In Iran crackdown news, Abolfazl Ghanaii, member of the development and transportation commission in the Tehran city council, said: “We are in a country in which the constitution is based on Islam. Unfortunately, the entrance of Western culture into Islamic countries has resulted in men and women joining in some activities. This is while notwithstanding Sharia issues and their observance, the turnover of an atmosphere in which one gender is active in is a lot higher.” (State-run Tasnim News Agency – affiliated to IRGC Quds Force – July 27, 2014)