Iraqi Liberal Cleric Ayad Jamal Al-Din Calls on the Iranian People to Revolt

MEMRI ^ | 2-18-11

[SJackson]

Iraqi Liberal Cleric Ayad Jamal Al-Din Calls on the Iranian People to Revolt and Change the Face of the Middle East

"In the Name of Allah the Merciful.[1]

"Peace Be Upon You and Allah’s Mercy and Blessings.

"Oh, Noble People of Iran. You who have suffered so much for the sake of freedom and human dignity against the ruling dictatorship in Tehran. You who have sacrificed tens of thousands of victims during the thirty year-life of this dictatorial, gloomy and despotic regime.

"Oh, Noble people of Iran. Today the wind of freedom and democracy is blowing across the Great Middle East. Here is Tunisia. It has become free and sovereign, and the great Tunisian people have achieved victory over a corrupt dictator. And here is the great people of Egypt. It has written history anew and has produced the epic of freedom and human dignity. And here are the Libyan people, the Bahraini people, and the Yemeni people on their road to secure dignity, freedom and democracy. And so are your brethren in Iraq. Our eyes are now focused on beloved Tehran; on the noble Iranian people - the people that gave birth to the great Iranian revolution in 1979. To our sorrow, as you are well aware, the Iranian people’s revolution was abducted by the dictatorial and corrupt Khomeini regime, which is far worse than the regime of the Shah [Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]. If the Shah's regime was dictatorial and corrupt it did at least not claim to be Allah’s representative on earth. The dictatorial regime of the Shah did not claim to be the representative of the noble Prophet Mohammad. But the corrupt and dictatorial Khomeini regime has abducted Allah; it has abducted the Noble Prophet Mohammad; and it has abducted the Noble Koran. It is the worst dictatorship known to humanity.

"Oh, Dear brothers!.There is no difference between a dictator who wears a [crown], a dictator who wears a turban and a dictator who wears the traditional Arab gear. Dictators are the same regardless of their styles and languages. Freedom and dignity are the same for every people. And you, the Noble People of Iran, you were the first people in the Middle East to revolt against the dictatorship and corruption in 1979. Today is your day to reclaim your dignity, your freedom and the treasures of your rich country from the grasp of those thieves who stole religion and state.

"Oh, Noble People of Iran! Do not allow the Egyptians and the Tunisians to race ahead of you in attaining freedom, dignity and democracy. You are the people of civilization and dignity. We are with you. The eyes of the world are on beloved Tehran, awaiting your great revolution that will change the face of the Middle East and put an end to dictatorships and terrorism which are two faces of the same currency.

"And to a bright and happy tomorrow filled with freedom and democracy for all the people of the Middle East!.

"Thank you and Allah’s Mercy and Blessings Be Upon You."

Endnote: [1] A Speech delivered to the Iranian people on television by Sayyed Ayad Jamal Al-Din on Friday, February 18, 2011 .

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Easy for him in a sense, he's in Iraq. But more direct than a certain western superpower

[Suvroc10]

Let’s hope that if the Iranians revolt, they’ll really install a non-Islamic, totally secular leader.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks SJackson. This will probably be very nearly his last act.

[TigersEye]

And a pall of silence suddenly hits the WH.

[cpdiii]

Thanks SJackson. This will probably be very nearly his last act.

The dude has stones!

[Eleutheria5]

I would settle for a purging of the Khomeinist clerics by the Quietists, and some form of hybridized democracy with civil rights as a major component. But of course we can hope for something totally secular.