Why is that Iranian men do not wear ties? I always see their president, and other Iranian officials in the media wearing suits, but never a tie. I was looking at the pictures from their recent military parade, and all the military officials were decked out in their formal military uniforms and buttoned up shirts, but no ties. Is there any particular reason for this?
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Something to do with the tie signifying the cross?
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they think ties symbolise the cross
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i still do not understand how on earth can someone think that tie symbolises a cross....
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Actually it is all explained in his book - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0684832801/sr=1-3/qid=1145650285/ref=pd_bbs_3/104-4674812-9006360?%5Fencoding=UTF8&s=books
Very good book. They basically do not want to adopt western culture due to history. The shah, the UK and US massacres in Iran, destroying the democracy.
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Yes. The neck tie does symbolize the christian cross. It is considered holy in the west. In the UK, if you ridicule someone and touch their tie, you will be fined as per law.
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i had no idea… can somone explain?
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Then why do they wear the rest of the suit? Why not stick to traditional Persian clothes?
Pant, shirt, suit, tie are universal clothing not associated with any part of the world in particular any more.
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ties are made of silk
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I've heard Muslims saying ties are haram coz they mock suicide or look like the cross or something..
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thats first time I heard that.
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we still dont have a valid reason, why?
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They want to wear a pant, shirt - Fine.
They dont want to wear a tie - their choice.
I am NOT an iranian and have never worn a tie in my life. Although my dress code is pant shirt, for the most formal occasions too, I go tie-less
A few years ago in Pakistan, wearing a malmal ka kurta with Jeans was the IN thing to do. Nobody objected to that :D
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^ Uncle Stalker, fashions come and go, however, Iranian no-tie seems to be a policy statement (probably by the government or the religious authority) so there is a big difference.
Similar to what others have said, I have heard they don't wear it because it symbolizes cross (although in my view, it symbolizes a 'T' more than a 'cross') and represents the bad bad western societies. I think its a fine policy. Ties are so over-rated. They are a bad piece of dress. Years from now, when ties are extinct, people will look back at the pictures and say what a funny dress (just like we do when seeing pictures of men wearing wigs and tights).
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ties rock..
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now that u say this, what purpose does a tie really serve???
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it holds your tie-pin in place
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^ 
It looks good, either way, wear it or not it is their choice :k:
The idea that ties resemble cross is mostly heard in subcontienent.
I was also clueless for quite a long time that how on earth this tie resembles a cross but then i saw a clips of an indian old movie and there Prem chopra was wearing that tie which actually resembles the cross …
Modern ties are different, and these ties are like old fashion but still we get to hear that because no one bothers to change this century old verdict, which is outdated and does not hold true, today.