Although the National Post retracted a report that Iran was considering a dress code for non-Moslems, a NY Sun follow up interview with a spokesman from Iran’s Jewish community raises the worrisome possibility that we haven’t seen the last of this issue:
While the legislation considered in the Iranian parliament, the Majlis, so far does not create a dress code for Iran’s Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians – an echo of Nazi laws that required Jews, homosexuals, Gypsies, and communists to wear distinctive armbands and badges – the spokesman, Sam Kermanian, said yesterday that he suspected early reports of this kind may have been a trial balloon.
“I am not sure if we have the whole picture. The person who originally reported this, Amir Taheri, is someone with fantastic credibility. In my heart, I think there must have been something that triggered this,” Mr. Kermanian said.
UPDATE: Our appreciation to Antonia Z. for linking to us.
