Ascent & JonahG There is much to be admired, they are very hospitable (be sure you like tea
), and there are Christians there but for the most part it is not a Christian culture.
They condone girls who have not even reached menarche being forced to marry and then raped by their husbands, honor killings, and I cannot blame people for their government but the current government was brought in with the support of many of the people. Not the younger people obviously but their parents and grandparents. The Shah did restrict some of the religious freedoms but to support & protest for Khomeini as the answer? They fought a long war with Iraq, allowing young teenage boys to serve in the military, often younger teens were sent ahead of older troops! Khomeini is still revered though with most of the people like some kind of saint.
Many hate Jєωs, Arabs, and Westerners and teach their little children to chant they are Satan & death to Isreal and Amerca each morning. What kind of craziness is to do that to little children? Good Morning Children, chant Israel is Satan & death to America and then pull out your math sheets.
They speak ill of people from Western countries because of loose morals but their own society has a
huge double standard. Virginity is required with a hymen exam before marriage for women. They don't teach their son's to be chaste or require any type of virginity of them before marriage. They also allow prostitution through temporary marriages. They speak about private sɛҳuąƖ things very openly too. They favor boy pregnancies over girl pregnancies, abortion and contraception are both moral to them. At the same time they hold and spread 5th century ideas about women (like menstruation is dirty) you see trendy things like plastic surgery for cosmetic reasons. (I don't mean for a scar or burn.)