{"id":393,"date":"2009-06-22T16:14:25","date_gmt":"2009-06-22T16:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cityofbrass\/2009\/06\/ya-neda-ya-hussein-tehran-is-k.html"},"modified":"2009-06-22T16:14:25","modified_gmt":"2009-06-22T16:14:25","slug":"ya-neda-ya-hussein-tehran-is-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/2009\/06\/ya-neda-ya-hussein-tehran-is-k.html","title":{"rendered":"ya Neda! ya Hussein! Tehran is Karbala, now"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Supreme Leader of Iran, last week<\/a>:\"neda.jpg\"<\/p>\n

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The race has ended
whoever has voted for these candidates will receive divine reward.
they all belong to the state
they have gotten closer to god by voting, they have
there were 40 million votes for the revolution,
not just 24 million for the winner
The people have trust
Their votes will not go in vain by the people.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Comment by Chris Dierkes<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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If the Iranian regime cracks down then they will be exposed as the oppressor’s, yet again murdering Husayn. Their official position as Islamic guardians will be lost as they will re-enact the very evil murder out of which was born (resurrected we might say) Shi’ism. If they do not crack down then everyday the resistance will grow.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This weekend<\/a> (GRAPHIC VIDEO):<\/p>\n

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Related, if you still have presence of mind after watching the video above: Jezebel talks about the role of women in the Green Revolution<\/a>; TIME Magazine follows Dierkes’ lead<\/a> (a pretty good summary, too), and We Are All Neda Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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