Terror is the only tool that the mullahs have against the protesters. “Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60)
“Iran slaps couple with 10 year prison sentences for dancing in front of landmark in Tehran in latest brutal crackdown on any dissent to regime,” by David Averre, Daily Mail, February 2, 2023 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
An Iranian court has handed jail sentences of over 10 years each to a young couple for dancing in front of one of Tehran’s main landmarks, activists said on Tuesday.
Astiyazh Haghighi and her fiance Amir Mohammad Ahmadi, both in their early 20s, had been arrested in early November after a video went viral of them dancing romantically in front of the Azadi Tower in Tehran.
Haghighi did not wear a headscarf in defiance of the Islamic republic’s strict rules for women, while women are also not allowed to dance in public in Iran, let alone with a man.
A revolutionary court in Tehran sentenced them each to 10 years and six months in prison, as well as bans on using the Internet and leaving Iran, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said.
It is the latest crackdown by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s ruthless Islamic republic on any behaviour that could be construed as dissent amid ongoing countrywide protests against the regime.
The condemned couple, who already had a following in Tehran as popular Instagram bloggers, were convicted of ‘encouraging corruption and public prostitution’ as well as ‘gathering with the intention of disrupting national security’ according to HRANA.
The organisation cited sources close to their families as saying they had been deprived of lawyers during the court proceedings while attempts to secure their release on bail have been rejected.
It said Haghighi is now in the notorious Qarchak prison for women outside Tehran, whose conditions are regularly condemned by activists.
The couple’s video had been hailed as a symbol of the freedoms demanded by the protest movement, with Ahmadi at one moment lifting his partner in the air as her long hair flowed behind.
One of the main icons of the Iranian capital, the gigantic and futuristic Azadi (Freedom) Tower is a place of huge sensitivity.
It opened under the rule of the last shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the early 1970s when it was known as the Shahyad (In Memory of the Shah) Tower, but was renamed after the shah was ousted in 1979 with the creation of the Islamic republic.
Iranian authorities have clamped down severely on all forms of dissent since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini – a young woman who was arrested for allegedly violating the headscarf rules in September – sparked protests that have turned into a movement against the regime.
At least 14,000 people have been arrested since the death of Amini in connection with the protests, according to the United Nations, ranging from prominent celebrities, journalists and lawyers to ordinary people who took to the streets….
Iran’s judiciary this month also openly stated it will ‘firmly punish’ women who violate strict dress rules….
Fitna says
This is the end game for us if Islam ever takes hold in our nations like it did in Iran. They’ll strip away all our rights and freedoms and punish us for stupid reasons, for things that are not harmful to anyone.
Meanwhile it’ll be acceptable to arrest, beat, rape and kill women for not wearing a cloth on their head or for showing too much skin.
This is the insanity and barbarity of this evil death cult on full display. We should never, ever compromise with Muslims on anything. Give them an inch and they’ll take everything you have and make your life a living hell, esp. for girls/women.
James Lincoln says
Yes, Fitna.
Iran is a harbinger of things to come to the Western world – unless we effectively confront and marginalize islam.
gravenimage says
+1
Walter Sieruk says
That couple who have been sentenced to years in prisoned prison by Iran’s Islamic court is a reflection and outright proof that there is no happiness , joy dancing fun or humor in Islam.
As Ayatollah Khomeini had 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.
tim gallagher says
Yes, ten years for dancing – that seems about right in the insane mentality of islam. what a bunch of primitive knuckle dragging, totally inhuman creatures these scum that are in power in Iran, and all Muslim countries, are. There is the modern civilised world where people can live a reasonably pleasant life and then there is the islamic world where people are forced to live the primitive lives that people used to live way back in 7th century Arabia. islam needs to go so the people under islamic control can begin to live the civilised modern way of life.
Walter Sieruk says
That brutal, cruel oppressive malicious and murderous Islamic regime of Iran, which denies the Iranian, people their basic natural human rights.
The Iranian people are right and righteous by engaging in bitter and strong protests against those cruel malicious and murderous tyrants in power of that cruel and oppressive Sharia based dictatorship of that Islamic regime of Iran.
In other words, those vicious despots of that horrendously horrific Islamic regime have provoked the people excessively too far.
