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Condemn the Attack of Islamic Ethnic “Alhoda” to the Activists of Campaign to Defend Women’s Rights in Iran |
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Release Soraya Shahabi, President of the International Federation of Iranian Refugees October 21, 1998 At
the end of September, Canadian Labor Congress held a conference on “
Human Rights and Anti Racism” in Montreal. The activists of Action
Committee on Women’s Rights in Iran had participated at this conference
very effectively. “Alhoda, Lebanese Moslem’s Society” had objected
the participation of ACWRI. This
objection was not accepted by the conference participants an its
organizing committee. They have supported the ACWRI.
So, the protesters have to keep silence. ACWRI
activists could draw the attention of media and gain their support towards
the terrible situation of women in Islamic countries. Especially, Shiva
Mahboobi, spoke person of CDWRI could publish a corner of the facts
regarding women’s lives in Iran on the news paper “Now”.
Following these actions and when the conference was ended,
“Alhoda” started its objection again. Writing a letter, “Alhoda”
accused the CLC of being racist and hurting the feeling of “thousands of
Canadian Moslems” because of CLC support of participation of women
activists at the conference. “Canada
Islamic Society” and the “Hurt Feeling” It
is not clear that when and through which democratic process the Lebanese –
Islamic ethnic was elected and became the spoke person of “Canadian
Moslems Society”. Who had
elected them to be responsible for measuring the hurt of the feeling of
hundred thousands of people who escaped the hell of Islamic countries such
as Iran, Afghanistan, Algeria, Pakistan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia……and came
to Canada. This ethnic and its
self-elected representative claim that they are protesting against CDWRI
activity on behalf of a population of hundred thousands with the name of
“Canadian Moslems Society”. The
people who are not familiar with the societies such as Canada, might come to
this misgiving (skepticism) that “Alhoda’s” protest is the protest of
a great number of fugitives from Islamic countries. So, it is said that CLC
‘s support of the presence of CDWRI activists in conference and
distribution of the CDWRI literatures had hurt the feeling of a society with
hundred thousands of members. Taking
advantage of the atmosphere of “Multicultural Society” is a common
seduction among ethnic groups such as “Alhoda”.
In fact, this is the protest of a small corporate that is formed by a
few anti-women and bigoted Moslem men whose relationship with the Islamic
republic should be investigated. These
bigoted Moslem men are lying. In
Canada, according to the common definition of “The Moslem Society”,
“The Jews Society” and other minority societies, every one whose birth
certificate is issued in one of these countries - their children and grand
children and even second and third generation and some times fourth
generation born in Canada - are considered as members of these societies.
For example, I and my atheist and non-Moslem children, despite of our
wishes, upon arriving into Canada became members of “Canada Moslem
Society”, because it happened that I was born in Iran. Millions
Iranian, who fled the Islam barbarism and whose hundreds of most beloved one
were executed by Islamic Republic death squads, are considered members of
“ The Moslem Society”. Thousands
of thousands who escaped from the Taleban barbarism, girls and youths who
belong to the Moslem families while hating Islam, are also included in this
false society, the society that “Alhoda” has claimed to be its
representative and spoke person. This
is the society that every Iranian and their next generation become its
members despite of their inward wishes.
It is very difficult to get rid of this membership.
In reality, the society of “Few hundred thousand of Canada
Moslems” is a false definition. In
face, we are countering with the protest of a few pro-Islamic Republic
Moslems. Otherwise which honorable person, Catholic, Jewish, Moslem and
non-Moslem, can defend the stoning or oppose the distribution of the
literature protesting the stoning. Which
honorable human being, regardless of the place of the birth, gender, race,
religion, aims and beliefs, can defend the thugs with Islamic sword looking
for Taslima Nasrin on Bangladesh streets.
She is a writer whose crime is the divulgence of the reality of the
terrible lives of the women and girls in the Islamic societies.
You have for sure heard of the campaign for murdering this women
writer in Bangladesh. The Islam
verdict for murdering her was issued by ethnic groups like “Alhoda” in
Bangladesh. “Alhoda” lies
so impudently in the free and democratic society of Canada and.
They are willing that the mouths of the women representatives, who
search for the reality, be shut. Worst
of all, they accuse the CLC of racism and the CDWRI of distributing the
anti-“Moslem people” literatures. You
can imagine what would this kind of belief do where it has the proper tools
and power. In Bangladesh,
“Alhoda's" brothers brawl against Teslima Nasrin and in Britain they
are determined to murder Salman Rushdie, because they are writers and what
they wrote is hurting the feeling of bigoted Moslem men.
