Islamic Venom Over a Kiss

leila-hatami-iran-cannes-bisesAccording to BBC World news, Fox News, and other international outlets, Iranian authorities, including Iranian Deputy Minister of Culture Hoseyn Nushabadi, are outraged over a kiss on the cheek given by President of the Cannes Film Festival Gilles Jacob to one of Iran’s most well-known movie stars, Leila Hatami, during a red carpet appearance this weekend.

Hatami starred in A Separation, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012. It was the first Iranian film to win an Oscar award. Hatami is also one of five women members of the Palme d’Or prize jury, besides director Sofia Coppola, jury president Jane Campion, and actress Carole Bouquet.

The outrage for violating Islamic laws did not just finish with Jacob’s kiss on the cheek. Hatami has been strongly criticized for extending her hand, initiating a handshake with a male to whom she is not married, and for wearing improper Islamic dress. In addition, Iranian authorities were outraged and complained that the actress’s neckline was too exposed. It is worth noting that Hatami wore her Islamic scarf.

Nushabadi pointed out angrily that Hatami’s actions and appearance in Cannes were “in violation of religious beliefs.” An Iranian state-affiliated and religious newspaper commented on Hatami’s hand extension: “[E]xtending her [Hatami's] hand to Jacob was unconventional and improper behavior.”

Yes, when a law of the land is anchored in Islamic and Sharia law— such as that of the Islamic Republic of Iran— important and critical national issues become shaking hands with a person from the opposite sex, kissing on the cheek, exposing part of the neck, smiling, etc.

Instead of concentrating on crucial issues such as unemployment (which is over 15 percent in Iran), poverty, inflation (approximately 40 percent), raising the living standards of people, the governmental ministers and top Iranian authorities are enraged with a kiss on the cheek because it violates Islamic codes of conduct.

There were many times when I lived in Iran, when I was stopped by the Islamic moral police asking me to show proof that I was married to the person I was seen walking alongside. In Iran, even walking or being together with a person of the opposite sex in the public, while being unmarried, is a violation of Islamic law. Physical contact should be completely avoided under this Sharia law.

Another well-known Iranian actress, Golshifteh Farahani, was not allowed to return to her home country of Iran after she appeared topless in a short film in 2012 and in a French magazine.

Jacob replied to these Islamic criticisms and to the Iranian media outrage regarding this affront to the chastity Muslim women by pointing out that this is “a usual custom in the West … The controversy over a usual custom in the West has therefore no reason to be … At that moment, for me she represented all Iranian cinema, then she became herself again after.”

Later Jacob tweeted, “I kissed Mrs Hatami on the cheek.”

Hatami’s violation of Islamic laws has also gone viral, specifically on twitter, with people commentating on the irrationality of this outrage by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Instead of investing in such talents and encouraging young people to pursue their dreams and promote the public good, the Islamic laws of Iran are obsessed with trivial, uncivilized laws and codes from almost 1,400 years ago.

Many Iranian women have supported Hatami’s act to defy the Islamic codes and hijab norms. On the other hand, Iran’s Islamic moral police and the hardliners also launched a media campaign depicting women with improper hijab useage as uncovered candies that naturally attracts dirty flies.

Many women have launched social media campaigns to support the actress, while the naïve female MP and head of Iran’s cultural commission, who is a puppet for the Iranian regime and benefits from this theocracy and dictatorship, called for Hatami’s punishment. She pointed out, “These artists who have used the opportunities and facilities within the Islamic republic to find fame, should not exploit it and damage the reputation of the Islamic republic.”

The intriguing phenomenon is that Iranian leaders believe that this actress defamed Iranian Muslim women and their reputation. As Noushabadi pointed out, “Those who attend international events should take heed of the credibility and chastity of Iranians, so that a bad image of Iranian women will not be demonstrated to the world. The Iranian woman is the symbol of chastity and innocence.”

Nevertheless, do Iranian authorities not recognize that their fury and outrage over such trivial things, and their Islamic and Sharia laws, depict a much worse image of Iran? Do these defenders of Islam understand that these Islamic laws have become a cause for mockery in this modern world?

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  • Elihonso

    Ahmadinejad got in trouble for touching Chavez wife ….

    • StanleyT

      And a bunch of young folks got in trouble for being “Happy” and dancing.

      • SCREW SOCIALISM

        It’s a Crime Against Humanity to be “Happy” and gay in Fascist Iran.

  • Muhammad67

    These things are for the chastity of a woman. So they dont become like Western naked women who are indoctrinated into this male-dominated imposition.. and they are showing their skin and body to men…pathetic

    • StanleyT

      Spoken like a true “man”. Why so threatened Mo? Worried about your size, perhaps?

