Crackdown in Iran over dress codes

[egb_hibs]

"Thousands of Iranian women have been cautioned over their poor Islamic dress this week and several hundred arrested in the capital Tehran in the most fierce crackdown on what's known as "bad hijab" for more than a decade.

It is the talk of the town. The latest police crackdown on Islamic dress has angered many Iranians - male, female, young and old.

But Iranian TV has reported that an opinion poll conducted in Tehran found 86% of people were in favour of the crackdown - a statistic that is surprising given the strength of feeling against this move."

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a statistic that could surely only be surprising to guardian or bbc journalists (and possibly Naomi Wolf) who might believe that iranian tv would be more 'honest' than say, american television.

in other news: boot production is up, and oceania have always been our enemies.

[Brian]

Originally Posted by egb_hibs
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oceania have always been our enemies.

I thought we were oceania, aren't eastasia and eurasia the enemies ?

Anyway, must dash, got a 90 minutes hate this afternoon.
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