December 6, 2019
  • English
  • Français
  • فارسی
  • عربى
NCRI Women Committee
  • Home
  • News
    • Women’s News
    • Articles
    • Statements
  • Publications
    • Monthlies
    • Documents
    • Iranian Regime’s Misogynist Laws
  • About Us
    • Women’s Committee of Iran NCRI
    • Gender Equality
    • Women’s Platform
  • Maryam Rajavi
    • Biography
    • Maryam Rajavi Speeches
    • Ten Point Plan for Iran
    • Ten Point Plan for Women
  • Vanguards
    • Fallen for Freedom
    • Heroines in Chain
    • Women of Iranian Resistance
    • Famous Women
    • Women in History
  • Events
    • IWD Conferences
    • IWD Speeches
    • Activities
    • Solidarity
  • Videos
    • All
    • Activities
    • Events
    • International Solidarity
    • International Women's Day
    • NCRI Women's Committee Presentations
    • Other Activities in Iran
    • Violence Against Women in Iran
    • Women in Iran Protests, Uprising
    Quds City Governor admits ordering guards to shoot on Iran protesters

    Quds City Governor admits ordering guards to shoot on Iran protesters

    International Day of Eliminiation

    International Day to Eliminate VAW – Nov 25

    Three women among those slain in 3 days of uprising in 107 Iran cities

    Three women among those slain in 3 days of uprising in 107 Iran cities

    Fuel price hike sparks protests by women and youths in 65 cities

    Fuel price hike sparks protests by women and youths in 65 cities

    Security Force beats up young woman walking without the compulsory veil

    Security Force beats up young woman walking without the compulsory veil

    Nayyereh Rabii

    Nayyereh Rabii, Fallen for Freedom

    Child laborers in Iran, the hungriest, the most oppressed

    Child laborers in Iran, the hungriest, the most oppressed

    Tehran University students protest depriving Soha Mortezaii of education

    Tehran University students protest Rouhani’s presence, persecutions

    September saw more crackdown on women in Iran despite global censure

    September saw more crackdown on women in Iran despite global censure

  • Donate
  • Contact us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Women’s News
    • Articles
    • Statements
  • Publications
    • Monthlies
    • Documents
    • Iranian Regime’s Misogynist Laws
  • About Us
    • Women’s Committee of Iran NCRI
    • Gender Equality
    • Women’s Platform
  • Maryam Rajavi
    • Biography
    • Maryam Rajavi Speeches
    • Ten Point Plan for Iran
    • Ten Point Plan for Women
  • Vanguards
    • Fallen for Freedom
    • Heroines in Chain
    • Women of Iranian Resistance
    • Famous Women
    • Women in History
  • Events
    • IWD Conferences
    • IWD Speeches
    • Activities
    • Solidarity
  • Videos
    • All
    • Activities
    • Events
    • International Solidarity
    • International Women's Day
    • NCRI Women's Committee Presentations
    • Other Activities in Iran
    • Violence Against Women in Iran
    • Women in Iran Protests, Uprising
    Quds City Governor admits ordering guards to shoot on Iran protesters

    Quds City Governor admits ordering guards to shoot on Iran protesters

    International Day of Eliminiation

    International Day to Eliminate VAW – Nov 25

    Three women among those slain in 3 days of uprising in 107 Iran cities

    Three women among those slain in 3 days of uprising in 107 Iran cities

    Fuel price hike sparks protests by women and youths in 65 cities

    Fuel price hike sparks protests by women and youths in 65 cities

    Security Force beats up young woman walking without the compulsory veil

    Security Force beats up young woman walking without the compulsory veil

    Nayyereh Rabii

    Nayyereh Rabii, Fallen for Freedom

    Child laborers in Iran, the hungriest, the most oppressed

    Child laborers in Iran, the hungriest, the most oppressed

    Tehran University students protest depriving Soha Mortezaii of education

    Tehran University students protest Rouhani’s presence, persecutions

    September saw more crackdown on women in Iran despite global censure

    September saw more crackdown on women in Iran despite global censure

  • Donate
  • Contact us
No Result
View All Result
NCRI Women Committee
No Result
View All Result
Home Women of Iranian Resistance
Shiva Mamaghani

Shiva Mamaghani: True Life

September 28, 2019
in Women of Iranian Resistance
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

My name is Shiva Mamaghani, and I come from a family whose members are part of the Resistance; that would be my mother and father, brother, myself, and our little sister.

