Once again Nowruz–the ancient Persian Festival of the New Year–is here. Nowruz is the celebration of renewal and regeneration of life. Nowruz is the bearer of glad tidings for a better year ahead for all of mankind.
It is in the spirit of Nowruz that Persians, as well as many other ethnic co-celebrators, greet one another with good wishes and extend a hand of friendship to all. It is in the spirit of Nowruz that I offer my sincere best wishes to everyone, with particular humility to those magnificent prisoners of conscience who are languishing in the dungeons of the Islamic Republic of Iran instead of celebrating the occasion in the bosom of their families and loved ones.
On the occasion of Nowruz, we need to be reminded that millions in Iran, a hugely important force in sustaining and fanning the Islamic fire, have already turned and are turning against Islam. They and the rest of the world need to hear the voices of decent people who adhere to individual liberty and freedom. I am sure you will want to play your part in this honorable endeavor and lend your help to put Islam, the very spawning swamp of the deadly virus that makes for “jihadists,” out of business.
May the Persian New Year be a year of freedom, justice, and well-being for all. May every day of the Persian New Year glow with good words, shine with good thoughts, and be filled with good deeds.
Happy Nowruz,
Amil Imani
