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Police in Iran have begun a new campaign against Western-style clothing and hairstyles.
Women are being arrested if their headscarves do not fully cover their hair or their clothes show their figures too clearly.
Men are also being stopped for having hairstyles seen as inappropriate.
BBC Report >.
We used to debate over dress codes in schools, we used to oppose it, and many a times, as a sign of revolt, as a sign for our love to our freedom and choice, we used to break the dress codes during schools. Well, that was childhood. Mature teachers used to tolerate us and understand us and suggest us that after the schooldays, when we will enter the world of universities and colleges for our graduations, we will have all the freedom we want and expect. No dress codes, no compulsory attendance, no timely routinely prayer especially when none of the questions about god were being answered by any of the school teachers. The teachers used to inculcate freedom in us by invigorating the inquisitiveness and the very common curiosity with almost all children to know demand and ask for the unknown in every subject and aspect of life. We used to have biology lessons and chapters on reproduction and genetics too.
What if there is ordered a dress code for everyday living? For every outing you make you will have to wear the prescribed dress in the way it is mentioned in books, Books which no one can question and argue against.
This time teachers or voluntary monitors won’t check your dress or your shoes or haircuts or nails, police with guns and chains will check you, if found guilty of wearing any dress which is against the prescribed dress code, you will be bashed up and harassed publicly.
Can you imagine a world like that?
No, I am not talking of some Devil’s land; I am talking of Iran, the land on our very own earth.
Here we talk about democracy, liberty, Individual freedom, autonomy, while on the same earth; there is a government which even don’t want people to decide for their dresses, hairstyles and tastes of food.
It is not like I have any animosity against Islam, I am atheist and I solemnly criticize for any wrong of any religion, but Islam with its Islamic Shariat law is something which every individual should criticize and oppose. It is not only full of religious crap, but it makes a strange socialistic religious environment which clearly remains against the individual freedom and liberty.
We discuss of freedom of expression, and property rights; there are places on earth where human life is just denied to be considered as of any value taken individually.
here are some images of Iran taken by the reformist group INSA.
Can they hold the citizen like some criminals under arrest in a country, not allowed to wear their choice cloths, or read their choice books and eat their choice food?
Well, the hard-core dictatorial Islamists do try to do so.
Yet, the surge for Individual freedom lightens up in the hearts of human which invokes them to revoke. As stated by the BBC report, Despite the many attempts by this government to enforce Islamic standards, it seems to have absolutely no effect in north Tehran, our correspondent says, where some young women continue to perch their hejabs as far back on their hair as possible.
Obviously, it is impossible for any government how-so-dictatorial it may be, to hold the fire of Individual freedom under barracks of gloominess and serfdom.
Yet the barbarians try their best to harass and restrict the individual to live his own life for his own pursuit of happiness. Some Months ago, Iran police started its own fashion business BBC Article.
You cannot party in Iran, it is illegal. You cannot talk with opposite sex and roam around, it is illegal, you cannot attend a musical rock concert, it is illegal, and I guess except for breathing, everything is illegal. But then it is what Islam teaches them, that’s what the achievements of these barbarians are.
I wonder what will happen if Indian government start announcing the moral vices and forcing police to arrest people if found guilty of acting against the religious laws. Here we talk of legalizing prostitution and drugs, what if even using a slight makeup become illegal and crime?
Freedom is impossible once a government assumes a role in regulating the people’s eating, sleeping, drinking, smoking, and exercise habits.
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Hack Windows XP Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 7:11 amIran is no less than devils land as they say. Yeah Islam is very strict and it has some of the most baseless rules in the world. I really don’t think God will care about their clothes and to be attracted to the opposite sex is law of nature which no mortal should try to oppose.
rinzu Says:
June 19th, 2008 at 3:05 pmalrite…
this is ur best post i guess…
i strongly feel about this dress code ****…
gudddd u wrote about it….
crazywytchzombie Says:
June 21st, 2008 at 1:03 amIran at the moment seems to be getting a lot of news articles written about the crack down on women what clothes they wear and how they cover their hair. It also seems they are also cracking down on male hair styles, with barbers being closed down. It also says that in some area’s this is not being in forced as vigorously. Its seems every year as the hotter weather starts this law is enforced, so its nothing new, but that fact would not make interesting news. But has Iran always been like this. I have talked to people from Iran one my age who used to talk of what it was like before 1979, and how he was forced to fight a war he never believed in and many didn’t, he was about 16 or 17 in age, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic. So now we all jump on the band waggon and say how we should not have the right to tell someone what to wear or how to have their hair cut, but their are even worse things that happen that seems to be a little more taboo, things that don’t make the news. Why? Surly the choice of how we live our private lives are for us alone to decided can the government or police decide can your neighbour? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297982,00.html Or is that right unimportant as was we feel its morally wrong http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2005/11/21/iran12072.htm I know here people have the right to choose who they love and we now have same sex marriages. That right is a long time coming, but imagine how it would feel that to love freely could mean you are executed i believe they let you swing from the end of a crane. To me that is a worse violation to any ones human rights. So the issue of women and some men being told how to dress and how to wear their hair is such a small issue, but resolving the smaller issues by people like this http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/14/2138130.htm who risk all to fight for people’s rights http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8959110. These two examples are of women who are fighting for the rights of women. we can help the a lot by publishing their stories in the newspapers and supporting them. Not by us invading their country we can see how successful that was by looking at Iraq. They had freedom forced on them and they where not ready for it. The only way that these men and women have a chance of changing their country is by getting the country united. Not by gun’s and bombs but by words, and deeds and a human strength that will shout out no matter how it affects them. The right to live the life you choose without fear of being persecuted, or imprisoned, or executed. Something we take for granted. It is a beautiful country http://www.persia.org/imagemap/tehran.html
achilles Says:
June 28th, 2008 at 2:55 pmThe issue is not about moral policing,the issue is theoigical myopia which all those parochialism fanatics believe in ,don’t u sound that it’s merely a foolish when a dress code can instill cultural worthiness among people,it’s merely maligning the cultural heritage with parochialism ,how improper it’s to infatuate that a bibliography as rich as all those rich religious texts requires a forced moral policing to get their values inculcated in people ,it’s merely a shame for religion.
alex Says:
July 1st, 2008 at 12:01 amyeah u r right,good dat u r raising d issue…..bt f d relegion demands something dats gotta b followed
Karthik Says:
July 1st, 2008 at 3:01 pm“Obviously, it is impossible for any government how-so-dictatorial it may be, to hold the fire of Individual freedom under barracks of gloominess and serfdom.”
Well thats true only on a long term basis… the KGB did a bang up job for many years.
This kind of policing disagrees with me on two equally important fronts… firstly, no one should have the right to restrict and dictate people’s personal choices, most definitely not to this extent
Also, the fact that this policing is claimed to be on religious grounds makes it worse…. every person should have the right to reject religion…. Even those you believe in religion reject parts of their religion (I don’t believe in any parts myself though)
Apparently they have a dress code in North Korea too… only 4 colours allowed or something like that
Rathy Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 12:36 pmonly one question comes to my mind …
“next is what?”
Ruchi Sharma Says:
July 11th, 2008 at 9:13 pmFreedom is impossible once a government assumes a role in regulating the people’s eating, sleeping, drinking, smoking, and exercise habits.
So true. But its only Iran public and individuals who can and should bring revolution or freedom there. Anyinterference from any outside government(specially amaerica and britain) is unwanting and wrong.
Dp Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 10:09 pmone of the best posts!