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Sugar, Tea and Police Violence in Iran

By Kamangir • May 10th, 2007 • Category: Human Rights, Iran, Islamic Republic, Women

If I was not born in Iran, I would call it an imaginary place they have made up to manufacture fascinating stories for the news networks. Well, looking at these news, it seems that the only unsolved problem in Iran is what people are drinking in the office.

1- The executive deputy of the president published a statement banning the usage of sugar and sugar cubes in government offices. The statement emphasizes the use of alternatives, including dates and raisins, instead (Mehr).

2- The executive deputy of the president mandated government offices to only use Iran-grown tea (Baztab).

However, in the same country, the Police literally kicks a girl into a car. Her “crime” is to take her veil off in public, according to my understanding of the video.

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10 Responses »

  1. serendip on May 10th, 2007 at 9:24 pm:

    Kaman: Banning of sugar does seem surreal…

  2. Roman Kalik on May 10th, 2007 at 9:53 pm:

    Sugar. They actually banned sugar. I’m too shocked to actually laugh at this.

    What’s the logic behind this, the usual Evil Western Item Meant To Subvert Our Culture?

    You know, reality *does* beat any work of fiction.

  3. samira on May 11th, 2007 at 12:54 am:

    totally and utterly absurd…the sheer idiocy of this so-called government never ceases to amaze me…
    almost as much as the sheer idiocy of hoder; it amazes me that people give this bumbing and fumbling fool and credence.

  4. serendip on May 11th, 2007 at 2:42 am:

    …Hoder to lecture in university of Toronto? Let him talk, the more he spews bile, the more transparent he’ll become and his idiocy will be on full display and documented for future generations to see…he was also published at CIF…

  5. Danial on May 11th, 2007 at 2:33 pm:

    in all countries when people see Police they feel safety…on the contrary here in Iran(I mean Islamic republic) unfortunatley we fear…even if we are innocent.

  6. Lesly on May 11th, 2007 at 5:21 pm:

    Sugar is packed with tiny, tiny microbeads of Satanic and secularist influence. They pack a mighty punch and can topple a regime faster than any UNSC sanction.

    Sorry, it’s a weird day and I have a headache.

  7. badragheh on May 12th, 2007 at 6:52 am:

    Hi arash,
    the articles I see in your website are real but most of them have negative overview to Iran, so I think if you wanna to be frank, you should also write about positive point of Iran.

    I hope you got my opinion about your writing.

  8. Kamangir (Archer) - کمانگیر » Blog Archive » Police Brutality in Iran against Women on May 20th, 2007 at 7:14 pm:

    [...] Taking off their veils when the Police questions them for improper veils is becoming a trend in Iran. A similar incident, ten days ago, was caught on tape and posted on Youtube. [...]

  9. Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead » Blog Archive » Police Brutality in Iran against Women on May 20th, 2007 at 7:16 pm:

    [...] them for improper veils is becoming a trend in Iran. A similar incident, ten days ago, was caught on tape and posted on Youtube. [...]

  10. ziiizi on May 24th, 2007 at 7:45 am:

    sugar is bad for the teeth.
    also, veils protect from sunstrokes.
    (irony)

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