Iran plans “women only” island
posted at 10:50 am on February 21, 2007 by Allahpundit
I’ve seen movies based on this concept. Ahmadinejad wouldn’t dig them.
Or, you know, maybe he’d dig them a lot. Terrorists are nothing if not unpredictable.
Here’s the logical outcome of Islamists trying to reconcile their chastity-belt misogyny with the concept of sun, surf, and fun:
Iran is seeking to create a paradise for female tourists by turning an island on a northwestern lake into male-free zone, the press reported on Wednesday.
All public transport, restaurants and facilities on the island — on the gigantic Oroumiyeh lake close to the Turkish border — will be staffed only by women, officials said…
Iran’s Islamic codes strictly prohibit exposure of unveiled women to men.
Iran has already partitioned parts of its southern and northern beaches as women-only zones where women can legally remove their headscarves and overcoats in freedom.
In some cities, there are also special “women parks”.
Exit question: Isn’t there another, more efficient solution to this “problem”?
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Intercept all satellite feeds into Iran and replace them with Cinemax: After Dark.
Hoodlumman on February 21, 2007 at 10:56 AM
I spy an ankle in that photo Allah, that’s a dangerous display of “meat.”
Theworldisnotenough on February 21, 2007 at 11:00 AM
Has there ever been a culture that seems more afraid of women?
brak on February 21, 2007 at 11:02 AM
Oh, they just look like they’re having the time of their lives!! I want to go! I want to go!! And those burqua swimsuits: one word – sexy.
pullingmyhairout on February 21, 2007 at 11:04 AM
So I can go, possibly get my 72 virgins, without blowing myself up? Nice.
lorien1973 on February 21, 2007 at 11:05 AM
SO where is the island for the pre-op transexuals?
bbz123 on February 21, 2007 at 11:08 AM
They have an open contract with San Fransisco.
lorien1973 on February 21, 2007 at 11:09 AM
There’s a Russ Meyer joke hiding in here, somewhere.
yo on February 21, 2007 at 11:11 AM
I’ll swim over to that Island
Defector01 on February 21, 2007 at 11:13 AM
Meanwhile, Iranian newspapers report binocular sales going through the roof.
KelliD on February 21, 2007 at 11:18 AM
From an LA Times article that’s no longer available:
I have more here. It’s two years old, but I doubt things have changed.
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on February 21, 2007 at 11:18 AM
Rosie O’Donnell is booking her reservations now.
Gregor on February 21, 2007 at 11:28 AM
They don’t allow pork on the island.
EnochCain on February 21, 2007 at 11:29 AM
Quick….buying stock in Iranian scuba gear manufacturer…..there…snorkles,fins,air tanks….these guys will make a billion overnight.
Limerick on February 21, 2007 at 11:38 AM
yo,
hey warn a feller before ya do that I about choked on muh breakfast!
he he he he
-Wasteland Man.
WastelandMan on February 21, 2007 at 11:39 AM
Finally, a refuge from the beatings and they can get a tan too. Oh, scratch that last part.
warriorlawyer on February 21, 2007 at 11:40 AM
That picture is hilarious!
CP on February 21, 2007 at 11:43 AM
Nice, lol.
Gregor on February 21, 2007 at 11:43 AM
Will the men still get to rape the if they are seen through telescopes from passing boats?
Viewtifulgare on February 21, 2007 at 11:56 AM
Correction:
rape the uncovered women
sorry
Viewtifulgare on February 21, 2007 at 11:57 AM
You have outdone yourself with that photo. I bow to you Allah!
Pam on February 21, 2007 at 12:18 PM
Beach Burqa Bingo, everyone!
James on February 21, 2007 at 12:24 PM
James Bond 007 is already on the island…….. “… so what’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?…. (zzzziiippppp). Oh, the things I do for England…”
(cue the music)
PinkyBigglesworth on February 21, 2007 at 12:28 PM
I imagine he would dig them – providing nobody else is watching said digging.
thirteen28 on February 21, 2007 at 12:34 PM
Google Earth maps, anyone?
Max Power on February 21, 2007 at 12:38 PM
Just like liberals, they’re forgetting that feminism is about freedom of choice.
They’ll never get it until their younger generations come of age.
budorob on February 21, 2007 at 12:41 PM
Is it because their women have more body hair than the men do on their face? Is that why they cover them up?
