1979 Revolution

Shah being saluted by a high ranked clergy around 1977. Seated to the right is his eldest son prince "Reza".

Bakhtiar becomes the last prime minister of Shah to save the country from plunging into an unwanted revolution. He was a political prisoner under the Shah but agreed to form a 'national unity' government. His cabinet lasts few months.

Shah left Tehran for the US in January 1979 and Khomeini entered Iran from exile in Feb 79. He delivered a speach to a large crowd in Tehran cemetery upon arrival (below!) Very soon the army declared indifference and the angry mob took over government offices and police stations. The revolution succeeded. Some say it was 'the inevitable'. Khomeini announces Bazargan (a liberal engineer) as the interim prime minister a few days later.

Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women Rights movement in Iran

Above picture is Iran today and below is 1977

Thirty years ago women played a significant role in what later became the "Islamic Revolution" in Iran. Today women of my country still fighting for equality... Sometimes by voting and sometimes by boycotting elections (that's because there haven't been many free elections in Iran during the past 30 years). Follow this link for Simone de Beauvoir Prize 2009 (with French translation):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81-hNluuYfg

Schmutzige Füße?

Apparently "Forum" have translated our article to German. So here it is for German speaking readers especially those I truly Cherish.

http://www.nachhaltigwirtschaften.net/scripts/basics/eco-world/wirtschaft/basics.prg?session=42f942c7496845e7_666646&nap=forumE&a_no=2241&r_index=4.1.3