Suicide Application Form

I, ……………, son/daughter of ………… ID number…………
Date of Birth …………Address: ……………………………………………
Telephone: ……………………Request membership in the Martyrdom-seeking
Division in the province of …………..
Signature: ……………

The following is the translation of the text of this advertisement that appears regularly in the hard-line weekly Parto Sokhan as part of a recruitment drive for suicide operation volunteers.

“Martyrdom-seeking operations embody the pinnacle of
a nation’s greatness and the apex of its epics”
His Eminence the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Statement for Recruitment of Martyrdom-seeking Forces
In order to achieve all-round readiness against the enemies of Islam and the sacred Islamic Republic and to protect the foundations of Islam, the Lovers of Martyrdom Garrison plans to organise “a martyrdom-seeking division” for each province in the country from the martyrdom-seeking and brave popular forces of that province and give them specific and specialised training. We therefore request all our pious brothers and sisters, who are committed and determined to defend Islam, if willing, to submit two photographs of themselves, a copy of their identity cards, and the filled-in application form below to the following address, so that preparations for their organisation and training could begin:
P.O. BOX 16535-664, Tehran