Kamangir (Archer)

Freedom of Speech

Kamangir | March 17, 2006 | Category Iran

Wafa Sultan charged the Muslim world with being non-civilized and outdated. She basically criticized them for their too much concern about religion. She stated “These (religious concerns) are personal matters that do not concern you. [...] Brother, you can believe in stones, as long as you don’t throw them at me.” She is now threatened do death by some of those people whom he talked about.

Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian woman who won the Nobel prize, has also announced that, even though her house is guarded by the Police, she is being threatened to death. She mentioned “when a Nobel winner who is also a lawyer and is aware of her rights is treated like this, then what is the fate of other people in this society?” She did not mention the relationship between being a lawyer and being threatened to death. Maybe she thinks before beheading her they would recognize her right to appear in a court.