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July.08.2008
18 Tir, July 9 1999 (Students protest) with Mr. Tajzadeh (2nd part)
My dear friend, Mr. Tajzadeh, on the threshold of 18 Tir, July 9th, has answered to some questions on that bitter event and has sent them specifically for the readers of Webnevesht. Today we review the second part of it:
3. Is this event important enough that every year, on its anniversary, it should be remembered? and does it need to become a turning point in the students movement?
The answer is yes; we had not witnessed such brutal and irrational attack to the students from the time Tehran University was established. This attack was so sorrowful that whoever entered dormitory on the first days and noticed the signs of beating up, got very impressed and cried and could not believe that in the Islamic republic of Iran one could have made such a savage attack to students throwing, some of them who were sleeping from the second floor to the yard and injuring many students and the day after that a hidden but known movement killed Ezzat Ebrahim Nejad and later those who had ordered and had executed were acquitted and after a while the claimant and defendant changed their roles. In this situation, the commemoration is required.
4. Why did this event happen?
Different analyses are provided in this section. To me it seems that those who were looking for power wanted to kill two birds with one stone. Based on their analysis, the press and the university were the two wings of reformism that had to be crushed down at any cost so that reformism would fall down and it would be easy to suppress it. Therefore, by unjustifiable ban on Salam newspaper and inhuman attack to students of the dormitory of Tehran University, they created an atmosphere that indifference would govern the universities so that if press were banned in groups based on the law related to the corrupt men, no one could protest. Mr Saffar Harandi, the present minister of Guidance, who was the deputy of Mr. Hossein Shariat Madar at that time, wrote in an article after group closure of the press that "we closed the newspapers and nothing happened" and he concluded that "these newspapers did not enjoy people's support". From the viewpoint of the Guidance minister of Ahmadi Nejad government, the circulation and effectiveness of the press in the public opinion was not the sign of their social basis but non-demonstration by people shows that people did not support those press and people did not disagree with group closure of press. In my opinion Salam newspaper and Tehran University, as the signs of free press and independent university, were combated so that other newspapers and universities care about what they do.
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July.07.2008
18 Tir, July 9 1999 (Students protest) with Mr. Tajzadeh (1st part)
My good friend, Mr. Tajzadeh, has answered some questions on that bitter event on the threshold of July 9th and as a guest he has sent the replies exclusively for the readers of Webnevesht. I wish to thank Mostafa and let's review the first part of the questions and answers.
To me it seems that the most important questions and answers on the event of July 8th are as follows:
1) Was the gathering of students protesting closure of Salam newspaper accidental, unique and special?
The reply is no; because for many times the students residing in the dormitory of Tehran University had formed gatherings to protest some state and governmental decisions. In these occasions, usually between 100 to 400 students gathered and in some cases they left the area of dormitory while chanting slogans and they proceeded to injunction of Amir Abad and Ale- Ahmad high way. Then they used to return to dormitory and everything finished. When Salam newspaper was banned because it had disclosed the plot of Saeed Emami for the press, this gathering was formed. Later the student who had written the first note to invite other students for the gathering (I think his name was Mr. Shafee) was arrested and was in prison for around 2 years. Neither in those two years and not in other years up to now no record has been found indicating that the gathering had been formed by a politically organized movement; therefore a definitive statement can be made that this was an automatic students gathering, as usual.
2) The way that the gathering was confronted was natural?
Confronting students who had gathered was completely natural on the first stage but on later stages it was unnatural, organized and pre-determined. On the first stage, when students left dormitory, as usual the closest police station sent few forces and they asked students to go back to dormitory and follow their requests through legal ways and so did students. The commander of police forces of Tehran province then contacted them asking them to maintain the situation as it was until the commander and its forces arrive. When new forces arrived, the majority of students had gone back to dormitory and very few were standing on the door and the officials of the dormitory and Tehran university were also there to terminate the gathering peacefully, but the violent, unprecedented and open conformation of law enforcement forces with students and relevant authorities triggered them and then with no clear reason, Mr. Nazari issued the order for police force to attack students inside the dormitory and along with them so did some plainclothes o pressure groups. That is why I say this was an unnatural pre-organized action and the forces were justified to go in the dormitory and attack all students.
