Round-up of June 20-August 1 Protests in Iran from YouTube
June 20th, 2009Protests of Mousavi supporters broke out again today in Tehran (and reportedly in Shiraz, Mashad, Isfahan and Avhaz as well). Following the stern warning in Ayatollah Khamenai’s speech this Friday, that the leaders of the protesters (Mousavi/Karroubi) will be responsible for the bloodshed, riot-police and Baseej forces spread out across Tehran.
Starting at 16:00 violent clashes erupted between demonstrators and regime forces in central Tehran.
With the complete media blackout in Iran, the people in Tehran were able to use services such as YouTube and facebook to post videos and photographs from the scene. Here’s a roundup of the videos from Tehran today.
Clashes on Jamalzade St.
Large demonstration around 17:30 in Tehran
More violent clashes
Shots fired by Basij, buildings on fire
Protesters yell “death to dictator” and “Allahu Akbar” as regime forces fire
tear gas
More footage of protests and use of tear gas
Video of a boy being shot (Graphic) – facebook
Shots heard as protesters yell “Allahu Akbar”
Short clip of protests
Girl shot in Tehran today (Extremely graphic) Girl’s name is Neda Agha-Soltan, apparently
Footage from several protests today in Tehran
Protest heard on Fatemi st.
Protesters chant in Tehran “Iran has become like Palestine, why are you still sitting people?” – facebook
Regime forces attack Shiraz University, beat people
Protesters shown throwing rocks at regime forces, Tehran
Chaharbagh, Isfahan: Protesters throw rocks at regime forces
Street war in Tehran, regime uses tear gas
Burning streets of Tehran
Group of protesters carries the body of a young man (Graphic)
Protest in Azadi Square
Protest in Tehran, protester shot to death (Graphic)
Crowd retreats in terror with body of a young protester (Graphic)
Helicopters and fire in the skies of Tehran
Violent demonstration on Azadi Square
Man shot in Tehran (extremely graphic) – facebook
View from the streets of Tehran, fire – facebook
Bus burned in Tehran: part 1, part 2
Short video of protest in Tohid Sq.
Demonstration on Amir Abad Street, protesters chant: “We are no longer afraid of bullets, tanks and Basiji”, and “death to dictator”
Two men shot in protest in Shiraz (extremely graphic)
Tear gas and fire in Tehran: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5.
Crowd carries dead body (extremely graphic) – facebook
Men shot in protest (graphic)
Protesters vs. regime forces on motorcycles – facebook
CNN: Home invasion during the night
Protesters chant in Tehran: “Don’t be afraid, We are all together!!”
Baseej volunteer breaks car window
Fire and protesters on Amir Abad street – facebook
Short video showing two men shot in the demonstrations (Graphic)
Explosion in government building, helicopters dropping chemicals
Regime forces disperse protesters
Government building blown up, fires
Government forces vs. protesters: Part 1, part 2, part 3
Protesters and regime forces clash on the streets (BBC Persian)
Protesters on the offensive against riot police in Tabriz
Chaos in Tehran – facebook
Regime forces on motorcycles disperse crowd with shots – facebook
The girl Neda before being shot to death
Protests on the streets of Tehran
Police station set on fire by protesters
Protesters get a hold of the riot police equipment – facebook
Civilian residence following Basij raid
Protesters chant: “by the end of the week, the leadership (i.e. Khamenai) in gone”
Large protest in Hafez Avenue – facebook
Protesters attack regime forces
Protesters gather around a men with a bleeding head (Graphic)
Baseejis attacked by protesters, young women defends one of them
Injured demonstrator facebook (Extremely Graphic)
Demonstraion in Tehran University
Protesters chant “Death to the Islamic Republic” in Azadi Square, Tehran
Police fires tear gas in Tehran
Protesters attack riot-police on Shadman St., Tehran – facebook
Students demonstrate at Tehran Jonoub University – facebook
Protesters carry a body of an injured demonstrator on Yadegare Imam Highway, Tehran – facebook (Extremely graphic)
Protesters set barricades in Tehran
Protesters on the busy streets of Tehran. Part 1, part 2
Clashes between large number of protesters and regime forces
Hundreds of demonstrators set up barricades and set fires in Tehran
Al-Jazeera (in English) shows footage of Basij opening fire from roof toward a group of protesters
Protesters chant and gun shot heard in Tehran, supposedly the one that killed Neda
Protesters shot in the head on Azadi street – facebook (Graphic)
Protest on Yadegare Imam highway, Tehran
Protesters protect a group of riot police that got trapped by protesters. Tehran
Footage from various streets in Tehran – facebook
Basij forces on roof use live fire on crowd protesters
Fire near Azadi Square, Tehran
Protesters near Azadi Square
More rooftop poetry to the sounds of “Allahu akbar” in Tehran (incl. English subs)
Protester shot by regime forces (with subtitles, date isn’t certain)
Protester shot in the head (extremely graphic – facebook)
June 21, 2009
On June 21, regime repression seemed to intensify. State media reports claimed that 457 people were arrested overnight. Violent protests with several thousands of participants occurred across from the UN building in the capital and Azadi Street, Forsat Shirazi street and other places. Throughout the night, the calls of “Allahu Akbar” from the rooftops were heard across the city.
