Horrors! "Olympics: Controversy in Iran over female flag carrier," from Adnkronos International, August 8:
Tehran, 8 August (AKI) - Iranian religious figures have criticised that Olympic female rower Homa Hosseini was chosen as the flagbearer of Iran, calling the move a 'heresy'.
"To make a woman march with the flag of the Islamic Republic in Beijing, is pure heresy and shows total disobedience of the laws mandated by our spiritual guides," said Seyye Ahmad Elmalhoda, leader of Friday prayers in Iran's holy city of Mashad.
Hosseini, 19, grew up in Iran's Kermanshah province in western Iran, she is one of three Iranian female competitors at the Olympic Games and Iran's first ever female rower. The other two female competitors are Najmeh Abtin (archery) and Sara Khosjamal (Tae Kwon Do).
"To make this woman march means to openly declare war to our religious values. Whoever is responsible for this unforgivable act, he should know that this gesture constitutes an obstacle for the 'appearance' of Mahdi," said Elmalhoda.
He was referring to the mainly Shia Islam belief that imam Mohammed al-Mahdi will appear to fight a final apocalyptic battle over the forces of evil.
Followers believe he was born in the year 868 and has been in hiding ever since awaiting a decision from god to reappear.
Oh, well, I guess that means that Mahdi's appearance will have to wait another 1140 years. So it goes--isn't that what jounalist Linda Ellerbee used to say?--Oops, sorry; I meant to say Inshallah--yeah, that's it.
No; I wasn't some saying from a kufr chick--I'm thinking of Walter Cronkite's signature sign-off, "And that's the way it is."
It wasn't . . .
At least she had the appropriate Head gear on while "proudly" waving the flag!
http://www.radiojavan.com/news/2008/08/08/Irans-Team-At-Olympics-Opening-Ceremony
This is surely bid'a--with a capital B that rhymes with . . . anyway, we can't have the tilth of a nation brazenly leading, with heads held high, the way back to jahiliya! Just think what would have happened to the Umma, if the Prophet of Allah (spit and polish) had let his women sashay like that in the marketplace in Madinah, huh? Our sacred deen might have entered this world stillborn! Think about THAT!
Maybe the Mahdi is just shy...as he seems to find any and all excuses not to appear. Dont' be shy, Mahdi, ole boy, we are waiting!
if this moron every realizes that the first olipics were done in the nude ; i can just here the crys of aint islam ect coming from irans mullahs
I just can't see the thinking here. A girl bearing the national flag in the Olympics means that the Mahdi will go into a hissy fit and not appear after all. Huh? The Mahdi must be one sensitive dude: "What! You sent a girl to represent the country in the Olympics! Just for that I'm going to stay down in my well for some more years. So there!"
Actually, I'm surprised that Iran sent any Olympic team at all; aren't organized sports supposed to be kaffir inventions?
The Mahdi would also like a fishbowl of M&Ms with the brown ones taken out, along with a fresh floral arrangement, and a Bob Hope impersonator. He also requires payment in cash.
Mahdi = Wizard of Oz
"this gesture constitutes an obstacle for the 'appearance' of Mahdi"
Wow, the Mahdi is so weak he is troubled by a mere woman holding a flag.
Ding ding ding ding ding....
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Luxor hotel in sunny Las Vegas Nevada. Tonight we have the main event:
Mr. Seyye Ahmad Elmalhoda, leader of Friday prayers in Iran's city of Mashad
versus
Ms. Sara Khosjamal, Iranian Olympic Tae Kwon Do athelete.
For your entertainment, this is a three, five-minute round, no-holds-bar matchup pitting a female olympic athelete against an out-of-shape, 140lb muslim scumbag, who will be defending the honor of Islam and trying to prove that women are indeed the weaker sex. Over to you Terry "Hulk" Hogan...
Thanks Steve...Let me tell you something little brother, this girl is going to wipe the mat with his face. Then things are going to get real embarrassing. Back to you in the studio....
So there they are, busy putting together a nuke program to hasten the appearance of the Mahdi, and suddenly, out of nowhere, a woman is chosen as their flag bearer, putting all their efforts to waste. Looks like what the West can't do by delaying their nukes, this Muslimah will.
Ebonystone, same thought struck me about the Mahdi. Must be sulking in that well of his
So there they are, busy putting together a nuke program to hasten the appearance of the Mahdi, and suddenly, out of nowhere, a woman is chosen as their flag bearer, putting all their efforts to waste. Looks like what the West can't do by delaying their nukes, this Muslimah will.
