On the verge of the Iranian
regime’s twin elections, a heartbreaking incident took place in the village of
Siahkal, located in northern Iran. This text shows how the Iranian people
actually view elections in Iran.
24 February 2016
A teacher, wounded back in the
Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s and a loyal believer in the Islamic republic, told
his students:
“Kids, the elections are near,
write an essay about the elections,” he said. Every one of the students wrote
an essay and read it before the class until it was A.K.’s turn. With very
ragged clothing and a face revealing his inner pains, A.K. stood before the
blackboard and began reading his essay:
“In the name of God…
I take my pen and write my essay
as:
Why do we vote!?
