I lived in iran for 5 years as a christan ask me any question you want?

[سلیمان عثمان]

@MajinGoku
Please excuse the multiple questions but I know very little of Iran and am quite curious.

To what extent are religious minorities actively targetted by the government / IRGC and are they made to pay Jizyah? Do they try to convert them by force and / or by making their lives as inconvenient as possible?

Are any exemptions to Islamic law permitted to non-Moslem citizens or is Shari'a universally enforced? (i.e. I am told that in Pakistan alcohol is banned for all Moslems but non-Moslems can consume alcohol with a license. At the time I was also told that a small number of legal breweries / wineries run by Christians were permitted to operate)

How much of a problem are Afghani refugees? Do they mix with the general population much or are they mostly ghettoized?

I have heard that the governments of Iran and Azerbaijan have a troubled relationship, I have also been told that Iran has a not-inconsiderable Azeri minority. Have you ever seen or heard of any of these tensions while you were there or is it not a thing that is relevant to most Iranians?

 

[MajinGoku]

Do you think Iran should have a monarchy again?

yeah

@MajinGoku
Please excuse the multiple questions but I know very little of Iran and am quite curious.

To what extent are religious minorities actively targetted by the government / IRGC and are they made to pay Jizyah? Do they try to convert them by force and / or by making their lives as inconvenient as possible?

Are any exemptions to Islamic law permitted to non-Moslem citizens or is Shari'a universally enforced? (i.e. I am told that in Pakistan alcohol is banned for all Moslems but non-Moslems can consume alcohol with a license. At the time I was also told that a small number of legal breweries / wineries run by Christians were permitted to operate)

How much of a problem are Afghani refugees? Do they mix with the general population much or are they mostly ghettoized?

I have heard that the governments of Iran and Azerbaijan have a troubled relationship, I have also been told that Iran has a not-inconsiderable Azeri minority. Have you ever seen or heard of any of these tensions while you were there or is it not a thing that is relevant to most Iranians?

Religous minorites are usually ignored by the irgc excpet for the bahai which are killed and persecuted. Also the jizayh tax isnt used anymore. I remember hearing armenians were able to drink alchool but I might be wrong. Afghans are like the stereotype of arab migrants in europe but 10 times worse since the government wants them to act as islamic as possible but they arent liked by iranians. I am iranian azeri myself and there arent any issues of seperatism in iran.

 

[Syzyg]

How are Azeris treated? Are they assimilated or looked at with prejudice? Has the Azeri blood in the president-elect provoked any anti-Azeri sentiment, in your reading of Farsi content online?

 

[National Tragedy]

From my experience, Christian and non-religious Persians are top notch people that actually fit in very well in the West, and the women are often gorgeous.

 

[MajinGoku]

How are Azeris treated? Are they assimilated or looked at with prejudice? Has the Azeri blood in the president-elect provoked any anti-Azeri sentiment, in your reading of Farsi content online?

The leader of iran khamenei is an azeri so they have lots of power. There are jokes saying azeris are stupid and headstrong but those are just jokes. Think of azeri stereotypes as being similar to italian americans because both are super traditional and are often associated with blue collar labour.

From my experience, Christian and non-religious Persians are top notch people that actually fit in very well in the West, and the women are often gorgeous.

Thank you, I noticed the same with pretty much all iranians. Bahai's and jews integrated really well into america. Even iranian muslims dont wear hijabs in america and drink wine.

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

No, I would get thrown in prison or get killed if I was public about my beliefs while staying in iran.

Doubt. There are hundreds of thousands of Armenians Christians in Iran practicing their religion.

1. Honestly better family values, every single family in iran I see is actually super wholesome and people care about each other more. If you go on the streets of iran you dont really see mentally ill people because they are usually cared for by family.
2. I like the northern areas in gilan its a super beatiful forest
3. I enjoy the culture the most about iran

So you enjoy the culture and appreciate the family values and how this is better than the West, but then talk about how much you hate the leadership there? Aren't they they ones who installed the culture and anti-Western practices? You can't have your cake and eat it too. If you want the Western culture then you get the over-sexualization and rampant consumerism which ruins exactly what you're extolling. It's part of the package.

