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A glimpse at the life of Maryam Rajavi |
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Monday, 15 November 2004 |
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Charting the future
In a speech to 15,000 Iranians in Dortmund on June 16, 1995, Rajavi
presented a 16-point "Charter of Fundamental Freedoms" for the
post-mullah Iran. In the speech, Rajavi said that the love of freedom
was the driving force of the Resistance movement. Without it, she said,
"we could not have stood firm against the ruling dictatorship. Our
nation has paid the price of freedom with 100,000 martyrs." Mrs. Rajavi
also presented the platform of the Resistance for the future of Iran,
emphasizing its commitment to the freedom of speech, opinion, the
press, parties and political associations, as well as free elections.
She emphasized that elections would serve as the sole basis in
determining the legitimacy of government.
Rajavi also rejected the Iranian mullahs' manipulation of Islam. "Let
there be no doubt," she said, "that the peddlers of religion who rule
Iran in the name of Islam, but shed blood, suppress the people and
advocate export of fundamentalism and terrorism, are themselves the
worst enemies of Islam and Muslims. The day will come when they will be
forced to let go of the name of Islam."
In the past decade, Rajavi has been invited by parliamentarians in
different European countries. She visited Great Britain, Norway and the
European Parliament, where she addressed groups of parliament deputies
and met many political dignitaries to discuss her views on Islam and
the future of Iran.
Rajavi has a 22-year-old daughter named Ashraf.
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