[sustran] Betr.: English version: Re: Islamic Bicycles for Iranian Women

[Lee Schipper]

This issue came up at a meeting on urban transport and poverty,
organized by the Woodrow Wilson Institute here in DC. Point was that
some bike models do not 
"fit" with some traditional womens' clothing in Africa and I guess the
middle east..

>>> "Roelof Wittink" <roelof.wittink at cycling.nl> 5/21/2007 3:07:07 AM
>>>
I read a short version in our newspaper saying that Iranian women
should cycle more but with islamic clothing. 

Mixed feelings about that

roelof wittink

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>>> carlos.pardo at sutp.org 18-5-2007 17:31 >>>
The English version of the brief summary of that news is in:

http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070517085444.ykmz3ms5&cat=null


I guess the complete article is not in English. Pretty interesting!

Best regards,
Carlos F. Pardo

ciclored wrote: 
The article  is  in spanish, maybe somebody can find the english
version...
greetings,
 Carlos Cordero
 
(PD/Agencia EFE).- Irán fabricará "bicicletas islámicas" para las
mujeres, pensadas para disimular sus formas mediante una cabina que
cubriría la mitad del cuerpo. 
"Este proyecto permite fomentar el deporte femenino", señaló Elaheh
Sofali, una de las responsables del proyecto, según informa el diario
gubernamental del país.
Faezeh Hachémi, hija del ex presidente iraní Akbar Hachémi Rafsandjani,
ex responsable del deporte olímpico femenino, intentó el desarrollo del
ciclismo entre las mujeres en los años 90, pero está decisión no tuvo el
éxito deseado por la oposición de los religiosos conservadores.
EL TELÓN DE FONDO O EL VELO DE FONDO
Como cada primavera, la campaña contra la "vestimenta indecorosa" se
está ensañando con las mujeres, cuyos pañuelos coloridos y cada vez más
escuetos desafían la imposición del uniforme islámico.
Sólo durante los cuatro primeros días de la campaña, 150.000 personas
fueron interpeladas en todo el país, de las que 13 pasaron a disposición
judicial, según informó el jefe de la policía, general Ismael
Ahmadi-Moghaddam.
El resto se libraron firmando compromisos de buena conducta que en caso
de reincidencia se aportarán ante el juez. Desde el arranque de la
campaña, más de 3.000 mujeres (una media de 150 al día) han sido
detenidas y han pasado al menos unas horas en comisaría
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Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 12:50 PM
Subject: [sustran] Re: Oxygen supplies for India police




Like the offer of a "last cigarette" to the man being walked to the
gallows.......

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*<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6665803.stm >

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