Dementia wrote:
] ] Clothing shops and factories have been given a written
] ] order to stop producing clothes that stray from the
] ] strict female dress codes, the head of a clothing trade
] ] union in Tehran told a local newspaper.
] ]
] ] Long, shapeless black coats and head coverings have been
] ] mandatory women's wear - regardless of religion - since
] ] the country's Islamic revolution 24 years ago.
] ]
] ] However, in recent times some Iranian women have been
] ] sporting shorter, paler coats that end at the knee and
] ] hug the body.
] ]
] ] Some don colourful headscarves that allow their hair to
] ] spill out from underneath.
] ]
] ] But now dress shops have been told they have a month to
] ] clear their shelves of items that do not conform to the
] ] code.
] ]
] ] Some traders in various shopping districts in Tehran told
] ] news agency AFP they had already been raided by police.
]
] I know - I just don't understand the culture. Still, I
] consider this moronic. So your women _want_ to look beautiful,
] and you won't let them? Idiots caging birds and not only never
] letting them fly, but covering them so no one can appreciate
] their beauty.

I don't understand the culture either. And I don't have to. Clearly the attempt to conceal women’s bodies is a sign of insecurity (remember the Taliban?) "if no one can see how beautiful your woman is, its that much less likely someone will try to seduce her from you."

I don't agree with any culture that oppresses people in such a manner. In Saudi Arabia, its still legal to own slaves, and you can have your hands cut off for petty shoplifting. Adultery in many Muslim countries is an offense punishable by death - but normally only for the woman. The offending male goes free with no punishment.

This culture still lives in the dark ages in so many respects. Is it any wonder they resort to pathetic acts of terrorism (kill first, negotiate later) to try and force their out dated ideals on the rest of the world?

Will the Muslim countries PLEASE join the rest of the world in the 21’st century???

Laughing Boy

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