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Iran to create women-only island
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| 02/21/07
Posted on 02/21/2007 6:55:54 AM PST by presidio9
Iran is seeking to create a paradise for female tourists by turning an island on a northwestern lake into male-free zone, the press reported on Wednesday.
All public transport, restaurants and facilities on the island -- on the gigantic Oroumiyeh lake close to the Turkish border -- will be staffed only by women, officials said.
"The island of Arezou (Wish), one of the 102 islands in the Oroumiyeh Lake, will be equipped especially for women," a municipal official in the West Azerbaijan province, identified only as Aghai, was quoted as saying by the Tehran Emrouz newspaper.
"There will be no men on the island," he said. "It will also boost tourism in the area."
"The construction of hotels, small restaurants and medical centres under the management of women is one of the specifications for this island, which is the first such in the country," Aghai said.
The initiative has even been cleared by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's provincial representative, who declared that a women-only island is not against Islamic sharia law, the official said.
Iran's Islamic codes strictly prohibit exposure of unveiled women to men.
Iran has already partitioned parts of its southern and northern beaches as women-only zones where women can legally remove their headscarves and overcoats in freedom.
In some cities, there are also special "women parks".
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: burkinis; honorkillings; itsareligionofpeace; lesbos; paradiseisland; wonderwoman
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:55:56 AM PST
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presidio9
To: presidio9
How thoughtful of those people :)
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:57:05 AM PST
by
cblue55
To: presidio9
SEND HILDABEAST!!!QUICK!! AND LEAVE HER THERE.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:58:32 AM PST
by
twonie
(RUDY FOR PRESIDENT '08. THERE - A COMMITMENT OUT LOUD.)
To: presidio9
We should do the same in this country for gays. Only we leave them there. It could be a gay roach motel. Gays check in but they don't check out.
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:59:03 AM PST
by
stm
(Believe 1% of what you hear in the drive-by media and take half of that with a grain of salt)
To: presidio9
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:59:54 AM PST
by
AU72
To: twonie
To: cblue55
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posted on
02/21/2007 7:00:30 AM PST
by
presidio9
(There is something wonderful about a country that produces a brave and humble man like Wesley Autrey)
To: presidio9
Now that's the kind of island where Marines would love to pull an amphibious assault.
They're probably lining up as I type this ... ;)
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posted on
02/21/2007 7:01:01 AM PST
by
BluH2o
To: presidio9
Rosie Island
Oh wait, they said women. Nevermind.
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posted on
02/21/2007 7:01:05 AM PST
by
ChuckShick
(He's clerking for me...)
To: presidio9
Why do I know somebody will post something about "Sirens"?
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posted on
02/21/2007 7:03:48 AM PST
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists...call 'em what you will...They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: presidio9
"Welcome to Burqa Beach Resort and Spa - we hope you enjoy your stay!
To: presidio9
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posted on
02/21/2007 7:06:36 AM PST
by
JimRed
("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help m)
To: presidio9
More evidence that muslims men are nothing but repressed homosexuals. "Ewww, ith that a woman? Eewww! get it AWAY from me!.. cover that woman up! I hate competition! Oooh thend them to an island! Ewww, they had thex! Ewww. Let`th thtone them! If I have to look at one more woman I could jutht KILL mythelf!"
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posted on
02/21/2007 7:08:37 AM PST
by
Screamname
(Guinness world records reports that the record for youngest living person is constantly being broken)
To: Nick Thimmesch
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posted on
02/21/2007 7:10:13 AM PST
by
blam
To: presidio9
Sounds familiar...
"Separate but equal."
To: presidio9
Will anyone caught enjoying a box lunch be stoned immediately?
To: presidio9
They keep making movies nowdays on old TV shows. WHEN are they going to do one of that? By God, the greatest TV show ever made in the history of creation.
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posted on
02/21/2007 7:10:51 AM PST
by
Screamname
(Guinness world records reports that the record for youngest living person is constantly being broken)
To: twonie
SEND HILDABEAST!!!QUICK!! AND LEAVE HER THERE.
She's about as far from being a woman as you can get.
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posted on
02/21/2007 7:10:51 AM PST
by
snowrip
(Liberal? YOU HAVE NO RATIONAL ARGUMENT. Actually, you lack even a legitimate excuse. BRANCHES OF GOV)
To: blam
Are those all women?
Some of those legs look like they belong to men!
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posted on
02/21/2007 7:12:11 AM PST
by
Dustbunny
(The BIBLE - Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
To: presidio9
In some cities, there are also special "women parks"
This sounds like something out of "Planet Of The Apes"... Come and see the humans!
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posted on
02/21/2007 7:12:28 AM PST
by
snowrip
(Liberal? YOU HAVE NO RATIONAL ARGUMENT. Actually, you lack even a legitimate excuse. BRANCHES OF GOV)
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