Ari Siletz

My take

I tend to agree with oktaby/vildemose on this

These acts, in my opinion, are not motivated by religion at all only by a sense of humanity and what is right and what is wrong. In fact, I believe religion is often the source of much animosity and hatred between people.

Mehrdad

To attribute these acts of

To attribute these acts of humanity to Islam or other religions is a stretch in my opinion and not supported by historic facts and legacy of religious practice and behavior, minus some exceptions

Excellent point.

thanx

Ari khan for the great story .

and other link posted by Ms. Rusta were fascinating too, I'll be intersted to know more about the Roman's incidence since I was there back then.  Maziar

My pleasure Niloufar jaan

Actually I know of a similar case of another brave  Iranian diplomat/translator who was locally employed by the Iranian embassy in Rome in 1940's and saved many people (Jewish Iranians and Italians) from under the clutches of the then fascist government of Italy but unfortunately I can't remember his name. All I know is that he might have been a Bahai and was in the employ of the embassy until about the Islamic revolution when one day his lifeless body was discoverd on the railroads of a major station in Rome.

Perhaps one of the readers may know more and be able to shed some light on the life and identity of this humane and heroic life saver Iranian.

FR

They saved

Jews because they were decent humans. The next door neigbor of these saviors will have likely done the opposite (and generally did). One could even argue that many Jews, having suffered what they did, seem oblivious and indifferent to much suffering around the world and do their share of inflicting it.

To attribute these acts of humanity to Islam or other religions is a stretch in my opinion and not supported by historic facts and legacy of religious practice and behavior, minus some exceptions.

Turks also saved thousands during Vichy government between 1940-44 despite wishes of their government //www.eurojewcong.org/ejc/news.php?id_article...

"..Recent findings of many contemporaneous documents
from the NARA, Library of Congress, and the FDR Presidential
library archives attest to the fact that the intervention in behalf of
French Jews with Turkish origins was not the policy of the Government of
Turkey at all. Rather, it was the determined undertaking of members of
the Turkish diplomatic corps who acted on their own against the extant
policy of their own government and that of the US and the UK.  These men
of conscience risked their careers and often their lives finding no
support among their diplomatic peers representing western countries
including those in the US legation. With their deeds these diplomats
risked the wrath and ire of their own government as well as Germany and
Vichy France."``

OKtaby

What a great act of humanity

Thanks for posting.

There will always be good Muslims...

There will always be good Muslims...

farah jaan

what a fascinating character! many thanks for sharing the link :)

Perfect.

Although Islam is incapable of such acts, as seen in Iran.  I think the people saved people.  Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Zoroastiranism.  All are the root cause of these problems.  If there were no religions, then we would have no jews or mulims to kill each other.  We are all human beings living on this one planet we have. 

great find Ari

thanks for posting

Not to forget our own Wallenberg!

Abdol Hossein Sardari (Iranian diplomat) saved many Iranian and non-Iranian Jews in Paris after the Nazis occupation of France in 1940.

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdol-Hossein_Sardari#cite_note-2

FR

آری جون

 این بهترین بلاگیه که من تو این دو سه روز دیدم :)

آفرین ... !

Great post and an eye opening for many

Mehrdad