Comments on: Mr. President Obama: It’s the Persian Gulf. Please don’t step on a nation’s dreams – an open letter to President Obama

By: lintangcahya

lintangcahya — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:08:12 +0000

I deeply admire what you did for neda and for your country. I admire you as a person who would stand up and sacrifice yourself in order to create justice. I admire you as yourself, your bravery, your dedications to this world.
I believe you can change this world and bring your country to the peace they had longed for years.
And yet, I got the point from your letter, when you’re there sacrificing all you have, giving it all your best, just to bring out a tiny ember of hope, with a quite disrespectful statement a person can broke down all of your efforts.
I believe when you fight for others justice so many times in your life, justice will come to you. And so, it will.
All of your sacrifice will not be forgotten and left behind. We will all fight for it. For the sake of a nation, for the sake of a world.

By: khosi

khosi — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:28:30 +0000

DR arash hejazi for presidency of a free iran.

By: The open letter of Neda to President Obama | Arash Hejazi

The open letter of Neda to President Obama | Arash Hejazi — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:55:10 +0000

[...] page yesterday by the ID Mehdi Amin, which I’m sure is an alias. The letter is based on my open letter to President Obama; but this time it’s not me who is addressing the President; it’s Neda Agha Soltan. It [...]

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By: hejazi

hejazi — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:23:11 +0000

Thanks a lot for your comments, Farzaneh. I believe all pieces of the puzzle have to be put together. We cannot ignore all other pieces and just stick to one.

By: Mike Neill

Mike Neill — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:25:02 +0000

Very good letter, but like other replies I think there are far more important issues going on in Iran right now to be worried about the politically correct naming of the ‘Persian Gulf’.

By: Mahdi Alrostami

Mahdi Alrostami — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:29:23 +0000

آرش عزیز سلام
نامه شما رو به رئیس جمهور ایالات متحده آمریکا خواندم. من به عنوان یک عراقی این اقدام شما رو تحسین میکنم. این حق مسلم هر انسان آزادیه که از داشته های با ارزش و میراث نیاکانش در برابر دست درازی های بیگانه دفاع کنه.
شما بهترین و زیباترین کاری رو که میتونستید انجام دادید.
به امید روزی که دنیا پر از عدل و داد میشود.

By: Farzaneh

Farzaneh — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:26:52 +0000

1st:
The comments of someone who posted under the name of “The Great Green Movement” doesn’t make sense to me. It’s like saying most people who live in a particular city in North America are Chinese; therefore it is right to change the city’s name to Beijing or another Chinese town.
Solely because some or even the majority of people living in Southern Iran are of Arab decent, does not make Persian Gulf Arabian. This is not a matter of racisim but defending one’s country against the intruders.

2nd:
Some people such as “Faryade Rahaei” questioned Dr. Arash Hejazi as to why he is sending Obama a letter educating him about history and the origins of the Persian Gulf instead of asking him to meddle in our people’s green movement.
Well, people have their own different views. I personally do not think that the U.S. or any other country should meddle in our yearn for freedom. One cannot dictate to others regarding how they think/what to ask the U.S. President.
Also, Neda’s story or the green movement of Iran AND the issue over Persian gulf are two seperate matters. We cannot let other nations conquer our land just because we have other issues to fight for such as the elections or human rights.
I strongly agree with Dr. Hejazi. Thanks for the letter. As many comments say, you represent 70million Iranians. Keep going.

By: Hamed Rad

Hamed Rad — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:07:47 +0000

اراجیف این شخص هامون نام، ارزش وقت و انرژی گذاشتن نداره
مثلی در آذری هست که این جور مواقع می گن:
سگ پارس می کنه
کاروان هم به راهش ادامه می ده
حالا این آقا بگذارید بگه
سپاس از شما برای نگارش این نامه
پاینده باشید

By: sara

sara — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:17:47 +0000

امیدوارم یاد بگیریم به خاطر برچسب زدن دیگران پا پس نکشیم … با هیچ برچسبی چه شوونیستی و غیر آن نام خلیج فارس عوض نخواهد شد… من خوزستانی هستم و به نام پر شکوه پارس می بالم بی ترس از ته لهجه عربی و نیک می دانم حاکمان مستبد نیاکان مرا به سخن گفتن غیر پارسی مجبور کرده بودند … من پارسم با اینکه گویشم با اجبار و در طی قرنها عوض شده است.. زنده باد ایران و ایرانی با هر زبان و گویش و پر آوازه و همیشگی خلیج تا ابد پارس بی واهمه از هر برچسبی …

