SMCCDI (Information Service)
January 1, 2006

Another interview was made, today (January 1, 2006), by the Persian Service of “Voice of America” (VOA), with Aryo B. Pirouznia on the “Iranian National Secular Party” (INSP) and its goals.

The INSP has been founded based on the SMCCDI’s activities and gained experiences, of the last several years, in promotion of “Secularity” and “Iranism”. These principles are establishing the notions of Separation of Religion & State, the Separation of Constitutional Powers, and a deep believe in Iran’s National Interests and Territorial Integrity while contributing to the world’s peace and prosperity. Iranism carries also Iran’s Renaissance and establishing Iranians’ deep aspirations for Freedom, Equality, Humanism & look toward Modernity in all its aspects.

Several other abroad based Iranian Radio or Satellite TV networks had made interviews, in the last days, with Pirouznia who’s also the coordinator of the SMCCDI and the Chairman of the newly founded party. These interviews and the articles published by several foreign media sources, such as, Il Foglio and l’Opinione in Italy, as well as, the American Daily, MichNews and the Post Chronicle, in the U.S.A., have resulted in a welcoming by many Iranians and the expression of fear by some circles of the Islamic republic.

The Friday’s Editorial of the www.fardanews.com - an Islamic regime’s official website affiliated to Ahmadinejad - has expressed this fear of “the future victory of secularism if the split among Islamic regime’s faction become deeper”.

In parts of the today’s interview and answering to Ebrahim Biparva, the VOA anchor, and several pro-regime callers, Pirouznia stated: “… INSP is not seeking to fight any religion contrary to some wrong believes disseminated by the Intelligence circles of the Islamic regime. Secularism means that the structure of the future Iranian State should be free on any religious interference and Vis versa. There are today many of the initial founders of the Islamic republic and some Ayatollahs who are echoing on the need of Separation of State and Religion…Such thing would avoid more harm done to Islam as surely it would avoid more harm done to our country and people…

….In other word, we want to give back to God what belongs to it and to the People of Iran what belongs to them….Such formula has contributed to a correct balance and the creation of great countries, such as the USA, as it has helped the progress of countries like France or Japan….

…Even a look to Turkey, which is a much closer example to Iran, and how secularity was able to accept the participation of the religious party of Erbakan in the democratic process, would demonstrate this well funded claim. His religious party participated in the affairs of state without being allowed to change the structures of the state or to disregard the rights of minorities of every kind…. ”

To a question on what a party in exile can mean or what can be the extent of its activities, Pirouznia responded: “Few might argue that the idea of a party in exile is an oxymoron. But, I need to tell them that we should avoid being blocked by some old clichés. The world’s trend and progressist opinions are not what we can qualify as immobile factors. If not, we would have stay at the cave age…

…How can some of us, at any stage, believed in the slightest possibility of some so-called ‘reforms’ within the structures of an ideological and theocratic frame and then reject the notion of the creation of a secularist and nationalist party in exile. Principles that are the remedies of what we have been witnessing for the last twenty seven years…

…Are we real? Or are we afraid of something or have another agenda?

…In reality and if we want to avoid being just a laxist, or an always idealist looking for a kind of Messiah, or if we are not a kind of apologist of the current regime or of one of its factions, we need to have a sense of innovation along with political morality, a long term vision and a correct game plan, for the sake of our country and and being able to respond to popular aspirations…

…I think we should open up our minds and respect the decision of those intending to do something by creating the necessary structure for, if we’re sincere when claiming to believe in human rights or democratic process….

…We should know that nothing is impossible when logical and when there’s the existence of a collective will behind. In that line, INSP has its members and its ideas have for sure many supporters, inside the young Iranian society, who are fed up with what’s going on inside and outside and are looking for the victory of our goals…

…These goals are not only to promote and work for the overthrow of the totality of the Islamic republic, but also and in the tomorrow of Iran’s liberation and in case of obtaining the trust of Iranians, to send parliamentarians to a future Iranian National Assembly. Their task would be to push for the application of Secularism and Iranism in the Iranian society of tomorrow which must respect all’s freedom and the world’s peace and prosperity no matter of what type of secular political frame Iranian would choose….

.. I need also to remind that there have been many associations formed in exile which have been able to create decisive changes in the political course of their country. They had to born and have their management abroad due to the existing context and the repressive situation while having their members and supporters in the masses… Parties, groups or fronts in exile which became later an official party inside the country based on the very same principles they fought for……

…Our Party is looking for an ideology-less Iran where each Iranian is equal and happy. An Iran which will be reconnected with the family of nations and which will be promoting global stability… To that end, my comrades and I have founded the INSP and will be working for achieving our goals!”

To a very obvious pro-Ahmadinejad caller who stated that the Islamic regime will exist till the apparition of the Shias’ Hidden Imam 12th, Pirouznia responded: ” I invite the Islamic regime to pull off its Occupation Forces from the streets of Iranian cities and stop killing or executing. Then you’ll witness its downfall much much sooner than the need of apparition of Mahdi - the Hidden Imam - who’s supposed to come fighting injustices.”

This interview can be listened, till January 2nd (01:00 PM US EST), in Real Audio from the minute 31′:45″ to 60′:00″ of the following link:
http://www.voanews.com/real/voa/nenaf/pers/pers1800a.ram

It will be archived after on the VOA Server at:
http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/persian/2006_01/Audio/ra/Biparva01Jan05.ra

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