100,000 people went to a political rally that the Media Party IGNORED. Here's why you should care

Former Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird

On July 9, I attended one of the largest political rallies in the world. It was bigger than the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention combined. And yet, you probably didn’t hear about it.

That’s because the mainstream media in Canada did not cover it.

The Free Iran rally and conference was hosted at Le Bourget Convention Centre in Paris. The director of operations told me an estimated 104,000 and 106,000 people attended, to peacefully call for regime change in Iran. (They couldn’t host such a rally in Iran, of course, because they’d all be killed.)

Out the speeches and all the promising aspects of the conference, my favourite moment came during the speech by the Hon. John Baird, Canada’s former minister of foreign affairs in the Harper government.

I'll show you a few clips.

https://youtu.be/ROVZsZ4LehU

http://bit.ly/2acNlbn

Maryam Rajavi: Extremists are misusing the name of Islam

Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance, earlier this week wrote a commentary for Forbes exposing the un-Islamic nature of Islamic fundamentalists who massacre innoncent people in the name of religion.

Mrs. Rajavi pointed out that last week, billions of Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr, which marks the joyous end of the holy month of Ramadan. To practicing Muslims of all stripes, Ramadan is a season of compassion, self-betterment and community, values wholly denigrated by the persistence of terrorism and tyranny under the name of Islam.

She added that the spasms of violence in places such as Orlando, Istanbul, Bangladesh and even Saudi Arabia are the deliberate outcomes of a frightening and aggressive world outlook that offers a twisted image of Islam. Its foot soldiers strip Quranic verses and the traditions of the Prophet of all context in a vain–and illegitimate–attempt to justify murder, conquest and subjugation.

In the article, published on July 10, Mrs. Rajavi wrote:

This is not Islam.

http://bit.ly/29UXnx5

Maryam Rajavi Explains The Truth of Islam

Iran Focus

London, 17 Jul - Earlier this month, billions of Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Fitr, which marks the joyous end of the holy month of Ramadan.

Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), writes, “To practicing Muslims of all stripes, Ramadan is a season of compassion, self-betterment and community, values wholly denigrated by the persistence of terrorism and tyranny under the name of Islam.”

Mrs. Rajavi's opinion piece in Forbes, July 10, goes on to explain that, “From the outset, when Prophet Mohammad invited all to accept a single God, he told people that this would bring them salvation. God said in the Holy Quran that the Prophet had come to open the chains from people’s hands and feet. Prior to this, Jesus had said, ‘Love one another just as the Lord loves you.’ Before him, Moses invited people to a religion that considers human beings as part of one family, describing the various peoples, ethnicities and tribes as branches that lead back to a single source.”

She believes that the recent violence in Orlando, Istanbul, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia, comes from a twisted image of Islam that strips the Quranic verses, and the traditions of the Prophet, of their original context in an attempt to justify murder, conquest and subjugation.

“This is not Islam.” says Mrs. Rajavi.

Islam teaches that all of us are the children of Abraham, and are therefore brothers and sisters, whose our essential relationship to each other is freedom, compassion and unity. Instead, Quranic verses have been interpreted in an ultraconservative manner, and used by rulers to oppress, exploit and exact retribution.

“Two diametrically opposed versions of Islam have emerged. One is based on tyranny. The other is based on freedom.” Mrs. Rajavi tells us, adding, “From the mullahs ruling in Tehran, to the Lebanese Hezbollah, to Boko Haram and Daesh, all exhibit a twisted commitment to the oppressive and tyrannical interpretation. But one need only look to the Quran to realize that they stand in stark contrast against the truth of Islam.”

When used by extremists, the term “Jihad” is synonymous with terrorism. The true meaning of jihad in the Quran, the rise against injustice, giving permission for jihad only to those who face being murdered or forcibly exiled from their country.

“Ironically, Muslims who oppose the rule of clerics or caliphs, as well as non-Muslims who refuse to surrender to them, are the primary targets of this falsely labeled ‘jihad.’” says Mrs. Rajavi.

Violence against women is also practiced by extremists, who would deprive them of their most basic rights. However, Islam pioneered liberty and equality for women. Hundreds of women swore allegiance to the Prophet and began assuming responsibilities in political, social and military matters. That is an example of the truth of Islam.