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To: tejek who wrote (236895)	6/12/2005 12:09:50 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1577901

‘Allah turned girl into dog’ Punishment meted out after girl mishandles Quran, according to rumor circulating at Arab-Israeli town TAIBEH – Harsh punishment? A Muslim girl from Taibeh was punished by Allah and turned into a dog, according to rumors that have been circulating in the Arab-Israeli town this week, Arab-language newspaper Panorama reported. According to the rumors, the harsh punishment was meted out after the girl, upset by her mother’s request to bring her the Quran as she was watching television, threw the holy Muslim book at the mother with disdain. The newspaper decided to look into the rumors and sent a reporter to check where they originated. As it turned out, the source was a photocopy of a news story posted in Taibeh’s largest mosque. According to that report, taken from the Internet, the unusual story happened in a Muslim country in Asia. Local women say they saw story on TV However, the newspaper reported, the rumor changed several versions as it was passed on. At one point, the dog apparently “moved” from to one of the Persian Gulf countries, and from there to Gaza, before ending up in Taibeh itself Later on, women in Taibeh even claimed they saw the story featured on Palestinian television and on Israel’s channel 33. The newspaper reporter also turned to the Muslim leaders to ask their opinion on the matter. One religious cleric responded that the story was obviously baseless, “since Allah doesn’t need to turn a girl into a dog in order to prove his strength. If Allah wants to prove his power he can make the entire universe shake.” ynetnews.com

To: tejek who wrote (236895)	6/12/2005 8:01:40 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577901

If this is true, why are they not revolting and overthrowing the ayatollahs? They did in 1979 when they were fed up with the Shah. It's a good question. Revolution is never as easy to start as it seems from the armchairs you and I sit in. But I think there's a little bit of an answer in a Time article I read recently. Read it and tell me if you think some answers are in there: time.com When I left Tehran in 2002, after spending two years in the country my parents had left behind in the 1970s for the U.S., life was different. In many ways it was worse. After the U.S. Administration declared Iran part of an "axis of evil," the ruling clerics lashed out at home, enforcing social strictures with such vigor that we wouldn't leave parties without first chewing several pieces of gum to conceal the alcohol on our breath, in case we encountered a checkpoint run by Islamic paramilitaries. When the rhetoric cooled, the system turned its sights back to its angry young people and essentially decided to stanch their discontent by buying them off. While continuing to brutally suppress all political dissent, the mullahs boosted subsidies on gas and household commodities. But most significant, they began loosening control over the lifestyle choices of the 48 million Iranians under the age of 30, who make up more than two-thirds of the population. Here is another article you should read on their youth: news4colorado.com