WHY Must I Wear All These Clothes In Iran?!?! 🥵
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2022
- Day 94. 45km (63301kms)
How sad to leave my gorgeous Gilan family. On top of Iranian visas being inadequately short, I also have to be sure to avoid the weekend traffic when I ride from the coast up to Tehran. And so with a heavy heart, full (slightly bigger) belly, and a packed lunch I waved my goodbyes.
After an unavoidable stretch on the highway I was able to exit into the tea fields beneath the mountains I shall be climbing in a day or two.
In Lahijan after visiting a couple of mosques I set about finding a guest house, without luck. The first place I tried told me something about teachers, and wrote down the address of what I took to be another guest house but turned out to be a tourist hotel quoting 7.2million (toman or rial; it’s a lot). I was supposed to have dinner at a very famous and old restaurant in Lahijan, and I was just composing the message explaining I was having to leave town before the restaurant reopened for dinner, when I was approached by a cyclist named Mohsen.. On hearing I was looking for a guest house, I was quickly invited to stay with him! Even better; now I had a ‘date’ to accompany me to Ziba!
Homayoun, the 3rd generation manager of the family restaurant helped me select a variety of local dishes, including pomegranate marinaded kebab, smoky eggplant dish, and a spicy egg and been salad. DeeeLISH!!
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Love seeing how it all works out in the end!
It’s always alright in the end.. if it is not yet alright then it is not yet the end! 🤣
“Everything smells like roses in Iran!!” 😂😂 so true, rose water, saffron and cinnamon are the main ingredients in majority of Iranian food and deserts!! 🤭
I had a drink that was just icy cold water and rose water… sooooo refreshing!
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you see! when you are hardly trying to find a place , somebody else finds you easily 🤣
you are already a moving guest on a bike 😉
😆🤣 you are exactly right!! 🤣👌🏼🇮🇷
So basically, the whole of Iran is a religious site? On the up side the food looks divine! 🤤
Exactly, Islamic law applies in all (public) spaces..
Because Islam
It’s more complicated than that I think
What type of bike are you riding, Brand? Model?
Vivente Swabia/Gibb 🚴🏻♀️👌🏼
I hope you are doing well. I just wanted to highlight some historical points that might be good to know. After the 1979 revolution, ayatollah Khomeini before anything else, held a referendum to let people decide on his ideal form of government of society, viz., an Islamic republic with more than 99% of the eligible population attending, more than 99% voted yes. And almost one year later, after they wrote the constitution (in which they have stated that (Shia) Islamic laws are above any other law and the power of parliament, president, and council of experts which could appoint and replace the supreme leader and …) a second referendum was also held for this matter and (with a turnout rate of 75% and 99.5% voting in favor) it was approved. The details of punishment and other related points on the illegality of alcoholic drinks, mandatory hijab, gambling, and that ilk were determined after long, heated debates in parliament. This was about the validity of these enforcing these laws (although the numbers in favor declined, especially among the younger generation, however, if you go to religious provinces (like those in the south of Iran), you would see how strongly they support these laws. My estimation is that this group still has a substantial majority). Regarding the correctness, personally, I am somewhat not in favor of some of these things like mandatory hijab, but due to this issue being an abstract matter; to put it simply, they suggest the society in which the adverse consequences in respect to intoxicated people, or showing off the body parts that can be seductive can be avoided; The number of crimes such as rapes or negative, bad thoughts, or the foul spirit of the society in general, would drop significantly, and the good amount of hostility and other good qualities in our society are the result of this. However, as I mentioned earlier, this is an abstract issue that, in my view, cannot be judged unless we have another similar society within which the opposing laws are being enforced for an adequate period (so that you can compare the parameters in a precise manner), so the correctness of the matter is not so firm. It is still a very hot topic even in Islamic schools and among ayatollahs in Iran (although some believe that in Persia, those who survived used some clothing similar to nowadays hijab to have some protection( though unknowingly) and another interesting point is that in the north of Iran where women have to go through waterful paddy fields they don't cover up to their legs and ... . In contrast, in the south, which has different weather and products, they have more conservative clothing)(one other interesting fact is that almost all along Iranian borders from Golestan province to Azerbaijan, they have different Sunni branches as their religion which is worthy of being aware of while traveling). (Unfortunately, much misinformation and propaganda exist about Iran only because of the existing ideological hostilities; for example, all EU countries alarm their citizen that Iran is a very dangerous country to travel to; or still say the covid risk is very high while in comparison, we had better numbers than many European countries of the same size and this disinformation campaign are still in place about Hezbollah as I saw in one of your videos. And many other things that I feel are out of place to discuss; yet, I encourage everyone not solely to rely on my narrative and to do thorough research via reliable sources to have a better understanding). As a non-Muslim-born Iranian agnostic, I think respecting the majority's vote and correcting possible defects through legal processes is the best way ahead. Sorry for being lengthy, But I thought sharing my views could be useful. BTW, I understood that getting a visa extension could be easily done in every big city, and in some cases, as soon as 3 hours if you can go early.
