I’ve heard it said that honor killing aren’t practiced much among Iranians, who supposedly look down on it as tribal barbarism, though it’s present in the Kurdish community. The Iranians hang people who commit honor killings. Never thought I’d agree with them about something. I think that the father and the brothers should have pork fat poured down their throats, before being slowly hung.
Sounds like the perfect fate for the Iranian President himself.
The Iranians hang people who commit honor killings. Never thought I’d agree with them about something.
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Caveat: I certainly would not call myself any sort of authority; this is strictly anecdotal.
I have known about 10 Persians, which is what the people are that we call Iranian. Now, true, they were here in the US, so they most probably do not represent a cross-section of the society, but all of them were pro-Western and, though nominally mohammedans, very secular in their outlook. I found them to be absolutely engaging, cosmopolitan, and intelligent.
To be honest,I have read very little about the country, but what I have learned has caused me to conclude the following:
Iran, under the Shah, was doing quite well, although, by all accounts, it was not very democratic. Then the fundamentalists overthrew the Shah, an event which Carter apparently approved of and did nothing to stop and which brought us the Iran Hostage Crisis.
It appears that many inhabitants of Iran, most of whom are young, are not backwards and ignorant like those in most Muslim countries. They are very Western in their ways and pro-West in their attitudes toward world affairs. They are held in check by the repressive muzzie leaders. Perhaps they will be able to bring about an overthrow of the fundamentalists.