Friday, September 18, 2009

Message of Solidarity to the People of Iran by Mubarak Awad

My Dear People of Iran,

For the past thirty years, the Iranian regime has used the cause of the Palestinian people as a way to distract from its own oppressive rule. I thank the people of Iran for showing their support over the years with the people of Palestine, especially because on this day of Qods, the people of Iran suffer under the kind of unelected oppression that is comparable in some ways to that suffered by Palestinians.

As a Palestinian, life-long fighter for the freedom and independence of Palestine and a leader of the first Palestinian intifada, I strongly condemn the Iranian regime’s violations of human rights and repeated use of violence against the nonviolent Iranian protesters, activists and prisoners. I stand in complete solidarity with and support for the Iranian people and am confident that with their resilience, they will achieve a free and democratic Iran to raise their children in and have a good life.

In unity,
Mubarak Awad

9 comments:

Winston said...

well-said

Mehran said...

The first Palestinian I actually like..!

lily said...

thanks alot . its Lily an activist women from Iran

Azarmehr said...

Sadly I hear from my Arab friends he is not that well known in the Arab world

Sohrab said...

Moral clarity - I appreciate that! What an eloquent statement.

kellie said...

Hi Potkin
I've linked to this - do you know where Mubarak Awad's statement was first published or released?

Azarmehr said...

Hi Kelly

I saw it on my facebook and here:
http://www.cyrusnews.com/news/fa/?mi=9&ni=5027

Be good if he can be contacted and confirms it. I just got so excited that for the first time a prominent Palestinian has backed the Iranian people's struggle that I immediately posted it

kellie said...

There are earlier words of support and advice from him to the Iranian people here:

http://nonviolentaction.net/?p=280

Winston said...

I didnt know he was Palestinian either. good job!