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Related: About this forumTehran bans dog walking in public spaces
Source: BBC
Tehran bans dog walking in public spaces
By News from Elsewhere...
...as found by BBC Monitoring
29 January 2019
Iran's capital city has banned the public from walking pet dogs, as part of a long-standing official campaign to discourage dog-ownership.
Tehran Police Chief Hossein Rahimi said "we have received permission from the Tehran Prosecutor's Office, and will take measures against people walking dogs in public spaces, such as parks".
'Fear and anxiety'
He told the Young Journalists Club news agency that the ban was due to dogs "creating fear and anxiety" among members of the public.
As if this were not draconian enough, Brigadier-General Rahimi added that driving with a dog in your car was also banned.
"It is forbidden to drive dogs around in cars and, if this is observed, serious police action will be taken against the car-owners in question," he told the agency, which was set up by Iran's state broadcaster to train young journalists.
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By News from Elsewhere...
...as found by BBC Monitoring
29 January 2019
Iran's capital city has banned the public from walking pet dogs, as part of a long-standing official campaign to discourage dog-ownership.
Tehran Police Chief Hossein Rahimi said "we have received permission from the Tehran Prosecutor's Office, and will take measures against people walking dogs in public spaces, such as parks".
'Fear and anxiety'
He told the Young Journalists Club news agency that the ban was due to dogs "creating fear and anxiety" among members of the public.
As if this were not draconian enough, Brigadier-General Rahimi added that driving with a dog in your car was also banned.
"It is forbidden to drive dogs around in cars and, if this is observed, serious police action will be taken against the car-owners in question," he told the agency, which was set up by Iran's state broadcaster to train young journalists.
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Tehran bans dog walking in public spaces (Original Post)
Eugene
Jan 2019
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hlthe2b
(102,378 posts)1. Ok, Ok... I'm now in.... Drop the Bomb!
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nmgaucho
(527 posts)2. Lol....I agree
Any country's government that doesnt like dogs are assholes
marble falls
(57,260 posts)4. Are they still allowed to skateboard ...
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)5. Oh FFS
What the hell is wrong with them?
sinkingfeeling
(51,474 posts)6. This is consistent with Islam
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs_in_religion
I found out about it when volunteering to monitor foreign students. Many Muslims did not want to be paired with families with pet dogs.
I found out about it when volunteering to monitor foreign students. Many Muslims did not want to be paired with families with pet dogs.
hlthe2b
(102,378 posts)7. It is an interpretation of SOME within Islam, just as homophobia is an interpretation of some Xians
Muslims in many countries do not interpret pets (e.g., dogs) this way. Many Muslims all over the world have dogs, and dogs figure prominently is some Islamic countries, such as Turkey, famous for its Kangal and Akbash breeds. Former Pakistani leader, General Pervez Musharraf was famous for his own dogs. There is even a facebook page for some Muslims wanting to show a diversity of opinions, "Good Muslims Love Dogs including at least one photo of a veiled woman with a veiled dog.
Just as women being covered head to toe is a (mis)interpretation of the Quran, so too many scholars believe is the attitude towards dogs:
The Quran mentions dogs twice, including the permission to eat meat that has been carried by hunting dogs. In another verse, a group of believers and their dog escape their persecutors by hiding in a cave, where they fall asleep. And their dog stretched his forelegs across the threshold, the verse finishes.
This tender description of the dog guarding the cave makes it clear that the animal is good company for believers, Ingrid Mattson, chair of the Islamic studies program at Huron University College, wrote last December in a column for The Huffington Post.
While many Muslims believe scripture approves canine companions, many also believe scripture discourages Muslims from keeping dogs in their homes. This belief is partly based on the Quranic verse describing the dog at the threshold of the cave, as well as a story in which the angel Gabriel breaks a rendezvous with the Prophet Muhammad because a puppy had wandered into Muhammads home.
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We angels do not enter a home in which there is a dog or a picture, Gabriel tells the prophet.
There are also a few hadith, or sayings attributed to Muhammad, that are hostile toward dogs, including a couple in which he orders the killings of dogs. But Islamic scholars and other Muslims say that many hadith are fabricated or hard to verify, including those about dogs. And because these hadith contradict the apparent divine sanction for dogs in the Quran, these stories should not be trusted.
This tender description of the dog guarding the cave makes it clear that the animal is good company for believers, Ingrid Mattson, chair of the Islamic studies program at Huron University College, wrote last December in a column for The Huffington Post.
While many Muslims believe scripture approves canine companions, many also believe scripture discourages Muslims from keeping dogs in their homes. This belief is partly based on the Quranic verse describing the dog at the threshold of the cave, as well as a story in which the angel Gabriel breaks a rendezvous with the Prophet Muhammad because a puppy had wandered into Muhammads home.
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We angels do not enter a home in which there is a dog or a picture, Gabriel tells the prophet.
There are also a few hadith, or sayings attributed to Muhammad, that are hostile toward dogs, including a couple in which he orders the killings of dogs. But Islamic scholars and other Muslims say that many hadith are fabricated or hard to verify, including those about dogs. And because these hadith contradict the apparent divine sanction for dogs in the Quran, these stories should not be trusted.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/15/islam-on-dogs-can-you-be-_n_1885580.html