Meeting Ayatollah Khomeini and the mystery behind Iran's Child Soldiers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Delhi-based Hindi writer and journalist, Nasira Sharma, was the only woman from South Asia to interview Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's Islamic republic's founder, after he came into power.
She was also among the very few world journalists to report on Iran's Child Soldiers captured during the Gulf War in the early 1980s.
As Iranians celebrate the 40th anniversary of Islamic revolution, Cine Ink’s Achala Sharma talks to Nasira Sharma in detail how the meeting with Khomeini unfolded as just before her Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci's interview with Imam Khomeini in 1979 had made world headlines.
Nasira Sharma also reveals how she found herself in the middle of an international controversy as she visited the Ramadi Prisoners of War Camp near Baghdad where she met Iranian children who had been captured during the Iran-Iraq War. However, Iran denied that the captured children belonged to its army.
And, then came another historic moment for her when she met some of those 'child soldiers' on her visit to Iran in 2017 - after more than 35 years.
Backgrounder: The Islamic Republic of Iran was established in 1979 after the fall of Shah Muhammad Pahlavi. An eight-year war with Iraq began in September 1980, fought initially on Iranian soil and then taken into Iraqi territory.
After the Iranian Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini created a standing fighting force, known as the Pasdaran, or Revolutionary Guards, to check the power of counter-revolutionary elements within the Imperial Army.
In November 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini also created the Basij, a voluntary, auxiliary military unit of the Revolutionary Guards. It was a popular, emergency, mobilisation army, consisting mostly of those too young (under 18) or too old (usually age 45 and older) for regular conscription.
During the Iran-Iraq War, the Basij included approximately one million volunteers, and it was through this force that many children came to participate in armed combat.
Source: A report published by Child Soldiers International (formerly the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers) on UNHCR's Refworld site.
From New York Times: September 6, 1983 - U.N. ASKS IRAN TO STOP RECRUITING CHILDREN
The United Nations sub-commission on human rights called on Iran today to conform to international conventions and stop recruiting child soldiers for its Persian Gulf war against Iraq.
After visits to prisoner-of-war camps in Iraq, Swiss-based humanitarian organizations have said some 240 Iranian prisoners between the ages of 12 and 18 are being held. Iraqi officials say 99 Iranian child soldiers are killed for each one captured.
Camera: Pervaiz Alam
Editing & Online Production: Dhyan Akshat
It was great listening to Nasira jis past memories in her own words ,
Thanks for the interviewer for bringing the interview to the lovers of Iran REVOLUTOIN (ISLAMIC one instead).
Thanks once again
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Thank you ..
I love imame Khomeini r h
@@bookenglish662 Fuck Zoroaster
I love ayatullah khumani sahab rahmatullah alayhe
Thank you so much Achala Ji for putting such a great interview of Nasira Ji, and
Nasira Ji! you are such a pure soul and thank for sharing your experience in Iran with us.
a lot of respect and Kind Regards,
Ali, Mehboob
I love you imame Khomeini
Labbaika ya Sayed Ali khumaini 🌼🌼
Labbaika ya Sayed Ali sistani 🌼🌼
Labbaika ya Sayed Ali khamenai 🌼🌼
Labaik ya khumanai
@shaista fizza dii ..atatullha khaminayi was supreme not ily leader but he is marjah may almighty bless u dii
But dii very politely um asking if we don't know taqleed soly pls read nd research abt this key factor
@shaista fizza we must follow taqleed
Imam Khumeini RA ❤️
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Nasiraa ji ap ka es interview aur mehdi ki batun ny kitna mery rooh minqlab diyaa h shyaad ap ko nhi ptaa khuda ap ko jaza e khair dy agha Mehdii ki bten sun kr akhen bhr aen shkuriya itna acha interview mene zindgi m pehli bar sunna h aur jis pr meri ankhen bhr aen aur mehdi ki jo pardy aur taqwa ki bten Allah O Akber itna jazbaa e shahdat mola hamy b mehdi jesaa jazbaa dy ameen
Bacche apni marzi se ja kar jung krte the or khatarnak kam karte the tum log America shiatan ke manne wale ho
bht acha interview tha sharma jee.
Ali Abbas sahab aap ne interview pasand kiya shukriya. Also, please subscribe to our channel Cine Ink here on TH-cam. Thanks.
This comment section needs a li'l bit of وسعتِ نظری and some tolerance. And not necessarily judge every muslim on the basis of their clothes. Maybe someone has iman to the extent you can't think of and doesn't wears proper clothing as per Shari'ah. It's upto them and Allah. You're not the one to decide whether someone is a Muslim or not . Periodt.
BTW, loved the interview. Literally I'm in of awe of old people like her who have had such amazing and historical experiences! Learnt many new things
خداوند شما را حفظ کند. بسیار از شما متشکرم
Excellent
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We love khomenei
She is a good soul, love from pakistan
Thank you for the journey into the past scenes of iran Iraq war!
