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May 19, 2006
Iran: Mullahs Eye Discriminatory Clothing Law
Our reader leavingtheleft alerts us to a story that should not surprise those with even a cursory knowledge of Islamic history: Iran eyes badges for Jews
Human rights groups are raising alarms over a new law passed by the Iranian parliament that would require the country's Jews and Christians to wear coloured badges to identify them and other religious minorities as non-Muslims."This is reminiscent of the Holocaust," said Rabbi Marvin Hier, the dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. "Iran is moving closer and closer to the ideology of the Nazis."
Iranian expatriates living in Canada yesterday confirmed reports that the Iranian parliament, called the Islamic Majlis, passed a law this week setting a dress code for all Iranians, requiring them to wear almost identical "standard Islamic garments."
The law, which must still be approved by Iran's "Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenehi before being put into effect, also establishes special insignia to be worn by non-Muslims.[...]
Bat Ye'or has documented the Islamic use of distinctive clothing against Jews, Christians and other minorities in her books, especially in her gut-wrenching Islam and Dhimmitude: Where Civilizations Collide
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Posted by Ruy Diaz at May 19, 2006 2:29 PM
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