Live From Beheshte Zahra

Katayoun: Eighteen years ago, the “Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the infamous “Grand Ayatollah Khomeini,” after drinking a cup of poison, went towards Allah. Every Year, in commemoration of his departure from our Planet, his followers and beneficiaries of his “Estate” encamp around his shrine, and chant his moronic slogans. Free Meals, Free Drinks, and Free ride on the Islamic Bus!From around the world, many “dignitaries” and “representatives” are invited by the regime to watch this show live. And the rest of us, sit in the quite of our homes, and think about why, a person of his level of intelligence, and of that caliber of cruelty of heart, and of his depth of hatred towards Iranians, in general, could have, possibly, “won a battle of good against evil”?Katayoun

The google image is the eerie "Fountain of blood" in Beheshte zahra (Zahra's Heaven) Cemetery in Tehran

The distinctive characteristic of a martyr is that he charges the atmosphere with courage and zeal. He revives the spirit of valor and fortitude ... among the people who have lost it. That is why Islam is always in need of martyrs. --Undated Iranian handbook in English, The Martyr

When Imam Hosein decided to leave for Kufa, some prudent members of his family tried to dissuade him. Their argument was that his action was not logical. They were right in their own way. ... But Imam Hosein had a higher logic. His logic was that of a martyr, which is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. --Undated Iranian handbook in English, The Martyr

HAMID RAHIMIAN l(director of the cemetry) lives for the dead.