Thread: The crisis in Syria

I just spoke with my friend from Syria and she disagrees with the Assad poll. She thinks it was staged, like many of the pro-Assad demonstrations are. However, she agrees with me that the Syrian people do not like the jihadists either! The original rebel movement has, unfortunately, been taken over by terrorist factions much like the Taliban, who want to turn Syria into a religious state like Iran where women are not allowed to show their faces in public. My friend strongly opposes any military action in Syria by the US. In her words, it will escalate the situation and bring retaliation upon the people of Syria. She, like me, wishes more people would just send food, medical supplies, clothing, blankets, tents and anything/everything that can help the thousands of refugees! Fortunately, her own family and friends are safe and she herself is living in Canada.

Originally Posted by Deborski

The original rebel movement has, unfortunately, been taken over by terrorist factions much like the Taliban, who want to turn Syria into a religious state like Iran where women are not allowed to show their faces in public.

Just a minor correction. In Iran women do not hide their faces. They are only required to wear a headscarf at least partially hiding their hair. Nevertheless, it is fashionable to leave the front part of the hair open. Many Iranian women even do plastic surgery to make their faces more beautiful.

The country where women tend to hide their faces is Afghanistan. When Taliban was ruling, they were not allowed to show faces in public at all. Now, as far as I know, there is no legal restriction, but many women still tend to hide their faces there.

Originally Posted by Боб Уайтман

Just a minor correction. In Iran women do not hide their faces. They are only required to wear a headscarf at least partially hiding their hair. Nevertheless, it is fashionable to leave the front part of the hair open. Many Iranian women even do plastic surgery to make their faces more beautiful.

The country where women tend to hide their faces is Afghanistan. When Taliban was ruling, they were not allowed to show faces in public at all. Now, as far as I know, there is no legal restriction, but many women still tend to hide their faces there.

Fair enough, however, depending on what brand of Islam they subscribe to, women in many Muslim countries do wear the full burkha rather than just the hijab which only covers the hair. When I was in Syria during the 1980's, women completely covered in black burkhas were a common site even though the government at that time was secular. But you are correct, the government of Iran does not require women to hide their faces. Some of the more extreme factions fighting in Syria do.