Ebonystone, same thought struck me about the Mahdi. Must be sulking in that well of his
One can understand the mental conditions of Iranians due to the mental slavery for centuries resulting from unquestioned submission. But how one can explain this attitude of ANCNEWS, a 100%
product of amrican liberty
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5542322&page=1
Of course if liberty is not panacea to every ill?
Stone-age knuckle-draggers will never see the insanity of their ways.
Their brains are so inflexible they really believe in that sh*t.
""To make a woman march with the flag of the Islamic Republic in Beijing, is pure heresy and shows total disobedience of the laws mandated by our spiritual guides," said Seyye Ahmad Elmalhoda, leader of Friday prayers in Iran's holy city of Mashad."
A Muslim woman selected by a committee of free and intelligent people from hundreds of the worlds finest athletes to lead a ceremony to begin many competitions, of which every participant is proud to represent their country and maybe, just maybe, win...thus bring honor and recognition for themselves and their country is quite an achievement...but alas...as we know...Islam does not like achievement, especially achievement by women....and now we are told that honor and achievement are "pure heresy and shows total disobedience of the laws mandated by our spiritual guides,"....
Well, I would say that Islams laws mandated by Islamic spiritual guides are just plain asinine and so are those cretins who sprew forth such garbage. Islamic mush for brains from the 7th century trying to rule with the "violence be upon you if you disobey our stupid asinine decrees" mindset.
The Young Iranian atheletes may or may not win a medal, but make no doubt about it, they are proud to be participating and no one made them do it...They no doubt are proud of their country and of their religion...even if that country is Iran and the religion is Islam...
At least they are trying to accomplish something other that killing and behaving badly...too bad Islamic clerics can follow their example..
oops.....should be ...too bad Islamic clerics cannot follow their example...
You. Just. Can't. Make. This. Stuff. Up.
ROTFL.
Feminism for Iran. Burn your Burkhas.
And the beauty of it is, they really don't realize how ridiculous they make themselves look to the civilized world with pronouncements such as this.
"To make a woman march with the flag of the Islamic Republic in Beijing, is pure heresy and shows total disobedience of the laws mandated by our spiritual guides."
I know, don't you love it?
Be careful Islam. Your slip is showing.
Are we shure the Mahdi is a "dude" and not a "dudette"?
Watching the opening ceremony, I saw that the Iraqis had team –including, horror of horrors, a woman!
She was not wearing a burqu or even a headscarf!
A small sign of progress, I suppose.
"He was referring to the mainly Shia Islam belief that imam Mohammed al-Mahdi will appear to fight a final apocalyptic battle over the forces of evil."
Uh... is everyone sure these guys know that the Olympics are games?
Wouldn't it be the ultimate irony if the Mahdi turned out to be a woman, bent on avenging her muslim sisters' centuries of suffering?
And the beauty of it is, they really don't realize how ridiculous they make themselves look to the civilized world with pronouncements such as this.
Not half as ridiculous as what we in the civilized world make ourselves look to them
through our spinelessness and political correctness.
Sadly, whoever made the decision to "parade" this woman in front of the world like that signed her up for the chopping block (or stoning theater) once she gets home. Run lady... run for you life!
I wonder what China would do with political (religious) defectors requesting asylum?
South Africa was once banned from the Olympics for having racial segregation and apartheid.
Why aren't those Islamic countries banned from the Olympic games for having gender segregation and apartheid?
"To make this woman march means to openly declare war to our religious values. Whoever is responsible for this unforgivable act, he should know that this gesture constitutes an obstacle for the 'appearance' of Mahdi," said Elmalhoda.
All the more reason to do it.
praxis9 - yes that *would* be a switch!
China is a ruthless dictatorship, certainly, but even so, were this woman to jump ship into China, she would be able to wear WHATEVER SHE LIKED in public, uncover her HAIR!!!!, wear makeup, wear pretty dresses, listen to music, go to dances and dance with MEN.
And given China's severe woman shortage and resultant hordes of lonesome hound dawgs, I'm sure that a beautiful Persian lady could take her pick of suitors.
If they're right, its good. Non-Muslims don't want the mahdi to come. Let's keep parading those women around just to make sure.
Ladywolfnl posted an image of the flagbearer. I followed the link:
http://www.radiojavan.com/news/2008/08/08/Irans-Team-At-Olympics-Opening-Ceremony
and found the following priceless comment by poster Shahob:
"when they announced Iran's name i could have sweared i heard booing by the spectators"
Really? What a shock! Everybody knows how highly Iran is regarded, all over the world, what with their "peaceful" nuclear program, and their vow to wipe Israel off the map, and their horrible mistreatment of women and religious minorities, hanging of homosexuals, repression of free speech, forced child marriage, religious-sanctioned outraging of goats . . .