I think the only real winner in this situation is the unibrow
First they came for the immodestly dressed women. Now they've come for the eyebrow-pluckers.
First they came for the immodestly dressed women. Now they've come for the eyebrow-pluckers.
Labels: headscarves, Iran
The Iranian police force is cracking down on women who push up against the country's Islamic dress code. The drive has apparently provoked a backlash:
Critics in the media also complained that the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had more important issues to deal with, citing the country's soaring inflation and high unemployment rates.
"Mr. President, I wonder if what the police, supervised by your interior ministry, are doing to women stems from a misunderstanding?" asked Masih Alinejad, a columnist in the Etemad Melli daily.
"Or are people's major problems of injustice and poverty have been resolved?" he asked.
Labels: headscarves, Iran
Fz studies American politics and political theory (and not much else) at Ursinus. His love for these fields (and anything related to the Supreme Court, for that matter) is exceeded only by his quick wit, his undying hunger for a good game of Scattergories, and his inexplicable affection for Joe Lieberman.
Sarge is to this blog as Lewis Black is to the Daily Show. You won't see him that often, but when you do, it's always worth the wait.
GJ is the Kato Kaelin of this blogging team. Allowed to speak twice a month, he'll entertain you with his criticism of politicians spending money on glass museums and peanut sheds.