Thread: Iraqi Teens Stoned to Death Because of "Emo" Haircuts

Iraqi teenagers stoned to death for "emo" haircuts | Al Akhbar English

At least 90 Iraqi teenagers with "emo" appearances have been stoned to death by religious extremists in Baghdad in the past month after an inflammatory interior ministry statement dubbed it "devil worshiping", activists said.

Truly frightening and saddening, It's shocking to me how archaic some Middle-Eastern societies are.

Originally Posted by AClockworkGrape

Iraqi teenagers stoned to death for "emo" haircuts | Al Akhbar English

Truly frightening and saddening, It's shocking to me how archaic some Middle-Eastern societies are.

This is so sad.

Young people don't fully grasp the differences between East and West. It's a shame they have to learn so quickly. I'm so cynical about the Middle East, that it would not surprise me if, in some cases, their own parents participated.

So sad.

I wonder if this happened under saddam?

Originally Posted by AClockworkGrape

Iraqi teenagers stoned to death for "emo" haircuts | Al Akhbar English



Truly frightening and saddening, It's shocking to me how archaic some Middle-Eastern societies are.

Well, from the article is doesn't seem to be the society as a whole, but rather religious extremists within that society:

At least 90 Iraqi teenagers with "emo" appearances have been stoned to death by religious extremists in Baghdad in the past month after an inflammatory interior ministry statement dubbed it "devil worshiping", activists said.

Religious extremists caught onto the interior ministry statement, and have been harassing and killing teenagers with "strange" or "emo" appearances.

So essentially what you have here is religious extremists going batsh*t crazy and crapping bricks whenever anything that they view as not adhering to their strict interpretation of Islam is shown in public.

Originally Posted by MKULTRABOY

I wonder if this happened under saddam?

Not sure I follow? Middle East countries have a long tradition of xenophobic related violence regardless of leadership.

Originally Posted by Mr. Invisible

Well, from the article is doesn't seem to be the society as a whole, but rather religious extremists within that society:





So essentially what you have here is religious extremists going batsh*t crazy and crapping bricks whenever anything that they view as not adhering to their strict interpretation of Islam is shown in public.

Oh I realized that, maybe could have changed the wording a bit, still, the fact that this was instigated within the Iraqi government itself is quite alarming.

Originally Posted by Hare

Not sure I follow? Middle East countries have a long tradition of xenophobic related violence regardless of leadership.

It was sarcasm... as far as I know Saddam ran a secular regime.

Originally Posted by AClockworkGrape

Iraqi teenagers stoned to death for "emo" haircuts | Al Akhbar English



Truly frightening and saddening, It's shocking to me how archaic some Middle-Eastern societies are.

Well I do kind of sympathize with the stoners in this case - they were 'emo' haircuts afterall.

Originally Posted by SLAMRAAM

Well I do kind of sympathize with the stoners in this case - they were 'emo' haircuts afterall.

Yeah.... no, horrible attempt to make a joke my friend. 90 dead, but lets make an emo joke.

Religious Islamic fundamentalism is going to kill the Middle East.

They belong to the Middle Ages total nuts that they are!