    • john spielman

      you see mohammed 67, it’s like this;

      • Bystanding withness

        Hi John! Maybe your Holy Spirit of God should fill you guys with a bit more SELF CONTROL?!?!?! How anyone in this time and age can still believe in any of these fairy tales a.k.a. religions like Judaism, Christianity and/or Islam is beyond me … or any other of these deity oriented stories …

        But regarding your self control – it seems to me you guys need to work on it a bit harder: “Every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted”. Tststststs – how can you … and then claim “self control”!!! ROFL!!!

        Rape statistics of America
        http://www.rainn.org/statistics

        According to the American Medical Association, sexual violence and rape in particular, is considered the most under-reported violent crime. Source: ttp://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/10/the-youngest-person-to-ever-give-birth-was-only-5-years-old/

        About Victims·
        44% of victims are under age 18
        80% are under age 30

        Sexual Assault Numbers
        Every 2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted

        There is an average of 207,754 victims (age 12 or older) of sexual assault each year

        Reporting to Police
        54% of sexual assaults are not reported to the police
        97% of rapists will never spend a day in jail

        About Rapists
        Approximately 2/3 of assaults are committed by someone known to the victim·
        38% of rapists are a friend or acquaintance

        • john spielman

          Dear Bystanding witness:re your first point, simply wait until you die to see if the Bible is correct or not.
          Point #2 you are right about soaring sexual assaults, but this is because our society has rejected the TRUTH(Jesus) and have no fear of God nor of Judgement day unlike 70 years ago. These peole that are doing these crimes neither know Jesus nor have His Spirit in them. (same goes for so called Chrsistan pastors who sexually assault their flock)

    • SCREW SOCIALISM

      Moohammed,

      In the US we like beautiful, smart, strong, red blooded Women.

      In Islamist hellholes, you like women covered in their own blood.

    • Native

      Only within the past 20 years. Before, women were allowed to dress and behave like Western women. It was only after the Taliban and other muslim filth began their rampage that this pathetic crap began. Muslim men are cowards with teeny little penises, so are intimidated and frightened easily.

    • Habbgun

      I really and truly doubt it. Our leftist feminists hate it when other religions believe the sexes should have some kind of modesty but always endorse Islam. There is probably something else going on. Maybe they just think your religion is an empty shell through which they can replace capitalism with socialism? Maybe they are right. Your collaborators are leftist atheists. PATHETIC!!!!

      • Lea

        and mason Satanists…

    • Drakken

      If your in the West Haji, GTF out! We infidels don’t want you here and we sure as h*ll don’t need you and your inbred kind. Soon, your not going to get a choice.

    • Lea

      If chastity were ever dependent on clothing, then we could say so, but the fact remains, that clothing has never prevented the man from raping as muslims have proven over and over again. Islam overwhelmingly favours the male dominated position for should a woman be gang raped by 8 muslims she is then punished on top of it. This is common in muslim countries. The result of this Islamic aversion to women showing their skin and their body to men has in fact enforced and perpetuated the male idea that the woman is a piece of sexual property. In Egypt a woman covered in niqab is harassed every few metres. Fact. In Morocco a muslim lady wrote an article about the sexual harassment that women must endure at the hands of muslim men.

    • DVult

      Like a bunch of mindless parrots babbling this insane nonsense. Everyone runs around nude in western societies.

      • SCREW SOCIALISM

        If the West is so awful, why do Muslims move to the West?

        Their goal is to islamicize the West.

        • DVult

          They move here because they and their idiot religion have turned their own countries into crapholes. Then they come here and start yapping about how their religion is superior. If it was superior then why did you leave your own country? Anyway, I have heard this insanity about people running around nude here from multiple muslim sources. According to them if you are not covered head to toe then you are nude.

    • violinlizzy

      Let me rephrase that for you, Muhammad67. “These things are for the CONTROL and SUBJUGATION of Muslim women. So they don’t become like Western women who are ENLIGHTENED and FREE in an EQUAL SOCIETY… showing their skin and body as much or as little as they choose, in whatever clothes they choose, whenever they choose. Excellent.”

    • liz

      “This male dominated imposition” -really?
      Says the guy from the most male dominated culture and religion on the planet, which imposes the worst oppression of women on the planet!

    • Oswald

      There is virtue in modesty but taken to an extreme points to a problem. The woman’s skin and body is pure and why shouldn’t it be, it is made by God and represents something of Him. The sin lies in the hearts of men who lust after the representation while ignoring what is represented. All males if they are to become Man must deal with this issue except Mohammadens. They worship the behavior of Mohammed whose false god gave him permission to remain a child forever, never learning to control his emotions. Like him they to this day are encouraged to throw tantrums when they do not get the object of their desire. Muslim males refuse to become Men and insist that their women take responsibility for their own refusal to grow up. Pathetic.

