about the Iranian religious clothing issue.
Some "informed" bloggers think(cough) because some of the details were wrong, this excuses the fact the pending law is oppressive even without those provisions.
Via Canada.com : According to Ahmadinejad, the new Islamic uniforms will establish "visual equality" for Iranians as they prepare for the return of the Hidden Imam.
A committee that consists of members from the Ministry of Islamic Orientation, the Ministry of Commerce and the Cultural Subcommittee of the Islamic Majlis is scheduled to propose the new uniforms by next autumn. These would then have to be approved by the "Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenei before being imposed by law.
Although the final shape of the uniforms is yet to be established, there is consensus on a number of points. The idea of adopting an Arab-style robe (known as dishdash) for men has been rejected along with a proposal that men wear a form of turban.
"Iranians have always worn trousers," says Mostafa Pourhardani, Minister of Islamic Orientation. "Even when the ancient Greeks wore woman-style dresses with skirts, the Persians had trousers. We are not going to force Iranian men to do away with trousers although they predate Islam."
What men will wear on top is not clear yetÂ… .
Â…One aim of the new law is to impose a total ban on imports of clothes and dress designs from the West. The Majlis hopes that all jeans will disappear from the Iranian scene within five years. The boutiques selling haute couture Western gear for men and women will also be closed over the next few years. A total ban on designer items, marked by logos, will come into force by the end of the year.
"There is no sense in a Muslim man or woman wearing something that is, in fact, an advertisement for an infidel designer or clothing merchant," says Pourharandi.
Another aim of the new law is to abolish the chador, the overall piece of cloth that Iranian women have tucked themselves in for centuries. The reason is that the chador existed before the Khomeinist revolution and thus cannot be regarded as "properly Islamic." Women must wear clothes that would, in fact, transform them into advertising billboards for the regime's ideology.
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Taheri's article was posted yesterday morning along with the main story by Chris Wattie. We've got updates on the whole story over at Hot Air.
Posted by: Allah at May 20, 2006 11:16 AM (CbBW/)
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Nazi germany is reborn (wake up world)! these SOBs are crazy.
Posted by: wow at May 20, 2006 11:28 AM (sR1yi)
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Some of the "details" were wrong? Are you insane?
The claim that Jews would have to wear yellow arm bands was wrong. You call that just a "detail"?
Keep drinking your koolaid with the rest of the rightwing war-mongering idiots.
Posted by: Sean Morris at May 20, 2006 12:01 PM (uem9R)
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Dan Rather is sure looking good this morning, in comparison to the RW blogworld...
Posted by: Observer at May 20, 2006 12:23 PM (lI3TA)
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so you guys are Ok with the other provistions of the the Law? Like forcing woment to wear this or that and the national properm Muslim attire thing. And religious police makign sure you pray five times a day. Nice to know you agree with the other provisions of the bill.
Posted by: Howie at May 20, 2006 12:27 PM (D3+20)
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" If dogs run free ... " .....
" Right " must be imposed or else the masses spin out of control and run rampant.
Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 20, 2006 12:52 PM (FCC6c)
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There is no blog god but Allah...
Hey, Sean, you simpering fucknozzle, unlike you whiny little bitches, when we make a mistake, we correct it.
Now, strap on your bomb belt and get over there and help your brother Abu Musab al Zarqawi out.
Posted by: Vinnie at May 20, 2006 02:06 PM (/qy9A)
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And BTW, anyone seen Karl Rove being frog-marched out of the White House yet?
Talk about running with a rumor. At least this story has basis in fact.
Posted by: Vinnie at May 20, 2006 02:22 PM (/qy9A)
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Guess New Orleans would be good a place as any to die .. though I don't think I'd want to die at the North Pole ..
Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 20, 2006 08:11 PM (FCC6c)
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The Nazi-badge story appears to have been started by Iranian exiles on May 19, and picked up by media organizations the next day.
http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_15716.shtml
Regardless of the merit of holding contempt for the Mullahs, printing falsehoods will only serve to discredit the opposition. And you know who that serves. One thing I like is Persian Journal's campaign against "Arabization" of Iran. In his Religions and Philosophies in Central Asia, Gobineau speculates on the rise of a new logic chopping servant class, after the conquest by Arab savages.
