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Iran’s Drinking Problem

Bottled up

Officially, nobody boozes in the Islamic Republic and nobody’s an alcoholic. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

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Reuters

Islam forbids the drinking of alcohol and the Islamic Republic of Iran has very tough laws against buying, selling and consuming it. Very tough. According to Article 265 of the new Islamic Penal Code adopted in 2013, drinking alcohol is punishable by 80 lashes, regardless of whether the offender is...

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