MIDDLE EAST
A N U N L I K E LY V O I C E F O R T H E P E R S E C U T E D Standing before a gathering of dignitaries and world leaders in Geneva, Switzerland, Naghmeh said, “Iran’s brutality and violation of my husband’s basic human rights opened my eyes to realities of injustice and suffering too many people endure. I could no longer keep silent. I was personally affected.” In the long and agonizing months since September 26, 2012, when Saeed was taken by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to Evin Prison, Naghmeh has developed a unique platform to speak about Christian persecution. By nature, Naghmeh is not an outspoken person. She did not like to travel, but since Saeed’s imprisonment she has traveled across the globe, addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council, the United States Congress, and international human rights gatherings. She has been interviewed by nearly every major national and international media outlet, as well as spoken to churches and at Christian gatherings across the country. “As a small town girl and everyday mom who was born in Iran and raised in a small city in America, I realized I had a voice that I had not used before, until I was personally affected by the injustice that many others have faced and continue to face,” she told the audience at the Geneva Summit.
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