Iran: Commemorating the Massacre of Political Prisoners of the Bloody Summer of 1987-88

Akhbar-rooz(Persian): Today, is the last Friday of the Persian Calander. On this day,groups of survivors, relatives and friends of the victims of the massacare of political prisoners of 1987-88 gathered in Khavaran (near a Bahai cemetry) to honor their memories and celebrate the coming Perisan New Year (NoRooz). Dr. Zarafshan, novelist,translator, and attorney, only one day after being released from 5 years of imprisoment on trumped up charges also attended this event.

Note that after the massacre of Iranian political prisoners in 1988-87 (a Fatwa issued by Khomeini), the bodies of the victims were dumped in mass graves next to a Bahaii cemetery in Khavaron. The public became alerted of the mass graves only when they noticed large gathering of over enthusiastic stray dogs, scavenging for bones. The exact numbers are unknown. If anyone knows of the exact numbers please let me know. The significance of this lie in the fact that this massive extermination of dissidents were done within a period of one month. (see my previous post)

You can find some of the victims names (the list is still being compiled since the whereabouts of many others are still unknown and their death has not been confirmed). If you did not already know (or somehow forgot), you may learn that firing on bound and blindfolded captives, especially teenagers and pregnant women, is an Islamic pastime and a virtue (if not a turn-on!), in short an integral part of the newfound pride in Iranian
revolutionary identity. Now, isn't that a soothing thought?! ...

You can also visit Omid Cyber Memorial for the names of more victims of the Holy crimes of the Islamic Republic of Terrorists.

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Looming Un-Islamic Festival of Red Wednesday and Un-Islamic Persian New Year

The Festival of Red Wednesday, is the ancient Iranian festival dating at least back to 1700 BCE of the early Zoroastrian, pre-Islamic era. The festival of Red Fire is a prelude to the ancient Norouz festival, which marks the arrival of Persian New Year.

In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the two-week Persian New Year celebration, always begins on the first day of spring marked by the vernal equinox. On that day--which may occur on March 20,21,or 22--the sun crosses the celestial equator. At that exact moment, the Persian New Year begins. This year Norooz falls on Wednesday March 21, 03:37AM (Tehran) - Tuesday March 20, 07:07PM (New York) - Tuesday March 20, 04:07PM (Los Angeles) - Wednesday March 21, 12:07AM (London) & Wednesday March 21, 11:07AM (Sydney).

In the past 28 years, the mullahs of the most un-Iranian ruling vultures occupying Iran have tried to ban Norooz and other pre-Islamic and Iranian celebrations/festivals (October Fest and Yalda,e.g.), but the people have resisted valiantly every year risking their lives to observe and keep alive their pre-Islamic history and traditions. If the mullahs had their way, they'd completely ban these holidays. Even this year after not succeeding over 27 years, one of the mullahs (Ayatollah Khazali) tried to ask the goverment occupying Iran "to forbid and declare the celebration of norooz as un-Islamic and "decadent", and therefore illegal" but he did not succeed. None of the Islamic holidays are celebrated in such a splendid manner with lots of fan fare as the non-Islamic holidays are.


On the eve of last Wednesday of the year (shab-e-chahar shanbeh sury, literally "the eve of Red Wednesday" or the "the eve of celebration"), bonfires are lit in public places and people leap over the flames, chanting "Give my your beautiful red color and take back my sickly pallor!). With the help of fire and light, symbols of good, celebrants pass through this unlucky night--the end of the year--and into the arrival of spring's longer days. Tradition holds that the living are visited by the spirits of their ancestor on the last days of the year. By the light of the bonfire, they run through the streets, banging on oits abd oabs wutg spoons and knocking on doors to ask for treats (just like Halloween) This ritual is called ghashogh zani(spoon banging) and reenacts the the beating out of the last unlucky Wednesday of the year. In order to make wishes come true, it is customary to prepare special foods and distribute the on this night: Noodle soup; a filled Persian delight pastry; and special snacks called ajil-e-moshke gosha. The last, literally meaning unraveler of difficulties, is made by mixing seven dried nuts and fruits--pistachio, roasted chick-peas, almonds, hazelnuts, dried peaches, apricots, and raisins.

For many years now this Iranian festival has been used as an arena for the people to show their outrage and defiance aganist the brutal and un-Iranian thugs ruling Iran. Portraits of the "Supreme Terrorist Ali Khameini" and "Mullah Khatami" have been burned in the past as can be seen in the photos below.

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