nuckin_futz Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Girls beat up Iran cleric over dress code By Ben Brumfield and Shirzad Bozorgmehr, CNN updated 9:30 AM EDT, Thu September 20, 2012 Iranian women can be subjected to harsh punishment for small infractions of the country's Islamic dress code. Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- They may be a far cry from their Western counterparts fighting for the acceptance to breast-feed -- or go topless -- in public, but two girls clobbered a cleric recently in a small town in Iran when he admonished one of them to cover herself more completely. The cleric said he asked "politely," but the girl's angry reaction and some pugilistic double-teaming with her friend landed the holy man in the hospital, according to an account Monday in the semiofficial Mehr News Agency. Hojatoleslam Ali Beheshti said he encountered the girls on his way to the mosque in the village of Shahmirzad for noon prayers in late August. He told one of the girls to cover up, the report said. "She responded by telling me to cover my eyes, which was very insulting to me," Beheshti said. So he asked her a second time to cover up and also to put a lid on what he felt was verbal abuse. She hit the man of the cloth, and he hit the ground. "I don't remember what happened after that," he said. "I just felt her kicks and heard her insults." Beheshti, who emerged from the infirmary three days later, said he did not file a complaint against the girls. But he doesn't mind the local prosecutor's investigation into the matter either "as long as the case helps the cause of Islamic hijab." The girls may have put the "jab" into "hijab," but fighting with morality police or private individuals telling women to cover up is rare in small towns. It's more common in larger cities, where women are more likely to take a stand. ********************************************************************************* While I don't condone violence I must admit I did chuckle while reading this. The times they are a changin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikal Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 "The girls may have put the jab in hijab." This line made my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tystick Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Good, ignorant prick. Why should women have to fully clothe their entire bodies. How devastating to ones self-esteem. Glad people are standing up to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkeeterHansen Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I almost got beat up today, but Iran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikal Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I almost got beat up today, but Iran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Aerosex Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 He told one of the girls to cover up, the report said. "She responded by telling me to cover my eyes, which was very insulting to me," Beheshti said. So he asked her a second time to cover up and also to put a lid on what he felt was verbal abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikal Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Poor guy... I really feel for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Oooh Oooh this one was sarcasm too amirite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magikal Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I don't envy the backlash they have coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-The-Great Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I don't envy the backlash they have coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Ed Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Sadly they will probably try and execute those girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks_fo_life Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 These girls will probably be stoned now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Must have messed with those Iranian female ninja warriors. (True story) http://www.ibtimes.com/irans-female-ninjutsu-warriors-women-throw-away-hijab-become-ninja-assassins-photos-videos-554220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouria Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Girls beat up Iran cleric over dress code By Ben Brumfield and Shirzad Bozorgmehr, CNN updated 9:30 AM EDT, Thu September 20, 2012 Iranian women can be subjected to harsh punishment for small infractions of the country's Islamic dress code. Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- They may be a far cry from their Western counterparts fighting for the acceptance to breast-feed -- or go topless -- in public, but two girls clobbered a cleric recently in a small town in Iran when he admonished one of them to cover herself more completely. The cleric said he asked "politely," but the girl's angry reaction and some pugilistic double-teaming with her friend landed the holy man in the hospital, according to an account Monday in the semiofficial Mehr News Agency. Hojatoleslam Ali Beheshti said he encountered the girls on his way to the mosque in the village of Shahmirzad for noon prayers in late August. He told one of the girls to cover up, the report said. "She responded by telling me to cover my eyes, which was very insulting to me," Beheshti said. So he asked her a second time to cover up and also to put a lid on what he felt was verbal abuse. She hit the man of the cloth, and he hit the ground. "I don't remember what happened after that," he said. "I just felt her kicks and heard her insults." Beheshti, who emerged from the infirmary three days later, said he did not file a complaint against the girls. But he doesn't mind the local prosecutor's investigation into the matter either "as long as the case helps the cause of Islamic hijab." The girls may have put the "jab" into "hijab," but fighting with morality police or private individuals telling women to cover up is rare in small towns. It's more common in larger cities, where women are more likely to take a stand. ********************************************************************************* While I don't condone violence I must admit I did chuckle while reading this. The times they are a changin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Guy deserved it. However I feel like the girls won't deserve the backlash they will likely get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBackup Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 The guy is an idiot, but that doesn't justify beating him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancin'Droid Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 The guy is an idiot, but that doesn't justify beating him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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