Membranophonist’s Ramblings

I remained in prison for 36 days. Now I am awaiting trial. On my release I was reminded, “Be thankful to God that we arrested you. If you had been detained by the intelligence department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, they would surely have beaten you. Here you were our guest.”

Before I departed I was politely asked to fill out a form seeking suggestions for improving conditions in the jail.

Farouz Farzami, (pseudonym of an Iranian journalist) “Blogger’s ‘Crime’ Against the Islamic State”

The oppressive and discriminatory laws and cultural expectations in Iran are some of those the Christianist dingbats would like to see enacted here.