Posted by: EarthPapa at May 20, 2006 11:04 PM (w5I2J)
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As usual, the leftards jump in to proclaim
Nothing to see here, move along! whenever their muslim terrorist friends do something stupid, which is pretty much every day. Our initial reaction was outrage; theirs was to scramble to apologise and debunk the story. The story's veracity isn't as important to them as the need for damage control.
It becomes a little more plain every day whose side they're on, and it isn't ours. Liberals have taken the side of every psychopathic murderer for the last hundred years, and they're no different today. They should be our allies against a common enemy, but they want us to lose. They are traitors. An enemy is one thing, but a traitor is another; it is as true now as it was two thousand years ago when Cicero wrote about them. There is only one reasonable solution.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 21, 2006 07:41 AM (0yYS2)
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IM,
correct. The Libs are wiping their brows in relief that the part about badging the Jews is false because what a headache that would be having to damage control that one!
But notice how crickets chirping about the true part of the story where the religious police are going to enforce a dress code for women. No damage control possible on that one, so ignore it and hope nobody notices.
What a joke these Turd worlders have made of Libs. Defending the intolerable just because it comes from the Turd world brown people has turned Liberalism into a shell of its former self.
Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 21, 2006 10:08 AM (8e/V4)
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It seems the right blogsphere's new slogan is, make it short, make in snappy and make it up.
You fell for it, that's the amazing thing.
Posted by: Sonic at May 21, 2006 08:36 PM (Gsn6c)
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This was not in any sense a sufficient admission of error. You said some details were wrong. Someone called you on that, and you say "So, you support the law?"
The core of your posting was debunked. Admit it, and move on. Don't spin it.
Posted by: jd at May 21, 2006 09:53 PM (GZdxw)
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So sonic and jd, you consider this a victory, don't you? It will be fun when TSHTF and I get to lay hands on idiots like you two.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 22, 2006 05:11 AM (0yYS2)
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Anyone who believes Christians are not persecuted in Iran is a fucking idiot. Just try being a Christian and apply for a governmnet job.
Posted by: greyrooster at May 22, 2006 06:13 AM (J4a4p)
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I saw it and posted on it. I reported as best I could what I knew as I knew it (with feeling). What else would you have me do?
Posted by: Howie at May 22, 2006 07:27 AM (D3+20)
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It's not like I could have predicted beforehand it would take off.
Posted by: Howie at May 22, 2006 07:30 AM (Wv9NJ)
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You leftards miss the point. "Visual equality" for Muslims requires easily discernable clothing for infidels. Wouldn't want to accidently shake hands with the "unclean".
If THE JOOS had to wear yellow clothing and not a Star-of-David in Iran, would that make it OK?
Posted by: KobeClan at May 22, 2006 07:35 AM (iJmNW)
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I guess what this leftard would want is this: if you post something that turns out to be not true, that you say that. Instead, you resembled Mike McCurry, circa 1998, spinning, changing the subject.
No, I don't consider this a victory. And no, I don't think Christians in Iran are treated well. They are treated BETTER than Bahais and the few remaining Jews and the atheists and the homosexuals, but they face extraordinary social and legal discrimination.
There are so many reasons to hate the Mullahs that we don't need to promulgate stories that are false. This was created by Iranian exiles that pray for us to invade. America fell for that crap from the Iraqi National Congress and Chalabi in 2002-3. We don't need to fall for it again.
And IM, seriously--get help. I think everyone here can see that you have unresolved anger issues. You could go postal at any time.
Posted by: jd at May 22, 2006 09:11 AM (GZdxw)
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jd: Just a warm wind blowing. IM has passion. Winners have passion. Losers are luke warm at best.
Posted by: greyrooster at May 25, 2006 08:36 PM (pzM6K)
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