I was born in 1981, and since the year 2000, it has been 18 years since I’ve been engaged in a battle against dictatorship.

I grew up in a prosperous family in Iran.  Because of my father’s social status as a dentist, we were living in Tehran in one of the best conditions.  We had access to resources, good education, and many privileges.

In fact, as a young girl, I could have achieved all that I had dreamt about or wished for, and the world around me was a promising place in which I could achieve and advance as I had wanted and planned to.

I have always been eager to be a productive person and positively contribute to my community.

I strongly disapproved of the compulsory veil forced on to the women in Iran, but that did not bias me in my beliefs in Islam.  After all, we were a practicing religious family and that was something I took pride in.

After graduating from high school and passing the university entrance exam in 1999, I was admitted to Tehran’s University of Science and Industry in the field of metallurgy.

I was first introduced to the Iranian Resistance on the morning of my entrance exam when I was 17 years old.

Until then, I was oblivious to the fact that the Iran in which I was living, studying, and enjoying the company of my family, had people who were imprisoned, tortured, and executed; I was clueless of the progress of a struggle against the existing dictatorship.

I can recall that morning quite vividly; my father called upon us and in an articulate and beautiful way unravelled the society in depth and brought us to a new level of consciousness and awareness.

He began his talk with the duty of humanity and the questions which we must examine, leading to the realization of the responsibility of individuals towards their people and society.

After dad’s talk, I asked him: Well, what should we do?

And he replied, “There are some who have chosen to resist and fight as their responsibility towards this society. There is a Resistance in a place called Ashraf whose main objective is overthrowing this regime.”

A conflict arose in me, a dilemma that was the beginning of periodic questions …

So, what about all the years of schooling and my education? How about the future? What will happen to all my desires, dreams and those wonderful goals?

My father left the decision making to my own discretion, saying, “You can stay here, have your house, your car and resources, and pursue the same goals that you have been pursuing, studying and establishing your career here; But my decision is to go and join the Resistance.”

That day passed…

I remember on another night, at around 9 p.m., my dad was watching television when he suddenly called us all.

We rushed into his room.

The (satellite) TV was showing the scenes of a pilgrimage of Imam Hussein’s shrine in Karbala (Iraq) and the vows of the leader of the Iranian Resistance, Massoud Rajavi.

It was my first time seeing this.

It was peculiar and surprising but it instilled curiosity in me.

I was frozen for a short while. I felt that my colorful and beautiful life was no longer enticing, it had become dull. I had lost interest and no longer valued the glamorous and prosperous future life I had always envisioned.

And for the first time I began to understand the responsibility my father had told us about.

I began to feel and understand this higher goal…

And the reason to struggle and strive for great aspirations of peace and freedom, as great as a nation.

This was the decision that forever changed my life.

After that, we began moving and leaving Iran. By year 2000, we had completed all that we had to and found ourselves in the warm summer days of Ashraf alongside freedom-loving men and women.

I can basically summarize my story in just one sentence: A human being is capable of choosing their own path to a ‘true life’ and self-actualize along the way.

And the true feeling of joy, happiness, and tranquility lies here… in such a choice.

