Iran: Top cleric says women without veils must die

AKI ^ | Dec 18 2007

[camerakid400]

Tehran, 19 Dec. (AKI) - A top Muslim cleric in Iran, Hojatolislam Gholam Reza Hassani said on Wednesday that women in Iran who do not wear the hijab or Muslim headscarf, should die.

"Women who do not respect the hijab and their husbands deserve to die," said Hassani, who leads Friday prayers in the city of Urumieh, in Iranian Azerbaijan.

"I do not understand how these women who do not respect the hijab, 28 years after the birth of the Islamic Republic, are still alive," he said.

"These women and their husbands and their fathers must die," said Hassani, who is the representative of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in eastern Azerbaijan.

Hassani's statements came after two Kurdish feminists in Iran were accused of being members of an armed rebel group and of carrying out subversive activities threatening the security of the state.

It is believed that his statements and the arrests could spark a fresh crackdown on women who do not repect the Islamic dress code in Iran.

Thousands of women in Iran have already been warned this year for their "un-Islamic dress" such as wearing tight, short coats and skimpy headscarves.

[A_Former_Democrat]

And the NAG’s comment was:

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[Mach5]

Keeps things simple, doesn’t he?

[andy58-in-nh]

Another veiled threat.

[AppyPappy]

Kill ‘em all.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

And the preferred method of killing them would be...

[massgopguy]

I thought Amadinejad said they didn’t have homos over there.

[wideawake]

“I don’t understand why we can’t just talk to them!” - Ron Paul (”R” - Cloudcuckooland).

[Sooth2222]

There is something to be said for women's veils.

[wastedyears]

Religion of peace

[Alright_on_the_LeftCoast]

and we are supposed to accept these people as part of the civilized world...and “embrace” our differences....what a joke...

[i_dont_chat]

Maybe no homos — but thousands of sadists and murderers.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I like it when they are honest - it makes it so much harder for the Left to take to position that “The enemy of the United States is our friend.”

[Mr. Jeeves]

I like it when they are honest - it makes it so much harder for the Left to take the position that “The enemy of the United States is our friend.”

[Badeye]

I’ll just note I’m 100% in favor of Nancy Pelosi travelling to Iran, and leave it at that....

[andy58-in-nh]

I thought Amadinejad said they didn’t have homos over there.

The clerics are often the worst offenders.

[elhombrelibre]

Of course, and sadly, he’s correct. And women who look askance, who slouch, pout, refuse to bear his children, or who dare to smile at men other than him should be killed. For he is an instrument of the Lord’s will and knows what troubles our Lord.

[-YYZ-]

To be exact, though, a headscarf or hijab is not a veil - the face is not covered. Still an outrageous thing to say though, obviously.

[Old Professer]

http://www.iranchamber.com/history/islamic_revolution/islamic_revolution.php

28 years ago...

[reagan_fanatic]

Top cleric says women without veils must die

That's funny - I was just thinking the same thing about sheep-screwing clerics.