1 Art-house Iranian films by such directors as Abbas Kiarostami and Mohsen Makhmalbaf wow foreign audiences. But the domestic film industry also churns out hundreds of more popular pictures. Last year's big hit The Lizard, drew the clerics' wrath for depicting a convict escaping prison disguised as a mullah. This year's hit was Girls' Dormitory, about a psychotic killer terrorising students.
Mohsen Makhmalbaf is under assylum, Abbas Kiarostami can not make movies, "the lizard" got the permission to be shown in public with lots of censors. And u should remeber it was in the period of Mr.Mohajerani's ministry, who is outside the country right now!
2 In the form of Shia Islam practised in Iran, Muslims are allowed to enter into temporary marriages with each other, sometimes lasting only a few hours. Critics say this in effect legalises prostitution, and women who enter into these sigheh contracts are often ostracised. But the practice is defended as a legal loophole to provide inheritance rights for children who would otherwise be born out of wedlock. Sigheh websites have been set up to offer advice to prospective brides and grooms.
temporary marriages are leagl prostirution! Women rights activists fight against it! It is one of the most stupid rules of Shia (Iran)
6 While official dress codes are very strict, many young Iranians delight in pushing back the boundaries of what is acceptable. Teenage girls in Tehran wear the most vestigial of see-through headscarves and tight overcoats that barely cover the bottom. This season gypsy-style scarves are in, featuring traditional Turkmen floral designs. Cosmetic surgery is all the rage, with girls proudly displaying a plaster to show their nose has recently been "fixed".
yea Right! I was almost arrested yesterday because of my short sleeves! well it was not that short, it was longer just a little upper than my wrist! A kind man in a flower store hided me there till the police were gone!!
9 Satellite television is banned in Iran, but receiver dishes sit in plain view on top of many houses. The most popular channels are run by Iranians based in Los Angeles, who broadcast Iranian pop music and a steady stream of anti-regime propaganda - though many Iranians also scoff at the radical tone taken by the stations.
That s why I say we all are criminals! because I know nobody who lives without satelite! sometimes out of a sudden police forces will attack homes, gather the dishes and fine people! but then again we set the dishes up!
10 Iran is one of the world's biggest producers of luxury foods. The country has rights to fish more sturgeon - the source of caviar - than any other Caspian Sea nation because of its extensive restocking programmes. It is also the world's biggest producer of pistachios, as well as saffron.
What does this have to do with Mullahs?? Do u want to send caviar to Gazza?!
-- Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:05 pm --
shafique wrote:Flying Dutchman wrote:Seriously, I haven't met any Iranian prefering the mullahs over the shah. Torture in UAE prisons exists, still the government is very popular amongst its population.
melika969 wrote:SAVAK,was a domestic security organization! every country has an organization for this purpose. Other jibberish abt tortures makes no sense!
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melika969 wrote:Risk of tortue is much more now! There is no Savak, but there is basij, revolutionary guard, police, etc etc It can be because of hijab, or being a children activist, apart from the political opponents!
I dont think I ever accepted ur claim abt torture! U can see it in the above posts!
"Jibberish abt torture"