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now compare that to the situation in Bahrain and the freedom they Bahraini Shias always had (yet they wanted MORE, they wanted to be ruled by the “Ayatollah’s”: Let us provide with some sources the Rafidite propagandists like “Press TV” (Khomeini TV), Aljazeerah and the west will never show you: Quick translation: Shias in Bahrain hold (since decades) one of the HIGHEST political positions in the country. among them are: The Housing miniser: Shi’ite The health minister: Shi’ite Minister for Employment : Shi’ite President of the parliament: Shi’ite As for Iran, recently, the Revolutionary Guards in Sistan-Baluchistan has announced to employ some Sunni forces officially. It is not clear whether they would get promotion or not. There were some efforts to employ Sunnis’ educated forces in “insensitive” posts in the rule of Mr. Khatami, the ex-president of Iran backed by reformists. When Mr. Dahmarde, former governor of Sistan-Baluchistan chaired the governorship, the process of employing Sunnis became frozen. Previous Sunni officials got retired and none of Sunnis superseded them; it intensified absence of Sunni intellectuals in the management of the province. The ex-governor Mr. Azad, who has been shifted to another province lately, showed his desire to employ Sunni citizens. He only succeeded to appoint few Sunni governors for some cities. Apparently, he surrendered before the fanatic elements. Now, from five assistants of the governor only one person belongs to the Sunni community; Mr. Hamed Mobaraki is about to retire, it would change the fate of his post soon. There are 14 city governors inside the province, only 3 of them belong to the Sunni community; Sistan-Baluchistan is a Sunni-dominated province. In the department of education, there is no a single Sunni assistant out of five seats of the assistance. The directors of the regional zones in Zahedan are not Sunnis; there was an empty post for some weeks, the cultural activists recommended a Sunni intellectual who was denied by Mr. Qasemi, the head of the department. Now the number of Sunni managers in the province is less than the number of fingers. There is no any Sunni member in the Security Council of Sistan-Baluchistan; while the security officials repeatedly avowed that they had owed Sunnis a lot in the maintenance of peace and security. Huge cooperation of Sunni forces with the Revolutionary Guards, Police, Intelligence and other armed services –unofficially and as Basij forces– is not any secret; in spite of all these services non of them could advance to a provincial or lower position. The same is the situation in Judiciary. It is an important department which is the symbol of justice and executer of that; but it could not implement justice in employment of the management of courts, advising Sunni scholars and juridical experts. I remember words of someone who accompanied the leader in his Kurdistan trip; he told me when the leader, Mr. Khamenei, was chairing the Management Council of Kurdistan, he got angry and said: “How do you manage a Sunni-populated province without taking help from Sunni experts?” I have heard this narration from a trustable man from the leadership department; if we consider it correct then it proves that whatever is going on in the country is contrary to the intensions of the leader. We expect first of all the department of leader’s representation in the Sunni-majority provinces would start removing discrimination between Shia and Sunni. Sunnis should be allowed to run that office by themselves. It is noticeable that the Revolutionary Guards is the only department that watches the sensitive situation of the country and rounding regions; they know well that religious Sunni organizations have got power in the Arab states which may leave affects on Iran as well. This strong entity employs Sunni citizens as guardsmen now. If the employed Sunni men succeed to get promotion indiscriminately, it will strengthen peace in future. On the other hand, the Revolutionary Guards has been facing criticism over giving useless importance to local tribes and neglecting the changes of the society as educated generation is getting roots in the country who will play a vital role in the country in near future. Equipping tribal men to bring peace is a good intension, but it can be a drastic danger for the regime as well. Tribal clashes and disputes are common in the province. Sepah wants to maintain peace only by using one channel –tribal elders–, while this class is losing its impact by growing the power of academians; it would create problems for the Revolutionary Guards. Label of Wahhabism: The ongoing global and regional circumstances make it more necessary for the Iranian rulers to choose a sane foreign policy for enhancing bilateral relations; as the Islamic awakening, or so called Arab uprising, of masses gave power to Sunni Islamists in the regional countries. In this situation, Iran can not show it self an imitable state to other Muslim countries. |