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Iran: Women banned from wearing boots
2007-12-13
(AKI) - Women have been banned from wearing boots and on the streets of Tehran. Police chief, General Ahmad Radan, announced the ban on Wednesday saying that boots could only be worn if they were covered by pants. "If boots are not covered by pants that fall to the ankles, they show the female shape and that is therefore in contradiction with Islamic dress code," said Radan.
Spurs, on the other hand, are still okay. Especially for indoor wear.
Iranian women can no longer leave home with their pants pushed inside their boots and they can no longer wear hats without a veil. "A hat is not an adequate substitute for a veil or a hijab," he said. " If someone really wants to wear a hat, they can put it on the veil."

Feminist Rezvan Moghdaddam told Adnkronos International (AKI) that police should be concerned about drug traffickers than street fashion. "Instead of being busy with women's hats and boots, the police would be better catching the merchants of death that kill our young people with drugs," she said from Tehran. "Our cities are infested by delinquents and security forces are only worried about how women dress, all this is really ridiculous."
Posted by:Fred

#10  That's not my experience with our police, Prokopius2k.
Posted by: trailing wife   2007-12-13 21:10  

#9  Keep 'em barefoot and pregnant so they can't run away.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2007-12-13 16:10  

#8  Mullah This!
Posted by: doc   2007-12-13 11:47  

#7  "Your mama wears combat boots!"

"Not since they were banned."
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-12-13 11:10  

#6  Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi speak out about this latest abuse of women's rights in 10,000,000,000
9,999,999,999
9,999,999,998
9,999,999,997...
Posted by: Crusader   2007-12-13 10:52  

#5  The drug dealers are a fairly steady source of bribes to the junior flunkies of high level mullahs.

It's fairly obvious why the police aren't stopping the drug trade.
Posted by: mhw   2007-12-13 09:33  

#4  Feminist Rezvan Moghdaddam told Adnkronos International (AKI) that police should be concerned about drug traffickers than street fashion.

She didn't get the memo. Like cops/authorities in the US, it isn't so much about 'crime' that gets their attention. It is the degree the act is considered a threat to their POWER that determines their interests. That they can pick up a few extra dollars in the process also helps their attention span as well. They only get concerned about what you and I consider 'crime' is when we get upset enough that they 'have to do something to protect their phoney balony jobs'.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2007-12-13 09:02  

#3  Those boots were made for walkin baby.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2007-12-13 06:36  

#2  This seems like the Iranian version of the Dems attempt to control the WoT by mandating that US troops had to be at home at least as much time as they were deployed.

The Iranian version looks stupid to 100% of US citizens. The Dems version looks stupid to only 50%.
Posted by: gorb   2007-12-13 01:22  

#1  all this is really ridiculous.

You betcha. Welcome to the Islamic Revolution circa 1979. We hope you enjoy your stay.
Posted by: SteveS   2007-12-13 01:07  

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