Google "Street scene 1968 (any Iranian big city)" see women in Western fashions having coffee at cafes, shopping, etc.
Religious nutcases took over, and....burkas, and stoning for no burkas, etc etc.
Think it can't happen Anywhere?
"The HandMaid's Tale" is scary AF because it is so possible!
Freedom for the whole world. Support the Ukraine people too.
Women in Iran were granted the right to vote in 1963. They were first admitted to Iranian universities in 1937. Since then, several women have held high-ranking posts in the government or parliament. Before and after the 1979 revolution, several women were appointed ministers or ambassadors.
Iran was a very modern country with a vibrant culture before the islamists took over. Iranian women then wore modern clothes without wearing scarves or hijabs. This must be the reason why they’re rebelling: to return their lives to normal. Good image BTW @OldMetalHead
Posted by backtobasicsThe same people that used to put the word colored on water fountains and bathrooms are now putting biological on bathrooms.
Posted by backtobasicsWords to live by
Posted by backtobasicsHow the Puritans Thanksgiving should have gone.
Posted by glennlabLeave the kids alone.
Posted by mistymoon77Get your mind out of the gutter.. just passing along some tidbits of knowledge here.. ;)
Posted by KilltheskyfairyI like it! Also good way to use churches that are closed for 6 days!
Posted by KilltheskyfairyWhat up with that?
Posted by glennlabLet's give peas a chance.
Posted by backtobasicsThe shortest distance between two points is a straight line... Unless you are traveling on a the surface of a sphere.
Posted by bookofmoronsGoing for Level 9. maybe this road will help
Posted by glennlabDeath is nature's way of telling you it is time to slow down.
Posted by glennlabOctober's PSA
Posted by glennlabWe haven't had any pot posts in awhile
Posted by bookofmoronsWhen a picture is worth a thousand words
Posted by noworry28Evangelicals and Conservative Christian Nationalists today.
Posted by glennlabMy heart goes out to those suffering in the wake of both the recent hurricanes, Will the idiots that don't want to help stop lying.