According to reformist websites, on June 21 protests occurred in Tabriz, Shiraz, Isfahan, Sanandaj, Rasht, Arak, Sari and Ahvaz.
Video from June 21, protest on Forsat Shirazi street
Protesters march in silence in Tehran
Protesters charge forward, throwing stones – facebook
Protesters throw rocks at regime forces on motorcycles
Basij forces beat and arrest two protesters
Protesters create barricades on the street – facebook
Protest in Tabriz
Protesters chant “death to Khamenai”, “Khamanai, murderer! We are people not hoodlums” and “O government of coup d’etat! Resign now! Resign now!”
Protesters chant: “Mousavi was our vote” and “Allahu Akbar”
Two students shot in Tehran University Dorms (Very Graphic)
Protest in Shiraz during the night
Another night of chants in Iran
Protesters chant “Allahu Akbar” and “death to the dictator” while honking their horns in Shiraz
Police forces attack people on Vanak Square
June 22, 2009
On June 22, Mousavi supporters tried to hold a vigil in the memory of the murdered girl Neda, but regime forces prevented them from gathering. There was heavy police, Basij and IRGC presence in the city the whole day. Protesters were dispersed in 7 Tir, Meydoon squares and other places by using tear gas and live rounds shot over people. Hundreds were arrested. During the night, Mousavi supporters resorted again to the method of shouting “Allahu Akbar” from the rooftops as a sign of protest.
Protesters set car on fire in Tehran
Protesters march in Tehran – facebook
Protesters around 7 Tir Square
Protesters flee motorcycles – facebook
Regime forces and protesters on 7 Tir Square
Protesters gather to light fires in 7 Tir Square – facebook
Protesters beaten by regime forces
Tehran police try to break into building
Protesters gather to mourn Neda’s death in 7-e Tir Square
Protesters in Shiraz chant: “Bullet, tank, baseej, don’t scare us anymore” (Radio Farda)
Protesters chant “Death to the Islamic Republic” in Azadi Square
Protesters and regime forces in the city of Kerman
Demonstration in Kerman
Fires on Azadi Avenue and Zanjan Street
Young protester arrested by regime forces
Riot police on the streets of Tehran
Protest in southern Tehran
Protest near Tehran University
Explosions in Tehran
June 23, 2009
Protest in Tehran
Unrest in Tehran
Protesters and heavy regime presence in Tehran
Protesters charge police forces
Police brutality in Tehran
Iranian protesters rush the police
June 24, 2009
Protests broke out again in Tehran, this time in Baharestan Square, near the Iranian Majlis (parliament). Unarmed protesters were attacked by regime forces, who use helicopters to track down any gathering of demonstrators in the city. There have been reports of many casualties and several dead. The protests in other cities, such as Tabriz, Isfahan and Karmenshah have not diminished in size, and they are more violent.
