Amir Taheri has posted a response to TehranÂ’s Denial of a new law there alleged to implement dress codes by religious affiliation. I will quote him here as well as add links to the prior posts below.
Amir Taheri via benadorassociates.com: PRESS RELEASE: AMIR TAHERI ADDRESSES QUERIES ABOUT DRESS CODE STORY
by Amir Taheri
Benador Associates
May 22, 2006
Regarding the dress code story it seems that my column was used as the basis for a number of reports that somehow jumped the gun. As far as my article is concerned I stand by it.
The law has been passed by the Islamic Majlis and will now be submitted to the Council of Guardians. A committee has been appointed to work out the modalities of implementation.
Many ideas are being discussed with regard to implementation,including special markers, known as zonnars, for followers of Judaism, Christianity and Zoroastrianism, the only faiths other than Islam that are recognized as such. The zonnar was in use throughout the Muslim world until the early 20th century and marked out the dhimmis, or protected religious minorities. ( In Iran it was formally abolished in 190
.
I have been informed of the ideas under discussion thanks to my sources in Tehran, including three members of the Majlis who had tried to block the bill since it was first drafted in 2004. I do not know which of these ideas or any will be eventually adopted. We will know once the committee appointed to discuss them presents its report, perhaps in September.
Interestingly, the Islamic Republic authorities refuse to issue an
official statement categorically rejecting the concept of dhimmitude and the need for marking out religious minorities.
I raised the issue not as a news story, because news of the new law was already several days old, but as an opinion column to alert the outside world to this most disturbing development.
Iranian author and journalist Amir Taheri is a member of Benador Associates.
, I guess a Blog God can be everywhere all the time.
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Howie,
you kickass. I know you get this stuff from elsewhere, but you and the Jawa gang save us from having to go around looking for it and probably never finding it. Thanks a bunch.
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 22, 2006 09:06 PM (8e/V4)
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Abdul thinks this guy is a tool of the iranian intel. He spreads the misinformation thick, stupid yankee news media reprint ridiculous b-c without out doing journalism 101 fact check, then iranians slap world upside head with real info( a la AP press release of the actual law) and yankees look like day old turds hyperventaliting at their own shadows. Score iran.
Posted by: abdul at May 23, 2006 12:02 AM (T4Bto)
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Son Of The Godfather thinks abdul is off his meds.
Posted by: Son Of The Godfather at May 23, 2006 02:47 AM (maXzk)
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Your politicians constantly demonize the Iranians and your media prints propaganda from Exiles (
the hoax about the badges for Jews), while the Saudis are your best friends.
You are so addicted to oil! You sacrifice moral values and national security interests. We in Europe are not much better.
Why don't have some outrage against the Saudi textbooks, who still preach hatred against Jews and Christians. Even after "major reforms"?
The Wash Post has a major article about it. In first grade Saudi kids learn: "Every religion other than Islam is false."
And in eighth grade: "As cited in Ibn Abbas: The apes are Jews, the people of the Sabbath; while the swine are the Christians, the infidels of the communion of Jesus."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051901769_pf.html
Posted by: David Gale at May 23, 2006 03:13 AM (ikt6y)
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David Gale:
"Why don't [you?] have some outrage against the Saudi textbooks, who still preach hatred against Jews and Christians. Even after "major reforms"?"
Check the archives.
Posted by: Oyster at May 23, 2006 04:25 AM (YudAC)
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>>> We in Europe are not much better.
Actually, that's not true David, Europe is far, far worse off than the United States. Yes the US' approach to Islamic fundamentalism is far from perfect, but while the government tries to look the other way, there's a massive movement within the population to keep the pressure on. Unlike Europe, which at all levels of government and within the population, with the exception of a few lonely voices who are often ridiculed and slandered, are determined to generously provide the ass, the lube and the cigarettes (or rather the hookah in this case) for afterwards.
Posted by: Graeme at May 23, 2006 05:19 AM (3enBg)
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David, you're confusing the corrupt government with the people it's supposed to represent. Just because most of us here voted for Bush doesn't mean we necessarily liked him, but just because Kerry was an exponentially worse choice. The Republicans can only act stupid because the Democrats are ten times worse; they keep the bar set so high that the Republicans can do almost anything and get away with it, and the media lies about it all.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 23, 2006 05:31 AM (0yYS2)
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(Howie blushing) Thanks JC, Twerent nothing. Be careful, I may actually develop an ego if you keep that up.
Posted by: Howie at May 23, 2006 07:50 AM (D3+20)
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Don't mention it Howie. You Fightin' Keyboardists should be getting paid for this, but you aren't. So acknowledging your service is the least we could do.
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 23, 2006 08:13 AM (8e/V4)
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Yes I did not have a lot to add, but I can just by posting I can help move Allah's post up and get the google train out of the station. It's not me it's Rusty's fine machine that does it.
Posted by: Howie at May 23, 2006 08:48 AM (5ZSfM)
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Why do we care what Iranians in that backward country wears.
Posted by: greyrooster at May 23, 2006 04:56 PM (BEvWK)
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That greyrooster is because that's what we'll be wearing if we don't start lobbing a few big ones! Know what I mean?
Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 23, 2006 08:04 PM (FCC6c)
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Well, I live in France and I'm not afraid of wearing suching clothes one day.....because this will never happen, that's all. Why the hell are you so convinced about some sort of "invasion" or "muslim" attack (different types of attack, physical, mental,..).?
Is it because of the 11th Sep events? I may look a bit naive to you but please be informed that the people who did it aren't muslim. And please translate correctly: Allah is not a God in its own, it's the arabic translation of God.
I'm always mad at stupid translation mentionning Allah being a separate entity, is it to explicitly mention a difference between Muslim's God and the Judeo-Chretien's one?! (sorry for my english guys, I don't know how to translate this last word).
Posted by: Moses at May 24, 2006 06:22 AM (SL48Z)
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Moses: Ignorance is bliss. People like you are why France is overun with Muslims and is forced to change laws to suit their whims. Don't worry, run along back up the mountain where you belong, we'll take care of it!
Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 24, 2006 09:09 AM (FCC6c)
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I have a few interesting facts I want to share.
Iran's nutsack leader believes he will be the one to facillitate the arrival of the 12th Imam. The clothing thing is in preparation of this event. He wants the change over to be complete in 5 years, or just before he believes the 12th Imam will reveal himself to the world and herald in the New world wide caliphate. Add 5 to 2006 and you come up with the year 2011. So by 2011 he wants to be ready for this event.
The Mayan calendar has predicted the end of the world to occur in the year 2012.
Posted by: Cmunk at May 24, 2006 12:11 PM (7teJ9)
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