Fallen Hero Seyed Mohammadreza Mousavi; Five Friends, Five Heroes
Death Seyed Mohammad Reza Mousavi 22 years old in Iran Tehran Islamshahr
Written by: Anahita
My name is Mohammadreza, the second child in our family. I was born into a family with ancestral ties to the Prophet, and ever since I was a little boy, I held a deep, profound devotion to the mourning ceremonies and processions of Muharram. Every year, wherever a procession formed, I would find my way to it. As I grew older, I became more than just a spectator. Alongside my friends, I helped organize the rituals and handed out votive food offerings to the people, finding an enduring sense of peace in doing so. Not long before those days, I had earned my barbering diploma and was working in a barbershop. Barely a few days had passed since my 22nd birthday when word reached us of Prince Reza Pahlavi’s call for protests on the nights of January 8 and 9 (18 and 19 Dey). On the night of January 8 (18 Dey), my friends and I took to the streets from Lower Hesarak in Eslamshahr. Amidst the crowd and the surging commotion, as the repressive forces of the Islamic Republic opened fire, I suddenly felt a searing burn tear through my back and chest. A bullet had hit me. People rushed me to the hospital, and I was taken straight into the operating room. The doctors did everything they possibly…
سید محمدرضا موسوی · آرایشگر · شاهزاده رضا پهلوی · اسلامشهر