Caller to NBC describes the regime crackdown on Baharestan Square
Protesters chant “death to dictator in Tehran
Video showing helicopters and smoke in the sky of Tehran
Peaceful sit-in by protesters and regime forces in Baharesten Square – facebook
Crowds gather in front of the Revolutionary Court in Tehran – facebook
Large presence of regime forces near the Majlis – facebook
Protesters in front of Majlis set fires and chant “Ya Hossein – Mir-Hossein”, “Allahu Akbar” and “death to dictator”
Tehran residence shows the destruction caused by regime forces to his apartment building
Protesters and regime forces in Tehran
Women, middle-aged men in the forefront of clashes in Tehran – facebook
Protesters set fires and chant “Allahu akbar” in Tehran
People being pulled out of cars and beaten by Basij forces
June 25, 2009
Large protest on Azadi Square
June 26, 2009
People in Tehran send out green balloons as a sign of protest – facebook
June 27, 2009
Mothers of protesters killed and arrested gather in front of the Revolutionary Court in Leah Park
Large protest in the city on Kermanshah
Clashes in Kermanshah
People chant “Allahu Akbar” at night in Tehran
June 28, 2009
Mehdi Karroubi arrives to the protests at Qoba mosque, Tehran
Protesters at Qoba mosque
Protesters chant “death to dictator” on the way to Qoba mosque
Protesters on Sharyati Street, Tehran
Protesters in Qoba mosque
Regime forces arresting people
Protesters and Qoba mosque
Protesters march toward Qoba mosque
Protesters inside Qoba mosque
Motorcycles arrive to the scene of the protest in Qoba mosque
Protesters in Sattar Khan street, Tehran (near Tohid Square)
Protesters on Shariyati street chant “death to dictator”
Protesters near Qoba mosque
Popular director, Reza Attaran, at the scene of the protest in Qoba mosque
Pro-Mousavi rally near Qoba mosque
More footage of Mehdi Karroubi among the people
June 29, 2009
Night-time chants from roof tops in Tehran
June 30, 2009
Regime forces damage private property in an alley of Valiasr Avenue
Rooftop chants at night in Iran
July 1, 2009
Anti-riot police in Tehran damages parked cars
Rooftop chants at night in Tehran: part 1, part 2, part 3
Students sing “Yar-e Dabestani-e Man” (My Schoolmate, a popular song in Iran, which came to symbolize the student movement) and protests in Kashan University
People in Zahedan attack Basij building
July 3, 2009
Group of young protesters confronts anti-riot police
Rooftop chants in Tehran: part 1, part 2
July 4, 2009
Rooftop chants in Tehran: “death to dictator” and “Allahu akbar”: part 1, part 2
Students in Najafavad University (Isfahan province) protest in a meeting with a representative of Ahmedinijad
July 5, 2009
People chant “Allahu akbar” at night in Shemiran, Tehran
Plain-clothes Basij members attack people in Isfahan
Protest on Ferdosi Square, Tehran
July 6, 2009
Families of arrested protesters and opposition members in front of Evin prison
Family members of detainees protest in front of Evin prison
July 7, 2009
Families of released detainees meet them in front of Evin Prison
July 9, 2009
Protesters in Tehran chant: “Mojtaba (Ali Khamenai’s son) die and don’t get the leadership” part 1, part 2
Protesters chant: “death to dictator” in Tehran
Protest in Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran
Protest on Baheshti Avenue, Tehran. Drivers honk in sign of support
Protesters chant “death to dictator” in Tehran
Protest on Vali Asr Avenue, Tehran
Protesters chant and move through the streets of Tehran
Protesters on Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran chant “Ya Hossein – Mir-Hossein”
Protest near Tehran University dorm
Protesters sing “Yar-e Dabestani-e Man” (My Schoolmate) Vali Asr intersection, Tehran
Demonstrators chant “Allahu akbar” on Kesharvarz Boulevard
Protesters set fire in Tehran
Protesters chant “death to dictator” on Amir Abad Avenue, Tehran
Protesters chant and set fire on the streets of Tehran
Protest on Enghelab street, drivers honk horns in sign of support
Female protesters suffers the effects of tear gas, Tehran
Protesters, many of them female, chant “death to dictator” on Enghelab Avenue
Protesters move through the smokey streets of Tehran
Protest on Fatemi Avenue, Tehran chant “Allahu akbar” and “death to dictator”
Young protesters on the streets of Tehran
Highly placed camera in Tehran shows clashes between riot police and protesters, drivers honking their horns in support of protesters
Mousavi supporters demonstrate on Vali Asr Square, Tehran
Protesters sing old national anthem and protest on the streets of Tehran
Large demonstration on Vali Asr Square, Tehran
Protesters chant “Mojtaba die and don’t get the leadership”, drivers show support in Tehran
