7th Rangers: ‘Phobia is an irrational fear, my fear is real’ – Meet Masih Alinejad, the Iranian-American journalist on a mission against compulsory Hijab in Islamic nations
Fighting Seventh
The Fighting Rangers On War, Politics and Burning Issues
Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
‘Phobia is an irrational fear, my fear is real’ – Meet Masih Alinejad, the Iranian-American journalist on a mission against compulsory Hijab in Islamic nations
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Masih Alinejad is an Iranian-American author, journalist, and speaker. (Image: kayhanlife)
Masih
Alinejad is an author, journalist and speaker.
In her campaign against
compulsory hijab in Islamic Republic, she has called out hypocrisy of
western countries as they failed to raise voice against atrocities faced
by women in Iran for not wearing hijab.
If you think we are safe in the West, this is what Islamic Republic did to keep me silent:
1-State TV faked my rape scene 2-put my brother in jail for 2 years 3-Interrogated my 70 year old mom 4-Brought my sister on TV to disown me 5-Tried to kidnap me from New York#letUsTalk
Masih Alinejad is an Iranian-American journalist, author and women’s
rights activist, who has been fighting a battle against Islamic veils
for women made mandatory in Islamic nations. Born on September 11, 1976,
in Iran, Masih is now an American citizen. She has been politically
conscious from a very young age.
Masih was arrested for the first time
in 1994 when she produced leaflets critical of the Iranian regime. Masih
fled Iran in 2009 and got United States citizenship in 2019.
Masih regularly shares her views against compulsory Hijab. On May 8,
she re-shared an old video under the #LetUsTalk campaign of herself
explaining the atrocities women face in Islamic regimes if they remove
the Hijab.
In the video, she had her head covered initially. She said,
“This is what the Islamic Republic wants me to be. This is what Taliban
and ISIS want us to be.”
