What do women of Iran want?
Equality!
What does that mean?
To be treated with respect and dignity
To participate in all arenas of society
Women want to wear what they want
And not be controlled in the name of Islam
They want to feel the wind in their hair
They want the end of the separation of women and men everywhere
They want not to be told what they can and can’t do
They want an end to the harassment they have long endured
October 8th, 2022
For a future that is bright
For a time when the sun shines equally on everyone
For freedom of speech
When one can speak about what’s in one’s heart
For a time when a dual life ends
When one can behave the same way inside and outside one’s house
For the dawn of the equality of women and men
For the fruition of a cause long fought for
For the feeling of the wind in one’s hair
For biking and swimming in freedom
For a time when ethnicity matters not
For a time when freedom of religion exists
For a time when people stop leaving their homeland
Because they cannot see their future in Iran
For a time when love and harmony reigns
When hatred is gone
For the time of coming together of a nation
To demand their freedom of thought
For unity
For solidarity
For compassion for one’s fellow man
For decency
Transparency
And leaders one can count on
For Mahsa
For Nika
And so many more who sacrificed their lives
For the dawn of a new day in Iran
October 7th, 2022
The watchword of this movement is solidarity
Solidarity among those who have been wronged
Solidarity among those whose freedom has been robbed
Solidarity among men and women
Solidarity among old and young
Solidarity among Kurd and Lur and Bakhtyari
Solidarity among those who live throughout Iran
People are speaking with one voice
Women and the youth are leading the way
They are trying to silence their voices
With brutality and cruelty, senseless
But this is a giant that has been awakened
It’s impossible to tie her down
All the efforts to quell this fire
Will lead to it further spreading far and wide
The world is witnessing these events
They are hearing the cry of freedom
Women across the world are cutting their hair
In solidarity with the women of Iran
These women are lionesses who won’t back down
They are aware of their own power and will persist
The day is coming that they will celebrate victory
Sadly the price they are paying is very high
October 6th, 2022
Who is their leader?
They lead each other
Who inspires them?
They inspire each other
What are they fighting for?
Justice
What are they demanding?
Equality
One can’t impose unjust laws forever
One can’t sew the seeds of division ceaselessly
These young women
These freedom fighters
Tired of years of being controlled
Tired of not seeing any hope
Tired of ears that don’t listen
Tired of mouths that don’t tell the truth
These women are a force
That cannot be stopped
A damn has been opened
And it can’t be shut
The day is approaching
When they will march in freedom
The day is approaching
When all are equal
October 5th, 2022
Days go by
And others join the cry of freedom
Even high school students are tired
Of being dictated to
They have arisen to demand their rights
The song of ‘baraye’ is being song everywhere
It has become an anthem of unity
For dancing in the street
For basic human rights
Because of being tired of covering their hair
For man, country, rebuilding
For woman, life and liberty
Because the status quo won’t do
Because of justice, long overdue
Because minorities have rights too
Because they’re tired of disunity
Because of the power of this song
Because of the strength of unity
The dawn is near and they know it
And the sun will shine eventually
October 4th, 2022
These bright minds, at the university, have worked hard to be where they are
They have dreams
But now they have to fight for their lives to be assured of freedom
When a group of people consent to shooting their own countrymen
Something is wrong
When the cry of freedom falls on deaf ears
Something is wrong
When young men and women die for this cause
Something is wrong
When the cry of people is answered with bullets
Something is wrong
So many young lives are being sacrificed
So many young people languish in prisons
So many voices are dismissed
But you can’t turn back the clock
Once the freedom bell tolls
You can’t un-hear it or stop it
It is very unfortunate that the path to victory is drenched in blood
October 3rd, 2022
Artists are the purveyor of truth
Singers sing the songs of freedom
Actors speak against injustice
Musicians create anthems of unity
This group will stand with the people and
Ask for basic human rights
They may suffer the consequences
But this cause is not for the faint of heart
October 1st 2022
Woman, life, freedom
Zan, zendegi, azadi
The cry of not only women
But also men who support them
Because lifting up women
Will lift up society, which includes men
Women are centre stage
Women lead
And when women lead
Things are bound to change
Their passion, their conviction
The wrongs they have suffered
Have fanned the flames
Flames that are spreading like wild fire
And burning the structures that have
Tried to keep them in their place
October 1st, 2022
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