TEHRAN — The first snow of the season fell in Tehran this week, but female ski bums planning to carve fresh lines at one of the three resorts in the Alborz mountain range will be able to hit the slopes only if they are accompanied by a male guardian.
A police circular, reported Thursday on the pro-government EtedaalWeb site, states that women and girls are no longer allowed to ski in the absence of a husband, father or brother.
Now, let us consider some possibilities here:
- Iran is looking to increase the number of people on the slopes
- Iran’s government is continuing its pattern of the oppression of women.
That is, last year if there were X women skiing solo, this year there will be at least 2X skiers on the slopes, at least doubling the business of the ski resorts.
Nah, that couldn’t be it, could it?
Hmmm…..
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