A paper with the title of “Iran’s
multiplicity of messiahs, You’re a Fake” issued On 27 April 2013, in Economist
journal explaining the “Mahdaviat”, returning of Mahdi, the 12th Imam according
to Shia Muslims’ beliefs and also describing about fake people who have claimed
to be Mahdi. Inside the paper, the unknown author accused Mr. Kazemeini
Boroujerdi claiming being Mahdi while he just has advocated separation of
religion from state and opposed to “Velayat-e-Faqih” clearly.
The representative of Mr. Kazemeini Boroujerdi sent a letter in response to this journal to clarify the reality, but unfortunately the Journal hasn’t replied and never published the letter to disproof the false information.
Attention Editors:
The representative of Mr. Kazemeini Boroujerdi sent a letter in response to this journal to clarify the reality, but unfortunately the Journal hasn’t replied and never published the letter to disproof the false information.
Attention Editors:
I am Maryam Moazen-zadeh, Iranian human
rights activist and blogger. I also am the representative of Mr. Hossein
Kazemeini Boroujerdi, whom you have mentioned in your recent article entitled “Iran’s multiplicity of messiahs, You’re a Fake”.
Having searched through the site, I was
unable to find the name of the person responsible for writing erroneous
information which unchecked has been published in your well known journal.
Based on Media laws and freedom of expression and speech, I request you to
publish this paper in response, in the very same column in your journal.
Today, the profile of an independent spiritual
leader such as Mr. Kazemeini-Boroujerdi, known to many around the globe, and
especially to the United Nations, is an important one, as he has been a
proponent of the separation of religion and state, whereas the Islamic regime
has completely rejected such a thing. Therefore, in an attempt to self-preserve
and continue their reign of terror on Iran, the regime elite and authorities
have incessantly lied to discredit him and obfuscate about his person and
ideas. These actions are a part of their already recognized tactics; their
continued efforts in censuring their opponents has been one of the methods that
they have relentlessly used in preventing the development of any Democratic
movements and the rise of righteous leaders to that end.
Hence, given the circumstances, I have
taken it upon myself, to put pen to papers and compose an independent article
in defense of Mr. Kazemeini-Boroujerdi, in order to deconstruct and elucidate
on the points which the above mentioned article has heavily misrepresented.
It goes without saying that the Islamic
regime’s radio, television and media in general exists as nothing more than an
outlet for propaganda. They have lost their ‘audiences’ and the so-called items
that they utilize for their smear campaigns have proven to be unimportant and
eminently dishonest.
However, the fact that the writer of the
article published in your journal is nameless and that the information put
forth has gone unchecked, is most disconcerting and betrays a level of
unprofessionalism and willful naivete on your part.
Mr. Kazemeini-Boroujerdi has been in detention
for over 2400 days. He has been charged with denied the freedom for advocating
the separation of religion from state in Iran, peace in the Middle East and
equally, importantly, he has called for Iran to abide by all its international
obligations.
On October 8th, 2006, he was brutally attacked
at his home, and dragged away by the Islamic regime’s special forces. Every member of his family and hundreds of
his supporters who had gathered to support and protect him were also arrested
or killed. The special guards were armed with pistols, rifles, tear and viral
gas, teasers, batons and special
vehicles that the Islamic regime purchased from China that are used
anti-riot vehicles equipped with water cannons that can douse people with
boiling water. Those who were arrested were transferred to the infamous ward
209 of Tehran’s Evin prison and were locked up in that ward’s solitary cells.
Ever since then, Mr. Kazemeini-Boroujerdi
has been detained and subjected to some of the most unspeakable psychological and physical tortures, and
withstood the daily pressure, by the security guards to sign a letter recanting
his position. Of course that he has never signed. Up to now, not a single
Islamic regime branch or media outlet has provided legal proof to explain their
brutal and inhumane detention and treatment of Mr. Kazemeini-Boroujerdi.
Needless to say that all the news relevant to his case is also constantly
censored to the international media and inside Iran, audiences have been
subjected to total news blackout regarding his situation.
All of his lectures are contained within
1000 hours of audio recordings, several books, hundreds of letters and three
published dissertations. Nowhere, in either one of these, has Mr.
Kazemeini-Boroujerdi claimed that he is the Mahdi, hidden by God, to return
sometime to conquer evil on earth, as your article confidently asserts. Every
single one of the above mentioned recordings and writings can be viewed at the
below sites, where he has never claimed ‘Mahdaviat’.
Also mentioned in the article that you
have published, there is a claim that Mr. Kazemeini-Boroujerdi himself repeated
these claims during his televised confession session (something all prisoners
that the Iranian regime is afraid of, orchestrates and broadcasts). The fact is
however that Mr. Boroujerdi, unlike many of the innocent political prisoners
who have been put through such a dog and pony show, has never even appeared in
one of those televised confessions. And actually, the Islamic regime officials
have never obtained any confession of any sort or any claim by him, recorded or
written.
I am however inclined to share a document, a
letter which was issued by the Islamic regime’s Ministry of Intelligence to
Khamenei, the Supreme Leader which specifically calls for the arrest and
detention of Kazemeini-Boroujerdi and his supporters. The letter specifies that
he is not in any way, shape or form a supporter of political Islam and that he
is a liability to the ‘insider’ network of the regime elite. I am also sending
a youtube link where he himself is speaking, only a few hours prior to his
arrest, on October 8th, 2006; he clearly advocates apolitical Islam and denies
all claims about either being Imam Mahdi or his representative.
Sincerely Yours
Maryam
Moazen Zadeh
Representative of Mr. kazemeini boroujerdi
Malaysia, KL.
Cell: 0060102905074
Email: m.moazen11@gmail.com
BACKGROUND
The enmity of the state against
Kazemeini-Boroujerdi began 20 years ago when he first went public with his
support of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and protestations against
the abuses of theocratic rule. He condemned Islamic fundamentalism,
radicalism and terror. Rejecting anti-Semitism and advocating religious
freedom, he led benediction ceremonies in the presence of Shiites and Sunnis,
Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians and Baha’is. He called for abolishment of
capital punishment, and cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment or punishment such
as torture, stoning and whipping. He established welfare centers for helping
the poor and assisting victims of natural disasters and condemned personal
financial gain from religious activities. His call was welcomed by an
increasing number of followers to the extent that until his arrest his
gatherings surpassed the theocracy’s organized ceremonies, by their sheers size
and numbers.
To date the state has been unable to
silence his voice. Inside the prison walls he has assumed responsibility of a
human rights watcher reporting abuses and highlighting individual cases of
physical and psychological torture to international human rights groups and
bodies. These cases included the absence of proper hygiene and adequate
medical care in favor of chronic hunger as well as denial of access to family
visits and telephone calls to blackmailing of family members.
Kazemeini-Boroujerdi has also brought attention to the punishment of holding
prisoners of conscience in sections reserved for murderers and rapists where
they are subjected to physical threats, random attacks instigated by
interrogators and intelligence agents, in addition to staged deaths.
Despite all the hardship to which he has
been subjected mentally, emotionally and physically Kazemeini-Boroujerdi has
remained resolute in his support for the indivisibility of human rights.
In particular he has been a vocal campaigner for religious and political
freedoms, women’s rights and end to all forms of executions: stoning, hanging
and through torture. He has unceasingly supported the restoration of
social justice throughout.
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