Kind regards.
Hello! Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply, I’m much appreciative!
Any election that claims 99% anything; turn out, support, whatever, I’m immediately suspicious of.. but I admit I know nothing myself of this particular election.
As for hijab reducing ‘rapes and bad thoughts’; anecdotally I’ve had my bum grabbed twice now in Iran whilst being the most covered up. In 63000kms cycling in far fewer clothes this has never happened to me before.
Outside of that I absolutely ADORE being in Iran, the people are (for the most part) outstanding, the food is exceptional, the landscape, the architecture, everything, I’m thrilled to be travelling this unique land 🇮🇷🥰🚴🏻♀️
@@helsonwheels Yes, 99% is big and suspicious. However, it is interesting that many groups that afterward became hostile to the current government and even started Armed struggle and assassination never questioned those two particular referendums. Many say it was due to the heat of the revolution that had happened after the union of those many rights and left groups (which some of them, as mentioned, later on, separated their way from this government) and drew many figures like Foucault, Eduardo Agnelli, came and visited Iran and strongly supported ayatollah, or pope jean paul ii( at least at the early stage gave strong admiration), so many people didn't think deeply about what they were exactly voting for, or the passing of ayatollah's son affected people's emotions ... but almost no reliable group (except two persons that now are in usa) as far as I am aware has refuted the numbers (not the final result) of this two referendum( . it might be interesting to know that many of my grandparent's properties were confiscated after the regime change for having a connection to the previous regime and got benefits from that).
In regard to these laws, as I said in my previous comment, it is a hot topic today, even among Islamist clerics themselves. Nevertheless, Although the incidents of inappropriate behaviors you have mentioned are truly regrettable, but the claim here is not absolute; rather, it is that these laws have reduced the statistics of these crimes and incidents compared to what these numbers would have been without having these laws in place-or even compared to, for instance, India, or in terms of the severity of the crimes, to what you could encounter if you had gone to, for example, south Berkeley around people park ( as one of my family members used to study there at uc Berkeley), or what you can suffer from drunk people's behavior in London or Dublin. (Though, as I said, I'm not specifically in favor of having these laws; rather, It just seems to me that those who want to refute these don't have an exact idea of what those in favor have said). Nonetheless, I might be wrong on many points and these are just my understanding up to this point.
Best wishes and take care. (btw, if you need any help while you are in Tehran, pls don't hesitate to ask)
Thank you so much for taking the time to explain, this is all very interesting! Luckily for me a good friend as organised many friends and family members to support me in Tehran, but thank you for your kindness 😃
Thank you, you’re right of course, hazards exist everywhere; this is a new type of hazard I’m having to get used to here 🤷🏻♀️ I don’t like it, it’s not ok, but I’m only here temporarily..
@@helsonwheels My pleasure; No body likes it...
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Same reason you have to wear some clothes at all in the West, it is just a matter of a collective agreement 🤝🏽
Enough people are ready for a new agreement? Well... Not yet, but no judgement on that collective choice 🤷🏽🙏🏾
Interesting comparison.. I suspect there’s a much closer consensus on one than the other 😜
But there’s always those that disagree; ever heard of the Naked Bike Ride? Worth a google search.. NSFW tho! 🙈