Director of Human Rights in Iran says Law needs Reform

Hello, I know it has been awhile and school has been keeping me busy of late.

However, I have decided to blog about Human Rights in Iran today.  I have tried to post the link, but I believe I have forces working against me because I got the article from Tehran Times.  You can look it up there if you do not believe me.

Director Ahmed Shaheed spoke with a UN reporter and claimed that law, in regards to Human Rights, needs to be reform and that many people do not agree with him at all in Parliament.  I believe that is true because the people who are in office are very conservative especially when it comes to Islam and committing sins.  

Ahmed Shaheed believes that the law needs to be reform in regards to drug trafficking and if you commit that crime you get sentenced to death and 74% of the executions occur over that.  He believes that it is not a serious crime for death and that is true.

However, he does not deny torture being used in prisons nor does it seem that he is going to change the use of torture.  He claims that it is a crime to use torture in the jails yet I do not see any arrests happening.  If it is truly un-Islamic to use torture then they are violating the Qur'an themselves.  

Lastly, they claim that the internet is free and that Iranians can use the internet freely.  However, if you look on the Green Voice of Freedom you will see bloggers and other people using media getting arrested for voicing concerns about the regime in power.  They are not allowed to speak out against their government especially in regards to the injustices in the country.  Director Shaheed says they should have the right to speak out, but we all know that is going to be a longtime before that occurs.  On the other hand , he says the internet is censored to protect Islamic Culture so that they do not see anything or do anything that will force them to commit sin. I guess it is a sin to voice opposition to the government in charge.

Air Defense Drills

Iran is conducting war games to make sure that the quality of the airforce is good and introducing new domestic technology that will enable them to protect themselves against possible threats.  I do not know if we should be concerned, but I have a feeling that they know they will likely be attacked in the near future.  If Israel and Iran would just talk things out, I am pretty sure that war will not occur.  Also Iran will need to prove that they are not building nuclear weapons in order to feel secure.  I do believe that Iran having a nuclear weapons could be a problem because the leaders are the radicals that helped overthrow the Shah in 1979.  They were the ones that did not want society to modernize because they believe that Islam is not compatible with modernization.  I think the US and Israel do have the right to worry and the rest of the middle east is worried too.  

Iran is stepping on thin ice at the moment because they are going to have alliance issues.  China and Russia are not going to save their butts if Israel attacks and Syria is in a civil war. They do have a couple allies, but I do not think that is going to be enough for them to defeat two strong militaries. 

War is Going to Happen

Diplomacy has already failed with Iran, but the public is not going to realize that until after the Presidential Election.  Obama knows that diplomacy has failed and the only course of action left is going to be war.  Obama five months ago did not even state that military action is going to be possible, but now he has began to say it. Every time he needs to speak about Iran he mentions that military action is possible.  Now there are talks in the Congress to prevent the military budget reduction from taking place in 2013.  Obama will support the prevention of the military budget from taking place.  It seems that bases are testing more and more, the base by my house is testing a bit more than usual.  

Iran needs to recognize that they cannot possibly fight against Israel and the United States at the same time. Hezbollah is not going to get far when it attacks Israel.  Israel can handle the terrorist organization quite easily.  Iran better be ready for a real battle and hopefully their people rise up against the Ayatollah during the possible war.  

Iranian Dress Code

This post is going to be based off an article that I have read from the Washing Post called "Struggle Over what to Wear in Iran": 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/struggle-over-what-to-wear-in-iran/2012/07/21/gJQAbkspzW_story_1.html  

This summary of the article covers the enforcement of the dress code in Iran and why the government sees the enforcement of the Hijab necessary because it is a national security threat and a threat to Islamic values.

Iran is becoming more strict about dress code as time goes by because they are worried that western soft power is going to destroy their nation.  They want the women to continue to wear the Chador, the hijab, or the manteau with a scarf (the minimum requirement).  I will clarify some of the terms, a Chador is a full body cover and only hands, feet, and face or eyes are visible. The hijab is just a head covering and the manteau is a long sleeve jacket that women wear a scarf with to cover up their head. The Iranian government said that they increased enforcement because the west is trying to influence women to improperly wear head scarves.  I like how they blame the west for every single one of their problems.  Yes, America and other western countries do use soft power to influence other nations, but I honestly think that a majority of Iran's problems come from the government not accepting reality.

