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Hi.
I'm an Iranian woman myself and a blogger also.
I've joined this event as well:"bloggers unite for a free Iran" I do have a small complaint to make though. Who chooses the pictures for these events? For a start, women in this country do not cover their faces with veils, be it green or red or whatever other colour it is. Many of these pictures resemble Saudi women, not Iranian women.
Please do change them if you can (I suppose I should be emailing the admin but I wanted my comment read here as well).
Anyways. Thanks.
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Bloggers Unite for a Free Iran
Bloggers Unite for a FREE IRAN on Mon. June 29th.
Bloggers Unite to support Human Rights in Iran on Monday June 29th. Violence, arrests, crackdowns and media blackouts continue to increase in Iran in the aftermath of the recent presidential elections. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Iranian_election_protests On Monday June 29th, we ask Bloggers from around the globe to Unite for a Free Iran. Please JOIN this event and use your blog to educate your readers and spread the word about how we can help support a Free Iran. Tweeting about this event use hash tag #FreeIran. What can you blog about? How can you help? * write a post about the lack of basic human rights and freedoms * ask democratic leaders from around the world to unite and stand up for the citizens of Iran * let the people in Iran know that we are supporting them and their fight for freedom * do what we can to help highlight the disappearance and inhuman treatment of Iranian citizens * arrange/promote Blogger & Twitter Meetups in your town on Monday * write a post offering moral support to the people of Iran * call on the Iranian government to stop arresting peaceful protesters and opposition supporters, and to free those it has already detained * blog to get the people of Iran free and open Internet access * blog for a fair and just election * write a post asking your readers to email the United Nations Human Rights Commission to hold an Emergency Meeting * blog to free the press and remove the controls that have been placed on media and bloggers * call for an end to the violence in Iran * blog to ask your readers to turn all avatars black to mourn those killed in the protests * add an Action Badge to your blog before June 29th and ask other bloggers to join in. Please post any other ideas you have for how bloggers can use our blogs to make a difference on Monday June 29th. To discuss the event visit http://www.bloggersunite.org/discuss/entry/what-can-we-do-to-help-in-iran Tweeting? Use Hash Tag #FreeIran
6/27/09 TonyB wrote:
We will change them. Thanks.
6/27/09 Iranblossom wrote:
I totally disagree with you, those women look very Persian, but maybe I feel that way because I actually lived in an Arabic country, and saw the difference. What is wonderful here, is that this forum is available to us to support the people living in Iran under horrible conditions, and be a positive voice. Lets unite for once in one Goal, Iran Freedom, and not worry about differences of opinion.
6/28/09 zmk wrote:
Of course I respect differences of opinion, Iranblossom. That’s what we’ve been trying to tell the rulers of Iran with our demonstrations for the past two weeks.
I didn’t say “the faces don’t look Iranian”, I meant the way some of them were covering their faces with veils totally isn’t the way we wear the headscarf here. I’ve lived in some Arab countries like yourself, and I have definitely seen the differences as well, and it’s more than just the style of their Hejab and so on.
Anyways, we in Tehran are glad that many in the West have been awaken by the events happening here. However, I think it’s a rather sad fact that it’s usually the violence that catches media attention quite fast. I hope in the future, we share both our happiness and sadness with one another around the globe.
Sorry if it’s been such a long reply. One final thing, my classmate was arrested last week and has just been released. I’ll tell him to join as well. It's always good to get some 'live' voices on forums like this one.
6/28/09 zmk wrote:
Also, thanks for your time and attention, TonyB.