Those of us who fight Khomeini are diametrically differently from him and his methods. In the NLA, women enjoy complete equality with men, not just on paper or in slogans, but in practice and on the battlefield."
She pauses here for a moment and looks with obvious pride at the portrait
of Maryam Rajavi on the wall. In the past several years, our active role
in the Resistance has proved that we are totally qualified to reclaim our
rights and are capable of taking on any responsibility - even the leadership."
I ask my guide to arrange a meeting with a woman commander. He takes me to the office of Commander Ozra Taleqani. But for her olive fatigues and red scarf - the NLA's standard uniform for women combat- ants - it would be hard to imagine that Ms. Taleqani is a combat com- mander in an anti-Khomeini army. She speaks softly distinctly and with a pale smile on her lips. Behind this calm face, however, is a determined woman and a capable commander, as I see firsthand during combat drills and elsewhere over the following days.
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