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08/24/2005 Entry: ""An army of Angelina Jolie clones is roaming north Tehran""

"Scene 4. An army of Angelina Jolie clones is roaming north Tehran, from the malls and cafes of trendy Vanak Street to the upper class suburb of Eliyaheh. Jolie is the ultimate feminist symbol in Tehran. The reason is simple: she looks Persian. And she embodies the image of the ultimate temptress - the bete noire of the Islamic regime, obsessed with female virtue. The black chador, compulsory from 1979 onwards, was supposed to master the legendary power of seduction of the Persian woman. In south Tehran, the chador still ranks a roughly 50% approval rate. But on the other side of town, the preferred composite look goes something like this: colorful Chanel or Hermes scarf, barely disguising a fashionable hairstyle; tons of make up (preferably Mac); Dolce Gabbana sunglasses; a short, tight, light overcoat posing as a chador; designer jeans; and illegally imported Ferragamo shoes. The miniskirt is not back, yet, but some more adventurous temptresses are already showing off golden ankle bracelets, something that in Khomeini times would have landed them in jail. No wonder testosterone levels are on red alert: Tehran men simply can't stop talking about 'all the pretty girls'."
Iran: Tough talk and temptresses, by Pepe Escobar, Asia Times, August 25, 2005

Hey, who needs surrealism when there's always the news?

Replies: 1 Comment

do u mean that they even look like aj in the face ?
cause if they do
the next day u will see me flying
one way ticket to tehran !!!!!!!!
:)

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