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DON’T BE A BUNCH OF RADICAL MUSLIMS’ USEFUL IDIOTS – DR. SHEILA NAZARIAN AT THE CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL (CUFI) SUMMIT

THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION OF 1979 SAW A COALITION OF VARIOUS GROUPS, INCLUDING RADICAL MUSLIMS AND SOCIALIST STUDENTS (USEFUL IDIOTS), INITIALLY UNITE AGAINST THE SHAH’S REGIME.

HOWEVER, AFTER THE REVOLUTION SUCCEEDED, THE NEW ISLAMIC GOVERNMENT REPRESSED AND EXECUTED MANY LEFTIST SUPPORTERS (USEFUL IDIOTS), VIEWING THEM AS THREATS TO THEIR POWER.

FULL SPEECH: DON’T BE A BUNCH OF RADICAL MUSLIMS’ USEFUL IDIOTS – DR. SHEILA NAZARIAN AT THE CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL (CUFI) SUMMIT

THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION ILLUSTRATES THE COMPLEXITIES OF POLITICAL ALLIANCES AND THE OFTEN BRUTAL OUTCOMES THAT CAN FOLLOW A REGIME CHANGE.

WHILE RADICAL MUSLIMS AND SOCIALIST STUDENTS (USEFUL IDIOTS) INITIALLY WORKED TOGETHER, THE CONSOLIDATION OF POWER BY THE ISLAMIC GOVERNMENT LED TO SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO HAD SUPPORTED THE REVOLUTION.

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“ONLY TIME” – WORLD TRADE CENTER DISASTER

“ONLY TIME” BY ENYA BECAME AN ANTHEM FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS, WITH ENYA DONATING THE SONG’S EARNINGS TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES OF FIREFIGHTERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES.

ANTHEM FOR VICTIMS

THE SONG RESONATED DEEPLY WITH THE PUBLIC AFTER THE ATTACKS, OFTEN PLAYED IN MEMORIALS AND TRIBUTES.

ENYA DONATED THE ROYALTIES FROM “ONLY TIME” TO THE UNIFORMED FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION’S WIDOWS’ AND CHILDREN’S FUND, SUPPORTING FAMILIES OF FIREFIGHTERS WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY DURING THE ATTACKS.

CONTINUED LEGACY

THE SONG’S LEGACY CONTINUES, WITH ITS THEMES OF HOPE AND HEALING REMAINING RELEVANT IN TIMES OF LOSS AND TRAGEDY.