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[Death in] The Day (Update)

Kamangir | February 11, 2007 | Category Iran

The big day arrived and the Islamic Republic did all their best to pack the streets with people carrying banners, puppets, balloons, and pictures. In fact, everyone showed up, including skaters, street sweepers (some of whom looked like being Afghani citizens), horse back riders, people with inaccessibility, and soccer players .

The banner reads “Nuclear energy is our definite right”. Pay attention to the similar color of the banner and the ball.

People showed, and probably shouted, a more extensive list of “death to”s.

Puppets and masks were everywhere.

“We were dead wrong! Nuclear energy is your definite right.” America, Israel, UK.

And also, banners,

Which were then dumped for recycling.

Clergy showed up too.

And kids.

Flags were burnt, and some people remembered the old Iranian jump-over-fire celebration.

This was new,

Writing a letter to the UN General Secretary on a draft published by the Islamic Republic Post.

Ahmadinejad gave speech at the end.

And everybody went home, happily.

Apparently, someone climbed up the Freedom Sq. monument and then fell down. Update: He was killed (Thanks to Smileme for the link).

 

Reader's Comments

  1. ablah | February 11th, 2007 at 3:56 pm

    khodet va iron ro che gad arzoon mifrooshi. 2 taa visitor va 3 ta comment gereftan az in hame khodshirini pishe oona. bad neshan dadane iron be che gimat. [...]
    Translation: How cheap you are selling yourself. Is two visitors and three comments worth portraying a bad picture of Iran?

  2. ina | February 11th, 2007 at 3:57 pm

    March 8, 1979, International Women’s Day in Tehran
    “If you are against death by stoning! If you are against forced veiling! If you are against the prosecution and imprisonment of women! If you are against lashing a woman’s body! If you are against any form of patriarchy! If you are against the medieval laws of Iran’s Islamic Republic of Iran imposing inequality on women! – Join the great walk against anti-women laws in Iran’s Islamic Republic on 8 March 2007 in Holland!” 8mars.com & karzar-zanan.com Sent by TS

    1979 video of Iranian women demonstration against compulsory Hejab:

    http://www.iranian.com/Clips/2007/February/women.html

  3. Siamak Zand | February 11th, 2007 at 7:03 pm

    Arash jan,
    Don’t you dare telling anyone that you have recognised me in the crowds!!! I am already in deep in Camel dung with the Monarchists,Islamists,communists and practically everyone else.:)

  4. tsedek | February 11th, 2007 at 7:54 pm

    interesting. i always feel so sorry for people who have to ‘down’ someone else in order to feel ‘up’ themselves.

  5. smileme | February 11th, 2007 at 11:38 pm

    And the person who fell lost his life! ( http://isna.ir/Main/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-875188&Lang=P )

  6. bucket | February 11th, 2007 at 11:58 pm

    isn’t this supposed to be a celebration of the founding of the nation-state? Looks like the current state of Iran was established with a whole lotta hate.

  7. ella | February 12th, 2007 at 12:14 am

    Well, they got to four countries with “down with…”.
    I think, Archer, you should start the contest entitled “Which country Iran will put next on the banners “Down With”

  8. Ali | February 13th, 2007 at 8:47 am

    پیامت ای امام استقلال ازادی نقش جان ماست
    Translation: Your message, O Imam, is imprinted on our souls. (part of the Islamic Republic anthem)

  9. kamangir | February 13th, 2007 at 5:13 pm

    Ablah,
    Salam, have I done anything bad to you or have I told any lie here?

  10. kamangir | February 13th, 2007 at 5:13 pm

    Siamak,
    You sure were there.

  11. kamangir | February 13th, 2007 at 5:14 pm

    smileme,
    Thanks for the link.

  12. kamangir | February 13th, 2007 at 5:14 pm

    Bucket,
    Good point!

  13. kamangir | February 13th, 2007 at 5:14 pm

    Ella,
    Yeah, we should do that. What is your guess?

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