The problem in Iran stems from the government, just like we have some of our problems from the government. The government is losing support because they are tired of being forced to practice Iranian and/or Islamic ways.  The government is making the people want to push away from the Qur'an and the religion itself. For example, I know a few people that were raised Catholic, but the religious practices in the Church that made them want to get away from the religion.  Some will come back to the religion in time.  The Iranian Government does not understand that they are pushing the people away from the government and the Islamic faith. The Iranian government does not realize that there is a middle ground. The people could embrace the Islamic values at the same time and embrace the modern times.  People that follow the Islamic belief do it all the time in the United States and in Europe.  However, there is another problem with Iran is that they are making vague sentences in the Qur'an into more specific ones.  On the other hand, people that follow the Bible do it too.  
 
The problem with what is considered Islamic practice in the Qur'an could be interpreted differently.  The Qur'an is just like the Bible, some of it could be interpreted in many different ways.  The part in the Qur'an that says that men and women have to be modestly dressed is vague (I will add a quote from the Qur'an I forgot to bring it today).  I have read the Qur'an and it is just like the Bible, it could be taken out of context.  

Iran get it together, western forces are not going to destroy the nation, you will destroy it yourself by alienating your people.  The United State is not promoting improper hijab wear, the Iranian people want more freedom.  They are tired of being treated like children, they want to be treated like adults and that means making their own decisions.

On a side note, I am not criticizing the use of the hijab because people in America wear them and I am not criticizing the Islamic faith.  I just feel that the Iranian Government is becoming out of touch with reality.           

"End of Times" According to Ayatollah Khamenei

http://www.wnd.com/2012/07/iran-leader-we-must-prep-for-end-of-times/?cat_orig=world

This article basically talks about how Ayatollah Khamenei is telling  Muslims across the world that it is time for them to prepare for the end of times.  That it is time that all the Muslims get ready for a battle and to take out Israel and all the infidels.  Honestly, this guy must be high, do you honestly think that your people are going to back behind you because you want to kill all the infidels?  Majority of the people do not like the regime and our tired of the way you treat them.  You ban them from watching certain TV shows because you think that it will keep them pure and away from the world of the infidels.  Ayatollah Khamenei do you not understand that the people behind closed doors drink alcohol and do other things that the Revolutionary Guard cannot see?  

  

I am surprised that the US is not responding to this situation a little faster, but then again it is an election year.  Career politicians are worried about keeping their elected positions then do something about what is about to happen.  So we have moved a couple warships, what is this Battle Ship?  Israel and US stop sitting on your hands and get it together.  Find something to do to appease the Iranians for a time being so that you can find a way to find out what they are doing!  I have a feeling that they are making nukes and the US does want Americans to do it, they try to only show a narrow spotlight on the situation.  The US Navy is hiring, that is how much they are showing the Americans and oh lets not forget the Air Force, they are hiring too.  

What a wonderful time to cut the Defense Budget President Obama.  Intervention is likely the only option to deal with Iran.  Get your head on straight, no matter who wins this stupid election they are going to have to deal with.  Personally, I think Iran purposely chose this year to let it be known that they are developing Nukes because they know that the US is having a crucial election.    

Iran

So I have decided that Iran deserves its own blog because I spend so much time reading news that come from there and I am interested in how the people are fairing under the rule of Ahmadinejad and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.  Also how the reform parties and the people participating in the reform movement are fairing.  I think that Iran is very interesting because they people want the country to change and modernize, but the leaders are trying their best to stop the modernization.  

One of the reasons is because of the "soft" power that comes from United States.  "Soft Power" means that when cultural ideas or practices and other things that are not military power or political begin to influence the way people think.  For example, Ahmadinejad told the people that they could no longer celebrate Valentines Day and banned the sell of Valentine items because it is a western tradition and it is against the practices of Islam.  

Anyways, I feel that I need to create a blog devoted to Iran.  Hopefully, people will read it.  Thank you so much!