Maryam Rajavi says women have an important role in stopping terror groups and repression against ethnic and religious minorities in the Middle-East.
Maryam Rajavi, the head of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) –a group that has for decades been trying to oust the hardline Islamic regime in Iran– says that engaging women in the political process in countries that repress dissent and foment extremism can help push the international community to take action.
“They must speak out. This is what the mothers can do. I believe it is time that women enter into the political arena,” speaking in an exclusive interview with Circa in Paris. “This silence and this appeasement also paved the way for its fundamentalism, terrorism and extremism.”
Tens of thousands of people, including Iranian activists, dissidents and dignitaries, are expected in Paris this weekend for the NCRI’s annual conference, which is expected to have top security in light of recent global terrorist attacks. The event is aimed at promoting human rights and democracy in Iran and condemning Tehran’s role in supporting the Assad government, which has caused the massacre of hundreds of thousands of Syrians.