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Mashallah iran zindabad🇮🇷💓🌹🦁HAQ ALI.🦁🌹...shia sayed pr to hume v garv hai....hussaini hai hum
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Mashallah
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Labbak ka khamnai
It’s such an interesting interview but the interviewer keeps interrupting her...
"Mera national dress to sari thi Main to apne libas me thi" awsm words
You area great viewer. Got the headline of the interview. Thanks, Kabeer Kang.
@@CINEINK I don't think that india has 'national dress'
@@gagan_sikhi yeah I couldn't agree more. We've different dresses in different corners of the country. There exists nothing as a 'national dress.'
@@CINEINK hi, you didn't replied me?
Since when Saree became national dress of India?
Great leadir of muslim word imam khumeni r.a
Show this interview to trumph he might get goosebumps what he is up against....irani bachu k inqalabi jazbey ko slaaam ha....
why it is not in English ? or subtitles in English
به زبان اردو است
I like khumaini sb
Oriana ka zabardast dilshasp waqia per interruption kardiye ... poori baat mukammil karne nahi diye...
Khan saab, zindagi mein koi kaam bina interruption hua hai kya?
Shukriya, sama'at ke liye.
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It is very important for my studies
Really? What's your subject, Jayesh Naykar?
@@CINEINK middle East Asia
And also middle West Asia
خدایا خدایا تاانقلاب مہدی زندہ رہے این نہزت خمینی
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Apka surname sharma kaise hua ma'am
Shadi ke baad?
Ye sawal kis se hai? Do Sharma hain...
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Mashallah.
Naraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Hydreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Bada lamba naara lagaya hai aapne! Aisa kya dekha aapne...
She is lying
Do you have a lie detector? Please share the details.
Such a beautiful
Firstly you should follow your religion then you should be proud of it ,what I mean is at least you should cover your head which is wajib in islam.
Bibi Batul, jis duniya mein bhi ho, khush raho. Khuda ke liye, apni farsooda baatein doosron par na thopo.
Ye sab jhoot hai
Mujhe bhi Shia aur Syed hone par Faqr hai ❤️
Humein aap par insaan hone pe fakhr hai!
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Kahe ki shia ho or kahe ki saeyad ho hijab kahan hai aap ka
❤️
Interview lenay wali ka khuda say koe rabta nhe lg rha,
Khuda par aapki ijaara daari nahin hai bhai Hassan Syed Sahab. Firqa parasti aapko zeb nahin deti. Afsos hua.
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Ye musalmaan hai, toh iska surname sharma kaise??🤔🤔🤔
Miyaan, vahi lakeer ke faqeer rahe. Apna shareefaana naam tark kar ke Ping Pong rakh liya aur doosron par tohmat? Ta'assub ka chashma utaaro miyaan aur dekho duniya kitni khoobsoorat hai.
@@CINEINK shutup, ye sharma kyu hai itna batao bas mujhe
@@pingpong1465 ab aap auqaat par aa gaye. Aise bud-zaban shakhs se kya guftagu ki jaaye...
@@CINEINK abe oh jitna poocha utna hi jawab de
@@CINEINK 😂 بهترین پاسخ
Bache k aage bhejenge to zayada logo ki maot hogi.
Iss se haosala kam hoga
Ye sunne me hi nonsense jaisi baatein h.
The issue is of using child soldiers in a war- totally unacceptable.
नासिरा और शर्मा क्या जोक 🤣🤣🤣
Ab aap syed khan reh gyi sarma ho gyi chachi
Iiii
fraudi
Bepardha kabi Shia nhi hosakti hai.
Karbala Mai Jo Syrian women ny kiya Woh aap b Kar rahi hai.
Pahly pardha Karo fir shia bolo khud ko
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Mai ny duniya Dekhi hai, but beparda aurat Muslim nhi hai na uss ko Islam k Bary Mai BAAT karny Ka haq hai
Naam ki Syed zadi dikhti hai.
Syed zaadi hi hain. One of the most respected Hindi/Persian scholars of India.
Mai nay zainabi a,s parda ki batt ki
Jinab zainab k koom sai hoo pardai ka pata nahi
Plz kam se kam apne sar per dupata rakho,,,,,,,,,,,baki imam khomanie ke farmaan per jaan be kurbaan ,
she is indian first and she is wearing her cultural dress...
This is the main reason of conflict between islam and other religion...
Islamist think what they are doing is right they do not give ear to other belief and culture....
@@tat5721 and you know indian culture is based on hindu ethics
Mam please wear hijab.
Aapne pehna hai kaafi hai.
@@CINEINK if you don't like to wear just say 'I will not'
Your reply is kinda rude.
Grow some temper
@@gagan_sikhi she is indian first and she is wearing her cultural dress...
This is the main reason of conflict between islam and other religion...
Islamist think what they are doing is right they do not give ear to other belief and culture....
@@tat5721 religion comes first and it is hindu culture and why would muslims follow hindu religion's ethics?