S. L'Gree
2004-09-24 14:44:49 UTC
Were it not for the nukes, Ayatollaland would be regarded by the rest of the
world as one big, bizarre theme park forever stuck in a 7th-century time
warp: "The report comes amid a general crackdown on women deemed to be
"badly veiled", which has seen police in the capital Tehran and othe cities
round up hundreds of women sporting flimsy headscarves, three-quarter-length
trousers and shape-revealing coats."
Women's undies, monkeys among latest targets of Iranian vice crackdown
TEHRAN (AFP) - Window shoppers in Iran will no longer have the pleasure of
looking at women's underwear or buying a variety of pets, according to new
police rules criticised by President Mohammad Khatami.
According to the student news agency ISNA, shops have been barred from
displaying lingerie in their windows -- with the display ban also applying
to "unveiled mannequins with noticeable curves".
In addition, men have also been banned from employment as salesmen in
women's underwear stores -- with offending shopowners facing the loss of
their licenses.
In other measures reported by ISNA, commercial centers and restaurants have
also been told not to keep or sell dogs, pigs and monkeys -- animals that
are considered in Islam to be unclean.
The measures are contained in a new manual for police, ISNA said. Another
rule includes women being banned from taking driving lessons with male
instructors unless they are accompanied by an immediate male relative.
ISNA also quoted a senior police official as saying that all clothes stores
will be searched for hidden cameras and see-through mirrors in their fitting
rooms following complaints from citizens.
The report comes amid a general crackdown on women deemed to be "badly
veiled", which has seen police in the capital Tehran and othe cities round
up hundreds of women sporting flimsy headscarves, three-quarter-length
trousers and shape-revealing coats.
Speaking to reporters Saturday, the embattled reformist Khatami -- one of
the few moderates still in office -- said he believed the crackdown was
"unacceptable".
"I do not accept such unfair actions on the streets," said the president. "I
do not believe it is acceptable."
Random crackdowns on restaurants, coffee shops and shopping centers are
common in the Islamic Republic, especially in the hot summer months, but the
latest measures appear to be more determined and are seen as a reflection of
the recent shift to the right within the regime.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1547&ncid=1547&e=19&u=/afp/20040828/lf_afp/afplifestyle_iran_women_040828193809
world as one big, bizarre theme park forever stuck in a 7th-century time
warp: "The report comes amid a general crackdown on women deemed to be
"badly veiled", which has seen police in the capital Tehran and othe cities
round up hundreds of women sporting flimsy headscarves, three-quarter-length
trousers and shape-revealing coats."
Women's undies, monkeys among latest targets of Iranian vice crackdown
TEHRAN (AFP) - Window shoppers in Iran will no longer have the pleasure of
looking at women's underwear or buying a variety of pets, according to new
police rules criticised by President Mohammad Khatami.
According to the student news agency ISNA, shops have been barred from
displaying lingerie in their windows -- with the display ban also applying
to "unveiled mannequins with noticeable curves".
In addition, men have also been banned from employment as salesmen in
women's underwear stores -- with offending shopowners facing the loss of
their licenses.
In other measures reported by ISNA, commercial centers and restaurants have
also been told not to keep or sell dogs, pigs and monkeys -- animals that
are considered in Islam to be unclean.
The measures are contained in a new manual for police, ISNA said. Another
rule includes women being banned from taking driving lessons with male
instructors unless they are accompanied by an immediate male relative.
ISNA also quoted a senior police official as saying that all clothes stores
will be searched for hidden cameras and see-through mirrors in their fitting
rooms following complaints from citizens.
The report comes amid a general crackdown on women deemed to be "badly
veiled", which has seen police in the capital Tehran and othe cities round
up hundreds of women sporting flimsy headscarves, three-quarter-length
trousers and shape-revealing coats.
Speaking to reporters Saturday, the embattled reformist Khatami -- one of
the few moderates still in office -- said he believed the crackdown was
"unacceptable".
"I do not accept such unfair actions on the streets," said the president. "I
do not believe it is acceptable."
Random crackdowns on restaurants, coffee shops and shopping centers are
common in the Islamic Republic, especially in the hot summer months, but the
latest measures appear to be more determined and are seen as a reflection of
the recent shift to the right within the regime.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1547&ncid=1547&e=19&u=/afp/20040828/lf_afp/afplifestyle_iran_women_040828193809