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Martyr "Fareshte Bagheri (Afshardi)", the daughter of Lieutenant General "Martyr Mohammad Bagheri", Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of our country, who worked as a reporter for the cultural group at the Holy Defense News Agency in the field of promoting the culture of sacrifice and martyrdom, joined her martyr uncle along with her parents in the early morning attack by the Zionist regime on Friday, June 13.
According to ISNA, Hamshahri Online wrote: Martyr "Fareshte Bagheri (Afshardi)" was born on December 6, 1997 and graduated from the Department of Communications at Allameh Tabatabaei University. She began her media career at the Holy Defense News Agency in 2019. With her intelligence and intelligence, drawn from her family background, and with exemplary zeal and fanaticism, she climbed the steps of advancement and appeared influential in the field of promoting the pure culture of sacrifice and martyrdom. Shahideh Bagheri, following the brutal attack of the infamous Zionist regime, achieved her heart's desire, namely martyrdom, at the age of 28, and joined her martyr uncle, General Hassan Bagheri, along with her parents. In the following, Fereshteh Hajizadeh, the secretary of the Defense Press Service, tells us about her years of cooperation with this martyred journalist and her lifestyle.
Are you really the daughter of Major General Bagheri?
Fereshteh joined this group as a journalist in 2019. At first, our cooperation was indirect, but then, when I was the secretary in the cultural and virtual department, I got in touch with her directly. At first, we did not know that she was the daughter of Major General Bagheri, because she herself was not willing to disclose this and did not want her job to be attributed to her father. Fereshteh was an oppressed and simple-minded noblewoman who even traveled by subway. Despite being the daughter of a noblewoman, she never used her family's income. She was educated in journalism and adhered to professional principles. Once, she was not given time to interview an official. I jokingly said, “Tell him you are the daughter of Major General Bagheri, he will definitely come for an interview immediately.” But he firmly replied, “Even if I wait outside his room door day and night, I will not say that.” While some people use such connections to facilitate their work, he did not do it even once.
Fereshteh was worthy of martyrdom
She was a dynamic and hardworking journalist. While most journalists avoided doing urgent and field reports due to the hardships of the work, she always volunteered for such missions, without any complaints. She especially insisted on being present to cover the funerals of martyrs. Once, during the Ascension of the Martyrs, she told me, “I wish I could one day become a martyr like my uncle.” At that moment, I was surprised and said, “What kind of martyrdom is this in these conditions of peace?” He replied right there: “I have read all my uncle’s books and manuscripts. I have also studied the memoirs of other martyrs and I think about martyrdom every moment.” Fereshteh not only thought about martyrdom, but he believed in it with all his heart. Perhaps that was why, among the crowd of people, he was the one who was martyred with such dignity alongside his parents. Fereshteh was a different person in her seventies and certainly deserved this high position, although it is difficult for us colleagues to accept her loss.
He wished to go to Gaza
When Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah’s martyrdom was announced, he was the most affected of all of us. He would not even allow us to publish the news and said, “Wait, maybe it will be denied!” He did not want to believe it and wished to go to Gaza to help the oppressed people of Palestine and Lebanon.
Sensitive to the treasury
His family upbringing had made him very sensitive to the treasury. He adhered to strict working hours. She never used the agency’s facilities for personal work, she never made private phone calls to the office line. Our official working hours were until 4:00 PM, but if she had to stay in the office after that for personal reasons, she would definitely clock out and then come back. When we asked her why, she would say, “This wait is for my personal work and has nothing to do with the agency’s work, so it shouldn’t be counted as overtime.”
She didn’t discriminate against her colleagues | This girl was really strange!
Whenever an order was issued regarding overtime, work closures, or increased workload, she would insist that there should be no discrimination between her and her other colleagues and that she should be subject to the regulations like everyone else, while she could have used her father’s position to facilitate the situation. But she was not at all partial and was even sensitive to anyone saying to her, “You are Major General Bagheri’s daughter!” She always said, “If there is going to be an adjustment, it should include me and there should be no difference between me and others.”
Professional but unpretentious
Unlike many journalists who are sensitive about others entering their field of work, she was not upset if she saw someone attending a meeting related to her department. Another of her outstanding characteristics was that she never said "no" to the service secretary. Even if it was outside her area of responsibility, she accepted it without protest. Sometimes we would joke with our colleagues: "This girl is really strange! How is it possible that she is the daughter of a major general and is so unpretentious, simple, and unassuming in one of the most difficult jobs, namely field journalism?" When we joked: "You will become the CEO of the news agency one day!" she would firmly answer: "Never!"
Fereshte's lifestyle was exemplary!
In these 6 years, we had a very close relationship, but I never once heard her gossip about anyone or make negative comments about officials. She always said: "Children, don't judge! We don't know everything. There is a tomorrow when we will have to answer to God." Before, when we compared her to other nobles, we were more surprised. But now we have realized that she was an intelligent girl and had chosen the right path. Fereshte's family upbringing should really be a model. She had special respect for her parents and was a valuable role model for us. She lived a simple life without a driver or a private car. Despite her father's high position, her family did not allow her to deviate from the right path. I hope that He will make us lawful.
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