Under the slogan “Arabism of Al-Ahwaz and the role of Ahwazi national forces ” The “Dora” Centre for Research and studies held a comprehensive conference in the Grand Hall of the World House of the University of Paris on Saturday, 27th of January 2018 in the presence of an enormous Arab crowd and distinguished, led by leaders of the Ahwazi national forces who arrived in Paris to participate in this conference as well as the presence of Arab intellectuals, writers and activists.
The conference was opened by Mr. Ali Al Marabi, General Supervisor of the Centre, who welcomed the attendees and touched on the importance of Al-Ahwaz. He announced that the seminar will be run by Mr. Khalid Al Nuaimi. However, before the start of the lectures, Mr. Qassem Abd-al-Zaki, secretary of the Arab Front for the Liberation of Ahwaz, who delivered a speech on behalf of the Ahwazi national forces.
Then Mr. Al Marabi welcomed the representative of the Arab People’s Congress, Mr. Mohamed Hashemi Blouse, who read a telegram in the name of the congress declared their support and encouragement for the struggle Ahwazi people in defence of their right to independence and sovereignty.
Then Mr. Khaled Al- Nuaimi took over management of conference, where he welcomed the attendees and guests and announced that the conference topics are as follows:
The first axis: the struggle of non-Persian peoples and their uprisings against the Iranian occupation and the future prospects. It was presented by Mr. Mahmoud Ahmad Al-Ahwazi, Secretary General of the Ahwazi Democratic Front.
The second axis: The Ahwazi Arab issue within the reality of Arab national security, presented by Mr. Adel Suwaidi.
The third axis: Iranian intervention in the Arab countries and its reflection on Arab national security, in which presented by:
Dr. Adel Al-Khafaji is an Iraqi international expert,
Dr. Mahmoud al-Ghobash (Syrian writer, political analyst and dissident)
Fourth Axis: Human Rights Violations in Al-Ahwaz and Demographic Change: presented by Mr. Faisal Maramazi, General Secretary of the global campaign to support the non-Persian people’s revolution in Iran and Executive Director of the Ahwazi Centre for Human Rights. Mr. Maramazi during his speech strongly condemned violations of the Iranian occupation in the occupied Al-Ahwaz and violations of human rights against the non-Persian nations and demanded a quick and firm international position to support the right of peoples to independence and self-determination, and also condemned the intervention and funding of the Iranian regime for global terrorism and the planting of its cells and terrorist militias in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen and exporting them to Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and all the middle-east region.
Fifth axis: The role of Ahwazi national forces in resisting the occupation and shaping the national future based on the right of self-determination and sovereignty: presented by Mr. Hatem Saddam, head of the media office of the Arab Struggle Movement for liberation of Al-Ahwaz.
The sixth axis: The role of Ahwazi women and children in the struggle against the occupation and systematic targeting by the Iranian occupation: presented by Ms. Amana Hani.
After the completion of the conference, the management has opened the door of the interventions followed by the gentlemen:
- Bagher Saraf
- Hamid Askar
- Ahmed Khattab
- Hani Mola
- Mohammed Hashemi
- Naheth Ahmed