Protest on Tohid Square, Tehran
Protesters chant “Allahu akbar” on Vali Asr Avenue
Group of Basijis on Enghelab Square, Tehran
Basijis an plain-clothes on the streets of Tehran
Gatherings of regime forces on the streets of Tehran
Grainy footage of the streets of Tehran
Anti-riot police and Basijis on the streets of Tehran
Group of policemen in Tehran
Protests gather in Tehran
Group of regime forces in Tehran
Injured protester in Tehran
Protesters march in Tehran
Large group of policemen in Tehran
Basijis on motorcycles in Tehran
Protesters rally in Tehran
Demonstration on Keshavarz Square, Tehran. Drivers show support to protesters by honking their horns
Large protest on Keshavarz Boulevard
Anti-riot police disperse a large group of protesters with tear gas on the intersection between Vali Asr and Telaghani Avenues
Police presence on Enghelab street before the beginning of protests
Protesters chant “Allahu akbar” on the busy streets of Tehran
Protesters chant, drivers honk in support on Keshavarz Avenue
View from above of protesters being dispersed by regime agents on motorcycles and tear gas
Protesters in Vali Asr avenue
Large group of protesters chant against Ahmedinejad in Tehran
Protesters sing original Iranian anthem and set fires – facebook
Regime forces approach protesters – facebook
Protesters chant “Allahu akbar” on Tohid square and get dispersed by regime agents on motorcycles
Protesters chant “Allahu akbar” near Tehran University dorms
Protesters chant “death to dictator” and drivers honk in support near Tehran University dorms
Protests on the streets of Tehran at night
Riot policemen at night in Tehran speak Lebanese Arabic
People chant “Allahu akbar” from rooftops at night in Tehran
Young protesters dispersed with tear gas in Tehran
Protest fleeing tear gas on Azadi Avenue
Protest in the city of Rasht
Protesters injured by a baton in Tehran
Protest on Jamal Zadeh street, Tehran – facebook
Large green protest, supposedly from June 9 in Tehran: video 1, video 2
Protest near Amir Kabir University, Tehran
The police is asking protesters to go eat ice-cream instead of demonstrating in Gisha, Tehran
Protesters set fires and chant “death to dictator” in Tehran
Basijis on motorcycles attack camera man in Tehran
Protest on Telaghani street, Tehran
Group of protesters on the intersection between Vali Asr and Motahari streets in Tehran, part 1, part 2
Regime forces attack driver and his car, Tehran
Large group of protesters chant pro-Mousabi slogans on Vesal Avenue, Tehran
July 12, 2009
Rooftop chant in Tehran at night
Nighttime chants of “Allahu akbar” in Shahrake Ekbatan, Tehran
July 14, 2009
Rooftop chants in Geisha neighborhood in Tehran “death to dictator” and “Allahu akbar”
July 15, 2009
Rally in front of Sohrab Aarabi’s house, a protester who died in Evin Prison
July 16, 2009
July 17, 2009
People gather for Friday prayers chanting “death to dictator”
People chant “death to dictator” in Tehran
Protest on Hejab st. in Tehran, footage of helicopter above the city
Protest in front of the Interior Ministry in Tehran
Protest on Fatemi st., Tehran: part 1, part 2, part 3
Protesters gather in Enghelab st. before the Friday prayers
People chant “death to dictator” ahead of Friday prayers
Large number of people gathers around Mehdi Karroubi on Enghelab st. as he arrives for the Friday prayers: part 1, part 2
Protesters in Tehran chant “Allahu akbar” and “death to dictator”
People chant pro-Mousavi slogans in Enghelab st., Tehran: part 1, part 2
Large rally near Tehran University, protesters chant “Ya Hossein, Mir-Hossein”
People chant “death to dictator” on Enghelab st.
Clashes on Enghelab street
Protesters chant “death to Russia” on Palestine st., Tehran
Protest on Qods st. in front of Tehran University entrance: part 1, part 2, part 3
Large group of protesters in Tehran chants “Ya Hossein, Mir-Hossein”
Silent protest of Taleqani st., Tehran during the call of the Adhan
Large group of demonstrators in Tehran – facebook
Protestesters on Enghelab st. chant “death to the dictator”
Protesters chant “Allahu akbar” and cover their faces to decrease the effect of tear gas
Protesters chant “Allahu akbar” in Tehran
Karroubi arrives to the prayers
Huge crowd of people in Tehran chant “death to dictator”
Protesters chant “death to Russia”, “death to dictator” and pro-Mousavi slogans: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4
Protesters march and chant “Ya Hossein, Mir-Hossein” in Tehran
Protesters chant following the Friday sermon
People chant slogans against Russia and the “government of coup-d’etat”: part 1, part 2
Large protest on Palestine st., Tehran
Protesters chant “death to Russia” on Enghelab st.
