Thread: Iran: Top Shia cleric says unveiled women turn men into beas

Iran: Top Shia cleric says unveiled women turn men into beasts



Mashad, 10 April (AKI) - A top Shia cleric in Iran has said that unveiled women are a serious danger to Iranian society as they cause men to be "transformed into beasts".

"Women without the veil are a danger that the authorities underestimate," said Hojatolislam Seyyed Ahmad Elmalhoda, a powerful cleric who leads the Friday prayers in Mashad, a site considered sacred for Shia Muslims as it houses the shrine of Imam Reza.

"This situation is very serious in that if men see these bad women, they will turn into beasts, and then the whole of society will have to pay the consequences."

According to the Shia cleric, women who do not respect conservative Islamic dress rules are "sources of all that is bad in society."

"Respecting the chador (a long, black cloak that covers the arms and legs and is usually worn with a hijab) is the law of the state and the authorities must severely punish anyone who does not respect this law, in the same way that they punish thieves and murderers," said Elmadhoda.

He is who is also a member of the Council of Experts - a powerful body of 86 senior clerics which elects, supervises and can dismiss the country's supreme leader.

He was speaking to journalists who were reporting on president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the shrine of Imam Reza.

"A women who does not wear the entire veil is like a fire which burns anyone who comes into contact with her," said Elmalhoda.

"Our youth, even those who are educated by families who believe and respect the words of the Prophet, when they come into contact with this fire [the women who are not properly veiled] they burn and become ash," he said.

http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Po ... 2060269060

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If they can't act mature and treat women as equals , i think maybe a large cave is required to hide those un-veiled faces . Hey obama her face is uncovered . Lets Stone her ! What a cult , mind controlling cult thur fear

This article sure reeks of insanity!
Is this guy educated at all?
This crap is really believed?
I assume he's got a sexual affliction.
These are the low-life's leading the country?

This is the mentality that seeks to dominate the world. It might be funny but it is not a joke.

"This situation is very serious in that if men see these bad women, they will turn into beasts, and then the whole of society will have to pay the consequences."

According to the Shia cleric, women who do not respect conservative Islamic dress rules are "sources of all that is bad in society."

WHAT A BUNCH OF PIGS. That is the dumbest thing I've read in a long time.

Are these "men" trying to say that unless women are covered from their heads to their toes with sheets, they can't control their urges. THATS NUTS.

This situation is very serious in that if men see these bad women, they will turn into beasts, and then the whole of society will have to pay the consequences."

The difference between animals and human beings is that animals cannot control their sexual urges and desires.

Humans are presumed to be able to and expected to do so. I guess muslims are somehow different. Why do we let these people in the United States when one of their own is giving us fair warning!

Originally Posted by NoBueno

Why do we let these people in the United States when one of their own is giving us fair warning!

Common sense is not a pre-requisite for politicians.

That is the dumbest thing I've read in a long time.

Are these "men" trying to say that unless women are covered from their heads to their toes with sheets, they can't control their urges. THATS NUTS.

I'm still mad that in the Gulf War, OLD Bush didn't take on the plight of the woman in Saudia Arabia. NO!! Our women had to wear long sleeves and paint the parts of their body that showed, GREEN!!! That was a HUGE mistake or he's a fool too.

So does this mean that muslim men don't go to the beach?