The peoples mojahedin organization of iran, or the mojahedine khalq, is an iranian politicalmilitant organization based on islamic and marxist ideology. Pdf the mojahedin e khalq versus the islamic republic of iran. They fought for the iranian revolution and then for saddam hussein. Pdf mojahedin khalq organization of iran farinaz aryanfar.
Also, the author allows himself to get overly caught up in a marxist analyses for example, his interpretation of the mojahedin s social bases. Is irans mujahideenekhalq a threat to the islamist regime. Peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoi all the documents presented on this paper are based only on the publications of mek which have been. Mojahedin of the islamic revolution organization was an umbrella political organization in iran, founded in 1979 by unification of seven underground islamist revolutionary paramilitary and civil organizations which previously fought against the pahlavi monarchy. Download full book in pdf, epub, mobi and all ebook format.
This thesis analyzes representations of female resistors of the mojahedin e khalq or peoples mojahedin organization of iran within contemporary schools of academia and western iranian medias. He teaches at the cuny graduate center, and has ervand abrahamian b. Masoud rajavi is the leader of the pmoi, while his wife maryam rajavi is called president elect of the iranian resistance. The fall of saddam husseins regime affected the circumstances of the designated foreign terrorist organization mujahedine khalq mek. The soviets in the past have also been interested in other leftist movements such as the mojahedin ekhalq the peoples holy. Home iran interlink mek rajavi cultiran interlink mek. A wave of discussions about whether or not the mojahedin deserved to be treated so brutally filled the facebook pages of iranian users. The ayatollahs and the mekirans crumbling influence. The mek was the first iranian organization to develop systematically a modern revolutionary interpretation of islam an interpretation that differed sharply from both the old conservative islam of the traditional clergy and the new.
The mojahedin, a radical political group in iran, were prominent in the movement against the shah and played an important role in bringing the ayatollah khomeini to power. Peoples mojahedin organisation of iran sourcewatch. The 1988 executions of iranian political prisoners was a series of statesponsored execution of political prisoners across iran, starting on 19 july 1988 and lasting for approximately five months. The collective action of mujahedeene khalq organization. The iranian mojahedin by ervand abrahamian goodreads. About the peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoimek. To retain its legitimacy and religious standing, the clergy may have to distance itself from politics. Iran irn35739 national council of resistance mojahedine. Mujahedeene khalq mek sazmane mojahedin e khalqe iran mujahedine khalq organization mko national liberation army of iran nla peoples mujahedin organization of iran pmoi muslim iranian students society national council of resistance ncr national council of resistance of iran ncri description. U country advice iran iran irn35739 national council of resistance mojahedin ekhalk niversity admission 3 december 2009 1.
The peoples mojahedin organisation of iran pmoi, also known as mujahedine khalq, is the largest and most militant group opposed to the islamic republic of iran. Columbia university, an armenian born in iran and raised in england, is well qualified by education and experience to teach world and middle east history. Excerpts from a speech by masoud rajavy of the peoples mojahedin organization of iran ompi on may 25, 1979, a national day of protest against american imperialism, in commemoration of the martyred mojahedin founders. Ebrahim khodabandeh, iran interlink, march 08 2020 in a similar way, leading members of the iranian mojahedin e khalq organization mek, mko, rajavi cult which is based in albania, make frequent visits to italy, which has the largest cluster of infections after china, south korea and iran. Any serious crisis in iran could jeopardize the clergys favored position in government.
Theoretically informed by critical discourse analysis and feminist thought this project. Parsi claims niac represents the views of iranian americans. Sazmane mojahedin e enqelabe islamiye iran organization of the mojahedin of the islamic revolution of iran the organization of the mojahedin of the islamic revolution was founded in 1979 when seven armed and civil underground groups unified and established a new organization. Ideology, politics, and the development of military power in iran. The organization was firmly allied with the ruling islamic republican party and was given a share of power and three of its members were appointed as government ministers under pm mirhossein mousavi. He has published iran between two revolutions, the iranian mojahedin, khomeinism, tortured confessions, and inventing the axis of evil. Hillmann hardcover published 1992 the iranians sandra mackey hardcover may 1996 see features in the iranian. Life with the iranian mojahedin is an account of those years, and of the extraordinary struggle and huge personal selfsacrifice of the members of this movement.
