I believe that if you spend 10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime's worth of Major Media news. This article has two parts:
1. Cultural and general info
2. Political info.
Note: I've explained everything.Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong.Specially the political part.I've provided evidance for whatever I say.It's just the way it is.
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Part 1: Cultural and general info
Hi. I'm a 19 year old Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.I study English.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas.
The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don't allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don't like as much as anyone.There are only a few restrictions.It's cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don't even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa.Some of Iran's laws are based on OUR culture. You look at our country from "your own point of view"! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style. A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost women wear half their their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though! We look at the world in a beautiful way, cos we know what's it like! Many of you don't even have a clue what's life like in other countries! Buy a satllite.It's worth it! I assure you!
You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is!
In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, drugs, inflation and air pollution. (Common problems in today's world?) Also, you can't compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran's population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we've transformed everything.
Ever heard Iranian girls are terrific?I've collected some photos showing Iranian girls! Look! Poeple are like this!
http://www.salijoon.ir/bazigar/hedye%20t...
http://www.30nema.com/images/gallery/30n...
http://i10.tinypic.com/4clk3us.jpg
http://tinypic.com/2d0nfao.jpg Enough proof?
Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. They're very respectful, and they've been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they're very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. They've got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I've put a sample here.
Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) the thing that had happened was incest not adultery. Most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban) or the very early days just after Iran's revolution! Otherwise you'd get new footages at least once a month!What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too. Each country has its own problems.I found a BOOK of the U.S problems and it got me dizzy! Iran has its own problems too.
Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: "IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!" "IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!" Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe.
There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the Media talk about them? Please don't summarize our nation and culture with the single word "nuclear". Although we're proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran
A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.Now, I found it among the English news: "The medicine is produced from herbs using nano technology" The link to read about it is: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032....
The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts!
Some interesting facts:
Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian.The pioneer in heart transplants and artificiall hearts and so on and so! (I've put two websites below) The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It's one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad... ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they're among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman the nobel peace prize are Iranian. The 6th top movie director in the world is Iranian.(Abbas Kiarostami) http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/...
Iranian Director's Film Wins Spanish Festival Top Prize - VOA News (September 25, 2004) These are just small samples.I can't put every news about Iran here.Then you should visit press TV website.
Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in 'developed' countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol The list is endless.
I'm gonna introduce Iran's international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It's fully in English. In the "Sic / Tech" section you'll always see Iran's discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year!
The list of highly-respected Iranian scientists in the world: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Iran...
The list of notable Iranian figures and pioneers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporar...
An extract: Iranian medical community is a significant part of medical community in US and Europe
Enough evidence?
Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn't it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran
If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It's like a free tour!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_ir...
http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showth...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthrea...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. "Music of Iran and Iranian musicians have received countless awards in the course of history. Every year from 1977 to 2007.Evidence? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ir...
I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they're some of the best songs they've ever heard.
Here's a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose "Save Target As" to download them.I guess you'll fall for it! Iranian music is just modern pop and the best sort of it.
1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Pe...
8.(Farangis "A female name" 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Iran...
9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusi...
11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmus...
12.(You can't: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic...
And so on and on!
It's now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels!
Part 2: Political info.
Let's clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would make them controversial topics to interest its viewers! For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that.
First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it's not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! SECRET: Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story! We live basically the same lives.Don't look at the way women dress at the public places! You've got to see them in other places!I've got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov't. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. (20,000 Jews and lots of Christians live here! Iran's different!) And two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so?
Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all.
I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone's guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he's going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same "nuclear weapons" tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It's "nuclear energy". Besides, how many "nuclear weapons" do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That's what nuclear agency says. Only Iran's opponents are pulling Iran's leg and what they say is just based on political conflicts. What we're doing is legal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It's the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them.
Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! the thing is that he exactly said: "The Imam "Khomeyni" said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time."They've only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it's mistranslated intentionally. Besides, they've been saying such things for a long time.It's their habit.Here's an article."Wiped off the map....The roumor of the century.Read how the media and the U.S newspapers have twisted it into a controvertioal topic. http://www.antiwar.com/orig/norouzi.php?... I don't like the way he speaks frankly, but admit that other presidents say many terrible things too, but the media doesn't pull their leg so much!
Now you see that you were wrong.Iran has always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country.
Some say he's said: "The Holocaust is a myth!" Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that's terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that's not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran's population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima %26amp; Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a myth. Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind?
Some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on.
This part is just for Americans:
Those of you who say why Iran says "Death to America":
1. 'America' to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean "American people" when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up "no war" placards?!