Protest on Vali Asr Ave, Tehran
Huge rally in Enghelab st., Tehran
Protest on Motahari st., Tehran
Large gathering of protesters in Vali Asr st., Tehran
Protest on Azar st., Tehran: part 1, part 2
Basij attack protesters on Gisha Bridge, Tehran
Friday protests in Tehran: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10, part 11, part 12, part 13, part 14, part 15, part 16, part 17, part 18, part 19, part 20, part 21, part 22
July 19, 2009
Protest at night in Shiraz
July 21, 2009
Basij motorcyclists attack people in Tehran
July 22, 2009
Protests at night in Tehran near Shohrab Arabi’s house
Protest at night in Tehran – faceook
July 23, 2009
Neda’s family mourns over her grave in Beheshte Zahra cemetery, Tehran
July 24, 2009
Protest in the city of Karaj – facebook
Tehran night protests: part 1, part 2, part 3
Death to Russia chants at night in Tehran – facebook
July 25, 2009
Family members of political prisoners demonstrate in front of Evin Prison, Tehran – facebook
Protest on Vanaq Square in Tehran: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7
Protest on Vali Asr Avenue in Tehran: part 1, part 2
Protest on Mellat park, Tehran: part 1, part 2, part 3
July 26, 2009
Protesters near Belal mosque, Tehran
Nighttime chants in Tehran
Protest at night in Tehran (10 minute video) – facebook
Protest on Vali Asr Avenue, Tehran: part 1, part 2
July 27, 2009
Nighttime chants in Tehran: part 1, part 2, part 3
July 28, 2009
July 29, 2009
Nighttime chants in Tehran: part 1, part 2
July 30, 2009
Protest in Vali Asr Ave
Protest at Bahesht Zahara cemetery, Tehran: part 1, part 2, part 3
Protest in the northern city of Rasht
Karroubi among the people at Behesht Zahara cemetery
Protest in the city of Shiraz
Protest in Isfahan: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4
Nighttime candlelight vigil and protest in Tehran: part 1, part 2
Video showing the large number of protesters in Behesht Zahara cemetery
Protest in Shiraz: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6
Protesters burn a police motorcycle and then chant “death to Khamenai” in Tehran
August 1, 2009
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Many were killed today all around Iran today; Many eye witnesses confirmed people being shot today, a huge mass killing!
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=89928823259&ref=nf
Basij shot a girl and she died.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1149602027692&ref=nf
A girl shot dead
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Hi Lord Kavi,
The videos you posted, both show the shooting of the same girl by Baseeji’s. I linked to it in the initial post and warned that it’s extremely graphic.
Thanks Fatima, It was a fault!
Mideast Youth: Round-up of Today’s Protests in Iran from YouTube http://tinyurl.com/no7urb
RT @MEYaggregator Mideast Youth: Round-up of Today’s Protests in Iran from YouTube http://tinyurl.com/no7urb
America is winning !
You have your great leaders now we have ours. Divide and conquer is the American way.
For example North Korea – South Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Pakistan and many more examples to long to list !
Our Leaders have bamboozled our public and effectively censored our media (like with yours).
They have one message for you and one for us. We are proud of our President (The New world Leader), he is a very effective and crafty speaker.
As a Christian people we know that all races are sacred and that we should mind our own business, but many of our leaders have no real lasting commitment. Each word that is spoken is carefully planned to manipulate a certain audience.
If anyone thinks USA doesn’t have a hand in this -seriously reconsider-. He will force compromise on the “peace process”, and leave the Mid-East in turmoil as long as it serves our purposes.
The American war protesters are now silenced entirely and human rights have been forgotten, for that we are sorry. We are however proud of our Presidents and doubt you will break from their spell.
In America we say “yes we can” and abroad “we are doing it”.
My response to “Fallacy of Appeal to Pity: Iran Protests!” – it is better to receive reprimand from your brother than a kiss from the enemy. It would seem that your enemy’s want to break your power which was unity. Change is just a clever word, a hypnotic suggestion. (now we see the power of one little word and look at how the world is changing-not-good). Isreal-America-Obama keeping his word, (IRAN falls)
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Thanks Fatima for your great coverage!
Thanks for the Links.
I mirrored some og them here if links are down: http://iniran.de
Teheran people, you can upload your videos on that site if youtube is blocked in Iran. Contect me with the mail lik on the site.
More
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8111233.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2009/06/090621_ag_street_clashes.shtml
thank you for the great collection of working vids and coverage / recap. I will be visiting again a lot in the next few days
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Dear Persian,
Both of these videos were added to the list yesterday.
