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Neda Agha Soltan
THE TIMES: Neda Soltan was not political. She did not vote in the Iranian presidential election on June 12. The young student was appalled, however, by the way that the regime shamelessly rigged the result and reinstalled Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Ignoring the pleas of her family, she went with her music teacher eight days later to join a huge opposition demonstration in Tehran.
“Even if a bullet goes through my heart it’s not important,” she told Caspian Makan, her fiancé. “What we’re fighting for is more important. When it comes to taking our stolen rights back we should not hesitate. Everyone is responsible. Each person leaves a footprint in this world.”
Ms Soltan, 26, had no idea just how big a footprint she would leave. Hours after leaving home, she was indeed shot, by a government militiaman, as she and other demonstrators chanted: “Death to the dictator.”
Arash Hejazi, a doctor standing near by, remembers her looking down in surprise as blood gushed from her chest. She collapsed. More blood spewed from her mouth. As she lay dying on the pavement, her life ebbing out of her, “I felt she was trying to ask a question. Why?” said Dr Hejazi, who tried to save her life. Why had an election that generated so much excitement ended with a government that claims to champion the highest moral values, the finest Islamic principles, butchering its own youth? >>>
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TIME's 2009 person of the year
by Shahriar on Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:19 AM PSTIt is important to be accurate. News must be accurate to stay credible.
TIME's 2009 person of the year is Ben Bernanke //www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article...
The magazine that is famous for its "person of the year" is called "TIME" and is in partnership with CNN.
"Times Online" is out of UK and is in affiliation with "The Times" and "The Sunday Times" out of UK and has no relationship with "TIME" magazine.
well done the times
by Niloufar Parsi on Sat Dec 26, 2009 06:32 AM PSTNeda's image will always be with us
ندا از آن ما
ahosseiniSat Dec 26, 2009 06:27 AM PST
ندا از آن ما بود
تو قلب تودها بود
دین ندای محبوب
از سیاست جدا بود
...
واسه هر آزاده زن
یک صدای رسا بود
نوشت با خون خود
که واقعا ندا بود
...
Neda's parents
by Fouzul Bashi on Sat Dec 26, 2009 05:02 AM PSTThanks for the link, Sadra. May Neda's parents find some peace. It seems from what they are saying that Neda like millions of others attended marches. What her fiance is quoting her to have said is not very plausible. I know of many who have attended these marches, who are brave and dedicated to the cause of democracy in Iran, some of whom diehard political activists. I know of NO-ONE who would utter these words that Neda's fiance is claiming she has uttered. They are over the top and over-dramatizing. Like Sadra, I would go with the dignified witness of Neda's parents who are grieving their daughter and are not seeking anything but a truthful mourning and remembrance of her.
Listen to Neda's parents
by Sadra on Fri Dec 25, 2009 09:42 PM PSTCaspian Makan was arrested and imprisoned for more than two months after Neda's death, because he dared to talk about her murder. Her parents kept quiet for several months but finally talked about Neda's beliefs and her senseless murder a couple of weeks ago. Maybe what they have quoted from her has been embellished, but listen to her parents tell the story and they say that she did have strong political convictions and that she had attended all the protests because she believed in them. Between Islamic Republic lies and what I read in western sources, I would go with what her parents had to say.
//iranian.com/main/2009/dec/ali-agha-solt...
Caspian Makan چاخان یا فرصت طلب؟
Nader VanakiFri Dec 25, 2009 05:23 PM PST
“Even if a bullet goes
by Fatollah on Fri Dec 25, 2009 04:16 PM PST“Even if a bullet goes through my heart it’s not important,” she told Caspian Makan, her fiancé. “What we’re fighting for is more important. When it comes to taking our stolen rights back we should not hesitate. Everyone is responsible. Each person leaves a footprint in this world.”
I am sorry, and I doubt she ever uttered those words, BUT ...
بر سر تربت ما چون گذري همت خواه
كه زيارتگه رندان جهان خواهد بود
-F