Iran: President declares 5 August ‘Islamic human rights day’
Tehran, 24 July (AKI) – Iran’s Supreme Cultural Revolution Council headed by hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has declared 5 August an annual international Islamic human rights day. [emphasis mine -melo]
And here I thought human rights were un-Islamic or at least un-Islamic-Regime-ian. Don’t worry, the good council made sure that they weren’t sending the wrong message. They’ve recommended another new holiday to offset any notions one might have about rights.
The conservative-dominated council also nominated 12 July as an annual ‘National Virtue Day for the Veil’. [emphasis mine -melo]
The Islamic dress code requires Muslim women to cover their bodies from head to toe.
Hmm… maybe the message is that human rights and women’s rights are not the same.
Filed under: Iran, Islam, Misogyny, Politics | Tagged: Ahmadinejad, Human Rights, Iran, Islamic Human Rights Day, Islamic Republic, Islamist, Misogyny, National Virtue Day for the Veil, Supreme Cultural Revolution Council, Veil, Women's Rights
