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Story about a Movie

Kamangir | July 30, 2007 | Category Humour, Iran, Islamic Republic

In Iran, politics always influences other matters, such as movies. However, sometimes, their intersection becomes rather ironic. Recently, a movie titled “Ali, the Santour [an Iranian musical instrument similar to Dulcimer] Player” was banned from the theaters. Many think the movie is banned because there are rumors that the Supreme Leader, whose first name is Ali, used to play an almost similar instrument. Alongside other similarities, Ali in the movie becomes drug addict and it is a widespread rumor that the Supreme Leader is an addict. Many, including Imayan, disagree with these rumors and believe that he only used to smoke pipe, a habit he has since quited. Fact or rumor, the movie’s trailer is worth watching, even just for the music.

Sex Advice in the Sharia

Kamangir | July 30, 2007 | Category Humour, Iran, Islam

It is mentioned that Imam Sadegh, one of the twelve holy figures in Shia after the Prophet, stated, “Whenever the prophet wanted to marry a woman, he would send someone to see her. He would tell them, ’smell her neck, because if that smells good, she would smell good and look at her ankle, because if that is fat, she would have a fat vagina‘”

This is not a joke made by infidels. This, in fact, is a quote form a holy figure in Shia mentioned in the book “The Couple’s Sexual Relatiosheeps, basis of Islamic View [the exact title of the book as mentioned on its back cover]“. A quick search shows that this book is in fact indexed in many Iranian Islamic institutions, including a major Islamic university. Here, a few other of the quotes mentioned in the book are translated into English. All these quotes are extracted from the Shia literature.

Ali, the first Imam, The one who wants to enjoy the sex should marry short square-shouldered brunet. I guarantee the joy.

The prophet: Indeed women are objects for pleasure. Do benefit from them.

Imam Sadegh: The prophet asked a man if he had been fasting, said no, if he had been giving out food, said no, so he said, “Go home and have sex with your wife because it is like handout for her.”

Imam Sadegh: Nothing invites the angels like a man having passionate sex with his wife.

Imam Sadegh: If you do not mention God’s name while penetrating, devil will push his penis in alongside yours and will take part in the fetus.

See more pages in the book, in Persian, here. The text of the book can be found below.

 Full Text (Persian): Download

Islamic Sharia in Action (Very Graphic) (Updated)

Kamangir | July 30, 2007 | Category Human Rights, Iran, Islam, Islamic Republic

Warning: Very Graphic.

Scenes of Islamic Sharia being carried out in Iran. I had seen parts of this in different websites but this compilation is definitely another look at the brutality of the Islamic Republic. The footage includes scenes of stoning as well as cutting off fingers with a machine and pulling an eye out. Is is very graphic. As I am sure YouTube will soon delete this video, I have downloaded it to LiveLeak too. As soon as it is approved there I’ll replace the link.

Update: The video is deleted from YouTube. Watch it on LiveLeak. For some reason I am not able to embed it here, because there is no “embed” box there. Any idea?

Iranian Police vs. Iranian People

Kamangir | July 30, 2007 | Category Human Rights, Iran, Islam, Islamic Republic

Struggle between the people and the Police during the crackdown on the veil. A comment in the Iranian Digg asks “should she not be happy because of the death of Ayatollah Meshkini?” The comment refers to a top cleric who passed away today after a long sickness.

Too Much Fire, Not Much Gas

Kamangir | July 30, 2007 | Category Humour, Iran, Islamic Republic

The head of Tehran Firefighters announced that they only have gas till the end of the week. Reportedly, half their vehicles use petroleum but despite their huge responsibilities they have been assigned three liters of gas per day. This is after ambulances and also Police cars started to cut their activities for gas rationing. The cartoon combines the firefighters’ problem with the riots at the beginning of the rationing. In other news, gas is being smuggled into Iran from Russia and through Afghanistan. A short while ago, Afghanistan enjoyed cheap gas smuggled out of Iran.

Kurdish Activists Sentenced to Execution

Kamangir | July 30, 2007 | Category Human Rights, Iran, Islamic Republic

The families of Adnan Hassanpour (عدنان حسن پور) and Hiwa Boutimar (هیوا بوتیمار), the Kurd activists sentenced to execution in Marivan, Iran, say they have no information regarding their whereabouts (source). The detainees were tried in a closed court in the absence of their lawyer (source).

Related: Statements by Amnesty International and Reporters without Borders.

UFO in Tehran

Kamangir | July 30, 2007 | Category Iran, Islamic Republic

Iran News Agency reports that UFOs visited Tehran on Friday and also on Saturday. Reportedly, residents of the eastern part of Tehran went to their rooftops and also parks to watch the UFOs on Friday at 21pm-23pm and also on Saturday at 5am. While UOFs have been observed in many other Iranian cities, this is the first time they pass by Tehran. The comet-like objects, which have been spotted at 20,000 feet, are reportedly to be investigated by the parliament.

Kidney for Sale

Kamangir | July 30, 2007 | Category Human Rights, Iran, Islamic Republic

It is a well-known and very sad reality in Iran that some people have to resort to selling their kidneys for survival. These pictures are taken in Iran from banners stuck to a wall.

“Kidney donation, B+”, note that “donation” does not mean this transaction does not include transfer of money.

“Twenty-three-year-old youth with blood type O+ ready to sell kidney at proper price. Call this number: …..”

Source: My Iran 

An Islamic Gift to a Jew

Kamangir | July 30, 2007 | Category Humour, Iran, Islam

One of the methods Iranian banks use to attract customers is to give out prizes. On top of cars and cash prizes, pilgrimage is a good way to show a religion-conforming gesture while also giving out a rather smaller amount of money. After a person wins the prize, the local branches announce it by banners, to attract more locals. This banner, taken recently in Iran, is about a person who has won a trip to Karbala, Iraq. The only problem is, the name implies that the winner is either Armenian or Jewish.

“Islamic Values” vs. Pool of Water

Kamangir | July 30, 2007 | Category Iran, Islam, Islamic Republic

The ultra-right website Rajanews was irritated after Iranians celeberated the achievements of an Iranian lady in an Asian contest (don’t ask me about the details because I am not a fan of sports). Rajanews asks “should we really be happy because of this?” Stating that “sometimes not following the accepted norms is the way to state novel ideas”, the website writes “it is the responsibility of the administration to do not sacrifice the dignity of Iranian Muslim woman for the sake of ‘national victory and a medal’ [emphasize from the website]“. The winner, Leila Ebrahimi (ليلا ابراهيمي), has a rather different story. “Whenever I fell in a pool, my outfit would absorb water and get heavy. I had no idea before the race that water pools would be a hassle for me, but they helped my rival to get ahead of me. We do believe in these conditions [which mean women have to wear cloths which cover them up], but I hope the outfits can be made from better material in the future”. More news in Persian here, here, and here.

A Cool Cleric

Kamangir | July 30, 2007 | Category Humour, Iran, Islam, Islamic Republic

Who says clerics must always talk about the heaven and the hell. They do have the right to appreciate earthly things such as body and muscles, at least if they are preparing to run for a seat in the parliament. The picture is from Kerman News.