Kamangir (Archer)

“Faith Parade”

Kamangir | October 24, 2006 | Category Iran

The “Faith Parade” was held in Freedom Square, Tehran. A news agency close to the municipality reports “the parade is for Tehrani girls who have just reached the “age of duty” (Persian: سن تکلیف)” (see). According to Islamic teachings, when girls become nine years old, they should practice all rituals including prayers and fasting. In most girls’ schools (all schools, before university, are uni-sexual in Iran), this event is celebrated and girls are presented with Chadors (the covering which is used for saying prayers) and other Islamic symbols.

The importance of this colorful parade is that it is happening when a great opponent of Ahamdinejad in the election, Dr Ghalibaf, is Tehran’s mayor. He pushes very hard to show a moderate picture of himself. Knowing that Ahmadinejad previously held the same post, Ghalibaf has a good reason for being so open; the picture shown above is form a parade regarding faith. That is strange enough in the Islamic Republic.

The showmen in the parade were a funny puppet, a famous child-show actor, and a cleric. Well, at the end, it is “Islamic” Republic of Iran . See their pictures below.

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