By: maryam

maryam — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:05:25 +0000

پسرم افتخار می کنم که نسل جوان کشور من از دانش و بینشی این چنین برخوردارند.
آرش عزیز گرچه شما قربانی اشتباه ما در انقلاب شدید وما نیز پس از حبس و شکنجه و تبعید به گوشه ای متروک فرو افتادیم؛ اما قهرمانانی چون تو پرچم پیروزی را به دوش دارند و خون ندا و نداها و آرش های دیگر ضامن این پیروزی است. به امید آن روز که همه باهم نابودی جهل وجور و فساد را در ایران جشن بگیریم.
پایدار باشی

By: Faryad Rahayi

Faryad Rahayi — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:29:27 +0000

Dear Dr. Hejazi,

Though I appreciate your letter to Obama as an Iranian who is proud of my heritage, I’m questioning the timing of such a letter. To emphasize the “Persian” Gulf when there are so many more pressing concerns like the ongoing human rights abuses, murders, torture and rape in Iran, seems untimely. Don’t you think? Isn’t this the same objection that the Iranian regime would raise while telling Obama not to meddle in Iran’s affairs? Why haven’t you addressed Obama’s silence on human rights violations in Iran and asked him to take a stand? The Iranian people do need every support they can get, and are disappointed with Obama for his strategic silence on this issue. We can’t go it alone, as we haven’t been able to make a difference without international support in the last 30 years.

Just curious…

By: irani

irani — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:50:12 +0000

وای خـــــدا ! چه کردی ای مــرد ، پاینده باشی ان شا الله

By: Atousa

Atousa — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:08:13 +0000

Hamoun kholeh vatan foroosh o adam foroosh,
boro kashketo besab mardak e ablah o nadan !

By: Alireza

Alireza — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:33:29 +0000

Great PERSIA…

By: great green movement

great green movement — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:30:26 +0000

جناب حجازی حضوره شما و شهادتان در مورد چگونگی مرگ قهرمان جنبش ما (ندا) به شما اجازه نمید هد که برخلاف نام شریفی که پدره شریفتان بر شما نهاده است ان را خرج شوینیزم ( ٢زاری) فارسی کنید

ای کاش قبل از نگاشتن این گونه اراجیفبا با پدر خود یا مادر ندایا و یا با بازماندگان صدها بل هزاران شید جنبشهای ملی خلقهای مختلف ایران زمین مشورتی میکردید

شما بر حسب شرایت پیش امده و خون ندا از موقعیت ویژه ای برخوردارید ولی با ادامه این گونه ژلف بازی ها به ما نند نوری زاده از مردم فاصله و به اهل منقل نزدیک خواهید شد

By: Persian boy

Persian boy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:50:34 +0000

ابتدا تشکر از دکتر حجازی بخاطر این نامه زیبا…………….

هامون اون کشور عریی یا اون صحرایی که تو توش هستی مگه اینترنتم داره ؟!تا چند بلدی بشمری؟!اگه ریشه عربی داری از ضریب هوشیت بیش از این انتظاری نیست!در ضمن میدونی تاریخ یعنی چی؟ما ایرانیا تمدن 2500 ساله که هیج تمدن 5000 ساله داریم و درک می کنیم تاریخ چی هست در ضمن در حدی نبودی که دوستان محترمانه جوابتو بدن ولی اگه ایرانی هستی و این حرف و میزنی میزاریم به حساب بی اطلاعی

By: محمد

محمد — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:35:39 +0000

ممنون آرش جان.

By: siamak

siamak — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:25:49 +0000

PERSIAN GULF! it’s been centuries that this gulf named persian gulf! whatever they want they can call it! its PERSIAN GULF! its like you see a cat and call it dog! cat is cat dog is dog! i’m saying this to mr obama and arab nation NO ONE CAN NOT CHANGE PERSIAN GULF TO arabian GULF! PERSIAN GULF forever!

PEACE!

By: great green movement

great green movement — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:20:17 +0000

You are all bunch off Persian chauvinist pigs all the people who live on the south side of the golf are Arabs and so are most off the people who live on the Iranian side of the gulf

Even our elected president who is not Persian (though his wife is) in
One occasion called (the great Persian nation)

perhaps until we are burned with this blind chauvinism examinee and admadenejad are all we deserve

dear chauvinist pigs through out history you have a building which you are so proud to call it by its Greek name

If the great green movement doesn’t over come its simple mind nest and chauvinism it will not get to any where