ShareTweetPinShare
Previous Post

Bibi Maryam Bakhtiari, First Iranian Female Military Commander

Next Post

Unidentified woman hanged with seven men in Gohardasht Prison of Karaj

Related Posts

Fereshteh Akhlaghi speaks of her conviction in healing of all wounds
Women of Iranian Resistance

Fereshteh Akhlaghi speaks of her conviction in healing of all wounds

September 25, 2019
Iran: Women teachers stage protest in Golestan
Women of Iranian Resistance

Asemeh Davarmanesh: The art of resistance for freedom

September 6, 2019
Minoo Behnam
Women of Iranian Resistance

Minoo Behnam, a confident loving nurse caring for freedom fighters

August 14, 2019

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Connect with:
Facebook Google Twitter

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Stay With Us

Documents

List_of_women_executed

98 women executed in Iran under Rouhani

December 4, 2019
Rights of girl children non-existent in Iran

Rights of girl children non-existent in Iran

November 20, 2019
A glance at women’s rights in Iran under the mullahs’ rule

A glance at women’s rights in Iran under the mullahs’ rule

July 28, 2019
Social protection in Iran

Social Protection, Public Services, and Sustainable Infrastructure

March 12, 2019

Monthlies

Token admission of women to stadium stops where it began
Monthlies

NCRI Women’s Committee Monthly Report – October 2019

November 5, 2019
Despite global censure, no letup seen in repression of women in Iran
Monthlies

NCRI Women’s Committee Monthly Report – September 2019

October 6, 2019
NCRI Women’s Committee Monthly Report – August 2019
Monthlies

NCRI Women’s Committee Monthly Report – August 2019

September 5, 2019
NCRI Women's Committee Monthly Report - July 2019
Monthlies

NCRI Women’s Committee Monthly Report – July 2019

August 4, 2019

Articles

Student Day Remembrance of freedom-loving students in Iran

Student Day Remembrance of freedom-loving students in Iran

December 6, 2019

World AIDS Day remembering women suffering from AIDS in Iran

Conditions of AIDS victims and women suffering from AIDS in Iran

November 30, 2019

Stop state-sponsored violence against women in Iran

Stop state-sponsored violence against women in Iran

November 23, 2019

Universal Periodic Review session in Geneva-min

UNHRC Universal Periodic Review urges Iran to observe women’s rights

November 10, 2019

IWD Speeches

Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women
IWD Speeches

Working towards a democratic and peaceful world – Rashida Manjoo

July 17, 2019
Brave women of Iran stood up to a misogynous regime – Sarvnaz Chitsaz
IWD Speeches

Brave women of Iran stood up to a misogynous regime – Sarvnaz Chitsaz

April 14, 2018
Süssmuth: Women must stick together in their fight for a better world
IWD Speeches

Süssmuth: Women must stick together in their fight for a better world

April 14, 2018
Female political prisoners were raped in the 1980s – Rashida Manjoo
IWD Speeches

Female political prisoners were raped in the 1980s – Rashida Manjoo

April 14, 2018

Videos

Quds City Governor admits ordering guards to shoot on Iran protesters
NCRI Women's Committee Presentations

Quds City Governor admits ordering guards to shoot on Iran protesters

December 3, 2019
  • Women’s News
  • Articles
  • Statements
  • Monthlies
  • Documents
  • Donate
  • Contact us

Publication of website content are permitted with citation of source - 2019 - NCRI Women Committee

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Women’s News
    • Articles
    • Statements
  • Publications
    • Monthlies
    • Documents
    • Iranian Regime’s Misogynist Laws
  • About Us
    • Women’s Committee of Iran NCRI
    • Gender Equality
    • Women’s Platform
  • Maryam Rajavi
    • Biography
    • Maryam Rajavi Speeches
    • Ten Point Plan for Iran
    • Ten Point Plan for Women
  • Vanguards
    • Fallen for Freedom
    • Heroines in Chain
    • Women of Iranian Resistance
    • Famous Women
    • Women in History
  • Events
    • IWD Conferences
    • IWD Speeches
    • Activities
    • Solidarity
  • Videos
  • Donate
  • Contact us
  • English
  • Français
  • فارسی
  • عربى

Publication of website content are permitted with citation of source - 2019 - NCRI Women Committee