Poem for the Rooftops of Iran: "Defenseless People" - June 16 2009

Subtitled version of "ALLAHO AKBAR ARSHE ELAHI RA BE LARZE DAR KHAHAD AVARD 26 KHORDAD" - The first "poem" recorded (of 4) by a woman in Iran to the background sound of people chanting Allah-o-akbar (God is Great) from their rooftops in protest against the fraudulent results of the June 12th election. She speaks of the people who are protesting, and expresses faith in their resolve and calls on God to help.

There are three additional "poems" recorded after this one,

On June 19th ("Where is this Place"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKUZuv6_bus

On June 20th ("Listen Closely"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5runbYOfwfc

On June 21st ("Let Us Not Forget"): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QocvegFNuzc

See ALL FOUR in the same place:
http://www.bit.ly/roofpoems

Original version of this video is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztE-z0ooXd4

VISIT http://mightierthan.com/rooftop
for a collection of Iran's rooftop chanting videos, updated with each day's new footage.

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• iran
• iranelection
• poem
• allah
• akbar
• allaho
• june
• 16
• 2009
• 26
• khordad
• protest
• election
• tehran
• rooftops
• chanting

[luzNando]

Thank you so much for this touching Video. Many, many people in the world are with you and supporting you.

[raultalbot7]

Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer.