Iran does the right thing - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

cmac2012 · #1 08-21-2007, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Dee8go

There are some places in the world I just would not consider going. I feel for anybody who has family in those places.

In some ways, I'd love to visit Iran. It's rated (by someone reputed to be in the know) as about 7th or 8th best in historical architecture, antiquities, etc. but about 30th (I forget) in tourism congestion.

It's way more progressive than Saudi Arabia. I recently heard on NPR about a women operated and driven taxi company in Tehran that only handles female clientel. Apparently, the custom is to cram taxis full of passengers going the same general direction and women had complained of getting groped by men. Others report being raped by male drivers.

Women can't even drive in Saudi Arabia.

Mistress · #2 08-21-2007, 04:22 PM

Before this mess started I wanted to go to Egypt and take a camel ride around the pyramids then I wanted to go to the Cliffs at Petra. I am going when the war ends and the dust settles....dang it.

cmac2012 · #3 08-21-2007, 04:28 PM

What's that place in (Jordan, is it?) I forget where a temple with columns and detail, was carved into a large rock face? Is that the place you refer to?

Jim B. · #4 08-21-2007, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

Women can't even drive in Saudi Arabia.

The very thought of an 18 year old Saudi female in full dress blues (Chador or Burqa) text messaging on a cell phone whilst roaring through downtown Riyadh in a new Chevy Surburban with fully blacked out windows may have had something to do with why that is.

LUVMBDiesels · #5 08-21-2007, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

It's way more progressive than Saudi Arabia.

Women can't even drive in Saudi Arabia.

That reminds me of another Ladan story... She is a doctor and when she left Iran, she ended up in Dubai trying to get a job in a hospital. She walked in wearing a chador, promptly took it off and scandalized the entire place with her attire. She was wearing a tight blouse and a miniskirt -- That's right a MINISKIRT
She told me that every woman in Iran wears clothes like that, just not in the street. It is perfectly acceptable to wear that kind of outfit in the office.

In Iran women are considered a valuable part of society and get education, have important positions and even hold political office. Not so in our so called allies in the Middle East...

As was said earlier about the Mullahs being afraid of GWB's influence and the push towards democracy--- believe it. Democracy would have a much better chance of taking hold in Iran than in say Saudi Arabia. As she says, 'In '79 when she along with most of her generation were protesting and having the revolution, they never expected the Shah to leave. What they really wanted more democratic reforms. Instead they got Khomeini' Sort of like Russia ending up with Lenin or what happened in the French revolution.

I would love to visit there one day myself. This is a place that had a thriving culture when most of Europe was wearing skins.

Plus they have great food and fantastic women!