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Sierra Leoneans from all walks of life joined the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran to celebrate their 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
The celebration took place over the weekend at the International Institute of Islamic Studies, Wilkinson Road, Freetown.
Former Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Iran, Haja Alarie Cole said the purpose of the 11th February was to celebrate with their sister country on their 44th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
She described Sierra Leone’s relationship with Iran as one that is going strong and the Islamic Revolution is a lesson Sierra Leone needs to copy.
According to Ambassador Cole, that day sent vibration throughout the world for a revolutionary. She described it as one that was not an ordinary revolution an Islamic Revolution.
“One thing the west was afraid of was for it not to cascade to so many countries. I don’t think it was good for them. There were several activities leading to the anniversary such as the unity week,” she stated.
She went on to say that for Sierra Leone to celebrate with Iran means they have a very healthy relationship, that one can benefit each other.
She added that one lesson Sierra Leone can learn from Iran is that of resilience.
“Hunger is not in Iran because they were able to do their agriculture and grow their staple food rice. There are Churches in Iran but women must cover their head which is a state law,” she added.
Ambassador Cole pointed out that if one wants good education, health facility, she will recommend Iran to everybody.
Chenor Maju Bah one of the Islamic scholars said celebrating with Iran demonstrated that Sierra Leone and Iran have good relationships.
“It is a reflection moment about the revolution, justice and freedom for all.
Through the revolution Iran was able to develop which is a lesson for us.
44 years shows that they have developed so much from the time of the revolution to date. Let us have more cooperation with Iran as Sierra Leonean for the growth of a healthy,” he called.
Iranian Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Sadat Khalil Amiri said these days forty-four years ago, one of the most popular revolutions of the 20th century became victorious. This revolution succeeded in removing an autocratic from Iran’s political scene with the popular support and presence in the social and political arenas and under the leadership of late Imam Khomeini, introducing a system based on religious democracy to the Iranian society. For more than four decades, Iranians have played an instrumental role in determining their political-social destiny through democratic mechanisms.
He said Iran boasts one of the oldest human civilizations in history with a progressive governance system. In the past four decades the imposed war and sanctions and maximum pressure campaign and in the latest example waging a hybrid war, the people and government of Iran have registered many scientific, economic and technological achievements. These achievements have been showcased in the field of self-sufficiency of agricultural products, industrial products, nanotechnology, peaceful nuclear energy, etc. The statistics and figures published by reputable international institutions indicate the all-round progress and development of Iran, especially in the fields of science and technology.
“The arrival of the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution presents us with a good opportunity to review the achievements of this important historical event in various fields. The more we move away from February 1979, the more important it becomes to examine the achievements of the Islamic Revolution and the importance of expressing its advances in all areas. Apart from gaining political independence and freedom, raising people’s awareness and political participation, and going through eight years of holy defense, we have also scaled peaks in various other fields, which most of all express revolutionary thinking. The youth of Islamic Iran have been able to turn the threat into an opportunity despite four decades of sanctions, so that Iran stands at the top of the world in many fields of science and technology.” Ambassador said.
He emphasised that, now, Iran is more powerful than before and is among the top 15 countries in the world which proves that the Islamic revolution has been effective in these years. This year, the revolution turns 44 years old; a revolution that gave all these achievements to a nation in the shadow of self-belief, self-confidence and revolutionary courage.
