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IRANIAN WOMEN WHO fail to wear the veil when driving will have their cars confiscated for a week and are likely to be fined, police warned yesterday.
In the past week, about 10,000 motorists have received warnings, with 2,000 facing further action for breaking “social norms”, but the new measure to confiscate cars will come into force nationwide.
Deputy police chief Said Montazer-ol-Mehdi said officers had been authorised by prosecutors to take such steps.
If traffic police spot an unveiled woman driver or passenger, “their car will be taken to a police compound for a week”, he said, according to the official IRNA news agency.
Some owners will be fined but other offenders will be referred to judicial authorities for further investigation, he added.
The steps are part of a wider traffic police crackdown that could also see male drivers targeted for bad conduct.
Violations could include “removal of veil inside the car, driving recklessly, parading in the streets and harassing women”, IRNA said.
When in public, all women in the Islamic republic, including foreigners, are required to wear at least a loose scarf, known as hijab, which covers the hair and neck.
Since the mid-1990s, however, there has been a gradual change in the dress code.
Many women wear stylish and colourful coats and headscarves and often tight trousers instead of the traditional one-piece, head-to-toe black chador.
Crackdown
Police patrols have continued campaigns to enforce the law and the authorities also use a network of “trustees” to identify transgressors.
But in some upmarket neighbourhoods of northern Tehran, a city of 12 million, it is not uncommon to see women’s scarves wrapped around their shoulders.
“A number of officials, army and government chiefs and covert police agents have been given access to a system set up to report the violations,” Montazer-ol-Mehdi said of the latest campaign.
These trustees will report the license plate of violators and the cars will be flagged for further investigation.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused fast-driving wealthy youngsters in April of creating “psychological insecurity” on the streets after two high-speed accidents killed five people.
“I hear that young people from the generation of wealth, a generation intoxicated by their money, are driving luxury cars and parading in the streets, making the streets insecure,” he said, quoted by his website.
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Presumably Electric Ireland are giving all the featured houses a months free electricity???
Houses from “all around Ireland” yet features houses only in Dublin and Cork. Disappointing
How has the house on the cahir Road to clonmel not got a look in? Not only is it all lit up, but it actually looks tasteful!
That house is gorgeous,every year it’s a shame it didn’t make the list. It’s the highlight of our shopping trips to see that house!
The house on the Clonmel road out of Cahir must be added to the list if not go to the top of it. The house is in a darkish area so looks even more pronounced and stylish. A lot of those on the list appear loud and abrasive – dare I say it.
Come on Journal – stump up the petrol money to see if any of the writers can survive outside of the pale.
Cos it’s not in Dublin/ Cork
Their broadband speed must be terrible.
Dear Journal
Between Dublin and Cork there is land. This land is home to other counties. What may be more surprising is that to the north of Dublin there is yet more land which is home to more counties.
Yours Sincerely
A person from outside Cork or Dublin
Well put.
Yeah but allot of its dark!
That’s not a list – just lazy journalism or even lazier advertising. Sorry most certainly not Journalism
Noonan’s house in Templeglantine, Co. Limerick go all out with their property every year for charity. As mentioned above there is more to Ireland than Dublin and Cork.
Just so people know house number 6 is not decorated this year :-( the man living there I think is in ill health and couldn’t put up the decorations!! really sad for the estate
Such a shame. Hope he’ll be okay. It would be nice if Electric Ireland did something nice for him, such as get his house decorated for him, given he’s still featured in their advertising campaign.
Where in Artane is house number 6?
I once lived in the Brookwood section and that house looked familar
Please take a look at MULDOWNEY CHRISTMAS LIGHT SHOW in Cobh, Cork We have a static dispaly on from 5-10pm but the main attraction is our PROGRAMMED LIGHT SHOW where, for 20 minutes each night at 7:30pm, our lights dance to music – not only that, we have some features including Frozen, Minions, singing Christmas tree faces (the only of their kind in Ireland) and a special Santa experience at the end of the show! there are free candy canes for the kids every night and donations are optional – all funds going to the Mercy University Hospital Oncology Ward. Since 2012, we have raised just under 15,000e. Please see our promo video – https://www.facebook.com/345884728843279/videos/vb.345884728843279/837059156392498/?type=2&theater
The lower classes love tasteless lights.
That is why they are lower class.
The “lower class” are living in those massive houses in Dalkey? Jesus where are the upper class are living then!?
Honorable mention to that house in Parteen
I’m sure if other home owners post I’m their pics the journal will give them a mention.
Wexford /rosslare road one of the oldest doing it over 20years and all proceeds go to rnli should have been on this, but I guess the journal doesn’t drive past its Dublin boarders and cork office should be ashamed, saying all over Ireland!!!
Artaine house is not lit up yet rumours around the area is its not happening either gutted it’s a great display
If its the one in Elm Mount, I heard its not happening this year.
Thorndale
Rathdrum Road Crumlin!!!!!!!!!!! They light up there house every year, and collect donations for a different charity each year!! This year its cystic fibrosis!!! Santa also greets visitors every night of the 12 days of Christmas!! Well worth a look!! FACEBOOK: JOSIES XMAS LIGHTS
I should do my bathroom the same now I think…
http://jezebel.com/5970944/is-that-a-penis-in-your-front-yard-or-are-you-just-really-excited-for-christmas
Sometimes it goes wrong with too much Christmas decorations??? lol.
I recall this exact same article last year as I remember thinking houses from around the country… Yet only Dublin and cork were featured…. To hear that the house in artane isn’t lit up, nor will be this year highlights the total lazy journalism on here!
Swansnest Avenue, Kilbarrack, Switching on the 11th of Dec.
That’s taking Xmas
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