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Pajamas Media: Iranian Shoppers Riot Against Modesty Police [LINK-ZUM]

It happens every day on the streets of Tehran: a police squad grabbed a young woman for dressing immodestly. But this time, the young woman fought back, and a crowd defended her and attacked the police. [...] At approximately 7 pm on Saturday, February 23, the Ershad patrol, or modesty police assigned to enforce clothing regulations, accosted and attempted to arrest a young woman at Goldis Shopping Mall, located in western Tehran, presumably because her dress was not sufficiently modest. In recent weeks, the police squads charged with enforcing modesty have become more rigorous in their enforcement, with thousands of women detained, questioned, and arrested for violating hijab standards.

Instead of meekly submitting to her fate, the woman fought back. A young man - it is unclear whether he was accompanying her - came to her defense and joined her in fighting the police. In an attempt to subdue - and humiliate him - the police grabbed the young man and threw him into the garbage can nearby. That was when the large crowd, predominately made up of young people, rose up against the police and attempted to liberate the young woman themselves. Faced with a full-blown riot - complete with angry crowds with garbage cans being set on fire - the frightened police jumped into the van and fled the scene, except for one unfortunate officer who was left behind. The policeman was reportedly attacked and beaten by the mob. [...]

Among the calls coming from the angry crowd after the police were first driven away: "You have put us on since 1979 until now," the crowd cheered after repeating the slogan multiple times. Another slogan was chanted repeatedly and accompanied by boos: "We do not want the Islamic regime."

[Article, with still and video images, continues at link. This is exactly the sort of article I spend many hours searching for on the Internet, usually without success. The Muslim world seems to be full and brimming over with anger and riots and violence. For once, that energy was aimed at those who actually do oppress Muslims instead of imaginary infidels. Keep up the good work! - Trevor Blake]

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