That honorific Islamic regime of Iran oppresses the people and denied them their natural human rights, the Bible in Proverbs 15;15 reads “All the days of the oppressed are wretched.”
John ..Smith says
Everything that brings pleasure or happiness is forbidden in satans religion islam. Singing is haram, (forbidden) playing a musical instrument is haram, art is haram, not wearing a hijab is haram. dancing is haram. So when a woman lets her hair down and dances with a man in the street, they both get 10 years in prison.
Yet murder, lying, thieving, raping, paedophilia, cannibalism, bestiality and even necrophilia are all considered halal (legal) in islam.
What an evil, vile, perverse religion islam truly is.
gravenimage says
That sums it up, John.
John ..Smith says
Thank you Gravenimage
Linde B. says
I totally agree with Fitna, Walter, Tim and John. Their comments are all truthful and
relevant. And I would like to add information about the human intelligences that have been identified by Dr. Howard Gardner to support what the above commenters have written. Dr. Howard Gardner wrote a theory on the 8 human intelligences that he identified, and said there could be a few more, and not just these 8. His theory spoke about succeeding in life and finding something to do in the working world whether a person works for a corporation, a small company, a non profit, or has their own business. Dr. Gardner said: “Everyone has these 8 intelligences, but not in equal portions. Find out what your strongest and highest intelligence is, and pursue it. You will be successful.” These are the 8 intelligences he has identified, and they are not in any special order. They are all important.
1. Mathematical/Logical; you love working with numbers. This intelligence is related to-
2. Musical; you can create music, interpret another’s music, play an instrument, sing on key, and you have rhythm.
3. Visual/Spatial; all architects, artists, designers, and good drivers have this intelligence.
4. Verbal-linguistic; you love languages and you love reading, writing, speaking and listening.
5. Physical intelligence; all athletes have this.
6. Ways with animals and nature; all animal rights activists have this intelligence and all tribal leaders had to have this intelligence or the whole tribe would starve.
7. Inter-personal; you relate well to others and know how to make connections to others. Any person who wants to be a leader has to have this intelligence.
8. Intra-personal; you know yourself inside/ out, upside/down and backwards/forwards. This intelligence also helps people to be leaders because if you feeling a certain way about something, chances are good that many (not all) but many people are feeling as you are.
I am bringing up this theory and these points to show what a stupid person the so-called “prophet” Muhammad was, and how totally idiotic the “god” of Islam is. If “Allah” really
created people with all these intelligences, wouldn’t “Allah” want all his human creatures to survive and thrive because of these intelligences?
I hope that JihadWatch can print a name and address as to who and where US citizens can write a civil comment to the person at the UN, the OIC and other groups about these horrendous arrests. These leaders need feedback on the horribleness of people being arrested for dancing in a public place and not hurting anybody. They need to get public opinion on how bizarre and barbaric it is for Iran to arrest people and jail them for doing non-threatening things like dancing, or singing, or holding a Bible, or eating non-halal food, or not wearing a hijab. All of these involve free choice which surprise! “Allah” supposedly created too, OR DID “ALLAH” CREATE NOTHING? 😜😂😈
tim gallagher says
To my mind, islam is a disgusting, evil religion, Linde B, and this concept of god that Muslims believe in is an evil, hate filled version of what god is supposed to be like. allah is always calling for murderous violence against people who are non-Muslims. To me, islam is like some kind of throwback to mankind’s primitive times. It should have become extinct ages ago. There is the civilised section of the human race and then there is islam. I think the people in Iran seem to want to throw off the shackles of barbaric islam and live the modern life. 10 years for dancing. How idiotic and evil is that punishment.
Linde B. says
To tim Gallagher- Your latest comment is 100% true and correct and of course, I agree with you. It’s always great to get a “double scoop” of your comments on the same article. 🍦🍦
gravenimage says
Sadly, most in the OIC approve of this savagery. It is perfectly Islamic.
Linde B. says
Hi gravenimage- It is hard for me to understand how any person or any group/ organization can justify the barbaric killing in Iran of a daughter who did not want to wear the hijab anymore or how Boko Haram in Nigeria goes into a church where there are people who do not have weapons and barbarically shoots most of them dead. How can anyone from the western world or the Buddhist world or the Hindu world etc. even think about interacting with groups such as OIC, etc.?
gravenimage says
Linde, this is horrifying, but pious Muslims are told, often from the cradle, that this is what their vicious deity wants them to do.
