PeiperJ2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Iran is a fascist state, where practicing basic human rights often leads to a death sentence.Right not they are preparing a law that would make encouraging apostasy in the Internet a capital crime.

maydayfire (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

long live islamic republic of iranMKO=terroris sex cult

amooballer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

im telling you what jaziye is. there is no specified "amount" but because the moslims are supposed to pay 2.5% of their income, and the jews and xtians didnt have to pay, the jiziyah has to be the same amount (2.5) if dr. Zarinkoob says it was 70%, whether true or false, its not islamic. i am a moslim. iran has been moslim for more than it has been in any other religion. if iranians were gonna stop being moslims, they would have done it during the moghols, but we turned them moslim. think!

friendlyboylulea (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

amooballer, go read the book '2 centuries of silence' by Dr. Zarinkoob which has been published even under Islamic republic to see how much the Jaziyeh was! for most families it was 70% of their income! When a man finally accepts Islam all his children are obliged to accept it otherwise they will be 'mortad' and killed. this law is still valid in Iran!!! One day we should stop this ugly terrorist religion and send it back to Arabs. My friend, open your eyes and respect your ancestors.

amooballer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the jaziye was collected because as nonmoslims, the xtians or jews or zorostarians didnt have to fight in any wars or protect the moslim community. thats why they paid.

amooballer (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

hey idiot, read everything in context instead of copy pasting from different places to match your belief. text without context is pretext. so go to hell.

NimaSun (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

So it wasn't Eranshahr during the Sassanians?Correction: It was known as Persia mostly in the west. The Greeks incorrectly called Iran/Aryana Persia and the rest of the west followed suit.You haven't studied history, you're just reciting a common misconception ;)

IranWins (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Dear Nima,Iran was Persia until 1935 for thousands of years. please study the history of your country before making a statement. thanks

loloxurxur (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

down with the Islamic republic!they will pay for what they have done!

ArneAnka33 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

FUCK ISLAM! LOOK AT THIS: Quran tells Muslims to kill the disbelievers wherever they find them (2:191)murder them and treat them harshly (9:123), slay them (9:5)fight with them (8:65 ), strive against them with great endeavor (25:52)be stern with them because they belong to hell (66:9)and strike off their heads; then after making a "wide slaughter among them, carefully tie up the remaining captives" for ransom (47:4).