Maybe it is a re-education camp in disguise rather than a tourist beacon.
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".
I'm there, dude.
Separate but equal? Not a word from the NOW gang - must mean its ok.
This is what spy satellites with high resolution cameras are for.
The island of Lesbania!
This wildly funny non-sequitur renders the article ridiculous. A paradise for female tourists would be liberally stocked with handsome young Iranian men, eager to do anything to get a visa. ;)
They're letting the Smurfs stay there too?
Maybe it is a re-education camp in disguise rather than a tourist beacon.
Yes, and as long as they keep their hands to themselves... they'll get to keep their hands.
By the way, do you think this one's Ginger or Mary Ann?
I thought that already existed. It's called "The View."
What about a bridge to that island?
Black ghosts!!!
Truthfully, if you're a woman in a muslim country, that island would be paradise. No gang rapes, no honor killings, no beatings if the veil slips or a burkha rides up over the ankle. Yep, pure paradise.
Michael Jackson.
It was the glove that gave it away, right? And, given Michael's recent appearance, thanks be unto Allah for the veil....
Yeah, I wouldn't trust the shower facilities offered upon arrival.
I'm guessing that Muslim women rarely shave their legs. Nobody is going to see them anyway.
What show is that?
Is that Michael Jackson??
"In some cities, there are also special "women parks"."
No leashes, too?
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