Kini on February 21, 2007 at 12:41 PM
May I suggest a name for this isle?
Lesbos?
profitsbeard on February 21, 2007 at 12:42 PM
Where the Boys Aren’t Island?
Somebody had to say it already
Dudley Smith on February 21, 2007 at 1:16 PM
In like Flint!
PinkyBigglesworth on February 21, 2007 at 1:25 PM
Isn’t this how Wonder Woman got started?
Jim Treacher on February 21, 2007 at 1:49 PM
Dude, Iranian women are teh Icy Hotness! Get those eyes checked, son.
Does getting that joke make me a perv too?
Max Power on February 21, 2007 at 1:50 PM
What happens if there’s a bug on the island, who’s going to kill it?
JackM on February 21, 2007 at 1:56 PM
That’s the funniest thing I’ve read in a long time.
One Angry Christian on February 21, 2007 at 2:10 PM
Has Rosie booked her tickets yet?
NTWR on February 21, 2007 at 2:17 PM
So what will the men be doing while the women are all gone on this island? I think that’s the real issue here. It’s sort of like an Iranian “Left Behind” series.
We can only hope that there will be no educational opportunities for the women while they’re on Al-Giligan’s Island. Can’t have that now can we.
“The girls on the beach are all within reach, and one waits there for you.” Brian Wilson
Mojave Mark on February 21, 2007 at 2:38 PM
Why don’t they just make Thursday night Ladies Night in Iran?
Tantor on February 21, 2007 at 2:49 PM
Isn’t that the Isle of Lesbo?
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on February 21, 2007 at 3:13 PM
Put out the eyes of idiot men who cannot appreciate the beauty of the Persain female body without thinking innapropiate thoughts?
Kinda like what happens here when ever MM makes very excellent points. Fools around here share their vile thoughts when they should just be appreciative of her contribution.
csdeven on February 21, 2007 at 3:20 PM
Iran says: Since we can’t keep our perverted men from raping you, although we can’t seem to bring ourselves to condemn it..after all, you women are only 1/3 or 1/4th of we men, we’ll go ahead and give you an area to yourself.
disgusting filthy stuck in the 4th century idgits.
Highrise on February 21, 2007 at 4:02 PM
I was wondering: Is Mecca Laa Laa there in the picure allowed to rescue male swimmers?
eeyore on February 21, 2007 at 4:05 PM
So let’s get this straight, Iran is proposing an all female Island where women can walk around in skimpy clothes – free, at last, from the sexual inhibition of the repressive mainland?
I’ll be back soon…I just have some…business to attend to.
uptight on February 21, 2007 at 4:34 PM
Right – back now.
Wow – that was intense
Nice place though…
uptight on February 21, 2007 at 4:37 PM
It was just a matter of time……. well played!
PinkyBigglesworth on February 21, 2007 at 4:57 PM
No, no — you don’t get it. Rosie won’t be visiting the island, because unbeknownst to the visitors — Rosie IS the island.
(There’s the makings of a SCI-FI horror ‘flick in there somewhere.)
CyberCipher on February 21, 2007 at 5:18 PM
1. (insert Evil Roy Slade joke about Iranian men)
2. Someone already took Flint so I couldn’t use that.
3. Where do I buy tickets
4. Lastly ship them chicks some 1970s Women’s Lib books and crates of weapons; sit back and watch the fun when they get back home.
- The Cat
MirCat on February 21, 2007 at 8:26 PM
I despise this self-congratulation. Let it be that muslim men are afraid of women or that they’re not; it scarcely matters whether they’re afraid of women per se. What’s important is that they’re not afraid to get them pregnant, again and again and again. Nor are their sons afraid, nor their grandsons. American men would never dare do with their women what muslim men do as a matter of course: repeatedly and unhesitatingly make them mothers.
Kralizec on February 21, 2007 at 9:22 PM
What’s remarkable about this is how progressive this is for women in the Muslim Middle East. Does anyone think that Saudi Arabia would ever consider setting up a place for women to have fun? And imagine the fit Osama bin Laden must be throwing.
There is no question about Iran’s government being a threat to us and to Israel, but from what I have seen they treat their women better than any other country in the ME except Israel and Turkey. I mean, they even let their women drive cars, for cryin’ out loud.
Lancer on February 22, 2007 at 9:18 AM