Iran

MALAYSIAN MYSTERY: THE TWO MEN WITH FORGED PASSPORTS WERE NOT TERRORISTS – THEY WERE HOMOSEXUAL!

Remember the two young Iranian men who traveled with forged passports on the missing Malaysian flight? The falsified passports set off alarms of terrorism. Interpol released photos of the men. The two guys were heavily investigated to determine if they had any ties to terrorism. A great deal of information was gathered about the two mystery men and it was established that the Iranian men were friends. The fact that they were seeking asylum in Europe BECAUSE THEY WERE GAY was never mentioned. Iran routinely executes homosexuals and is considered the most homophobic of the Islamic countries. THAT’S why investigators decided they guys were not connected to the disappearance of the plane. (Click HERE to see the Iranians)

By Janet / April 2, 2014

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Gena Gershon Gender Reassignment Iran Soccer

IT’S OKAY TO HAVE A SEX CHANGE IN IRAN IF YOU DON’T MIND GIVING UP YOUR RIGHTS

Why would any Iranian man want to have a sex change? Surprisingly, it’s permitted there, but he would LOSE many of his legal rights. Imagine a country that resists gender mingling but allows gender reassignment! (We wonder if it’s legal for WOMEN also.) A man would become half of what he used to be. Of course he’d be veiled from head to toe, which would be convenient for the surgical process but he couldn’t show off anything after it was complete. It’s hard to imagine gender reassignment in Iran but the subject came up when four members of the Iranian women’s soccer team turned out to be men or some variation thereof. Now they’re all being tested.

By Janet / February 10, 2014

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Banned Barbi Doll Iran

SOMEONE IS SMUGGLING BARBIE DOLLS INTO IRAN

Iranian police have been shutting down toy stores that sell the forbidden icon of Western culture: Barbie dolls. The government fears little girls who play with the dolls won’t want to grow up and be marginalized and forced to wear head coverings. They’ll want to wear miniskirts and drive convertibles. Barbie has been banned since the mid 90’s and Iranians attempted to produce a modest knockoff doll draped in black, but – surprise – it didn’t sell. Those little girls want fashion, too. In spite of the crackdown, the dolls CAN still be found…
Photo via: TheDailyWhat

By Janet / January 21, 2012

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ANN CURRY: DON’T LET US SEE YOU IN THAT HEAD SCARF AGAIN!

This morning we were greeted with the TV image of Ann Curry, whom we love, On the Today show interviewing Iranian dictator Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and she was wearing a HEAD SCARF! Our blood started to boil. The somewhat soft content of the interview that was described as “too kind” – pointing out how hard the man works- was NOTHING compared to the humiliating and demeaning fact that Ann was forced to dress like a second class female citizen in that country. She is an American and should NOT have to bend to Muslim rituals while interviewing the preening Hitler of the Middle East. It was an insult to women everywhere. What would Gloria Steinem think? Please Anne, don’t put yourself in an inferior position like this again. You should receive equal treatment in an interview.

By Janet / September 14, 2011

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Breakdancing Iran Persian Weddings World Of Wonder

THIS MAKES US WANT TO SEE A PERSIAN REALITY SHOW

Leave it to Stephen Saban, our acclaimed colleague at The WOW Report, to find the most obscure and amusing videos echoing the culture of our times. This treasure features young men in a break dancing competition on a Persian rug, at a 1991 wedding reception in Iran. They seem to be trying to impress the ladies without much success. Their hair was inspired by Prince and their fashion by MC Hammer. It’s funny how the men ask each other to dance and the women sit around watching and looking bored.

By Janet / January 27, 2010

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