Gurek says
More and more Muslims leave Islam because there is no fun in it and also reading the Qur’an in their native languages. When Muslims learn that fine arts are prohibited by Muhammad they get shocked and in time they distance themselves from Islam. Because a nation without art means that the lifelines of a nation have been severed and that nation is left to death.
gravenimage says
This is probably true of *some* Muslims, Gurek–but when many Muslims learn what their vicious creed demands, they want to impose it on others, not leave Islam. There are a whole slew of Shari’ah states that allow few of the arts.
Linde B. says
To Gurek- Your comment make sense,
and I agree with it, but according to my textbook “The History of Art” by H.W. Janson, Islam did have art as far back
as 715 AD. A mosque in Samarra, Iraq
was built in 848 AD and finished in
852 AD and it borrowed elements from a mosque in Cordova, Spain that was begun in 786 AD. The Court of the Lions at The Alhambra in Granada, Spain, (1354-1391) shows detailed archways and sculptures
of lions. And yes, calligraphers could draw people on manuscript parchment but not
be called or viewed as a “painter” which
was an occupation that was deemed “an abomination” in the sight of Allah.😂
There is “The Album of the Conquerer”
from the mid-14th century found in the Topkapu Palace Museum in Istanbul,
Turkey that shows a scene with trees,
land, hills, and swirling clouds in the
sky in different shades of green, red,
orange, gold, tan, brown, blue and grey.
Also, the Turks developed a mosque
that had a madrasah with a dome similar
to a Byzantine church!
Did the ladies in the harems of the
Islamic Sultans dance for his pleasure
with music made using bells and
drums?
So now, knowing that for many
centuries there was art in the Islamic
world, why are religious and political
leaders in Muslim countries like Iran
saying that their citizens cannot be
doing anything that is deemed “artistic”? They are evil hypocrites in addition to
being stupid. 🤪😈
Gurek says
Thanks for your comment. It’s interesting that there has been some kinds of art in the Islamic world. Some Islamic architectures like the Samarra Mosque Minaret are good looking examples. Many Muslims did not take the sicruptures literally and they developed some kind of art. Mullahs in power in Iran and their radical Shariah enforcing ilk in other Muslim countries unfortunately doesn’t want us to know. Even though there is the no compulsory in religion verse in the Qur’an.
Linde B. says
To Gurek- Thank you for letting me know that there
is no compulsory in religion verse in the Quran. To my mind, that makes Islam even whackier than I thought! 😝
gravenimage says
Gurek, there is nothing specific in the Qur’an–but the Hadith are pretty explicit. Here is one:
Abu Talhah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog, nor an image in a likeness.” Abu Talhah said, “The Prophet means by likeness an image of living souls.”
Sources: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 3225, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2106
There are others.
This is the main reason why the Taliban blew up the Bamiyan Buddhas.
John ..Smith says
Thanks for this lnfo Linda, and everything you say is true. There has been art in islamic cultures, there’s also been music and dancing. but in reality it’s flying in the face of true islamic doctrine. If you dig deep into the hadiths and other scriptures you will find most is haram
For example music in Iran is pretty much taboo. Khamenie said, “music is not compatible with the values of the islamic republic.”
As far as art goes some islamic scholars say that some art can be tolerated, such as the drawing of trees and mountains, but not animate beings or animals. muhamad also said, “every image maker will be in the fire,” it’s a pretty hard price to pay for drawing a picture of someone. The same sort of rules apply to dancing and other pleasures, islam is basically against any form of pleasure.
Linde B. says
To John..Smith- Your comments provide information to those not in the know, and thank you for them.
I am a retired teacher, and 1 way children learn is by seeing pictures or photos of different animals and humans. Not being able to see different species of dogs, bears, birds (or any other animal) is something I cannot imagine. I would love to see a science textbook for 6th graders from a country like Iran, Turkey or
Jordan and see exactly how students at that level learn about biospheres and habitats. Or if they even do!
John ..Smith says
Linda
Thank you for your reply, and I am well aware that you are a very nice intelligent person.
