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Religious Police--The Iranian Ãbermenschen
Edited for brevity.A few nights ago, our good friend who got us invited to the wedding, went to the pre-wedding party, a kind of rehearsal dinner for family only, in a private garden outside of Tehran far from other people. âYou should have seen all of the women, they were so chic. I looked like a slob next to them.â There were tables of food, a good band, and about 250 âjust familyâ there. About 2 hours into the party, my friend heard shouts of âScarves! Manteaus! The religious police are here!â The women ran for their manteaus. The band disappeared. The men went to the door to bribe the two religious police at the door. After about five minutes, they were successful and the two bearded guards of Islam left. 45 minutes later, however, the religious police were back. This time it was a different group with about 20 18-year old representatives of the religious police charging in with guns and rifles ready. These guys did not want to be bribed; they wanted to make arrests. This blog is written by a foreigner (American?) visiting Iran, who tries to remain nameless for good reason. Read a few articles and be thankful (if) you live in a free society. Posted by: Dar 2003-08-04 |
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