You can see from her wearing of the hijab and niqab that Joss Stone was ready to be accommodating, and she didn’t plan to sing anyway, but none of that mattered.
“Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.” — Ayatollah Khomeini
“Iran DEPORTS Joss Stone because authorities were terrified she might try to sing: Pop star says she was booted out of the country in Instagram video,” by Ryan Fahey, Mailonline, July 4, 2019:
Soul singer Joss Stone says she was ‘detained’ and ‘deported’ by Iranian authorities after they blacklisted her, fearing that she might perform a public show which is illegal for females in the country.
The ‘Soul Sessions’ artist had arrived in the Islamic Republic as part of a worldwide concert tour, though she didn’t plan to perform there.
Posting on Instagram, Stone appears in a video wearing a white headscarf saying: ‘Well, we got to Iran, we got detained and then we got deported.’
She told her fans that while she knew it was illegal to perform, she still wanted to see Iran.
She described the authorities that met her on arrival at Iran’s Kish Island as professional throughout their interaction.
‘These people are genuinely nice kind people that felt bad that they couldn’t override the system,’ she wrote in a caption.
Under Iranian law, women cannot perform solo concerts, though women do play in ensemble bands and orchestras.
It’s unclear what Stone planned to otherwise do in Iran, though her Instagram post described her desire to show ‘the positives of our globe.’
Iranian newspapers reported Stone’s Instagram comments on Thursday, though there was no immediate government comment on her claims….
She has also visited Saudi Arabia where she ran into criticism from her fans for supporting the decision to wear the Niqab – a full face covering veil worn by some Muslim women.
She told her fans that ‘The women here are strong and exercising their choice to be free, wear what they want and do what they want,’ she wrote on her Instagram.
Her opinions were met with uproar from fans, with one saying: ‘The niqab is not a symbol of a free, powerful woman, it is one of oppression. Western liberal progressives and feminists are falsely portraying it as something beautiful and powerful.’…
Indeed.
mortimer says
Joss Stone is lucky compared to the fate of thousands of Iranian women currently in jail for ‘improper’ wearing of a veil. One more Western Pollyanna has been deprogrammed from her unsubstantiated belief that Islam is benevolent and compatible with modernity.
Christianblood says
So-called “liberal democracies” like the UK and the US kept Julian Assange, a journalist confined in an embassy in London for seven years and then forcibly removed him and put him in jail while the US processes his extradition and all of it because he exposed US and Nato war crimes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oqJiNzJQ_E
Christianblood says
One should not throw rocks on to other people when they live in a house made of glass!
US and its allies are in bed with Saudi Arabia, a savage nation that routinely beheads and crucifies innocent people and yet they keep demonizing Iranian nation which is far more tolerant and far more moderate than their Saudi head-chopping allies!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O0uR03s7m4
Angemon says
“One should not throw rocks on to other people when they live in a house made of glass!”
You don’t even have a house to live in – that never stopped you from throwing pebbles at anyone, even when said pebbles end up ricochetting and hit you in the head.
“Iranian nation which is far more tolerant and far more moderate”
Just as long as you’re not a female singer…
Giacomo Latta says
”US and NATO war crimes”? Such as …
Angemon says
Ensuring former Warsaw pact nations are able to defend themselves against Russian aggression.
John says
Another Dumb individual jack ass.
NotALib_NoMo says
Damn!!! I really liked her. Oh well.
revereridesagain says
With a little effort we could convince Miley, Taylor, Bette, Mira, Ramala, Rosie, and AOC that traveling to Iran in a niqab advances the cause of feminism and LGBTQuackery. With a little more effort we could probably convince the mullahs to keep them. OK, probably not Rosie. Still, worth thinking about.
CRUSADER says
Joss Stone dates “Si Chai”…
(She also wants to “100, 1000, 1 million percent” get to see
wide use of cannabis fully legalized.)
So, Si Chai is a nickname on Simon Blatchly. He’s a 40 something guy for whom she froze her eggs, being that she is only 32 and claims she wants to experience and see the whole wide world….
But, it seems this Simon, a music promoter / impresario, is NOT the fellow from the article below — though that would be ironic!!!
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Simon Blatchly, senior Northamptonshire police officer has returned from Iraq, having spent the last year offering international policing support to the war torn country.
Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Blatchly spent 2014 as the Senior Police Adviser with the United Nations, sharing his vast knowledge and experience of UK policing, to the Iraqi forces.
Working within a challenging and hostile environment, Simon provided police support at a ministerial level, to assist in the management of Iraqi elections. He also provided advice on ways to support the Iraqi government on security, capacity building and strengthening the police system.
Speaking about his experience, Simon said: “Policing no longer operates in clearly defined borders. Whether policing in the UK or overseas the impact of organised crime, terrorism, etc is universal. The UK has a reputation of delivering excellence and advanced policing practices. Police deployments with the UN, abroad, help to provide opportunities for us to share our expertise and help stabilise a country, which in turn can help to support UK national security. I can only describe working in Iraq as policing with a very different sort of pressure. It has really bolstered my professional skills and competencies. The level of negotiating, high pressure policing, understanding new and complex problems in a completely different environment and cultural awareness, means I can now bring back an exceptional skill set to policing in the UK and to Northamptonshire.”
