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PRESS
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November
8, 2004 |
Mullahs! Beware of the Radio Voice of
Women Against Fundamentalism in Iran
Boston,
MA – On November
6, 2004, Women’s Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran
(WFAFI), aired its first radio program, Voice of Women (VOW), across
Iran at 10:30
p.m. local time. The weekly 30 minutes Farsi program intends to facilitate
the political voice of the Iranian women as they struggle for equality and
freedom. VOW, broadcasted on shortwave from
Germany, is fully funded and produced by
WFAFI members in the
United States.
The first interview of VOW,
featured WFAFI’s executive director, who
explained: “We want to use the radio as a vehicle for voicing the Iranian
women’s issues. Through this radio we want to establish a closer link with the
women in Iran. We want to ensure our voice reaches them and their
voice reaches us. We want to get the news from women in Iran through this radio.” She added: “With this radio our
goal is to facilitate the political voice of Iranian women and make sure the world community hears that. In
addition, this is one of the first radios that is produced by the women for the
women of Iran…we are breaking traditions.” The Executive Director
continued: “In my opinion, the Iranian women are on the forefront of the
struggle for democracy in our country. If you look at the history of Iran after the revolution in the past 25 years, it has
always been the women who have walked the path of struggle.” In her message to
women in Iran, she said “Our work will be meaningless without your
support and contacts. We are doing everything we can to be your forum and offer
a platform where your issues and voices are heard loud and clear. “
As Iranian
women continue their struggle for a democratic and secular government, the
international community needs to recognize their voice. There are enough facts
at hand to make the issue of dealing with the repressive regimes like
Iran very clear for
governments in the world. Let us hear and support the voice for change that is
coming from
Iran.
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Women’s
Forum Against Fundamentalism in Iran (WFAFI)
P.O.Box 15205,
Boston,
MA
02215
Tel:
(617) 590-1665
Fax:
(610) 862-9110