Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2023 2:46:11 GMT
In Shiraz, Iran, women demonstrated in support of the independence of Armenian Artsakh.
Not surprising, given Azerbaijan's oppression and murder of ethnic Iranians in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan's continuing claims of territory against Iran, and Azerbaijan's support of Iran's enemies.
Indeed, the endearing relationship and friendship between the Muslim Iranians and the Armenian Christians shows that peoples of the two religions can still come together and find common ground when both understand there is a common injustice that impacts both.
Recall that although Azerbaijan is, like Iran, a Shi'a Muslim country, Iran actually leans towards supporting Christian Armenia instead.
In 2020, the Head of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei said that Armenia and Iran have very friendly relations and expressed concern that "terrorists" were endangering the lives of Armenian Christians. I also note that a sizeable number of Iranian Christians of Armenian ethnicity died defending Iran during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. The book entitled "Christ in the Night of Glory", released in 2016, detailed Khamenei's visits to the families of Armenian Christians who lost loved ones in that war and the sacrifices Armenian Christians made to defend Iran when it was attacked by Saddam Hussein.
There are up to 500,000 Armenians in Iran. There are two dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church (at Tehran and Isfahan) and one diocese of the Armenian Catholic Church (officially at Isfahan, now the bishop resides in Tehran).
Me and a friend of mine from church were talking about this (he is Lebanese Maronite and we often talk about these sorts of things) and we both agreed that Iran's support of Armenia will certainly be cause for celebration and will contribute to mutual understanding between Muslims and Christians.
Not surprising, given Azerbaijan's oppression and murder of ethnic Iranians in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan's continuing claims of territory against Iran, and Azerbaijan's support of Iran's enemies.
Indeed, the endearing relationship and friendship between the Muslim Iranians and the Armenian Christians shows that peoples of the two religions can still come together and find common ground when both understand there is a common injustice that impacts both.
Recall that although Azerbaijan is, like Iran, a Shi'a Muslim country, Iran actually leans towards supporting Christian Armenia instead.
In 2020, the Head of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei said that Armenia and Iran have very friendly relations and expressed concern that "terrorists" were endangering the lives of Armenian Christians. I also note that a sizeable number of Iranian Christians of Armenian ethnicity died defending Iran during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s. The book entitled "Christ in the Night of Glory", released in 2016, detailed Khamenei's visits to the families of Armenian Christians who lost loved ones in that war and the sacrifices Armenian Christians made to defend Iran when it was attacked by Saddam Hussein.
There are up to 500,000 Armenians in Iran. There are two dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church (at Tehran and Isfahan) and one diocese of the Armenian Catholic Church (officially at Isfahan, now the bishop resides in Tehran).
Me and a friend of mine from church were talking about this (he is Lebanese Maronite and we often talk about these sorts of things) and we both agreed that Iran's support of Armenia will certainly be cause for celebration and will contribute to mutual understanding between Muslims and Christians.