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29. Iran isn't an Arab country.

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 08:45 AM

Apr 2016

Iranians are Persians and loath being referred to as Arabs. They don't speak Arabic either. They speak Farsi.

Just wanted to clear that up.

On a related note, you can google pics of Kabul, Afghanistan during the 1970s. Same dress. It was a modern, cosmopolitan city.

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Air France stewardesses mutiny over order to wear headscarves [View all] 7962 Apr 2016 OP

Good for them iandhr Apr 2016 #1

Well, sororit� anyway! eom. rjsquirrel Apr 2016 #26

... tavernier Apr 2016 #65

I agree. christx30 Apr 2016 #2

agreed Skittles Apr 2016 #3

I'm with them. nt LiberalElite Apr 2016 #4

Good for them. SoapBox Apr 2016 #5

Fuck all misogynistic relgions and the assholes who follow them. CharlotteVale Apr 2016 #6

Thank You mtasselin Apr 2016 #27

And Christian Law too. n/t 2banon Apr 2016 #38

Redundant greiner3 Apr 2016 #40

Good. Ellen Forradalom Apr 2016 #7

Man, don't you wish women in all Arab countries dressed like that now. WhoWoodaKnew Apr 2016 #8

Iran isn't an Arab country. EL34x4 Apr 2016 #29

See above. Aristus Apr 2016 #35

In the same way cannabis_flower Apr 2016 #37

Say It Ain't So! RobinA Apr 2016 #42

No. We don't like being called Mexican, because we're not from Mexico. That's Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2016 #55

Well... cannabis_flower Apr 2016 #56

Anecdotes aside. What person from any nationality would be okay with being labeled Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2016 #57

Hercule Poirrot hated being mistaken for French! redwitch Apr 2016 #58

Thanks for that picture. Look at those faces. nt 7962 Apr 2016 #9

Amazing picture. Thanks for posting ...I've never seen this pic before. Tanuki Apr 2016 #10

Wow, all those women in the streets.. mountain grammy Apr 2016 #13

We overthrew Mossadegh and installed the Shah who was a dictator. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2016 #21

Now Iranians suffering under the heavy handed religion Blandocyte Apr 2016 #30

Yes, and America gave refuge to the Shah, which is why they took our embassy. mountain grammy Apr 2016 #32

It's the law in Iran. It's a shitty law, but it's their law. Flight attendants who don't want to Chakab Apr 2016 #11

It'd be nice if companies would stop doing business christx30 Apr 2016 #12

+1 iandhr Apr 2016 #15

That would also mean no airlines into Saudi Arabia, Yemen, UAE, etc. mainer Apr 2016 #25

And I'd be perfectly ok with that. christx30 Apr 2016 #39

I think that is exactly what they are requesting. iandhr Apr 2016 #14

From the article rpannier Apr 2016 #18

It goes entirely against the bedrock principle of the French republic, la�cit� (secularism). Ellen Forradalom Apr 2016 #41

+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2016 #47

I totally support them CanonRay Apr 2016 #16

With the stewardesses on this rpannier Apr 2016 #17

Mindblowing ALittleBirdie Apr 2016 #19

No woman, atheist, or homosexual awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #20

KLM FAs wear headscarves in Saudi Arabia mainer Apr 2016 #22

religions largest visual proof, woman are not equal to men. Sunlei Apr 2016 #23

you mean azureblue Apr 2016 #34

wow, you are actually being series snooper2 Apr 2016 #44

Was there some federal law forcing them to do so? Democat Apr 2016 #60

If I was Obama, I would have told them to go fuck themselves Elmer S. E. Dump Apr 2016 #59

AF's mistake was making it mandatory mainer Apr 2016 #24

I'm not so sure thats a good idea Travis_0004 Apr 2016 #28

I agree treestar Apr 2016 #52

"stewardesses" still in use? Can't we use the nonsexist "flight attendants'? CTyankee Apr 2016 #31

You can believe whatever you want azureblue Apr 2016 #33

Customer Service, However RobinA Apr 2016 #43

This has nothing to do with customer service. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2016 #61

bs Skittles Apr 2016 #66

Screw that! Go flight attendants!! Coventina Apr 2016 #36

Air France headscarf row: Airline lets crew skip new Tehran route Eugene Apr 2016 #45

Arab countries have no tolerance for other cultures but migrants want to change the rules in the MariaThinks Apr 2016 #46

No, you are not the only one offended. smirkymonkey Apr 2016 #48

thank you MariaThinks Apr 2016 #49

You already see it where majority Muslim countries exist 7962 Apr 2016 #50

Which is why it is best to help refugees in muslim countries Mary Mac Apr 2016 #51

the more conservative culture is going to be the one people end up bowing to treestar Apr 2016 #53

What do the Arabs have to do with Iran? ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2016 #62

Iran is not an Arab country, most of the Arab countries don't require this JI7 Apr 2016 #63

Nope leftynyc Apr 2016 #64

their forced misogyny trumps all Skittles Apr 2016 #67

Repressive Religulous Patriarchies, in any flavor, should be boycotted/embargoed/shunned. nt Zorra Apr 2016 #54