today we Indians are with you.
God bless her soul!!!
Long live Iran!
Jai Hind!
Perhaps the uprising after
Perhaps the uprising after the rigged elections at least showed us that the Iranian people themselves are getting ever readier for freedom and democracy. Because for democracy to take hold it seems to be needed that there are enough well educated, rational thinking, well informed and politically interested people.
And the Iranian government at least understood that Iran had to have reasonably good education, also for women. Who now form 66 % of college students, I heard. Something some members of the Majlis were concerned about, by the way. I suppose it is also understood in Iran that a "dumb mother tends to raise a dumb son" in a manner of speaking.
My hope and comfort it is that this process will go on. Also it is that everywhere it's the governments that tend to become ever more impopular, because they get blamed for everything that goes wrong. And when a government is so tightly connected with Islam as in Iran, then Islam in that country also gets ever more impopular. And this seems to be happening too, in Iran. I noticed that Anil Imani spoke about Zoroaster and I heard that many Muslims convert to either Zoroastrism, Christianity or Atheism, despite anti-apostasy-laws.
So; which side will "eat" the other side in the 21st century? Will the well-educated, rational, well-informed, interested, democratic side "eat" the ignorant, irrational, disinterested, dictatorial-minded and subservient part of mankind or vice versa?
For the latter scenario speaks the frustrating fact that precisely the subservient ignorant women, married to ignorant, irrational, disinterested men tend to get the most children. Therefore it seems imperative to me to strive for good education and career-possibilities for as many women worldwide as we can.
Killing all dissidents and
Killing all dissidents and critics. They are just following their prophet.
I believe she was hit by a
I believe she was hit by a stray bullet. Most valid accounts claim she was on the sidelines chatting with her professor, and was not advocating for either side.
It is a tragedy, much as Kent State was a tragedy.
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