While in Iraq, Simon carried out prison visits, meeting some of Saddam Hussein’s ex cabinet, and morbidly the gallows where Saddam was hanged. Officer safety took a new meaning when he was evacuated from Bagdad after ISIS was believed to be close.
He also worked on the humanitarian side, supporting interviews and looking into human rights violations. In October he focused on working on the Iraqi National Guard concept and resurrecting some international rule of law initiatives as the international community and funding started returning to Baghdad.
Assistant Chief Constable Ivan Balhatchet, said: “Whilst opportunities like this are rare, they do provide officers with a unique chance to develop new skills in a completely different environment. When Simon returns to the force, he will bring with him experience that will offer Northamptonshire Police new insights in keeping our County safe.”
Walter Sieruk says
There is no song joy or happiness in Islam, so the above quote The above quote by ayatollah Khomeini that is “Allah did not create man so that he could have fun.”. For once Khomeini said the truth and didn’t lie. That character actually said a true statement
As is the saying ,which is “Even the devil ones in awhile says something that is true. ”
Only a few years ago one Sunday morning a gust speaker spoke at church. He was ,in times past, a Muslim, a Hezbollah member and an Iranian citizen. Now he’s a Christian, and exposes the many errors and falsehoods of Islam and he is now also an American citizen.
That Sunday morning , among other things , on the viewer screen he showed a photograph of him and is family when they were still all Muslims and existed in Iran In that photo some of them standing and some were sitting . The point is that none of them were smiling.
He then said to the the Christian congregation while they were looking at that picture who ,with much ,sarcasm, ” See how happy we all were back then as Muslims .There is no happiness in Islam.”
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Moreover, Ayatollah Khomeini had also declared “The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam . There can be no…joy in whatever is serious.” [1]
[1] THE ISLAM IN ISLAMIC TERRORISM by Ibn Warraq page 348.
CRUSADER says
Perhaps if the mullahs and ayatollahs could just hear her sing…
then there could be joy brought to Islam….
Joss Stone – “Midnight Train To Georgia” – Live At The Roundhouse 2016
Quite an entertaining singer!
(Although, Muslims in America also might send her packing on the last train out….)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipKeSfWgdRE
ntesdorf says
Her vacant time slot was filled by a Barber Shop Quartet of Mullahs intoning from the Minaret.
CRUSADER says
The woman in the article’s photo is reminiscent of the actress
in the movie, “The Terrorist Next Door” —
Fact-based drama about the recruitment and capture of a terrorist, who was arrested trying to smuggle a bomb into Los Angeles International Airport on New Year’s Eve, 1999.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL025hx8BpY
Earl of Sandwich says
Soul singing is too refined for those savages anyway
eduardo odraude says
Stone was either an idiot or a thuggish liar when she said Saudi Arabian women were wearing the niqab voluntarily.
The Iranians may have deported her in part because they were unsure what some members of the Iranian population might do to a blond beauty if things got out of hand, given Islam’s attitude toward non-Muslim women, particularly to blond women, and to women in general. Islam teaches that animalism toward women is moral except when women submit to Islamic men’s rules.
eduardo odraude says
And when I say “animalism,” I mean rape and gang rape, not merely verbal rudeness or oggling, obnoxious as rudenss and oggling are.
Angemon says
And they say there’s no fun in islam – what a joke!
😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
abad says
Ironically, while there are some Iranian popular singers like Googoosh and Farzad Farzin, they cannot really be compared to Britney Spears types like Joss Stone. Not familiar with Stone but she seems like the dinghy type.
Fun fact: even though Freddie Mercury’s parents were from India, their ancestors originally came from then called Persia.
FYI says
This might explain the islamic hatred of women singing..
“On the day of resurrection allah will pour molten lead into the ears
of whoever sits listening to a songstress”
Reliance of the Traveller
Umdat al salik
section r40.1
allah does not want any muslims listening to FEMALE singers.
{Imagine this:in Luke 1 Mary SINGS A SONG of Praise to God.By allah’s warped islamic logic anyone listening to a woman singing would be punished in hell by having molten lead poured in the ears.What sort of god would do that?Al lah the psychopath}
GOD What a lovely song Mary sings,praising Me.
allah grrrrr a songstress..
GOD Do you mind if I SIT listening..I mean what are you going to do about it?
allah grrrrr
GOD Now sing the ha-tikvah……I insist.C’mon chop chop.
allah{arabic] talama fi al qalb tukmin..
GOD no,no..in HEBREW.You know I never listen to Arabic allah,especially islamic “prayers”
allah….??
{What! An Arab and a foreign tongue?k 41:44}
Ade Fegan says
Thinking Mozart’s Duetino Sularia in the Shawshank redemption !