2. The new generation don't say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that's because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn't it?
3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt's terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn't deny that attacking countries is a mistake. Would you?)
4. The U.S gov't helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed a million Iranians.
5. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason.
6. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose?
When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he's said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it's a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.He's even failed to control the inflation
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To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days:
1. Firstly, It's related to so many years ago and it's almost a part of history, and don't forget that when there's a revolution, there'd be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they're all alive and healthy. Aren't they?
2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!!
If you like to insist on your theory of attacking Israel, I'll tell you our logical theory: "The moment that Iran attacks Israel, Iran will be wiped off the face of the earth by the U.S and its allies.(Thought this twisted phrase is familiar to you) and Iran is far more logical than doing such a stupid thing" So, forget about it.I'm quite sure you know that all the events and lies in the world are a part of a pre-planned scenario by major world-powers (Iran as an important country has always been a part of their plans)And the first step is to brainwash people.They excactly know what will happen even 50 years later! I think Iraq is such a good example.Attacking it with the excuse of removing Seddam while they'd put Seddam there themselves and had supported him for years! The same is true with Al Qaida if you do some research! But in this particular case Iran and the U.S were co-operating in fighting the terrorists in Afghanistan.
When we think of the U.S, we think of its greatness and its countless "positive points" not its president.When you think of other countries, you think of their presidents or a nation as a whole?! No gov't in the world is representative for its people.Try to judge everyone righteously not just by a few things that you find as "negative points".
Isn't it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov'ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. They don't care about hurting people's feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. Now, what do you think? You'll have elections soon and we'll have one in 2009.You just vote for a Democrate and we'll find someone who'd get along with the U.S (Our former pres is a nice bet).Deal?No matter how much they hide this fact, but if Iran and the U.S co-operate with each other, not only the Mid-East crises will be solved but also it'll have a great positive impact on the world.I can't wait to see both nations in peace. It'd be marvelous!
BTW, Did you find my article informative? : )
Thanks for your time
People will you still fear Iran after reading this?
Salaam, Khoobi !
Fascinating. Loved every thing you've mentioned, also the links, loved'em all. I really appreciate the time and effort you've put in this. I'm certain, there're lot of people who will enjoy this and get informed a bit about our country. Don't worry about some of these clowns with weired and repugnant responses. There're lot of good Americans who get the points and are comprehensible, however there're lot of fu**heads among them as you can observe in some of the responses who are total jerks and are completely blinded by nationalism and think they're better than every body and every nation!! F**em, not worth paying attention to those kinds. I came to Iran few years back after 20 years being abroad and loved every Minuit of it. Spend three months with friends and family and travelled a lot, specially 'SHOMAL'. Amazing time i had and amazing GIRLS! wow, it was awesome! Tehran was totally changed and lot more modernized. You're definitely on the money, those westerners who don't know Iran, won't conceive how it is. OK, take a good care of your self and keep up a good work!
PS. I'm really impressed with your English and writing. Hamah ro beboos!
Reply:A fascinating read, but is there a question in there somewhere? Unless there is something you want answered, you'd probably get better views getting it published in print instead of posting it on here where it will be drowned out by other questions in half an hour.
And by the way, that took way longer than 10 minutes to read.
Reply:I was very interested in reading your "essay" until i came to the part where you say " ruled by freaks (Taliban)". I then had to question your motives as you are intent on informing people on your culture but condone the culture of others. Your writing is otherwise informative but I would suggest you keep personal views of other cultures out of your writing. Best of luck to you.
Reply:Very well written. I agree with you on alot of points, and I think it is really impressive that you took the time to research and backup your point of view.
I spent 8 years in the Marine Corps. 5 months of that was spent in Iraq %26amp; Kuwait during the war. I am also a republican, and while I think the war sucks, I also believe we have to finish what we have started.
Just as you hope the news will not persuede us to hate you, I hope you do not think that we all believe what we see on the news. When I returned from Iraq, my mother showed me some news clips she had taped of the war. I had to tell her that the war I was in was nothing like that. The news never showed the Iraqi people hugging the soldiers, or the children holding our hands and showing us their toys. The news is like a bad sitcom. They are all about ratings. The more shocking and horrifying the story and the pictures the better.. or so they think.
Americans have alot of pride for our country, and shame for the political decisions that are based on greed, selfishness, or to hide mistakes. In many ways we are alot alike. Don't believe that we hate you because we do not. There are a few people who can't think for themselves and believe everything on the news, those people are not worth worrying about.
Reply:wow that was tiring but very informative...i agree that the media distorts news to better their ratings.......and i hope other countries don't judge us by our president.....and i can't wait for a democrat to get in office so they can fix the mess bush has made of our country
Reply:TLDR. Iran would make a great parking lot for tanker trucks and pipelines. We are considering annexing it post nuke and calling it East Texas. Thanks for coming along.
Reply:i think long questions like this are much more offensive than some answers
Reply:thanks for writing such a wonderful article, it is very informative,I also feel you are trying to get across to us what I have been tryng for ages to do and that is to not believe any thing a politician says or they read in the new;s media or see on T,V, as every thing they will show you is what they want you to see and believe,usually if you believe the oppisite of what our politicians and new;s media says you will be more on target than from what they say.(example), a few years
back we were told how bad those damned Chinese were
they killed pople just for looking at them wrong, now that we are friends with China , they are reallly good people, how come now and not then??they had more people in prison than we had population, truth is America has more people inprison than China doe's and they have 10 times as many people as America,same with North Korea. and Saddam Hussein, he was going to destroy the world with his nukes and biiological weapons, where the hell are those weapons? the list goe's on and on, is it the same with Iran probable so,
our unconditional support of Israel has caused America more problems and enemies than anyone thing America has ever done,when I was in Lebanon I asked my commanding officer why we were suppporting such a evil regime,( he said shut your mouth before you get innto trouble??) the American people don't know what is going on and only hear one side of any story, and of course that is the side the new's media and gov, wants them to hear, if the truth was known our people would probable hang our congress, senate, president and new;s media, please try to get this into more sites and publications many of our people are waking up with the advent of the internet, and don't get discouraged by some of the answers you have gotten as these people have been brain washed into believing every thing they read or hear.
Heather have you looked up the statsticts for how many men America has executed? and how many they found out after they executed them then found out they were not guilty ??
Reply:that's a lot of reading...
anyways...
i never feared anyone who i have never met... and it's wrong to hate a group cause of an action of a person or a small group within the big group
i think that everyone who fears/hates iran, iraq or any country in the middle east are just ignorant and listen to the lies too much
Reply:I fear wars, they will exterminate human kind.
Reply:How often are you going to post this propaganda of yours - it is starting to get old and disturbing.
You are helping to make more enemies for Iran instead of doing good to touch the hearts of people. And the biggest reward is when you have touched and softened the hardest heart.....but this is not helping your cause...sorry!
Oh yeah I forgot to say, "your essay stinks, students in Middle School here could do better"!
Reply:I really, really liked your article. I hope no one flags it because it is so long. I think more people should read it.
So many people in the US just sit there and absorb what the media tells us. I like to watch Canadian world news on cable tv because at least there we see what else is going on in the world. There could be a horrible drought killing thousands of people in Africa, and US news plays a story about a kid falling down a well. Too much bias and not enough reality. Too much editing in what they want us to see.
I am thankful the internet gives people across the world a chance to bond and learn about each other. Hopefully you will find a place to display your essay for more than just a few hours.
There was a song by Sting called "Russians" during the 'cold war'. It said "I hope the Russians love their children too". It's about the population of the country not reflecting what it's leaders are saying. Good song - I think you'd find it on Rhapsody if you haven't heard it.
Thanks again. I'm giving you a star too :)
Reply:OK then tell him and all his young people to take control of the country....... Its still being ran by old F**k Ups. P.S. What the heck does a satellite dish have to do with any of this?
Reply:Your article is a lot of opinion...for example I am POSITIVE that every single house DOES NOT have a satellite, many? yes, all? no. Just by saying that you discredit the rest of the article. I don't have anything against the people of your country, but your government is very scary. Here is some research I did....
Human rights violations in Islamic Republic of Iran can be said to derive from two elements;
Firstly, traditional Islam and the Sharia law: The historical petrification of Sharia law by some cultures/regimes has allowed for significant gender inequality, homosexual persecution, as well as other internationally criticised practices such as stoning as a method of execution. Furthermore, in Iran, a mentality of fatalism established through the practice of Shia Islam also helps less educated elements of the public disregard violations by attributing them to fate.[1][2]
Secondly, the Iranian government itself, in its continual drive to secure its own political power base, as well as to maintain centralised control over a fragmented multi-ethnic society, disregards human rights where it sees it as politically useful. This usually takes place when dealing with minorities, or with protests that are critical of the government.
