Memories of Akbar Hashemi - June 1, 2002

Today, the leader, in strong statements, referred to the meeting of the representatives of the second of Khordad regarding the examination of negotiation strategies with the U.S., and called them traitors and without honor.

Complete text of the daily report:

At eight o'clock in the morning, we flew to Qom by helicopter to participate in the Congress of the Scholars of Naraq. We landed at Qom University. Mr. [Reza] Estadi, the [Secretary of the Congress], welcomed us, and Mr. Hosseini [Bushehri, the head of the scientific secretariat of the Congress] gave a report. I delivered a detailed speech about the scientific, moral, and political character of Haj Mollah Mahdi and Haj Mollah Ahmad Naraqi, the conditions of their time, and a comparison with the present time and the state of the seminaries, in relation to the fundamentalist - akhbari dispute.

We went to the shrine of [Hazrat Masoumeh (SA)] and then to the Dar al-Shifa school for the inauguration of the Mahdism discourse congress. While passing through the courtyard of the Fayzieh and Dar al-Shifa schools, the seminarians warmly crowded and called for a candidate for the presidency. I said, 'Find a younger person.' After a report from [Mr. Hossein Irani, head of the Mahdism Cultural Development Headquarters] and a welcome address [by Mr. Heydarifar, the secretary of the congress] and the presentation of awards to the best informants about Hazrat Hojjat (AJ), I gave an extensive lecture on the characteristics of the global government of Imam Zaman (AJ).

We flew towards Tehran. On the way, Mr. Ghorbanali Saadat, the governor of Qom, Mr. Ali Akbar Masoudi Khomeini, the custodian of the shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh (sa), and Mr. Seyed Alireza Takiei, the head of the city council, talked about the situation in Qom province. Mr. Masoudi said that the court had ordered the evacuation of Shahid Beheshti hospital because the land is endowed. The governor mentioned that the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) had selectively broadcast Mr. Ibrahim Amin's remarks, and it is intended for him to file a complaint.

We arrived in Tehran around two o'clock. By the time the office's night work was completed. In the evening, Mr. Engineer [Seyed Mansour] Razavi, a member of the Tehran City Council, came. He said that the council disagrees with the new mayor's program, [Mr. Mohammad Hassan Malek Madani], regarding density and believes it should be like before. He consulted about the establishment of a party.

Today, the leader, in strong remarks, referred to the meeting of the representatives of the second Khordad movement regarding the examination of negotiation strategies with the United States, calling them traitors and spineless. Western media have launched extensive propaganda about this meeting.

The people of Germany are preparing for a massive demonstration against [George Bush], the President of the United States who is set to visit Germany. The German government has assigned 10,000 police officers and 600 security and intelligence agents to maintain order. [The weekly] Spiegel, [published in Germany], has written that George Bush, [the President of the United States], is the most despised person in Europe.

Some references have issued a fatwa declaring that joining the international convention on women's rights is impermissible.