Neda= Voice

Obviously many people are following up with the news coming from Iran. some news, which are recorded or reported from bystanders, since professional journalists are presently unable to work in Iran.
But the news we get here, might only be qualitatively not comparable to the professional ones. the message given is the same. Violence, scream for freedom and liberty.
I do not want to get too much into the politics behind the scene, but only look at women's role in this new "revolution", if I may call it so at this point.
Look at Neda Soltani. She would be the best example. While there are tons of rumors about how old she was and what she was doing at that time on the streets, and whether she was an active member of the demonstration or a bystander.The point is that when one compares the videos to the ones form 30 years ago when the Islamic revolution took place, one can discover a major difference. At that time, even though it is considered a more modern and western time in Iran, women are not actively participating. They had no Islamic clothes on, but were wearing western attires, they could come and go as they pleased. However, they were not actively participating. Forget the couple of videos you might see, whowing hundred women in black tshadors. That is not what I mean. I mean the women from now, dressed in Islamic attire (more or less), full make-up, beautiful young girls, willing to run on the streets of Tehran for freedom. Standing and taking bullets for their country.
Don't tell me that this is part of the whole picture of changing the Islamic republic. I know that they are not against the Islamic Regime or against the religion. It is the aim to reach the level of independence, freedom and equality. shoulder on shoulder women prepared the election campaign and now united with their male counterparts they stand on the streets. They became the voice of Iran. It might be just a coincidence that the most famous of the killed ones was named Neda, in Persian voice.