Last week, Mrs. Hashemi was abducted by those who day and night preach on
freedom and democracy. In her recent flight to the U.S., in which she wanted to
visit her ailing brother, Mrs. Hashemi has fallen the victim of Washington's
racist, bigoted and arrogant imperialist practices. Her rights have been
blatantly infringed firstly as a citizen (specifically black), secondly as a
Muslim woman and thirdly as a journalist.
One who knows Mrs. Hashemi recognizes her distinct humanitarian sense and great
personality. She has been inspired by the political and social tremor that shook
humanity in the early eighties; led by Imam Khomeini, the founder of the system,
which sponsors human rights, supports the oppressed and empowers women.
The Islamic Republic of Iran was an outlet for an active woman such as Mrs.
Hashemi, who is sincerely concerned about others and their righteous causes. On
Press TV, she has frequently appeared to transparently and objectively dissect
and analyse news and political events. She has often interacted, shown her
passion and cried over the subjugated and the oppressed because she is a human
being who embodies the principles of sympathy, consideration, and compassion,
and which are specifically authentic Islamic values.
A revolutionary woman, with every sense of the word, who has armed herself with
the Hijab in the course of her missionary work. She has been keenly aware of the
greatness of this crown that has singled out Muslim women and reflects their
moral, religious and political identity. Mrs. Marzieh Hashemi has not limited
herself to journalism; however, she has devoted her youth and strength to the
Islamic missionary work and to reflect the oppression of African-Americans.
Mrs. Hashemi has worked to disseminate the values of authentic Islam and refuted
all the radical currents that violate the core teachings of this religion. She
is a beacon of resistance for her determination, perseverance, courage, and
patience. For this reason, Mrs. Hashemi is abducted today just like every woman
who follows the line of Sayyedah Zainab (PBUH). The latter, 7th Century
revolutionary heroine of A'ashura uprising, constitutes a role model for every
Muslim woman, they arm themselves by her brilliant stances and dedicate their
lives like her to the service of their nation.
Obviously, Mrs. Hashemi has revealed Washington's mask, which on daily basis
allegedly claim to be sponsoring freedom and democracy. She has revealed the
hypocrisy of this Machiavellian administration, which unfortunately some still
bet on. Mrs. Hashemi has spoken loud about the atrocities committed by the
imperialists.
It is now crystal clear who is behind fanaticism, terrorism, and racism. It is
the United States of America, the colonial imperialist empire, the cradle of
Islamophobia. Today, Mrs. Hashmi is unlawfully tried because of her Islamic
principles, which never distinguish between a white and a black, between a woman
and a man; which protects women and preserves their rights since the 7th
century.
No one will move today to exploit Hashemi's case, along with Esra al-Ghomgham
(Saudi activist), Hajar Mansour, Amira al-Qasa'ahmi (Bahraini activists) and the
wife of Sheikh al-Zakzaki, and many other women who are illegally detained, in
the dungeons of the arrogant regimes, as they have exploited the runaway Saudi
teenager Rahaf al-Qunun's case.
Regardless of the credibility of what this teenager claimed; who was already
living under a system that does not reflect the original Islamic teachings; she
has sparked the hypocritical West's attention because her case is a good
investment for twofold purposes: to 'milk' the Saudi regime and to misrepresent
Islam. Rahaf takes no notice that she has moved from prison (A) to prison (B),
where she would be protected by no one and where the phantom of Western
'Freedom' would cost her dear.
The Hijab of Mrs. Hachemi, and other illustrious revolutionary women, is
undoubtedly feared even before her righteous voice since she is perpetuating the
steadfastness and resistance methodology of Sayyedah Zainab; put in her echoing
words while addressing the arrogant oppressor of her time, "I swear by God that
you shall never be able to erase our memories."
Mrs. Hachemi has been providentially freed by the authentic Islam that the
Islamic Republic of Iran upholds; the Islam which relies on empowers and honours
women. This agitates the coloniser, who works studiously to fragment Muslim
societies, through its Soft War propaganda. Just the opposite, Iran regard women
as put by Imam Khomeini's words, in which he equates women with the Holy Qur’an.
The late Imam Khomeini maintains that both the Holy Qur’an and women "build the
character of human beings."
Women, like Mrs. Hachemi, tutor courageous scholars, leaders and devoted martyrs
of truth. The U.S. administration wants to make women cheap commodities in its
most dangerous war; the war of minds, as when women are absent, weakened and
marginalised; the nation collapses and deteriorates.
Unlike the criminal terrorist Mariam Rajavi who led the terrorist Munafikin-e
Khalq Organisation (MEK or MKO), who has so far killed thousands of innocent
people; Hashemi has always fought terrorism and racist policies in her own
unique strategies. The terrorist Rajavi is backed and sponsored by the U.S. for
she serves their interests; summarised by demolishing counties, spreading chaos
and committing atrocities.
What Rajavi orchestrates is criminal conspiracies, whilst what is managed by
Mrs. Hashemi is a huge media project aims at uncovering the false allegations
and refuting mainstream media fake news sponsored by American, British and Saudi
governments. Mrs. Hashemi has been the sound of free journalists, who were
murdered, merely for they had settled, to tell the truth, such as her late
colleague and compatriot, the American Press TV's correspondent Serena Shim.
Currently, there has been speculation that Mrs. Hashemi is incarcerated in
connection with her latest documentary, entitled 'Black Lives Matter.' For God's
sake, tell me if highlighting the sufferings of her African-Americans fellows is
a crime, what shall we call, for instance, the August's the U.S. supplied
airstrike that killed 40 children on Yemen school bus, in which a 227kg
laser-guided bomb made by Lockheed Martin was used? What shall we call selling
the Saudi criminal regime billions of dollars worth weapons? What shall we call
the murder of Jamal Khashoggi?
Today, Mrs. Marzieh Hashemi is persecuted in the same brutal way that her
African-American ancestors were persecuted. Her freedom of expression and faith
are shamefully violated in flagrant breach of the international conventions that
guarantee freedom of belief and conscience. In addition, she is unlawfully
prosecuted without any clear and explicit charge.
Whatsoever, this great journalist has now become a thrust to each and every
journalist to confront arrogance and its tools with utmost strength,
determination and perseverance; armed with their full Zainabi Hijab. Our least
duty is to be her voice, to tell her words and to reflect her persecution until
her freedom, Insha'Allah.
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Source:TehranTimes