The attendees — an assortment of black-clad individuals bearing green scarves, bandannas and armbands — gathered outside the American Muslim Association of Oklahoma City, 3201 NW 48, between 7:30 and 9 p.m. The majority stood outside the building, while some trickled into the mosque to pray for the fallen.
At least seven demonstrators in Tehran were slain Monday, according to Iranian state media. The protests and marches were sparked by allegations of unfair elections and fraud, after incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner in a landslide victory against main reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi and two others Saturday.
On Thursday, thousands of black-clad pro-Mousavi demonstrators in Iran mourned those killed in clashes, as similar gatherings surfaced around the globe.
In Oklahoma City, about three dozen people sang, shouted and held up signs bearing slogans like "election, not selection” and "we stand by our brothers and sisters.”
"Our leaders have asked us to be quiet, and to wear something green,” said Sahar Noor, an event organizer and University of Oklahoma student.
Green signified Mousavi and reform, while Ahmadinejad adopted the Iranian flag during the recent election, Noor said.
"It’s become this unifying thing that people are wearing,” she said.
Arash Jamsedy led the group in defiant chants through much of the peace vigil.
Jamsedy, 21, of Moore, heard about the event by word-of-mouth.
He clasped a sign that read "Day and night, I pray for the day when my country is free” in Farsi.
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