Daughter of Sheena (5)

Daughter of Sheena-5 Memories of Qadamkheyr Mohammadi KanaanWife of Sardar Shaheed Haj Sattar Ebrahimi HajirMemory writer: Behnaz ZarrabizadehTehran, Sooreh Mehr Publications Company, 2011 (Persian Version)Translated by Zahra Hosseinian …Samad had waited a little. When there was no news from me, he had gone directly to the house of my sister-in-law angrily, and lodged a complaint against me: "Qadamkheyr doesn’t love me at all. I've got leave difficultly from military base, just because to come here and see her and talk to her. In the back of their parterre, I’ve kept to watch some hour till found her alone. She unfairly did not even answer my greeting. She fled as she saw me."“Qadamkheyr! Come to my house afternoon and help me,” Khadija came to our house near noon and said, “I have a...

Daughter of Sheena (4)

Daughter of Sheena-4 Memories of Qadamkheyr Mohammadi KanaanWife of Sardar Shaheed Haj Sattar Ebrahimi HajirMemory writer: Behnaz ZarrabizadehTehran, Sooreh Mehr Publications Company, 2011 (Persian Version)Translated by Zahra Hosseinian Chapter 3That evening, when guests left, my father told my mother: “I still don’t agree with marrying Qadamkheyr off, God knows. I do not know how the case ends up in this. It was my cousin's fault. His crying really made me to stand on ceremony. He sighed and with a lump in his throat said that if my son was alive, do you permit Qadamkheyr marry him? Now, think Samad is my son.”The son of my father’s cousin had died several years ago in adolescence. After many years, he would still criy whenever he remembered his son, and his sorrow made others sad. Now, he...

Daughter of Sheena (3)

Daughter of Sheena-3 Memories of Qadamkheyr Mohammadi KanaanWife of Sardar Shaheed Haj Sattar Ebrahimi HajirMemory writer: Behnaz ZarrabizadehTehran, Sooreh Mehr Publications Company, 2011 (Persian Version)Translated by Zahra Hosseinian Chapter 2 My uncle’s house was next-door to ours. Every day, I would go there for a few hours. Sometimes, my mother would accompany me too.That day, I had gone alone to my uncle’s house. It was noon. As I was coming down the staircase, which had a lot of high steps and was stretched from porch to the yard; a young man appeared in front of me out of the blue. I startled. I was struck dumb. Our eyes met, for a brief moment. He looked down and said hello. I was hearing the sound of my heartthrob. I was so in shock that I couldn’t greet him mutually. Without saying...

Daughter of Sheena (2)

Daughter of Sheena-2 Memories of Qadamkheyr Mohammadi KanaanWife of Sardar Shaheed Haj Sattar Ebrahimi HajirMemory writer: Behnaz ZarrabizadehTehran, Sooreh Mehr Publications Company, 2011 (Persian Version)Translated by Zahra Hosseinian Name: Qadamkheyr Mohammadi Kan’aan Birthday: 7th May, 1962, Qayesh village, Razan, Hamedan Married: 3rd November 1977 Died: 7th January 2010 Name: Haj Sattar Ibrahami Hajir, (Commander of 155 Battalion, Ansar-ul-Hussein (AS) Division)Birthday: 1st November 1956, Qayesh village, Razan, Hamedan Martyrdom: 3rd March 1987, Shalamcheh (Karbala-5 Operation) Chapter One My father was sick. They said he was affected to a very hard disease. When I was born; he really recovered.All family and friends took my birth the cause of my father’s health and healing. "What a lucky...

Daughter of Sheena (1)

Daughter of Sheena Memories of Qadamkheyr Mohammadi KanaanWife of Sardar Shaheed Haj Sattar Ebrahimi HajirMemory writer: Behnaz ZarrabizadehTehran, Sooreh Mehr Publications Company, 2011 (Persian Version)Translated by Zahra Hosseinian Introduction I said I’m writing this woman's life story. I had taken my decision. I phoned. You yourself picked up the phone. I expected to talk to an old woman. I could not believe. How young your voice was! I thought it might be your daughter. "I want to speak with Haj Sattar’s wife.” I said. You laughed and said, “It’s me!”I heard about your biography. With what a hardship and suffering, after Haj Sattar’s martyrdom, you raised five children single-handed! I said this is it, I will write this woman’s life story and everything was okay. “I’m not...