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more:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npdISZUtdmU
It is uploaded today, but not clear when or even where it was made.
Dear Raymond,
thank you for pointing out the video. I added it. I looked into it – it was shot in Tehran University dorms on June 21.
Thanks for the compilation Fatima.
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Fatima
it seems that you worry about Iran more than about your own country (saudia arabia) where the feudal autocratic regime is prevailing and deprive the people, specially women, from their basic rights!!… Do you know that Iran, since the Islamic revolution, has witnessed seven presidential elkections while non has happened in your Saudia? And that four Presidents exchanged power in Iran while none happened in your feudal Saudia? How can you explain it? Is it more democratic in (the American lead) Saudia than in Iran?
I do appreciate the Iranian people who could say no to their president while the Saudian praise their “very democratic” feudal one!!!
I don’t think I should defend myself for caring about the people in Iran. If we were in the same position, I know people in Iran would have stood on the side of the Saudi people. I am not ignoring the situation in my country, but it’s impossible to write anything critical while you’re inside the country. If we want to be able to continue our activism, we have to avoid saying certain things. I do my work indirectly considering my situation.
Fatima,
be yourself, but not a tool in the Americans’ and the International Zionism hands!!! Care for your country first but not to fight for others’ devilish intentions!!
Salam
Sami,
I think you have serious issues thinking that anything to do with human rights is an automatic Zionist or American conspiracy. Your accusations are absurd and harmful. I take issue with your narrow-minded mentality and pray that you will recover.
I have been 17 years in jail dear Fatima and have read 10000 times of books more than you did but still I am sooooooo narrow-minded compared to your (Saudian) mind dear!!! I am just a dumb bedouin that is till creeping at the very shallow shores of your eloquent mind lady, I am just sooooooo stupid and dont deserve your (Saudian) attention and sublime hi-rinked attention Lady!!!
Sami, you are acting like a jealous child with tantrums.
Stop requesting attention if this thread doesn’t concern you. If you want to talk about your own issues, start your own post, instead of begging people to pay attention to you as if your being is somehow superior to either Saudis or Iranians. You’re not. You also do not get to decide what matters people choose to discuss.
The Iranian people deserve every attention and detail they get as they go through their struggles for freedom, and we will all stand with them regardless of whether or not you like it.
Fatima, do ignore this pathetic troll and keep up the good work you have been doing.
One day I was standing by the window gazing vacantly and smoking at the lunch break at work, when a colleague came and stood by me without me noticing her. I was looking out blankly and she was (probably) looking at my look, or the way I looked. Then out of sudden she asked me in a decisive and assuring tone: Are you existentialist Sami? I was shocked and startled for that direct unexpected questions and remembered the “parties” of interrogation they held on me in jail.
What? Existentialist? What’s that? And I was really astonished not only from the question but from the questioning person whom I never thought she knows (and I was right) anything of Sartre or Fanon.
What? Existentialist? Why the hell I am always taken to be –ist?
“You are communist, and we know that” roared the interrogator suddenly ( actually not one but three interrogators to complete the “party”) which is part of their job to surprise you with new dimentions that you have never heard of!!!
“What? Existentialist?” and I (realizing that she is not an interrogator) burst in a sudden hysteric laugh. “why do you think I am ‘existentialis’” I got the courrage to ask in a deffencive way as if facing a mean interrogator in a decisive time of a “session”. “No, but really just asking. I mean the way you think, the way you talk, they way you contemplate dreamingly.” She explained apologetically ”is all that (existentialism) in me?” I asked in a sarcastic but polite way….. “I don’t know but just asking!!”
‘why the hell you ask’ I thought feeling the blood dripping on my side cheek. “I am the one to ask here, son of a bitch!” shouted the interrogator while his two mates were watching angrily as if echoing his tone. One of them seemed to be taking initial training on me, such a little “academic” probably studying my case of a “strong headed” person, or probably having a seminar of “crises management”!!!!…. I looked at him, at them actually, and took my final decision (I am not going to talk, even after death)
Existentialist!!! Communist!!! Tribalist!! Why the hell you ask, you little ignorant lady. Does it matter for you if I am existentialist or f-k-ist?
And still the question is angwishly waiting for an answered…. Why the hell I am taken to be –ist all the time…. Why I cant be just a simple Bedouin who is dreaming to live a normal life in this very “holy, or chosen” land!!!
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Hey dear Fatima,
I’d like you to link these videos, too:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epB6c0NisIQ
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