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any questions about Iran?

Perham

Perham

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there are not many Iranians still residing in Iran which participate in English language political forums. considering this fact, the first thing I do after joining a new forum is to create this thread. I know many people have questions about Iran which they may like an insider to answer. I guaranty I will answer every question regarding Iran in this thread, and I do my best to be fair and unbiased in my answers. of coarse, if there are already Iranians members of here, I would be happy if they could help me with this.

so, here we go, any questions regarding Iran?
 
danarhea said:
Do you still live in Iran? If so, can you let me know the status of Jamal Khanjani, who is in Evin Prison? He is the brother of the president of the company I work for, and the Mullahs are seeking the death penalty for him and 6 other members of the Bah'ai' leadership there, who were all brought up on trumped-up charges because they chose to practice their faith. Their lawyer, Shirin Ebadi, had her office closed down by the Iranian leadership, and is no longer allowed to contact them. All of her files on them were also confiscated. Any news, if you know of any, would be most welcome, and would be received with great thanks.
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seems they are still in prison

A Disturbing Month | Iran Press Watch: The Baha'is

also they are being charged for espionage

Baha'i Leaders In Iran Charged With Spying For Israel

if they're lawyer can't have access to them, then be sure no one else can. I'll post any news I heard regarding this, but don't expect too much, they didn't even put this into IRIB news, ie. it's probably confidential.
 
Perham said:
there are not many Iranians still residing in Iran which participate in English language political forums. considering this fact, the first thing I do after joining a new forum is to create this thread. I know many people have questions about Iran which they may like an insider to answer. I guaranty I will answer every question regarding Iran in this thread, and I do my best to be fair and unbiased in my answers. of coarse, if there are already Iranians members of here, I would be happy if they could help me with this.

so, here we go, any questions regarding Iran?
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Is it true that there are possibly thousands of unescavated archeological sites within Iran? If so, what is the government's policies in allowing American's into Iran?
 
tlmorg02 said:
Is it true that there are possibly thousands of unescavated archeological sites within Iran?
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yeah there are pretty many of them, but many are already being worked on.


If so, what is the government's policies in allowing American's into Iran?
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for scientific purposes? I think there is no problems. if you are working in this field or you wanna know more about the issue I can ask about it from the officials.
 
I believe most archaelogy in Iran being done today is through a joint German--British-Iranian sciences program.

It's curious you should ask about this since Negahban just passed away a few months ago.
 
If your people knew that they were going to get wiped off the map if their fanatical religious leaders we not put in check, would they do anything about it? Could they?

Oh yes, a couple more questions. Do Iranian girls like to get their freak on? Do you guys ever get any good skunk-bud over there?
 
I have a question that has been sitting at the back of my mind since an Armenian friend of mine made a comment about it over dinner one night. Are the clergy really as corrupt as they get portrayed. I was told that there is a huge drug problem in Iran's cities and that the clergy is often the distributors of opium and heroine and that they also either run brothels or they turn a blind eye to the operation if they are being bribed. I was also made to believe that this is a social epidemic.
 
jallman said:
I have a question that has been sitting at the back of my mind since an Armenian friend of mine made a comment about it over dinner one night. Are the clergy really as corrupt as they get portrayed. I was told that there is a huge drug problem in Iran's cities and that the clergy is often the distributors of opium and heroine and that they also either run brothels or they turn a blind eye to the operation if they are being bribed. I was also made to believe that this is a social epidemic.
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I doubt this is true. There are a lot of moderate and even liberal sheiks in Iran. There voices just aren't as loud, though.
 
I visited your country due to love at the time of the Shah(I did not like it, lots of nasty guys wearing raybans) are the women still as fragrant?
 
jallman said:
I was told that there is a huge drug problem in Iran's cities and that the clergy is often the distributors of opium and heroine...
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Much of Afghanistan's heroin is exported through Iranian routes. Half of all Iranians in prison were arrested on drug charges. A huge problem.
 
Kudos to the Iranian police.
 
Degreez said:
I believe most archaelogy in Iran being done today is through a joint German--British-Iranian sciences program.

It's curious you should ask about this since Negahban just passed away a few months ago.
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there's a hugh difference between a passed law and a practical law. in Iran, one should always ask.
 
Captain America said:
If your people knew that they were going to get wiped off the map if their fanatical religious leaders we not put in check, would they do anything about it? Could they?
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Oh yes, a couple more questions. Do Iranian girls like to get their freak on? Do you guys ever get any good skunk-bud over there?
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unfortunately, what you call skunk-bud can be found very easily in the streets of Tehran, which is of coarse a curse upon our youth, making them non-productive for a country which needs productive people so badly.
 
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jallman said:
I have a question that has been sitting at the back of my mind since an Armenian friend of mine made a comment about it over dinner one night. Are the clergy really as corrupt as they get portrayed?
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no, not really. political clerics are politicians more than being clerics, so they are corrupt as all the politicians are. but there are so many of clerics which does not participate in politics and live their lives according to their religion, and most of 'em are good people.

