Professor Jamileh Alamolhoda, a university professor and wife of Iran’s former president Ebrahim Raeisi, has praised Iranian women for their insight and wisdom, saying they have helped forge a new synthesis of reason and emotion in an era marked by human estrangement and degradation.
In a message on Monday, highlighting the role of the Iranian people, particularly women, in taking to the streets over the past 150 days and nights amid the US-Israeli war of aggression against the country, she hailed Iranian women for leading the movement.
“Today, with pride, marks the 150th day of your blessed presence across the diverse arenas of a strong and powerful Iran,” she wrote, addressing the Iranian people, particularly women.
Professor Alamolhoda placed the current moment within what she described as a sacred historical and spiritual continuum, saying the martyrdom of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on February 28 marked the beginning of the movement.
She praised Iranian women for their insight and wisdom, saying they have helped, in an era of humanity’s estrangement and the bitter days of human degradation, to write new chapters in the union of reason and emotion.
“Noble Iranian women have truly given meaning to womanhood,” she stated, adding that they have demonstrated to “a cold and spiritless world” that the warmth of sacrifice and epic endeavor springs from the warmth of the family.
In her message, the scholar and author also addressed the political and social significance of public space, arguing that religious democracy has once again transformed the nature of the street.
The street, she said, is not merely a place for indifferent or impatient passersby. Rather, it is a venue for demonstrations and gatherings that raise awareness and inspire hope.
She described such street assemblies as “universities of relearning,” where ordinary people as well as philosophers, intellectuals and scholars come to understand that the path to development and the path to salvation are one and the same.
“They learn that happiness and salvation are not attained through seclusion, stillness, or mystical withdrawal,” she wrote. “Instead, they realize that true perfection is achieved through presence, taking risks, self-sacrifice, and serving God’s creation.”
Highlighting the demographic significance of the movement, Professor Alamolhoda said the active participation of women, alongside other family members, particularly children, has played a vital role in transforming the nature of the street and reviving the ethics of sacrifice.
Drawing a comparison with developed countries, she said their experience demonstrates that neither social cohesion nor development is possible without justice. At the same time, she cautioned that standing for justice and establishing equity require self-sacrifice and devotion.
“It is only the combination of justice and sacrifice that can guarantee comprehensive development and genuine human progress,” she stated.
Addressing the complex role of women in contemporary society, Alamolhoda said women have been at the forefront of struggles and demonstrations against injustice, oppression, cultural imperialism and organized violence.
She praised what she described as the current awakening, asserting that women have once again succeeded – clearly, precisely and through their actions – in unveiling one of the greatest mysteries of creation.
“They have shown that the ascent toward the divine depends upon the fire of God’s love, which ignites in the home, spreads to the streets, moves into the public square, and ultimately rises to the heavens,” she stated.
“For this reason, it is essential to remain steadfast, not only to safeguard our ideals, but even to protect our homes and families against the forces of warmongering capitalism and child-devouring racism.”
