tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post115245393525531751..comments2023-10-19T13:49:15.915+03:30Comments on View from Iran: Fun in the SunAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09092236941440210165noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-7309678860993150942008-12-04T10:24:00.000+03:302008-12-04T10:24:00.000+03:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-1159087012870704052006-09-24T12:06:00.000+03:302006-09-24T12:06:00.000+03:30@Author:Oh I think I got the blog wrong ;) u'r obv...@Author:<BR/><BR/>Oh I think I got the blog wrong ;) u'r obviously not muslim since running around naked in front of strangers - male and female is pretty...low-level I'd say. I wear Hijab and to clear a nice misconception: I wear it because I think its RIGHT, and not because anybody talked me into it, I mean who would that be anyway? Since my whole family is non-muslim.<BR/><BR/>But I have to say, I dislike the fatwa-guys who love to give rulings on female-muslim-dresses and clothing, if it were for them, we would be tied up in our house as servants, but that is NOT what Islam is all about ! Just see the firts wife of the Prophet Muhammad(saw) Khadija: She was a merchant and traveld a lot! <BR/><BR/>I too want an eduction, and as a German-Girl its just natural for me to get one (because thats what I've always been taught - to get a decent education), so I am Insha Allah gonna start my Bachelor of Computer sciene in October 2006. And my husband is happy & supporting me to the greatest extend (an dhe is NOT German !) He himself is working in a Software-Companies si at home we dont talk about the latest recipes or what to have for dinner, but we have conversations about HTML, PHP or C+, which is nice, for I am probably not made for the whole household-role. My husband even cooks most of the time, since I am a total desaster when it comes to cooking ;-).<BR/>Oh... I am just noticing that I greatly disgressed from the topic... seems like I am abusing this comment function for my own blog-purposes ;) .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-1153411866878417342006-07-20T19:41:00.000+03:302006-07-20T19:41:00.000+03:30This is an interesting post. I had similar experi...This is an interesting post. I had similar experiences flying into Riyadh, KSA in the 90's. As the plane got ready to land, women would begin hauling out the abayas, niqabs, and head scarfs to prepare to enter the airport. <BR/><BR/>And I think you are right, the obsession with hijab does focus everyone's attention on the female body. Everyone's, esp the religious police who are constantly checking women over very carefully to insure that they are properly covered. Its like being visually undressed....<BR/><BR/>That said, there were some occaisions when I was in Iran in the 70s in which I wore a chador -- as a sign of respect when in places/areas in which it was simply tradition . . . and never felt as though it was an "erotic" thing (sort of like dressing up to go to church). The mullahs changed all that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467559.post-1152701824973083132006-07-12T14:27:00.000+03:302006-07-12T14:27:00.000+03:30I wrote a little on this subject myself after meet...I wrote a little on this subject myself after meeting an possibly interesting gentleman at the Tehran Book Fair:<BR/><BR/>"Referring to an earlier moment where a ladies headscarf caught on the shelving thus exposing her hair, our incumbent [Islamic student] stated that this is forgivable, yet, if done intentionally she would be perverting society and must ask god for forgiveness. At that time my concerns lay with the well-being of the visitor yet our Islamic student seemed concerned that he would have bad thoughts and possibly have the desire to kiss her, thus corrupting society."<BR/><BR/>http://www.ddmmyyyy.org/2006/05/book-fair.phpddmmyyyyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11453892605140843595noreply@blogger.com