When I first started studying islam I had no idea what I was getting into. I had no idea how satanic it really is. Did you know that having sex with a corpse is considered halal in islam, well it is.
Did you know that muhammad was caught having sex with his dead aunt while she was lying in the grave, well he was.
Also the Egyptian government passed a law a few years ego that a husband can have sex with his deceased wife. how sick is that.
Oh yes, and cannibalism is also considered halal in islam, Check it out, “Eat and kill an apostate in islam is halal” Rob Christian.
islam is the most evil satanic religion the world has ever known.
John ..Smith says
Linda
Bye the way I have just checked out my accusation that the Egyptian government passed a law that husbands can have sex with their dead wives. They are in denial of it now, but they certainly weren’t a few years ago when there was a different government was in office.
Linde B. says
To John..Smith- This is in reply to your latest comment about Muhammad having sex with his dead aunt, etc.
I am shocked, disgusted and ready to vomit over any
guy wanting to have sex with a dead person. That is depraved. And thank you also for stating that the Egyptian government some years ago stated that sex with dead bodies is acceptable in Islam. 😈
So I want to propose a new slogan: “Islam: The Religion For Pervs and Murderers”.
gravenimage says
Linde, most of the countries that had any sort of Islamic art were those that had a strong pre-Islamic artistic tradition–India, Persia, and Turkey. There were no such traditions in Arabia.
Then, most art was done for *private* consumption, like the famous Mughal miniatures; this was very rarely public art.
Linde B. says
To gravenimage- I was unaware of these facts, so thank you for posting them. Expressing oneself through
the arts: movement, singing,
painting and sculpting are
normal human endeavors. So any religion in the 21st century that forbids these
human expressions should
be exposed by the media
and abandoned by the societies in which this religion has taken hold.
God created freedoms.
God bless our freedoms.
gravenimage says
Thank you, Linde. I agree–after its cruelty, I find the crushing of the arts the most depressing thing in Islam.
By the way, I have a degree in History of Art from UC Berkeley. The main textbook in my first survey class was H.W. Janson’s “The History of Art”. Still a fine book, which presents a great overview of the history of art.
And Linde, great to see you posting here again!
Joe1 says
These rulings are from the people who know Islam the best. According to them, persecution and tyranny are at the very heart of Islam.
gravenimage says
They aren’t wrong…
Linde B. says
To gravenimage- Thank you for your kind compliment of Feb. 9 at 9:20 pm.
And I think your pseudo-name on this website makes perfect sense 🤗 as you have a degree in art history, and a “graven image” is a carving or sculpture of a creature with a face and body.🗽
gravenimage says
Thank you, Linde–that is the tongue-in-cheek reference. I am also an artist and illustrator, which Islam hates.
OLD GUY says
10 years in jail for dancing.
Wow we just gave a multiple rapist of vary young girls a year in jail. Boy did that liberal judge come up short.
If that rapist were in a muslim country, under Islam that that would be heavy sentence for raping a young girl. If she was his sister he could have cut her Head off in an ISLAMIC HONOR KILLING and probably got off with probation.
What a great and rational religion, islam. 10 yrs. for DANCING!
gravenimage says
Rape is seldom punished in Dar-al-Islam. They are more likely to arrest the victim. In places like Somalia you can be stoned to death for reporting a rape, since you are admitting to sex outside marriage. Sick stuff.
Walter Sieruk says
Benjamin Franklin had it right when in his periodical titled Poor Richard’s Almanac when he printed, “Those who are feared are also hated.”
gravenimage says
Islamic Republic of Iran gives couple ten years in prison for dancing
…………………………………………
*Appalling*–this poor couple. God, I hate Islam.
Linde B. says
This will most likely be my final comment
on the terrible information reported in this article. Music is a memory cue, even when
a neurodegenerative disease takes over.
American singer Tony Bennett was born
in 1926, making him 96 years old in 2022.
He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
several years back but still had a concert with Lady Gaga at Radio City Music Hall
in NYC in 2021! Music helps a person
remember important events that took
place in that person’s life if the music
was connected to a particular event.
Islam forbids music and that is very sad
and sickening. I wonder how many
citizens of Muslim majority countries
get Alzheimer’s disease and how that
number compares with citizens of non-
Islamic countries (where music is not forbidden) who get Alzheimer’s.