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Autocracies and theocracies belong to another century.
Glad that it sounds like at least some of her family is already living in a place in Spain. Hopefully she gets the residence permit. >

Her husband has Canadian citizenship.  As a Canadian, I would love to have them to move here! >

She’s fine here, she has employable skills. 
It’s every other Spanish teenager that you should be offering a move. The unemployment is killing us >

Canada could use some GMs. >

GMs? >

Goose Managers >

This person gets it >

They always need more sacrifices oh I mean workers to keep the geese happy. >

There’s a special place in heaven for animal lovers. >

The only reason there are laws protecting Canadian Geese is because hell is too full of them as is. >

1) play without hijab
2) get death threats
3) use said death threats to ask for asylum in a country where you have full human status
Can see she's a good chess player, thinking 3 moves ahead. >

Let’s just hope she doesn’t have family back home. 
4) Her family gets executed. >

Her whole family now has a pretty good asylum claim if they can make it out. Hope this works out for them. >

Well they are certainly competing with russia in that regard >

Russia also has a big faulty window problem >

Their stairs are the slipperiest. >

But their tea is quite tasty. >

Too bad you can usually only have one cup >

Well, it’s to die for. >

This is legitimately one of the reasons why autocracies are almost always shit holes compared to democracies. Creative and talented people inevitably feel repressed and choose to leave. Also see: Einstein. >

Iran has the biggest brain drain of any major country in the world. We have a highly educated and quite athletic population yet our government tries to get us to stay home and “read scriptures”. 
Khomeini had a big thing for hating intellectuals and this is in direct conflict with Iranian culture. 
It’s one of the other reasons for why people in Iran hate the regime so much, it’s just not representative of us and why people are putting their lives on the line to overthrow it.
Edit - for those of you wondering about the current situation in Iran you can check out r/NewIran where updates and videos are posted everyday. >

Out of all asylum seekers / refugees Iranians tend to rank the highest in employment as well I think? At least I know they do for a fact in the Netherlands. >

Can confirm. Half my EECS professors are Iranian! Haha >

The absolute smartest person I’ve ever met, a CS professor, is Iranian. Man has gotten 3 post doctorates since leaving Iran >

When I lived in Silicon Valley my roommate was a 40 year old Iranian guy whose family was all stuck back in country. 
He worked at Apple and one day threw a party since I guess his visa was up and he had to leave the US. I met like 25 Iranian multi phd geniuses at that party. They were a large part of the group responsible for making Apple’s CPUs. The best CPUs in the world. >

Probably saved her life. >

If only the same could be said for any relatives she left behind. >

Sometimes you have to think of yourself. Her life was over if she returned to Iran. >

Well she probably orchestrated this. Not wearing it, knowing she would get death threats from religious zealots and using it to get asylum status. Honestly good for her. She deserves the respect every other person is supposed to have. >

The article says her husband has a Canadian passport. Doesn't seem like she would need asylum to leave. It also sounds like she had a plan to get legal residence in Spain. >

Getting death threats for not wearing a piece of fabric is insanely stupid >

Because sadly even in the west we enable and even sometimes celebrate it. We think we're being accepting but even now things like the hijab are used to control women behaviour in the west by "progressive" Muslims. The average progressive Muslim is still very anti women, anti LGBT etc and anyone denying that has their head stuck in the sand. Religion is awful and used as a tool to control the masses and that's it >

Well said. It's sad takes like yours are controversial. >

Imagine having to flee your country because you didn't wear a specific piece of clothing- and they are considered civilized? Madness. >

I don't think anyone outside of those ruling there consider them civilized >

Their families were threatened. The football team did their best with what they had. >

Hopefully she doesn't have any family there that can still be executed or tortured. >

She does. >

I just saw her hair and wasn’t driven crazy with extreme lust.  Perhaps the Supreme Leader is totally wrong. >

You are likely gay and must now be stoned >

Blaze it >

Omg she didn’t wear a cloth on her head? Behead her now! If you think western countries are a dumpster fire take a trip to Iran. >

How a "society" can be so mentally immature to care about a person wearing a fucking head scarf. Just grow up already. >

Yeah, it reflects medieval thinking. 
It’s 1,000 years out of date. >

Imagine being such an incel that you care if a woman wears a hat. >

These men arent incels, they're rapists. They believe women are their property, and have the position and power to enforce that. 
They're not incels, they're sexual tyrants and use rape as a weapon.
Incels are dogshit people, but these monsters are worse. >

I don’t know, I think they’re just incels with the desired power >

Incel = involuntary celibate. Most of the guys we’re talking about are pretty voluntarily not celibate lol >

I was just thinking earlier that this women is probably going to apply for asylum since she is already out of the country. >

Ummm of course as she should. Why should she die for not wearing a hat >

Solid escape plan. >

Homegirl was like Why would I go back they’re going to cut off my head
Good for her, I hope more women can get out >

I just hope she didn't cut off this route out for more people. >

Here comes the brain drain Iran >

Iran has had very serious brain drain for decades, ever since the revolution 40+ years ago. 
Those in charge are fine with it (fewer threats to their control) even as they suffer the consequences of loyalty-based management practices. >

There's a joke about castling kingside in here, but I can't quite find it. >

It looks like she castled.....kingside.
Boom. We nailed it, buddy. >

If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes should fall like a house of cards. Checkmate >

Looks like you kicked it right through the basket for a home run! >

Nobody expects the Spanish Defection. >

Good for her >

Good. More power to her. >

Suddenly I'm a huge fan of Spain.