What heroes are the Baseej

Zahra Rahnavard, the wife of opposition leader Mir Hussain Mousavi, was attacked by Baseej militia forces and riot police Thursday, according to Mr. Mousavi’s official Web site, Kaleme. The site says that Ms. Rahnavard suffered injuries to her head and back from punches and baton blows.

She was attacked around Sadeqiyeh Square. Bystanders eventually formed a protective circle around Ms. Rahnavard and helped her escape from the militia officers, the site says.

What brave people to beat a 65 year old woman.I bet their families are so proud of them

Source WSJ

Zahra Rahnavard arrested?

According to the Independent There were fears last night that Zahra Rahnavard, the wife of Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi, had been arrested after a defiant statement that protesters should not buckle despite being in a situation she likened to martial law.

Zahra Rahnavard criticised the presence of armed forces in the street and insisted that the opposition had a constitutional right to hold demonstrations. The regime should not suppress it "as if martial law had been imposed", she said.

In the message posted on her husband's website, she also demanded the immediate release of people detained since the election. But before the day was out, there were reports that she herself had been detained.

A Poem by Zahra Rahnavard

Zahra Rahnavard is the wife of Mir-Hossein Mousavi. She is a well lnown academic and artist in her own right.

An article by Amir Taheri in today's Times prints a poem issued by Madame Rahnavard through Twitter and text message.

Let the wolves know that in our tribe

If the father dies, his gun will remain

Even if all the men of the tribe are killed

A baby son will remain in the wooden cradle

A discreet call to further action? Time will tell