Iran eyes badges for Jews
Law would require non-Muslim insignia
 
Chris Wattie
National Post

Friday, May 19, 2006

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.

"This is reminiscent of the Holocaust," said Rabbi Marvin Hier, the
dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. "Iran is moving
closer and closer to the ideology of the Nazis."

Iranian expatriates living in Canada yesterday confirmed reports that
the Iranian parliament, called the Islamic Majlis, passed a law this
week setting a dress code for all Iranians, requiring them to wear
almost identical "standard Islamic garments."

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.

"There's no reason to believe they won't pass this," said Rabbi Hier.
"It will certainly pass unless there's some sort of international
outcry over this."

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Cheers, Steve...

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