[edit] The civil code
Discrimation between men and women in the Iranian civil code
The Iranian legislation being strongly influenced by the precepts of Islam, it consolidates the supremacy of the man, which is shown in different articles of the Iranian civil code:[6]
Excerpts:
Article 906 : if the dead man has no offspring, the totality of the inheritance belongs to his parents. If both the parents are alive, the mother receives 1/3 and the father 2/3 of the inheritance. If the mother has a hojab (relative who reduces her part, article 886), she shall receive 1/6, the rest belonging to the father.
Article 920: if the dead man's heirs are brothers and sisters of the parents or of the father, the part of the inheritance belonging to the men is twice that belonging to the women.
Discrimination against women in the law and in practice: a woman is granted half the inheritance of a man, like its counterpart in penal law, where a woman's life is worth half the life of a man. A woman also needs permission from her father or husband to travel.[7]
Article 907 : when there are multiple children, the inheritance of the sons is twice that of the daughters.
Article 911 : for grand-children, the inheritance is divided according to the 1:3 ratio between grand-sons and grand-daughters.
In December 2002, Ayatollah Shahroudi, head of the judicial system, supposedly sent judges a memorandum requesting the suspension of stonings and asking them to choose other forms of sanctions. However, legal dispositions regarding the death penalty by stoning remain in force
Freedom of Expression
[edit] Freedom of the Press
A Reporters Without Borders report indicates permanent restriction of the press and denounces an application of censorship found to be systematic. Iran is one of the ten most repressive countries of the world concerning freedom of the press
100 newspapers and other publications have been closed by the regime since April 2000. There are currently 10 journalists in prison. Reporters Without Borders considers Iran to be "the biggest prison in the Middle-East for journalists".
Since January 2003, several webmasters and surfers have been arrested
Reporters Without Borders also believes that it is the Iranian "government’s desire to rid the Iranian Internet of all independent information concerning the political opposition, the women’s movement and human rights”.[15] Where the government cannot legally stop sites it uses advanced blocking software to prevent access to them.
Irreligious people
Irreligious people in Iran are not recognized as citizens. While Jews, Chritcians and other minorities have the right to take part in University entrance exams and can become members of parliament or city councils, irreligious people are not granted even their basic rights. Most irreligious people, however, hide their beliefs and pretend to be moslems. Non-believers - atheists under Islam do not have "the right to life ". In an attempt to disguise the Islamic attitude to apostasy, some muslims often quote the Koranic verse: "There shall be no compulsion in religion". For a Muslim wishing to leave Islam in Iran this is simply not true and is punishable by death.
Regarding rape, the female is at fault by default.
Post-pubescent women are required to cover their hair and body in Iran and can be arrested for failing to do so.
In Spring 2007, Iranian police have launched a crackdown against women accused of not covering up enough, arresting hundreds of women, some for wearing too tight an overcoat or letting too much hair peek out from under their veil. The campaign in the streets of major cities is the toughest such crackdown since the Islamic revolution.
In 2004, Iran ranked second in the world by total number of confirmed executions having carried out 159, coming behind the People's Republic of China, who committed at least 1,770.[44] In 2005, the number dropped to 94 confirmed executions, either by hanging or stoning.
And ALL of that IS RECENT information. I don't believe your propoganda.
Reply:Dear friend,
I love your article. It is great. I don't think anything bad about Iranian or Iran, in fact I believe the world political leaders enjoy instilling fear and lies into our heads, unfortunately most americans are too blinded to see the truth. That you are not a threat to us at all, the biggest threat to us is our own government and our own ignorance. Please send this to Alex Jones at Infowars.com or Prisonplanet.com. We are truth speakers trying to spread a message that the media is biased and feeding us propaganda. Send your essay to everyone, post it here a hundred times. Thank you,
you seriously brought tears to my eyes. I hope and pray that Ron Paul becomes our president to stop these wars and pre-emptive strategies that most government officials are trying to enforce.
Thank you again.
You are beautiful people!
Reply:listen...! you have a "luny" for president ok?
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/2...
ANY nation that says it wants to "wipe out" another is NO good!..ok?
also even thought Russia offered nuclear material for a civilian plant you guys want to enrich uranium and turned away the low grade stuff offered by the Russians...I wonder why?
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/0...
why? because to make a nuke warhead you need high grade uranium and NOT the low grade used only in a power plant.!
and that is what your crazy president wants, nuke weapons that WILL lead to a world war, the minute he follows through with his dream of "whipping the Jews" off!
and this is why Iran IS a treat to the world today! a country with a nut at the helm that wants nuke weapons to use them!!!!!!!
Reply:It's too long, I would never bother reading it, I don't like links, and Iran is worth fearing because it's leader is a whack job who wants to kill anyone who isn't as nuts as he is.
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