Iran Ban Valentine’s Day Cards and Gifts…
Because sappy Hallmark cards are “un-Islamic.”
TEHRAN — Shops in Iran have been banned from selling Valentine cards and gifts, the ILNA news agency reported on Sunday, as the traditional lovers’ day gains increasing popularity in the Islamic republic.
“In the run-up to Valentine’s Day on February 14 the printing works owners’ union issued a directive banning the printing and distribution of any goods promoting this day,” ILNA news agency reported.
“Printing and producing any goods related to this day including posters, boxes and cards emblazoned with hearts or half-hearts, red roses and any activities promoting this day are banned,” the union said in the directive.
“Outlets that violate this will be legally dealt with,” it warned.
Over the past three decades Iran’s conservative Islamic regime has sought to prevent the spread of Western culture among its overwhelmingly young population.
But Valentine’s Day has become very popular in Iran over the past decade, with young men and women exchanging chocolate, flowers, perfume, teddy bears and other gifts on February 14.
Every year gift shops in large cities are festooned with Valentine’s Day paraphernalia and restaurants in Tehran are packed with young men and women out on a date.
Posted by ZIP on Sunday, January 2, 2011, at 10:55 pm | 
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There is no fun in Pisslam according to the late goat-fucker Assahollah Khomeni. Real Persians will celebrate in secret if they have to; while the Mahdi-ists will be celebrating many tempoary weddings to their favorite pet goats.
We, on the other hand, strongly encourage you to have fun:
http://eye-on-the-world.blogspot.com/2011/01/there-is-no-fun-in-islam-iran-shops.html
These Clerics are like a big giant Wet Blanket. I hope they keep it up, one day all of the young ones over there might snap and go on a Cleric Killing Spree.
one day all of the young ones over there might snap and go on a Cleric Killing Spree.
There also should be a live broadcast of the event.
Beat me to it Zip.
@Watcher
Pay Per View could make millions on an event like that. Alcohol sales would go trough the roof here in the U.S.
Speaking of alcohol. If those Idiots in the middle east would just start drinking, I think they might stop killing so many people. They would focus on things like chasing Pussy instead of Goat.
@Sniffy
Did you know that alcohol is actually an Arabic word? I kid you not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol#Etymology
@Watcher
Very interesting. Thank you for the eduction!
Watcher…
Is ‘Hang-Over’ Arabic too?
I also thank you for that info.
This whole situation is just ‘Heart-Breaking’…in more ways that one.
cool thing about Islam.. it’s holier than God
I wonder what that really means?
There is no love in islam.
God forbid Iranians do anything that might cheer them up for half a second. Man, of all the countries to live in, Iran is definitely last on the list, for any rational human being.
The beauty of having your entire culture go viral is that other countries’ banning it doesn’t really work; it just takes it underground.
Because nothing upsets the Religion of Hate more than a day of love.
Well according to Muslim marrying your first cousin and having 400 inbred kids does not inspire a romantic evening.. how many 6 year olds know how to till their 79 year old husbands that they want more foreplay in the bedroom that doesn’t include ken and barbie?
tell.
@Diamond Girl
Is ‘Hang-Over’ Arabic too?
Hangover is what they’ve been having ever since the ’79 Islamic revolution.
SATAN himself condems happiness and love, so it came from the religion of SATAN worship’s boss himself.
In Iran women are property and owned by their husbands.No need for Valentine’s Day because of lack of love