Ahmad Ahmad Memoirs (80)

Ahmad Ahmad Memoirs (80)Edited by Mohsen KazemiSoureh Mehr Publishing Company(Original Text in Persian, 2000)Translated by Mohammad Karimi Beacon of LightRefah School became the headquarters of revolution leadership after the arrival of Imam. Although I could not take part in the activities as others because of my physical conditions but I was enthusiastic to do something and leave away the responsibilities. Maybe despite all those hard conditions I could do something, even so little. I went toward Refah School. People had gathered in front of the school. It was almost impossible to move. The first thing that I spotted was the propaganda made by MKO members and leaders such as Masoud Rajavi and Moosa Khiabani. I visited many people there; the late Haj mehdi Araghi, Ebrahim Yazdi, Abbass Agha Zamani...

Ahmad Ahmad Memoirs (79)

Ahmad Ahmad Memoirs (79)Edited by Mohsen KazemiSoureh Mehr Publishing Company(Original Text in Persian, 2000)Translated by Mohammad Karimi Public MovesThe initiative by palls in Islamic Councils Coalition and INP in making contacts with me after my freedom and their vast spiritual support saved me from the danger of losing my believes and getting back to the struggle. As Ayatollah Khamenei said: “…people are moving…”, the best scene in the struggles were being made by people without any affiliation to any group, sect or organization.The years 1978 and 1979 were the peak of revolutionary activities by people. I freed myself as a drop in this ocean. The presence of the youth in different aspects was something so interesting to me. In 1979 it was the people who said the last word, not a group or...

Ahmad Ahmad Memoirs (78)

Ahmad Ahmad Memoirs (78)Edited by Mohsen KazemiSoureh Mehr Publishing Company(Original Text in Persian, 2000)Translated by Mohammad Karimi Remarriage From the very early days after my freedom, in all the meetings and gathering I had, I was eager to hear something about Fatima; news that may clarify what had happened to her. I was deeply thoughtful about whatever that had passed to us. Some of my relative and friends had identified my confusion and perplexity. They would console me.My mother in law was the one who would come to visit me more than others but saying not a word about Fatima. I thought that she might have some news about her but she did not like to say anything. I waited till the time that there were less visits. My mother in law was a believing woman and was always suspected by SAVAK. She was...

Ahmad Ahmad Memoirs (77)

Ahmad Ahmad Memoirs (77)Edited by Mohsen KazemiSoureh Mehr Publishing Company(Original Text in Persian, 2000)Translated by Mohammad Karimi Carpet Shop Three weeks after my freedom, Haj Yousef Rashidi –one of INP pals of mine- called me and said: “Ahmad! You should not stay at home. You should work. I have a shop near to Emamzadeh Ma’soum at Qapan Siding. Go and sit there.”I said: “I have disabled legs; how could I move and work there?” He said: “That shop is my brother’s. I am your associate. Do not worry. You should just sit and do not care about anything.” I said: “Oh God! They will shut your shop. Your brother and you would be jobless then.” He said: “It’s not your business! Just go there. At least you may find a circle for making contacts with other comrades.” I said:...

Ahmad Ahmad Memoirs (76)

Ahmad Ahmad Memoirs (76)Edited by Mohsen KazemiSoureh Mehr Publishing Company(Original Text in Persian, 2000)Translated by Mohammad Karimi Hope MelodiesDefeated Plot I analyzed the situation as SAVAK aimed to crush my nerves and force me into a mental war. They repeatedly had not succeeded in defeating or crushing me in previous prisons by tortures and interrogations. SAVAK had concluded that my presence in prison was a sign of hope and strong soul for other prisoners. It would also persuade the strugglers out of prison to take revenge. So, they freed me in a very calculated plot to reach two goals. The first goal was to engage me in a mental dilemma and pretend to my friends that I had cooperated with SAVAK. The second goal of SAVAK was to know and indentify the people who might have contacts with me....