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| Iran bans women, youth from smoking water-pipe |
| 2002-08-08 |
| Authorities have banned women, as well as youth under the age of 25, from smoking the Middle Eastern water pipe, or narguileh, in Tehran's restaurants and cafes, owners said Thursday. "The police have asked us to hang a notice to inform our clients of the ban", a restaurant owner in Darakeh, a northern suburb of Tehran said. The open air Kebab restaurants on the hills of Darakeh, and other areas in north Tehran, attract thousands of young people every evening, who come to dine, smoke a narguileh while sitting on low rug-covered mattresses, and enjoy the fresh mountain air. The guys over 25 aren't allowed to smile while they're doing it, either. Come to think of it, you should probably be at least 40 before you're allowed to indulge. Maybe 55... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |