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From: TimF	4/29/2010 3:05:55 PM
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Iran to Arrest Suntanned Women by Ariel Goldring Sometimes I can’t believe crap like this still goes on in the world. According to a report in the Telegraph, suntanned women will be arrested in Tehran for defying Islamic dress codes: Brig Hossien Sajedinia, Tehran’s police chief, said a national crackdown on opposition sympathisers would be extended to women who have been deemed to be violating the spirit of Islamic laws. He said: “The public expects us to act firmly and swiftly if we see any social misbehaviour by women, and men, who defy our Islamic values. In some areas of north Tehran we can see many suntanned women and young girls who look like walking mannequins. “We are not going to tolerate this situation and will first warn those found in this manner and then arrest and imprison them.” Oh, but it gets better. Look at this brilliant stroke of logic: The announcement came shortly after Ayatollah Kazim Sadighi, a leading cleric, warned that women who dressed immodestly disturbed young men and the consequent agitation caused earthquakes. Yes, earthquakes. I don’t think his data has been released yet, but I’m sure the ayatollah’s methodology is flawless. Another preacher warned Tehran’s citizens to flee before the inevitable punishment for flagrant behaviour was visited on the city. “Go on the streets and repent for your sins,” Ayatollah Aziz Khoshvaqt, one of the country’s highest clerics, told worshippers during a recent sermon in northern Tehran. “A holy torment is upon us. Leave town.” These are the guys that want nuclear weapons. Mixing 7th century political philosophy with 21st century science is frightening. I just wish some logic would spill into their brains every now and then. (Click here for more on Ayatollah Kazim Sadighi’s earthquake nonsense.) freemarketmojo.com

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