[A group of women from Ahwaz, met with Imam Khomeini, congratulated the establishment of the Islamic Republic government, and expressed condolences over the martyrdom of professor Mutahhari. They submitted their jewels and gold to Imam Khomeini for constructing houses for the needy. Imam Khomeini said:]
I hereby express my greetings to all the women of that region. And this message is addressed to all the people. Islam sees no differences between the Arabs, Persians, Turks, and Kurds. We are quite proud that Islam is raised from among the Arabs, but sees no differences between the Persians and the Arabs and vice versa.