[11thEarlOfMar]

Is there an example of a social norm that is acceptable in Iran, but would get you jailed in, say, Germany?

[jimmywanger]

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

Yup. In France. Yet they're agitating.

[fred_is_fred]

Stoning someone to death? Supporting terrorism? Plenty others I figure.

[gonvaled]

Selling guns? Waterboarding? Bombing countries? Detaining people without due process? Of the top of my head.

[aikah]

Are we talking about social norms or the law in Iran ? because they are not the same thing. Are women required to cover their head in public in Iran, by law?

[jimmywanger]

http://www.mei.edu/content/article/irans-headscarf-politics

No, it's a law. You don't just get the side-eye, you might serve some time.

[throwaway37993]

Abuse of women? Raping your own wife etc.

[quirkafleeg]

+4 karma so far (within 25 minutes of the account creation) for objectively stupid, offensive garbage like this. Unreal.

[mkaziz]

Wearing a burkini would get you in trouble in France, I hear.

[aikah]

> Wearing a burkini would get you in trouble in France, I hear.

No, these city laws have been struck down by a higher authority. You can't wear a burka or a niqab though I still see women wearing that stuff in Paris suburbs, granted in places where 90% of the population is muslim and no non-muslim would dare live in.

[candiodari]

Ssh, the worldview of half of hacker news depends on believing that such neighbourhoods in Paris, or any other European city, are inclusive and tolerant, as opposed to the violently racist attitude you find there in reality.

After all immigrants good, "that" religion good, it's all the fault of Mr. Trump, capiche ?