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== Sourced ==
== Sourced ==
*"Iran is the land of lofty mystics and a treasure of spirituality."<ref>[http://iran-daily.com/1385/2806/html/panorama.htm Iran Helping Turkey Organize Rumi Confab]</ref>

=== Morality police ===

* In Iran, the walls of homes are transparent and the halls of [[justice]] are opaque. This ‘morality’ campaign shows how fragile respect for [[w:privacy|privacy]] and personal [[dignity]] is in Iran today.
** [http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2007/05/17/iran15942.htm Iran: End Arrests on Immorality Charges] 17 May 2007

===Enemies of Iran===
*The Zionist regime (Israel) and the [[w:Federal government of the United States|American government]] are the main enemies of Iran, and hatred for America is deepening every day around the globe.
**Grand Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]], {{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSHOS84369520070728|title=Iran's Khamenei says U.S. and Israel are main foes|publisher=Reuters|date=28 July 2007|dateaccess=2007-07-28}}

== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Iranian art]]

* [[Religious police]]

==External links==
{{similarlinks}}
*[http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSBLA66590320070716 Iran police step up crackdown on unIslamic dress]
*{{cite news|url=http://www.neurope.eu/view_news.php?id=76442|title=Sanctions are a bargain when it comes to Iran|publisher=New Europe|date=28 July 2007|accessdate=2007-07-28}}


[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:Countries]]

Revision as of 11:00, 2 November 2007

Iran

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian جمهوری اسلامی ايران), transliteration: Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān), formerly known internationally as Persia, is a Southwest Asian country located in the geographical territories of the Middle East and South Asia.

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  • "Iran is the land of lofty mystics and a treasure of spirituality."[1]

See also