{"id":56863,"date":"2024-03-11T03:20:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T02:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=56863"},"modified":"2024-03-11T08:46:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T07:46:36","slug":"speech-by-dutch-mep-dorien-rookmaker-at-paris-conference-on-international-womens-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2024\/03\/speech-by-dutch-mep-dorien-rookmaker-at-paris-conference-on-international-womens-day\/56863\/","title":{"rendered":"Speech by Dutch MEP Dorien Rookmaker at Paris Conference on International Women\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"A — Dorien Rookmaker \u2013 IWD 2024, Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
A significant conference<\/a> took place in Paris to honor International Women\u2019s Day. Mrs. Dorien Rookmaker, a Member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands, voiced steadfast support for the National Council of Resistance of Iran and its President-elect, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Commending Mrs. Rajavi\u2019s leadership in uniting and mobilizing Iranian women amidst the challenges posed by a ruthless regime, the Dutch MEP asserted that the emancipation of Iranian women will catalyze the liberation of women worldwide.<\/p>\n
In solidarity with the courageous heroines of the Iranian Resistance enduring imprisonment and torture, Mrs. Rookmaker referenced the words of Maryam Akbari Monfared<\/a>, a resilient political prisoner, who proclaimed, \u201cthe dawn of freedom is imminent.<\/p>\n
*The full text of MEP Dorien Rookmaker\u2019s speech follows:<\/em><\/p>\n*
Thank you. So much has already been said today. Great words from great ladies, and I\u2019m so proud to be one of them. I have this tag. I got it today. And of course, as a member of the European Parliament, I get a lot of these tags all the time when you\u2019re in Congress. But this tag, I will cherish. It will get a very, very special place in my office. Because I\u2019m here, because Mrs. President *Maryam Rajavi<\/a> thought I was worthy enough to come here, and it\u2019s a humble experience, I\u2019m telling you.<\/p>\n*
Because I know you\u2019re struggling so hard and so long against a terrible regime, and I have the feeling that I have not quite done enough, and I will try to help you as much as I can. Because for me, Maryam Rajavi is the Mandela of this age.<\/p>\n
Maryam Rajavi has created a new way of doing the opposition. Maryam Rajavi has organized women in a way I would never be able to. And I know, because I\u2019m next to being a member of Parliament, and also the chair of the biggest and oldest lady association in the Netherlands, I know how difficult it is to build an organization. And the way that you do it, the way you do leadership, after we freed Iran, I want you to teach us how you do this. And I really mean it, it\u2019s a great job.<\/p>\n
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Maryam Rajavi leidt de oppositie tegen het regime in Iran. Haar boodschap is als sterk als haar organisatie. Maryam Rajavi verdient onze onze steun en respect. Het is buitengewoon hoe zij de oppositie in Iran organiseert en aanvoert. Zij stelt: https:\/\/t.co\/XWaHmbbb1n<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Dorien Rookmaker (@RookmakerDorien) February 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n