I was told that there is a huge drug problem in Iran's cities
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yes there is.


and that the clergy is often the distributors of opium and heroine and that they also either run brothels or they turn a blind eye to the operation if they are being bribed.
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it's way more complicated than that. actually, the drug bands are now integrated themselves within the government, and they are supported by drug money. the problem is that no one has the power or courage to fight them. although the police force is trying to fight, but it does not have enough power to stop dealers. drug money is also a huge part of Iran's intelligence service operations' budget, which of coarse I cannot prove. having said that, drug problem seems to be unsolvable in Iran as long as it's a part of the system.



I was also made to believe that this is a social epidemic.
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economic situations dictate the culture. people are getting poor everyday, and many of them turn to drugs as a refuge.
 
Perham said:
no, not really. political clerics are politicians more than being clerics, so they are corrupt as all the politicians are. but there are so many of clerics which does not participate in politics and live their lives according to their religion, and most of 'em are good people.



yes there is.




it's way more complicated than that. actually, the drug bands are now integrated themselves within the government, and they are supported by drug money. the problem is that no one has the power or courage to fight them. although the police force is trying to fight, but it does not have enough power to stop dealers. drug money is also a huge part of Iran's intelligence service operations' budget, which of coarse I cannot prove. having said that, drug problem seems to be unsolvable in Iran as long as it's a part of the system.





economic situations dictate the culture. people are getting poor everyday, and many of them turn to drugs as a refuge.
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Thank you for that honest and candid answer to my question. I think you will be an asset to the forum.:2wave:
 
Perham said:
there are not many Iranians still residing in Iran which participate in English language political forums. considering this fact, the first thing I do after joining a new forum is to create this thread. I know many people have questions about Iran which they may like an insider to answer. I guaranty I will answer every question regarding Iran in this thread, and I do my best to be fair and unbiased in my answers. of coarse, if there are already Iranians members of here, I would be happy if they could help me with this.

so, here we go, any questions regarding Iran?
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This is somewhat ironic as im supossed to be revising the Iranian revolution at present but thanks for your offer.

1 What does the average Iranian think of the current confrontation with the U.S/France/UK as regards the nuclear issue and how you think this will effect the oncoming elections?

2 What role do you think the People's Mujahedin of Iran/MEK will play in the future?

3 How strict is censorship in Iran?
 
Red_Dave said:
This is somewhat ironic as im supossed to be revising the Iranian revolution at present but thanks for your offer.

1 What does the average Iranian think of the current confrontation with the U.S/France/UK as regards the nuclear issue and how you think this will effect the oncoming elections?
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much of people care less about the nuclear issue, but they support a nuclear Iran as a whole.


2 What role do you think the People's Mujahedin of Iran/MEK will play in the future?
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nada. they are terrorists which have assassinated many political figures including many popular ones and are deeply hated among Iranians.

3 How strict is censorship in Iran?
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in Khatami's administration it was pretty free, but now everything is censored, even ideological and philosophy books. that's because ahmadinejad is a right wing extremist. hopefully, everything get's back to normal after mosavi takes the office.
 
I visited Iran around ten years ago.

In one rural village, I witnessed a woman being beaten on the legs with a stick because she fell and her legs were briefly exposed.

Does this sort of gender mistreatment happen often?
 
Tashah said:
I visited Iran around ten years ago.

In one rural village, I witnessed a woman being beaten on the legs with a stick because she fell and her legs were briefly exposed.

Does this sort of gender mistreatment happen often?
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I haven't seen anything like that in my life. but I guess in small and quite uncivilized villages of center and west parts of country we still have such things happening. we have long way to become perfect, but we will get there eventually. 100 years ago that could have happened anywhere in the country. now, you can't see anything like that even in small towns.
 
Perham said:
I haven't seen anything like that in my life. but I guess in small and quite uncivilized villages of center and west parts of country we still have such things happening. we have long way to become perfect, but we will get there eventually. 100 years ago that could have happened anywhere in the country. now, you can't see anything like that even in small towns.
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Well, it was around ten years ago. Some small rural town well south of Tehran. I remember the street was dirt, not paved.

Anyway, I found Iran to be a beautiful country and the people were very friendly. Many men put their hand over their heart when speaking to me. I found this simple gesture quite genuine and touching. Is it common in Iran?
 
Tashah said:
Well, it was around ten years ago. Some small rural town well south of Tehran. I remember the street was dirt, not paved.

Anyway, I found Iran to be a beautiful country and the people were very friendly. Many men put their hand over their heart when speaking to me. I found this simple gesture quite genuine and touching. Is it common in Iran?
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A lot of Iranian women I have met here in the states make the same gesture. It is very sweet.
 
Tashah said:
Well, it was around ten years ago. Some small rural town well south of Tehran. I remember the street was dirt, not paved.

Anyway, I found Iran to be a beautiful country and the people were very friendly. Many men put their hand over their heart when speaking to me. I found this simple gesture quite genuine and touching. Is it common in Iran?
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yes it is. it's a sign of respect.
 
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