Revolutionary greetings to the courageous people of Tunisia and Egypt to our sisters, brothers and co-fighters in these countries; we are in full solidarity with you. We harbor great hope and admiration of your bravery in ousting two of long-term dictators in the region, whose overthrow was long overdue.
The fair demands of your protest movement for social justice, equality, welfare, jobs, freedom and dignity are inspiring, and give hope to millions of oppressed people not only in the region but around the world.
Fighting for abolishing the entire political establishment in Tunisia and Egypt, which was backed by the US and their Western allies for many decades, is a start of a new history of this region; its pages will be written by the brave people who made this revolution possible. Your courage and continuous demands for the removal of dictators has forced not only shame upon the US and other western countries but also to stop supporting these dictators at least for now. They are forced to concede to your just demands.
The will power of dignified, freedom-loving workers, youth, women and men in Tunisia and Egypt, and their defiance and commitment to real regime change have forced the west to recognize that the Middle East is not only about production of terrorism, and suicide bombers, but is also a place for revolutionaries and freedom-loving people who can make history once they show the power of the masses to ascend above the barriers of fear. Despite the fact that the dictators offered so-called “reforms”, the high spirited revolutionary people who have suffered oppression, degrading treatment, discrimination, imprisonment, torture, lack of rights, freedom of speech and expression did not want reform from the very people who deprived them from these basic human rights for so many decades.
We at the Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq are watching and following up closely with the news coming from Tunisia, Egypt and other dictatorship-driven countries in the Middle East and North Africa. We have strong hope and believe that others will follow. Military coup-d'état and western-backed and installed governments have had their terms in office through authoritarian rule and the terrorizing of civilians. The time has come for people to take matters into their own hands, and choose an alternative that represents the free will and aspiration of people for a better life, better future for their children, equal rights for women, workers and all people regardless of their backgrounds. The times have changed; people have broken through the barriers of fear and have tasted the glory of their own will power and strength to change the oppressive establishment.
We offer our strong support and solidarity to the people of Tunisia and Egypt in their revolution.
Long live the people's revolution
Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq OWFI
www.equalityiniraq.com
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