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July.05.2008
Culture cannot be kneaded
One of my friends who is a writer and is in contact with the present Ministry of Guidance said that for some books, even good scientific ones, which are published but are not in conformity with the present policy, the order is issued to knead them. This friend of mine has told the older employees of the ministry that many years ago when kings became crazy and issued the order for murder of their sisters, brothers and other close relatives, there exited wise people who hid them in a village rather killing them. Some years later when the policy changed and the king regretted what he had ordered, that person was brought to the king and all got very happy that she or he is alive. He had then recommended those whose jobs is to knead these books to adopt the same approach. Country needs thoughts. Those involved in cinema have the chance to keep a copy of their film for themselves; still they have raised a complaint against the Ministry of Guidance to Justice Administration Court stating that although they have been given permit to make a film, when it is made it is then sent to archives and it is not allowed to be shown and the investor remains astonished that how come two different orders come out of the same ministry and of course what is ruined is the capital used in the filed of art. The people of the fields of culture and art are having difficult days and if one does not control it, it makes a harsh damage to the culture and art of our historical and civilized country. The organization which is to support them is unfortunately their claimant.
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July.02.2008
I Wish Velayati Would Get the Definite Right
The issue of nuclear challenge is still the main threat to the country and except in the media of Iran, everywhere in the world, the stories of Israel attack against Iran are among the top news. It seems that some are accepting that these sanctions and God forbidden military attack is very dangerous for the country. Meanwhile, Mr. Velayati who is the consultant to leader in international affairs, away from these quarrels and due to being the minister of foreign affairs for years, seems to be following facts better and by using a diplomatic language he wants to make the world understand that Iran can discuss the European package by negotiation. If instead of the government, realistic potentials like Mr. Velayati, who have the diplomatic experience of extremely complicated negotiations of resolution 598 at the end of Iran-Iraq war, would manage the case before it becomes a national crisis, it would be so favourable. Due to his position, surely Velayati is not afraid of accusations such as compromise and fear from enemies and he is famous enough so that he would not endanger the country for the sake of attracting fame. Realistic approach is a national need in the dangerous conditions of the country and it is a need for preserving Iran.
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July.01.2008
Funny Story of the Minority Group of Parliament and Speaker of the Parliament
The minority group of the parliament entered into a funny barter with the speaker of the parliament. They all voted to the speaker of the parliament and appointed Larijani as the only speaker of the parliament with no opposition, hoping that in this beneficial transaction, they would be given active roles in the committees of the parliament. But instead they omitted all reformists from important committees. Of course, after these omissions, Mr. Larijani has said that it was a wrong thing to do. What a beneficial transaction!
If the minority group f the parliament had not entered into such transaction, which was not for sure accepted by the people who had voted to them, and they had shown independence in idea and vote, they were not forced to enter such beneficial transaction. Future is always the chance for compensating the past.
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June.28.2008
Why did president announce the news of kidnapping him among clergymen?
It is some days that president has announced in Qom that in Iraq there was an intention to kidnap him which failed. Iraqis, Americans, Security Council of our country and the Security Committee of the Parliament said that they were not informed of this dangerous project. After passing days of this incident, naturally dealing with the news itself cannot have a special importance. However, this unique event that the president of the country announces the attempt for kidnapping him and none of the intelligence and military organizations confirm or show reaction to has some important marginal issues which we should pay attention to for the sake of future. These issues are stated among high-ranking clergymen of the country. The story of the country being under the management of Imam Mahdi (May God hasten his glad advent), which caused a lot of discussions, was also narrated among a group of clergymen in Mashad. The point that president prefers to raise such issues among religious scholars implies that seemingly, based on this theory, clergymen are ready to listen to such discussions. It comes to the mind of people that maybe clergymen are simple-minded or not very much informed about the situation of the world and thus they become happy by hearing such exciting pieces of news and it makes them support the president without paying attention to facts, or that clergymen are satisfied with such pieces of news due to their religious beliefs. Such understanding, before anything, is a direct insult to clergymen and scholars. Those who are aware of the status of seminaries and the attitude of religious scholars know that contrary to such understanding, basically addressing religious scholars and grand clergymen of seminaries with such literature has a much more negative effect. Many of those who are present in the meeting where president delivers speech, when notice that the very important news of kidnapping president is not confirmed and no little reaction is shown to that neither inside or outside of the country, surely will not feel good that such piece of news has been announced in their gathering. Many grand figures of seminaries might not have been willing to express their comments about daily political affairs, but they are intelligent enough to understand the meaning of narration of such news in their gathering. Some years ago, after the speech of the president in the UN, I saw the son of one of the grand Ayatollahs. He said that the president sent his father a message stating: in the UN meeting, I mentioned the name of Imam Mahdi (ahdi (May God hasten his glad advent) and Hazrat Zahra (SA) for several times. When he received the message, the grand Ayatollah had also sent him a message stating: these are good but they are not influential in such gathering. It was better if president tried to settle the issues of the country in that gathering; or in the famous film of aureole, when president told the story, Ayatollah Javadi Amoli intelligently told some stories about telling lies. Similar reactions of grand Ayatollahs and great scholars to such stories and comments are narrated a lot in private meetings. These instances show that religious scholars do not become happy with such news and that they understand narration of such stories among them is either due to a bad taste or, deliberately or not, it is a direct insult to them. If consultants of the president in the field of clergymen know seminaries well, surely they will give him the advice not to narrate such issues among clergymen. My belief is that not only his critics, but also his supporters do not become happy when they hear such comments because its result is harming a great nation which has the right to remain respectable and proud due to his history and greatness. Whoever is appointed as the president should be thinking more than others about exalting Iran 's name which is joined with Islam. Similarly when this piece of news was broadcasted in the world and practically just made the global addresses smile, shame was left for Iranians and supporters of Iran in the world.
