[Mb-civic] FW: Persepolis-Inspiring!

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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:42:06 EDT
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Subject: Persepolis-Inspiring!

Cultural Genocide in the name of Islam
 By: Amil Imani
 According to The World Encyclopedia, cultural genocide is a term used to
describe the deliberate destruction of the cultural heritage of a people or
nation for political or military reasons. Since its inception twenty-six
years ago, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been in constant war with the
Iranian people as well as the Iranian heritage.
 
Over its life span, the Islamic Republic zealots have tried many times to
cleanse the pre-Islamic Persian heritage in the name of Islam. First, they
declared war against the Persian New Year or ³Nowruz², and then, they
attacked other Persian traditions and customs. At the beginning of the
revolution, the Islamic zealots rushed to the site of the Persepolis, the
magnificent palace of the Achaemenid kings, to demolish it. Fortunately, the
total bulldozing of the relics of the Palace was averted by Iranian patriots
who wished to preserve their heritage.
 
Recently, the Islamic Republic of Iran has renewed its war of construction
and destruction with Persian antiquities. Its intention is to build up an
Islamic empire and to change the whole face of Iran into a backward Islamic
nation. The Islamic Republic sees Persian heritage as a formidable enemy of
its conquest of turning Iran into a pure form of an Islamic nation. Hence,
they have waged a war on Persian antiquities in the hope of suppressing
Persian pride and nationalism.
 
In their latest attempt in the war of destruction, the Islamic Republic has
been insidiously planning to obliterate some of the most cherished places in
Persian history. They intend to eradicate the Pasargad, the Bolaghi gorge
and the Persepolis.
 
 
In Pasargad lays the tomb of Cyrus the Great, the King of Kings and the
founding father of Persia. Cyrus the Great, who has been mentioned
twenty-five times in the Bible, is known for his passion and compassion and
his unprecedented tolerance. Cyrus the Great's Charter of Human Rights is
known to be the first such charter written which refers to the concept of
humans as having universal rights, regardless of legal jurisdiction,
ethnicity, nationality or religion.
 
Cyrus the Great's most notable reputation of a great leader stands high as a
Persian king who freed the Jews from captivity by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
Cyrus the Great, not only allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild
their temple, but assisted the Jews in this endeavor, something
which was followed by his heirs.
 
Cyrus the Great proclaimed more than 2500 years ago, "Today, I announce that
everyone is free to choose a religion and free to live in all regions and
take up a job provided that they never violate other's rights." Cyrus the
Great declared himself not a conqueror, but a liberator.
 
It has been said that Alexander the Great set the torch to Persepolis in a
drunken rage, regretting it the following day. Alexander the Great plundered
Persia. He destroyed and burned Persepolis, the magnificent palace complex
of the Achaemenid kings. Yet, Alexander the Great paid tribute to Cyrus the
Great at his tomb. This shows how much the king of kings was respected, even
in the eyes of his fierce enemies. What Alexander came to set on fire more
than 2200 years ago, the Islamic Republic intends to submerge today.
 
In its war of construction and destruction, the Islamic Republic has been
building "Sivand Dam" near the Persian antiquities. The construction of the
Sivand Dam on the Polvar River began in 1992 without consultation with or
the knowledge of the Cultural Heritage Organization officials. The dam's
opening was planned in March 2005, but the Iranian energy ministry has
delayed it to early 2006 to give the archaeologists more time to examine the
sites.
 
This dam will flood the entire Tang-e Bolaghi (Bolaghi Gorge) mountain pass
and the surrounding region. That would lead to some 8 kilometers of the
Bolaghi Gorge being submerged and lost forever. Thus, experts of ICHCTO and
the Pars-e Pasargad Research Foundation quickly undertook a project to study
the area.  So far they have identified more than 100 archeological sites
there
 
The Islamic Republic's ulterior motive in building "Sivand Dam" so close to
the archeological sites was to intentionally flood the vast archeological
area of Pasargad, including the tomb of Cyrus the Great, Bolaghi Gorge, the
King's path and the main historical road of Persia which was constructed by
order of Darius of the Achaemenids and the relics of the magnificent palace
of Persepolis.
 
Although the Islamic Republic¹s records speak dismally for itself, there are
numerous reasons for this cultural genocide by the Islamic regime, in Iran.
Last but not least, the Islamic regime's decision to destroy Cyrus the
Great's tomb is due to their inner fear of the personification of Cyrus the
Great in the heart of every Persian. Since Cyrus the Great released the Jews
from captivity some 2500 years ago, the Islamic Republic's intense hatred of
the Jews has fueled their mission of destruction. Also, fear of Persian
nationalism is so immense that it stands in their way of creating an Islamic
Utopia. These fears are justified, especially following the news on the
future release of a British movie on the life of Cyrus the Great.
 
Today, we are up against a truly malignant force in radical Islamism that is
breeding, sheltering and financing its terrorist armory. This new enemy of
humanity and world heritage is far more radical and dangerous than the Nazi
Germany or the old Soviet Russia ever were. The Islamic Republic¹s ultimate
objective is the destruction of everything in the world that is good and
leaving behind a network of Islamic terror around the free world.
 
Let us hope that people of the earth become united against the forces of
evil and evildoers of radical Islamism. Let us hope that the free world
applies pressure to the Islamic Republic to prevent them from purging the
Persian heritage.


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