 

[MajinGoku]

Doubt. There are hundreds of thousands of Armenians Christians in Iran practicing their religion.



So you enjoy the culture and appreciate the family values and how this is better than the West, but then talk about how much you hate the leadership there? Aren't they they ones who installed the culture and anti-Western practices? You can't have your cake and eat it too. If you want the Western culture then you get the over-sexualization and rampant consumerism which ruins exactly what you're extolling. It's part of the package.

I am a convert to christianity from islam. https://iranwire.com/en/religious-m...s-down-heavy-sentences-to-christian-converts/ . Read this article and see for yourself what happens to people who convert. Armenians and Jews are safe from those laws since they are born into christianity/ judaism. The government will leave you alone if you were born into a different religion than islam but they will punish you if you try to leave islam.

You misunderstood me, iran's government is not democratically elected there are elections but its like north korea where only government approved candiates get to run. The majority of iranians arent even supportive of this government. The government wants to destroy native persian culture and replace it with arab culture. I dont care about the over sexualism and consumerism of american culture, what iran does better than america is having a tighter knit community. Its hard to explain what that is to a foreigner. But pretty much iranians all have a small town mindset and help each other out. For example my grandpa and his friends would go out of his way to buy food for his brothers widows who were financially struggling. People will often give you freebies if they like you. For example a hvac guy gave me free service since he liked having a conversation with me. If your car broke down and you didnt have your wallet on you they would be lenient and wait until you got your wallet to charge you. I think these values can exist in a democracy they are present to a certain extent in american small towns.

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

iran's government is not democratically elected there are elections but its like north korea where only government approved candiates get to run.

Unlike here in the US where we get to pick between 2 candidates that most people don't like.

The majority of iranians arent even supportive of this government.

The majority of Americans aren't even supportive of this government.

I dont care about the over sexualism and consumerism of american culture, what iran does better than america is having a tighter knit community.

You don't realize that the hedonism that you don't care about is exactly what destroys the thing you do care about. That tight knit small town community feeling you're describing used to be much more prevalent here too, so what do you think happened? That shit infected our culture and rotted it from within.

 

[Maurice Maine]

Did they force you to play this game

 

[YHWH's Strongest Soldier]

How bad is the environmental degradation outside of the Persian Gulf coast? Are the water shortages noticed by the general population? Is the air quality in Teheran and Isfahan worse than in Beijing?

 

[I'm Not Racist Anymore]

Have you ever seen a terrorist attack or a bomb/explosive go off? Ever witness a public lynching?

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

@MajinGoku
What's the deal with the retard war on Israel? Doesn't Iran has enough local problems?

 

[Vindeo]

how openly christian can you be in iran?

 

[cybertoaster]

No, I would get thrown in prison or get killed if I was public about my beliefs while staying in iran.

Because you're a convert or because wearing a cross is forbidden to all christians?

Most Iranians aren't actually muslim anymore as they got tired of living under sharia

Dunno I been hearing that from neolibs for ages...

the governement actually tried to destroy the tomb of cyrus the great the zorastrian king who created iran.

Can't find a source for that, tho it seems they cheapened out on some recent repair work.

I just ask because the Soviet people had some absolute banger jokes about their leaders

Really? like what?

 

[melty]

What are some nice and enjoyable things about living in Iran? Whenever I see pictures of the middle east it looks dusty and terrible, what is the climate and landscape actually like when you're there?

 

[Seafarer]

Really? like what?

Here is one:

“The Soviet government is looking to implement programs to increase worker productivity. They give high quality scythes to workers in a wheat field to test their productivity. As Khrushchev (the then Soviet leader) observes the workers he asks his advisor why they don’t have the workers use two scythes in each hand so they can increase productivity. The workers then use two scythes to harvest the wheat. Then Khrushchev thinks of more ways to increase worker productivity, so he says aloud “I have figured out a way for the workers to use three scythes each”. His advisors are confused. “But comrade Khrushchev that’s physically impossible!” they say. “No, I have it figured out” Khrushchev replies. They then observer the workers as they harvest with three scythes: one in each hand and another lodged in their rectum. As the Soviets watch, they see one of the workers start running. They catch the worker and Khrushchev asks why he ran. “I’m sorry sir, but I ran because I knew what the next step is, you’ll want us to put a lantern on our dicks so that we can harvest at night too”. “What a brilliant idea!” Khrushchev replies.

