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Post by lagatta on Dec 5, 2022 3:01:52 GMT
We had an Afghan patriarch here,in a neighbourhood a bit east of mine. He plotted with wife no. 2 (patriarchy has always required female accomplices) to dispose of wife no. 1 (and their three daughters, from adolescent close to age or majority to little girl, by drowning them in a canal lock west of here. Yes,patriarch and second wife will rot in jail.
I have progresive Iranian friends here who are thrilled aout the progress made, but obviously wary.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 3, 2023 16:25:58 GMT
Does this deserve 10 years in prison?
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Post by lagatta on Feb 5, 2023 13:31:16 GMT
Speaking of minorities along borders, Masha was Kurdish, a restive people in many countries in that general area.
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Post by mickthecactus on Feb 14, 2023 7:59:38 GMT
Is the revolt over now?
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Post by bjd on Feb 14, 2023 8:18:03 GMT
No, but the news attention span has shifted to the earthquakes in Turkey/Syria.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 14, 2023 8:52:09 GMT
I saw a report over the weekend that showed that about 20% of the women in the streets of Tehran are no longer wearing headscarves, and nobody is bothering them.
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Post by fumobici on Feb 14, 2023 16:18:03 GMT
You'd think eternal damnation and hellfire would be persuasive enough and you wouldn't need street thugs. But, there are always the street thugs.
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Post by kerouac2 on Feb 15, 2023 19:08:04 GMT
Tonight's evening news opened with the situation in Iran. After 5 months, there are indeed fewer demonstrations but a lot more yelling out of windows where it is safer. The people interviewed said they will never give up and are planning new actions once the snow as melted.
Meanwhile, the Iranians in exile are beginning to swarm around the son of the last shah of Iran. WTF?
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 16, 2023 19:25:13 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Jul 19, 2023 4:43:00 GMT
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Post by bjd on Jul 19, 2023 6:18:37 GMT
Obviously the old men making up the rules really don't like their authority to be questioned. They lost a little ground so are now trying to take it back. How better than to crack down on women, especially young ones.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 14, 2023 18:17:51 GMT
This is the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini for not wearing her veil "correctly."
500 people have died in the struggle so far.
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