Bulldogcakes
02-22-2007, 06:56 PM
<p>Not exactly</p><p><font size="3"><strong><a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2007-02-22T141836Z_01_HAF146127_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAN-WOMEN-ISLAND.xml&src=rss&rpc=22">Men-free island planned...</a></strong></font></p><p></p><p>TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran plans a female-only island to boost tourism in a northwest province, the Tehran-e Emrouz newspaper on Wednesday quoted a local official as saying.</p><p>It will be on the Urumiyeh lake in Western Azerbaijan province, a municipality official identified only as Aghai said.</p><p>Under Iran's strict Islamic law, mixing with men in public is forbidden. Strict sex segregation actually protects women rather than restricting their rights, officials argue.</p><p>"There will be no men on the Arezou (Wish) island. Public transport, restaurants and other facilities will be staffed only by women," Aghai said.</p><p> </p><p> </p>