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June.27.2008
Attempt for Kidnapping President and No Reaction
Mr. Ahmadinejad in an interview on TV last night insisted that the news of attempts for kidnapping him by Americans in Iraq has been true and he attacked those who have not believed it or have criticized announcement of this piece of news asking if they are spokespersons of America . There is a custom in the world that after such unsuccessful attempts, leaders of the world and domestic officials send letters for expressing happiness and the unsuccessful attackers are blamed more than the ones who carry out operations successfully. However, after this great unsuccessful attempt for kidnapping even the ambassador of Sweden in Tehran , as the protector of US interests, was not summoned to receive a short warning. Foreign policy committee of the Parliament did not say they were informed of the case and the Secretary of the Security Council, Ministries of Interior, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence have not shown any reaction either. Are those who are commissioned by the president also spokespersons of America ? Are they so indifferent to the fate of the president? Maybe it is the fault of the officials of the president bureau that have not given report of this important operation to no one including the pertinent ministries. It to the benefit of the prestige of the country that president forgets about such pieces of news or that governmental organizations at least show a little reaction to the kidnapping of their boss.
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June.25.2008
Berlin Conference and Zanjan University
Some years ago at the time of reformists, when attacking reformists was considered as a religious duty, a conference was held in Berlin about Iran, where many Iranians from Iran had participated. There, one of the members of the Communist party who believed that reformists and conservatives are all similar stripped naked to interrupt the meeting in the middle of the speech of the speakers who were close to reformists. At that time Berlin conference was broadcasted in Iran with a lot of reaction and the long shot of that naked man was also broadcasted. When it was asked if it is not an instance of spreading corruption, the official reply was that people should be informed. Mr. Larijani, who was the chief of IRIB, remembers that well. Now that the case of Zanjan university is called spreading corruption, a new wording is heard from conservatives. I wish the moralities were observed always and by all. This incidence indeed changed the literature of conservatives, as was the case in the story of Palizdar. We should know that we should not treat moral concepts selectively.
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june.23.2008
Activists in the Women Society and the Culture of Anti-Feminism
Tomorrow in the Iranian calendar is called the Day of Women on the commemoration of the birth anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh (SA). Women in Iran include a great range. Many of them are not aware of their rights. Many are aware but due to difficult chauvinist conditions they are forced to ignore their rights. Among the most basic problems they have is that many men treat them like objects, an object that should be at the service of men. The ones liable to be arrested by police forces in the streets are women, most of whom are immaculate even if they are not wearing proper hijab. Meanwhile, a few women of this society have decided to get the rights of women. They have faced a lot of troubles and difficulties on this way and they are continuing patiently. Their duty on the first stage is to give the women the culture of believing in themselves. For example, in the parliamentary election, though vast rejection of qualifications did not permit the presence of many including capable women, still in Tehran and other cities they were women who were candidates but were not selected by women. Although not many participated in this parliamentary election; however, half of the participants were women who did not give the chance to more women to be selected. Of course, it is also the fault of political groups for not selecting women as candidates. Some of the women who are selected and in the legislative centers claim for women and their rights can also be the source for this despair and lack of interest. Decrease in the number of women MPs in every parliament is a bad sign. The other problem of women is that they are mainly under the economic influence of men and this issue stops them from reaching their natural and independent rights. Anyhow, all, men and women, should try that women can have a more influential presence. I congratulate to all Muslims the occasion of the birth anniversary of Hazrat Zahra (SA) and the Day of Women to Iranian women.
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june.22.2008
Our Dangerous Definitive Right
These days outside our borders, difficult conditions are pictured for Iran. Israel has started a maneuver on attacking atomic installations. Russia who has considered the case serious has started opposing Iran and Al-Baradei has taken it so seriously that he has announced he cannot continue his duty if a military attack is made to Iran. This atmosphere has been created after the western’s package was proposed to Iran. It is the national duty of the officials to trace the present conditions carefully and wisely. Nuclear energy, to make the country powerful, is our definitive right. However, if sanctions, confrontations and God forbidden military attacks become more serious, the initial harm goes to the nation whose definitive right is having a good life when oil price is higher than 120 dollars. Manifesting power is not achieved only through confrontation with the world. The art of diplomacy is taking the danger away from any country.
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