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Thank you Faludeh(isn't faludeh some kind of Persian ice-cream?) for your informative posts. My husband was born in Iran and he took me and our four sons to Iran a year and a half ago. Everyone we met were so disgusted by the regime. Even traditionally religious people (my husband has a few cousins whose wives wear the chador) are anxious for the mullahs to be run out of the government. But the mullahs and their thugs have done a great job scaring the hell out of the people.

If you recall, the revolution that brought down the Shah twenty-five years ago, started out alot like this. There would be a demonstration in some city like Tabriz or something and some people would get killed by the Shah's security forces. Then, after forty days (after the mourning period was over) there would be an even larger demonstration and more cities would get involved. More people would get killed and the whole thing just kept snow-balling. The difference now from then is that the mullahs are far more ruthless and won't hesitate to use maximum force to put the demonstrators down. The Shah just wasn't mean enough to attack his own people the way the mullahs will not hesitate to do.

The irony is that in the world's only Islamic Republic, the mullahs are in the process of destroying the people's belief in their own religion. When I was in Iran I saw many young people wearing a cross. At first I thought it was just a fashion statement, but my brother-in-law told me that many, many people were converting to Christianity as a repudiation of the regime. And this is happening in a place where it is a capital offense to convert from Islam.

I pray for these brave, brave people. I love the Persian people. They are some of the lovliest people I have ever met and they have a rebellious streak in them (behind closed doors they are rowdy, sensuous and fun-loving). Let's pray that they will no longer have to live double lives and may soon have the freedom they so badly desire and deserve.

Thank you so much for your post.. Well you're right - and the major differences now are #1: Iranian people are much more tired and fed up with this regime than they ever were with the Shah's.. Reason is: Much of the anger created against the Shah was propoganda and brainwashing - sure there could've been more openness politically, but Iran had advanced so far under Pahlavis - but it could've been better.. Also: The US Didn't support the Shah in the End and helped for his overthrow.. This time it looks as though the US is going to support the side of right and the side of Iranian people, it's no telling where Europe will stand.. although they would be smart to support the Iranian people - because in the end, all business ties with a future FREE IRAN will reflect where the support for freedom did and didn't come prior to this 2nd revolution..

It's good to hear your story and yes - Faludeh is a desert and Faludeh Shirazi is a version of it.. It's the most delicious Iranian desert I think, but there are so many good deserts it's hard to rank... :)

Take Care -

When I was in Iran I saw many young people wearing a cross. At first I thought it was just a fashion statement, but my brother-in-law told me that many, many people were converting to Christianity as a repudiation of the regime. And this is happening in a place where it is a capital offense to convert from Islam.

I pray for these brave, brave people. I love the Persian people. They are some of the lovliest people I have ever met and they have a rebellious streak in them (behind closed doors they are rowdy, sensuous and fun-loving). Let's pray that they will no longer have to live double lives and may soon have the freedom they so badly desire and deserve.

SusanTK, I quite concur and the wife and I have been praying for them also. But that they are converting... this is news indeed! Thank you.

(Check out the beautiful Iranian churches from the link on this page, courtesy of the Iran Chamber Society.)