{"id":25883,"date":"2021-09-08T18:03:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T16:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=25883"},"modified":"2021-09-08T18:03:44","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T16:03:44","slug":"the-mek-shows-their-resilience-in-the-fight-across-the-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/09\/the-mek-shows-their-resilience-in-the-fight-across-the-decades\/25883\/","title":{"rendered":"The MEK Shows Their Resilience in the Fight Across the Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Two-RegimesMonarchy-and-Mullahs-Failed-to-Destroy-Irans-Main-Opposition-Movement-the-Peoples-Mojahedin-Organization-of-Iran.jpg\" alt=\"The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) recently published an essay written by a veteran member of the MEK, Mehdi Abrishamchi, who was previously a political prisoner under the dictatorship of the Shah.\" class=\"wp-image-25912\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Two-RegimesMonarchy-and-Mullahs-Failed-to-Destroy-Irans-Main-Opposition-Movement-the-Peoples-Mojahedin-Organization-of-Iran.jpg 650w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Two-RegimesMonarchy-and-Mullahs-Failed-to-Destroy-Irans-Main-Opposition-Movement-the-Peoples-Mojahedin-Organization-of-Iran-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption><em><sup>Two Regimes(Monarchy and Mullahs) Failed to Destroy Iran\u2019s Main Opposition Movement, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran(PMOI\/MEK)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) recently <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/mek-mehdi-abrishamchi-part-1-20210907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">published <\/a>an essay written by a veteran member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEK<\/a>, Mehdi Abrishamchi, who was previously a political prisoner under the dictatorship of the Shah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranfocus.com\/en\/iran-general\/33668-a-primer-on-iran-s-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEK<\/a> was founded in 1965 by three progressive Muslim intellectuals and university graduates <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/founders-the-mojahedin-mohammad-hanifnejad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mohammad Hanifnejad<\/a> (often referred to as Hanif), <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/founders-the-mojahedin-saeid-mohsen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saeid Mohsen<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/founders-the-mojahedin-ali-asghar-badizadegan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ali-Asghar Badizadegan<\/a>. Not only have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEK <\/a>fought against the tyranny of the Shah\u2019s dictatorship, but to this day, they are continuing to fight against the oppression that the current Iranian regime are inflicting on Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"690\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Founders-of-the-PMOI.jpg\" alt=\"Founders of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran(PMOI\/MEK)\" class=\"wp-image-25887\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Founders-of-the-PMOI.jpg 690w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Founders-of-the-PMOI-300x170.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><figcaption><em><sup>Founders of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran(PMOI\/MEK)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Abrishamchi said, \u201cThe MEK is the only multi-generational organization in the Iranian society that has survived and expanded starting with the baby boomers to Millennials. Throughout the last five decades, the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEK <\/a>has attracted the best and brightest talent of the Iranian society, not just in numbers but also in terms of representation from Iran\u2019s rich ethnic and demographic diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEK <\/a>has strived to fully implement gender equality in the organization, both in theory and practice, even while facing huge sacrifices along their journey. They are proud that their members are free of gender biases that \u2018plague many cultures and societies\u2019 and work well together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abrishamchi said, \u201cThe MEK is the only organization in the world that has intimate knowledge regarding the threat of Islamic extremism or Islamic fundamentalism. We also have a concrete plan and expertise to defuse and defeat this global threat in its entirety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Iranian Resistance\u2019s leader, <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/en\/massoudrajavi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Massoud Rajavi<\/a> joined the MEK in 1967, working directly with the founders of the organization. President-elect of the parliament-in-exile National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCRI<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, who joined the MEK in 1973, said that the \u201cMEK is a movement that adheres to democratic Islam and is the vanguard of struggle against religious tyranny and extremism. [Massoud Rajavi] has paid a heavy price to educate the generations that serve at the forefront of this struggle for freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Massoud-Rajavi.jpg\" alt=\"Massoud Rajavi\" class=\"wp-image-25890\" width=\"550\" height=\"315\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Massoud-Rajavi.jpg 970w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Massoud-Rajavi-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Massoud-Rajavi-768x440.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption><em><sup>Massoud Rajavi<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, the mullahs declared that the MEK was non-existent, however as the Iranian public became aware of more information as technology improved, the mullahs went on to portray the MEK as a non-influential exiled group with no connection to the rest of the Iranian society. In the late 90s, the regime tried to completely erase the MEK\u2019s name from the memory of Iranians, by forbidding any mention of them in government publications and state-run media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abrishamchi said, \u201cIt is for this reason that perhaps a generation of Iranians born after 1988 had not even heard the name of the Mojahedin or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranfocus.com\/en\/iran-general\/33668-a-primer-on-iran-s-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEK <\/a>until more recently. In some cases, those who heard about us knew us as a distant enemy of the mullahs\u2019 regime that doesn\u2019t exist anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to the underground network in Iran, and their hard work fighting against the regime\u2019s censorship, men and woman across Iran began to connect with the MEK, with many choosing to join the fight at the MEK\u2019s bases near the Iran-Iraq border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abrishamchi said, \u201cI share such examples to contextualize the environment that our movement has operated in since the 1979 revolution. Although the Shah\u2019s regime used similar tactics against us, the depth and breadth of mullahs\u2019 regime is vastly greater, which shows the extent to which they view the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MEK <\/a>as an existential threat that requires extensive resources to counter.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) recently published an essay written by a veteran member of the MEK, Mehdi Abrishamchi, who was previously a political prisoner under the dictatorship of the Shah. 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