In Italy, Japan and Norway, the translators of Salman Rushdie’s
book are assassinated. Only the Norwegian translator is alive. Who
can respect the laws that justify the murder of the critics and protesters
of Islam in order to soothe the hurt feeling of Islamic ethnic such as
“Alhoda”? Who can hear
about the gender circumcision of small girls in Somali, the stoning in Iran
and the rape of small girls with the excuse of getting married to “9 year
young women”, but not protest to this barbarism?
The inhumane dirty sentiments not only is not respectable by any
freedom loving, but also in contrast is being hated.
The “Alhoda” Islamic ethnic is not allowed to extend its inhumane
feelings and beliefs to the hundred thousands of population and insult them. Racism
or Expectance of Tolerating the Barbarism The
offices of Campaign to Defend Women’s Rights in Iran are loaded of the
pictures, films and documents that are displayed every where and at each
conference or session. There
has been no response to CDWRI other than support by honorable people such as
the participants at CLC conference. “Alhoda”
dares not only to expresses its existence, but also to protest in this kind
of othmosphare. This is because of poor culture in the countries like
Canada. Although
the dimensions of the atrocious acts against women in Iran and Afghanistan
are obvious and known to all, and even if it is 20 years that fugitives from
Iran, the victims of the regime of 150 thousands executions, are restating
the facts regarding Iran and revealing the barbarism of the Islamic
Republic, still the “Cultural Relativity” racism justifies these
atrocities. In the name of
“Cultural Relativity” the racists tell us that it does not matter,
tolerate! It is your culture and religion.
You cannot demand the same rights that Canadian or Swedish women are
demanding. “We” and “You” are different from each other.
Every one belongs to a different culture.
Be careful that the attack to your religion and culture could be
considered racism! In
the name of “Equal civil and social rights for Moslems”, the “Cultural
Relativity” defends the rights of the members of the Moslem families to
oppress their girls and wives. “Alhoda”
takes courage to accuse the CLC in racism and to protest its support of
distribution of women’s literatures.
This only shows that “Alhoda” is taking advantage of the
athomosphare of “Cultural Relativity”. The theory of “Cultural
Relativity” violates all human being values and rights.
It also makes the content of racism meaningless. If
the respect to the rights of girls and women in Islamic countries and the
claim for equal human rights for the women captured by Islam are racism,
then the name of Hitler fascism should be taken back from German Aryan
proud. The young girls in
Moslem families are prohibited from loving, even from thinking about it, by
threaten, beaten and imprison. If
the reiteration of this reality is called racism, then the tragic atrocities
done by Hitler fascism should be taken into account as “German Culture”. If the reiteration of the destiny of the victims of Islamic
regimes is racism, then all perceptions of the issue of racism, up today and
by human being’s history, should be denied.
If defending equal rights for children in all societies, including
societies dominated by Islam, is racism, then all contents of the written
conventions based on equal rights for human being, regardless of their
beliefs, aims, gender, race and the place of birth, should be written again.
Only anti human beings groups, such as Islamic Republic, are able to
call racism the belief of universal women rights and universal human rights. In
fact, the “Cultural Relativity”, which is nothing but the racism of
civilized west world against people of “third world”, has given a
protest opportunity to this reactionary Islamic ethnic.
Otherwise, all truth that CDWRI is reiterating is not deniable. Who
Owes an Apology? The “Alhoda” group should be condemned for the insulting of the participants in the CLC conference and for the accusing this congress to racism. They must apologize the president of CLC, Bob White, and the activists of Campaign to Defend Women’s Rights in Iran and its spoke person Shiva Mahboobi. It is good that the supporters of women’s oppression, such as “Alhold” group, say what they think about the commandment of murdering of Salman Rushdie, and about the dangerous situation of Taslima Nasrin, the Bangladeshi writer who is living in hidden because of the fear from the Moslem groups attacks. They should say their opinions about the sexual apartheid in Iran and the daily protests of millions of women in Iran, who have been forced to cover themselves by dint of the armed gangs, and who had to obey the laws of separation in society by the force of prison, torture and execution. Hereby,
I would like to thank the CLC and its president Bob White on behalf of the
International Federation of Iranian Refugees that through its more than 40
representative offices had saved the lives of thousands of fugitives from
Iran, among them thousands women fled from the Islamic barbarism.
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