[CPProt.net] Cultural genocide in the name of Islam

[Ellie Bruggeman]

Cultural genocide in the name of Islam
September 13th, 2005

The Islamic Republic of Iran has renewed its war of destruction on 
Persian antiquities. Its intention is to build up an Islamic empire and 
to change the whole face of Iran into a backward purely Islamic nation. 
The Islamic Republic of Iran sees its Persian heritage as a formidable 
enemy of its conquest. It aims at 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.

"Cultural genocide" is a term sometimes 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 a state of 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 “/Nowruz/”, and then 
they attacked other Persian traditions and customs. At the beginning of 
the revolution, Islamic zealots rushed to the site of the Persepolis, 
the magnificent palace of the Achaemenid kings. Fortunately, the total 
bulldozing of the relics of the Palace was averted by Iranian patriots 
who wished to preserve their heritage.

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. Most of all, they are obliterating the 
memory of one of history's great rulers, Cyrus the Great.

In Pasargad is found the tomb of Cyrus the Great, the King of Kings and 
the founding father of Persia. Cyrus the Great, who is 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, and 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 to 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 World 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 Republic’s records speak dismally for itself, there 
are numerous reasons for this cultural genocide by the Islamic regime, 
in Iran.
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 
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 Republic’s 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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