More Conservative Parts of Blogestan against the Veil Program
By Kamangir • Apr 27th, 2007 • Category: IranIt was clear that Police brutality in enforcing Islamic covering would cause objection and protest by the general body of blogestan. What was not so clear was that the more conservative bloggers would also rise against it. Koroush writes,
I don’t know who has mandated the veil in this general and inclusive form. Neither in history nor in the life of the prophet you hear anything about this. Even if the veil is mandatory, which is not, it is not so inclusive. Furthermore, I don’t know how they infer that the veil is mandatory…They refer to Quran and the scholars. I have read the same books and I have not found any trace of the veil in either Quran or the life of the prophet.
Then, he goes on by asking
Even if the veil is mandatory according to Sharia and also necessary according to the law, have you [the Police] solved all other problems?… Do you not see the fake and lethal drugs which are available everywhere? Do you not see murder, rape, armed robbery? It is just due to a few girls’ hair, which if goes under the veil the whole country would become safe?
Malakut is angrier. He writes,
I just saw the footage of Police attacking a girl whom to their understanding is immodest. She is screaming that she is not going with them. The policewomen pull her to put her in the car. She screams. Sad people gather around. Everyone is watching the scene and no one can do anything. It ruined my night. I had never scene anything more annoying that this. They are treating her as if she is a murders. This is not a rumor or a fake video. I am sure every Iranian has seen such a scene in person. Let’s think this is the only instance this has happened. Let’s think by pure chance this only time is also taken on a video and is surfaced. This very event is enough to destroy the reputation of the Police and the regime. I know that the administration does not care. I am writing these to heal my own feelings…Religion, morality, and fear of God is dead in this country…They have killed the God and they have made themselves the God.
He then goes on by quoting Quran and concludes “they have changed God’s message and have turned it into this horrible thing”.
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He then goes on by quoting Quran and concludes “they have changed God’s message and have turned it into this horrible thing”.
Sadly this is often one of the outcomes of mixing church and state.
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Dear Archer
It seems that you are confused and unpleased with my last behavior in linking to my own blog in Balatarin and voting it through several identifications. I agree you and think that it must not be repeated, but you know… my produced content on the net is not neither unmoral nor political. Instead of wasting my time to write nonsense and insults, I am trying hard and work many hours a day to provide the newspapers and online magazines with the best possible quality reports and articles and also publish the hottest cultural and scientific issues in my blog.
But I am watching sharply that my efforts are being left disregarded and ignored because it is not ok with anyone to waste his time and read the works of a 17 years old boy… specially in this case, I emailed you personally once and wanted you to dedicate your time, read a few of my posts and maybe give your idea to your readers and address them to my blog or articles if you like…
All my emails were been left unread and unanswered… in such circumstance, which way is ready for me to be passed along except I have to advertise my works without any aids?
It ate my link! I hate not having preview. 1,000,000 protest in Turkey:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070429/ts_afp/turkeypoliticsvote_070429134050
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Be strong, stay safe, times will change…
absurd thought -
God of the Universe cares
what women wear
on this microbe called Earth
a matter most important
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