Posted on 05/11/2024 6:15:42 PM PDT by Morgana
Shopping malls in Tehran are removing urinals, branding them as "un-Islamic" and indicative of "Westoxification."
A fatwa by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei says it is Makrooh (disliked but not sinful) to urinate while standing or on a hard surface, forcing men to use the pit latrines instead.
The move has sparked widespread discourse and critique on social media. One user expressed frustration, remarking, "This is ridiculous! If they'd spend more time worrying about the economy, the starving people, the water shortage, they wouldn't have to worry about how men urinate."
Another user sarcastically said, "I hope the level of your demands always remains this profoundly high, and that your minds never get bogged down with demands for trivial matters like city beautification, increased security, or economic improvements. Demands should only be for issues like hijab and the Islamic way of dressing, as these are what truly elevate people's quality of life."
The removal of urinals is just one example of how the Iranian regime continues to exert control over the minor details of the population's personal lives, from dress codes and family planning to restroom habits.
May they forever hold their piece
oh gosh! you brought Sir Richard Burton up!🤓
ive been meaning to get back to him...
Ive read his biography awhile ago .
There was a film produced about some of his travels.
The. film is called “ Mountains🗻🏔🗻of the Moon”🌕🌛🌜
He spoke 7 + languages snd many numerous dialects.
let me speculate that the reason for removal isnt really that.
Lots of things have changed and many in big ways. People are getting bolde and women right now are being slapped punched & kicked and thrown into vans to take them be booked into jail. for not wearing a headscarf, or wearing makeup & nail polish.
Park Mellat , a very large one in the north of Teheran has been a well known gay cruising plac. for decades- it disappears fot awhile and then re-emerges.
So its not surprising in closing the urinals because the gay community has blossomed to a greater degree just as the lack of hijab loosening up. The mullahs are trying to take back control of large city populations & its not really working.
In Teherans outlying villages and dome other cities esp. Qom - Qom is
islamic studies are and principally a more religious city .still, secular religious leaders tend to be more conservative & the mullahs have more control
but it still varies
I’ve been paying close attention to the situation in Iran.
I can see the people revolting against the mullahs.
The way things are going? I wonder if the son of the late Shah might be on the throne before too long. I just wonder how the CIA would pull it off this time.
Better to be “pissed off” than “pissed on”.
Well, Ive been following his career .
In typical Iranian fashion the answer from him is -he says he doesnt believe in interfering ( going public with criticism of the mullahs)BUT if anyone in Iran wants to restore the throne he ‘s available.🤓
If he ever got back on the throne those mullahs would be history.
The day Khomeini returned was the looting of Iran by the mullahs.
Its going pn 45 yrs or so now. All those religious hothead filled their pockects, bought land ; made the country their own & to he// with the people.Bought proprrty abroad, made investments to benefit their extended families After barry o bamarama sent those skids of cash to them one mullah spotted on a flight out of Mehrabad Airport was reported to be going “ shopping” aka purchasr of weapons ordnance, tanks etc...
smdh
They are no better than the egregious politicians here in the states
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