[Rictor]

http://www.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=11fbf4a8-282a-4d18-954f-546709b1240f&k=32073

Human rights groups are raising alarms over a new law passed by the Iranian parliament that would require the country's Jews and Christians to wear coloured badges to identify them and other religious minorities as non-Muslims. The law, which must still be approved by Iran's "Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenehi before being put into effect, also establishes special insignia to be worn by non-Muslims.

Iran's roughly 25,000 Jews would have to sew a yellow strip of cloth on the front of their clothes, while Christians would wear red badges and Zoroastrians would be forced to wear blue cloth.

Right now, I don't know whether to believe this or not. It's just so outlandish. Iran couldn't be that stupid...they just couldn't be. Could they?

[Ulala]

Looks like Iran forgot history.

[Ford Prefect]

I'm sure it's just so everyone knows who to hug.

[Kosh]

What about Athiests, Buddhists, and other belief systems?

[Ford Prefect]

In Iran? Roffles!

[Janos]

hahahaahahhhahahahhahahahhhahaha

This is classy.

[Ferret]

THIS IS NOTHING LIKE NAZI GERMANY.
Oh wait...

[Deepblue]

Funnily enough, the German's got the idea from the Iranians in the first place.

"The oldest reference to using mandatory articles of clothing to identify and distinguish Jews from the rest of society was in 807 BC. In this year, Abbassid caliph Haroun al-Raschid ordered all Jews to wear a yellow belt and a tall, cone-like hat."

It seems Iran wants to go back to 807 BC.

[vyper]

You know what, screw it. Just nuke the parliament next time its in session. Then encourage a popular revolt.

EDIT: Cone like hat?!

[Rictor]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judenhut

Jews and magicians.

[vyper]

"Dude, that hat is soooo last year's pogrom...."

[aldo_14]

Looks like Iran forgot history.

I'm more worried that they remember it.

[SadisticSid]

Funnily enough, the German's got the idea from the Iranians in the first place.

"The oldest reference to using mandatory articles of clothing to identify and distinguish Jews from the rest of society was in 807 BC. In this year, Abbassid caliph Haroun al-Raschid ordered all Jews to wear a yellow belt and a tall, cone-like hat."

It seems Iran wants to go back to 807 BC.

Considering al-Raschid died in 809, one would assume that you are about 1614 years out there.

[ilya]

This story is no longer available

WHAT?!?!

[Rictor]

Well I guess it wasn't true after all. I don't see anything on the BBC website, and one would assume that if there was actual confirmation they wouldn't have carried it. We'll see.

[Deepblue]

It was true actually. Other sites were reporting the same thing, and I doubt the story was made up.

Something tells me there are some underhanded dealings happening right now.

[TrashMan]

What about Athiests, Buddhists, and other belief systems?

Yep..they may have to invent new colors

[aldo_14]

It was true actually. Other sites were reporting the same thing, and I doubt the story was made up.

Something tells me there are some underhanded dealings happening right now.

What, you think rumour never gets reported as if it were fact?

[Ford Prefect]

No no, you have it backwards. The act of reporting something makes it fact.

[aldo_14]

No no, you have it backwards. The act of reporting something makes it fact.

Yes Mr Murdoch, sir.