The majority of those killed were supporters of the peoples mujahedin of iran, although supporters of other leftist factions, including the fedaian and the tudeh party of iran communist party. Mek, an organization of iranian dissidents dedicated to replacing the theocratic. Pdf the mojahedine khalq versus the islamic republic of. The iranian political elite, state and society relations, and foreign. Joining the mojahedin unlike joining a purely marxist organization did not necessitate severing ties to family values, household customs, or childhood beliefs. Fuller noted that the mojahedin s islamic orientation was a major impediment to the soviets effort to gain influence within the organization. Was it an iranian plot to blow up a political rally near paris where the u.
In 1976, the mojahedin split into two opposing sections. Iran s ruling mullahs want to claim that there is no viable alternative and that the peoples mojahedin organization lacks a social base and has no support. But rank and file iranian americans support democracy in iran the primary goal of the pmoi since its founding. Mohammad hanifnejad, said mohsen, and aliashgar badizadgan founded the peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoi or mujahedine khalq, mek on september 6, 1965.
His previous publications include the iranian mojahedin 1989. It is ironic that the name mojahedin is widely used by islamist groups today, which have nothing to do with peoples mojahedin of iran, which is a muslim secularist and nationalist organization. Irans important geopolitical status and the critical role of the national council of resistancencr and the peoples mojahedin organisation of iran in shaping that countryd future have prompted many scholars and analysts to address these issues from varying angles. Was it an iranian terror plot or a false flag operation. Peoples mojahedin organization of iran the pmoimek seeks to replace iran s religious dictatorship with a secular, pluralistic, democratic government that respects individual freedoms and gender equality. In the past, attacking the peoples mojahedin was the third most important issue for parsi and niac. At the outset of oif, the mek was designated a hostile force, largely because of its history of cooperation with saddam husseins military in the iran iraq war and its alleged involvement in his suppression of the shia and kurdish uprisings that followed the. One of the main responsibilities of the ministry of intelligence and security is to conduct covert operations against mojahedin ekhalq and to identify and eliminate its members. Pdf since 1986, when the iraqiran war was at its climax, the mojahedin. The iranian mojahedins struggle for legitimacy lina aarseth bakke a thesis presented to the department of culture studies and oriental languages the university of oslo in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the ma degree in area studies of. Whats happening in iran today iran freedom news now. Amin tarzi is senior research associate at the center for nonproliferation studies cns of the monterey. The collective action of mujahedeene khalq organization mko.
Ervand abrahamians the iranian mojahedin, is an attempt to this end. Since 1986, when the iraq iran war was at its climax, the mojahedin organization and its private army, the national liberation army nla, were fortunate to gain iraqs financial support as well as the supply of equipment that was needed for the. Mojahedin of the islamic revolution organization wikipedia. Guardians of the islamic revolution deep blue university of. Columbia university, an armenian born in iran and raised in england, is well qualified by education and experience to teach world and middle east. Iran s important geopolitical status and the critical role of the national council of resistancencr and the peoples mojahedin organisation of iran in shaping that countryd future have prompted many scholars and analysts to address these issues from varying angles. Pdf the mojahedin e khalq versus the islamic republic of. Terrorists, cultists or champions of iranian democracy. All engineers, they had earlier been members of the liberation movement also known as the freedom movement, created by medhi. Its members broke away from the mek to support secular marxism leninism, rather than the leftist islamist modernism of the peoples mujahedin. The mojahedin khalq organization mko is an armed iranian opposition.
Since 1979, iran s theocratic regime has deprived the entire clerical class of its autonomybut also made it rich and powerful. Human rights secretariat of the national council of resistance of iran ncri10th april 2020 the peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoi mek announced on friday, april 10, 2020, that the coronavirus death toll in 261 cities across. The peoples mojahedin organization of iran, or the mojahedine khalq is an iranian. Wherever we go there will be masses of citizens joining us, and. The mojahedin, a radical political group in iran, were prominent in the movement against the shah and played an important role in bringing the ayatollah. It advocates overthrowing the islamic republic of iran leadership and installing its own government. But thanks to our own and our peoples perseverance, history has nothing but scorn for the mullahs. Later, during the iranian revolution, peykar merged with some maoist groups. The peoples mojahedin of iran or the mojahedin ekhalq mek, also pmoi, mko. The case of the iranian mojahedin khalq and iraqi governments relations.
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