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The role of Iranian women in the current protests - 6/25/2009 4:38:55 PM

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One major difference between the Iranian Revolution in the late '70s and now is the number of women out on the streets actively protesting. Is this a sign of modernization, open rebellion, freedom?

"Iranian women stand up in defiance, flout rules"

updated 2:37 p.m. EDT, Tue June 23, 2009

"But it's the woman known as Neda who has become the symbol of women on the front line that has galvanized opponents of the Iranian regime. In a widely circulated video, Neda is seen in the middle of protests over the weekend. She is shot and drops to the ground. Blood runs from the side of her mouth as a few people, including her music professor traveling with her, press on her chest and shout her name. One pleads, "Do not be afraid." The camera closes in on her face as her eyes roll back and are still.

Karim Sadjadpour, an associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said the image of Neda and other women at the protests showed the difference from the 1979 revolution. "The iconic pictures from the revolution 30 years ago were bearded men. This shows the new face of Iran -- the young women who are the vanguards of Iran."

Abbas Milani, the director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University, agreed that Neda was becoming a symbol for all the women who have become involved in the turmoil that has followed the disputed election. "She will become the image of this brutality and the role -- the truly significant role -- that women have played in fighting this regime. I think that women are the unsung heroes of the last few years. They are the ones who began chipping away the absolute authority of the mullahs.""

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/23/iran.women/index.html

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RE: The role of Iranian women in the current protests - 6/25/2009 4:47:22 PM

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Even if the current leadership dont want change, the people do. Sooner or later it will happen.

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RE: The role of Iranian women in the current protests - 6/25/2009 6:31:37 PM

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And from what I heard on tv, Neda was buried the day she was killed because the regime didn't want her to be labeled a martyr. Again, I heard on the tv that the number of educated Iranian women outweighs men. Maybe its that education, and their own realization of "Yes, we can.",that provokes them to want more than the life Iran affords them. Alas, its the freedom for the people that the Iran regime does not want to grant. And the freedom they need to fight for. For us, or any other country to offer anymore than our sympathy to them and voicing disapproval of the regime's reaction will give the regime ammunition to accuse the world (the US, as it is now) for meddling, which will keep the Iranian people depressed as its used as an excuse for the Iranians peoples protests. So I do believe its their fight. And I do believe it's going to be a hard one, but I hope sincerely they win.

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RE: The role of Iranian women in the current protests - 6/25/2009 7:01:11 PM

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Now here's a woman in Iran with guts:

Gutsy Iranian woman

(Yeah, it's photoshopped....but has some real sentiment!)

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RE: The role of Iranian women in the current protests - 6/26/2009 6:03:07 AM

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LOL...love that link, Crush.

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RE: The role of Iranian women in the current protests - 6/26/2009 1:39:29 PM

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Its not that the people in power don't want change, it is simply they don't want to lose the power they have, they are in effect, looking out for themselves and will use their power to maintain their position.

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RE: The role of Iranian women in the current protests - 6/26/2009 2:00:28 PM

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Right. They don't want the kind of change that the people do. This has gone beyond the elections of Iran, but it was the elections that made the people question their regime. The great powers that be over there don't seem to ready to convince their people of anything. Just insist. Insist and make accusation of what America is doing to foil them (which once more, makes me question the change they want.) We operate differently than them (thankfully). But for the people over there who do want to operate like we do, I still do hope they succeed in their movement.

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RE: The role of Iranian women in the current protests - 6/26/2009 5:44:07 PM

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But for the people over there who do want to operate like we do, I still do hope they succeed in their movement.

I certainly don't. I hope they end up with something a hell of a lot better than what 'we' have.

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RE: The role of Iranian women in the current protests - 6/26/2009 5:56:54 PM

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But for the people over there who do want to operate like we do, I still do hope they succeed in their movement.

I certainly don't. I hope they end up with something a hell of a lot better than what 'we' have.

LOL...touche`!!

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RE: The role of Iranian women in the current protests - 6/27/2009 3:11:50 AM

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I certainly don't. I hope they end up with something a hell of a lot better than what 'we' have.

What's this I hear? Yet another whine about the big bad USA?

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RE: The role of Iranian women in the current protests - 6/27/2009 3:53:05 AM

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A the very least, if women have anything to say about things, Iran may end up with a 5 Party or 7 Party system instead of a rigged 2 party system.

Which we could call a Bi Polar system with o difficulty, the way it behaves.

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