Astounding degree of courage and an example for all.
Scroll down to 3:09 pm time stamp.
“I will participate in the demonstrations tomorrow. Maybe they will turn violent. Maybe I will be one of the people who is going to get killed. I’m listening to all my favorite music. I even want to dance to a few songs. I always wanted to have very narrow eyebrows. Yes, maybe I will go to the salon before I go tomorrow! There are a few great movie scenes that I also have to see. I should drop by the library, too. It’s worth to read the poems of Forough and Shamloo again. All family pictures have to be reviewed, too. I have to call my friends as well to say goodbye. All I have are two bookshelves which I told my family who should receive them. I’m two units away from getting my bachelors degree but who cares about that. My mind is very chaotic. I wrote these random sentences for the next generation so they know we were not just emotional and under peer pressure. So they know that we did everything we could to create a better future for them. So they know that our ancestors surrendered to Arabs and Mongols but did not surrender to despotism. This note is dedicated to tomorrow’s children…”



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Thanks for posting this letter ; a great read.
Thanks for sharing this moving letter. May what has been ignited in Iran light the world.
Andrew Sullivan who is covering this story extensively posted this comment from an anonymous writer who passed on this quote from today’s prayers with the Ayatollah Khameini.
The Coming Crackdown
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com
” Google and Facebook both introduced Farsi translation tools on their websites Friday, saying the move was designed to help Iranians communicate with the outside world. “
http://www.topnews.in/business…..ology-news
I’m very impressed with Twitter, Google and Facebook for doing what they have done this week.
thanks. rec. MM
we are reminded of the deeply embedded cultural component of their poetry in these moving messages.
Rachel introduced the concept of their ‘pinging’ one another with cries of Allahu Akbar! from their rooftops and balconies. It was initially used by Rafsanjhani, Khameni, Mousavi, et al during the 79 Revolution.
currently front paged at HuffPo, Big Orange, and probably Sullivan’s place:
the heartbreakingly poignant: This Is Iran
note: have the volume Up when you click Play
Let’s hope for the best. It’s been a stunning week for history.