A face in the crowd, a cry from the heart
'Maryam', a 24-year-old Tehran student, mourns for her country
‘’I cannot put my feeling into words’’, Maryam said. She said that she can only express her sorrow for her country. The result is unbelievable. It is a blatant lie. And now we have this kid, this stupid child who claims that his re-election is a victory of the people. How can we withstand this man ruling us for four more years? According to Maryam Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, their supreme leader supported his son in stealing this election. Maryam didn't want to vote on Thursday but this election was totally different from previous votes for her. Tehran was like a different place, these last few weeks. Maryam knows people, entire families, who had not participated in any elections since the revolution but this time their mood and outlook was transformed. Maryam added: When I have wiped my tears away, I have something to be happy and proud of. Mousavi may have lost this fraudulent election, but people will not forget him, and what is more they will draw a line between him and what he represents and this government. Nobody can ever forget this event. No-one will give up. The people are crushed into silence, but they won't be silent forever. They have new ways to connect to one another. The regime can block Facebook today but they can't block it forever. Something has changed in this country, people have been cheated but they have seized more freedom. Maryam said that now they are like caged lions, so taking anything from them will be harder in the future.
Reflection
When it comes to an election everyone is free to choose who you want to become your leader. When you do not have this kind of freedom, for what purpose are there elections? It makes me really sad to see things like these happen. I totally agree with Maryam, I do think that Ahmadinejad is a cheat and a fraud. He doesn’t care about the people that are the victims. He only cares about himself and get the power. Iran won’t see any changes when Ahmadinejad is leading the country. Iran will have another revolution. I really hope that other countries can make a difference to help the people in Iran.
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BeantwoordenVerwijderenUnfortunately, Ahmedinejad is chosen the president of Iran again. I think no one in the world wanted him to be re-elected. I sympathise with the people who live in Iran under his regime. I really hope something will change eventually and that day will come.
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