Maciamo
12-11-07, 23:21
BBC News : Iran launches anti-vice crackdown (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7091272.stm)
Iranian newspapers have printed a list of moral vices that the police are targeting, including wearing make-up and hats instead of headscarves.
The police say they will also suppress "decadent" films, drugs and alcohol.
This year has seen one of the most ferocious crackdowns on un-Islamic behaviour and improper Islamic dress by the authorities for at least a decade.
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Wearing boots instead of full length trousers will not be tolerated, nor will hats instead of headscarves.
Too bad for them. If they like to create a prison for themselves in their own country, that's their problem. I really don't see how this is going to make life better for Iranians. I suppose that they will only be driving out the wealthier, "free-thinking" part of the population towards Western countries with such policies.
Iranian newspapers have printed a list of moral vices that the police are targeting, including wearing make-up and hats instead of headscarves.
The police say they will also suppress "decadent" films, drugs and alcohol.
This year has seen one of the most ferocious crackdowns on un-Islamic behaviour and improper Islamic dress by the authorities for at least a decade.
...
Wearing boots instead of full length trousers will not be tolerated, nor will hats instead of headscarves.
Too bad for them. If they like to create a prison for themselves in their own country, that's their problem. I really don't see how this is going to make life better for Iranians. I suppose that they will only be driving out the wealthier, "free-thinking" part of the population towards Western countries with such policies.