There she was still as night, wrapped in the shroud of her daily dress – blue jeans and the black shador, required of all women in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The only bright color visible against the dark blue and black was the blood trickling from the corner of her 16 year old mouth and the single bullet exit wound in her head.
Neda, as she has been named was studying philosophy at the University. She and her father were in the street putting some of those philosophical ideas , such as freedom, sovereignty and self-expression into practice. Her witness was cut short by the actions of someone who disagreed with her position but rather than debate her he shot her. Because of modern communication technology which captured the moment his violence only served to magnify that voice. In fact that is what “Neda means – the “Voice.”
Please listen because Neda is speaking to all of us who want and work for self-determination and liberty.