  • rightrightright

    It is therefore acceptable for Moslem men to compare themselves with dirty, disease laden flies? Well golly gosh.

    • Lea

      the other analogy they use is: If you leave a piece of meat out in the open and the dogs come and eat it, who do you blame, the one who exposed the meat or the dogs?

      • liz

        Well in the case of Muslim men, who apparently are incapable of using (or don’t have any) rational faculties to control their own impulses, I guess they do compare well to dogs and flies.

  • Hard Little Machine

    They’ll chop her head off and the Guardian will of course blame the Jews.

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    • Gregular768 .

      Was playing SIM Earth on the PC and Islam appeared in my game….

      ***BAM***

      Every mosque was knocked down, Islam was shipped to a remote island with an impenetrable wall surrounding it.
      They then proceeded to blow each other up to their hearts content while the civilised world got ringside seats and ate popcorn while watching.

      Consequently I won the game with record high population satisfaction….. Go figure XD

  • Habbgun

    A kiss on the hand may be quite continental but an AR-15 is an Iran girls best friend.

    A kiss may be grand but it won’t fight a fatwa. AR-15s are an Iran girls best friend.

    • SCREW SOCIALISM

      The Monroe Doctrine. ;-)

  • Drakken

    They don’t kill the animal, they use it again, and again and again.

    • Babylonandon

      I didn’t say how long afterwards.

  • Nelson Stanley

    OH the HORROR,or is that -Oh the WHORE !!

  • Douglas Mayfield

    Which part of the thoroughly malevolent, enslaving, and harshly authoritarian nature of Islam are people not understanding?
    The thugs who run Islam mean business. They send out followers of Islam to murder or enslave anyone who disagrees with them or who varies, even the slightest fashion, from Sharia.
    The constant and unending stream of savage acts, including rape, murder, child abuse, and butchery, committed in countries in which Islam is pervasive, around the world, every day, is not just some unhappy accident.
    It is a direct result of the fundamental nature of the evil belief system, Islam and its ugly corollary, Sharia.

  • Lea

    How absolutely bizarre, Islam which is based on the sinful lifestyle and utterances of a psychopathic sexual deviant, which has given rise to wholesale perversions and sexual abuses for centuries, considers itself chaste in the eyes of the world. I have said before that the real sin in Islam is not the sin itself, which is in fact covertly practised as tenets of Islam, since what the false profit of Arabia did, the muslims emulate, the sin is in the matter of having the sin exposed, for the world to see. This is what gets the muslims most. External piety, internal hate.

    • 95Theses

      Great post! Well said! May I borrow?

      • Lea

        Sure!

  • cacslewisfan

    Great quote. I haven’t heard that one before. It might be better than 9:29.

    • wileyvet

      It’s from the 8th Surah, Spoils of War, also know as the Booty Surah. It is a Medina Surah, and refers to The Battle of Badr, the turning point in Islam.

      Q8:12. Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): “I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them.”

      • 95Theses

        That’s funny … I don’t feel terrified.

  • liz

    Yes, and the followers of Islam’s “prophet” are history’s biggest losers, dupes and stooges. No wonder they compare themselves to dogs.
    They were so easily led along by Mohammed into becoming the most destructive, retrograde force in history, all to gratify his lust for power.

  • liz

    These men remind me of some doddering old crone harping about the “unconventional and improper behavior” of children.
    Except that they are insane old crones ready to pounce with fangs and claws bared, to behead the children for the slightest impropriety.

  • ratonis

    O come on. Where are your multiculturalist sensibilities? Lopping off heads, burning churches, beating and stoning women, etc. It’s just a cultural difference. What’s the big deal?

  • laura r

    if its a goat you cant sell the meat in the same village. you have to bring it elsewhere. anyone know why? oh never mind, we dont buy goat.

  • 95Theses

    Which is exactly how the Ayatollah Khomeini interpreted the koran:

    #2631. It is loathsome to eat the meat of horse and mule and donkey and if somebody makes coitus with them, that is an intercourse, they become unlawful and they must be taken out of the city and sold elsewhere.

    #2632. If they have intercourse with a cow and sheep and camel their urine and dung becomes unclean and drinking their milk will also be unlawful and they must be killed and burned without delay, and the person who had intercourse with them must pay money to the owner. Further, if he had intercourse with any beast its milk becomes unlawful.

    http://www.steynonline.com/1516/the-shagged-sheep

    It’s a hilarious article that Mr. Steyn has written, all the more so because the quotes!

  • Coastliner

    The ‘religion of peace’ really is a mental illness – if this story does not prove that, I don’t know what does!