This Wikipedia article (of all things) has a bunch of other jokes (although a lot require context regarding Soviet politics and society):

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_political_jokes

 

[Nopenopenope]

yeah in iran they dont really have consoles due to sanctions but they will pirate games on their computers, thats how my cousin got gta 5.

Whole of Iran PC master race confirmed, consolefagging is banned. Pretty based?

From my experience, Christian and non-religious Persians are top notch people that actually fit in very well in the West, and the women are often gorgeous.

Seeing an Iranian woman is what made me think maybe not all women from the middle east are disgusting after all.

 

[MajinGoku]

@MajinGoku
What's the deal with the retard war on Israel? Doesn't Iran has enough local problems?

basically it keeps the population distracted. If there were no foreign wars the peoples focus would be on irans state of affairs.

Did they force you to play this game

everyone is a bad driver over there because of this game.

Have you ever seen a terrorist attack or a bomb/explosive go off? Ever witness a public lynching?

Iran isnt an active war zone, people work, go to universities and pay taxes. Iran does fund terrorist groups like hamas and hezbollah but that means those groups dont do any attacks inside of iran. Sunni terrorist groups are weak because iran doesnt have sunnis. I havent seen a public execution in person but I have seen pictures of people hanged by cranes for protesting against the government.

How bad is the environmental degradation outside of the Persian Gulf coast? Are the water shortages noticed by the general population? Is the air quality in Teheran and Isfahan worse than in Beijing?

Iran is very polluted to say the least. Every government offical is put into place based on loyalty not competence. My great uncle was an american educated bureaucrat who worked in iran and recently retired. He told me that the government would purposely not put competent people in places of power so that government officals can steal more money. He said the old generation of shah era officals were competent because of western style education but now they put any retard into place if they chant allah akbar the hardest.

Unlike here in the US where we get to pick between 2 candidates that most people don't like.



The majority of Americans aren't even supportive of this government.



You don't realize that the hedonism that you don't care about is exactly what destroys the thing you do care about. That tight knit small town community feeling you're describing used to be much more prevalent here too, so what do you think happened? That shit infected our culture and rotted it from within.

That comaprison isnt fitting because the american people can vote in any candidate they want while iranians literally live under a dictatorship. They can vote to replace the government something iranains cant.

how openly christian can you be in iran?

you have to hide it from the government completely.

What are some nice and enjoyable things about living in Iran? Whenever I see pictures of the middle east it looks dusty and terrible, what is the climate and landscape actually like when you're there?

the food is actually amazing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGQjRyE8KKs. Iran isnt really a desert in the typical sense, the climate is mostly dry mountains like los angeles which makes sense since a lot of iranians went to la because the climate is like iran. I attached pictures of some beautiful places to visit in iran.

 

[MajinGoku]

Because you're a convert or because wearing a cross is forbidden to all christians?

Dunno I been hearing that from neolibs for ages...

Can't find a source for that, tho it seems they cheapened out on some recent repair work.

Really? like what?

this is the chart showing that iran is not majority muslim anymore. https://iranwire.com/en/society/60933/ read this article, this muslim religious fanatic who was in charge of the courts wanted to destroy the tomb of cyrus the great because he wasnt muslim. He was stopped by the people of the town he lived in. From what I remember ethnic christian minorites like armenians are allowed to wear crosses but converts will be killed if they leave islam for christianity.

 

[Unarmed Gunman]

That comaprison isnt fitting because the american people can vote in any candidate they want while iranians literally live under a dictatorship. They can vote to replace the government something iranains cant.

My brother in Christ, please tell me you're not that naive. There are around 3 million people working for the federal government, and we only get to vote for a few hundred of them. So the goofball at the top changes every few years but the system doesn't. We are given an illusion of choice to pacify the masses, that is all.