Neda's mother talks to BBC: 'Knowing that the world cried for her… that has comforted me'

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Neda's mother talks to BBC: 'Knowing that the world cried for her… that has comforted me'
By David Neiwert Sunday Aug 02, 2009 8:30am

Interview: Mother's tribute to Neda
Neda's death has sparked protests all over the world

The mother of Neda Agha Soltan, the 27-year-old Iranian protester whose death on 20 June was captured on mobile phone video, has spoken at length to the BBC World Service. The following is a transcript of the interview with Hajar Rostami Motlagh.

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The BBC has a remarkable interview with the mother of Neda Agha Soltan, the 27-year-old Iranian woman whose death June 20 was captured on video, and who became an important symbol of the growing resistance to the mullahs' regime.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8176098.stm

The conclusion of the interview is deeply bittersweet:

I don't want people to forget her. People - Iranians - have all been very supportive. They come to me and congratulate me for having had such a brave daughter.

And now I want you to do something for me. I want you, on my behalf, to thank everyone around the world, Iranians and non Iranians, people from every country and culture, people who in their own way, their own tradition, have mourned my child… everyone who lit a candle for her - every musician, who wrote songs for her, who wrote poems about her… you know, Neda loved the arts and music. I want to thank all of them.

I want to thank politicians and leaders, from every country, at all levels, who remembered my child.

Her death has been so painful - words can never describe my true feelings. But knowing that the world cried for her… that has comforted me.

I am proud of her. The world sees her as a symbol, and that makes me happy.

Neda has become a symbol not just of the struggle in Iran, I think, but of the sacrifices being made by young people around the world working for justice. It may be a small consolation, but her daughter's spirit is with us all.

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[Flying Dream Blues]

1. Very sad, but also very beautiful. I understand exactly what she means. nt

[patrice]

2. Neda is an Angel.

[Schema Thing]

3. I cried for Neda

Now I'm crying again.


Neda's last moment, captured on video, is the most obscene, vulgar, just-plain-wrong thing I've ever seen.

[roguevalley]

7. me too. its impossible how hard this world is some times.

[ashling]

4. Thank you for posting this

:)

:cry:

[LeftishBrit]

5. Thank you for this. k&r.

Very best thoughts for Neda's family, and for the people of Iran.

[Turborama]

6. K&R

Thank-you for this, I'll never forget the time we all shared that emotional experience.